Guitarist Reacts to Famous Guitar Scenes from Movies

[@Will-I-Maybe]

Can't believe that there's no Back to the Future here. That's gotta be the most iconic guitar scene from a movie.

[@TimberMoto]

Came to say the exact same thing! Both the scene at the dance and when he plugs into the giant amp.

[@brandeccohall]

No

[@kaladin783]

Kevin Baker is also a competent guitarist on the side

[@hunterprice3320]

Yah the Johnny B Goode scene is one of the main things that made me want to play the guitar

[@retread1083]

@@hunterprice3320 I *think* Will.i.maybe could be referring to the scene where the gigantic speaker knocks Marty across the room.

[@nathanielgreer2764]

I was in a serious accident and was bleeding really heavily into my throat. When I was in the ER the doctor was trying to clear my airway and told the nurse that he wanted the suction turned to 11. The nurses didn’t get the joke so I pulled the oxygen mask off to tell him how much I appreciated his Spinal Tap reference. Later when I was going into surgery his was jamming out Big Balls by AC/DC and as I went under I was wondering if that was the last song I would ever hear.

[@lucistired]

That story is a wild ride. Thanks for sharing and glad you're ok

[@joeshlong9614]

Dammm, what a song to go out to tho lmao

[@nathanielgreer2764]

@@joeshlong9614 at least it wasn’t Highway To Hell.

[@joeshlong9614]

@@nathanielgreer2764 🤣🤣🤣 good one. Glad everything worked out

[@artisanartisan8564]

Love this bro the things we love brings us together even in a bad situation

[@Krullmatic]

How could you forget about Marty Mcfly turning on his big ass amp, and gets blown backwards as soon as he strums it! That's my Titanic moment. Then there's the scene where's he's filling in for the band at the dance. "I guess you guys are not ready for this yet, but your kids are gonna love it!" Maybe you should make this a series, and pick some more movies.

[@JT96708]

This is a blues in B flat. Watch me for the changes and try to keep up. 😁

[@Krullmatic]

@@JT96708 Yes, Indeed! This movie has so mamy quotable lines! A true classic! This is heavy!

[@MerijnH]

Absolutely what I thought would be the scene he meant in the beginning haha.

[@magesticpenguin2184]

Chuck chuck!! It’s your cousin Marvin berry you know that new sound you’ve been looking for? Well listen to THIS!! 😂😂 love that movie so much 🤘

[@theswissmiss69]

Yeah. It’s the one scene that immediately came to mind.

[@PupilExtraordinaire]

My man said “Fountains of Youth” lol… RIP Adam Schlesinger from Fountains of Wayne! Great band and great songs. Thanks for the fun content Samurai 👍🏻

[@skymanroberson5684]

The actors in "That Thing You Do" actually learned how to play their instruments, and even played a handful gigs. As far as the guitar case goes, I once had an Ibanez Destroyer whose case was very much held together with bumper stickers and duct tape, and it had no handle - so I had to carry it like he did.

[@carlosgaspar8447]

didn't the "school of rock" kids also learn their instruments; and one just recently died?

[@dashcamcalifornia5003]

Also he has it upside down so he was just trying to GTFO

[@ProtoJazz]

I used to carry an acoustic guitar to school the same way. Handle broke off the case one day and I was too broke to get it fixed

[@nsf_318]

actually in a trogly video, he also mentioned he did it when he had a case with busted locks

[@billmozart7288]

Wow, you found a case for one?

[@orryfishburne5326]

The Hateful Eight scene breaks my heart knowing that they literally destroyed a priceless guitar

[@eddieb4557]

@Patrick McKenna I think they stopped lending their items to movie productions because of this lol, understandable

[@jonasverbelen8654]

it was an pre 1900's martin wich wasn't as valuable as the 'prime era' martins from between the 1920's and 1930's, the one in that scene is from like the between the 1870's and 1880's i think.

[@rucksacks]

Not priceless. $40k.

[@elcidgaming]

@@rucksacks Being playable at 150 year old is PRICELESS it dont matter if you gave me 40k Its gonna be impossible to find another one

[@ortzinator]

@@rucksacks that's not what priceless means

[@robodrew]

FYI in the theatrical release of Wayne's World they used the actual notes from the start of the song, but it was changed for the video release and TV showings to save $$

[@retread1083]

I did not know that!

[@leokaplowitz9290]

That’s cool to know

[@domc2452]

Get right out of town!

[@landonbailey]

that actually caused me to not recognize Stairway to Heaven for years because it sounds nothing like it

[@Livelaughlimpbizkit]

I always wondered why it isn’t the same

[@leskobrandon691]

I can't even imagine the horror one might experience when realizing you just destroyed a museum quality 1870s Martin. I think any 1870s Martin that still survives, regardless of condition would probably qualify as museum worthy!

[@jamesthomas3871]

Right up there with the immediate horror felt by Alec Baldwin! Not to compare a human life to a guitar, but in this case, both are unique, priceless and irreplaceable. :(

[@castleanthrax1833]

As soon as I saw that scene starting, I felt sick in my stomach. They single handedly ensured that no guitar company would ever loan out one of their "priceless" guitars again.

