Sure hope you’re feeling better, you sound a lot better. Thank you for this super video, it’s really nice to see your guitars out like this. Love your J-200, I’d love to have one someday. Thank you again and A Very Merry Christmas to you and yours! Buddy
Now show us the tee shirts, JJ. And whatever story is behind each one. I'm a 74 y.o. cancer survivor, the surgery and post-op treatment happened many years ago, so I sort of know your thoughts right now. Dad died from colon cancer, and I get regular camera work done. It was when I took up playing again a few years ago, looking for instruction for Lowell George's "Willin," that I discovered you. You've been my inspiration ever since.
Hey JJ first of all sorry, English it's not my language, but I feel like I had to leave you a comment. You have been a huge inspiration to me, since the PT channel (when I barely knew how to do a C chord) and you have taught me so much about the guitar or even mandolin. I think about how great and important was for me to found your channel since now I am 21 y/o and starting uni to become a music teacher. So Thank you, hope you feel better and get well soon. Happy Christmas to you and your family.
I’m on of the youngins on your channel. Born in 98’ and love classic rock. I’m self taught been playing for exactly a year two days from now and your channel is cool sir. I do some lessons and things on my channel. I’d be honored to get a few tips from you
You have a great wife, any women who allows her partner to have that many great guitars is a blessing. Keep all your guitars because you do great things with them. It is great to see you on the mend. Take your time recovering, we look forward to your return; we will go back to all your old videos until your back.
Get well soon! You have taught me more than anyone else on the web and are a true treasure. Thanks for all the lessons. Beautiful guitar collection. And as many others have said, you must have a fantastic wife to maintain that collection. Happy new year.
JJ you’ve helped me climb many a hill since I found your channel. I’m 65 and started playing at 16, I quit in my mid to late 20s for many years after the kids came along but a few years before the nest became empty I started back up and I found you on TH-cam quite sometime ago when you were under another name and you were playing all the old songs that I knew from my youth you. I’ve been playing everyday since and I have to give you much of the credit for instilling that fire in me again. I wish you much peace, love and good health for many years to come to you and yours! Keep picking my brother! Oh! When I decided to start playing again I went on a guitar binge and added to my two old bangers I had since my teen years, I need to get my wife to watch your video of your collection!
I can imagine it'd be hard to let any of these go & they all truly sound amazing. But there's always something very particular about your Hummingbird - its tone is damn near magical.
Thank you, JJ -- Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family. It's good for the soul to hear you again. I hope you're on the mend and feeling great soon. My colonoscopy is scheduled; thanks for the PSA. You're the best, man. I love your site, and the songs you play. Best of wishes in 2019.
Thanks James. Hope you are keeping well. Damn fine collection. Love the LP’s and your acoustics. Nice to see a Teisco in there. First guitar I ever owned a loooong time ago was a 1 pup Teisco E110 Tulip. Very basic.
Hey James, Ive loved and benefited from your lessons. I never expected though I’d be saying thank you for inspiring me to do something for my health. Yet you have. I made my consult and procedure appointments for Jan 9th and 16th respectively. I think we all hope to inspire at least one person on this planet to do something positive. My message to you is that you have. Thank you friend, and best wishes for continued improvement on your health. From my family to yours, thank you and best wishes for this holiday season and many many more to come. Charlie
My first electric was aPeavy Patriot back in the 80s. I have a Strat and had one in high school (maybe even middle school). And I’ve got a 335 very similar with an interesting provenance. My FIL loves music and music festivals. He went to a blues festival. Had food and a beer or two. Fell asleep in the grass listening to music. Awoke to his name being called. His ticket had won a raffle. A nice 1980s Gibson ES 335!! I’m the only son in law (his son doesn’t play either) who plays guitar. So I got ‘stewardship’ (I guess you’d call it) of the guitar. I don’t feel I own it, though he did give it to me. None of my 4 boys play, so no idea where it will go. Perhaps I will have grandchildren who will play. Thanks for the great video. I learned all kinds of stuff about guitars from it! Never heard of some of those! Be well, and have fun!
