Charvel Jake E. Lee 'White Pearl'

The Jake E. Lee Signature Charvel guitar, a.k.a. The "White Pearl," boasts unmistakable So-Cal ash body contours and a distinctive lavender-hued Pearl White finish. The legendary guitarist talks about his iconic instrument in this video.

[@vaiisking]

Jake, you are a living legend. The world hasn't paid you what you're due for your incredible contributions but the true fans will always know this.

[@caincolesr]

Definitely by far one of the top guitar players of all time

[@besteverepicmillennial5927]

everything is "of all time" hahahaha

[@wolfhachmuth7731]

And certainly not arrogant with it.

[@daviclar867]

Jake wanted more security and Sharon shot him down. Oz is worth 100 million on the backs of all the great muscians that played for him. Bob Daisely deserves at least 50 million for writing all the lyrics to most of Ozzy songs! Zack's net worth is only 16 million and he deserves more!

[@kawakalypse2770]

@@daviclar867 That's interesting.

[@soundexperience5179]

Lol.

[@Rolacko]

Jake projects a real sympathy, very carismatic and humble. Guitar god and awesome composer.

[@fulltonesmusic]

I have quite a bit of eternal sympathy for a young, naive musicians that get the royal shaft... Jake E. Leews one of them. Such a down to earth, affable gent, and wrote some iconic music. I truly wish he could have seen through the con of Sharon Osborne. And yet still, he is humble & kind. God bless this guy.

[@josephesposito3499]

Sharon is the Yoko ono of Black Sabbath, can't respect Ozzie for being so pussywhipped

[@aamaj89]

what did sharon do?

[@bryanwilliams3665]

@@aamaj89 She went out to dinner with him, and after dinner phoned him up and fired him from the band.

[@aamaj89]

@@bryanwilliams3665 dang thats crappy...such a good guy, guess he didn't fit "his" (ozzy) vision...thanks man!

[@bryanwilliams3665]

@@aamaj89 There's probably 2 sides to the story, but nevertheless Jakey should get the Song Writing Credits on 'Bark at the Moon'.He wrote most of the music.Hes never got a cent from that record, and albeit he doesn't care about the money so much as getting credited on the album... That's the least Ozzy and Sharon could do. They're really mean spirited.

[@DynoSauR4Truth]

I love that story. Hell, I could listen to all of Jake's stories.

[@darrenstrange2244]

What a total legend. Bark at the Moon - my favourite Ozzy solo by far.

[@stupidusername38]

Badlands were a fantastic band, love E Lee's mix of rock and blues vibe

[@vanthdreadstar8788]

That guitar is beautiful.

[@DaveHogand4videX]

Jake is one of my favorites ! I listened to every solo ... Major influence !

[@ssolo8]

Jake showed us ALL how you command a Rock n Roll stage!! I too survived the Big 80's with no whammy bar!!??!! Thanks, Jake, for changing my life!!

[@oyvey8526]

The most underrated guitarrist ever, such a monster skilled guy, hes my favorite guitar player alongside dave murray and adrian smith.

[@crackedbrainOG]

As a boy I had Bark At The Moon on cassette and loved it. Jake E. Lee is unappreciated in the guitar world.

[@Voxboy876]

One of the very best !! Arguably one of the most underrated players of his genre.

[@sonijam]

I've never heard anyone mention putting jumbo frets up to the 12th and then skinny frets the rest of the way up.. What a great idea!

[@philybates]

Feels like Charvel is finally back on the map. 3 new endorsees are all fantastic players.

[@tradbowseven]

My favorite thing about jake is his humility. This is the guy you learn from.

[@badsanta7630]

Best technical guitarist ever live, stage presence unreal keep rockin jake

[@ALEEN517]

The thing that always impressed me about Jakes playing was his pick attack. It always sounds like he's just absolutely hammering those strings with his pick.

[@warborn_inc.]

Jake is the reason I started playing....and have been fortunate enough to meet him a few times and he is the coolest most down to earth guy as well. Just a fucking brilliant player and a great guy!! HAIL JAKE!!

[@lynchdavis8041]

Definitely underrated, apparently unappreciated by Ozzy and allot of Rhodes fans bashed him when he took over the slot. Not a fun time for him but for those of us who saw his genius it was a damn good ride. Thanks Jake!

[@dylanhardina]

Good on you folks at Charvel for given Jake some exposure! :D

[@CDenic]

Man oh man is it ever good to see this guy playing again. THIS is the kind of music and playing that this world needs.

