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Some guitar players love to hate on expensive guitars for different reasons. Others will only laugh at cheap guitars for other reasons. I try to set things straight in this video: the Truth about cheap, mid-priced and expensive guitars.
Welcome to Gear Corner! Enjoy :)
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro Jam
00:33 Introduction
01:06 Playing | Custom Shop Les Paul
01:26 Playing | Modified cheap EX-style
02:10 BASIC GUIDELINES | Affordable guitars
03:07 Playing | Custom Shop Tele
04:41 Comparison | Custom Shop Les Paul
04:52 Comparison | Modified cheap EX-style
05:02 Comparison | Stock Harley Benton Fusion-II
06:26 Playing | Modified mid-priced Les Paul CM
06:50 BASIC GUIDELINES | Mid-priced guitars
07:57 Playing | Comparing guitars
08:34 BASIC GUIDELINES | Expensive guitars
10:08 Big difference in QC
10:45 Playing | Custom Shop Tele
11:34 What about those famous comments...
12:49 | Playing | Comparing guitars
13:20 "Are custom shops really that much better?"
14:20 Playing | Comparing Les Paul with the EX-style
15:10 Important thoughts
15:35 Playing | Modified Les Paul CM
16:47 Playing | Comparing Teles
Guitars used in this video:
-Harley Benton Fusion-II Roasted SSP bit.ly/31FVawf
(all stock except for the string tree)
-Gibson Les Paul Custom Shop '58 reissue bit.ly/2FxKvek
(bridge PU: Seymour Duncan Antiquity Skinner Burst, neck PU: Raw Vintage RV-Classic)
-Gibson Les Paul CM 2015
(thin nitro refin; Lollar Dog Ear P90; Emerson electronics, bone nut, Gibson machine heads)
-Barocsi Troublecaster
(Custom built T-style guitar with Gretsch Filtertrons and Bigsby Vibrato)
-Fender Telecaster Custom Shop '53 reissue
(a similar custom shop tele: bit.ly/2KFVJld)
-Barocsi Exploder
(originally an old Harley Benton EX-76; refinished, Gibson pickups, Gibson hardware, bone nut)
Gear used in this video:
-Analogman King of Tone: www.analogman.com/
-REVV G2: bit.ly/2NbpV9R
-Tate FX Antares overdrive: www.tatefx.co.uk/
-Walrus Audio D1 Delay: bit.ly/2W4McqU
-Coppersound Foxcatcher: coppersoundpedals.com/
-Dunlop Gypsy Fuzz pedal: bit.ly/2VKw4K0
-REVV Dynamis 7/40 head: bit.ly/2IxwoId
-Universal Audio OX BOX bit.ly/2IyOeuj
-Ernie Ball cables and strap: bit.ly/2Io0dfg
-Cordial CRI series cables: bit.ly/2XiVLBR
-Evidence Audio patch cables: bit.ly/2Ixylo1
-One Control Agamidae switcher
Other gear I use in my videos:
-Barocsi "Frankenstrat" (2000 Fender American Standard body + Warmoth neck)
-Gibson ES-335 Traditional
(here's a specs wise very similar ES-335: bit.ly/2pTo92j)
-Bogner Ecstasy Red: bit.ly/37LtKse
(this is the current version; same sound, smaller housing)
-Supro Tremolo bit.ly/2Zpxn75
-REVV G3: bit.ly/2FvuANy
-REVV G4: bit.ly/2ZhxX39
-Tate FX Raise the Dead Germanium: www.tatefx.co.uk/
-Source Audio Nemesis delay: bit.ly/2Dft6Gd
-SIB Nick Nitro (discontinued, you'll find it used)
-ENGL Fuzzyhead Fuzz: bit.ly/2QrjmPU
-J Rockett Archer overdrive: bit.ly/2Ges1z8
-Morgan 1x12 cab Twilight: bit.ly/2KFihDq
-NUX SOS Looper bit.ly/31TMxPx
The speech mic:
-SENNHEISER MKH 416: bit.ly/2w1EAMP
Audio Interface:
-Audient iD44: bit.ly/2Jo73zN
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Cheers,
Kris Barocsi

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@GabrielNacu 4 года назад

The best guitar is the one you actually make music with ;)

@KrisBarocsi 4 года назад

Gabriel Nacu Thank you! That’s my favourite comment ‘till now. :) 100% true

@phillipholt6005 4 года назад

The reason that budget guitars are less quality because they figure the buyer is going to MODIFY them anyway!!

@GabrielNacu 4 года назад

@@KrisBarocsi Thanks Kris! I worked enough music retail and taught enough guitar to hear every opinion under the sun hahahaha

@ChrrZ 4 года назад

fantastic comment Gabriel!!

@GabrielNacu 4 года назад

@@ChrrZ Thanks! Just my observation after years of working out what's "better" hah

@khalaziafaqih367 4 года назад

The best guitar is the one that makes you stop buying another guitar anymore .....

@ChrrZ 4 года назад

something that will never happen IF you are a REAL guitarist :D the optimium amount of guitars = X+1 ;-)

@anz2441 4 года назад

Huh ? wth....listen...when U have a real passion for the instrument...one guitar...one amp, it's not enough ! I have an Epi Les Paul, never selling it...but I want a Gibson...own orange crush solid states...excellent amps..but I'll have a marshall tube head and matching cab lol...and so it goes

@willmorrison1022 4 года назад

I guess I don't have that one yet, then. I keep on buying them, no matter how many times I tell myself I already have enough of them.

@shashankrao23 3 года назад

@@ChrrZ talk to BB king and Willie Nelson about it

@ChrrZ 3 года назад

@@shashankrao23 actually, i would love too :-)

@oldmanzen6682 4 года назад

For those who can't afford higher end guitars, you can take on some of the steps that are left out when producing inexpensive guitars, thereby drastically improving the playability of your instrument. And I'm not talking about modding the guitar which inevitably costs you money. This costs a bit, but only initially. Pick yourself up a fret rocker, fret levelling beam, and a couple fret end files. Then watch several videos from respected luthiers demonstrating how to do a fret dressing. I'm not suggesting you refret the guitar. Just clean up the frets and make certain they're level. It's amazing how much better you can make an inexpensive guitar feel by doing this (side-eye to my Firefly that required an afternoon of work but is now a joy to play). Then shape the guitar's tone to whatever you want with pedals. Great video, Kris. As always.

@spanneng 4 года назад

Make sure you don't have warped neck. and don't try to ridiculously set the action low while having vintage radius style fretboards.