Hadnt been back in a while. PT brought me out of guitar retirement many years ago, still going strong.You are an inspiring teacher and thats what its all about, also great guitars and best t-shirts. Wishing you well in your recovery.
Thanks for sharing your collection with us. Some real nice guitars for sure. I have the same thing going on as well, too many guitars collecting dust. Been contemplating getting rid of a few of mine that would be better served in someone's hands getting played. Good luck in your recovery and God bless.
i wish a speedy recovery for you..... there are so many people that you have touched and i know they are all pulling for you.... all the shirts you used in your videos past that were tied to the many songs you gave us... they were just as wonderful as the guitars you played for all those songs for all of us.... i would still watch you teach us on a five string 2x4 as long as was in tune
Really feeling it for you J.J. I hope you continue to be positive in your recovery and that you can once again, entertain and enlighten us. All the best for 2019 too.
James, thanks so much for the tour of your collection. hope you are feeling a lot better, mate, and back to playing (and teaching) very soon. A most happy Xmas to you and your wife and family - and thank you so much for your great lessons. From a 65 yr old Australian.
Fabulous collection. The first 4 or 5 years of the millennium seem to have been a good time for your guitar acquisition. Thanks for all those great lessons. Best wishes for a healthy New Year.
Thank you for everything you’ve shared with us. After the many many years of you creating fun and happiness with your guitar , I can’t help but consider you a friend or at least a kindred spirit. Big love to you and your family for new year. Feel better. Get strong
James I Hope you’re feeling better !!! Beautiful collection and Thankyou for taking the time making these videos you’ve really helped me and countless others learn so many songs over the years !!! Get well soon ,Chris
Dude YOU'RE MY IDOL!...THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION...Wow...Again THANK YOU THANK YOU for posting your videos ..for me YOU'RE THE ABSOLUTE BEST..Thank You Again..👍😎 Vinnyb from So Cal
Hope you are doing well. Since I have discovered you I have learned so much because I grew up in the 70's seeing all the greats in Atlanta.The open G was a real door opener Cant wait till you return.
Thanks for sharing. I collect guitars also and love to see other guitar collections. Every guitar has a nostalgic story that I enjoy hearing. I have 25 guitars and still say " You can never have too many" I just had major surgery 2 days ago and can barely lift my lightest guitar. Here's to hoping we both have a good recovery. Thank god for modern medical technology
Greetings from Kentucky! Man I gotta let you know; You've helped me with learning guitar more that anyone ever has - on TH-cam or anywhere else for that matter. I started playing one year ago this past January and your videos help more than you'll ever know so Thank You!
Not many guitar shops in the north of Scotland, in 1994 i took my made in Japan tele to the shop, to trade it in for the American tele (they had 2 hanging on the wall). As I walked down the shop ,in a locked glass cabinet was 3 or 4 absolute beauty’s and 1 of them was a set neck tele...The price was approximately £800 more , was out my price range . Still to this day I have not seen one as good ,as the one I couldn’t have...Some collection btw ,Wow !👍
Thank you JJ. I also have too many and share you passion for Pete Townshend. Your video’s help me learn and appreciate how to play several of his songs. I also have the Hummingbird, Schecter PT Gloss Black and a rebuilt replica of the Schecter PT Goldtop complete with Kent Armstrong humbuckers. Thoroughly appreciate every video you post. Todd
What a beautiful collection you have !! Love the D-41 and the J-200. Love the #5 Les Paul... They're all great. Wish ya the best with your recovery, and Happy Holidays !!
Thanks for the tour! I've got the poor man's (Epiphone) version of the j200. It's a favorite of mine. Get well soon! Thanks for all of your videos. You've inspired a lot of people.
Many thanks for taking the time to give everyone all those great lessons . Hope you have a speedy recovery , get well soon . Kind regards and from the uk .
Hi James, Appreciate your lessons and nice guitar collection! The control panel on your Conrad is actually from an old Harmony Rebel guitar. I have a Rebel as my first electric guitar that my parents bought me and the controls are the same. As far as I know that is the only Harmony with that style of controls. All the best!
