THE TRUTH about Cheap and Expensive Guitars | Gear Corner

#guitar #guitars #boutiqueguitars 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 https://bit.ly/31FVawf (all stock except for the string tree) -Gibson Les Paul Custom Shop '58 reissue https://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: https://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: http://www.analogman.com/ -REVV G2: https://bit.ly/2NbpV9R -Tate FX Antares overdrive: https://www.tatefx.co.uk/ -Walrus Audio D1 Delay: https://bit.ly/2W4McqU -Coppersound Foxcatcher: https://coppersoundpedals.com/ -Dunlop Gypsy Fuzz pedal: https://bit.ly/2VKw4K0 -REVV Dynamis 7/40 head: https://bit.ly/2IxwoId -Universal Audio OX BOX https://bit.ly/2IyOeuj -Ernie Ball cables and strap: https://bit.ly/2Io0dfg -Cordial CRI series cables: https://bit.ly/2XiVLBR -Evidence Audio patch cables: https://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: https://bit.ly/2pTo92j) -Bogner Ecstasy Red: https://bit.ly/37LtKse (this is the current version; same sound, smaller housing) -Supro Tremolo https://bit.ly/2Zpxn75 -REVV G3: https://bit.ly/2FvuANy -REVV G4: https://bit.ly/2ZhxX39 -Tate FX Raise the Dead Germanium: https://www.tatefx.co.uk/ -Source Audio Nemesis delay: https://bit.ly/2Dft6Gd -SIB Nick Nitro (discontinued, you'll find it used) -ENGL Fuzzyhead Fuzz: https://bit.ly/2QrjmPU -J Rockett Archer overdrive: https://bit.ly/2Ges1z8 -Morgan 1x12 cab Twilight: https://bit.ly/2KFihDq -NUX SOS Looper https://bit.ly/31TMxPx The speech mic: -SENNHEISER MKH 416: https://bit.ly/2w1EAMP Audio Interface: -Audient iD44: https://bit.ly/2Jo73zN These links are affiliate links; use them to support my channel. Thank you! Check out the Thomann Music channel for some wicked guitar videos:    / musikhausthomann   Follow me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kris_barocs... Cheers, Kris Barocsi