Keith Richard's Guitars: A Short History

[@papo1515]

I'm 66 years old, and I'm starting my first guitar lesson this Saturday, I've been a Stones fan since high school with Charley Watts as my hero as I played drums at that time, since Watts passing I've turned to Keith to keep me rocking and bought my first guitar a few weeks ago, I've learned more about music in the last three weeks than I have in the last fifty years.......go figure, I promised myself that before I die I want to be able to play some of Keith's incredible Riffs, long live the Rolling Stones, the Greatest Rock n Roll band of all times.

[@larrymackerethjr.3812]

That title belongs to pre 20 October 1977 Lynyrd Skynyrd Band my friend. The Stones came before, but don’t git no better than Skynyrd. No disrespect intended

[@markntexas8265]

How goes the journey? Wishing you well as fellow late comer to the guitar I am touched by your statement about learning more about music in general I know my eyes have been opened. Merry Christmas and happy holidays from Dallas/Ft Worth

[@papo1515]

Thank you, same to you....I'm moving along, ever so slow, I'm having fun@@markntexas8265

[@alannaramone3821]

I'm so stoked to hear your story. At 66 starting anything new must be semi scary. I'm 39 and have been playing since I was 8. If you need some free lessons or help feel free to reach out to me. I'm glad your picking a guitar up. All the best. And yes long live the stones.

[@brianbard3410]

Touche, papo. Be patient, and have fun playing the songs and rifts, you love. Keep bringing it.

[@fredsalter1915]

Keith is a legend! I love how he tried many different guitars before zeroing in on his beloved Tele! Thanks for making this vid!

[@harperrex]

I need the next 20 years of Keith Richard's guitars! :D That's moving into my remembered times in the 70's and 80's!

[@davidturner6222]

Ditto for me

[@nedludd3641]

Jagger was middle class, and bright. He got into The London School of Economic, London University at a time when only about 10-15% of the population went to university. Only the brightest of the bright were accepted at the LSE. When the Stones were breaking out big time, Jagger very nearly left the band to finish his degree, thinking it was just a flash in the pan. The biggest TV show in 1963 was Sunday Night At The London Palladian. The Stones performed live on national ITV then left. This caused an uproar because performers were supposed to stay until the end of the show for a curtain call. The Stones said, we are not a variety act we're musicians and ignored the media storm. Before this, bands like Cliff Richards & The Shadows did pantomimes and were 'personalities', the Stones made their big bucks from record sales and live gigs - The Stones broke the mould for musicians in the UK, early Sixties.

[@mmonroe758]

Yeh, Jagger and the London School of Economics And yet, he's the one that insisted that they hire Alan Klein Brilliant!

[@nedludd3641]

@@mmonroe758 ...so, Jagger makes one poor decision (in your opinion) and that wipes out every other decision he's made in his life? Really? Jagger is world famous, and you are a nobody. Jagger is estimated to be worth $500USD, and you ain't. Jagger's music has lasted 50 years and will still be heard worldwide 50 years from now, you utter bone-head.

[@johnf.r6658]

Yeah whatever, the Beatles are the best band ever, no matter how much you want to add to the story

[@nedludd3641]

@@johnf.r6658 - depends who you ask. Horses for courses. One man's meat is another man's poison and all that.

[@Richard_Lush]

Thanks for the info. Didn’t know that. KZbin is a font of knowledge 👍

[@toddflowers8052]

Watched them both and YES we need more of KEEF'S guitar collection PLEASE !!! 😎🎸👍

[@barefootnblues]

Keef has to be the most fascinating mucisians of all time. There is an intimate interview with him I watched this weekend. Sorry can't recall the title. Keef said this, "Leads come and go, but riffs live forever". What a statement!!! Please do the next 20 years

[@warwicksmiley]

Your reference is the interview in which he talks about the X. Pensive Winos.

[@barefootnblues]

@@warwicksmiley Yes!!

[@RaunaqSahu]

This is from the one with Robert Fricke - “solos come and go, but riffs go on forever” 😅

[@curtiseverett1671]

Great quote!!!!

[@mononoaware1960]

David Gilmour has entered the chat

[@ajsmusic2561]

I love the intro of Ry coming into the mix. Ry is the most incredible unknown guitarist in the universe (my humble opinion) and he sold me his 1963 Fender Showman amp, which Albert Lee would use while we were playing on and off together for years. I also used Ry's Showman for bass as it had a JBL D140 in it and loved the tone! Amazing how so many great artists met with an early death while others seem to live on forever? Crazy music era, crazy world!

[@ajsmusic2561]

@@sgt.thundercok4704 Thanks, should write a book really...

[@terrycarthy4433]

Great recollection, thanks for the detail and descriptions. Cool times.

