Can Guitarists Be Happy Owning Just One Guitar? 

QUESTION: How many guitars are necessary to make guitarist happy? 10? 50? 100? no... ANSWER: "One more guitar"

If there was no internet, I could live with only one guitar. The internet makes me guitar crazy.

Guitarist can be happy with 1 guitar if a few simple steps are taken. Stay off the internet forums, instead use time practicing 2... use money you would spend of guitars on lessons 3... keep practicing

Goes back to the old saying...... Always fear the man with one gun, for he sure knows how to use it.

I have one guitar....For every tuning

Not possible, you need at least one electric and an acoustic, minimum.

One guitar? That's crazy talk!

As a scientific aside, I think the type of folks who watch youtube videos about guitar gear (like myself) are going to be biased towards owning many guitars (which is why we are watching--"addicted to gear" after all). Those who are satisfied with a single guitar are not likely to be watching these types of videos because they already have the gear they want, and aren't itching for more. So in terms of settling your argument, using the comments section from your youtube channel is giving you a biased sample in favor of your side of the argument. ;-)

1 If you just play at home. 2 If you just play at home and also want an acoustic. 2 If you doing gigs because you need a backup guitar 2 If you are a studio guitar player and need to cover up a lot of sounds. 3 If you play gigs or in studio and want a acoustic too. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8+..... guitars is nothing else than pure luxury.

I only need one, I don't have GAS...I haven't bought any gear since late 2016. My goal this year is working on my playing.

Possible! You can get everywhere with just one good guitar if you´re a hell of a player! Most people spent to much time looking for equipment instead of playing or writing a song!

Now I got 9 guitars, acoustic and electric, gibsons, fenders, PRS's, yamahas... bot a couple years ago I bought a telecaster (sunburst American deluxe) and that guitar eclipsed all others for more than 3 years. I used to play it only in the neck position, I was completely in love with that sound. Finally I bought a Gibson Memphis 339, this Gibson turned everything into normal, it let me to re-discover why I bought each and every guitar I got.

I only have one guitar (nylon string), reason: I am to poor to buy another :) and I usually use the money to buy strings

This should be a 4 second video. It should be him saying "No!".

WHEN I WAS 20 YEARS OLD. I PLAYED IN A BAND. REHEARSED 3-4 TIMES I WEEK. HAD A GIG EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS. WROTE SONGS. RECORDED. EVEN SCORED A RECORD DEAL. GOT A LITTLE RADIO PLAY AND HAND A FEW CONCERTS AS OPENER FOR BIG INTERNATIONAL ACTS LIKE BLONDIE... I ONLY HAD A GIBSON HOLLOWBODY AND SHARED A CHEAP BACKUP GUITAR WITH THE OTHER GUITARIST WHO PLAYED A STRATOCASTER. THE BACKUP GUITAR BELONGED TO THE SINGERS BROTHER. NOW I´M HITTING 40 AND NOW I HAVE 3 GIBSONS AND A FENDER. GONE THROUGH A LOT OF GEAR IN THE LAST TEN YEARS. BOUGHT AND SOLD SOME GUITARS.. I HARDLY WRITE, RECORD, OR HAVE A GIG ANYMORE :-( I THINK THAT SAYS IT ALL!

I started with an old yamaha couch guitar that i knew a few riffs on and it sat for 27 years doing nothing but a rare and occasional noodling... three years ago, i decided to actually take lessons and learn how to play guitar... that old classical just wouldn't do so i got a nice Alvarez acoustic............. then there was this Taylor 12 string that caught my ear........ and then the ESP electric......... AND then this American Special Strat came home with me........... now i'm looking at a Gretch. As i learned more technique, i realized that every guitar has a different sound or personality. They are like friends. :D

1 GOOD GUITAR IS ALL YOU NEED IF YOU JUST PLAY FOR YOUR OWN JOY AT HOME. IF YOU ARE A GIGGING MUSICIAN YOU NEED A BACKUP GUITAR THAT MAKES 2. HAVING A ACOUSTIC IS A DIFFERENT ANIMAL SO IF YOU WANT ONE YOU NEED 3. EVERYTHING ELSE IS UNNECESSARY IN MATTERS OF REALLY NEEDING SOMETHING.

