1000 percent try every other option other than selling your guitars you will regret it. On the other hand be very careful on the guitars you do pick and ensure you have the funds to commit to the deal.
Yep, 2003 triple pickup les paul classic, 2002 larrivee omv10, 97 gibson blues hawk, 2000 fat tele, 2000/2001 usa fender partscaster. 50th anniversary usa strat deluxe. Hell i even regret selling my first electric which was a "michael kelly phoenix jazz box".... what I wouldn't do for the $300 guitar back. honestly the only guitar I don't regret selling was a purple burst gibson custom shop custom pro. That guitar played like shit and sounded worse lol anyways, RIP to the old ones.
please don't frame maxing out credit cards and shredding your savings as something good... I'm glad it's worked out for you and that guitar, but it's generally a really bad idea
I really only have two guitars that are ‘unsellable’ to me. One is a yellow Strat my fiancé bought me after we reconciled after a very serious split. The second is a telecaster that has always just felt right to me- I use it for *everything* now. I’ve went through flings with les pauls, PRS, SG’s, etc and I always end up feeling like those guitars do ‘one’ thing really well, but these two Mexican fenders sitting in the corner do everything I want.
My Strat is a 97 California Series USA, but it was finished in Mexico and assembled in the US. I bought it in 97 and for years it was my only electric.
The “be pro hang” advice might be the best piece of advice here. The guy I wish I could call for gigs these days [but can’t bcz he’s made it to the pro level] was a true pro level hang. He melted my face when it was his time, but always made sure to give me complements I felt like I didn’t deserve sharing the stage with him and was always willing to share knowledge. Zack Robertson- if you see this comment, I’m talking about you buddy.
Im 4 guitars down from 13, Im 69 and didn’t want my collection in an estate sale when I kick. Two amps down from five, the ones on wheels that i can lift. 🤣
When it comes to selling gear I follow both Keith Williams' rule "Have I used it in the past 6 months, or will I use it in the next 6 months?" and also Marie Kondo's "Does it spark joy?".
Have i used it in the last 6 months? Yes, that works for clothes. GUITARS?! Nope. Don't sell guitars anymore. I did once. Never again. I don't just buy any guitar though it may look like
I won't leave my house for a gig/session/rehearsal without a 2nd guitar. Having toured for a few years I know that anything that COULD happen, WILL happen at some point. The last thing you want to experience is a problem without a solution!
@@alexander_winston I do the same thing. I've got an R7 that makes it out to gigs, but I always carry it in an Epi case and never take my eyes off of it.
Me too! It sucks. I can’t even count the cool stuff I had to get rid of because I was broke. Survival takes precedence. It often does work out for the best in the long run. The real solace is in knowing that you did at least have the experience with it at one time. Cheers
It is sad, that when looking for a good Les Paul you have to try so many to find a good one. At that price, they should all be good. Gibson is not for me...
I currently own eleven electric guitars and am waiting for number twelve to come into stock. All my guitars are different and I make it a point to play each one and appreciate each one for what it is, that way I never feel like I need to sell one because it doesn't get used.
I try to do the same thing but still buy and sell a lot of guitars. If i have not played one of my guitars for a while then i sell and get something else. Some how with that buying and selling process my guitar collection keeps growing. Which is funny because I am a drummer...
@@neiladams2107 Curious since I never look at drum stuff...are drummers always being told "you have to have this?" like guitar players are? Seems like drums would really add up to some space unless you sold or traded. At what point does the ghost of Neal Peart show up and say "you've got too many drums buddy!" ?
Some people like heavy Les Pauls. I like them light, between 8-9 pounds. Good advice on this point. This is hard to find with a standard. That's why I love retailers that list weight. Great fuzz tone on your Les Paul btw!!!!!
Yeah, people do it a lot with pedals, too. A manufacturer/ builder will send musicians some gear to demo / ‘try out for a while’. Once you have the gear, you can do whatever you want with it. Swap the pickups, change the tuners, sell it, etc.
I would’ve never sold that wine red Les Paul custom for a Novo. Nova guitars I’m sure are great but way way overpriced. $4500 -five grand for a boutique brand guitar… give me a Gibson custom LP especially early 2000s all day.
I sold a guitar once. A Martin GPC-16E. I bought it new. I didn’t particularly care for the sound. I have better guitars that cover it’s niche better. Yet, I find myself constantly unhappy that I sold it. Ugh! It was like I gave up a child for adoption.
Please, once and for all. Ge has nothing to do, if Fuzz likes or dislike buffer. Its about input and output impedance missmatch of old Fuzz designs. Oldschool made Si fuzz will go wild with buffer, while modern made Ge fuzz can work with buffers no problem. Thank you for not spreading this Germanium myth anymore.
