yes, you are Ryan - you're one of a stream of YTers who has joined the shill parade. If someone posts a video from the Gibbo Garage called 'who the f*** pays thousands for this crap?', they have my full respect

I’m not the biggest Gibson fan, but as a human person who loves guitars that place looks like a blast.

Haha I love you guys! That selfie was hilarious but that Trini is divine.

Gibson guitars are cool. Not for everyone but the Gibson garage is a must visit for all guitar enthusiasts.

I'm glad you went and that you found it enjoyable. Knocks me out that Mark knows of and watches your channel - knights of the wigglestick table lol.

I was at the Gibson Garage last Friday (during NAMM) and Agnesi was walking a group of dignitaries around. That was kinda cool. I played a $4500 LP Junior that was very nice (duh), but I was way more interested in the Epiphones... which are really looking good now.

That selfie with the Pelham blue Trini Lopez…. Total Classic ❕

Glad you decided to go! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and the videos; nicely done!

I am both Gibson Fender person. Started with Gibson, thought Gibson was all there was for me. Then, I played a Fender Stratocaster and a whole new hemisphere opened in my brain. Now I live a more mentally guitar balanced life.

The only Gibson guitars I would think about buying is a Firebird and a 335.

To each his own...and I'm a proud owner of a 59 custom shop & a 60's standard...I'm really a fender tele guy, but damn Gibson has 100% upped their game with quality control....both of mine which I just purchased in the last few weeks are absolutely flawless! They look great onstage and sound great thru my Mesa boogie fillmore 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

That EPI Uptown Cat you checked out is dead cool the all gold with the red top. They do a kind of surf green sparkle that I love. The cool thing are the PU' are Firebird PU that Joe Bonamassa was involved in to get them authentic. They sound very Burns like ...chimey and clean. You would love them. I do not see them in the 2021 catalogue. They might get down to 5 ish.

Thanks for going and showing us around. I’m the opposite of you. I’m an Epiphone guy and even though you don’t feature a lot of those guitars I still love your content. You’ve definitely opened me up to different guitars, amps and pedals. I would love to see you get that Wildkat on the channel. I’ve been eyeing the blue Wildkat for a while but no shops near me have them in stock.

This video made me feel more like I actually went to Gibson garage than did all the other channels that went and filmed did.

You didnt sell out, it just opened your eyes !

Great video and I'm glad you had a good time :-)

Sounds like you had a good time. That's the important thing and the entire reason that they opened the Garage.

I’m glad you actually went to the Gibson garage after last weeks video Ryan, I particularly like your honesty that you’re not a Gibson guy which is cool, myself personally has never really been a big fan of Gibsons, obviously they do so fantastic and great looking guitars, I do like the look of a Les Paul and have played quite a few over the years but it’s never been a guitar that I’ve ever wanted in my range of guitars, obviously if I came into a decent amount of money in my life i would probably eventually buy a Les Paul or something else Gibson just to have in my collection of guitars but for now I’m totally happy with my Gretsch that I totally love and my Fender Johnny Marr Jaguar that are my babies and do everything I need them to. Thanks again for your video Ryan.

So great! On my way from Philly to St. Louis soon...Nashville may be a great place to stop and spend some $! I have most of the Gibsons that I ever expect to own. But wow! Even some of these Epiphones look great! Just fun stuff! Not collectable really, but can we all just have some fun! Thanks! I think visiting the Gibson Garage will really make my summer! My wife, not so much. Guitars are a great hobby. Sometimes you cant take it too seriously. Yea, get a few Epi's and Gibsons into your mix. Having fun is what counts. (after more than 45 years at this!)

Looks like a nice place to spend a hour or two if you like guitars.😎👍 If I was in Nashville I would definitely pop in for a look around.