What a collection! Some stunningly beautiful guitars. Especially the Gibson Acoustics. I have an Epiphone Hummingbird which I love dearly but would love to own a Gibson J-200 or Hummingbird one day. Great video, keep up the good work.
Fantastic JJ, love the update and of course the fact you are heeling well. My collection numbers 9. Blonde Gibson L6 1974 with a humbucker I added when I was 16 (my first love named “Brenda” for the same reason), 1982 Yamaha J 200 nock off. Great action and very playable but not great sounding. Never learned to play very well and stopped for several years but picked them back up again in 1999. Played solid for a year and decided to get my hearts desire for my 40th, Gibson LP Custom Black Beauty (“Leslie”), 2003 American Standard Black & white rosewood fret board Strat (“Sarah”). For our 30th (2012) the wife got the bling and she let me pick out 3. First choice...? Maple J200😂 (“Marilyn”, big buxom blonde😁). Not just because of you but I remember my very pretty grade 2 teacher playing us songs on a big beautiful blonde acoustic. 2nd ES355 BB King Lucille (Love BB). 3rd was the plain mahogany Martin 00M15 ( “Coco”, because the smell of mahogany reminds me of coco and her beautiful dark brownish red mat finish. 2014 finally got a tele(“Kelly). Blonde Keef reissue with the full humbucker neck pick up and my first maple fret board. This year “Rose” finally arrived. Ordered her in June 2017 and she arrived in Oct. Guild 512e rosewood back and sides. I was very worried because after I ordered it I learned about the financial and manufacturing problems Guild had over the last decade plus (manufacturing plants and locations look like a CSI map lol) but once I got it I was thrilled. Can’t tell you how much you have done for me and my playing. Hope you have a great holiday with family and friends and continue to heal up. Cheers!
And I thought I had a chronic case of G.A.S. (guitar acquisition syndrome)!!!!! Simply beautiful collection. Many thanks for all your videos. Like many others, they've helped me enormously (the guitar his a frustratingly harsh mistress at times). Hope all is well with you and you're on the mend. Sending positive vibes from the U.K.
JJ, Thank you for being an inspiration for guys (like me) to do the right/unselfish thing for our loved ones. My best to you for a steady and successful recovery. Those Gibson acoustics are stunning!
Thanks so much for this outstanding review of your treasures! You truly make them all sing as they should; and, you keep teaching us every day with these magnificent guitars so we're all better players. All "Thanks to You!" Happy Holidays. Feel better soon!
Hey James - thanks for sharing the collection with us. Have to admit the D41 and J200 are just beauties. Wishing you a speedy recovery all the way from Northern Ireland.
always liked your straight into playing lessons....you get great tones from all your guitars but that Martin is just beautiful.......your a giver...thanks from down under.........
I'm very distraught to hear you're not feeling well James, I hope you get better, you basically taught me how to play. I cant believe you're getting rid of the Paisley Tele! Thats my all time fave of yours! I would happily buy it if you want to connect. Feel better man!
Love the Black Falcon. There's just something about a Gretsch. Back in 1975 I had an Astro Jet. Hocked it, never got it back. Now almost every time I see a Gretcsh I think of that Astro and give myself a swift mental kick. Love your collection. Glad your are feeling better.
Thank you for showing your awesome guitar collection. I have a similar collection as well. I keep them all out on stands in my studio so they’re handy to play and nobody gets forgotten. well I hope the worst is behind you now with your health issue. Everyday will be better from here on. I know you don’t know me from Adam, but the best advice I can give from experience is, listen to the doctors and do what they say. I hope you and your wife have a great Holliday season. ROCK “N” ROLL from Florida
This is a great collection--congratulations on your many excellent acquisitions, and thank you for all that you do for all of us who follow (and learn from) your videos. Keep getting better and enjoy the holidays!
Really beautiful collection James! Hope all is going well with your health issues. Wish you and your family a wonderful holiday’s . Can’t wait till you can start sharing your knowledge again. ✌🏻my brother
Billy at Dave Sound in Whippany NJ does real good work. I have used him to work on my guitars as well as amplifiers. Nice Guitar collection you have there James.