[@tonya4157]

I liked The Beatles. And then I heard The Rolling Stones. Born in 56. Thanks for all that you do. A lot of my friends hated Some Girls, because I played it over and over and over. It's still there in my very limited selection of original albums.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

First Stones album I bought, love it too. Think it’s the one that got them a lot of flack for the famous women on cover and had to be redone? I may be dreaming but have the first edition album still…a treasure!

[@michaelszczys8316]

Some girls has to be the ' most played ' of all their records.

[@willdenham]

Some Girls as irreplaceable to me as Exile. After trying to technically master the guitar for years, Keith blew the doors open for me and convinced me that the groove is what's most important.

[@MarcP5267]

Keith said in an interview solos come and go but grooves and riffs last forever

[@jkckmarcumful]

I love Exile but I say all the time that Some Girls is their best album. There's not a single throwaway on it. There's some dirty, raw, sleazy rock on that album, too. Keith and Ronnie sound so good together on Some Girls. There's some damn good guitars on Emotional Rescue as well. A lot of people sleep on that one.

[@blainemullins6285]

@@jkckmarcumful My faves are Some Girls and Tattoo You. I think the 1981 tour, especially when they added Ernie Watts midway through, would have to be my favorite tour.

[@jkckmarcumful]

@@blainemullins6285 It's hard to beat the era from Some Girls thru Tattoo You. Those 2 and Emotional Rescue. I know Tattoo You was primarily outtakes that had some lyrics added to them and new vocals, guitar tracks, etc., but Tattoo You is an amazing album. Side 2 of Tattoo You is incredible. I would have loved to have seen that tour as well.

[@blainemullins6285]

@@jkckmarcumful I like most of the ER album, but the two disco songs didn’t age well. Miss You seemed to take on a life of its own as a funky blues with a four on the floor.

[@scaredypicker]

As a big fan of Telecasters and The Rolling Stones, I enjoyed this a lot. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into your videos

[@Fret-knot]

I need to the next 20 years of Keith's guitar history! Great content as always. 👍🏻

[@JonFrumTheFirst]

For all the either/or talk about the Beatles and the Stones, I think that early on, most everyone loved both. I was in the sixth grade in 1966 and it was all good. Beatles, Stones, Motown, Beach Boys, Byrds, Mamas and Papas, Lovin' Spoonful, Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel ... the beauty is that you could hear and love them all.

[@dwaynemcallister7231]

Yes!

[@fretworka3596]

Absolutely! I can remember hearing Please Please Me when it 1st came out. I just turned on the valve radio, and waited to check it wasn't too loud before getting on with it...just as it played. Even as a six year old, I was absolutely stunned. My world went from Black and White to Technicolour in that moment. Not long after the Beatles, the Stones hit, and Yardbirds, Animals, Gerry & the Pacemakers, Cream...et al. And...Jimi...

[@mickthebandit]

My first guitar was a Rosetti Lucky 7. I’ve had dozens of guitars since. Still rocking at 71 😎🎸

[@dart3409]

This is one of the very few channels you can get straight up, reliable information on a WHOLE lotta stuff. :D Thank you Keith!

[@mikepfeifer3687]

Hey everyone, Keith knocked it out of the park again!!! This cat is the best KZbin host on KZbin. I call him the Walter Cronkite of KZbin. He should end his show “and that’s the way it is” because of his hard work and skill, you can bet it is. Thanks Keith.

[@fivewattworld]

Thanks Mike

[@flop2river471]

As always, a perfect documentary. Thanks Keith Williams

[@richardnovelist]

You could do a whole video on famous stolen guitars. But to answer your question, I would LOVE a volume 2 on Keith's guitars. These "guitars of..." videos are my favorite! They really say something about the personality of the player.

[@billmalloneemusic]

Carry on, Keith! (and Keith!); Thanks for the great video. Grace & Peace, 5 Watt World.

[@JMal883]

Tbh not a massive Stones fan, but thought I’d give this a look. As always with your videos, 30 minutes or so pass in the blink of an eye and I’ve learnt something new. Excellent work.

[@TexanUSMC8089]

Keith Richards may not play like Eric Clapton, but what he does is play the best Keith Richards you ever heard.

[@BuckJoFiden]

“Me and Ron together are the best guitarist in the world”

[@richardwellend3806]

Clapton's music is boring

[@mariavillanueva2479]

@@richardwellend3806 I'm agree😊

[@richardwellend3806]

@@mariavillanueva2479 👍

[@ibberman]

Eric Clapton has not played like Eric Clapton in 50 years.