@bakters 4 года назад

"Pick yourself up a fret rocker" I impulse-bought one of the cheapest guitars in the store. The frets are perfectly level. I did fret leveling many times and I wouldn't be able to improve what I got stock. (The frets "needed" polishing, but it's overrated anyway, so I didn't bother. Just play it. They'll polish themselves out in no time.) I remember the times, when even expensive guitars needed work. Sometimes lots of it. Nowadays? Just avoid total dogs, but those can happen among more expensive instruments too.

@nunocarmona 4 года назад

Totally agree

@TheKeithwhoward 4 года назад

Old Man Zen I did fret work on my peavey rotary guitar I but blackouts in and a real Floyd rose. It plays just as good as my Gipson explorer

@voornaam3191 3 года назад

Frets? What are frets? Why don't you guys play fretless? No fret, no cry...

@brianm9902 3 года назад

There was a video interview with Trevor Wilkinson very informative on this subject , I own a Vintage Brand guitar love it, 3 P 90'S on a Strat , it's the player that makes the guitar sing, but I spoken with many Guitar Techs who had expensive high end Fenders and Gibsons that needed extensive setup, one thing about Vintage brands they use highly respected Wilkinson Hardware,

@jeffreyeagen4896 4 года назад

I like my cheap guitars and upgrading them a little by myself. Mainly because I have a disease, luvalotaguitaritis, and don't have enough money to buy expensive ones. Also my playing ability doesn't justify buying high end guitars. Even the big name brand guitars I have are lower end models.

@KrisBarocsi 4 года назад

Jeffrey Eagen Ohh I know that one. It’s pretty dangerous I’ve heard. As far as I know people with ineedallthepedals syndrome get it easily. :) Jokes aside, if you know what you want and take your time, you’ll find the right ones. No matter which price point. Cheers

@aarondavis4341 4 года назад

I feel the same way ,there's no point in spending thousands on a guitar,well bass in my case,just to jam with friends and play along to music at home,I can do that with a 2/300$ bass,then add whatever catches my interest parts wise. I don't buy pedals,once again no point spending hundreds,I get the same sounds using say my Vox stomplab ,it cost me 40/50$, behringer sells a DI pedal for 30$, no need to buy a sans amp.

@gnatiu 3 года назад

I don't think your playing ability is the factor to justify having an expensive guitar. Van Halen made history with one of the cheapest axes on the market back then - he did exactly the same you are doing with your "cheap" guitars. Congrats!

@startrekmike 2 года назад

I had a very similar approach years ago. There was a time when I dreamed of getting an American Fender Strat but just didn't ever think that I could really afford such a thing. Instead, I opted to buy $200 to $500 guitars and do work on them. After some years of that, I was in a little guitar shop that was selling a used American Strat. I wasn't a terribly good guitarist at that point (I was still lying to myself and pretending that learning about music theory was a waste of time) but I really, really liked playing that guitar. It had some problems and wasn't well taken care of but under all that, it was obviously just a better playing, better feeling, better sounding guitar than anything I had at home. In the end, I traded up a lot of my guitars to help cover the cost of the Strat and I don't regret that even now. In fact, I actually kinda kick myself for spending so much money on cheaper stuff when I could have just saved up a bit earlier in the process and actually gotten what I wanted. It never hurts to own a few cheaper guitars but if you want a more expensive one, even a bit of saving can make that happen a lot faster and a lot easier than you might think.

@StevieZero 2 года назад

@@gnatiu Van halen put his own guitar together from different pieces

@AdultsAreTalking 3 года назад

That was one of the *best* unbiased guitar videos I've ever seen and I couldn't agree more. Rock on brother. 👍🏻

@Exsomos 2 года назад

I LOVED this video Kris. Kudos dude, people need to hear this. I really wish more people would watch this. Sadly if I shared this to a few Facebook guitar groups I visit, it would get flooded by haters and trolls and snobs. That's too bad. I've played for 25+ years, and if it wasn't for Harley Benton Guitars, I wouldn't own most of the guitars I do, and I would NEVER be able to afford them if it wasn't for Harley Benton/Thomann. I do wish their shipping costs would go back down. $70 for a guitar or two kinda kills the appeal it once had, plus their prices keep going up and fewer models under $150-200 are being released, most new models are $300+. I guess I'm glad I got them while I could before they shot up in price. Pandemic didn't help either. I have however turned a good handful of people on to Harley Benton's, and they've actually purchased some, and of course they're happy. Seriously, I cannot easily put into works how much the Harley Benton brand and their Pricing of their Guitars has done for me. But yeah dude, well said, very well said. ALL of it. Thank YOU.

@triledink 4 года назад

The truth is: Crappy amp bad sound, good amp good sound doesn't matter what guitar you got with the exeption what type of pickup Single, hum etc.

@paulcowart3174 4 года назад

Absolutely and have no idea people don't realize this yet Oh well

@rosembermorales1995 4 года назад

We evaluate with our eyes more then our ears at times.

@Fehlfarbenblind 4 года назад

No i wouldn't 100 % agree at the high gain it's not matters so much but when you played crunched or clean you hear probally difference between a very bad and a very good pickup and often you notice output level differences.

@finishin.my.coffee8780 4 года назад

That's why I want a Friedman.

@stimpsonjcat26 4 года назад

Wrong. The most important part of the chain is actually the speaker/cab. It has way more affect on the sound than anything else in the chain. Amps can usually be made to sound close to the same with the exception of the amount of gain.

@geekPlayground 3 года назад

The best guitar is the one that feels better in your hands. If having an expensive guitar motivates you to play more and to put your soul into the music, so go for it. If you don't care about brands and only about feel, just buy the guitar that makes you want playing everyday. I have a friend who is a professional guitar player and has lots of expensive guitars. But this year he bough an Affinity Telecaster and he loves it.

@ToneD5150 4 года назад

I just recently added a new Harley Benton Fusion II to my guitar collection, and it stands up to the best! My Les Paul Traditional with modded bridge valued just under 3k , Jackson Dinky valued at $1,200and my modded MiM Strat, are all fine tools for the job. The most impressive has been the Harley Benton with Seymour Duncan Trembucker! What a surprise for the quality of this instrument is second to none. So I believe if you have your guitars set up by a quality conscience luthier,the price just doesn't matter! Thanks for this video.... Rock on all my Brother & Sisters Play it Loud & Proud...!!!

@WorldsOkayestSorcerer 3 года назад

I’ve heard a lot of good things about Harley Benton.

@peetey249 3 года назад

I have the fusion 2 and is amazing. The only guitar you need. So versatile. Love it.

