Favorite Guitar YouTube Channels

[Darkness]

Whether it's a guitar review channel, a repair channel, or a song tutorial channel, what are your favorites?

I stumbled across this old guy recently and really enjoy his videos. It's relaxed, he fumbles at times and leaves it in, and he has reviewed a few guitars that I like or own. He takes them apart, checks them out, and then plays them pretty well.

The Guitaristas

 

[Darkness]

And then there is this guy, he does song tutorials and makes the lessons easy to follow. I like how he is right to the point and he does a lot of songs that I like.

Ivor Sorefinger

 

[Darkness]

I came across this channel and only hit play to get my wifes attention (she is from the Philippines). It worked, now we watch it once a week and she translates. He is a pretty good luthier, here he takes a badly molested Guild and brings it back to glory. Fun to watch even if you don't understand.

Elegee Guitar Workshop

 

[Raiyn]

Dave's World Of Fun Stuff, Riffs Breads and Gear, and 60 Cycle Hum are the three top channels for me.

 

[imnotcreative]

twoodfrd is a channel i like to watch.

 

[Raiyn]

twoodfrd is a channel i like to watch.

Yes! That man is at a whole different level.

 

[imnotcreative]

Yes! That man is at a whole different level.

I really enjoy watching his work and expertise. Not only knowledgeable about guitars but other stringed instruments aswell and clear explanation. A real joy to watch a craftsman at work.

 

[Raiyn]

I really enjoy watching his work and expertise. Not only knowledgeable about guitars but other stringed instruments as well and clear explanation. A real joy to watch a craftsman at work.

Agreed. At heart, I'm a Dave's World guy, but in terms of woodworking skill twoodfrd is the man.

 

[Noodling Guitars]

Apart from the usual suspects that the English speaking world watches, there are also a good number of Japanese guitar repair channels/ gear geek guitar related content.

Here are two that I can recommend for non-Japanese speakers (with the caveat that any videos with commentary are still in Japanese):

Andy Bass and Guitar
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5GRJgDXFr2gP26SLHvxKqA

OGSWorks
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClEW2JSYg9X-vG9wJ3uGg5A

 

[imnotcreative]

Agreed. At heart, I'm a Dave's World guy, but in terms of woodworking skill twoodfrd is the man.

Love Dave's humor. That's why i'm subscribed to both.

Unrelated to repair work but i also watch CGS. Not as much of a China Guitar Skeptic as he used to be (hence the channel name) but still some enjoyable to watch every now and then. As of last year his speach has become a bit slurred because of a motor neuron dissease therefor he uses computerized speach in many video's nowadays. Just as a heads up if you plan to check him out. He is not like Dave though, overall more a positive and friendly guy, maybe a bit over friendly at times, but it works for his channel and audience

 

[Raiyn]

Love Dave's humor. That's why i'm subscribed to both.

Same.

Unrelated to repair work but i also watch CGS. Not as much of a China Guitar Skeptic as he used to be (hence the channel name) but still some enjoyable to watch every now and then. As of last year his speech has become a bit slurred because of a motor neuron disease therefore he uses computerized speech in many video's nowadays. Just as a heads up if you plan to check him out. He is not like Dave though, overall more a positive and friendly guy, maybe a bit over friendly at times, but it works for his channel and audience

I haven't watched him in years. No reason other than I wasn't finding his stuff relevant at the time.

CS Guitars, on the other hand, is a frequent watch for me.

 

[imnotcreative]

Same.

I haven't watched him in years. No reason other than I wasn't finding his stuff relevant at the time.

CS Guitars, on the other hand, is a frequent watch for me.

Same here, I like the accent and as a true Scotchman there is always a bottle of scotch in the background.

Another channel i like to watch though not really guitar related but music related focussing on stories behind the great classic songs is Professor of Rock

 

[Raiyn]

Another channel i like to watch though not really guitar related but music related focussing on stories behind the great classic songs is Professor of Rock

Oh, Captain Zenni? I kid, at least it's not Bugspray: Legends of Shadows or ConRay ear buds like everyone else.
I've been entertained by his stuff, but it's not a daily watch for me.

 

[imnotcreative]

Oh, Captain Zenni? I kid, at least it's not Bugspray: Legends of Shadows or ConRay ear buds like everyone else.
I've been entertained by his stuff, but it's not a daily watch for me.

Indeed. His advertisements fall on deaf ears for me since my eyesight is still fine, but i'm glad his ad plugins aren't as long as on some other channels are.
I also do not watch every video he posts but there are some interesting video's about some artists and songs i like. I enjoy his interviews with the artists most and you can often tell the artists are delighted with his interviews which go beyond the standard questions everybody else asks making it much more enjoyable to watch and more informative.

 

[Raiyn]

Indeed. His advertisements fall on deaf ears for me since my eyesight is still fine, but i'm glad his ad plugins aren't as long as on some other channels are.

They don't have to be due to product placement and a conspicuous Zenni logo on set. All of that aside, I still enjoy a good chunk of his content. He's got that old school radio "Countdown Show" shtick and cadence that makes for a good listen.

I also do not watch every video he posts but there are some interesting video's about some artists and songs I like. I enjoy his interviews with the artists most and you can often tell the artists are delighted with his interviews which go beyond the standard questions everybody else asks making it much more enjoyable to watch and more informative.

I agree, it's good channel.

 

[imnotcreative]

I've been watching Johan Segeborn's channel a lot lately. lots of comparisons and some experiments.

https://www.youtube.com/@JohanSegeborn/videos

 

[soulman969]

Whether it's a guitar review channel, a repair channel, or a song tutorial channel, what are your favorites?

I stumbled across this old guy recently and really enjoy his videos. It's relaxed, he fumbles at times and leaves it in, and he has reviewed a few guitars that I like or own. He takes them apart, checks them out, and then plays them pretty well.

The Guitaristas

Let's ask Ian if this guy is his neighbor? I love guys like him.

 

[Raiyn]

Whether it's a guitar review channel, a repair channel, or a song tutorial channel, what are your favorites?

I stumbled across this old guy recently and really enjoy his videos. It's relaxed, he fumbles at times and leaves it in, and he has reviewed a few guitars that I like or own. He takes them apart, checks them out, and then plays them pretty well.

The Guitaristas

I've started watching a few of his videos. His take on the Revstar Element was informative to my ordering a Standard.
The lack of polish is appealing. Sometimes successful channels get too "slick" sort of like...

Darrel Braun... occasionally I like his content, but there's something about him lately that just sits wrong.

 

[TConnelly]

For general guitar stuff I like 5 Watt World. For songs I like Tom Conlon and Bruce Lindquist. For offset guitar related stuff, Jazzmaster, Jaguar, Mustang that sort of thing I like Mike Adams (puisheen). For bass instruction I like BassBuzz.
Cheers………………Todd

 

[soulman969]

I don't actually have a favorite. I've watched several of those mentioned here already as well as Phil McKnights shows. I've learned a bit from all of them. This was my first experience with Guitaristas and enjoyed his work and his demos. Since he plays much like I do I can gain more from that type of demo than from a shredder playing through a RAT.