Yes, it's possible to be happy owning just one guitar. I've been playing the same Fender Telecaster for 35 years and I wouldn't play anything else. I don't even like the feel of another Tele, let alone a different kind of guitar. The only problem is, when you play live gigs you either need to play all songs in the same tuning, or learn to tune to alternative tunings really quickly. My friend keeps telling me to install an autotuner on it. No way! I'm not desecrating my beloved Tele by screwing some computer to it! 👎

No way. Lost count at 60.

I would be happy with a great guitar. Still haven't found the one I can settle on, though, so I have more than 10 :).

I´M THINKING ABOUT THIS A LOT. I RATHER HAVE ONE VERY EXPENSIVE GOOD GUITAR THAN 5 OK GUITARS. ALSO I´M A GUY WHO DOSENT WANT TO HAVE A LOT OF ANYTHING... I DON´T KNOW WHY GUESS I´M THE OPPOSITE OF A COLLECTOR. BUT IF YOU ARE A GIGING MUSICIAN YOU NEED 3. 1 GUITAR AND 1 GUITAR AS BACKUP AND OF COURSE YOU ALSO NEED AN ACOUSTIC.

Back in the days it was about having 1 guitar and beeing in a band. Today it‘s about having a lot of guitars and stuff and beeing on the internet. 🤔 Maybe thats why music gone downwards.

most jazz guitarists i know have just 1 guitar. a lot of them are amazingly incredible guitar players...indeed, most of them chanell their effort towards musical skills, same for most classical guitar players i know.

As long as you know what tone you want... yeah. I bought a '67 Fender Mustang in '96 at Fretware Guitars in Franklin OH. This guitar was my only for years. it's still my baby.

Yes you can. A big collection does not make you a big musician. Just you've got gear like a Rockstar does not make you one.

Up to about two weeks ago i only had one guitar for about 3 or 4 years. Its a SG that i love and bought cause im a huge Angus Young fan, hes my main inspiration on guitar. I used it for the whole of those 3 or 4 years and never thought about getting another. Two weeks ago i bought a strat cause it was a crazy good deal that was to good to miss. I love my SG and i will never sell but having two guitars is great because they feel different and i love different things about. the difference in tone and feel is something i love. Since owning this second guitar i have more motivation for guitar, its alot funner and my playing has improved and expanded. The strat has naturally brought out this funky groove feeling that i never had before. Although i could survive with just my SG i prefer having two guitars.

Just found my way to this channel. You sound relaxed and honest. I love it!

Very nice collection sir.

I was happy with one guitar for over 2 decades, then I got happier.

I love all of my guitars. Each one inspires me to play and feel a little differently. For me more is better. If I only had one it would be worn out in a hurry. lol

In the last 40 years I have owned only 1 guitar, a 1970s Yamaha classical given to me by a friend. That Yamaha traveled with me all over the USA, and to Germany, Switzerland, Israel, and France. I played folk style and that guitar was perfect for me. I liked the wide fretboard, the rich bass sound, and even the high tension nylon strings (which I preferred) were so much nicer on my fingers than steel strings. However, in the last 2 years I have accumulated at least a half dozen electric guitars looking for the right electric tone.

I went for about 7 years playing one guitar....I don't know if that's long enough to fit the criteria here, and now I have a pretty decent collection, but at the time, which was years ago, I was only using that one. It was a 93 Gibson LP studio I got for my 15th birthday, which I still have today 20 years later. I guess I felt like I just didn't need another guitar, and really had no desire to get another. I could get pretty much any sound I was looking for out of the LP. That as well as the fact that in highschool, then college, and into my early - mid twenties, I didn't have the financial flexibility to be starting a guitar collection. So it was just that ol Gibson for me. So fast forward ten years, and I currently have 10 guitars. It is nice to have the tonal options, but for me, the problem with owning that many guitars, is that I don't have the same level of comfort and familiarity with any of guitars as I did my LP. and after playing one for awhile, I'll pick up another, and it's like I have to now "get used" to this other guitar now. And I have all my guitars set up with very similar parameters. When I was just playing the LP, I was so used the feel, and had it set up just right. It was great. With my guitars now, they each serve a different purpose. All that being said, I did play on just one guitar for many years

Easily! I´m into Gibsons, got a 335 and a LP custom. I almost just play the 335. LP is backup. Can cover up a lot of diverent dounds with it...On smaller club gigs I sometimes just bring my 335 with me. I know this guitar so I can rely on it. In Cause of a broken string, which hasn´t happend in years I would be able to restring and play again within 2 minuites... Enjoy playing become one with your instrument don´t waste you money looking for gear gear gear... Thats called a guitar collector not a guitar player.