@scs7790 3 года назад

I've never had a name brand guitar or bass. I have a squier affinity tele, peavey 5 string bass and a g&l bass. They all play great if you set them up right

@bjoern76 4 года назад

Great take on a difficult topic! Bottom line is, when you are happy with your guitar(s) and it inspires you to play...it's the right one! :)

@pinacoco2 4 года назад

Thanx for this really substantial vid about the differences of low to mid prize to exclusive gear. I am a luthier myself building only customshop guitars and basses under my own brand USG fine instruments. Its all custommade, all individual from head to toe... My instruments start at about 2450 for an electric and 2750 for an acoustic. Why? Heres a closer look on my calculation: Normally i spend about 600-800€ on hardware/parts for a guitar. Sometimes its 1000+ depending mostly on the PUs or/and sometimes on the chosen tuners. (You can easily spend 350-450€ for highquality tuners for an acoustic model...) It needs (in my case) between 75 and 100 hrs to build a guitar (electric). 40% plus for an acoustic. When theres a lot of designwork or very special wood/material choices involved or maybe some weird finish demands it can easily go up to 200 - 250 hrs per instrument. So anyone can easyly calculate a minimum prizetag that has to be written for such an highly individual instrument. My customers get an one of a kind instrument, tailored to their wishes and needs in any detail. Thats great and lots of fun for both of us... but also gas its price that cannot compared to the massmarket. Are my instruments any better than the others? Well, USG instruments are build with passion and pride, and will be as close as possible to perfection in every detail... but mass production with a lot of cnc involved or at least production with skilled workers/luthiers delivers a consistant quality and very good overall instruments on a reasonable prize - btw way better than 50 - 60 years ago when quality control wasn‘t much in the focus. So to be honest: No. Its handmade, its individual, its all you ever wanted... but its still an instrument ment to be played and tailored to the customers needs. with pros and cons. Another player having different needs and different preferences may find it not suitable or not as good as my customer does who has also a personal connection to this specific instrument.

@ChrrZ 4 года назад

i love handbuilt guitars the most, because luthiers usually put all their heart and 150% of their workmanshup in each of their built instrument, you cannot get something better than this!! none of the industry guitars will have this kind of dedication. but also not everybody can afford it, and it also doesnt mean you sound better or player better, but you maybe have a better inspiration when creating art and music, and you may have an instrument that accompanies you for your whole life. isnt that beautiful? i think it is! and i also always like to support local business (even if its offtopic, but especially when it comes to food.. support your locals) but i undestand, not everbody can affort to eat organic, local grown food that costs 10x times more than the mass produced food (which i absolutely dont want to eat, just by my moral decision).. but to solve this, we would need bigger change to how our whole world is setup, i dont think that will happen, but i know what i can change in my close surroundings.

@donald-parker 4 года назад

There are some guitar maintenance skills that are very valuable for every player to learn. Like fret leveling, recrowning, edge bevelling/rounding. And some simple mechanical things like changing tuners. Or some simple electrical things like changing PU or custom wiring options. Buying a "cheap" guitar to practice on is a great option. I would hate to be learning on a $3000 instrument. One of my best guitars started life as a Squier Affinity. Lots of fret sprout initially, bad action, bad tuners. But with a little work, it felt like the best guitar I had ever played. So I upgraded the tuners, PU, took the high gloss shine off the back of the neck, added a series switching option. This happened over a couple of years, and the upgrades in total cost way more than the original guitar cost. But it ended up being an awesome guitar, and I learned a ton along the way. And keep in mind that, even if your $3000 guitar has wonderful set up and fret ends when you buy it, wood shrinks and necks bend, frets wear .... sooner or later that $3000 guitar is going to need the same sort of work I had to do on my new Squier. But now I have the tools and skills to approach that with confidence.

@rodneyrussell929 4 года назад

I wish I could afford an expensive guitar but for the moment I’m stuck at Harley benton prices. It’s ok for me though and I don’t hate on anyone.

@KrisBarocsi 4 года назад

Rodney Russell you can find pretty good guitars in that price range too. You just have to search longer until you find the one. But that’s not too bad, is it? Cheers

@umbertoyltp 4 года назад

The advantage of an affordable guitar is that you can take upgrades when you are ready. In the meantime you have a guitar to play on. It took me many years to bring my guitar to perfection, and that was fine for me.

@nobodys.shapeshifter 4 года назад

I’m fortunate enough to have some expensive guitars, but I love my Harley Benton and play it almost as much. It is not quite as good but I don’t notice when I’m in the zone. Plus I don’t have to worry about scuffs and scratches.

@rodneyrussell929 4 года назад

Kris Barocsi that’s not bad at all. I can spend all day at Thomann. Perhaps I’ll see you next time I go there.

@Nightshade1881 4 года назад

mictechshooter me too :) I have some expensive fenders some vintage ones too but I got a Harley Benton fusion II in a trade and I love it! I’d say the craftsmanship is on par with my fenders

@kurtklein6360 4 года назад

Got two Harley Bentons. Strat-Style and Tele-Style. Out of the box they looked awesone. I modded them, that's my hobby. New strings, new locking tuners etc. Polished and oiled the fretboard, adjusted them and so on. Now they are also playable amazing. The feeling in our fingers are doing another important job! So lets play with cheap, mid price range or expensive guitars! However, feel food by playing music and the audience will give applause😊👍Thanx for this vid! Kurt

@davidletterboyz 3 года назад

Really like your channel. You discussed a lot of questions/doubts/debates we have, as we progress from a beginner to a more advanced player.

@KrisBarocsi 3 года назад

Glad to hear that, thanks man! I try to mention things I would’ve loved to hear about when I was younger. There are also many „black and white opinions“ even though I do believe all the colors are there for a good reason. 😁

@vjt-music7996 3 года назад

Really enjoyed the intro

@dsholt 3 года назад

I have found a lot of satisfaction overall in finding the midrange in most products. I feel like you generally get what you pay for, but there are diminishing returns the higher you start to go in price. I am also pretty sure that at some stage I won’t be attuned to the subtle improvements that a real expert or professional is. So for me the Fender Mexican made Player series hit the right spot: a marked improvement over entry level that doesn’t break the bank.

@rustyshackleford9557 7 месяцев назад

Amen!!! .....and with many pricey guitars, what you are paying for is huge advertising and promotionsl expenses and a huge legal team to protect their logo and trademark. That Gibson tour bus, those two Gibson 18 wheel rolling museums and all those lawyers add up to a big chunk of that 3000$ Gibson retail price.

@c.m5043 6 месяцев назад

So well said. Exactly my feelings.

@JS-bt4iu 3 года назад

The best guitar is the one that motivates you to keep playing and inspires your own guitar playing. Thanks for your thoughts and for the video!

