No need to limit oneself. Get some of each!

PRS and Gibson's price points command such a big leap of faith that it attracts people that will go the fanboy route. Haters are so strong because the group that doesn't want to make that leap (or have made the leap and were disappointed $😬🔥$) are going to grow at a bigger rate than those that have.

The fact that you guys never seem to run out of topics makes this channel endlessly entertaining.

Gibson, Fender, Martin, Taylor and Esteban. I have several of each and they are great.

No matter where you go, there you are and it's Fender.

Acoustic it’s for sure Martin.

As a lefty....we aren't fanboys of any makers we just pray we would be considered when they make cool stuff. Not just another made overseas on a "new" color. Hell they don't even make left handed "artist" guitars when the artist is left handed!

Nailed it- PRS has the biggest fan cult/all positive, but Gibson BY FAR if you add the “haters”

Rickenbacker is way up there.

Watching this fan boy video holding my Ibanez with a confused look.

I love PRS, and I also love Fender and Gibson too. I don’t think I could tie myself to one brand exclusively. I own one from each brand (though Fender will soon move up to two once my custom shop arrives, thanks to you fine people) and they all get play time as they give me something different. Sure, there will usually be one that gets more use than the others, but even that fluctuates over time as my mood or needs change. I guess I just want all the guitars.

Thanks for being the best dealer in the US.

I think you hit on something that was very perceptive: The most dedicated cult is not one of the positive cults, it's the Gibson hater cult. As for me, I went through a phase where I'd only take a Mesa Boogie out any time I was playing, but recently, I've converted to being a believer in Dr. Z amps.

I own the following basses... Wal MK1, Fender Master Built Jazz, Warwick Master Built Thumb, and Spector USA NS4, but when I buy guitar, it's 100% PRS... I have a "Core Special" and a "Private Stock" 594 Hollow Body I with Brazilian Rosewood, and. treasure them both a lot!

a Martin, a Fender tele and an ES 335 are the 3 guitars I cannot be without. When covid lockdown happened I instantly ordered my first Martin online and love it completely...it was the bucket list first purchase when it seemed the world was over.

I like Taylor more for acoustic, personally. Martin’s sound amazing but I just haven’t played one yet that felt right in my hand.

I'm a bass player, and as a teen, my first pro bass was a Gibson EB 4L. After a while, it became difficult to play, and I bought a used 1970's Fender P Bass. From that day forward, Fender basses have been my gold standard for electric bass. My other favorite Bass is a Music Man Sting Ray. It also has a very comfortable neck, finger board and feel of a Fender bass.

I recently bought two Taylor's and a PRS when updating my guitars. Nothing to do with being a fan boy of either brand, I considered them to be a wise purchasing decision. Both brands are easy to get hold of, reasonably priced (for what you get) and excellent quality. The QC and consistency is much better than on some other brands and they are run by guitar nerds (unlike some big name brands). I'm pleased with my purchases and especially the support I got from Taylor. Many of Taylor's accessories are excellent quality too so they won me over. My PRS is also excellent and I wouldn't hesitate to buy another guitar from them, maybe not an acoustic though. Who knows which brand will win me over in the future. I used to like Ovation and Takamine, now not so much. I was a big fan of Martin but while I think they still make some of the world's best acoustic guitars what they are putting out in my price range doesn't quite do it for what I want.

Fender for me! Guilty as charged! I have been at it for quite a while, and a Strat with a Princeton Reverb works so well for me personally. In another note, I think most guitars can go from good to great with a good set up from a Luthier. I will say, the best quality guitar out of the box I’ve had is an EBMM. I just didn’t love the guitar.

I've never played a guitar that I didn't like. I just like some better than others.

Fender fanboy here. I like a bit of everything, but Fender first, both in guitars and amps. I'm also an Electroharmonix fan. For acoustics, as a Canadian, I have a soft spot for Seagull. Good guitars at reasonable prices.

You nailed it!! Gibson haters are the biggest cult. I was thinking it, but thought you'd never say it :) Gibson haters have some serious drive.

Guilty as charged! I'm a Taylor fanboi now and forever. Entertaining video.