I have 18 guitars- 16 electric, 2 acoustic. I am afflicted with GAS but I LOVE it!!! ;)

I bought my first acoustic guitar in 1978, and that was my only guitar until 2000 when I bought my first electric guitar. I now have over 20 guitars, but I only play about 4 of them. The rest are really decorations at this point and I could do within them. I’d like to whittle it down to about eight, but the truth is I could get along with 3. One electric (probably my American Standard Stratocaster) one acoustic, and my acoustic 12 string.

I own only 1 guitar. A Gibson J-45. It looks beautiful, it sounds beautiful, it plays beautifully. I do not play gigs, I do not have a band. I just play for my dog in my living room. I am content.

Few is better, one is almost unheard of unless they're poor or broke.

I own 12 guitars that are in storage for the past 4 years plus about 6 amps, gazzillions of effects pedals, mic's, mixers..you name I was a gear hoarder. Anyways about 4 years ago i moved overseas. I bought one really cheap nylon string guitar that is really nice to play. My experience is in that time my guitar playing has improved about 200% in 4 years, than the previous 30 years where I was distracted by gear and always thinking I could sound better if only I owned this, or that next guitar/amp/pedal. YES, it most definitely is possible to live with just one guitar...also as an example of a player who is world famous for playing just one guitar and getting a signature sound "Willy nelson"..theres probably others..maybe Brian May..sure they have other guitars but you get my point.. I think a lot of us focus too much on gear and not enough on actually playing. The nylon string has made my fingers stronger, I can stretch further and I have branched into classical music..something I never would have done if I just kept playing electric guitars..my 2 cents...real tone come from your fingers, not some pickup or circuitry.

It's like how a painter can have many different brushes and paints. Guitars are just a way of increasing the variance of our pallets as guitar players to get different sounds and improve our range. Also, it's impossible to be so into a hobby and read about it every day without lusting after new gear. Guitar stuff is just so cool! It's really expensive too... Maybe I should just take up painting instead. Now that I mention it, that seems cheaper :)

Hi, you’ve found your unicorn. I play one and one only electric guitar. I’ve done this since 1997. There is a catch though, while the guitar is basically the same kind of guitar I’ve upgraded. I started out with an Epiphone Sheraton II and now have a Gibson ES335. I had a telecaster for 8 months and sold it. All I need is the 335, it does everything I ask of it and I’ve been happy for 20 years.

I'm down to 5 and I can't seem to downsize anymore. I've got my Jazzmaster, Les Paul, My grandfathers acoustic, Ibanez semi-hollow and an Ibanez acoustic bass. I'm on a mission to own less. I'm tired of owning too much gear.

we're all to addicted to gear. It's a cultural obsession with guitarists and bassist. It doesn't help with creativity or originality. Guitars are tools.

When I was in high school I bought a Telecaster and It was my only guitar for a decade. I played a few other guitars in shops and that my friends owned, but the familiarity and tone of the thing let the guitar disappear and let me just concentrate on the music. Then, in the 90s, I had a chance to play a Parker Fly. It was weird and different but so easy to play and so versatile that I bought one that day. To this day I only own those two guitars and really don't feel any need to spend on anything else. Recently, I did a refresh of the old Tele with new pickups, new pots, a four-way switch, a refinish of the neck, and a redressing of the frets, but this was just an update on a familiar theme. Having said that, I am often on the lookout for the next pedal or amplifier or piece of software so I don't feel like I am stagnating.

I've been playing only 1 guitar for over a decade. A Washburn EC29. Started playing at age 14. I just turned 39. Used to be a collector of gear. Had just about every brand of guitar and gear and settled on 1 guitar, 1amp and 1 pedal board . I play actively in cover bard from classic rock to Latin folk. Finding your 1 true love is Like everything else: one person to love. 1 car, etc.