@pedrosilvamusician 3 года назад

Never buy a guitar thinking it will motivate you more. If you don't motivate yourself you'll never be able to progress. If your guitar has problems, 90% of the time the problems are fixable. At least that's what I always thought

@dunxy Год назад

@@pedrosilvamusician Within reason i agree, not everything is fixable but stuff like tidying up frets and upgrading hardware sure, as long as you are doing it yourself or at least have a friend to do it, these days it seems less common... I se youtubers who cant even solder for example! If you have to pay someone, better just buy a platform that's functional out of the box. A guitar that wont hold tune, intonate properly, has poor fretwork etc isnt going to help a beginner's motivation to play. Ive picked up and put down guitar over a long period of time, sold some instrument's while keeping others. Never had a really cheap guitar except one squier i had for a short time 15 years ago, it was okay but not as nice as what i mostly played. I tend to like Japanese stuff, as it can be affordable and holds its own very well. My main guitar is the most expensive guitar iver ever owned, an AO 50's Tele and it does inspire ME to pick it up and play! It is however not drastically better than my first Tele which was a JDM 52 that cost me something like 600usd when i purchased it 15 years ago, wish id hung onto that one... At the end of the day though having the desire to practice, learn and improve is by far the most important thing and does make more difference than playing a $100 squier or a $2000+ Fender. Despite playing of and on for like 20 years ive progressed most in my most recent stint of playing again since early Nov because i have put the effort in, cant always play every day (life gets in the way at times) but i do average over a week a bare minimum of 2 hours of practice per day, given time i will play for 6,8 or even 10 hours and i have seen the gains in my ability, doing stuff i never did even after playing for years, because i never put in the effort to improve.

@joachimleinfelder1200 4 года назад

True words, Kris! Love my mid-priced teles G&l Asat Classic Bluesboy and Schecter PT Standard but also got a really good HB TE 90 FLT which sounds and plays amazing!!! Keep on your good work and rock on!!!

@ceruleanguitars6281 4 года назад

The most important thing about any guitar is: how does it feel to you. Is it comfortable? Is the weight ok? Neck profile? Assuming you have a bolt on neck everything else can be changed. You will play a guitar that's comfortable to you way more than one that is not. I have an Ibanez Gio that I changed pickups and tuners on that feels and plays great. I also have a 70's Les Paul that sounds awesome but is really uncomfortable to play so it sits in it's case under the bed. If you're playing in comfort and familiarity you will play more. And get better. My 2 cents.....

@wilsonjames299 Год назад

Love the videos man... 2thumbs up..my favorite channel.. peace on...

@leinadatidumarp 4 года назад

Really great to see someone trying to give some education to the market.. Really important indeed..

@bigdogpete43 3 года назад

My theory about guitars---they all make music. And we are better off for that. Well there's a rose in a fisted glove And the eagle flies with the dove And if you can't be with the one you love honey Love the one you're with Stephen Stills Right on.

@javierfernandezmunoz6707 4 года назад

Damn, I can spend all day listening to that Les Paul and that Tele. They sound amazing and your playing is brilliant, congrats!

@etiennedesjardins5511 4 года назад

Really really good explanation and big picture of the guitar industry!!! Nowadays a lot of cheap guitars are good, I played a bunch of cheap/mid-range 90' that were not so good(to be kind) !!!! Quality overall is better year after year for the cheaper ones, it's harder for the big names to keep up. There is more competition than ever and for occasional players, student and consumers in general it's an awesome opportunity. Keep up your good work!

@TheKimgower 3 года назад

Enjoyable video, informative & honest, keep up the good work.

@KrisBarocsi 3 года назад

Thanks a lot Kim!

@pjrodz 2 года назад

Awesome video man! Thank you for this 🙂

@ravenslaves 4 года назад

The best vintage guitars, Fender, Gibson, Gretsch etc... were products of being mass produced at as low as cost as possible, with very little consistency. Not every classic Gibson, or Fender is all that great. But the ones we remember and try to recreate were the "one in a million" guitars that can _only_ be produced under these less than ideal circumstances. Once CNC really took off, the most you could hope for was just mediocre. That extra deep carve, or that special shaped neck, because some worker was feeling sick, or still drunk, was gone. It's the same way with the pickups. With custom built guitars you still get that inconsistency of a hand shaped neck, which allows you to find your own "one in a million" treasure, much more easily. That being said, as long as there is a good QC at the end of the production line, you will be ok. And price and brand are NO indication of a good QC. I've seen some absolute garbage escape the Gibson, Fender, and Rickenbacker factories in disturbing numbers, given the price and reputation. And let's be really honest with ourselves for a moment... ...how much should something like a Telecaster really cost???

@tonedriverss8629 4 года назад

ravenslaves .... 100% A-1+ Well said

@josearaujo8616 3 года назад

I agree with the interaction and feel part, mainly because the way we ear is mostly psicologic. Regarding the quality of the eletric guitar the truth is that they are very simple, you don't need much to make a guitar or an amp, and you can't improve on them no matter how much money you throw at it. Eletronics degrade, so vintage guitars can't be great ones by definition.

@perudolux 3 года назад

Totally agree with vintage guitars. Fenders were mass produced and not build by “luthiers” . I tend to go for “boutique “ guitars these days. Consistency all the way. Good brands will not let a bad one go out of the shop. Concerning CNC vs handcarved/handmade: definitely why cheap guitars are so much better nowadays than 40 years ago. On higher end guitars also, they tend to prefer CnC and finish them by hand for small details. Best of both worlds

@perudolux 3 года назад

Arthur G. Are you working in a guitar shop and have more insight? I don’t play or shop for cheap guitars nowaday but am always amazed at how got they sound and play for the ones I had the chance to play recently

@Latharn 3 года назад

Fantastic overview of the fundamental differences between entry level, mid-tier, and top level custom shop and boutique built guitars (along with heavily upgraded entry- and mid-level instruments). The one spoiler I'll add is what this video lacks: hate/shade for any of the above. Highly recommended!

@KrisBarocsi 3 года назад

Thanks a lot man! I really appreciate your words! 😁

@howardcunniffe8738 4 года назад

I am a guitar player myself. I don't like to hate on guitars at all. I just don't like paying more then I should on a good instrument.I only have 2 guitars and they both get lots of play. I have my DG-9 Fender acoustic guitar a friend and his family got me for Christmas in 2000. I also have my 1968 Squier Thin Line Telecaster I bought for $350.00 in 2009. I'm happy with what I got.Don't need no more. But here in the USA, we are facing a Covid crisis. So it makes no sense to me to buy more guitars when there isn't many places to play.So be thankful with what I got.