[@chronomasakari]

I always thought Tarantino was a dick, it’s pretty obvious he did it intentionally too.

[@BeersAndBeatsPDX]

@@jamesthomas3871 Yeah, not the same thing in the slightest.

[@jamesthomas3871]

@@BeersAndBeatsPDX you must not appreciate analogies. 😂

[@brigantics7686]

guys, we all know that the greatest guitar scenes in movies is the ending to bill and ted's excellent adventure. Great video!

[@jebfullinwider4379]

I liked Bogus Journey even better. Primus, then Wyld Stallions making a great version of 'God Gave Rock and Roll to You'. That intro guitar line is stylin'.

[@KeithGroover]

@@jebfullinwider4379 -- and Bogus Journey ALSO featured Steve Vai's guitar playing. And I think the newest one featured Tosin Abasi!

[@jebfullinwider4379]

@@KeithGroover Yes! I'm finally going to see Vai this coming spring, COVID permitting. Bogus Journey was absolutely phenomenal.

[@Vivi_9]

@@jebfullinwider4379 the greatest movie ending of all time

[@scottspeer]

Steve Vai's intro to God Gave Rock and Roll To You at the end of Bogus Journey is amazing. I bought the soundtrack for it and it isn't on there 😢

[@MrDlt123]

I sometimes launch into 'Stairway to Heaven' when I'm in a guitar store to see the reaction. People usually spin around and have a good laugh, or quote 'Wayne's World.' It typically goes over the head of younger people who've never seen the movie.

[@jimmyparris9892]

I walked into a guitar shop once, and the guy behind the counter had just finished some repairs on an acoustic, and he started playing Stairway.

[@JksGuitarCave]

If I remember correctly, the Martin was worth significantly more than $40000. The 40k was what it was insured for as this was the purchase cost for the museum.

[@drdre4397]

I can't believe it got smashed... 150 years of history gone.

[@nasher931]

My manager visited the Martin factory and brought this film up as a joke. They just stared at him blankly for a while and said "Yeah... We don't joke about that here". Apparently they no longer loan guitars out for movies because of this

[@artiehall7708]

According to Wiki, they reimbursed for the 1870 purchase price. What would that have been. $12?

[@teleguy5699]

@@artiehall7708 You got to be kidding.

[@theothersmith9570]

@@artiehall7708 that’s gotta be fake or incorrect. Museums and collectors use stated-value insurance policies for invaluable, irreplaceable items.

[@User-jk8wq]

Fun fact about the Crossroads guitar duel: everyone knows that Steve Vai did his own parts, but not many people know that Ralph Macchio’s parts were actually recorded by Ry Cooder, a supremely underrated player

[@ZappaSheik]

And the battle was performed by and against Steve Vai vs Steve Vai's left hand

[@thatellipsisguy8984]

Well, they know that if they had the soundtrack…

[@amandahammond2691]

Him and like three others (Arlen Roth, Steve Vai, and Bill Kanengiser)

[@randyteta9170]

Hell yeah Ry Cooder, got to finally see him live a few years ago

[@rustydomino]

Ry Cooder played all the slide blues parts - but the final Paganini caprice part on the Tele was played by Steve Vai.

[@andrewpappas9311]

You can't not include This Is Spinal Tap when talking about iconic guitar scenes, that one is definitely one of my all-time favourites but it does surprise me that some other scenes like Johnny B. Goode scene from Back to the Future, the concert at the end of School of Rock or any of the performance scenes from A Hard Day's Night film from The Beatles

[@drsmith4582]

Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny.

[@samuraiguitarist]

Johnny B Goode and Back to The Future were on my list but it's the old copyright thing again with those, I didn't really feel up to recreating that much music and without playing the music in those scenes it's kind of lacking/

[@andrewpappas9311]

samuraiguitarist That makes sense, still a great video nonetheless. Wayne’s World and Spinal Tsp are definitely some of my personal favourites so I was happy to see them included

[@jamesfetherston1190]

The Johnny B Good scene just shows that Marty wasn’t the only time traveler. Someone else went back in time to give Marvin Berry the ES335- which hadn’t yet been invented.

[@joermnyc]

Now we’ll never know if you can play a solo by rubbing a violin over the strings. 😂

[@msmoniz]

Bonus fact; the blond long haired sales person who stops Wayne from playing Stairway is Dana Strum who was in the Vinny Vincent Invasion and founding member of the late period hair pop/metal band Slaughter.

[@brett-1261]

I love the fact that she names very normal things on a guitar like they’re super rare. Lots of guitars have 3 single coils🤣

[@coryman125]

Not enough people are saying this, so I've gotta say, everyone did a great job playing the music for this video! Jenny's got a great voice too, didn't know she was a singer :O

[@joermnyc]

That Waynes World guitar is actually a new Squier with a Fender headstock decal slapped on it… I think in Wayne’s World 2 they actually got a Fender, but it was still a new guitar, not an original ‘64. Thanks to Tarantino, Martin will no longer lend any guitars to a film production. All the guitars in the Spinal Tap scene all were rented out to the movie by Norman’s Rare Guitars, and he also rented two guitars to Back to the Future, the first one was actually period correct until some suit said, “Marty should play a red guitar… and the only red semi-hollow/hollow guitar from the 1950s in the store was a Gibson ES-335 which wasn’t made until 1957… TWO YEARS after 1955!