[@timlilly]

Nice one. Now to name drop I met Keith at a party in 1989 in London, one of those Saturday night tag along with some people we met at the Whirly Gig in Leicester Square. Keith was sat against the wall and women sat circled around him. So eventually we got to talk and I asked him if he had a favourite shop where he liked to buy his guitars and he said " No you don't find the guitar the guitar finds you". Now that may seem a bit out there but I have found that to be completely true. And each time I have stumbled across something by accident, like my hummingbird which was delivered to the store by mistake 2 minutes before I arrived, I always remember that and say to myself "thanks Keith"

[@edb1149]

Excellent video. I greatly appreciate the time and effort you put into this endeavor. A forever classic.

[@TheMinorFallTheMajorLift]

Please, more about Keith’s guitars. How I love this material.

[@bowersj65]

I need! Thank you for creating this. Had no idea how complex this history is.

[@nanakmccann]

This was great. Definitely love to get the history of Kieth's guitars through the 70's. Thanks fir the great video, love this!

[@devans873]

i love this video so please come back and cover the next 20 years of Keith Richards he is one of the most fascinating guitar players i have ever listened to as well as his rocking riffs that always seem to get better as time went one

[@hellraiserx9490]

I had no preference between the Rolling Stones and the Beatles! They both had their style of music and I enjoyed them both but I think the Beatles were more prolific than the Rolling Stones but I like I said I like them both equally

[@fredstevens799]

I loved them both also - but it was well known among garage- and high-school bands that you could reasonably cover the Stones (Animals, Yardbirds, Them, KInks, etc)... couldn't touch the Beatles.

[@RedArrow73]

I just had to be this weirdo, even as a boy. I was a dedicated DC5 guy. . . . until "We Gotta Get Out of this Place" came out, that is.

[@fredstevens799]

@@RedArrow73 yes! DC5 made me "glad all over" !!!

[@francomartini4328]

@Hell raiser X the Beatles recording career only spanned eight years, though from 1963 to 1966 they were contractually obliged to release two albums per year (which led to them giving up live appearances through sheer exhaustion). From Please Please Me to Let It Be, counting only official British studio releases, i.e., no live albums, compilations, bootlegs, re-releases, post-Beatles solo work, etc., they produced twelve albums. The Stones official UK studio releases numbered eight between 1964 and 1970 (excluding US rehashes). However, their golden age (which I consider the Mick Taylor years) had barely started when the Beatles disbanded.

[@hellraiserx9490]

@@francomartini4328 I’m not sure your point of replying to me with this long explanation are you trying to say that the Rolling Stones were better? I don’t know I like them both equally like I said I really didn’t expect a response

[@axesandelbows414]

As a kid, I loved the Beatles but as I got older it was always the Stones! I saw the last concert that Mick Taylor played and I'll never forget it! So, I love the Beatles, the Stones, and the Five Watt World! 🎈

[@jackpeters9349]

Keiths how I live my life

[@ChrisRobboCovers]

This is another great Five Watt world story! By the way, the Australian made Maton guitar is pronounced "Mate-on".

[@kjerros]

Yup, I learned how to pronounce that right from watching Tommy Emmanuel (Aussie guitar legend)

[@tylerdurden5122]

@@RaggedRomeo haha yeah mate, don’t know what glue they were using back then, but they’re much better now. Mainly acoustics, they’re bloody awesome and priced accordingly!! 🇦🇺

[@richiereverb]

Yes, Maton is an abbreviated version of May Tone, from memory. Founded by Bill and Reg May . I owned a Maton CE from 1978 until it was stolen from my car in 1986 .

[@macdaddyblues1]

@@richiereverb That's weird, I bought one that year from a scruffy looking fella... hmmm

[@jasonwooler801]

I pronounce it Mate-Un. Either they are always a fab guitar to play

[@acmercker5941]

Stones. I laughed, I cried, I laughed while crying. Keef turned me onto to Robert Johnson in an interview I stayed up way too late to listen to as a young teen. Think it was the King Buscuit radio hour. I started buying the old records to find out what influenced my favorite music (at the time.) Put me down for a “Hell yeah!” on a part two. Your Short History series is some of the best stuff on YT. Keep up the great work Mr Williams.

[@jonathanhudak2059]

Great video, Keith Richards what a legend and what a character he seems! He's penned or initiated so many classic Stones songs, astounding! How many rock and rollers can have a career spanning 6 decades?? Thanks for the vid it was a treat to watch! 👍

[@holymoly6829]

Thanks I’ve enjoyed this The Stones where my favourite band and still are I’m 70 now and still love all their music My treasure is Rolling Stones No 2 album in mono My aunt bought it for my birthday Rock on 💕🕊️👍👍

[@robertbigler7743]

Keep this Keith Richards series going!

[@kerekes1952]

Keith, this is not just a great history of KR's guitars, but a great history of the Stones! Thank you!

[@mauriceclemens3286]

Joes Garage is one of my favorite albums. I’m a Beatles fan to the bone but I have to admit the Stones out lived them by decades and I still listen to them all the time. When a Stones song comes on my XM radio the volume always goes up.