That first question hit home. I have seven guitars, and probably only really ever played two, maybe three. I have six amplifiers and really only ever used two, maybe three. And I have 25 or 30 pedals and really only use maybe five. I keep the others because I might want to use them. And because selling them frightens me because I know I will instantly regret selling them. The struggle is real.
So true about the difference between guitars. The one I played that I still remember was a used PRS I knew it was special when I first strummed a chord. It was 11k used. I still dream about that guitar.
I sold Ed Roland (Collective Soul) his first pro level guitar, my Yamaha SG2000. It was a great one! Ed made lots of memorable live and recorded music with that instrument and I have never regretted it once.
It very hard to sell off a guitar ,you usually take a beating .. Music stores love to take a trade in. And 9 out of 10 times you will wish you hadn't sold that guitar.. Guitars are going up to crazy prices nowdays too. So you may make out selling one but not so good buying one..
So that Les Paul standard you are keeping it? So that give away that you send out few weeks ago is to trick us to forward and share your channel? It’s not real? @Rhett Shull can you explain?
Until today I never sold a guitar, just going to the next school, waiting for someone looking poor, ask him or her if likes Rock and wanna learn play guitar and there he/she goes for free. I gave even someone guitar did later had a local Band which was not bad, also when their music was not so my favorite a lot like them.
The only three guitars I’ve sold were a 1970 strat daughter needed a ear operation a prs swamp ash special didn’t play it and that gave me some of the money need for a 58 fender custom shop tele and a takamine for a Taylor 810 all in all love all my guitars some 13 of them i do have a question where did you get that willie t shirt love that mans music .
One year rule suggests I should sell my PRS baritone. It's a cool axe though. That 2019 Les Paul is the one you had PLEK'd, right? How does it compare to your new Norm's LP as far as neck profile, action, resonance? Maybe set it up with Nashville tuning, or even Gambale tuning?
I’m shooting out strats with savings money right now. I still struggle with letting some go or making a choice of one or the other. Great video. Thanks for sharing.
id like to buy a les paul and play one again before i no longer am able too.. when your time is cut short you start to relise what you wish u could have done more in life
I sell the gear that frustrates me, or has frustrated me at some point in time, or that reminds me of some shitty time in the past (that we all went throuhg right?). That’s my decision driver.
I had amassed a pretty decent collection of mediocre guitars. On my 40th this year I traded in about 10 guitars for my first real Les Paul, a used 2022 Gibson Les Paul Classic (it was only a month old when I found it) that I knew was the one the moment I saw it, and I got a 1994 Fender TL-62 Telecaster in candy apple red. Now I have reached that rare moment of being satisfied with the guitars that I have… for now. 😂
All my guitars are sub $1000 dollars and my RME interface is the only piece of gear over that $1000 threshold. For what I do more expensive items just aren’t necessary.
You're such a good communicator, Rhett. Whether it's covering the anorak stuff of guitars and gear, or talking more about career advice, you engage people so well. Loved the thoughts towards the end of this vid re getting on in the music industry. Advice that is transferrable right across the piece.
The buffer into fuzz thing, isn’t a germanium/silicon issue. A muff has no problem, because it uses diodes. A Fuzz Face uses transistors. Silicon or germanium, the same problems happen. There has been a fix for this for quite a long time, yet many companies are just now building transistor fuzzes with the wah fix, or ability to be placed anywhere in an fx chain.
I am not hating, Rhett, but many of us didn't have mom or dad to just buy us a Gibson Les Paul - let alone to get rid of one. From amps to pedals to guitars, this feed is increasingly becoming one big advertisement, I think you're incredibly talented and worked hard to get where you are but, this feed has become one big advert. Loved your content but I'm out brother.
Make more money, so you never have to sell it or anything. Trading or selling is always a regret for me. Consider building. It is not that hard to start. If you sell that les Paul invest into a cnc router for $2,000 or buy individual tools for cheap. Ben @ Crimson Guitars is the man to learn from.
As a lefty, selling guitars is extra challenge as we just can't go out and easily find a replacement most of the time. I live in rual Iowa, so I started making my guitars from kits.
A guy never really owns a guitar. If you think about it...the instrument will survive us. We are just caretakers. There is a time for everything. There is a beginning and an end.
Good info - thanks. I’m fortunate to be able to afford to buy and have a nice bunch of guitars. I am now at the point where I probably need to cull out a few. I have a vintage Strat and Les Paul to which I’m too emotionally attached to ever get rid of. There will probably be new acquisitions in the future but I may impose a rule of new one in, old one out. Keep up the good work…
I'm a Stop you at the 2 min mark... you need at least 4 Les Paul's, Standard with humbuckers, Standard with P90's, Custom, and then a Gold top, They all sound different, and they all have a purpose.... At least thats what I tell the wife... Also if you plan on HUGE tours, then an identical backup is pretty handy to have around.