I’m a PRS fanboy for all the reasons mentioned. But I also like others. If I’m going to battle it’s got to be a PRS.

I love my PRS, Gibson and Epiphone guitars. All of them are great and I don’t get angry because someone doesn’t agree with me. Play what makes you happy and don’t worry what someone else plays.

My cult is Made in Korea... Squires & Epiphone Les Paul's. Built between 1980-2006. Inexpensive and solid.

Over the years as a TV/Film (de)composer I’ve wound up with guitars with very specific sounds. (Yes, I toured with bands for many moons). Therefore, I’ve got some of what you spoke of. But, I think the elephant in the room is what the “sub” brands of the “Majors” are turning out that have really remarkable sounds and build quality. (I’m talking from the $1k area and below) The three most stunning I’m not afraid to take into a bar gig are: The DGT SE, the Epi Bonamassa SG Custom (it was an open case discount from GC) and the one that probably surprised me the most is the Squire Paranormal Nashville Strat. (It was a blemish unit that had been sent back to factory and assigned a new serial #. ) I like to look at that crazy high dollar stuff but, I need tools to werk with, not something I’m gonna freak out about if it gets a scratch.

I have them all, and then some. My favorite is always…my next one (which is a Taylor 324ce Builders Edition). I also have a real thing for Ovation. I have over 65 guitars. 😊. I will never be any brands fanboy.

8:29 😂I walked into the acoustic section at a music store the other day and the first thing I saw was the massive Taylor wall and I just said “I would never…” 😂

I’ve accepted that I’m a Brian May Guitars fangirl. Only guitar company I’ve bought their lifestyle gear, too. 🤦🏼‍♀️

I’m A Novo guy now !! Love my novo’s

I am a PRS Guy thru and thru - being from Maryland living close to the factory - knowing most of the 450 employees that work there and having many convos with Paul smith and Paul miles, Bryan ewald and the like I can tell you that the reason I love prs is probably the same reason people loved fender back in the day ….. they got to talk to the guy that made their guitars … everyone there LOVES and breathes guitar building. And every single one I have gets used every single show … Now with that being said …. I have a guitar vault … I carry about 9/12 guitars with me on any given run … 6 or 7 are PRS guitars in various tunings and specs …. But sometimes I need a strat … sometimes I need a tele …. Sometimes I need an SG with P90s … sometimes the songs dictate something I need that outweighs the guitar that I’m the most comfortable on …. But I’ve found as long as I love my guitars and the way they play when I buy them and I set them up to my specs … it’s all good … my HOME BASE is prs …. But I have many of other guitars I can use and don’t feel dirty about it if for 2 songs in my set I need my strat 😎🤘🏻 all love .. and Paul will tell you that too … he LOVES all the old guitars .. and never gives us shit if I have to diverge from the prs flag for a specific tone … partly cuz I think that confidence in knowing that I’ll always need and come back to my prss … it’s part of my sound and my records at this point to the point where if I don’t play a prs in the studio … people that arnt me can tell 🤣

for us BASS Players, id have to say Fender wins in that category..

You know for years I could not figure out the PRS fans. Like I'm sorry but they've just never done it for me. And here's the ironic thing. I stumbled across a PRS model while looking for something with a piezo. The Hollow Body II in Peacock Blue. Such an odd ball guitar for them for sure. And yet the dang thing has become my primary live guitar. And true to its odd nature I use it in an odd way in a rock outfit with two female singers with classical backgrounds doing our version of old school rock meets modern. Still to this day not found a single PRS that I like outside of this particular guitar. Still get crap from PRS players on not liking them yet playing such an odd guitar. I mean if I was going to be a fan boy for anything it would be to my two different Variax guitars although the PRS was purchased to play live so they can stay home now that Yamaha has stopped making them. Sad days there

HEY! I play a Fender Acoustic Electric @ Church...LOL.... Love the guitar, great sound and BEAUTIFUL CURLY MAPLE FINISH. But, I do know what you mean.....not all guitars are created equally.😎

I am 100% a Jackson fan boy because I was able to take my JS22 a $200 guiatr out of the box a few months ago... Tune it a little and play with it being perfectly set up to spec and very mid... it has great pickups and well crafted and chosen body, neck, stings, bride and maybe tuners and again was made to be very mid great for me a beginner to learn what I like... And I hear they got this from listening to fans and all their guitars now are like this... Which the most expensive Jackson is about $5k and the cheapest $100 and are avable every where and that includes the custom shop... Like What I don't get is how they slip under the radar so much and way Fender their parent company is not as good?