[@jasonhutter7534]

I believe the Stones reached their peak in the 70's. Everything after that is nostalgia. Jagger's lyrics are very underrated. He brings a gritty realism to the songs. Their records would def come with me on a desert island.

[@LexwellLavers]

Some Girls was my introduction to the Stones also by a neighborhood friend the week it was released. I immediately went out and bought an 8 Track because I knew that album was going to be my companion everywhere I went. I then went back through the Stones entire past catalog, wow what a ride and I'm still on it. Richards autobiography is one of the best I've ever read. Thanks for this run down of Richards guitars.

[@philhd6539]

Great video, very well researched! Please do part 2 on Keith‘s guitars. He‘s been using some awesome Les Paul Juniors and Gibson semi-hollows on stage since the early 2000s.

[@glassslide]

This was beyond stellar and yes, any video where the subject includes anything pertaining to The Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World is a very very welcome thing, great job Keith and thank you very much, loved it!!!

[@PaisleyPatchouli]

Need part two! And subscribed! :) Thanks fww, great episode here. BTW, if it hasn't already been mentioned, I'm pretty sure Keef's 5 string open G is G, D, G, B, D, not G, D, G, B, G as you've posted...

[@rogernewbury644]

Wonderful,just wonderful.Was at the first Stones tour of Australia.Never lost the love of them

[@Myolken]

Keith, a second twenty years of Keith's guitars would be great please. Keep up the good work, thank you.

[@SchafferShokai]

Thanks for the video. I definitely wanna see a part three about Richards' later guitars, especially his '75 Telecaster Custom.

[@adamharnetiaux5186]

Loved it. This would be a great series for other guitar players as well. Would love a history of the guitars of Mike Campbell and Tom Petty 🎸🤘🏻

[@liamjordan5948]

Loved this! Looking forward to Pt. II. Thank you!

[@teddnagurski5583]

3:36 The first song Keith learned was Malagueña. He wrote a children's book about how his grandfather taught it to him.

[@DanLeRoy]

At the MET in 19, the Play it Loud guitar display included both the black beauty and the famous tele... That tele had a 6 saddle bridge, with no 6th saddle installed and the nut isn't even cut for the low E... that's commitment, what a great display that was.

[@andrewkemp1882]

Hi Keith. Great video. Please do a part 2! Just a few observations: - I believe the burst on the cover of Ya Ya's is Mick Taylor's '58, which he played most prominently throughout the '72 tour and in early '73 (but it first appeared on stage in '71 and he played it well beyond '73). It has no Bigsby so cannot be the Keefburst, which also didn't have a pickguard by this time. - The other guitar in Charlie's hand is quite possibly one of Bill's basses, rather than the Dan Armstrong - it seems to have four machine heads. - Keith played a non-painted Custom in open G (usually capoed at the fourth fret) during the '69 tour (see, for example, Jumpin' Jack Flash during the Gimme Shelter film). - During '69 he used the Keefburst, tuned to open G for Honky Tonk Women. It is seen on occasion during the '70 tour in the same configuration, i.e. open G/no capo. I don't believe it's seen during the '71 tour. - The painted Custom reappeared during the '70 tour, set up for open G and capoed at the fourth fret (see the photos of the Malmo rehearsal.) He continued to use a non-painted Custom for open G but it was no longer capoed (so was for things like Honky Tonk Women and Brown Sugar). - By '70 Keith had his second Dan Armstrong, which had a single coil pickup and was in open G and capoed at the fourth fret (see, for example, footage from Paris as he plays it for the show opening Jumpin' Jack Flash and Roll Over Beethoven). - I can't now recall if there are any photos of Keith using the painted Custom on stage in '71 but I don't believe there are. He definitely used the non-painted Custom on stage in '71, once again in open G but it was now capoed at the fourth fret again. He also used the single coil Dan Armstrong, once again in open G, but now uncapoed. - As you stated, throughout this period he used the humbucking Dan Armstrong for standard tuning songs, most of the time. - The ES-355 made some appearances during '69 (see the Satisfaction bonus footage from the 2009 reissue if Ya Ya's). By '71, if not earlier, the 355 was capoed at the seventh fret for use on Midnight Rambler. - There is an amazing photo of Stones guitars backstage, most likely taken during the '71 UK tour - it shows Mick Taylor's SG and '58 burst, Keith's two Dan Armstrongs, the ES-355 capoed at the seventh fret, a non-painted Custom capoed at the fourth and a yellow Fender bass. - One curious exception to my observations about '71 are that in the Marquee show from after the tour (which has been officially released but they released a rehearsal to the main show because at one or two points in the official release Keith suddenly becomes clean-shaved and with a sparkling jacket as he is on the cover of the official release, instead of being unshaved and in a white shirt as he is for most of the footage!) Keith plays the humbucking Dan Armstrong for the whole show, including for Rambler, when he puts a capo on it, and for Brown Sugar, when he tunes it to open G.

