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Which ES-style guitar should you buy? Justin Waterfield from Long & McQuade Toronto presents his history and buyer's guide of the most popular hollow and semi-hollow 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 Semi-hollow 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 ES-175 17:32 Gibson ES-175 Clean Demo 18:35 Gibson ES-175 (Cont'd) 20:27 Gibson ES-175 Distortion Demo (Rat 2 Pedal) 21:54 Gibson ES-225 24:03 Gibson ES-135 25:24 Gibson Byrdland & ES-350 27:21 Gibson ES-5 Switchmaster 28:09 Gibson ES-335 Drive Demo 29:15 Gibson ES-335 32:41 Gibson ES-335 Clean Demo 33:48 Epiphone B.B. King Lucille 35:18 Varitone Switch Clean Demo 36:34 Epiphone ES-355 Drive Demo 37:11 Epiphone ES-355 38:37 Epiphone ES-355 vs Gibson Custom Shop ES-355 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 ES-339 45:40 Gibson ES-339 Drive Demo 46:11 Wrap Up & Sign-Off Guitars used in this video: ➤ Gibson ES-335 in Deep Purple: https://www.long-mcquade.com/375312 ➤ Gibson ES-335 in Vintage Burst: https://www.long-mcquade.com/181700/ ➤ Epiphone B.B. King Lucille in Ebony: https://www.long-mcquade.com/248061 ➤ Epiphone 1959 ES-355 in Classic White: https://www.long-mcquade.com/372060 ➤ Gibson Custom Shop 1959 ES-335 in Watermelon: https://www.long-mcquade.com/224876 ➤ Epiphone Sheraton in Natural: https://www.long-mcquade.com/332681 ➤ Epiphone USA Casino in Royal Tan: https://www.long-mcquade.com/193736 ➤ Gibson ES-339 in Cherry: https://www.long-mcquade.com/166944 Other gear used in this video: ➤ Line 6 HX Stomp: https://www.long-mcquade.com/118692 ➤ ProCo Rat 2 Distortion Pedal: https://www.long-mcquade.com/17385 ➤ Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner: https://www.long-mcquade.com/7631 ➤ Yorkville EXM Mobile: https://www.long-mcquade.com/97309 ➤ Shure SM57 dynamic microphone: https://www.long-mcquade.com/1092 ➤ Sennheiser EW 112P lavalier microphone: https://www.long-mcquade.com/111871 ➤ Sennheiser MKH 416 shotgun microphone: https://www.long-mcquade.com/101656 ➤ Zoom H6 recorder: https://www.long-mcquade.com/185700 #longandmcquade #gibson #epiphone #hollowbody