Another side of my story. My guitar instructor has had a beat up G&L that's had the same strings so long that they are rusted between the nut and tuners. He doesn't know what all the knobs do. But he has a masters in music and is one of the most versatile, amazing guitarists I've ever heard.... bar none! Makes me wish I could forget about the "stuff" and spend my time and energy practicing. The guy can look at a piece of music and almost instantly play the song like it was recorded. Spins my brain!

I had one guitar Guild Starfire on stage from 1965 till 1986 suited everything. Started with a Fender Strat through it in the skip followed by a Marshall stack, also went in skip, bought a Vox AC30 used that from 1965 to 1986. Never had any had any trouble that amp or guitar, never let me down once. Also used a for that length of time a Binson Echo.

I really enjoy your conversations.

My Dad has owned only 1 acoustic guitar for over 40 years. He has played it all my life. He doesn't play very regularly, but once he learned to play the music he liked (in a basic way) he was happy. He plays to his grandchildren and at family occasions. Only since I learned has he started learning new songs again. His influence meant that I like quite a lot of older stuff that he has heard me play and asked for chord sheets.

I was very happy playing a martin 000x1ae for 7 years of my life without having any other guitar. It is still my go to guitar after all these years. I recently got a fender telecaster, but only because i was interested in playing more rock music. I have no desire to buy another acoustic any time soon if ever. Hope this helps!

Interessing topic.. I personnaly own a cheap acoustic (I mainly play electric) and own 5 electric guitars which I consider is the maximum acceptable for a guitarist. Beyond that, I believe it will be to time consuming and difficult to maintain them properly and to give each guitar a decent spin time to time. Through the years, my musical tastes evolved so did my musical needs. Through the years, when adquiring a new guitar, I always tried to get a guitar that will not overlap in style and sound with the ones I already owned. My first decent guitar was a Ibanez RG with HSH pickups and a floyd rose.. I was into Joe Satriani and other shredders. Later on, when I started to work and get my own money, I got a cool American Special Fender Stratocaster because I always loved the strat sound (I'm also a Dire Straits fan).. But my dream guitar was always a PRS custom 24, which one day I got second hand. Some years later, a friend of mine, lend me his telecaster to clean it up and change the strings but it took him forever to pass by and get his guitar back.. So I spend some quality time whith his telecaster at home and began to understood the telecaster. Some time later, I finally got one (I used to hate everything on the telecaster, sound, look). The last one was then a Gibson Les Paul loaded with P90s.. I didn't own any les Paul or P90 equiped guitar, so a Gibson les Paul P90 was the logical choice for the 5th guitar in the list. Today when I look back, I don't regret owning several guitars. Each one has it's own style as allowed me to discover new styles and sounds during this muical journey that is our life. If I would have sticked to my first RG HSH floyd rose equiped guitar, I don't think I would have expanded my tonal palette and musical influences and knownledge as much as though these axes I mentioned. One important thing though is to be carrefull to not be trapped to much in this hunt ;-) Cheers!

You're Right, Having multiple instruments let you tailor the sound according to your mood and the type of music you want to play at a particular period in time.Guitars are very dynamic instruments, even the same 2 guitars would sound slightly different so its the versatility that i would go for with having multiple instruments..

Had 1 guitar for the last year and so far perfectly content. It really forces you to focus on 1. Your technique and 2. Your customisation/setup of the instrument. Settled on a Les Paul with P90's and had to tweak the pickup magnets and wiring but with 50's wiring/output loading, you really can get the whole range of Les Paul and Fender tones by turning the knobs.

I agree with Sam in that if you have the money, you're likely going to buy more than one. Too many varieties of sound and playability to settle for just one instrument.

I think that if I was a master of the instrument then perhaps I could have just one because I wpuld only want to play and sound like myself. however I am a crap player who just loves everything about guitars so I have a nice little collection. I dont buy or pick up a guitar thinking that it is gping to just make me shred. I do so to experience everything that particular instrument has to offer

I imagine someone playing one guitar with all of the options of guitars would eventually go insane.