[@krisandelizabethringlee8438]

I too believe the burst on the cover of 'Ya Ya's' to be Taylor's '58 and it appears to me that the instrument in Watt's right hand is more than likely Wyman's Mustang Bass

[@woodwork5574]

You are the best Keith.Five Watt is my favorite show.Thanks for all your hard work.

[@MightyLayoutBoy]

Excellent video!!! Your work is some of the best, ever! Covering the instruments of “The World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band” Carrie more weight than what their more famous counterparts were using. And a big YES PLEASE to a follow up on the more recent years!!! Thank you very much 👍👍🎵

[@littlechicago7482]

I've already watched this one twice!

[@patricktrites3381]

Let It Bleed is the Best Album ever thanks for the video well done

[@randlemcmurphy2672]

Brian Jones used open G tuning for playing slide guitar on many early Stones blues tunes long before Keith did. Keith used it years later mainly playing chords and writing in open tuning. Great video.

[@1RobbieRoberts]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video and posting it I enjoyed it very much thank you !

[@CC-qb9sm]

This was great Keith! Count me in on Volume 2 of the history of the guitars of Keith Richards! Can’t wait for the second round!

[@Okla_Soft]

Great episode Keith, i’ve been fascinated by the stones lately, watching a few documentaries on them but this guitar-cu-mentary was a real treat!

[@petegeoghegan7562]

Great show Keith. Some unusual guitars that I hadn't really considered before. While I'm here...how about a show on Paul Bigsby?

[@cantwellmikey]

Fantastic as always. I recommend your content to everyone who doesn’t already know. Thanks for everything.

[@fivewattworld]

Thanks man!

[@paristhalheimer]

Concerning a player's tone. I've come to the conclusion that what we're all referring to as tone is actually playing style and phrasing. Which is more about the player than the gear. My argument is based on the idea that no matter what gear the famous players used (amp, pedals, and guitar), they still basically sound the same. I would argue that, unless they had the background information on a particular song, most players couldn't tell you which guitar Hendrix was playing on any particular song. They would probably think Strat, but we know that Hendrix used several guitars.

[@bobvines00]

I remember watching a TV skit where David Gilmour, Mark Knopfler, and one or two other famous guitarists were playing around. They swapped guitars and still sounded pretty much the way they always sounded.

[@yinyangyin]

it's always been the player 🏴‍☠️

[@mattthrun-nowicki8641]

While the influence of the player’s fingers is obviously a huge influence, most guitarists with a decent ear can tell differences in gear…they absolutely matter.

[@davej3736]

Yup, just wander over to Andertons and look for their blind gear tests...always makes me nod and chuckle. But seriously, EVERY one would sound better with a Godin '59 Stadium ;^/

[@anthonymorales842]

The way they came in early and owned the introduction on the ed sullivan show is just to good, so cool.

[@stevenbrown9495]

Keith, It’s actually “ALEXIS” (pronounced ALEC SIS) Korner. He was a major influence in London for all of the up and coming Blues Players then.

[@stephenrich8808]

I once read that Keith gets so many guitars given to him, he has several warehouses with >1000 guitars; may be true, but he never plays them; which makes your research and presentation of those that he DOES play so valuable ... iconic guitarists with their iconic guitars. Thank you

[@216trixie]

Don't think he would need more than one warehouse?

[@franktaconelli9095]

that looks like Wyman’s bass in Charlie’s right hand on the cover of Ya Yas which is arguably the finest live Rock & Roll album ever released; to this day, I play along to that record just for fun…I love the book Rolling Stones Gear but it’s so heavy it’s best enjoyed on a bible stand! apropos wouldn’t you say? and of course we want a 5 Watt history of Keith’s next 20 years…and one other correction: the open G 5 string tuning is G/D/G/B/D low to high

[@kevinohalloran7164]

Yes, I've always thought that was a blue Fender Mustang bass in Charlie's right hand.

[@seanhershey3390]

Always a pleasure Keith. ( Volvo wagon owner)... amazing content... thank you Sir!

[@batmandeltaforce]

Brian Jones, the dead Rolling Stone, influenced me more than any of the other contemporary bands:) My first "guitar" was a plastic ukulele with a little cowboy on the front:)

[@fredstevens799]

unfortunately, there's more than one dead Rolling Stone. RIP Charlie.

[@robnamowicz8073]

I'm in the plastic ukulele category too, 1956. They bought my older sister a Baldwin Acrosonic piano and I got a plastic ukulele. She has more talent, but she doesn't rock and roll. Hahahaha!

