The Guitar Bucket List is a video series started by Jim Fusco. Way back in 2006, Jim started the Laptop Sessions with his friend Chris Moore and since then, their videos have earned millions of views on YouTube. Over the years, Jim became somewhat of a guitar collector. After amassing a couple dozen electric guitars in his collection, he decided (okay, he might have been coerced by his wife) to add some logic to his collecting. Otherwise he would just buy and buy everything that was nice or even just a good deal. And in the guitar world, especially on the used market, good deals aren’t too hard to find.

So, Jim started thinking about the guitars that he couldn’t “live without”. But as he thought about it, he realized that it wasn’t models of guitars that he was chasing…it was certain features of the guitars that he really wanted to have!

Now, some of these are admittedly a bit silly- should someone really want to have a metal medallion on the back of a Les Paul Custom guitar? Well, if you saw one on a guitar and your collection didn’t feature one with it, you might want it, too! So, the Guitar Bucket List was born.

Jim has decided to document this journey to complete the bucket list (will it ever actually end, though?) through insightful videos that showcase each guitar in his collection. He’ll talk about their various features and what made him want them. And at the end of each video, he’ll recap the features that each guitar checked off of his guitar bucket list! Below is the first video that explains the list and make sure to check out the “Current List” link at the top of the page to see what progress he’s made!