[@joannathomas658]

Jake is truly one of those subtle yet powerful guitarists whose technical ability is surpassed by his musicality.

[@creepshowcrate]

He's speaking of Warren DeMartini, I take it? Jake's performance at the US Festival in '83 is the best I've ever seen by any lead guitarist. Wicked stage moves, tasty, razor-sharp playing, eyeballing the crowd with a menacing glare, like they were his prey.. Easily the biggest gig he had ever played, the new kid on the block with the biggest possible shoes to fill, and he owned it.

[@sunnibird]

I think they were roommates for a while

[@creepshowcrate]

Oh, yeah, that's right. Come to think of it, I believe Jake was in Ratt (or Mickey Ratt) for a short time.

[@evalex71]

I wish I was there!

[@PatrickCollins805]

I was at that show as well " Bark At The Moon " is one of the GREATEST metal tunes of all time, Jake wrote it ...and Ozzy took the credit..... WE KNOW THE TRUTH JAKE ! Hang in there buddy !

[@DrThrashmaster]

sunnibird pretty sure they were bandmates for a while

[@FLHCSfan68]

Great to see Jake here. I got to see his band Badlands back in 1988...Awesome show! Great Band too!

[@TheOGOrangeCat]

Jake is one of the finest guitarists of the past 40 years. He's an absolutely natural, instinctive player.

[@lisamacdougall8977]

Jake E Lee is a Guitar God so unique, trippy and so wonderful his album fine pink mist is Epic exithouse is just wow ,bludfuk is dark and aggressive and Luna Gitana is such a sweet beautiful piece of music

[@simonize251]

What a super cool unpretentious dude! Love his style!

[@ShadovvV]

Badlands self-titled (1989) = underrated, excellent recording

[@billwren5033]

I disagree. it should have been much bigger

[@ShadovvV]

Yep.. also has a nice Led Zeppelin feel to it, for those into the first few Zeppelin recordings. The singer is like a cross between David Coverdale and Robert Plant and the lead guitar is unmistakably good. These songs should totally be played on Classic Rock radio stations, regularly..

[@OZRIC1985]

Yes, it definitely has that Zeppelin feel! I was just listening to the Badlands song "Seasons" after many years of not hearing it, and I have always liked that Zeppelin feel it has. A great song! :)

[@shaunclifton5281]

ShadowⓋ Hell yeah

[@ErayAltin]

Absolutely...

[@joeyfarino1001]

Jake is incredible!! I wish one day to meet him!!

[@MatthewHopkins2010]

Good to see Jake, I remember Brad Gillis, as the first guitarist after the devastating loss of my hero Randy Rhodes from Ozzy's band. I feel bad for Brad, the pressure must have been intense, but when Jake came to Hammersmith Odeon with Ozzy as the third guitarist, I guess he made us feel he could be a new hero, for the kids, and he was. thank you Jake, you helped heal the wound so well.

[@deepblue1963]

Bark at the moon is my all time favourite solo in the rock genre. Jake is da' man!

[@HowlingMoonCinemas]

Pádraig Same here, bro!!

[@johnnyflyy5873]

Best Rhythm as well.

[@TheBoone57]

I always dug this cat because he played so hot and moved so well without compromising the sound.

[@jaystern2130]

Out of all the guitarists Ozzy had, Jake had the best tone, and had some super tasty choice of notes. I would have loved to have heard a third album, but you know.

[@AussieTerry]

So good to see Jake E Lee back on the map one of my all time favourites!!!

[@F3502000]

Some of my most favorite Ozzy tunes were played by this man! Jake you are awesome man!! Everyone knows who the real genius behind those albums is...

[@yourheartofdarkness]

Jake's the biggest reason I bought a charvel :)

[@bohdilama]

Fender makes awesome guitars. You’re an idiot and probably love Gibson.

[@JacksonGuitarsPlayer03]

I love that first intro riff sounded like Bark at The Moon

[@adolpholiverbush2]

One cool cat. Glad to see you're still rocking, Jake. Your work with Ozzy is the crown jewel in Mr. Osbourne's solo career, as far as I'm concerned. The 3 Badland albums are fantastic, and I wish you well. Longtime fan.

[@xavierbalzola880]

What a GREAT ...GREAT player he is...and SOOO underrated...