I bought the cheapest Gibson they sold in 2022. A Les Paul Special Tribute Humbucker model. It made me a fanboy.

I'm in love with guitars that are no longer made, American made Guild electrics. I dream bout those things! Own a couple and they were made in the 70's/80's by people who loved their job.👍

I have at least one of each, except Martin. I should get one of those, too.

I can understand being a fan of a small builder who you personally know and admire. I can never understand being a fan of any large corporation who doesn’t know or care about you.

I have a 20th Anniversary PRS McCarty with P90s that KILLS. I love the feel of the thicker neck and the sound of the P90s but that's not the only guitar I would play. They always change but at the moment, my favorite guitar is a 2015 Gibson Firebird. I love the sound of the Firebird pickups and the feel of THAT neck and I also really like the Steinberger machine heads. I can't figure out why they're not used on more guitars. Btw, thanks for the Lowden O-34. It got here much quicker than I was expecting and that guitar is a gem. So light yet so loud.

I own three Fenders (one’s an acoustic…lol), a squire, a Taylor and a PRS…and the one I play the most is the PRS. It’s just a dream to play, so much so I have another PRS on order. I’m not exclusively a PRS fanboy but they’re just so nice to play, I feel like I don’t have to work as hard.

My favorite words have become it’s nice but not as good as my PRS 🤷‍♂️😂

By volume of loudness Martins on acoustic's and Gibson's on electric then you got Fender and Ibanez that have a specific feel against your body. That fifth spot though PRS and Taylor would have to battle it out maybe a cage match.

The PRS thing is mostly true. I used to be a hardcore Fender fanboy. Then I played my first PRS, an S2. WOW. It was like coming up for air lol. The great thing is it took me out of my Fender only coma. Now I’m big into Gibsons, and I never thought I’d be into them. Just bought my second Reverend too. Interestingly, a close friend is hardcore Gibson hater. He cracks me up because I know he’s just mad that he doesn’t own one.

I love your videos, please keep making them! PRS does seem to have a harder core following than the others, I think you're right. I just bought my first Guild acoustic guitar and for acoustic guitars I might go exclusively with them because of my budget (the Chinese made models, of course). If I had a bigger guitar budget, I'd go with Martin. The Guild 100 models are solid wood and most of them are around $1000 and below and you can't beat that. They have a great tone to them and are very well built.

The Les Paul body is a work of art. Just plain sexy. Love those fat, thick tones too. I'm a Martin acoustic fanboy in my 50's and proud of it. Great company and great history. Not the only great acoustics out there, but some of the finest and certainly the father of modern acoustic design.

I have no horse in this race, but I’m vehemently opposed to whoever restrung that Strat @ 1:48. My OCD is screaming out “cut that sh..!”

*looks at the BMG Special I just bought this week and pats the headstock* It’s okay. You’re special in your own way.

Bought my dream 52’ Fender Tele; genuinely aged neck(smooth). LOTS of scratches and gashes in the blond finish( I wanted a Waylon Leather wrap on it so the damage to the finish didn’t bother me). ONLY $20,000… That’s why Fender is MY favorite! I can AFFORD IT!!!

here is how much of a PRS fanboy I am... when I wanted an HSS and PRS did not make one I got a Knaggs :)

I am a proud Fender Fan boy but I love Gibson and I agree with Uncle Larry that with Gibson it takes more to build a great Gibson guitar, alot of work, so maybe that is why the Fanboys for Gibson are so loyal when they are great and so rabid when they are not! Comes down to expectations, I think!