Lots of great guitars, although I recall some guy named 'privettricker' having an even larger collection of nice guitars. Wishing you a speedy recovery and happy holidays.
Nice collection, I hope you are feeling better very soon. You are one of the first people I look up when I want to learn a new song. Since we both like and play the classic rock, chances are you have already published it on youtube. I'm looking forward to when you are back at it and posting more music.
James, thanks for sharing your collection. Very cool. I love the 335, American Strat (mint) and Hummingbird. A fine collection. I have a "fire" guitar too that's been with me for 32 years. Get well.
thanks for this video. very inspiring to see a master with his tools. I remember you posted a similar vid on the pt channel but then I couldn't find it again. anyway- keep healing and teaching- spreading the gospel of rock!
Glad you are feeling better. I appreciate your public service announcement and using your platform to educate. As a physician myself, in your decade as well, I would only add that your male subscribers also get a PSA level blood test for prostate cancer screening. Feel better and happy holidays
That's probably the best 12min video I've seen in a while, such a fantastic selection of guitars. In my humble opinion I wouldn't get rid of any of them I've done that in the past and still regret it now. Glad to see your getting better.
Hey JJ, glad to hear you and see you are up and about. Beautiful guitar collection, I have 11 and my wife is always getting on me as I look at buying a new one. I want to thank you for your video last week about colorectal cancer. I've had so many friends die because they were afraid of going to the doc. While I love your guitar lessons, this video, as judged by the comments below, was maybe your most important. have a great Christmas... and thanks.
Sounds from your parting comment like you’re still some way off from playing again, but everyone on here is rooting for you and looking forward to the day that you’re back in action. Get better soon and all the best for 2019
I hear David Gilmour playing
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, to be specific
Sure hope you’re feeling better, you sound a lot better. Thank you for this super video, it’s really nice to see your guitars out like this. Love your J-200, I’d love to have one someday. Thank you again and A Very Merry Christmas to you and yours! Buddy
Hes got great taste ...impeccable really..
I really hope ur ok too man ..thanks for showing these..it was cool..
Now show us the tee shirts, JJ. And whatever story is behind each one. I'm a 74 y.o. cancer survivor, the surgery and post-op treatment happened many years ago, so I sort of know your thoughts right now. Dad died from colon cancer, and I get regular camera work done. It was when I took up playing again a few years ago, looking for instruction for Lowell George's "Willin," that I discovered you. You've been my inspiration ever since.
Gene Davis You know there already is one, right?
Just reminiscing about the great days of the James James channel. I sure hope he and Mrs James are well ❤
I love this channel. Hope you come back soon. Valuable channel forever sure!
Hey JJ first of all sorry, English it's not my language, but I feel like I had to leave you a comment.
You have been a huge inspiration to me, since the PT channel (when I barely knew how to do a C chord) and you have taught me so much about the guitar or even mandolin. I think about how great and important was for me to found your channel since now I am 21 y/o and starting uni to become a music teacher. So Thank you, hope you feel better and get well soon. Happy Christmas to you and your family.
I’m on of the youngins on your channel. Born in 98’ and love classic rock. I’m self taught been playing for exactly a year two days from now and your channel is cool sir. I do some lessons and things on my channel. I’d be honored to get a few tips from you
Im late but born in 02’ cant get enough of classic rock. Hows the playing? Any better lol
We are the future of rock 'n' roll. We've gotta keep the flame alive y'know
I'm definitely one of the younger people watching this guys channel and learning songs since I'm 13 haha
You have a great wife, any women who allows her partner to have that many great guitars is a blessing. Keep all your guitars because you do great things with them. It is great to see you on the mend. Take your time recovering, we look forward to your return; we will go back to all your old videos until your back.
Get well soon! You have taught me more than anyone else on the web and are a true treasure. Thanks for all the lessons. Beautiful guitar collection. And as many others have said, you must have a fantastic wife to maintain that collection. Happy new year.