Ask yourself “Would I ever pay what I am going to get to get this guitar back?”. If “yes”, don’t sell. Hint: I have regretted nearly every trade, sale or gift of a guitar in my position. Maybe not all gifts, because many of those are special, but you get my drift.
Had a 2016 Les Paul Standard that I loved, but I ended up buying my first Gibson Custom Shop R0 60th Anniversary and sold my 2016 to help pay for it. I don't regret it at all - the R0 Custom Shop is not only better sounding, but better feeling.
After having a vintage Les Paul stolen in the 90s, I've been through 30 plus Les Pauls and never found one close until 3 weeks ago. And believe it or not it's a high end tokai not a Gibson. Absolutely resonates all they way through your gut
With regards to “How to pick a Les Paul” I recently bought a Wildwood Murphy Lab ‘58 sight unseen. When it arrived, I loved the look and feel, but noticed the treble strings weren’t cutting through and over-powered by the bass strings. I was ready to sell it fearing I got a “bad one”. I looked at the set up and noticed, the treble side of the bridge pickup was 1mm lower than the bass side. Moral of the story, if it feels great, but doesn’t sound good/right, check and adjust your pickup heights. Makes all the difference!!
I don’t remember where I heard this but it was advice to up and coming musicians/artists who wanted to “make it”, he said “people want to make art with their friends”.
I buy and sell a lot of guitars. But it is only until I get the one in my hand that makes me say, YOU ARE IT! that I keep it. I don't mind selling them. I have 4 that are my actual favorites. Everything else is just a guitar. Until its not! lol
Can totally relate. I only just sold the guitar I made in lockdown. It was genuinely a super tough decision. In the end it didn't fit anything I played I'd play it and then replace it in a track with another guitar. So practically it made sense but because I'd built it (from scratch) over lockdown it was an emotional connection. In the end the guy who bought it was stoked and that really helped me.
I’ve sold so many guitars in the past I can’t remember all of them. There are ones I regret selling but they made way for the ones I have at the moment which I love .. But always remember they are only things that can be replaced
We are watching a husband Rizz his wife, after not getting some in a while.😂 …”Babe! I think I’m gonna sell a guitar… I do not want to, but after all the times of you asking me if I really need all these guitars; you’re right! I guess I don’t NEED this one! Thank you babe, for your endless knowledge!…” that’s a Grand Slam, Flawless Victory! Guaranteed Panty Dropper.😂😂😂 Thanks Rhett for this lil tidbit of knowledge.😎
As far as fuzz: typical input impedance of an old style fuzz is below 10k. By comparison most effects have in impedance around 500k (or more). The extremely low impedance of a fuzz is the reason they behave differently from most other pedals, as far as buffers are concerned. To simplify things: impedance match/mismatch affects frequency response, distortion, level. All of these change if you stick a buffer in front of a fuzz.
I have two guitars that won't ever be sold. One is a 1984 E series Japanese Fender Strat (modeled after the 57). I have owned that guitar since 87 and never found another strat that I like better. The other is a Martin HD-28 1983 150th Anniversary Year that I inherited from my grandfather. Beautiful sounding guitar. Nothing sounds quite like or as good as a Martin to me. The les pauls , ibanez, teles , super strats can all come and go and I go thruogh phases of playing them all but I always come back to the strat and remember why it won't ever be sold.
Bold of him to state "If you do these things then you will make it." Those things can all be there but if you don't live in the right place, you may never "make it." Or some musicians run out of money before they can make it. You can't simply move to Nashville, pay rent, take guitar lessons, and play guitar all the time without needing money. And a lot of it. Some of these Nashville guys lived with their parents who also lived in Nashville while they rode out the lean early years and not everyone has parents who will give them free rent in Nashville.
A pro friend of mine said this about selling a guitar and the anguish in doing so. "It's just a pience of wood." We do get attached. I recently sold a 1974 Rickenbacker 4001 which I have owned since 1995. I've had it 30 years, it's time for someone else to enjoy.
Great advice Rhett! The end of this video is some of the best advice I have heard you give. Great video overall but the last couple minutes and question was invaluable.
Rhett, I think I know the exact use for that „spare” Les Paul Standard, and that is to make it into a „Jimmy Page Les Paul”, and that is to make it that 4 push pull wiring that Jimmy had and maybe make a video about it… maybe make it all the way there with the SD Whole Lotta Humbuckers for example, idk just an idea. Love the chanel and looking forward to more videos✌️
Aside from my '62 LP that was stolen, until recently I've had to sell every guitar I've owned to pay bills or eat. Can't get attached to material things. Just a perspective.