[@batmandeltaforce]

@@robnamowicz8073 hahahahaha I sat on the piano bench with my 5 year older sister and watched her practice and play and she explained the basics to me at 10, 11, 12 years old. Jazz, big band and classical played in our house all the time, and before we had a TV, my dad had the biggest stereo he could find. One day I was walking through the den with my mom, and I heard a riff on electric guitar, and it stopped me in my tracks... Mom said you like that? I said, "yes, what is that?" She said it's a guitar... I was hooked. Musta bee 9 or 10 years old.

[@yinyangyin]

yeah it was jones's playing on those early lps (all those soul covers) that got my attention too, he absolutely nailed all those classic riffs. keefs good too. not bad for two white boys from lil ol' england. 🏴‍☠️

[@batmandeltaforce]

@@yinyangyin True that.... Soul knows no race. I did something called Soul Kitchen for years. It was a songwriting retreat, and about 20-30 passionate musicians would show up to write and record for a looong weekend. For years I was the only white guy there... the first weekend, one of the producers said after laying down a track, on guitar, said, "Did you say your name is Batman, or Black man?... cause boy you got Soul" :) I got my Black Merit badge that weekend:) LOL. I also found out, I'd rather hang with a bunch of black girls than white girls:) hahahahaha They are just more real:) I did that for several years. After the 1st, I went as a producer, with a recording rig. Later, the dude that started it started teaching summers at Berkley in Boston, during the summer, and a bunch of white kids started coming. I tell ya, those were amazing sessions. I have never been around so many passionate artist types... you could feel it in the air. Passionate kids, staying up all night for days, writing, recording, sharing... it was Creation heaven:) Good stuff came of that.

[@MattyK-USA]

Ah Keith, you really are the best. It's been a pleasure to watch your passion become a KZbin phenomenon. Cheers -

[@leegordonjones]

Friendly amendment (minor trivia doesn’t change the story in any way): Ted Newman Jones was actually Newman Elmo Jones III and was from Dyersburg, Tennessee. He was given the nickname Teddy as a kid. His grandfather went by Newman, his dad (Newman Jones Jr) was known as Skipper, so the nicknames helped sort out which Newman was being referred to. Ted’s shop in Arkansas was near the family vacation home.

[@wrobinson1702]

LOL-I was born in 1958 in Memphis, and we always included Elvis, Scotty and Bill (+/-DJ Fontana) in the conversation with the Beatles and Stones. And then by the early 70s, "Southern Rock" came along, which seemed to me to be a natural progression from the Stones' Blues-Rock. I loved (and still love) all the guitars those guys played. Thanks, Keith-fun topic!

[@dlux8735]

First off, Love your channel. I know this was about Keith Richards and his guitar history. Although it was very knowledgeable on the gear, It did come off very Keith and Mick heavy sided . When talking history about Keith, The Stones or even Alexis Korner you really need to acknowledge prominently Brian Jones, historically correct. It was he , who was already at a higher level before Keith and Mick came along. and he who took them under his wing and elevated the two . Brian teaching Keith blues guitar tricks and Mick the Harp, and not to mention the fact that Brian was putting together a band that would become as we know it today as The Rolling Stones. By just saying they shared guitars together and the pointing out the decline of Brian's input and ejection ( or was it a mutual split ?) of the group does not cut it.. I'm not taking anything away from Keith, he has proved to be a quick study and innovator of his guitar sound but leaving out the seriousness of Brian Jones and even Gram Parsons ( not to open another Can , in Keith & Stones history) influences. Leaving out such facts truly does not indicate Keith's journey as a guitar player or owner, in becoming who he is, as a Rolling Stone. Sorry for the rant!

[@methuselah4501]

No Jones, No Stones

[@TheGoldtopdude]

@@methuselah4501 without Ian Stewart there's no Stones. Brian Jones was a natural musician but was useless in the studio and was normally to fucked up to play. His studio sessions were usually erased and redone by Keef. Brian blew it.

[@methuselah4501]

@@TheGoldtopdude Brian both founded and named the band, thus, no Jones, no Stones. Did Keith rerecord all of Brian's Sitar, marimba, recorder, oboe, harpsichord, dulcimer, harmonica, mellotron, sax, flute and slide guitar parts?

[@methuselah4501]

@@TheGoldtopdude This dulcimer was used by Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones on “Lady Jane” and “I Am Waiting” from the 1966 album Aftermath. Jones was a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist who introduced many uncommon instruments to rock and roll. He played the Mellotron on several Rolling Stones albums, the sitar on “Paint It, Black,” the marimba on “Under My Thumb,” the harpsichord on “Dandelion,” the saxophone and flute on “Citadel,” and the Japanese koto on “Take It or Leave It.”

[@randlemcmurphy2672]

Brian Jones used open G tuning for slide guitar on many early Stones tunes, Keith used it years later for mainly playing chords in the tuning. Great video.