JJ you’ve helped me climb many a hill since I found your channel. I’m 65 and started playing at 16, I quit in my mid to late 20s for many years after the kids came along but a few years before the nest became empty I started back up and I found you on TH-cam quite sometime ago when you were under another name and you were playing all the old songs that I knew from my youth you. I’ve been playing everyday since and I have to give you much of the credit for instilling that fire in me again. I wish you much peace, love and good health for many years to come to you and yours! Keep picking my brother! Oh! When I decided to start playing again I went on a guitar binge and added to my two old bangers I had since my teen years, I need to get my wife to watch your video of your collection!
I can imagine it'd be hard to let any of these go & they all truly sound amazing. But there's always something very particular about your Hummingbird - its tone is damn near magical.
Shine on you crazy diamond in the background, amazing
Amazing I love your acoustics.
Thank you, JJ -- Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family. It's good for the soul to hear you again. I hope you're on the mend and feeling great soon. My colonoscopy is scheduled; thanks for the PSA. You're the best, man. I love your site, and the songs you play. Best of wishes in 2019.
Absolutely fabulous collection of fine guitars....get well soon...
What he SAID. ha !
Actually i memorized all of them by your videos. But it's nice to hear stories. Thank you.
Thanks James. Hope you are keeping well. Damn fine collection. Love the LP’s and your acoustics. Nice to see a Teisco in there. First guitar I ever owned a loooong time ago was a 1 pup Teisco E110 Tulip. Very basic.
Beautiful collection and you do them all justice-thanks
I remember your first show and tell...thanks for the tour and the lessons...you are my first and my favorite guitar teacher!
Hey James,
Ive loved and benefited from your lessons. I never expected though I’d be saying thank you for inspiring me to do something for my health. Yet you have. I made my consult and procedure appointments for Jan 9th and 16th respectively.
I think we all hope to inspire at least one person on this planet to do something positive. My message to you is that you have. Thank you friend, and best wishes for continued improvement on your health. From my family to yours, thank you and best wishes for this holiday season and many many more to come.
Charlie
Thanks James for all the helpful guitar stuff you have provided for us plebs over the year! Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Shine on you Crazy Diamond. Thank you for all you do. Merry Christmas, and hoping for a speedy recovery in the New Year.
Fantastic guitar collection, fantastic guitar teacher , fantastic guy. Love your videos, sooooo grateful. Peace.
My first electric was aPeavy Patriot back in the 80s. I have a Strat and had one in high school (maybe even middle school). And I’ve got a 335 very similar with an interesting provenance. My FIL loves music and music festivals. He went to a blues festival. Had food and a beer or two. Fell asleep in the grass listening to music. Awoke to his name being called. His ticket had won a raffle. A nice 1980s Gibson ES 335!! I’m the only son in law (his son doesn’t play either) who plays guitar. So I got ‘stewardship’ (I guess you’d call it) of the guitar. I don’t feel I own it, though he did give it to me. None of my 4 boys play, so no idea where it will go. Perhaps I will have grandchildren who will play. Thanks for the great video. I learned all kinds of stuff about guitars from it! Never heard of some of those! Be well, and have fun!
Hadnt been back in a while. PT brought me out of guitar retirement many years ago, still going strong.You are an inspiring teacher and thats what its all about, also great guitars and best t-shirts. Wishing you well in your recovery.
Thanks for sharing your collection with us. Some real nice guitars for sure. I have the same thing going on as well, too many guitars collecting dust. Been contemplating getting rid of a few of mine that would be better served in someone's hands getting played. Good luck in your recovery and God bless.
i wish a speedy recovery for you..... there are so many people that you have touched and i know they are all pulling for you.... all the shirts you used in your videos past that were tied to the many songs you gave us... they were just as wonderful as the guitars you played for all those songs for all of us.... i would still watch you teach us on a five string 2x4 as long as was in tune
So glad to hear you are well. Can't wait until you're back in the saddle. Thank you so much for what you do.
Thanks for sharing. I still watch some of you old videos.
Really feeling it for you J.J. I hope you continue to be positive in your recovery and that you can once again, entertain and enlighten us. All the best for 2019 too.