Most of mine found special homes but there are always a few regrets, one my 1965 Dove, 1962 Gibson Melody Maker D and the 3rd was a 2012 Gibson Les Paul Bourbon Burst, I dont know I sold a Strat or Tele I miss because I still have all Those and ones I did love and got rid of went as donations to Charities serving Kids, Seniors & Veterans, When buying I agree to play as many as you can before buying, I used to see frustration of some Guitar Dealers when I wanted to play everyone on the wall that appealed to me to see if any Magic
I have a 59 Les Paul Junior that DOC KAUFFMAN worked on. I will never sell it. Leo's first partner made a device that 'gouged' either side of the fret board down , so a busy/broke guitar player didn't it have to resort to a full fret job. Taking a small amount if the fret board out has the effect of moving the frets 'up' so then they can be dressed and filed. Of course it damaged the fret board but when Doc did this work for me -- '75-'79, vintage purity wasn't really a thing. Plus Doc was more of an Industrial thinker than a Luthier. He wanted to solve problems and improve efficiency and this fret board 'torture device' certainly accomplished this task. I even bought the metal handled brass and stainless steel device - probably less than a dozen exist.
I run a minimalist setup. I have to FORCE myself not to buy one of each guitar out there. I have a Tele which is my main guitar which I use 80% of the time. For other sounds, I have a Strat, an Epiphone LP and a couple of acoustics.
Dear Rhett, how about making a Video about exchanging the pickups of both Les Pauls to see what is involved in the sound? Just the pickups,,,? The wood, the glue.. ??? That would be extremely interesting!!!
Had to push pause & comment when I heard you say that you had a Les Paul before, (that your parents bought you)... which is more than likely why you bought the LP standard... if you're a real player/working musician, which I believe you are. My humble opinion, it's like most any other profession, carpenter, masonry, contractor, etc... never a good idea to sell any of your tools. From experience, had many tools, sold'em, did sales for 15yrs+, now a swimming pool contractor, been buying tools ever since! Only doyink around with guitar/music & wouldn't sell'em, each has it's own thing!! & we end up missing it when it's gone! Just like that 1st Les Paul!!! Also probably worth muncho mas cash today!!! Best wishes!
A Les Paul don’t have to be “The One”. I have 3 Gibson Les Pauls. One is a custom. But they have drastic different pickups in them making then serve different purposes. 😁
Hold up... you can sell guitars? Don't tell my wife that.
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I hide all mine in bass cases… like everyone else she doesn’t ever look there.😉😅
@Bubba haha her question is always "where are you going to put that one?" Umm... with the others? Good idea in the bass case haha.
Agreed. !!!!!!!
Every guitar I’ve sold, I’ve regretted. Maybe not right away but some years later I’ll be like “damn!”
yep me too- borys archtop, Santacruz FS, AND a D'aquisto New Yorker ( yes a real one)
Agreed.
Perhaps not all of them, but I regret many of the ones that left the corral.🤦
1000 percent try every other option other than selling your guitars you will regret it. On the other hand be very careful on the guitars you do pick and ensure you have the funds to commit to the deal.
I felt the same way after selling my Marshall stack. Regret!!
Yep, 2003 triple pickup les paul classic, 2002 larrivee omv10, 97 gibson blues hawk, 2000 fat tele, 2000/2001 usa fender partscaster. 50th anniversary usa strat deluxe. Hell i even regret selling my first electric which was a "michael kelly phoenix jazz box".... what I wouldn't do for the $300 guitar back. honestly the only guitar I don't regret selling was a purple burst gibson custom shop custom pro. That guitar played like shit and sounded worse lol anyways, RIP to the old ones.
please don't frame maxing out credit cards and shredding your savings as something good... I'm glad it's worked out for you and that guitar, but it's generally a really bad idea
I really only have two guitars that are ‘unsellable’ to me. One is a yellow Strat my fiancé bought me after we reconciled after a very serious split. The second is a telecaster that has always just felt right to me- I use it for *everything* now. I’ve went through flings with les pauls, PRS, SG’s, etc and I always end up feeling like those guitars do ‘one’ thing really well, but these two Mexican fenders sitting in the corner do everything I want.
Okay
Your wife bought you a guitar lol. Keeper.
Another MexStrat MexCaster lover, I've always played Mexi Fenders all Strats, I've never found better
My Strat is a 97 California Series USA, but it was finished in Mexico and assembled in the US. I bought it in 97 and for years it was my only electric.
I own 5 Fenders, 2 Mexi and 3 USA, all are great. IDGAF where it was made, does it play well and sound good ? That is my benchmark.
The “be pro hang” advice might be the best piece of advice here. The guy I wish I could call for gigs these days [but can’t bcz he’s made it to the pro level] was a true pro level hang. He melted my face when it was his time, but always made sure to give me complements I felt like I didn’t deserve sharing the stage with him and was always willing to share knowledge. Zack Robertson- if you see this comment, I’m talking about you buddy.
Im 4 guitars down from 13, Im 69 and didn’t want my collection in an estate sale when I kick. Two amps down from five, the ones on wheels that i can lift. 🤣
When it comes to selling gear I follow both Keith Williams' rule "Have I used it in the past 6 months, or will I use it in the next 6 months?" and also Marie Kondo's "Does it spark joy?".
