Which ESstyle guitar should you buy? Justin Waterfield from Long & McQuade Toronto presents his history and buyer's guide of the most popular hollow and semihollow Gibson and Epiphone models of past and present to help you pick the best guitar for you.

00:00 Intro
00:30 Opening Jam
01:55 What Are We Talking About Today?
03:01 The ES Lineup
03:46 What Does ES Mean?
04:27 ES Guitar Overview
07:56 Why Choose a Hollow or Semihollow Guitar?
09:47 Who Uses ES Guitars?
10:32 Explaining the Different ES Model Numbers
12:11 Archtop Guitar History
13:52 Who Was Charlie Christian?
16:35 Gibson ES175
17:32 Gibson ES175 Clean Demo
18:35 Gibson ES175 (Cont'd)
20:27 Gibson ES175 Distortion Demo (Rat 2 Pedal)
21:54 Gibson ES225
24:03 Gibson ES135
25:24 Gibson Byrdland & ES350
27:21 Gibson ES5 Switchmaster
28:09 Gibson ES335 Drive Demo
29:15 Gibson ES335
32:41 Gibson ES335 Clean Demo
33:48 Epiphone B.B. King Lucille
35:18 Varitone Switch Clean Demo
36:34 Epiphone ES355 Drive Demo
37:11 Epiphone ES355
38:37 Epiphone ES355 vs Gibson Custom Shop ES355
40:14 Epiphone Sheraton
41:15 Epiphone Sheraton Clean Demo
41:49 Epiphone USA Casino
44:15 Epiphone USA Casino Drive Demo
44:47 Gibson ES339
45:40 Gibson ES339 Drive Demo
46:11 Wrap Up & SignOff

Guitars used in this video:
➤ Gibson ES335 in Deep Purple: https://www.longmcquade.com/375312
➤ Gibson ES335 in Vintage Burst: https://www.longmcquade.com/181700/
➤ Epiphone B.B. King Lucille in Ebony: https://www.longmcquade.com/248061
➤ Epiphone 1959 ES355 in Classic White: https://www.longmcquade.com/372060
➤ Gibson Custom Shop 1959 ES335 in Watermelon: https://www.longmcquade.com/224876
➤ Epiphone Sheraton in Natural: https://www.longmcquade.com/332681
➤ Epiphone USA Casino in Royal Tan: https://www.longmcquade.com/193736
➤ Gibson ES339 in Cherry: https://www.longmcquade.com/166944

Other gear used in this video:
➤ Line 6 HX Stomp: https://www.longmcquade.com/118692
➤ ProCo Rat 2 Distortion Pedal: https://www.longmcquade.com/17385
➤ Boss TU3 Chromatic Tuner: https://www.longmcquade.com/7631
➤ Yorkville EXM Mobile: https://www.longmcquade.com/97309
➤ Shure SM57 dynamic microphone: https://www.longmcquade.com/1092
➤ Sennheiser EW 112P lavalier microphone: https://www.longmcquade.com/111871
➤ Sennheiser MKH 416 shotgun microphone: https://www.longmcquade.com/101656
➤ Zoom H6 recorder: https://www.longmcquade.com/185700

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