I have a 1955 Gretsch Corvette, model 6183. It does just about everything - plays well acoustically, has a smashing DeArmond pickup, plays jazz, blues, rock, rockabilly with equal aplomb. It would suck at metal, but I don't play metal. I've not found anything as versatile, or has such tone. One the other hand - I own a dozen guitars, including the Gretsch, and it is extremely unlikely the collection won't continue to grow. However - I could live with just the Gretsch. It would cover enough ground to do all the jobs BUT WHY??? Why live with just one? So the next question is - what about amps? How many folks have more than one - and why?

I have a friend who's been playing the same Strat since 1970. His only other guitar is a cheap Yamaha acoustic. For me I have 15 guitars currently so the answer for me is no, but there were many years when I got by with 2 electrics and an acoustic.

What about Brian May? Been using the Red Special for years. Fair enough he has copies of the same guitar but they're only for drop d and spare when playing live. He's been satisfied with that guitar for his whole life!

For me every guitar inspires me in a different way musically, and I find I play differently on every guitar. Love the one you're with!

Classical guitar because it’s basically for everything, bass guitar for recording bass line track, Fender Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul.

impossible. i have 4 electric, 1 accoustic and a bass.

If you have money to buy a guitar lucky you, buy more. If you don't have money then your stuck with just one or few thats all simple.

I restarted the video and hit play with my eyes closed and listened. With the exception of the acoustic, all of the electric riffs could have easily been played on the same guitar just slightly different amp settings. I could not hear a distinct guitar difference. I am a one electric, one acoustic, one bass person.

Don't know if this counts: I owned only 1 guitar for most of my teenage years. It was an Ibanez GAX70 (not sure on the number.) It was the first and only guitar I could afford at the time. I bought it because I wanted one that was my own guitar. The reason I didn't have any other guitars for years is because, as a teenager, I lived at home with my parents and my father owned several guitars. Next I went to university and moved out of the house. And for 2 additional years I still only had that one Ibanez and couldn't afford anything else. So, for 6 years that was the only guitar that I owned. I used others, but they where not mine. Since I didn't have ready access to my dad's guitars when living on my own I finally bought this absolutely terrible budget acoustic guitar! Man, that thing was a dog! But, that was the end of my one guitar life. Now that I have a good paying job I have multiple guitars. I still own that first. But a 200 euro guitar just wasn't going to cut it anymore and I had the funds to upgrade. The trend has continued and as of last week I own 6 guitars. So, that's my story. Now for the secondhand story. The bassist in my band has had only 1 guitar for over 14 years. His Fender Precision base. He got it when he started to learn to play base and never got any others. No, he doesn't have an acoustic guitar or anything. as he puts it, his acoustic instrument is his drum set. He also owns several Djembe... but only one guitar. His P-Bass. NOTE: I think a Bass guitar is also a guitar. A bass player is also a guitarist. Feel free to disagree.

As far as electrics concerned. You need 2 guitars! A main axe and a backup. Everything else is just bauberly. Spent your time playing them and don´t waste your time maintain them. If you got a Gibson and a Fender you should also be able to cover up everything. If not than it´s a lack of your skills not on your equipment. Simple as that.

THERE IS A GUY CALLED SLASH WHO RECORDED A WHOLE ALBUM CALLED APPETITE FOR DISTRUCTION ON A FAKE GIBSON LES PAUL STANDARD 59. NOW I`M SURE HE HAS OVER 100 LES PAULS BUT DID HE EVER RECORDED SOMETHING THAT GOOD AGAIN?

I don't understand the title of this video. Can someone please explain?

I used to own so many guitars. I was looking for what I liked. Now that I found the one I like, I don't feel a need for another. Although, I sometimes look at guitars and think I'd like one like that, the feeling passed when I play mine. It's just a cheap, Chinese import but I love the way looks, feels and sounds. It's my guitar.