Have i used it in the last 6 months? Yes, that works for clothes. GUITARS?! Nope. Don't sell guitars anymore. I did once. Never again. I don't just buy any guitar though it may look like
It's good to have a backup guitar in case your favorite is damaged or stolen
Totally agree with you
I won't leave my house for a gig/session/rehearsal without a 2nd guitar. Having toured for a few years I know that anything that COULD happen, WILL happen at some point. The last thing you want to experience is a problem without a solution!
Not to mention if you play different genres and use different tunings
My ebony Epiphone Les Paul was stolen! :(
I’m very reluctant to take my dream guitar (s) on gigs, travel etc. Having that #2 LP is a handy thing to have to keep your baby out of harms way
Absolutely agree Alexander
@@tomholman4991 for awhile I was carrying my Gibson LP in an Epiphone case to avoid attracting attention.
@@alexander_winston i go even farther. Gator case. Which by the way, i accidentally drove over in my jeep. The SG survived
@@alexander_winston I do the same thing. I've got an R7 that makes it out to gigs, but I always carry it in an Epi case and never take my eyes off of it.
@@antipsychosoup6709 R7……. Faaaaaaancy! Where again did you say you were gigging? 🤔 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I've sold a few guitars in my time, not because I didn't love them, but because I needed the money. Life often sucks.
Me too! It sucks. I can’t even count the cool stuff I had to get rid of because I was broke. Survival takes precedence. It often does work out for the best in the long run. The real solace is in knowing that you did at least have the experience with it at one time. Cheers
Didn’t Gibson gift that Les Paul to you?
I sold a guitar once, regret it to this day. sold an amp once, regret it to this day.
It is sad, that when looking for a good Les Paul you have to try so many to find a good one. At that price, they should all be good. Gibson is not for me...
I currently own eleven electric guitars and am waiting for number twelve to come into stock. All my guitars are different and I make it a point to play each one and appreciate each one for what it is, that way I never feel like I need to sell one because it doesn't get used.
How I’m trying to be
I try to do the same thing but still buy and sell a lot of guitars. If i have not played one of my guitars for a while then i sell and get something else. Some how with that buying and selling process my guitar collection keeps growing. Which is funny because I am a drummer...
@@neiladams2107 Curious since I never look at drum stuff...are drummers always being told "you have to have this?" like guitar players are? Seems like drums would really add up to some space unless you sold or traded. At what point does the ghost of Neal Peart show up and say "you've got too many drums buddy!" ?
You have to have an even number or the OCD will kick in! Thirteen begets fourteen...
@steve clark
Just for a moment I thought you were going to sell you old Les Paul…but only for a moment. :)
DON’T sell that guitar. That’s your “backup” Les Paul. I know you’d never take both out though.
Ugh..how do I make anymore of this pretentious nonsense...?
Some people like heavy Les Pauls. I like them light, between 8-9 pounds. Good advice on this point. This is hard to find with a standard. That's why I love retailers that list weight. Great fuzz tone on your Les Paul btw!!!!!
Erudite, intelligent and thought provoking Rhett. Fantastic stuff 🤘🏻👍🎸🤘🏻👍🎸
Why don't you give it away to your subscribers?
Didn't Gibson give you that LP/free as a peace offering on a visit to their factory after you had ragged Gibson big time in a video?
Yeah, people do it a lot with pedals, too. A manufacturer/ builder will send musicians some gear to demo / ‘try out for a while’. Once you have the gear, you can do whatever you want with it. Swap the pickups, change the tuners, sell it, etc.
Rhett sorry in advance but is your mouth dry, no think EVENTIDE H 90. How about now..?? 😂😂😂👍👍🥃Respect to you mate
I would’ve never sold that wine red Les Paul custom for a Novo. Nova guitars I’m sure are great but way way overpriced. $4500 -five grand for a boutique brand guitar… give me a Gibson custom LP especially early 2000s all day.
I sold a guitar once. A Martin GPC-16E. I bought it new. I didn’t particularly care for the sound. I have better guitars that cover it’s niche better. Yet, I find myself constantly unhappy that I sold it. Ugh! It was like I gave up a child for adoption.
Please, once and for all. Ge has nothing to do, if Fuzz likes or dislike buffer. Its about input and output impedance missmatch of old Fuzz designs. Oldschool made Si fuzz will go wild with buffer, while modern made Ge fuzz can work with buffers no problem.
Thank you for not spreading this Germanium myth anymore.
That first question hit home. I have seven guitars, and probably only really ever played two, maybe three. I have six amplifiers and really only ever used two, maybe three. And I have 25 or 30 pedals and really only use maybe five. I keep the others because I might want to use them. And because selling them frightens me because I know I will instantly regret selling them. The struggle is real.
Sell them and donate all the money to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Then you will have no regrets.