Great video dude! I really enjoyed that! I have a not so typical Gibson type Flying V .. the Epiphone Richie Faulkner Limited Edition... black with white pickguard, EMGs and a Stainless Floyd ... and I have two Les Pauls with nice matching tobacco sunburst flamed maple tops... . but they have 6" speakers in them yeah... the Studio Monitors! 🤪 Like you, I find it hard to want to spend rich guy kind of money most Gibsons go for... but you never know. I've got a few wanna be E-335 hollow body guitars, 2 Gretches and a Custom Deluxe D'Angelico, but have always wanted an nice, vintage style E-335... maybe some day? 😎🤘🎸

I love the Fender feel as much as the Gibson. Which is nice. If I see a guitar that looks cool odds are I will not have a problem with the neck.

Great video Ryan, sounded very honest to be, which is all you can be. Gibsons have never felt right to me, but I love to see and hear one in the right hands 👍

I think you are more of an Epiphone kinda guy Ryan. Would love to see you play a Blues hawk or a Wiltshire or something like that. I think they would be more up your alley than the regular LP/ES guitars.

Great video. Nice hearing your slightly altered, more informed perspective.

You're gonna get lots of anti-Gibson comments now for daring to be slightly positive about them! Like you I love twangy guitars with maple necks but there's something about my Gibson LP that makes me want to play it more than my other guitars, I haven't a clue why but it just feels 'right' in my hands.

Similar experience at the Gibson Garage. Seems like they are coached to be a judge free zone. When asked what Gibson's I like to play, my reply was Fenders. They laughed and showed me around the place and offered to let me play anything.

This was pretty honnest. I enjoyed it.

After being vastly disappointed by my brief walkthrough at NAMM, I also went to the GG. And bought a Gibson Explorer - amazing guitar!

I am an Epiphone LOVER...I have a couple. The first one I bought was a used SG Muse. My uncle played a Gibson '63 SG Jr. I like the neck profile on it because it is slim. Next I bought an old 60 something Gibson ES125T with a P-90 in it. I got hooked on the tone. So I picked up the Epiphone GOLD GLORY with a P-90...fat neck! Then I found the Les Paul I special, with 2 P-90's...they are around $100 if you look hard. A Used SG Jr. can be had for around that same number. The REAL playing experience was the '59 Cherry Burst Les Paul I found at Guitar Center....on Les Paul's birthday. So. Now I have 6 Epiphones, a Gibson, 2 Squires and 2 Teles a lapsteel and a resonator

13:05 is definitely the best part. Take that Puisheen !

Pretty cool it seems like Gibson is really stepping up makes you wonder if fender would do something similar

I have quite a few guitars and only one of them is a Gibson. It's a '67 SG. It's neck feels perfect to me. It has the original dog eared P-90's, which IMO is the best pickup anyone ever invented. The other guitars and basses are various makes. I like them, too.

I have a Gibson LP Standard 60s, and I also have a Fender American Special Strat, and I also have an American Professional II Telecaster. I love them all. But the Gibson is the prettiest, and the most acoustically resonant. I also have an Epiphone Les Paul Standard, and it sucks. I also have a Hard Luck Kings Tele, and it's not too bad. I'm borrowing a Suhr Strat, and I really didn't bond with it at all. I love the pro2 Tele, it's really awesome, but in the end . . . That Gibson is worth all the others combined, and then some, to me. I started on an Epi LP, so maybe that's why I'm so at home on it, idk. But anyway, I run a home recording studio (I sing every part and play every instrument and engineer and master every song -- totally self-produced, totally finished and professional content) for my channel, so I need all three, depending on what song I'm recording. Rant over!

I've had 3 Gibson guitars in my life. A 2008 Les Paul Standard, an Advanced Jumbo acoustic and a 2011 Melody Maker SG. The Advanced Jumbo is the only one that I truly miss having. I've had MANY Epiphones too. I have a 2005 Epiphones Masterbuilt DR-500P (I'll NEVER sell that guitar unless you're gonna cough up close to a grand) that I'll play against any Gibson Dove any day of the week. My other Epiphone is one of the new ES-335s in the Blueberry Burst which has supplanted my Player's Series Stratocaster as my favorite electric guitar. It's just ridiculously versatile and I think sounds WAY better than the Squier Classic Vibe Starcaster.