[@aliveandkicking1]

Such an amazing guy and guitarist! Much respect Mr Lee

[@YaoEspirito]

I always loved his black on white Strat look. I'm glad to hear there was some thought and backstory to that. What an iconic rock guitarist.

[@YogaArmy]

WOW so AWESOME to see Jake!!! Really miss him! So underrated!

[@RackhirTheRed]

The moral of the story? 1 Get a Strat 2 Mod the hell out of it 3 You've got your own signature guitar

[@PEDROCLASSIC]

Jake always wanted to play blues rock. He was heavily into the 70s blues thing and Ozzy wasn't into blues so he left the band and formed BADLANDS, A bluesy 70s-style, hard rock band. nOW That's a band!!!

[@dawngentry5074]

Jake e Lee's guitar 🔊

[@gmrios]

So good to see this Cat again. He's one of a kind.

[@cybrunel1016]

Bark at the Moon & Rock' n 'Roll Rebel are still two of my fave solos of all time, I appreciate the fact he set himself apart from the rest of the cats back then and didn't go for the Floyd Rose.

[@vesaparkkonen4279]

Glad you´re back!You have amazing sound and our beloved Charvel,it´s just the best!

[@michaelpeacestewart]

Dig having Jake Back!!!Great guy and a influence to so many of us!We love ya Jake!!!

[@dawngentry5074]

Love ya ..

[@J1Z06]

I never get tired of this video. 👍🎸

[@JustK009]

Jake E is a guitar hero dammit!! Everybody #LEGEND

[@mylovesongs2429]

Loved Jake's playing in Badlands probably more than his playing in Ozzy. The bluesy guitar sound in Badlands was soo fucking crisp and killer! It was heavy, but bluesy. Great band! I bought their first two CD's back in the day. Jake is such an underrated guitarist! He should be HIGH UP on the list of the Rolling Stone best guitarists list!!!! I hope they do those metalhead to head videos here on YT. Jake should star in one of them, opposite someone out there. He would be great talking shop with say...Nicko McBrain! Talking shop with Bob Daisley would be even better, as they were both in Ozzy's band back in '84-'86.

[@AlexSosaBolivia]

Jake was so much better live with Ozzy than in the studio. For some reason they were never able to capture him properly on the 2 studio records, and I think I read an interview with Max Norman many years back who basically said the same thing, that they had a hard time getting a "performance" out of him. But live, when he was on, he was untouchable.

[@fistoftulkas7335]

The shredding on BATM and especially The Ultimate Sin is insane, the problems were that those two amazing albums are keyboards heavy, sign of the 80s, and Jake's phenomenal playing was drowned a bit too much... Even Ozzy himself recently wanted to remaster The Ultimate Sin and make the guitar jump out more because it was so good... BATM has the same issue if not worse...

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

that seems to be a trend, Randy who was ozzy's best, made his studio versions seem average compared what he did live, Jake could not play like Randy but that is good too, different style

[@TonyHookedonVanlife]

it's about freakin' time!!! I swear, and I tell people this all the time, the guitar solo(s) in "Bark At The Moon" are some of the best of ALL TIME. I saw Jake live with Ozzy on The Ultimate Sin tour with Metallica as the opening act and it was KILLER!

[@dawngentry5074]

Jake e Lee's new amp

[@chriskemp1605]

so damn gooood to see my man Jake back when he belongs making kick ass music

[@TheMeJustMe75]

One guitar player that never got a lot of the lime light.

[@jspinks2388]

TheMeJustMe75 yeah seems like. back then though it was all that fame game shit though

[@roguenation]

He accumulated a decent amount of notoriety by playing with Ozzy Osbourne between 1983-1987.

[@TheMeJustMe75]

roguenation True, but he didn't get the lime light like most of the 80's guitar players. I don't ever remember seeing him on the cover of Guitar Player or Guitar Magazine. Killer of Giants is some of his best guitar playing with Ozzy.

[@roguenation]

Lee did make the cover of _Guitar for the Practicing Musician_ on numerous occasions. That magazine was quite popular in the 1980s and by 1992 was the most popular music publication at newsstands, selling 740,000 issues over a six-month period.

[@TheMeJustMe75]

roguenation I forgot about that magazine.

[@ruinsane100]

Wait a minute... *pinch*... am I dreaming? Is Jake REALLY back? Are we watching a brand new interview with him talking about his new Charvel guitar that he's playing on his NEW ALBUM and will be playing ON TOUR?!? Holy shit my dreams have come true! YES!!!