@1thess523 4 года назад

My son and I usually buy used and we always go with the feel of the guitar first, Electronics even Hardware is not too big of a deal but if it feels good in the hand we can always upgrade components and the Resonance of the guitar is important as well 👍

@mandrakeblackstone5838 2 года назад

Used was the best way to go, but now people want too much close to what it would cost new 1k used for a guitar that only cost 1100 .

@robertwillett4122 4 года назад

Yes, you can definitely get away with buying a mid grade guitar and play a gig and nobody will know because you might have very good skills. My deal is that l have been playing for four decade's. Spent countless hours practicing. That's why I like higher end guitar. I don't have money to burn, it just gets to a point where you have so much of your own time invested you want to have a very good nice quality guitar because you deserve to. Yes you can get away with a cheaper model. There's nothing at all wrong with that, but in my very humble opinion if you put years and years literally decades of learning and playing a high end guitar seems to inspire you to the next level. And l believe that's what everbody that plays want's , the next level. Just my stupid opinion. Rock on and cheers.

@cheenu711 2 года назад

This biggest tip for me is to try the guitar first. As you said, there are going to be hits and misses when it comes to that price point. That said there's plenty of reason to buy a cheap guitar even for advanced players. If you get a good base you can upgrade the guitar to your liking and make it play however you want. I think the 300 to 400 dollar range is the sweet spot. Below that there are a couple of models like the Kramer baretta and Jackson js22 that are usually good upgrade platforms. Great vid.

@Chappino 3 года назад

Very nice and exhaustive video! Thanks Kris! :)

@KrisBarocsi 3 года назад

Thanks for the comment! Cheers! 🙂

@jackschijven8219 Год назад

Very insightful. Thanks.

@garyt7622 3 года назад

Another option is to build your own custom using Warmouth parts. You get to pick the pickups you want and can build a really sweet guitar for not much money. I built a "T" style guitar with Warmouth body and neck. All other parts are Fender or Stewmac. I am impressed with the end product!

@spchaledonnj68 4 года назад

Thanks Kris for this great video! I have some more expensive and more mid-range. You hit the mark exactly correct, we can modify some parts on the least expensive to make it shine in glory. My strange story is that I love my Yamaha Pacifica's just as much as my Gibson's and Fender's. I do not know why, but I do! ! Did I tell you how much I enjoyed this video? LOL

@KrisBarocsi 4 года назад

Steve Cochrane haha! That’s awesome Steve, thanks a lot! Yeah I love my 2015 Les Paul CM (aka my Junior) as much as my CS 58 reissue. The only difference is that I had luck to find this one exceptionally good CM and pretty much all 58 reissues are as good as mine. Haha!

@spchaledonnj68 4 года назад

You like the 58's to claim your name.

@Unknown-ko7xt 4 года назад

*I have got a strat and it's a squire and a Mexican tele and I love them both, been playing since I was in 7th standard and now I'm in my graduation. Btw, nice content Chris.*

@sherwinscott1713 4 года назад

Love the content and chops 😉

@donarmando916 4 года назад

Yes that's true. Expensive guitars are mostly expesive for a reason, but less famous makers will put the same effort into their guitars as a famous custom shop guitar because they have a reputation to build, while some famous brands may think they got the fame and that much effort is not needed anymore. So, the price to value relation is better in many cases with the less famous brands. Another thing is the prestige. If somebody asks you what guitar you play and you name a brand that nobody knows they might just roling their eyes if at all, while if you say you own a "what do i know guitar" then people will think ahhh ok nice. I would like to have one of those too.

@AllThingsTechSC 3 года назад

Love the videos my friend! Keep em coming !

@TheAtkinson118 4 года назад

Stumbled on this channel,you seem to be the voice of reason! Very good outlook and a grasp on what can be a touchy subject! For me me play what you can afford and play for enjoyment! New subscriber!

@KrisBarocsi 4 года назад

Thanks a lot Rob! I do all kinds of videos but I always try to make them worth watching. :) cheers

@simonwarner3601 4 года назад

I always learn something from your videos. Thanks!

@KrisBarocsi 4 года назад

Simon Warner Happy to hear that Simon! Cheers! :)

@john-acellera 3 года назад

Love the way you present this video, very objective and fair, thank you, I learn a lot 🙏🙏🙏

@KrisBarocsi 3 года назад

John-Ace Llera Thanks so much! :)

@timbervandenhul9383 2 года назад

One of my favourite live bands uses only Squier and Epiphone guitars. They sound great! I did see them use a Roland Jazz-Chorus and a Fender Showman, so they don't seem to cheap out on amps.

@Gulosa1976 3 года назад

Hmm, and that Harley Fusion 2 HH are still in the house - Must be good as you said one year back, then. 😎

@pedrosilvamusician 3 года назад

They look, for me at least, like a frickin steal. Amazing how far they came in terms of mid range prices with really high end stuff. price is less than 400€ and you have locking tuners, stainless steel frets, graphtec nuts etc? Sign me in

@denis_kleshchev 3 года назад

If it's still actual I can approve they are awesome. I'm owning a HB Fusion-T and it's the best guitar I've ever had. I just don't want to change a thing in it. It's the first time ever happened to me :) plays great, sounds good, looks amazing. What else one needs? Suhr logo on the headstock?

@ChrrZ 4 года назад

great video kris!!

@derekjohnson5720 4 года назад

This is the best guitar video I have watched in years, thank you for the vid and the truth. Your telecaster looks and sounds epic!

@KrisBarocsi 4 года назад

Derek Johnson thanks a lot Derek! Which tele? Haha! The Blonde or the sea foam green? 😁

@derekjohnson5720 4 года назад

@@KrisBarocsi sea foam buddy!

@nicolamontoro 4 года назад

Another great informative video. Thanks Kris!!

@KrisBarocsi 4 года назад

Thanks a lot Nicola!

@tiago.matosfernandes 3 года назад

Hey Kris, you should definitely make a video on that "Barocsi Exploder" project! It came out very cool. Congrats! Hope to see that in the future... and congratulations on the channel ;)

@leftyguitaristSE 4 года назад

I love your guitar playing Kris, you have this really nice mojo when playing the guitar. Happy to have found your chanel. By the way you inspired me to do the "tele bridge pickup mod" to one of my strats, ordered the pickup yesterday!

@KrisBarocsi 4 года назад

Lefty Guitarist Thanks a lot dude! And good luck with the mods on your strat. You know that you’ll have to extend the routing for a tele pickup, right?