I had an 80s Gibson Explorer back in the day. Not my first electric, but before my first Fender. I played Teles exclusively for 10+ years before I bought an Epi Explorer. The neck on the Epi was so different from what I was used to, and I honestly don't remember my old Explorer ever feeling like the new one, but now all Gibsons feel like a shallow, "condensed font" D shape to me. I can't say if I just forgot the neck feel or what, but I really wish Gibson would make a Modern C or Oval C neck. Bolt-on while we're at it. So I can play it like I play my Teles.

I am interested in Gibson’s/Epiphone only for their Wildcat and 335 type offerings. Other than that, I haven’t much use for what they do. I’d rather have a Telecaster or a Jet than a Les Paul. Moreover, offsets are my main thing.

So for me, Gibson are absolutely the guitar I dream of but not necessarily what I'm inclined to purchase. I have 2 Gibsons and both definitely have their own personality. For me, their personality is my favourite because it comes with perks: easy to play, classy finishes, recognisable brand name and is always a purchase of investment. They are pricey tho, especially nowadays which is why other options are more open to me with the rise of fantastic built guitars for a more affordable price. The problem for me is if for some reason I don't like my cheaper alternatives I have immediately lost out and flipping a cheap guitar is difficult if the brand isn't desirable. When you purchase a Gibson, you already know what to expect, for me it's always going to be a guitar I play more often than my others and if I think it's time to replace one or change up with another, it's almost always my money back or a profit. It's like any big brand named guitar really, the only difference from my perspective is what guitar suits you. If you've played a big brand guitar that suits you, you're on a winner. If you're a collector though it's a different take obviously.

Next place to be underwhelmed would be the Rickenbacker plant. Biggest problem with Gibson is they can't seem to make a pickup like a real PAF or even pat sticker pups.

I would love to go just for the experience , im a fan of Gibson , and I totally understand the significance of the company . But you looked like you had a great time , im just a little Jealous that you got to hold a really expensive flying V. Anyway I enjoyed this vid and the story you told that explained your whole experience that day , so thanks for sharing it with us Ryan.

When I bought my first real guitar in 2007, it was between a strat and firebird. I chose the strat but always wondered who I'd be if I picked the firebird. I've really been wanting an SG lately. They need more cool colors!

It's really nice to hear that the gibson garage is a positive place.

I get it though. I love those more "unique" surf designs too. I'm a metal guy, but an old Teisco "Sharkfin" style guitar with dual high output skull crushing humbuckers is on my dream list someday. Metallic or sparkle finish for sure! 😁

All I want to know is if Fender has something equivalent.

So I used to be an epiphone/Gibson guy before I played worship music. If your playing high gain metal and classic rock Gibson has the tones you want. I still want a Firebird. But the jazzmaster made me a fender guy. The clean sounds are so interesting and articulate compared to humbuckers and I just like them better haha. And the neck feel too, like you said. I never really even wanted to be a fender fan but I just am lol

This is great!

I am hoping to make it up to Nashville in the Fall, see a Predators hockey game, catch a live band, and pick up a Firebird at the Garage. I can't seem to find a new Firebird in the $2k range anywhere in Atlanta, yet I see them floating around in the Gibson Garage whenever I watch a Gibson TV video in there.

Maybe review a firebird with mini humbuckers? It's all good.

My main guitar is a Gibson Les Paul, but I love Fender, Music Man, ESP, Gretsch... There are so many good guitars and brands. Yeah, my favorite guitar is the LP. That sound and feel. But hey, Telecasters are great, and Jazzmasters. These guitars are a great complement for my LP so...

I want to go into that place and ask them if they have any Dean Cadillac Flame Tops!!

Not a hater, but I can't comprehend the prices of Gibson's when I get what I like sub $500 if i just look around for a minute.

HAHA, I was just there last wednesday,thursday, flew hone friday. Awesome!

Why do base the amount of fun it is on the price or the brand?