[@jmroxx1]

Jake is really back, Yay, do you wanna meet up and go see him someday???

[@sammyallen6331]

@@jmroxx1 for sure

[@edseloccena6520]

Nice to see him back again! Legend!

[@Locust1]

Jake you rock brother! I've said it before and I'll say it again, glad to see you back in the eyes of rock n roll fans. Need to find me one of these charvel strats and test her out.

[@TheTrev1016]

My favorite guitarist and the one i jammed to in the mirror. watched the ultimate sin concert on video tape Ungodly amount of times..lol

[@robertsmith-ux8ls]

Great player. Love badlands 1st album.. also loves that he was using EVH amps before he went with Friedman!!!

[@luigipiedigrossi371]

yeah for sure, Jake was and still is one of the great ones. i started listening to him from his ozzy days. then when he was with badlands. he has his unique style. its good to see he still plays.

[@AudiophileTubes]

Jake E. Lee is one of the all time greats of hard rock / metal guitar! A world class masterful player!

[@ArronP]

One of the best guitar players of all time!! Jake ur after Randy in my eyes....let's say that if Randy's music was played by someone, then u did it justice more than anyone!¡ There's a band jam from 84 on KZbin with Ozzy man u slayed that....ur a killer player..

[@AudiophileTubes]

AMAZING! Jake E. Lee in the flesh! Jake, do you have ANY idea how many lives you ROCKED 'back in the day'?! Such incredible hard rock / metal playing! You and Randy Rhoads were in a league of your own my friend! GREAT to see you back! Thank you!

[@fingerstylefan]

Grew up down the street from this guy. I used to hear him jam every on my way home from school. One of the best.

[@TheJayMadd1]

So can we get a video about the Blue Burst? We who are fans of Jake would sure appreciate a retrospective like this where we get to learn the history behind the guitar! Please?!

[@pedraw]

I'm glad to see Jake back in the saddle. I hope he does some touring.

[@neurocosm]

Yup, he's touring all over the place! :)

[@elmorevandodewaard544]

Jake is gold! What a great guitarplayer/performer and such down to earth guy. Just like Yngwie(Laughs)

[@darrenlay3198]

The guitar maker Wayne Charvel is not only a genius guitar maker but a great human being

[@weaselpopper]

Jake was always one of my overall favorites.

[@Madmetalmanagementmusicstore1]

I really think that this is a amazing sounding Guitar!

[@user-qb3qc3ot9q]

Джаке очень классный гитарист, но главное он хороший по жизни человек, мне нравится его отношение к происходящему, он не теряет силу духа, я всегда наблюдаю его творчество долгие годы, большое спасибо тебе!!!

[@lngodwetrust7117]

Jake is a Rock N' Roll Rebel 🎵🎶

[@satchbooggy]

i don't think ive ever heard Jake speak haha quiet dude but damn his guitar speaks loudly

[@Cring0r]

what a legend, thanks charvel for doing this \m/

[@victororo462]

After hearing Kiss, I wanted to play guitar. Didn't get one. Ac/dc. I wanted to play guitar. Didn't get one. Heard Bark at the Moon, seen Jake E. Lee and heard his playing and seen the guitar. I bought a cheaper black and white guitar and bought it! Been playing ever since! Jake, that guitar turned out to be my anti-drug, anti-get into trouble, anti-knock her up on accident. Jake E. Lee, I love you, man!! I never made it big! But!! I still have my first guitar as my trophy in life that I conquered all of life's challenges! It sits in its guitar stand at the fireplace and makes this house full of what I was all about! Jake E. Lee is my Guitar Hero! Thank you, Jake!!

[@petestanton1945]

Wow. The breath of fresh air new sherif in town w Ozzy, especially on The Ultimate Sin. Radical playing on a great record. What a cool guy too, I love the Internet!

[@sgt.grinch3299]

I’m a big Fan of Jakes playing. A guitarist with all the chops, soul, and power.

[@davedefrancesco6071]

Love Jake's attitude, seems like a good guy all the way round ,in 91 I baught my Jackson with rare Floyd rose trem ...sold a couple strats but will never sell my charvel ...it's part of me now 💥🔥💥🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸👍✌️😎

[@SeniloStoyadinovich]

Jake is the man!!! I love him!!