[@seymourmaupin6395]

Some were from norm in spinal tap but when he shows his collection there from the dude from cheap trick.

[@Watergrovey]

Actually, “Excalibur” is a Fender MIJ 62 RI.

[@shanewalton8888]

The Back to the Future guitar was not a 335. It was a 345. Also the Fender tweed amp he kicks over was a 59 model.

[@I_like_turtles_67]

My uncle worked on all three BTTF movies. He loved working on them. It is crazy that the money they spent renting the guitar. They could've just bought it. I heard it sold a while back for serious cash.

[@radio7353]

yeah, tarantino's kind of a lunatic.

[@JasonZakrajsek]

Just realized that the reason he carries the guitar case like that in “That Thing You Do” is because they wanted to make sure the case was in the frame when he walks out the door.

[@aliquidcow]

I never really knew if Tia Carrere was at all knowledgeable about guitars in real life, but I always kind of hoped not for her sake, so that she didn't feel too ridiculous saying the 'triple single-coil pickups and a whammy bar' line.

[@JC-11111]

You wouldn't believe that people actually call them triple singles. I just read it somewhere this morning and had to read it 3 different times to be sure I read it right.

[@Kylora2112]

"It's a stock 1964 Strat, yay" probably wouldn't have gone over as well :)

[@LocalManMakesMusic]

@@Kylora2112 Yeah but if the writers actually did their research they could’ve thrown in some jargon about the neck shape or dot inlays or whatever it is that makes that year’s Strat different than every other Strat ever produced. It would’ve sounded the same to general audiences either way but the attention to detail would’ve stuck out to guitar nerds.

[@ChrisLeeW00]

It's my belief that they just like the way she pronounces "whammy bar"

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Or that filing down the nut would create less buzz, when in fact that would only make it buzz more.

[@streifig]

Thanks for tapping into the guitar movies that I used to watch in my formative years. This was a great nostalgic watch. If I may, I think the guitar case scene in "The Thing You Do" was done like that intentionally, to outline the awkwardness of the situation. I remember that it felt uneasy that he didn't stormed out but had to pack his guitar, and the uncomfortable handling of the guitar case and the door highlighted that.

[@raoulbrandon4150]

The Wayne's World scene always bugged me because he's not playing anything remotely resembling "Stairway to Heaven"

[@WREDog]

Apparently it was Stairway in the orginal theatrical run, but the studio didn't want to pay for royalties for the home & future releases.

[@angrycat3525]

@@WREDog We have a BINGO! I saw the movie in the theater, and it made more sense to have the ACTUAL Stairway playing. The replacement sound was a bag o' crap, and it murders the joke in its tracks.

[@raoulbrandon4150]

@@WREDog Ah, now it makes sense. Maybe they should've struck a deal with the guys Led Zep stole it from? XD

[@seaoftranquility7228]

@@WREDog I’m going to sleep well tonight for the first time in 25 years. Thank you.

[@maxscardanelli6185]

@@raoulbrandon4150 That would be the band Spirit...

[@rome8180]

Cassandra also says "triple single coil pickups" about the Strat. Were there any Strats from that era that didn't have that pickup configuration? Even now, that's the norm, so you wouldn't mention it like it was something special.

[@I_like_turtles_67]

Unless someone routed some PAFs into it. Some old telecasters got that treatment. Joe Bonamasa owns a few lol.

[@MrParkerman6]

@rome8180 That Strat isn't from that Era, dumbass. It was a much older Strat, dumbass.

[@radio7353]

@@MrParkerman6 why are you so mad?? honestly hilarious

[@aaronfisher7159]

@@MrParkerman6 calm down.

[@lapelcelery42]

@@MrParkerman6 Clearly the era the Strat is actually from is the one we're all talking about except you.

[@harrybailey4772]

How could you not use any of tenacious d scenes at all. There so iconic

[@iansmirna5183]

Can’t believe the film Six String Samurai isn’t mentioned here. Totally in the theme, a gem.

[@strivingx67]

Love that you included the "Don't touch it" scene from This is Spinal Tap. Such a great scene, great movie. This was a homerun vid bro!

[@mikeshelogowski434]

I can't believe he cut before Can I look at it? NO...no, you've seen enough of this one .

[@CedricSatterfield]

The Crossroads 'notes battle' is a play on the legend/myth that Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil in return for his guitar playing ability, except in this version, instead of dying, he is redeemed (by Ralph Macchio) in the guitar duel. Its a great play on early American folklore, and the story itself has played out through the ages in many variations. Niccoli Paganini and Tommy Johnson (a bluesman predecessor of Robert) had similar stories told about them, also.