I love Gibsons, Fenders and Gretsches. I love Gibson Explorers, Les Pauls and 335s. I love Fender Strats and Johnny Marr Signature Jaguars. I love Gretsch electromatic and professional series guitars. Lately, I’ve been having a love affair with Epiphone Sheratons, Epiphone “Inspired By Gibson” ES-335s and Epiphone Casinos. I’d be happy to tour any and all of their facilities.

That $1000 short scale double-cut bass is a regular production model that they've been making for a couple of years. People seem to like them.

As a klutz, I’d be nervous in that chichi room. I have been able to buy more guitars of late, and I have a low-end MIM Fender, middle MIA Fender, a European guitar that’s about low end MIA Fender prices, and a couple modest boutique guitars. I did fall for a team-built custom shop guitar, but couldn’t pull the trigger.

1:31 wow, great colors

Just picked up an Epiphone Explorer, had a great experience at the garage. May not have went if not for this video.

Great video! I love what you say about there being room in the world of guitars for everyone. I started out with an Epiphone Les Paul because I'd seen my personal guitar heroes like Jimmy Page, Gary Moore and Joe Perry playing one. But my next was a Strat because it's such a different sound: they've each got their own character. Never could understand that "pick a side" mindset because no one guitar can do it all.

I think my issue is cost. Yes, you're getting a (for the most part) American made guitar with an iconic name, but you can go to a local luthier and have your own totally custom (American made) guitar made for in some cases 1/2 or more of the price.

9:50 Now that’s how you do portrait mode video!

I really think you sounded authentic in this video.

I love the double cut special but I rarely get along with Gibson (or gretsch) style necks. My gf has an lpj that plays like a million bucks, so they're not all bad. If they want to win me over, bring back the Marauder! Paint it something gaudy, I'll buy 2.

That conveyor of guitars is straight out of monsters Inc awesome

I liken the Gibson Garage to a Gap or Abercrombie store. That was my first thought.

Ya gotta try a Gibson S1!

Yeah, those solid-bodies in the Epiphone line you were eyeing are the LP/SG Muse series. You definitely need to review one.

yes

As much as everyone likes to hate on Mark, he seems like he could really be a pretty cool guy IRL. 🤷👍

Gibson is hit or miss, more so than Fender, in my experience. But if you get a good one, it will be a great guitar. Especially if you play it through a Fender amp. Cool video, I'll definitely have to check this place out next time I'm in Nashville.

I have only one gibby,but I would love to go there.Those to-Katsura,yup

When you play a Gibson the guitar does not sound like other famous Gibson players. When you play a fender , you can hear all the players who made the fender guitar famous. That's just my take. If I could get the slash, STP or Hedfield tone just by playing a Gibson maybe I would own one. But it just does not work that way for me. I can get pretty close to SRV or hendrix with my stratocaster.

I'm a Gibson lover!

It would be hilarious if they now gave you a plank with a steel string and a paf on it.

Gibson and Epiphone make some great garage and psych rock type guitars. I'd love a firebird 1 or 3 or a double cut Jr or even a V

If your KZfaq channel is watched in Europe does the title change to " 50 cycle hum"?

I have 9 Gibsons - this place would be like heaven to me! Shame I’m in the UK.

I get it bro I feel the same way about fender! I was so disappointed when I got my first Jazz master!

Thats funny. I'm not into country, I'm 59 and when I grew up, my dad listened to country... Tex ritter....lol My point is I'm just not a fan. That said, Nashville might be the best place to go in the country for a bar/live music area. Great food, cool people, just don't go on the weekends. ITs nowhere near an out of the way silly idea to drop by Nashville and see a guitar shop. How about when you are in Nashville, check out the shop? Just saying.

I like Gibson , they make great guitars and I’m not even that put off by the price. The whole buy into the “lifestyle” is what really stops me buying. I just want a guitar and not a whole lifestyle around it.

Candy Apple red SG w/ p90's? I'm there, Boss.

Idk why but I think you'd like an SG junior.