It's because America is so rich..only in America..an overabundance of .. well.. everything!..
@@robst247 You first!
@@josephkemler4488 But I'm not in America.
@@astewart9410 I've already made a big donation and intend to donate more.
6:02 'early, early' huh? guitar is a '99 and 57 Classics came out in 1990.
Someone spinning some yarn telling you they're different than today's...
How many can you justify owning ? Sadly I’ve let so many fine guitars, motorcycles, cars & females come & go except my Gold Top & L - 00.
So true about the difference between guitars. The one I played that I still remember was a used PRS I knew it was special when I first strummed a chord. It was 11k used. I still dream about that guitar.
Yeah - sell all your guitars, amps and effects and start playing baritone sax. Now there's a REAL instrument - with balls. 🤣
I sold Ed Roland (Collective Soul) his first pro level guitar, my Yamaha SG2000. It was a great one! Ed made lots of memorable live and recorded music with that instrument and I have never regretted it once.
It very hard to sell off a guitar ,you usually take a beating .. Music stores love to take a trade in. And 9 out of 10 times you will wish you hadn't sold that guitar..
Guitars are going up to crazy prices nowdays too. So you may make out selling one but not so good buying one..
So that Les Paul standard you are keeping it? So that give away that you send out few weeks ago is to trick us to forward and share your channel? It’s not real? @Rhett Shull can you explain?
Until today I never sold a guitar, just going to the next school, waiting for someone looking poor, ask him or her if likes Rock and wanna learn play guitar and there he/she goes for free.
I gave even someone guitar did later had a local Band which was not bad, also when their music was not so my favorite a lot like them.
OMG...you sold a guitar that was given to you by your parents???? FAIL!
The only three guitars I’ve sold were a 1970 strat daughter needed a ear operation a prs swamp ash special didn’t play it and that gave me some of the money need for a 58 fender custom shop tele and a takamine for a Taylor 810 all in all love all my guitars some 13 of them i do have a question where did you get that willie t shirt love that mans music .
One year rule suggests I should sell my PRS baritone. It's a cool axe though.
That 2019 Les Paul is the one you had PLEK'd, right? How does it compare to your new Norm's LP as far as neck profile, action, resonance? Maybe set it up with Nashville tuning, or even Gambale tuning?
I’m shooting out strats with savings money right now. I still struggle with letting some go or making a choice of one or the other. Great video. Thanks for sharing.
I'd say it's time when one becomes redundant. Or when the need for another guitar is greater than the need for one you own already.
id like to buy a les paul and play one again before i no longer am able too.. when your time is cut short you start to relise what you wish u could have done more in life
Agreed!
I sell the gear that frustrates me, or has frustrated me at some point in time, or that reminds me of some shitty time in the past (that we all went throuhg right?). That’s my decision driver.
I have 4 les pauls, an sg and a explorer. I'll never sell them. I've sold 2 guitars before and regret it to this day.
I had amassed a pretty decent collection of mediocre guitars. On my 40th this year I traded in about 10 guitars for my first real Les Paul, a used 2022 Gibson Les Paul Classic (it was only a month old when I found it) that I knew was the one the moment I saw it, and I got a 1994 Fender TL-62 Telecaster in candy apple red. Now I have reached that rare moment of being satisfied with the guitars that I have… for now. 😂
All my guitars are sub $1000 dollars and my RME interface is the only piece of gear over that $1000 threshold. For what I do more expensive items just aren’t necessary.
You're such a good communicator, Rhett. Whether it's covering the anorak stuff of guitars and gear, or talking more about career advice, you engage people so well. Loved the thoughts towards the end of this vid re getting on in the music industry. Advice that is transferrable right across the piece.
Great Video! I always struggle with selling guitars but I love to buy them
That ring is too much
The buffer into fuzz thing, isn’t a germanium/silicon issue.
A muff has no problem, because it uses diodes. A Fuzz Face uses transistors. Silicon or germanium, the same problems happen.
There has been a fix for this for quite a long time, yet many companies are just now building transistor fuzzes with the wah fix, or ability to be placed anywhere in an fx chain.
I was looking for this. It’s an input impedance issue with fuzz faces and tone benders, not the germanium transistors
If I don't play a guitar of mine within 6 months. I sell it.
I am not hating, Rhett, but many of us didn't have mom or dad to just buy us a Gibson Les Paul - let alone to get rid of one. From amps to pedals to guitars, this feed is increasingly becoming one big advertisement, I think you're incredibly talented and worked hard to get where you are but, this feed has become one big advert. Loved your content but I'm out brother.
Perfectly said.
Make more money, so you never have to sell it or anything. Trading or selling is always a regret for me. Consider building. It is not that hard to start. If you sell that les Paul invest into a cnc router for $2,000 or buy individual tools for cheap. Ben @ Crimson Guitars is the man to learn from.