SHURE ALL OUR HEROS HAD A GOOD GUITAR PRETTY EARLY IN THEIR CAREER BUT THEY CARED ABOUT MAKING MUSIC IN THE FIRST PLACE!!! THEIR LINE OF GUITARS CAME WITH THE MILLIONS THEY MADE. EVERYTHING IS GOING IN THE WRON DIRECTION THESE DAYS. WE CARE ABOUT OWNING DIFFERENT GUITARS, AMPS AND COUNTLESS EFFECTS. THERE ARE MORE VARIATIONS OF ANY MODELL LIKE LES PAUL, A STRAT, NOW THEN IT HAD BEEN BACK THEN WHEN THEY MADE ALL THOSE LEGENDARY RECORDS. WE STILL LISTEN TODAY BECAUSE WE SPEND OUR TIME ON RU-vid COMPARING GUITARS AND MINIMAL DIFFERENT EQUIPMENT INSTEAD OF JUST PLAYING IT AND CREATING NEW MUSIK. ON TOP OF THAT NEARLY EVERY GUITARIST IS PRIMALY KNOWN FOR ONE KIND OF A GUITAR OR A SOUND. tAKE: HENDRIX - STRAT SCOTTY MOORE - GIBSON HOLLOWBODY ANGUS YOUNG - SG SLASH - LES PAUL KEITH RICHARDS - TELE CUCK BERRY - 335... AND WE THINK WE NEED ALL OF THESE GUITARS BEFORE WE ARE EVEN READY TO START TRYING TO MAKE MUSIK...

i think WILLIE NELSON still plays his original guitar

I have 4 electrics, and 2 acoustics, 1 banjo, 1 Mandolin, 2 Harmonicas, 4 amplifiers, about 6 clip-on neck tuners, Hard cases for all, and a ton of old song books. #1 Ernie Ball Music Man JP #2 Gibson Firebird #3 Epiphone SG #4 Fender MP Telecaster Epiphone Hummingbird Martin DM Gretsch Banjo Gibson Mandolin Hohner Marine Band Harmonica Kustom Kasino PA Vox VT120+ B-52 Half Stack Krell Kma‑100 Mk‑2 Amplifier

For the first nine years that I've been playing, I only had one guitar, a Harmony flat top. I currently own four guitars. I focus more of my attention on finding material to play. Non playing collectors are a pet peeve because they collect (or hoard) instruments that are meant to be played ; an instrument that someone could be using.

Facts. 1) The guitar is a tool for making music. 2) We all have only 1 pair of hands and only 1 guitar is played at a time. 3) Your intro gives the answer as all the electrics you play sound 99.5% the same and all the acoustics as well. So It's fine to have many tools at your disposal but you only need 1 to make music. Guitar companies do their best to make you think you need to fill in your guitar ownership checklist. But in the end, all it takes is to believe in your abilities and invest the time on your craft. This requires just a guitar that you like, nothing more.

If you aint good on a 335 you won´t be good on a SG or a Les Paul, Strat, Tele... either! If you aint good on a SG you won´t be good on a 335 or a Les Paul, Strat, Tele...either! If you aint good on a Les Paul you won´t be good on a 335 or a SG, Strat, Tele... either! If you aint good on a Strat you won´t be good on a 335 or a SG, Les Paul, Tele... either! If you aint good on a Tele you won´t be good on a Strat or a 335, SG, Les Paul... either! Simple as that

Back in '90 I bought an American Strat. It's the only electric guitar I had for many years. I played hundreds of gigs on it. Back in 2010 I traded it in for a couple of other types of guitars - Tele and SG. Since then I've had dozens of guitars - traded in again and again. I'm still at it - for me it's been a really fun journey exploring. I've learned to work on all types of guitars, found the common faults in design, how to coax sound of them, what works for me and what doesn't...........I love most all of them. Currently have a 335, Jazzmaster, and Tele. I find those three choices can get most anyting done I need. It would be hard for me to pick just one. Having said that I wouldn't need multiple versions of the same guitar - just one good example of each type.

I’m trying to get there. But I am conflicted. I now play an Eastman archtop, but I have a very nice AVRI Strat that I hardly play. And I don’t know what to do. Help. I also hardly play my acoustic. So I am really trying to trim it down to ONE.

I prefer to have one metal guitar, one clean guitar and one acoustic guitar.

Just get 1 really good guitar and really learn to play it. You can get a lot of different sounds out it. That makes a real good guitar player! But on the other hand you ned a backup guitar. And every guitarist should own an acoustic. So i would say you need 3! I got 4 and I really start to switch around too much instead of just playing them.

When I was poor and struggling, my 76 Tele was all I had and I loved it for years. Soon as I started making disposable income...the rest is history.