[@panameramange2036]

Definitely the best guitarist Ozzy ever had. Stupid to let him go

[@paulieramos]

I wouldn't say the best, i would say 2nd best, RANDY R. Was a beast with a tremendous melodic sound in the early 80's, that was right behind if not next to THE MIGHTY EVH. Eddie just took the guitar to a whole new fucking level. Jake is a fucking wicked speed demon and talented beyond anybody after RANDY, i dont mean any disrespect bro, but what little RANDY speaks volumes, children of the damned on TRIBUTE period

[@paulieramos]

Children of the grave, my bad

[@panameramange2036]

Paul Ramos I love RR:s sound as well. And I would not debate against him in any way. Sadly he died and we never got to know what greatness he could have achieved above what he already had accomplished at his young age. In my opinion Jake took over where RR left and did an amazing job.

[@paulieramos]

Very well said. I know now im not talking to some knucklehead. But for me the ultimate guitar player is EVH, then the list goes on and on, latley im been really into Joe Bonemassa, that kid is fucking gifted. Do you remember Criss Oliva

[@panameramange2036]

Yepp, Eddie is amazing. Really like his early work together with David Lee Roth. And I really like Yngwies early stuff. Not the shit his is doing today but the stuff from the mid 80's. The same goes for Vai. I've been a Bonemassa fan ever since I saw his dvd from Royal Albert Hall. He is really good =)

[@johnnymarlin1283]

Only Randy and Jake have that incredible guitar timing like Blackmore, which makes them the best!!!

[@2216sammy]

One of the dumbest comments ever .

[@thelemonademan6235]

What a great guy, I already can tell.~ Love this guy.

[@waynestewart6492]

Love your playing Jake! One of the tastiest ever!

[@mattheweldredge9880]

Being a religious Ozzy fan to where I basically worshipped the man. I was 17 when I met Jake with Ray Gillen at the Pizza shop adjacent to Toads Place in New Haven CT before the Badlands. He was nice to me and my brother John. Sit down and have a slice with us guys. I felt a little bad imposing on his dinner so I just thanked him and thoroughly enjoyed the show.

[@johnnysix7162]

Jake is one of my all time favorite players.

[@patfiles1716]

Jake was the most melodic and musical. Tony is tony. Randy was eclectic. Zakk was sinister. But jake is syrup on them pancakes

[@rhoadsgilbertfan4125]

Randy was classically trained. Listen to Dee-he blows Jake away in every way, and that’s not taking anything away from Jake, whose incredible. Randy was just a whole new level-better than Eddie, Jake, Zakk, or anybody who ever picked up a guitar

[@livingbeing1113]

@@rhoadsgilbertfan4125 Jake was classically trained too, he started on piano at 6 and composed on it while covering classical musicians. Everything Jake played live or on BATM and TUS blows Rhoads away in terms of shredding, precision and speed. Jake is the superior player/shredder and more versatile.

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

That idea of fitting thinner frets as the neck meets the body is new to me . It sounds like a good idea.

[@msw812]

THE MASTER

[@stuntman_mike]

Cool video!! Jake reminds me a lot of Eddie in his actions and talking. Can't wait to see RDC next month in Kentucky!!

[@6meanstrings]

I'm in Ky. as well...where are they playing at?? I can't find any info on it...

[@stuntman_mike]

They're playing at the Summit Lounge in Whitesburg, KY on March 20.

[@6meanstrings]

Mike Stewart Thanks... much appreciative...

[@steviebeerz4922]

I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Lee. One of the nicest and friendliest people on earth!

[@azff]

SO.FUCKING.COOL!!! Thank you for sharing this video....

[@raym4934]

Jake is by far one of my favorite guitar players. He is a genius.

[@dougsteeleguitar]

He seems like a cool dude. Man, would he have some stories!!

[@scarygroove1970]

Meet him several times last year during his tour. Very humble and down to earth. Loved talking gear with me. Go to my youtube channel and see some of my Jake vids from the tour up close!

[@dougsteeleguitar]

Alrighty!

[@adambell3809]

Pat D same here...super chill guy.

[@stringbender11672]

one of my favorite guitar plays ever!!! Surprised you dont break down some of his songs, Doug. All good tho. Rock ON!!!

[@dougsteeleguitar]

Busy.

[@jtwilliams8895]

He’s right, never seen a Strat with a mahogany neck. Pretty awesome

[@songoflovemetalofficial]

Saw badlands in los angeles

[@sparky7718]

What a cool cat.

[@Ibaneddie76]

One of the greats and still innovating!

[@rdalcero]

Jake Lee, my favorite guitars plays!!!