Hope you are getting better thanks for all the time you have given over the years You are the best teacher on the tube.
Your collection clip here gave me pleasure, JJ...'the wife, the dog and the J200..' made me laugh. Rock on buddy
James, thanks so much for the tour of your collection. hope you are feeling a lot better, mate, and back to playing (and teaching) very soon. A most happy Xmas to you and your wife and family - and thank you so much for your great lessons. From a 65 yr old Australian.
"More muck, more mojo" - James James 2018
Thanks for sharing your collection!!
Never too many James. You have what some of us call a "starter kit." :- )
Be well, God Bless and Merry Christmas. Smiles...
Thanks for sharing your collection with us. I look forward to watching you play this instruments again. All the best.
Beautiful collection! Best Wishes for You today and always The Pink Floyd is a nice touch..i can imagine hearing you play it. 🌲🎸🎶
Fabulous collection. The first 4 or 5 years of the millennium seem to have been a good time for your guitar acquisition. Thanks for all those great lessons. Best wishes for a healthy New Year.
Thank you for everything you’ve shared with us. After the many many years of you creating fun and happiness with your guitar , I can’t help but consider you a friend or at least a kindred spirit. Big love to you and your family for new year. Feel better. Get strong
James I Hope you’re feeling better !!! Beautiful collection and Thankyou for taking the time making these videos you’ve really helped me and countless others learn so many songs over the years !!! Get well soon ,Chris
Merry Christmas, James, To You And Your Family !
Thanks, For All That You Do !
Dude YOU'RE MY IDOL!...THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION...Wow...Again THANK YOU THANK YOU for posting your videos ..for me YOU'RE THE ABSOLUTE BEST..Thank You Again..👍😎
Vinnyb from So Cal
Thinking about you this morning James and hoping all is well. Have a great 2019. You are loved and appreciated by many.
Such a nice collection love the shine on you crazy diamond 💎 in the background
Hope you are doing well. Since I have discovered you I have learned so much because I grew up in the 70's seeing all the greats in Atlanta.The open G was a real door opener
Cant wait till you return.
Oh no! The pink tele is a PT/JJ icon!
I know right? And it sounds amazing
Great guitar collection James,thanks for showing us them.
Thanks for sharing. I collect guitars also and love to see other guitar collections. Every guitar has a nostalgic story that I enjoy hearing. I have 25 guitars and still say " You can never have too many" I just had major surgery 2 days ago and can barely lift my lightest guitar. Here's to hoping we both have a good recovery. Thank god for modern medical technology
So glad you caught this in time. Rest up and get well soon, you’ll be back playing before you know it.
Greetings from Kentucky! Man I gotta let you know; You've helped me with learning guitar more that anyone ever has - on TH-cam or anywhere else for that matter. I started playing one year ago this past January and your videos help more than you'll ever know so Thank You!
Not many guitar shops in the north of Scotland, in 1994 i took my made in Japan tele to the shop, to trade it in for the American tele (they had 2 hanging on the wall). As I walked down the shop ,in a locked glass cabinet was 3 or 4 absolute beauty’s and 1 of them was a set neck tele...The price was approximately £800 more , was out my price range . Still to this day I have not seen one as good ,as the one I couldn’t have...Some collection btw ,Wow !👍
Thank you JJ. I also have too many and share you passion for Pete Townshend. Your video’s help me learn and appreciate how to play several of his songs. I also have the Hummingbird, Schecter PT Gloss Black and a rebuilt replica of the Schecter PT Goldtop complete with Kent Armstrong humbuckers. Thoroughly appreciate every video you post. Todd
Fabulous collection. Love the LP Standard. Hope you are on the road to recovery, JJ. Will be delighted to see you playing and posting again!
What a beautiful collection you have !! Love the D-41 and the J-200. Love the #5 Les Paul... They're all great. Wish ya the best with your recovery, and Happy Holidays !!
Very beautiful guitars, especially those acoustics and that colourful strat.