Yo no tengo esos problemas. Tengo pocas , muy pocas. Problema resuelto
Rhett, I'm not going to watch this video, the title says it all. No don't sell it
Sell it LATER when it's worth MORE......
As a lefty, selling guitars is extra challenge as we just can't go out and easily find a replacement most of the time. I live in rual Iowa, so I started making my guitars from kits.
Agreed. Also a lefty so I’m very reluctant to sell or trade in guitars. I probably regret getting rid of about three guitars
As a lefty I only own a handful. Will never sell any of them.
A guy never really owns a guitar. If you think about it...the instrument will survive us. We are just caretakers. There is a time for everything. There is a beginning and an end.
Thank you
That question doesn't really bear any weight when you have 137 guitars hanging on the wall...
I own one, so the straight answer is: NO!
Surprised that you sold that LPC
Tonemaster Vibroverb would be sweet.
Hell, there are entire rooms of my house I haven't used in a year. 😆
{mumble} ... filled with guitars and pedals...
Good info - thanks. I’m fortunate to be able to afford to buy and have a nice bunch of guitars. I am now at the point where I probably need to cull out a few. I have a vintage Strat and Les Paul to which I’m too emotionally attached to ever get rid of. There will probably be new acquisitions in the future but I may impose a rule of new one in, old one out. Keep up the good work…
I'm a Stop you at the 2 min mark... you need at least 4 Les Paul's, Standard with humbuckers, Standard with P90's, Custom, and then a Gold top, They all sound different, and they all have a purpose.... At least thats what I tell the wife... Also if you plan on HUGE tours, then an identical backup is pretty handy to have around.
You could not afford that J? You need to get a job!!!
Ask yourself “Would I ever pay what I am going to get to get this guitar back?”. If “yes”, don’t sell. Hint: I have regretted nearly every trade, sale or gift of a guitar in my position. Maybe not all gifts, because many of those are special, but you get my drift.
Great clickbait title/thumb.
Had a 2016 Les Paul Standard that I loved, but I ended up buying my first Gibson Custom Shop R0 60th Anniversary and sold my 2016 to help pay for it. I don't regret it at all - the R0 Custom Shop is not only better sounding, but better feeling.
After having a vintage Les Paul stolen in the 90s, I've been through 30 plus Les Pauls and never found one close until 3 weeks ago. And believe it or not it's a high end tokai not a Gibson. Absolutely resonates all they way through your gut
I have yet to need to sell a guitar. But I'm only 18 months into my guitar-learning journey. And I've already bought 3 of them. In only 18 months. 😂
With regards to “How to pick a Les Paul” I recently bought a Wildwood Murphy Lab ‘58 sight unseen. When it arrived, I loved the look and feel, but noticed the treble strings weren’t cutting through and over-powered by the bass strings. I was ready to sell it fearing I got a “bad one”. I looked at the set up and noticed, the treble side of the bridge pickup was 1mm lower than the bass side. Moral of the story, if it feels great, but doesn’t sound good/right, check and adjust your pickup heights. Makes all the difference!!
I don’t remember where I heard this but it was advice to up and coming musicians/artists who wanted to “make it”, he said “people want to make art with their friends”.
Only you can answer that question
I buy and sell a lot of guitars. But it is only until I get the one in my hand that makes me say, YOU ARE IT! that I keep it. I don't mind selling them. I have 4 that are my actual favorites. Everything else is just a guitar. Until its not! lol
Are you out of your mind?
UPDATE after watching your video:
SELL IT!!!
Won't ever sell on Reverb again after they asked for my Tax info...done. Buying?...sure...selling, nope.
I thought Gibson gave Rhett the LP standard? Would seem a little weird to sell it if so. Glad he’s keeping it either way!
@Rhett I have shot you a few messages about my Nashville course could you please get back with me on that.
I am nothing if not a good hang. I am well on my way.
Can totally relate. I only just sold the guitar I made in lockdown. It was genuinely a super tough decision. In the end it didn't fit anything I played I'd play it and then replace it in a track with another guitar. So practically it made sense but because I'd built it (from scratch) over lockdown it was an emotional connection. In the end the guy who bought it was stoked and that really helped me.
I’ve sold so many guitars in the past I can’t remember all of them. There are ones I regret selling but they made way for the ones I have at the moment which I love .. But always remember they are only things that can be replaced
We are watching a husband Rizz his wife, after not getting some in a while.😂 …”Babe! I think I’m gonna sell a guitar… I do not want to, but after all the times of you asking me if I really need all these guitars; you’re right! I guess I don’t NEED this one! Thank you babe, for your endless knowledge!…” that’s a Grand Slam, Flawless Victory! Guaranteed Panty Dropper.😂😂😂 Thanks Rhett for this lil tidbit of knowledge.😎
As far as fuzz: typical input impedance of an old style fuzz is below 10k. By comparison most effects have in impedance around 500k (or more). The extremely low impedance of a fuzz is the reason they behave differently from most other pedals, as far as buffers are concerned. To simplify things: impedance match/mismatch affects frequency response, distortion, level. All of these change if you stick a buffer in front of a fuzz.