[@theneonchimpchannel9095]

Fun Fact: Rick Parfitt from Status Quo (who some have suggested may have been part of the inspiration for Spinal Tap as their story does have a lot of parallels) did buy an amp that went up to 11 in the 70s purely because it went up to 11. I don't know if he ever actually used it as at the time they had a deal with Vox (and later with Marshall...although while they had the Marshalls on stage they still played through Vox AC30's hidden behind the stacks) but he did have an amp that went up to 11 prior to Spinal Tap.

[@drdre4397]

Love the Quo! They were doing a vox marshall blend for the longest time. Rick parfitts tele is so iconic, so sad he passed.

[@NewFalconerRecords]

The first time I ever saw Spinal Tap back in the late '80s I assumed that the David St Hubbins character was modelled after him, with Nigel Tufnel being a dopey Jeff Beck.

[@jimmyparris9892]

I got a tweed Champ clone that goes to 12. I've never seen a real 50's champ so I don't know if that's the same or not.

[@jesuslovesyou2616]

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤍🤎💔❣️💕💞💓💗💖💘💝✝️Jesus Christ died for your sins please repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand

[@pensyvemusic5867]

The guitar solo scene in THE CROW will always stick with me. Another scene that pushed me towards music though not a guitar scene, was in THE LOST BOYS when Tim Cappello is playing his sax at the outdoor concert. Not to mention G Mac doing Cry Little Sister! That move really pushed me towards music...

[@rorybrendonbarker1893]

Yesssss

[@LesPaul19590]

I’m pretty sure that was Sergio from Saturday Night Live in the Lost Boys?

[@Fawkes1978]

Can not resist mentioning the solo Jamie Lee Curtis plays on a Music Man Luke in Freaky Friday.

[@AlystrZelland]

And the way Lohan mimes it with those big long strums haha

[@PedroPetracco]

Wow, yes. I just looked that up. Very very convincing!

[@generaldipstick4883]

In that thing you do, he doesn’t latch the locks on his guitar case. Hence, why he walks out carrying his case the way he does.

[@CedricSatterfield]

nice catch.

[@crisp9929]

7:30 Fountains of WAYNE*. Great video but seeing as their album Welcome Interstate Managers is one of my all time favorites, this moment hurt me more than that movie scene did.

[@samuraiguitarist]

Ya, that's a bungle

[@lessthanbug]

@@Pannemat Didn't that guy pass away from COVID in 2020? Damn you, 2020!!!!!!

[@PedroPetracco]

@@Pannemat lolz

[@PedroPetracco]

@@lessthanbug Yup :( RIP Adam Schlesinger. Total power pop genius

[@Pannemat]

@@lessthanbug Yeah, sh*t is just messed up ...

[@stanphillips7277]

Sammy G. , Man you've got to check out Crossroads. I want you to know that it really does take place in real life: cutting heads. I went to a "Guitar Wars" when I was 17, I had maybe 2 yrs of acoustic/ 6 months electric under my belt but practiced constantly. I'd just learned "She Talks To Angelsx" by The Black Crows and was jamming a little minor pentatonic on my "Headway" guitar...Strat style that was ok considering I didn't know what I was looking for in a guitar. I knew nothing about guitars yet. So my now estranged older brother won tickets from calling the local Rock station to something called "Guitar Wars" where they'd narrowed it down to 32 guitarists who'd take turns playing lead to farmiiar Rock songs. I remember ZZ Top La Grange, and something Van Halen. 32 became 16, which became 8 and so on until only 2 were left . It was at the Sunrise (Florida) musical theater, a pretty large concert hall. The final 2 were a guy on a Les Paul and a Metal Head on something like a B.C. Rich that looked really Metal. They were dueling back and forth until the Les Paul guy blew his high E. The Metal Head started shredding above the 20th fret and the Les Paul guy couldn't hit the notes and lost. Up until then he was holding his own so the crowd collectively sympathized and he was such a gracious loser, smiled like "Shit happens" and got a standing ovation. It was all in good fun, just an excuse to throw a Rock and Roll party and let some local talent get some exposure. They were selling merch in the halls , gear and guitars. I picked up a live electric and played the riff to Black Dog once and handed it back before I could make a mistake 😂 My brother, who never wanted me to learn (he played no lead, but his friends were really supportive) all of a sudden was my biggest fan. He's a sociopath and I think he just liked being from the same gene pool and how it reflected on him. So that's my "cutting heads" experience in as much of a nutshell as I could put it in. Now I'll finish the video, I'm digging it so far. I'm wondering if you're counting movies like The Wall or where you're headed with this. 🎸🏒✌️🎟️🎥🎬🎞️🎞️🍿🎞️🎸🎞️🎞️🎬🙏

[@CedricSatterfield]

Such a great movie- and the story folklore element is based on 'fact' at least as much as it can be- musicians supposedly selling their souls. Niccoli Paganini, Robert Johnson, etc.

[@reubenrozeyt5716]

Props to Steve Vai's acting like he couldn't play that part eventhough he could

[@sheltongolden4394]

Let's get a "tales from working at a music store" video. Always love to hear about weird things people have experienced at their work.