Thanks for the tour! I've got the poor man's (Epiphone) version of the j200. It's a favorite of mine. Get well soon! Thanks for all of your videos. You've inspired a lot of people.
Many thanks for taking the time to give everyone all those great lessons .
Hope you have a speedy recovery , get well soon .
Kind regards and from the uk .
Hi James, Appreciate your lessons and nice guitar collection! The control panel on your Conrad is actually from an old Harmony Rebel guitar. I have a Rebel as my first electric guitar that my parents bought me and the controls are the same. As far as I know that is the only Harmony with that style of controls. All the best!
What a collection! Some stunningly beautiful guitars. Especially the Gibson Acoustics. I have an Epiphone Hummingbird which I love dearly but would love to own a Gibson J-200 or Hummingbird one day.
Great video, keep up the good work.
Fantastic JJ, love the update and of course the fact you are heeling well. My collection numbers 9. Blonde Gibson L6 1974 with a humbucker I added when I was 16 (my first love named “Brenda” for the same reason), 1982 Yamaha J 200 nock off. Great action and very playable but not great sounding. Never learned to play very well and stopped for several years but picked them back up again in 1999. Played solid for a year and decided to get my hearts desire for my 40th, Gibson LP Custom Black Beauty (“Leslie”), 2003 American Standard Black & white rosewood fret board Strat (“Sarah”). For our 30th (2012) the wife got the bling and she let me pick out 3. First choice...? Maple J200😂 (“Marilyn”, big buxom blonde😁). Not just because of you but I remember my very pretty grade 2 teacher playing us songs on a big beautiful blonde acoustic. 2nd ES355 BB King Lucille (Love BB). 3rd was the plain mahogany Martin 00M15 ( “Coco”, because the smell of mahogany reminds me of coco and her beautiful dark brownish red mat finish. 2014 finally got a tele(“Kelly). Blonde Keef reissue with the full humbucker neck pick up and my first maple fret board. This year “Rose” finally arrived. Ordered her in June 2017 and she arrived in Oct. Guild 512e rosewood back and sides. I was very worried because after I ordered it I learned about the financial and manufacturing problems Guild had over the last decade plus (manufacturing plants and locations look like a CSI map lol) but once I got it I was thrilled.
Can’t tell you how much you have done for me and my playing. Hope you have a great holiday with family and friends and continue to heal up.
Cheers!
And I thought I had a chronic case of G.A.S. (guitar acquisition syndrome)!!!!! Simply beautiful collection. Many thanks for all your videos. Like many others, they've helped me enormously (the guitar his a frustratingly harsh mistress at times). Hope all is well with you and you're on the mend. Sending positive vibes from the U.K.
JJ, Thank you for being an inspiration for guys (like me) to do the right/unselfish thing for our loved ones. My best to you for a steady and successful recovery.
Those Gibson acoustics are stunning!
Hey James, just a shout out to you to say thanks for all the lessons. You Really Rock!! Great Guitar Collection! 👌👌👌👍👍👍👀👀👀
Thanks so much for this outstanding review of your treasures! You truly make them all sing as they should; and, you keep teaching us every day with these magnificent guitars so we're all better players. All "Thanks to You!" Happy Holidays. Feel better soon!
No matter what tune you share with us, you have a great guitar that fits. Keep them all!
You are a brother from another. Glad you are on the mend. Looking forward to more great stuff from you.
Hey James - thanks for sharing the collection with us. Have to admit the D41 and J200 are just beauties. Wishing you a speedy recovery all the way from Northern Ireland.
always liked your straight into playing lessons....you get great tones from all your guitars but that Martin is just beautiful.......your a giver...thanks from down under.........
Definitely a very impressive collection Mr. J !!! Top of the line!!! 👍 👍 🎸 🎸
Thanks for the tour. Very nice. Things have changed up a bit since the Privettricker days. Wishing you a very healthy New Year.
I'm very distraught to hear you're not feeling well James, I hope you get better, you basically taught me how to play. I cant believe you're getting rid of the Paisley Tele! Thats my all time fave of yours! I would happily buy it if you want to connect. Feel better man!