The guitar that I play most often is the CEO 7.I I bought at Casino,followed by my D-18GE. I have many others including an old Washburn Tanglewood, an old Alvarez, an old Harmony...I do like Taylor's practices in a point. I have never found one I wanted. I first played a Taylor in '76. It was all bling and no sing. Not much has changed. I have 2 dreadnoughts, 2 00, 2 000,and a quad 0 that get playtime too. I haven't played my electric guitars in a while...

Got 5 Suhrs and 2 Suhr Amps... damn, i am a fanboy!

Gibson CS LP, Mark Tremonti PRS, Corey Wong Stat are my favorite..

I'm a Fender/Taylor guy, but I have to admit that PRS top to bottom are incredibly impressive and I'd love to have about a dozen of them. Naturally, the only PRS I own is a Silver Sky SE! I grew up loving Gibson, until I had a chance to gig with a Les Paul. My hands just don't agree with that guitar, marvelous as it is. I'd love to get a Firebird, but if it came down to it there's no way I would buy one over a Rivera amp, finally getting a Rickenbacker or a custom shop Strat.

For years I was a die-hard Fender guy. Strats, Jags, Electric XII, '76 Starcaster, the occasional Tele passed through my collection... Even had a couple Fender acoustics and a mandolin. In '01 I moved on to Ric after picking up a 360/12, then a 660, 4003, 5002, 650D. Now I'm about 40/40/10/10 Fender/Gibson/Ric/Taylor. Had a couple PRS that I've now traded in for more Fenders. Never have liked a Martin.

I like guitars and have owned many of them over my lifetime. We are often drawn to various guitars for very subjective reasons. As an acoustic player I have been very fortunate to have owned guitars made by Collings, Gibson, Goodall, Martin, National, Taylor, and Webber among others. Each of these are fantastic guitars in their own way. At the end of the day I consider myself to be a fan of guitars.

Love lots of brands 😅

I have tried many guitars form all the brands you mentioned. For electric guitars, I keep going back to Schecter. I recently got a Schecter Van Nuys PT. It's amazing. It's sexy looking, well balanced, comfortable to play, and sounds amazing. Where's the Schecter fanboy club? I want in. =)

Because I had this playing, I too had to explain Jonestown to my 10 year. This was NOT what I expected when I fired up this video but it totally worked. 😊

Holy SHIT! Baxter, your hair looks awesome! WTFFFFF?

I love them all, Gibson, prs, fender. Just like different amps, 🔥GAS IS REAL‼️🔥😂👍

Gigging bass player "of a certain age" here. I've owned/played most everything. For me, I've gravitated to the NS Design WAV. Think it's niche? Try playing one...

As with so much in the guitar hobby, this issue has much more to do with the mind than it does with music. Fanboyism, you see, is what others do. What I do is is discerning and smart. And that's how that works.

Im a big Fender nerd!

The most aggressive fanboys are the "Yeah well my $200 guitar I got on Amazon is just as good as any Gibson/Fender!"

Am I halucinating or is Baxters hair becoming more tame with every recent video? I like the old Hair, disheveled and messy with a hint of Albert Einstien stylings. It adds Credability.

I like all guitars. I’m a fan of guitars. This is modern talk to me. We all liked all guitars yesterday. Today we like to be divisive. I’m a fan boy of strats, tele, LP, SG, hollow body, esp/ltd etc etc … brand loyalty is marketing crap.

Yes, I'm a PRS fanboy. I do have other brands though.

Gibson is the Harley Davidson of the guitar world - This is not a compliment

I’m a MAFA fan! Make America Fender Always 😎. With that being said, my 3 favorite guitars are not Fenders.

Have a good Custom Shop Fender Tele and an American Original Jaguar. Most of the rest of my guitars are Gibson, but I like my brand new Heritage 535 more than my 335. Bigsby going on it today.

Have never liked a PRS, but am fascinated by Paul. I own a Gibson Les Paul, but don't love it. I like Fender and have had (and sold) many Strats, but my present go-to guitar in an S-style Suhr, but can't say I'm a "fan boy." If more Fender models had stainless steel frets and came set up like PRS's, I would definitely fan boy over them.