[@icenic_wolf]

When SamuraiJenny's vocals started, I was shocked into realizing that I hadn't yet hit the thumbs-up yet. Thanks, SamuraiJenny!

[@JanStrojil]

We need more SamuraiJenny!

[@hunter00143]

I carry my guitar case underarm! (only because a hinge is broken and I don't want to risk my baby falling out)

[@JoeMama410]

I’ve done it a few times, but I usually have two or three other items to carry.

[@propyro85]

I was just going to say, this is less psychotic and more of a trust issue. Concert band and orchestral musicians are usually taught fairly early not to trust the clasps on their instrument cases.

[@StarQueenEstrella]

On a side note, the late Leslie West of Mountain fame (they did “Mississippi Queen”, if you’re unfamiliar) had a signature model from Dean Guitars that actually did have a volume knob that went to 11!

[@mattgilbert7347]

Her name is Cassandra. She's obviously clairvoyant and knows that the low E will buzz

[@johnwhite3455]

Aw, you cut out my favorite part of the sustain joke! "Well you would, if it were playing", don't know why it's so funny but gets me every time

[@XaleManix]

That old guitar that never gets played, in my collection, is actually one I do play from time to time -- but it's a 1994 Carvin DC200 I picked up for about 1/3rd its value at a guitar center, which I am only about 9 months older than. I was so jazzed at the thought of owning a guitar as old as I am, I bought it on the spot (The fact that it was an insane steal doesn't hurt, either). All original parts except for a new set of strap buttons, pearl white, Ebony board, and I know precisely nothing else about it. But every time I pick it up, I feel a connection to the world that I don't really get to feel the rest of the time. I share a birth year with one of my guitars, and it is a very strangely grounding experience.

[@tylerdurden5122]

Mate I have a 1980 strat which is my birth year. It’s bizarre to play an instrument that has already had a lifetime of experience before it came into my hands

[@tomkam9783]

Filmmaker here; In the scene from 'that thing you do' I'm betting it was a choice of Tom Hanks for Jimmy to carry the guitar case that way. The way the action is framed in camera, if he was carrying the case by the handle the audience wouldn't see much of it. If you play the shot in your mind with him carrying it by the handle, it has much less visual impact. It changes Jimmy's posture and his physicality as he leaves. It even LOOKS awkward. The awkwardness of the action may be important to the actors motivations in the scene. Yeah, little things like that matter. Every scene can be its own story. I'll also bet this was 'take 6' or more after Hanks said "I like that one. Print that but let's do one more - I want to try something..." IMHO.

[@thereclinerpilots3961]

That's a great point and I agree. I think that it was by choice to do it that way. He is not in his element at all so the visual really does add to that

[@KMoney1219]

Ah the good ol' guitar that never gets played. I'm fortunate enough to have 2 that immediately come to mind. My 1990 LP 1960s Classic signed by the man himself (retired it the day he died) and my Dean "cemetery gates" razorback i picked up used on dime day a handful of years ago because it just looks cool as hell and the price and timing just happened to be just right.

[@cantlean4440]

Great piece to have Les Paul sign. What color is it? Where did he sign? I know more about Les Paul through watching KZbin videos of him and Mary than I ever would have without the site. Everyone says he was a fantastic guy.

[@jasperwest2141]

Fountains of wayne bro! Cmon, theyre a great band, i actually thought theyd be well up you alley 🤘

[@guitarafter40]

OMG the guitar case scene (and specifically you mocking it) had me laughing out loud!!! 😂

[@Grave.yard.disciple]

You mentioned the only way Ralph Macchio could be finger picking the strings for that part in Crossroads would be if he were doing some classical finger style piece, but the character actually learned and played classical music on a nylon string acoustic in the beginning of the movie! Although his right hand form and nails weren't quite right as you described, it was an accurate detail for the character's playing experience in the movie

[@kjl3080]

the problem is you can hear the pick sound, and in the shots he's playing he's using the tip of his fingers not his nails so that sound should be impossible

[@drasticbread249]

The coolest thing to me about the Spinal Tap scene is that a lot of the guitars there are the actual vintage models that were loaned from Norman's Rare Guitars.

[@edphillips8578]

If I may say with the movie "That Thing You Do!" has an extended cut which has an additional 39 minutes of footage not featured on the theatrical cut. It improves a lot of the storylines that were orignally brief and also goes into more depth with the band as a whole. IMOH the extended cut is a more rounded version with the extra 39 minutes.

[@matthewpucci9640]

I watch this video when I first dropped and I'm driving and something hit me. I really like the way he leaves with the guitar in that thing you do, the whole scene is just chaotic he's frazzled and he grabs the guitar like a total tool, he's so flustered he just wants to get the hell out of there.

[@shiny2575]

Are we just gonna ignore how there was a guy that not only licked a guitar at a shop but actively refused to stop

[@86vibrato]

Best shirt you've done yet imo. Seriously choice design. Keep doin what you do my musical brethren!