@leftyguitaristSE 4 года назад

Kris Barocsi Yeah man I plan to use my dremel tool, works perfect for smaller modifications👌🏻 I ordered a quarter pounder Seymour Duncan pickup, hot hot hot haha🤘🏻

@ericcarpenter3263 4 года назад

Not to fanboy on PRS, but the video of them unloading a huge truck full of wood, then picking through the whole thing, selecting maybe 10-20% of the wood and reloading it back up and send the rest down the road. That has to cost a crazy amount of money. I’m sure to train a guy to do that, he tends to be well paid, which adds a ridiculous amount to the price. Just the initial QC is so over the top and that costs crazy amounts of money to the final product. Great video as always brother. Much love from Tulsa.

@stanislavmigra 4 года назад

Great video, I have nothing to add. Much love ❤️

@rudiyantohalim736 4 года назад

If it plays good, sound good, feel good, looks good, then it's good. Btw, nice greeny tele bro 👍👍👍

@Rockingruvin 3 года назад

Great commentary on the subject, Kris. After owning guitars all across the spectrum, I too have settled on a 50s tele reissue. Looks almost exactly like yours lol. It’s not custom shop, but you can tell it had a very high standard of production. Made in Corona late 90s. $1250 new, $850 used in 2003. It plays and sounds best out of my two LP Studios, Am Strat, 70s SG p90s, 80s LP jr. I bought a used LPJ to get an “affordable “ goldtop. and someone had put an epiphone LP set of pickups n electronics in it. 🙄. But obviously it worked for them. I changed it back to LP studio specs. Sounds good and plays pretty well, but it’s absolutely clear it was a much lower production standard than a LP standard or even a normal LP studio model. I’ve tweaked and touched it up and got it to my liking, but it will never quite be as good as the real thing. But that’s ok, I didn’t want to shell out the $, and it basically does what I want while looking badass. 😂 Rock on....

@KrisBarocsi 3 года назад

Thanks a lot Allen! That’s my experience too. You can get really good affordable guitars with a little luck. Chances are still bigger finding an even better guitar if you go higher up in the price range. Guitar brands know what they’re doing. Haha

@JeighNeither 4 года назад

For me, playing guitar is a spiritual experience. We are all literally vibrations; that's why music moves us so deeply, & why resonance is one of the most important things in a guitar. You get resonance from high quality lumber, hardware, & craftsmanship. So when I decide to buy a guitar I use metrics that I feel are more conducive to a spiritual experience to make my decision. Is this purchase benefitting my community? Did the person who made this guitar, profit from their work, equal to the amount of energy they put into it? Is the wood this guitar is born from, harvested sustainably? When I ask those questions, factoring in superior resonance, playability & tone that a professional instrument lends it's owner; the only guitars that fit the bill, are higher-dollar guitars. But think about it... what's $1000-1800 anyway? Even if you could only save $50 a week, which damn near every gringo can; you'll have an amazing instrument that can be an heirloom if you like your kids, in only 2 1/2 months! Don't waste years of your life playing on a plank, when only a little discipline & patience (which you already have if you've learned to play), will land you a treasure for life.

@JeighNeither 4 года назад

I forgot; don't pay for cosmetics. Make sure the money you spend is on the actual guitar, that can net you quality at a much lower price point. Unless you want frills, but that's satisfying a completely different kind of itch that has nothing to do with music.

@ChrrZ 4 года назад

great comment Jeigh!

@JeighNeither 4 года назад

@@ChrrZ Hey, thanks! I really appreciate that, & am happy at least one person agrees with me, haha, -Cheers.

@ChrrZ 4 года назад

@@JeighNeither you are very welcome! you brought some much more and such important aspects to this conversions, not only for guitars, but in general! i assume most people are not even aware or think about and thats also a reason, why the world is like it is :(

@catherinedenantes4044 4 года назад

I've got a mid price tele and two second hand guitars. What I love to do is upgrade my two cheap ones. It's another way to have a good sound.

@pedrosilvamusician 3 года назад

Really thinking about buying one of these harley benton fusions to do that. Just mod it and make it crazy good

@late4suppa1 3 года назад

I make over $100,000 grand a year and just bought a Epiphone Riviaria. I was looking for a guitar that had p90's and that one has them. I love it! My brother asked why I bought it since I could afford anything I wanted and I said because it sounds good and looks good.

@late4suppa1 3 года назад

@@roman-fo2sk Exactly why I got rid of Facebook, Furbar

@guterwilli5399 4 года назад

Hey Chris... Perfect explained... What I like about your statements and vidz is: It is always said with brain, heart and soul and a lot of knowledge... The people nowadays and specially while right now maybe and more than ever before want to hear the truth and nothing but the truth... 😉 No more blablablas... So... Go on withe doing these vidz... Great job dude...

@KrisBarocsi 4 года назад

Bernd Willi Wolf thanks so much Bernd! I can’t stand meaningless blah blahs and can’t stand lies. So good to hear that this comes through my videos. Cheers mate!

@john-acellera 3 года назад

Thank you for the informative content 👍

@EXSENTRIX 4 года назад

The riff at the beginning has a NIN vibe to it. That was awesome.

@Watzline 3 года назад

Can't beat the Tele, I have $4000, Gibson $3000 Gretsch guitars, and right now my main guitars are modified Squier Strat, Tele, [ those necks to me are perfect], Harley Benton Fusion II, CST 24, gigging, practicing everyday, case in point EVH Frankenstein, it come down to ability. Good guitar+ good effects+ good amp + ability to play = Hell Yeah Baby! even on a budget. Thanks Kris, you rock bro!

@michaljandera3930 4 года назад

It doesn´t matter if you have cheap or expensive guitar. When it inspires you to play and you´re really enjoying the playing, it´s the best guitar in the world. Love my Fender Highway One Strat. Awesome video Kris ;)

@ChrrZ 4 года назад

well said michal!

@gkol69 4 года назад

Very well said! Many people confuse "expensive" with "overpriced". If you have a luthier working on a guitar and giving attention in details for hours and days you don't say the guitar is "overpriced", it's like an insult! Many people say that when it's more expensive that they can afford, they just say "overpriced". Some of them want the same features half the price but that's not possible for the reasons you mention in this video!

@Taffer9876 4 года назад

I read the difference between an American Made Fender and a Mexican made Fender is about 90 miles lol. I got a Fender Telecaster made in Mexico and I think it is a fabulous guitar for 800 bucks or so. I cannot find a thing wrong with it. Stays in tune, feels great, plays great and sounds great. I also have an old cheap Peavey Matador I think that I blocked the tremelo on, because it stunk, but it is a good guitar I bought for 50 bucks off of someone. Weighs a ton though lol. And if it gets lost damaged or stolen, it is no big deal. I left a Gibson Les Paul at a friend's house once and he hocked for some blow. Some friend he was lol. My bad for leaving it out of my control.