My approach was: I found my guitar hero, Andy Timmons, and I decided to get his tone. Thus, I purchased everything I saw him play on. Fortunately for me, he has been playing the same guitar for several decades. He did frolic a bit outside of the main path, but nothing that would present a challenge. Sadly, I am in the process of unloading now. As I am getting in the zone where I have to think of legacy, nobody will take care of my precious possessions at home, and I may as well let some other loving hands have them! have you thought about that? the after you, what happens to your treasure?

You should be attached to a guitar emotionally and love it . Nothing can then tempt you not even better guitars

"Lots of people own just one guitar." -Yeah, there are a lots of weirdos out there.

Hi, interesting question. Of course, one could do with just one guitar. On the other hand, beware of falling into excess. In the last 50years (I'm 65) I have been experimenting quite a lot. Buying, selling, trading... I came to the conclusion that although one could do with one guitar, it is best to have the choice between several. Even David Grissom's DGT, which is most versatile, cannot really replace several axes. And I'll explain why: I need to vary between different necks during one set, as my left hand gets tired or even can hurt while playing with one single profile over the whole performance. Changing necks is relaxing, refreshing and makes you play differently, better, while having a different grip and touch (glossy, satin, raw...). Also, the different string tension can help you at a moment when your tendons are under stress. So does the scale and different frets, depending on the need (bending, slide, jazzy, funky, etc). While considering different genres, here too, you might need to alternate between single coils, humbuckers, P90, Filtertrons and what have you. My ideal choice is a Les Paul, with a comfortable 50's neck, low to medium output humbuckers, for that "in your face" tone and power chords, weighing possibly in the 8 lbs area to save your back. A 335 type for mellow tones, harmonics, long sustained notes, jazzy phrases, I favor the 339 over the 335 for size reasons, the best being the Collings I35 Imo. A Tele, because it is unmatched for twang. With the right pickups, it can be quite versatile as well. A Strat for its quite unique quack and intermediate positions. As an option, one could consider a P90 equipped guitar as it adds a different flavor to the previous and a Gretsch for its very distinctive Filtertrons' tone. Personnally, I have equipped a Tele Custom model with a Splittable TV Jones in the back and a WideRange in the Front, plus a Bigsby. With this setup, two independent volumes and tone pots, I get the best of both worlds. So yeah: to cover it all one would ideally have 4 to 5 axes. \m/

I currently have over 10 ... I believe we as musicians are always looking for a new sound... and can hear the difference.. and that inspires us..

gear is something "former young guys" get into when their bank accounts exceed their passion for music (about middle age). It is a void filler, a passion simulacrum to get you through with something you would pretty much abandon if you weren't buying something shiny and pretty. Also it is not accident that group think comes into things like this, with the "gear nuts" all falling in love with and tracking down the same set of pieces in a "this is what everyone likes so i will like it" chase for certain les pauls, strats etc. Chasing tone replaces the love of music- what made the guitar gods so great 40-50 years ago is they were limited, they overcame those limitations (and not, of course, by accident; those limitations are what is desired as the perfect tone/gear today. I always loved the expression "LESS EBAY AND MORE MEL BAY", but for many, with low interest rates on credit cards and cash back/travel points aplenty, those days are long gone.

Owning one guitar is like owning one screwdriver.

I'm a bass player. I have played the same P-Bass for 30 years. I do have a "spare" but I never play it unless the other one goes down. I'm also a guitarist. I have a few guitars, but I'm trying to get down to one and a spare. But, even though 90% of the time I play the same Tele, and there really isn't anything I can't do with that guitar, I find it hard to let go. Most of my guitars are partscasters, and they feel like my babies.

You need 8 to have the variety to play all. LP, ES,SG,Strat,Tele,Acoustic,Rick 12 string and mustang

What you are looking for is a unicorn guitar player. I also would be beyond shocked if someone truly came forward who has been playing 5+ years and only plays one guitar.

GUITARS and GUN'S , Just one isn't gonna cut it.