[@stickman55100]

Another incredibly illuminating installment of Five Watt World! Fantastic! Thank you.

[@andrewkoastephens210]

I am hoping that maybe someday you’ll do a video on Ovation electrics: Storm series, Deacon, Preacher, Viper, uk II, Breadwinner. It must be quite a story because they’re well made, have forward thinking electronics and features, monumentally bad sales records, horrendous marketing, a fanatical following among a few folks who love them, a horrible reputation among people who have never played them, and not much opinion in between.

[@JerryRiceBall]

Those are the acoustics with the rounded plastic back that ya can’t play sitting down right?

[@andrewkoastephens210]

@@JerryRiceBall They’re famous for the sit and slip electrified acoustics, but they tried like heck to get into the solid body electric and semi-hollow body market with the models I listed. A couple of the crazy shaped ones found their way into the hands of Glen Campbell, Keith Partridge, and Ace Frehley. It makes a person wonder what kind of market were they going for.

[@MrSmiley1964]

I remember Ovation electrics from when I first started playing guitar. I thought they would be a decent guitar to own, but as a kid the Les Paul and Strats had to come first. I did a set up on a Deacon 10 years ago and I really liked it. The owner had just paid $50 for it and wasn't letting it go. So, my search continues, maybe there's a Breadwinner out there with my name on it for $25.

[@ProSimex84]

Still playing my dad's Breadwinner and always lusting after a Deacon

[@TexanUSMC8089]

I still have an ovation 12 string I bought new in 1982.

[@thesjkexperience]

My first memory is the Beatles on Ed Sullivan 2/64. Never a big stones fan until my just turned one year old son stood up, for the first time, and danced to Rough Justice. Now I’m a big stones fan too. I even made an exact copy of Micawber.

[@nickbohme2287]

Great video, but a couple of things i noticed: his granddad tought him a couple of chords, not his dad. And his open-G tuning goes GDGBD not GDGBG. Great video though as always. Would love to see next fifty yoears of his career covered in another video.

[@barefootnblues]

Keef modified a tele to have 5 strings not six. He completely removed the bass E string and tuned D-G-D-B-D where the 5th strings would then carry the root of the chord. He normally capo'd at the 4th fret to achieve those iconic riffs. I started trying to learn Stones songs in 1964 and then came a time where I could not replicate Keith's chords until I learned about his 5 string modification. Yricyric, in the comments below got it right.

[@KimTebrok]

There is a video of Keith explaining his Five string tunings which I found fascinating, even as a non musician

[@littlejimmiejones7614]

@@barefootnblues ????really? Not GDGBD?

[@barefootnblues]

@@littlejimmiejones7614 you got it right

[@simonvoigt2910]

@@littlejimmiejones7614 No

[@nevin7094]

Amazing video and the photos are equally special. Thank you for this!!

[@mikewheeler3994]

Keith, the reason I picked up the guitar.. 50 yrs later and around 30k hours, I'm still learning.

[@zylavormusic2616]

I can't wait for the day you cover Alex Lifeson on this series! Great vid 👍

[@CAZUALWHiTEguy]

Great video Keith, the high E string would be tuned down to D rather than G though for Keith’s 5 string Open G. XGDGBD

[@korvasieni]

I agree. I took out my tele which I havent played for a while and started tuning and noticed that same thing regarding the high e-string. It’ s only rock and roll but I like it! Thanks to both Keiths for this video.

[@Sven.Bornemark]

True!

[@bldallas]

Greatness! Yes, please continue with more on Keith Richards’ guitar collection.

[@yricyric]

Maybe you know something I don't but the G tuning I use has D for the note on the first string. I use all six strings, but not counting the sixth string itself (tuned D), my tuning is G - D - G - B - D. I was under the impression that this was what Keith also used.

[@fivewattworld]

From the Babiuk book

[@mattthrun-nowicki8641]

To clarify- we’re using the same terminology, that the thinnest string is the first, right? If so, then the first (thinnest) is definitely D.

[@yricyric]

@@mattthrun-nowicki8641 Yes, I count the strings from highest to lowest. Holding the guitar normally that would be from bottom to top.

[@mattthrun-nowicki8641]

@@yricyric Then from thickest (ie-5th, as Keith removes the 6th string) to thinnest (1st), it’s G (5th)-D-G-B-D (1st)

[@yricyric]

@@mattthrun-nowicki8641 That's what I thought. So. in the video, where he shows the tuning n the screen as G,D,G,B,G it should read G,D,G,B,D. It appears 5 Watt World's source was incorrect.

[@Hbomb731]

Keith, keep doing what you’re doing. I love your vids. You do an amazing job. I’m a Five Watt Fan!