[@LocalManMakesMusic]

GQ’s loss. This is an awesome video.

[@mattstrings]

Man...That Thing You Do is one of my favourites but I NEVER noticed that before. I'll never be able to unsee it now...

[@nickboon1235]

Ah yes I remember Paul trying so hard to nail that solo. Respect+++

[@danielnelson4881]

Paul? What the hell? Did I miss something? Where's a Paul in this video trying to nail a solo? I only saw Steve Vai and the Karate kid trying to solo... Some dude carrying a guitar case wrong, Wayne playing stairway hilariously wrong, and a priceless guitar being smashed. This is gonna bug me! Whatchu talkin bout Willis!?

[@maaaaaap]

@@danielnelson4881 Paul Davids' channel

[@ravenlockhart0925]

From what I've heard, when Stairway to Heaven was released in the 70's, so many people would go to the music store and play it. After having to hear it so often, a number of stores began to prohibit it, even to the point of posting signs.

[@GooberNumber9]

I was in a music store in the 1990s that had a prohibited songs sign. I only remember Stairway and Sweet Child o’ Mine from it.

[@vonormykirk]

I was hoping you'd note in Crossroads that Ralph magically changed from open tuning to standard.

[@tylerdurden5122]

That’s divine intervention right there

[@bobfontana9101]

Great thumbnail! I honestly thought Insider or GQ had ask you to do an expert video and I was so happy for you

[@dr.miguelitoloveless9478]

I have said for years that Ralph Macchio did an awesome job of miming this guitar duel with Steve Vai. Steve Vai should have gotten an Oscar for faking that he could not play that Paganini piece.

[@davidtomkins4242]

I asked him about this once at a meet n greet. Apparently he was called back to do reshoots because he didn’t play it badly enough the first time

[@yzzrgsmediocreations7433]

10:00 Even Me noticed her reaction was 1000% authentic then I realized that guitar wasn't a replica prop one...was a really expensive guitar

[@BrandonKJohnson]

Fun fact: I used to own a Squier Wayne's World Strat 😊 It wasn't special - it just looked like the one in the movie and it had the Wayne's World logo on the neck plate. I sure wish I still had it tho!

[@MattTelepenko]

I actually clicked on this thinking it was GQ, being super stoked you made it on there. I'm still just as stoked though

[@Gargvarr]

I believe Ralph Macchio’s hands closeups were actually Arlen Roth’s and Roth also trained Macchio to make him look credible as a player.

[@craigbrowning9448]

One major in acronism I remember is Brian Depalma's Elvis movie. There's a scene in a music store during the early 1950s prior to Elvis becoming a big star, and we see guitars in the background including a Les Paul with PAF Humbuckers and another one was the Gretsch Jet with Filtertrons two instruments that definitely did not exist at the time.

[@AaronAbernethy]

I think you mean John Carpenter

[@TotesMagee]

Would love to see your reaction to any of the battle scenes in Scott Pilgrim!

[@redskullz1249]

Animal House also probably deserved to be on the list. The guitar smash is iconic and seriously who hasn't wanted to do that at some point in college.

[@jarrettfinney4882]

That dude covering crossroads sounded identical!!! Seen that movie a ton and I genuinely couldn’t tell apart from the intentional bad notes on the Steve Van part! I salute you Paul Davids!

[@OCRay1]

If I knew I was holding the real deal and not a prop I’m definitely not letting go of it when Kurt grabbed it. They can all get upset all they want for ruining the take-I’m still not letting go! 🤙🏻

[@jdjk7]

I love that I knew exactly what the problem was with "That Thing You Do" before he even needed to point it out.

[@mickealgoss6642]

Another great scene: Antonio Banderas giving a guitar lesson to a young musician in Desperado.

[@lrmhawk]

Spinal Tap IS the ultimate rockumentary. There is an actual interview with Jeff Beck showing off his prize guitar collection, and it is unbelievable how spot on Christopher Guest has him down. I actually saw Spinal Tap live in the early 90's. Those guys can actually play and put on a great show.

[@erikc.2462]

After first watching the "Crossroads" scene, my initial thought was, "Steve Vai could have played that perfectly standing on his head!"

[@PenguinHWO]

From what I remember they had to do that scene multiple times because he kept playing the notes and forgetting to screw up

[@andrewbootsdekemper3410]

That Thing You Do was my favorite movie growing up. I just rewatched the movie again and I stopped the movie at that exact moment and I yelled “no one carries a guitar case that way unless it’s got a broken handle”

[@superdriver777]

6:28 I feel like there was a missed opportunity to point out how unrealistic it was for Steve Vai to mess up a shred lol Also, I already knew the story behind the scene but at 9:23 when he said "it's value *was* around..." the tears still started welling up inside my soul 🥺

[@davidtomkins4242]

Crossroads. William Kanengiser does indeed play it on classical guitar earlier in the film. And it’s awesome.

[@PrinceWesterburg]

Going to 11: There was an amp company (SunDown amps?) who decided to copyright dials going to 11, about 6 months before they went bust, hence why Marshalls go to 12. Jim Marshall wouldn't do anything if it didn't make money so there was no way he was going to buy the copyright.