Sorry Rhett. Could only stand 2:05 minutes of this blasphemy. Otherwise, good channel sir.😄
I have two guitars that won't ever be sold. One is a 1984 E series Japanese Fender Strat (modeled after the 57). I have owned that guitar since 87 and never found another strat that I like better. The other is a Martin HD-28 1983 150th Anniversary Year that I inherited from my grandfather. Beautiful sounding guitar. Nothing sounds quite like or as good as a Martin to me. The les pauls , ibanez, teles , super strats can all come and go and I go thruogh phases of playing them all but I always come back to the strat and remember why it won't ever be sold.
Bold of him to state "If you do these things then you will make it." Those things can all be there but if you don't live in the right place, you may never "make it." Or some musicians run out of money before they can make it. You can't simply move to Nashville, pay rent, take guitar lessons, and play guitar all the time without needing money. And a lot of it. Some of these Nashville guys lived with their parents who also lived in Nashville while they rode out the lean early years and not everyone has parents who will give them free rent in Nashville.
A pro friend of mine said this about selling a guitar and the anguish in doing so.
"It's just a pience of wood."
We do get attached.
I recently sold a 1974 Rickenbacker 4001 which I have owned since 1995.
I've had it 30 years, it's time for someone else to enjoy.
Is It Time To Sell My Gibson? Yes, yes it is.
Great advice Rhett! The end of this video is some of the best advice I have heard you give. Great video overall but the last couple minutes and question was invaluable.
relic the gibbons
Rhett, I think I know the exact use for that „spare” Les Paul Standard, and that is to make it into a „Jimmy Page Les Paul”, and that is to make it that 4 push pull wiring that Jimmy had and maybe make a video about it… maybe make it all the way there with the SD Whole Lotta Humbuckers for example, idk just an idea. Love the chanel and looking forward to more videos✌️
If I had two Gibson Les Paul’s, I would probably put the other one in Eb tuning
you'll be sssssooooorrrrrrrryyyyy
Also, didn’t Gibson give you the 2019 standard? So why sell it? And do they expect you to keep it and feature it?
Aside from my '62 LP that was stolen, until recently I've had to sell every guitar I've owned to pay bills or eat. Can't get attached to material things. Just a perspective.
Most of mine found special homes but there are always a few regrets, one my 1965 Dove, 1962 Gibson Melody Maker D and the 3rd was a 2012 Gibson Les Paul Bourbon Burst, I dont know I sold a Strat or Tele I miss because I still have all Those and ones I did love and got rid of went as donations to Charities serving Kids, Seniors & Veterans, When buying I agree to play as many as you can before buying, I used to see frustration of some Guitar Dealers when I wanted to play everyone on the wall that appealed to me to see if any Magic
I have a 59 Les Paul Junior that DOC KAUFFMAN worked on. I will never sell it. Leo's first partner made a device that 'gouged' either side of the fret board down , so a busy/broke guitar player didn't it have to resort to a full fret job. Taking a small amount if the fret board out has the effect of moving the frets 'up' so then they can be dressed and filed. Of course it damaged the fret board but when Doc did this work for me -- '75-'79, vintage purity wasn't really a thing. Plus Doc was more of an Industrial thinker than a Luthier. He wanted to solve problems and improve efficiency and this fret board 'torture device' certainly accomplished this task. I even bought the metal handled brass and stainless steel device - probably less than a dozen exist.
I run a minimalist setup. I have to FORCE myself not to buy one of each guitar out there. I have a Tele which is my main guitar which I use 80% of the time. For other sounds, I have a Strat, an Epiphone LP and a couple of acoustics.
Put different pickups in it.
Dear Rhett, how about making a Video about exchanging the pickups of both Les Pauls to see what is involved in the sound? Just the pickups,,,? The wood, the glue.. ???
That would be extremely interesting!!!
Had to push pause & comment when I heard you say that you had a Les Paul before, (that your parents bought you)... which is more than likely why you bought the LP standard... if you're a real player/working musician, which I believe you are.
My humble opinion, it's like most any other profession, carpenter, masonry, contractor, etc... never a good idea to sell any of your tools. From experience, had many tools, sold'em, did sales for 15yrs+, now a swimming pool contractor, been buying tools ever since! Only doyink around with guitar/music & wouldn't sell'em, each has it's own thing!! & we end up missing it when it's gone!
Just like that 1st Les Paul!!!
Also probably worth muncho mas cash today!!! Best wishes!
A Les Paul don’t have to be “The One”. I have 3 Gibson Les Pauls. One is a custom. But they have drastic different pickups in them making then serve different purposes. 😁