Wishing you Health and Happiness, James James. You've helped me a great deal. Keep doing what you're doing.
I love you James. I’m sending positive energy to you. Don’t go anywhere.
Love the Black Falcon. There's just something about a Gretsch. Back in 1975 I had an Astro Jet. Hocked it, never got it back. Now almost every time I see a Gretcsh I think of that Astro and give myself a swift mental kick. Love your collection. Glad your are feeling better.
That was really sweet ! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for showing your awesome guitar collection. I have a similar collection as well. I keep them all out on stands in my studio so they’re handy to play and nobody gets forgotten. well I hope the worst is behind you now with your health issue. Everyday will be better from here on. I know you don’t know me from Adam, but the best advice I can give from experience is, listen to the doctors and do what they say. I hope you and your wife have a great Holliday season. ROCK “N” ROLL from Florida
Yoo man, Im 20 Year old, and I really wish you were my dad. So much respect and love for you.
This is a great collection--congratulations on your many excellent acquisitions, and thank you for all that you do for all of us who follow (and learn from) your videos. Keep getting better and enjoy the holidays!
Really beautiful collection James! Hope all is going well with your health issues. Wish you and your family a wonderful holiday’s . Can’t wait till you can start sharing your knowledge again. ✌🏻my brother
Awesome guitar collection
Beautiful collection. I find your tutorials easy to learn from.
Hey man I hope you are having a great recovery. You sound a lot better now and I hope that it keeps up. You’re great my man!!
Loved this. Get well soon Jim Jim. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you, the wife and the dogs. Tim.
Looking forward to when you are fit to begin lessons again. All the best, have a good Christmas and a happy new year! Jim in Scotland
Billy at Dave Sound in Whippany NJ does real good work. I have used him to work on my guitars as well as amplifiers. Nice Guitar collection you have there James.
thanks jj/pt for all you've given lo these several years.best to you n urs. merry christmas and great new year to come.tom baker
Lots of great guitars, although I recall some guy named 'privettricker' having an even larger collection of nice guitars.
Wishing you a speedy recovery and happy holidays.
PT is James other channel
Nice collection, I hope you are feeling better very soon. You are one of the first people I look up when I want to learn a new song. Since we both like and play the classic rock, chances are you have already published it on youtube. I'm looking forward to when you are back at it and posting more music.
James, thanks for sharing your collection. Very cool. I love the 335, American Strat (mint) and Hummingbird. A fine collection. I have a "fire" guitar too that's been with me for 32 years. Get well.
thanks for this video. very inspiring to see a master with his tools. I remember you posted a similar vid on the pt channel but then I couldn't find it again. anyway- keep healing and teaching- spreading the gospel of rock!
Hope your feeling well, thanks for sharing your collection with us. Get better soon.
yep merry christmas james hope you feeling better , im in new zealand love your lessons cheers
Glad you are feeling better. I appreciate your public service announcement and using your platform to educate. As a physician myself, in your decade as well, I would only add that your male subscribers also get a PSA level blood test for prostate cancer screening. Feel better and happy holidays
I hope your healing well my friend! What a collection ! Thanks for sharing !
That's probably the best 12min video I've seen in a while, such a fantastic selection of guitars. In my humble opinion I wouldn't get rid of any of them I've done that in the past and still regret it now. Glad to see your getting better.
Awesome collection, those Gibson acoustics are gorgeous, Thanks for sharing.
I really like your videos, and I hope you're feeling better. I look forward to hearing you play again.
Hey JJ, glad to hear you and see you are up and about. Beautiful guitar collection, I have 11 and my wife is always getting on me as I look at buying a new one.
I want to thank you for your video last week about colorectal cancer. I've had so many friends die because they were afraid of going to the doc. While I love your guitar lessons, this video, as judged by the comments below, was maybe your most important.
have a great Christmas... and thanks.
Sounds from your parting comment like you’re still some way off from playing again, but everyone on here is rooting for you and looking forward to the day that you’re back in action. Get better soon and all the best for 2019
Merry Christmas from South Carolina
Will keep you in my prayers
Play for us soon!