[@abrackas1]

Soldano SLO amps went to 11

[@maladat]

Marshalls go to 10. Fenders (at least the old ones) go to 12.

[@rickleefs]

My favorite thing about "That Thing You Do" is that the guys are playing Danelectro guitars (or Silvertone, can't remember) in the beginning, but as soon as they get famous, all of a sudden they are playing Fenders and the fact is never mentioned. A brilliant detail.

[@Beans360]

13:30 I reckon that one note from a Metallica song was the intro to Orion. There is some debate if it was played on bass or synth on the studio recording.

[@mattriney6072]

I was fully expecting back to the future to be in this list. Great video! I seriously laughed out loud from my gut after it cut to you holding the guitar case under your arm 🤣

[@michaelolz]

You know, there really aren’t many guitar movie moments at all.

[@SprayThis]

Sweet and Low Down with Sean Penn is good

[@ReizokoRyu]

Thanks, Michael

[@devenscience8894]

The distorted slide guitar scene from Black Snake Moan was pretty cool.

[@eddierayvanlynch6133]

The guitar gun scene is Desperado is pure awesomeness. Belushi smashing an acoustic in Animal House is comedic perfection. Dueling banjos scene in Deliverance NEVER gets mentioned. Richard Dreyfuss playing guitar drunk & nekkid in Goodbye Girl is still hilarious. Had to rack my brain for those, and I can think of ten or twenty piano scenes easily. Hollywood needs more guitars.

[@Solkef]

Love that you actually got the scene from Crossroad!!!

[@Preetom_Barmon]

8:01 That Khaby Lame Impression tho...😂😂

[@nedim_guitar]

I wasn't a guitarist back in the day, and I didn't know what Cassandra said. I do know now. Great video! Also, I like the butterscotch Tele! "Why are you carrying your guitar like a psychopath?" 🤣

[@Aydinsanchezz]

To the dude who licked the guitar neck. Just cause it’s made of maple, don’t mean it tastes like maple 💁🏽‍♀️😂

[@marclafferty6416]

I worked in a guitar store once and was shouted at but a customer who said I sold him a guitar that didn’t work. He brought it in and it worked( I tested it). I asked if his amp was working and he asked what was an amp. And then he said that the lead he got had the same bit on both ends so he cut off one and attached a plug. That was about 20 years ago and I’ll never forget it

[@NotDingse]

You should do tv/streaming series too! There’s a few great scenes in Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad.

[@bon3y4rd]

I just recently subbed to your channel so I'm watching your older videos. I just have to say that I love your videos. I'm 52 and never improved much after taking guitar lessons in my teens. I recently picked my old Taylor back up so I can play with my son. Keep those videos coming!

[@D7oDR6KpRgqkcqlKAkCWjvlDy4x]

"fountains of youths stacys mom" classic old person

[@DavidMorales008]

You mean too young, Fountains of Wayne was a bit before his time, Sink to the bottom with You was released in 1996, my old butt was already kicked out of college and in the marines

[@XchuggsX]

Once he said it, i wanted to see if anyone caught that lol

[@samuraiguitarist]

Oh jeez

[@D7oDR6KpRgqkcqlKAkCWjvlDy4x]

@@XchuggsX I saw no one had, and jumped on the opportunity (I had to check to see if it was actually Fountains of Wayne instead of Fountains of Youth so I'm not much better)

[@stuie382]

I recently got to see the spinal tap amp at the Marshalls exhibit in the Milton Keynes museum. Worth it!

[@Allagi22]

HOLY SHIT they ACTUALLY destroyed an 1870s Martin in "The Hateful Eight"? I wasn't a huge fan of the movie before, but now I hate it. No scene is worth destroying a priceless piece of art like that.

[@Mantorok]

It wasn't intentional.

[@g2p2k]

Dude, they didn’t mean to! It was a mistake by the actor.

[@CheeperVHS]

So apparently nobody told Kurt Russell it was an original, basically he was under the impression it was a replica, but the props department didn't tell him they had a second guitar that WAS a replica that he was supposed to smash in the scene, wasn't his fault, he literally didn't know it wasnt a replica. Apparently nobody on the team thought it necessary to tell him he was meant to switch the guitar out, and when he smashed it the "woah, woah, woah" was the actresses real reaction to the guitar getting smashed and they just kept rolling

[@nicholascrow8133]

@@CheeperVHS Honestly wouldn't be surprised if it was an intentional move by Tarrentino...

[@paulames8895]

This is the first time I've run across your videos. I really enjoyed that. Obviously you have put a few hours into playing guitar. But it's the way you spoke about music with a lot of knowledge and respect that will bring me back. That was definitely a funky guitar. When you brought up Casio I thought of keyboards. Well if you see this, thanks for working on these, if the rest are half as interesting I'm sure I'll enjoy them.