[@eqx7168]

For years id only heard some of the main hits of the stones like start me up, satisfaction, and brown sugar, as well as some other early sixties stuff. I never understood his appeal. Id been playing guitar a few more years when I first heard Honky Tonk Woman and I suddenly realized his appeal. The feel of the riffing is so damn cool.

[@klausrain111]

Lol. Try Tumbling Dice. And his lead part on Synpathy for the Devil.

[@ursulaplatt5000]

Honky tonk is Brian Jones. Tumbling dice likely. I always hear jimi Hendrix with him on that song. Sympathy for the devil is Hendrix. And I'm no cc razy.

[@gimmeshelter2151]

@@ursulaplatt5000Brian is not on Honky Tonk Women. Keith plays the solo on SFTD.

[@sunshipcpt3869]

Sir, great work, as always. The early years very well documented. Please proceed with later 70ies and beyond. Much appreciated.

[@thepagnaet6361]

Man, to be a fly on the wall with Jimi and Kieth talking about that plexiglass guitar.

[@nirandornminrintara1454]

I love your histories for each ep. All about music and instruments. I'm in Thailand but fond of music in each decades from 60s 70s 80s and the last 90s, all decades were my favourite times.Thanks for knowledge.

[@perry-ad]

I do need more. This is a crisply delivered bit of info about one of my favorite guitar dudes. Thanks, Five Watt World! Thanks, Keith!

[@flamethefirefox9006]

The Rolling Stones, hands down, left just as big of an impact on rock like The Beatles did. The guitars he played, the sounds he came up with, Kieth Richards makes me want my own Gibson Les Paul sunburst and Fender Telecaster.

[@ryangunwitch-black]

I would say the Stones did more to shape and influence what a rock n roll band was. The Beatles’ music definitely molded popular music in such a deep way and they were instrumental in making the Album the currency of song at a time when the single was king. But I think the Stones really were the template.

[@barefootnblues]

Keith- what an amazing job you do with all your presentations. My guess is few know how much work you put in for these and that is not counting the production aspect and you have my heartfelt thanks. I have spent a great deal of time listening to creators here but it boils down to you and Zac. I am not tying to kiss but here, and both of you are excellent at what you do. What tops it for the two of you is the absence of arrogance. I believe the reason is both you and Zac come from the time when there was no KZbin to learn songs from. I am now over 70 years of age and playing since I was 12. Learning anything on guitar was a painstaking task but we had nothing else but unrelenting vinyl until we wore the grooves out. I so appreciate your knowledgeable presentations

[@glimmertriplet7217]

Yes, please, we need a Part 2!

[@lifelongfan07]

Thank you very much! I enjoy your videos no matter what they are. I read Kieth’s biography and it was very interesting!

[@markcress7484]

Great story!! Keep doin' the history lessons on 5 Watt World Keith!!

[@davidmiller6504]

Another great presentation. You really do learn something new from Five Watt World every time. Thank you Keith.

[@lamontprospect9974]

Great history. Very comprehensive and thorough. Thank you. 🙏

[@lastofthe4horsemen279]

Hell yes great topic Keith. Keef is the reason I play guitar.I vote for Part ll most definitely. This was absolutely as cool as and it gets super well researched. You left out the Travis Bean though.I owned one of these masterpieces as well.Keith and Jerry had one also.

[@guitareveryone]

Great episode Keith. Those episodes are so informative. You do your homework!

[@peterpedersen1641]

Looking forward to the next 20 years of Keith Richards Collection.... I live in Greenwich Village, NY and ran into Keith one Sunday morning a few years back in Washington Square Park.... he was in his pajamas walking some small dog.... We must live close by each other... Nice video!

[@scottstubbs9913]

Another Awesome Video! 5 Watt is one of my Favorite Channels on KZbin.

[@sbrollins76]

Great video as always, and as one of the people commenting about Keith's '59 Les Paul on the earlier video I appreciate the detail about it here. I had no idea it ended up with Mick Taylor and back in the Stones. Can't wait to see a part 2!

[@hunterjumper5892]

Expertly curated and presented. To the point without overkill. The examination of his Tele v cool. I never noticed the fret marker missing at the 17th fret; likely because Mr. Richards was strumming furiously along:) Great video.

[@philmanson2991]

Excellent! Keith Richards taking a dump is infinity times cooler than any of us will ever be!!!

[@atp2051]

Great video, thank you! First song Keith learned was "Malagueña", his grandfather showed him how to play. Greatings from Málaga! 😉🇪🇸

[@cgrovespsyd]

Thank you! I have been a Rolling Stones fan since the mid 1960’s! Coincidentally , I just bought a telecaster so I could have a dedicated guitar to play Keith’s Rolling Stones songs!

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Keith Richards will always be my favorite Stone, the man exudes cool and 🥵 at the same time…never to be outdone, phenomenal musician and a lovely husband~family man. Has been a true gentleman to his ladies…swoon 😻.