@scottanderson4175 4 года назад

Hi I’ve been playing for two years I own a Korean PRS Tremonti and a Mexican Tele honestly both of these guitars put a smile on my face every time I pick them up 🤷🏻‍♀️

@rolandayes6481 4 года назад

We live in age of superb guitars whether cheap or expensive. My first electric was a Colombo Les Paul copy which was absolute crap! Haha!

@jamesfrancisco3130 4 года назад

Excellent video! I have many lower end guitars, and only wish I could afford a high end one. You are completely correct that factory guitars are all missing some details. Don't know how many times I've cut myself on the jagged fret ends when the wood shrinks in winter and the fret ends protrude. Those are the VERY cheap ones, but in other ways, they play great. Love that custom tele you have!

@TheBLSCamo Год назад

I had several lower end,about 7. Sold all of them and bought a high end CS Stratocaster.

@shawnadams1693 4 года назад

Another great video!

@timothyplonk4266 4 года назад

I will agree,but to a point. I have a 2009 Washburn WI64 that I purchased new for $399. Solid mahogany body and solid piece 1 piece mahogany neck. The stopbar and tom bridge were hideous,had saddle rattle and did not sustain well at all. I changed those to Tone Pros aluminum locking,changed the existing Grovers to Grover locking Rotogrips,and installed Stew-Mac alnico v PAF pickups,put in high grade vol and tone pots. Had my lutheir to lower the frets. It has low buzz free action,stays in tune and sounds incredible. Even though I have more in the guitar than the purchase price,I cherish it,I love it and will not sell it. My luthier offered to buy it,and have had other offers--$850 and $900. I will put that one up against anything else. It has a super slim neck;it just feels like a part of me.

@grilledspaghetti 4 года назад

That said about wood, I bought the HB cabronita equivalent and totally lucked out with an awesome beautiful light one that blew the floor model away. Had a HB tele, the cheapest one for 79€ that had a flamed maple fingerboard and a body that was so well matched it looked like one piece from front and back, but of course that one had to be a boat anchor. I would have never sold it otherwise.

@cornstar1253 4 года назад

The expensive ones hold their value over time

@JaimeCerrada 4 года назад

This.

@ChrrZ 4 года назад

exactly, when you buy a expensive guitar 2nd hand, in almost every case you can resell it later without a big loss

@jaezryl 4 года назад

Then again, you bought an expensive guitar and selling it for less.

@JaimeCerrada 4 года назад

@@jaezryl Of course. This happens almost always (If you aren't buying a collector's piece) But as you know isn't the same to sell a Made in USA/Japan expensive guitar as any other cheap Made in Korea/China/Indonesia guitar. By selling a guitar you always lost a bit of money, but in the case of cheap guitars you always lost more money than the expensive/recognized guitars.

@alexwr 3 года назад

I buy guitars to play, not to sell.

@argocat99 4 года назад

I agree, thanks for the videos and advice you give

@ruiseartalcorn 4 года назад

I have LOTS of guitars, some expensive and some not - I bought them based on my interest in the instrument, not the cost. My two main gigging guitars are my Fender American Original 50s Telecaster (about £1500.00) and my Harley Benton TE52 (£120.00). Both are great!

@lucasc5622 Год назад

Mr humble over here

@jhstatts888 3 года назад

I made it to the end and I subscribed. Nice video.

@KrisBarocsi 3 года назад

JH Statts Hey man, much appreciated. Thanks for watching the video till the end. Many don’t do that unfortunately. Cheers

@jhstatts888 3 года назад

Kris Barocsi | Cheers! Great info presented, and I agree with you 100%.

@perudolux 3 года назад

I discovered your channel recently...very good content!!!

@KrisBarocsi 3 года назад

perudolux thanks a lot man, welcome! Enjoy the videos! :)

@Deus_Ubique Месяц назад

something i made good experience with: once i brought my old midrange ibanez (~1500usd modell) to a guitar-craftman. he worked it all over. i spend about 220usd. after that, it was just another guitar. of course you can't add the details and if you want upgrades, you pay for them additionally. but in this way, it's possible to get the body/neck adjustment close to perfection. i should have made this way earlier, and if it comes to smaller stuff i do everything myself. but when de frets/bridges are worn, it's just something i don't have the tools and the experience. after i experience what a good guitar maker can make out of my old guitar, i think many people can profit from just taking a little bit of money into their hand and hand it over to a professional. it may not pay off for really cheap modells, but for worn 1-2k modells, it's worth a try in my opinion. i felt in love again with my old lady after she got some love from a professional (don't do this with your actual lady !)

@ROLEPLAYA64 4 года назад

I bought my first gutar in 1980 for £100. It was a Kay Tulip, and by every measure today, it was a total piece of garbage! I am AMAZED at the quality you can get for less than that these days (taking inflation into account) A Harley Benton strat copy is ten times the guitar my old Kay was! Trust me, this really is a golden era for guitars and guitar players! (oh, and my next guitar is likely to be a Schecter Nick Johnston signiture - I'm a strat man all the way but sadly fender don't make what I want in that price bracket - no slam on fender, it just is what it is)

@liorauf 4 года назад

Great video!!!

@WakizashiSabre 3 года назад

Hi man, nice video. For me, bang for buck are used MIJ instruments from Fujigen (Ibanez guy, tho I have MIJ from Jackson too). HW wise, you are damn spot on. On other hand, many cheap todays guitars are so playable that you swap HW and good nice instrument too. I think, that most important thing is, that instrument must feel comfortable in players hand the rest is not that important (for most).

@MisterGuitarItalia 4 года назад

Expensive guitars are -- in theory -- "good" right out of the box, whereas cheap ones may need to be worked on and upgraded in parts/electronics. However, there's something to be said about "personality" of the instrument which, in my experience, is rarely directly proportional to market price.

@MrNeilfatmonkey 4 года назад

14:20 what is the zebra bridge pickup in that Les Paul? It sounds amazing!

@MBEG89 3 года назад

Point of diminishing returns can happen pretty quickly in the guitar world depending on what youre getting. Mid range guitars are often the most cost effective but also have the worst resale. Guitars above a grand usually hold value pretty well.