[@danielbuhr4260]

I have a blues deluxe where the knobs literally go to 12

[@ImnotgoingSideways]

Same here. I think I've even seen tweeds from the 50s with knobs to 12 as well. I would kill for a mid-50s Bassman. Had a guy at a guitar shop tell me that 10 is based on component design specifications and going above 10 is running the tubes and resistors out of spec. Can't say I'm ready to believe him.

[@danielbuhr4260]

@@ImnotgoingSideways yea i wouldn't believe him either. Pretty sure they are arbitrary numbers just used to dial in volume and tone

[@charlesbolton8471]

@@ImnotgoingSideways Fender Tweeds from the 50s did go to 12, all of them from the Champ all the way up to the mighty Bassman and “high powered” Twin. As far as the other part of your comment can neither confirm nor deny it. That is the first time I’ve heard suggested so I’m not so sure I believe it either.

[@lsdmarch8889]

Is is any louder?

[@bigfatengineer]

12 is one louder than 11.

[@EtzEchad]

Hehe. I never noticed the rating on "This is Spinal Tap." Mega respect for the IMDB folks!

[@greglawrencemusic]

Thank you Samurai Jenny! Your voice is "eleven" times better than the actress in the movie.

[@carolinehaf21]

Mate I love this. Especially the reveal of the spinal tap moment being the one you were comparing to the Titanic. Genius. Love the guitar shop stories afterwards as well. Please do more!!! Also that T shirt is killer thank you for making it in black - I'm definitely picking one up!

[@MrParkerman6]

I don't know why you had so many copyright issues, when literally all these clips are available in abundance on KZbin. This is a perfect example of how broken KZbin's System really is!

[@seancollins3106]

this whole video could've been about spinal tap scenes!! Nigel's solo, Nigel's piano masterpiece (in D minor), Jeanine replacing Nigel, Nigel coming back at the end (maybe the whole vid could just be about Nigel...), the band getting lost backstage. the possibilities are endless! shamelessly, this is an all-time favorite movie of mine!

[@keatonsmith8024]

“It goes to 11” is so recognized, Michael Scott referenced it in The Office. That’s how you know it’s the best

[@polarbear3427]

I really feel sorry for you, that you cannot monetize this one. Respect.

[@achannel1818]

Regarding Wayne's World, it's worth considering how different the vintage market was 2 decades ago.

[@billmozart7288]

3 decades

[@SynthApprentice]

@@billmozart7288 Beat me to it, by less than half an hour.

[@SGSMusic.]

a good bluegrass Jam session often tends to lend into the battle type of play especially in tune ripping! Its absolutely awesome and encourages to train Harder!

[@ChrisCanMakeStuff]

Okay, I loooooooved Crossroads. My friend and room mate owned in on DVD and we'd watch it regularly. Although after a few watches we'd often just watch the guitar scenes. The movie is just Karate Kid rewritten with guitars, but whatever it's fine. The bit that bugged me from the first time I saw it is that Daniel/Eugene spends the entire movie trying to find Robert Jonson's "missing song". Mr Miyagi/Blind Willie teaches him all about the blues. Instead of Wax on Wax off he has to fall in love and then have his girlfriend walk out on him. Of course then we need to win Mr Miyagi/Blind Willie's soul back. Daniel/Eugene then goes to cut heads with Steve Vi, they start out all Blue Lick this and Blues Lick that. Me Via starts straying a little from the pentatonic box and goes a bit Lydian on us, but okay fine he's the sneaky devil. But then Daniel/Eugene goes and busts out is classical chops to win the damn battle!!!! Wasn't the point of all this to channel Robert Johnson and get Mr Miyagi/Blind Willie his soul back using all the hard earn Blues lessons we learned earlier???? It makes no sense! Although neither did the Crane position in Karate kid so we're on familiar ground I guess. Lastly that last chord on Daniel/Eugenes part is so clearly Steve Devil Via going through his Eventide Harmonizer that it breaks the suspension of disbelief like someone breaking the fourth wall. All that being said I just went and watch the battle again, and it holds up. So there's that....

[@redskullz1249]

I've always thought the movie was partially about how the prevailing perception of the coloured music was that it reflected cultural heritage, luck, and (possibly divine/satanic) inspiration, while white music reflected education, study, and discipline. Therefore, for a person to master the blues, they would have to either be born and grow up black, or sell their soul to the devil. Robert Johnson (allegedly) did both, which was why he got so good. IRL no one believed that he got good the "white" way-through rigorous practice-which is what gave rise to the legend in the first place. Eugene was never going to win the headcutting duel by playing the blues because he's white and hadn't sold his soul like Jack Butler had. He had only just begun to understand the blues when he had his heart broken, but he was always going to be an outsider in that world because he has neither the heritage nor the inspiration. He plays the notes but doesn't *feel* them. Both Eugene's conservatory instructors as well as Willie Brown point this out to him at different points. Ultimately he realizes that he can only win by doing what he's good at, which is what he has rigorously practiced. It may not be great for dancing, but it's enough to beat Jack. Eugene accepts that he'll never be a great bluesman, but he saves Willie Brown's soul by rejecting the devil's shortcut.