My first guitar was a Alvarez accoustic (I think its the Bob Wier signature) my dad bought it it the year I was born, gigged with it for years and had it as his backup for a long time afterwards. I didn't start playing until I was 18, he gave me that guitar. I'm so fortunate, its the best sounding guitar I could even imagine. Its beat to hell, the top is messed up from a full body pixkguard that got put on then ripped off, theres a line from a permanent marker on the head but I love absolutely everything about it. That being said, I bought a 93 mexi strat. Thats it. One accoustic one electric, the strat has the advantage of having a very wide range of tones. That being said. Basses are a different story. I'm constantly tempted by new ones.

Does it count only guitars? Or basses? Bandolim, Mandolas, Portuguese tradicional guitar and other acoustic instruments are also included? ;D

I noticed Tony's opening jam ended with a Yamaha. Did he go through all those guitars alphabetically?

Including acoustics and related instruments like bouzouki, mandolin and banjo, I've got something like 25, one in the mail right now. Could I be happy with just one? Yes. Am I happier with more? SO much. There's no single guitar that will satisfy everything I might want to play from week to week.

Does a 3 voice electric guitar count? If, it's yes than. Godin Xtsa for 13 years and still counting (mostly electric). Several accoustic at elementary to middle school and I stoped at Godin in high school, till now.

Could someone please tell me what the song on 0:19 is? Also, of course i don't think one guitar is enough, i'd say you need at least 1 electric and 1 acoustic.

in my case it's bass guitars . i fell in love with the hofner ignition because it was affordable and lefty .great feel and vintage tone , fully hollow . then i went for an epiphone viola , semi-hollow , with much more sustain . both being short scale , i wanted a standard long scale bass and bought the fender squier jazz bass the only lefty offered by squire . then i got the epiphone eb-0 with a single pick-up (which was terribly microphonic)upgraded with a dimarzio dp120 pu , vast improvement !a muddy murky tone that i love . a friend asked "why are you buying so many bass guitars ? you only need one".i explained that it was the different tones that i was looking for...like jimi hendrix once said : " it's all about TONES". hollow body , semi-hollow , solid body , long scale , short scale all have different sounds or sonic colors as i call it .variety is the spice of life !

1 - acoustic - standard tuning 2 - acoustic - open G tuning 3 - electric - standard tuning - humbuckers 4 - electric - standard tuning - single coils 5 - electric - open G tuning 6 - electric - C# standard tuning (Sabbath must be played weekly) 7 - acoustic or electric with high action open G for slide playing 8 - acoustic or electric 12 string (or nashville tuned 6 string if you principally record) 9 - project guitar that you are constantly trying different wirings and stuff This is what I would consider an absolute bare minimum for survival on this planet. If none of the above guitars have P90s, then you will need more.

I've been playing my stratocaster for maybe 8 years, something like that. I've had a single other electric guitar ; an epiphone. I really like the way my stratocaster feels and plays and have pretty much settled for it right then and there. I haven't been obsessing over tone for most of my time playing the guitar as I'm your typical bedroom guitarist. It came pretty late. I use a virtual amp now. I've been messing around a lot to find the setting I like, at no additional cost. I felt the need to make that single guitar more versatile and so I added a couple of humbuckers and also rewired to have a master treble-cut AND a master bass-cut knob. That way I can get pretty much all the tones I feel I need. Beside that I kind of got myself a volume pedal lately ; that's really useful for better dynamics control. However, I've got the bug now ! I've acquired a bass. I want a baritone guitar to tune a fourth below. And I also want one of those tiny 3/4 guitars to tune up a fourth. That would be my complete guitar family ; from the low to the top end of the spectrum ; mimicking the bass, cello, alto, & violin family. I feel I'll get some more buying ideas once I've got those two though. I need to be careful there, lol.

I've just subscribed to your RU-vid channel now while watching my 1st vid from your channel. Like you I have multiple guitars and want many more. Tone, feel, color, pickups, woods, finger boards, necks etc... Are just some of the things I look for in guitars AND basses. I owned as many as 16 at one time. But due to economic reasons sold 10 of them & currently I own 10 of them. Which are: Fender Tele, Fendef Strat, custom Strat, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Epiphone Gold top Les Paul Standard, Gibson Hummingbird, Martin DXAE D 28, Fender F25, Peavey Bass and a Fender Musicmaster Bass. My all time favourite is my 73 Telecaster. I've been playing it since it was purchased by my father that same year.