Gibson just needs to lower there price point for there entry level models. Much like fender you can get a new duo sonic or a lead for like 600-700 bucks. So maybe not a les Paul or sg but I think they should do like a dc junior or something in a similar price point and then maybe have an sg or les paul for like 800 like where the strats start at. Not to mention that I’d you want a new slash les Paul you’re probably looking at over a thousand dollars out the door for a regular epiphone les Paul with a different finish and it doesn’t even have Gibson pickups in it. And honestly I think a big problem with epiphones is that Gibson made the headstock different like idk why they would do that like it’s there own company making the same guitars they’ve always made but it’s like they didn’t wanna be associated with it lmao like the Gibson headstock looks good but both the old and new epiphone headstocks just look goofy and it’s not very appealing when your still paying like 600 bucks for a high end epiphone and then you get this dr. Seuce ass headstock. When they made the maestro guitars hey had e same open book headstock and that’s the sole reason I bought my maestro acoustic cuz the headstock is such a good shape but i just don’t see why they would treat there own cheaper lineup of guitars as if there some Chinese copy that got sued for the headstock shape

I mean for $7000 they should book you an appointment with the CEO to discuss your custom

How could you not visit the G G? I absolutely would!

I just feel like there's a psychological barrier here more than anything lol

I really like SGs and 335s, but I am another Strat, Tele, Jazz, Rick, Dano kinda guy, myself.

“It didn’t light up the fanboy section of my brain” is the absolute best description I’ve heard. I appreciate the history of Gibson and how they revolutionized electric guitar. I think honey bursts and lemon bursts are gorgeous. However, when it comes down to it, Les Pauls are really heavy, really expensive, and too liable to crack at the headstock. I can look at them and appreciate them as art. But to own and play? I’m perfectly happy with my Korean-made BMG Special. 🤷🏼‍♀️

I would spend time in the Kramer section, but the rest is not for me. I would much rather buy a used budget strat, and do some major mods and make it mine. But every guitar player has their thing, and I don’t judge. (That’s not true, I totally judge.)🤣

What would Super-Rich-Steve do? Probably peruse the Custom Shop while wearing a monocle. 🧐

Honestly, if I got invited, I would check it out "just because". Would I buy ne ? nopes, but I would browse for sure

? ...yup.

the thing is, Gibson is a huge corporate monster, a monster that refuses to accept opposition or criticism - you and other YT'ers can be won over easily with a few strokes of your ego and a trip to a secret room with stupid guitars 'worth' even stupider prices, if you hadn't rolled over, or they felt you posed a threat to them (ie by making better instruments at a fraction of the price) that's when their lawyers move in and lives and livelihoods are threatened with destruction and that's why we hate them - cos we love guitars and those who play and make them , we enjoy turning amps up and dancing , to me, the idea of spending an afternoon in a vault with Mark Agnesi in full on ass kissing mode is like a little glimpse into hell. (still one the best channels on YT by the way)

I thought I unsubscribed. Lol I guess I’ll keep you around for a little while longer.🤔🤙

I don't know, I don't hate Gibson or anything, but I don't understand why they should be so expensive. I get it from a marketing point of view, since they're a well known, historical brand. But, if you're a guitarist, pro or beginner, do you really need to spend $1000 of dollars on a guitar? Couldn't you get a well made guitar for cheaper? I have an Epiphone semi hollow, used for $400, and I'm quite happy with it.

Who does the Explorer belong to? Is that even a Gibson/Epiphone?

A bird dressed in a smile is still a bird.

Did you ask them about any efforts they are doing to fix that fragile Gibson headstock problem? Those headstocks lead into so much drama when they break (most often in shipping while attempting to sell them these days and then not having the money to upgrade/get a new one). I stopped buying Gibson until they fix that, I'm fine with that if they don't ever fix it, plenty of other brands out there.

i only play custom guitars made in joes garage

I feel like they turned the ship around. I'm over the Gibson hate but I won't buy anything from them from like 03to 18'