Although not around anymore. Parker purists who love the 1993 to 2003 Parkers.

Im still waiting for the Mick Ralphs' strat😬

BTW, I really liked this episode! You guys are at ground zero to view all of us, lol! I'm a Fender (and yes, John, I have a Paramount Acoustic), Taylor, and PRS (but I have left Fender now for PRS). I guess I'm spread across. Buuuuut! I ain't play'in no damn Martin's (He says as he spits on the ground)... 😅 12:22

I love the retro/ vintage style guitars, doesn't matter the brand. It has to be from 50's to the 70's though, that's the weird hill I die on.

I thought the phrase “ drinking the Kool-Aid” was from the book “ The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test” by Tom Wolfe which is from the 60s. I like all of the brands including boutique builders. I want all of them!

MusicMan is a serious contender. Many play only MusicMan guitars, and nothing else. Especially the Stingray bass players.

I do think there is a utilitarian aspect to PRS fan-boi-ism. I bought my 92 c24 used, sight unseen (is Daddy's Junky Music even still around?) and it was perfect. Didn't have time to try lots of guitars out so that was nice. OTOH as an engineer who got the chance to work on the iPod, I do think Steve Jobs and Mr. Smith share a tendency to over-engineer/over-innovate at times. heh. Not a terrible thing but I got rid of the rotary pickup switch on my c24 as soon as the factory came out with the 3-way wiring kit and I wouldn't miss those winged tuners for one second if i could get rid of them without hacking up the headstock. That HFS humbucker is also an acquired taste I'd say, although I do seem to have acquired it ...

Yamaha is on the horizon for a range of acoustic and Electric.

I love how Slash basically saved Gibson, yet he didn't play one. Sadly the markets has been flooded with Slash signature models... new ones come out each month.

PRS FOR THE WIN!!!! Jonathan is totally right.

If I remember correctly, Fender started off making amps. How many PRS and Gibson owners play their guitars through Fender Amps? Enquiring minds want to know.

I think Gibson is the most loved and hated brand out there

I like my guitars like I like my Motorcycles, hardtails. Gibson, Fender, Epiphone...

I was waiting for the "i would never" in this video. Honestly I'd be happy with a Martin or a Taylor. Ahh, video games...if only i played guitar instead of video games when i was younger. I was terrible at video games. I think there was only one or two games that i actually was able to beat.

Gurian 4Ever Keep on pickin' Cowkidz

Each episode should be called “How Long Does It Take For Baxter To Get Off Topic?”

I think you could easily drill down further. I’m a tele nut. I have friends that are into LPs and SGs . Others want those sweet ES boxes. . If another company makes a tele styled guitar that sounds and plays good, they may very well get my money. Fender ain’t the only game in town for me anymore.

Hey guys, thanks for the Mornin' Soft-Core Guitar Porn! I owe you a solid, what a relief! lolin' out loud!

My first guitar was a Fender super Strat. SSH mahogany body American deluxe… I loved that guitar… still do… then I discovered PRS. I LOVE my custom 24, it was the guitar I busted my hump for all summer at my first job to get. I will never sell that guitar, I have an emotional attachment to it. It’s special to me because I worked so hard for it and it was a defining moment of my youth, saving for my first big purchase at my first job. And yes, I can’t stand Gibson.

I didn’t realize till recently I love fender only because they make my favorites… evh Wolfgang. Overall the best imo .

I prefer single coils to humbuckers so I guess I’m a Fender “fanboy” especially since smaller brands are hard to find and play before buying.

As a fender fanboy I can’t help but wonder if a fender player is worth it over a classic vibes squire. What are your thoughts on the fender being almost twice the cost, but is it almost twice the guitar?

Love my 2 gibson les pauls. Got a player strat but can't seem to keep it in tune. I'm going to try blocking the trem.

Love them Gibsons warts and all😊

Started Gibson and Fender. Now I am spread across the board because of cost.

ive slowly turned into a PRS fanboy, even though i dont like the majority of their models. I sold all my fenders and gibsons and just have a Mccarty (not the 594) and a Silversky.