@hardworkmusic 4 года назад

What a great video! This should end or at least clarify the whole discussion about the price tags. (^;

@tonedriverss8629 4 года назад

And the music you make will be done on the neck / fretboard . The most important part of a guitar is the part you actually play on . The rest holds everything together . Pick ups are the voice . I'm amazed at the quality necks and fretboards being made today , in mass production overseas shops ! Those people love their jobs and do the best work they can everyday taking pride . With strict quality control being important to them . I own a couple Fender Squires made in Indonesia that traveled all the way here in just a cardboard box , arriving in absolute perfect condition , perfectly set-up , play like butter , no sharp frets , ultra smooth neck , no flaws anywhere , etc .... amazing . I also own more expensive American made ones . So I have a baseline for comparison . Dudes , pots caps switches and knobs are VERY cheap replacements , and only just because you think you need to change them when you really dont . 30 bucks of little parts should not raise the price by 1 or 2 K on a exact SAME guitar build . A lemon is a lemon no matter where and or who built it . But a good guitar is what it is . It takes an experienced player less than 30 seconds with playing a guitar to know how good or bad a guitar is . Just me and my 30+ years opinion with playing guitars . Interesting well done video . Tks !

@op-z 3 года назад

Squier Vintage Vibe guitars are incredible - at $400 it's a steal.

@MBEG89 3 года назад

Ive got 2 guitars ill never sell, one is a gibson and the other is a modified squier strat. Price doesnt mean much after a few upgrades on cheap guitars. Resale obviously wont be there but oh well.

@mrroye 3 года назад

@@MBEG89 I have refused offers for my 84 Aria Pro ii. The only mod I made was tone and volume pots. I have been offered over $500 for it. Nope was my response.

@PaStef37 2 года назад

Very nice video. Thx

@TobyKBTY 4 года назад

The guitar that's worth buying is the one you as a player bond with the most. Then that's when the price tags or journeys just sort of seem to matter less (to an extent) because you know you have a keeper.

@christopherguzzi1316 2 года назад

Great viewpoint. Something I would add, in some cases, a more expensive guitar may be to historic spec. and have some negatives over a less expensive more modern or updated version. An example is a historic spec. 50s Telecaster will not have hum cancelling in the middle position. Also, sometimes you pay more just for exclusivity, not better, as in the case of a signature guitar or special color.

@sl.is.google 3 года назад

Great stuff...

@moronsmorons8913 3 года назад

I bought a Blade Tele in 1992 vor 2200DM/1100 Euro, which was very expensive at this time. I am still playing it as my main guitar, so I spent around 39 Euro per year. My Blade turned out to be cheap guitar.

@bucktv254 4 года назад

I learned something today thanks!

@ViktorStockmann 4 года назад

Hey Kris, back with a new name #whoami 😋😋 Prs Paul once said in an interview that for musicians the instrument is a tool that's supposed to be working effortlessly. Considering us guitar gear nerds, this is only part of the truth, I guess. The feel to it and personal history is the other very important part. Good to hear that for us small wallets there is a way out, or in...whatever. T hanks a lot for another great video Kris, happy to see you're still putting all this effort into them! 👍🏼👍🏼

@christianboddum8783 4 года назад

That Les Paul sounds heavenly!

@ginolamendola4084 Год назад

Great video Thanks ! How about a video on the true difference between a Gibson Les Paul Standard and a Murphy lab ?

@cpamiseso Год назад

Words of the wise, this is very true. I used to play >1000 USD guitars, then financial decision hit me and I sold them and switch to 200-300 USD custom guitars, some are custom made (so it was the cost for building). Fret works and finish is what really spoke to me, with good fret levelling, I can manage to have a near-perfect setup (low as possible yet maintain note ringing well). I refret and redo the fret dressing to a guitar tech, and now my T style and S style guitar plays amazing. This would lead you to comfort and how often you would want to touch the guitar. Wood is also important in term of resonance and helping pickup get a decent amount of vibration, but at 200-300 USD I trust those manufacturers you already get a useful although not fancy guitar wood. No neck warp, no weird wood that don't sing and ring well. This ensure you get a decent amount of resonance even unplugged, and it can help with feeling satisfied about your guitar is ringing enough bells and whistles. Aside from build and craftmanship, is below: Electronic wise, there are many decent pickups out there, study and select the right numbers of caps, resistors, pots, etc for your needs (have a chat with someone in a forum or friends nearby, peek at their expensive guitars), and you're good to have the sound you might needed. No recipe for this, although there are some 'standard' or 'generic' schematics which you could use as starting guidelines. Then finally, have yourself a good, original set of strings, not using cheap or fake ones, to ensure your voicing comes out nicely. Guitar strings is like vocal chords of a vocalist. You'll need it in decency to make sure what you heard is what you can play and want to play. No dead strings, no weak sounding string, with a set of original string. PS: you could start locally with that 200-300 USD price range, bought a midrange one at 400-600 USD, or have a well known builder to have the body/neck ready for you (and it could get you to the 900-1000 USD range).

@rawain1896 4 года назад

very interesting video, the best guitar is the one with it feels good indeed, I played on lots of guitar, lots of expensives big brands and I always came back to my "cheap" classic 60's mexico strat, it's my guitar and she has the sound I like, very good channel, I often have trouble understanding English, and your diction is excellent and perfect for non-English speakers to understand

@rileyioacura 4 года назад

I’m on an epiphone Sheraton made in Korea.. it was cheap (£400) but it was a gift from my mum.. my only other working guitar is my first electric guitar that is a strat that my mum paid £20 for with an amp and gig bag when I was 10 and 16 years later I still love and play it even though it’s cheap the neck is so amazing...... I know personally I will never be able to afford anything more but I’m thankful for the guitars I have and I love watching someone connect with a expensive guitar or cheap guitar because as long as you have a connection with it and it feels comfortable to you then that’s all that matters!! I admit I’m always looking on Thomann and andertons at high end guitars and pedals and valve amps and dream but end of the day if you have the spare cash to buy an expensive guitar then go buy your dream guitar!!! But if you can’t afford it well just work with what you have or can afford because you may connect with it more then a expensive guitar

@KrisBarocsi 4 года назад

Riley IoAcura It’s ALL about connecting with a guitar. No matter which one. It great to have all the options out there nowadays. Cheers again. Haha

@kmichaelp4508 4 года назад

Kris! I love your demeanor. Buy the best you can afford!

@KrisBarocsi 4 года назад

Mike Pinion Thank you Mike! Yes I think that’s very important to understand and accept. You can always play music and get great tone. That’s what matters most. Your guitar has one important job: it should inspire you to pick it up and play. 🤘😁

@kmichaelp4508 4 года назад

Kris Barocsi ,or just make it yourself!

@kmichaelp4508 4 года назад

Kris Barocsi , I would show you mine that I made myself but I can’t send it on this