I beat up Zakk Wylde with this Ibanez JEM | McRocklin Guitar Collection EP4

[@mawkcimino]

I was there. Vivian Campbell was a dick. Everyone else was awesome. Especially Zakk.

[@FirstLast-xc5se]

Maybe we finally find the imposer ?

[@drpastormartinosempa8930]

He was probably green-eyed, like the finish....

[@PixieintheMainframe]

I'd be surprised if it was Viv Campbell.

[@drpastormartinosempa8930]

@@PixieintheMainframe It's been pinned by Tom so that's a wink wink Yes...

[@IbanezFan550]

@@PixieintheMainframe Dio certainly didn't like Vivian 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@charlesb7831]

I've met Zakk twice, once with my son and sure enough he lifted him on the table and said let's take a photo lol. He was also nice enough to sign my Marshall jcm800 4010 combo amp. What an absolutely amazing guy. Nothing but nice to my family and me.

[@McRocklin]

Awesome. Yep, Zakk has always been a top guy.

[@ShredwardWizardhands]

This series is becoming a serious contender for favorite guitar related KZbin vids ever. Thanks for sharing these stories with us.

[@guitargit976]

Always love seeing that old footage of you and your dad, takes me back. I hope he is still around supporting you,

[@McRocklin]

Thank you! And yes he is 😊

[@guitargit976]

@@McRocklin Get him on video one day 👍

[@Dastardly_X]

🌟

[@Scottocaster6668]

@@McRocklin That's great! I lost my father a while back and wish we could play together again. I'm asked who my influences are, and my dad is the first name I say. Please do just that if you can. No regrets 😉.

[@trident1314]

Another brilliant story Thomas....of course we want to know who that guitarist was

[@McRocklin]

Thank you! - ah ye, I think if there’s enough interest I’ll definitely make that video!

[@tommyfay4244]

Hi Thomas I have seen you years ago and now I have found your channel 😀 fantastic and thanks

[@reno145]

@@McRocklin I'll go out on a limb and say it was Richie Kotzen. I have no reason to think that, but I just do.

[@larrydj549]

Dave Mustain? Lol

[@1autumnleaves1]

Yeah! Spill the beans! We want to know who it was! This is the age of tabloid tv, and public shaming after all! 🤣😂

[@scottperrin9655]

I think I speak for most people here when I say, I'm SO GLAD you're doing this KZbin thing. You were a mystical GOD to me when I was a kid...hell, you still are. Thanks for all you're doing man, I very much appreciate you. I've been listening to the Bad 4 Good album regularly since it came out 😁

[@tommyibanez3958]

Thanks for changing the color of the guitar randomly- I was like 'Oh good- here we go- stroking out...'

[@gunsaccessories8853]

LOL. That was me exactly!

[@rockcop222]

Zakk truly is a great guy. I've been around him a lot over the years and he's always treated me like family.

[@dylang3998]

Just picked you up on your collabs with kalax. You, sir, are a basketcase of manic skill and talent. Wow. A new channel to watch and learn from. ❤ from Australia 🇦🇺

[@McRocklin]

Thank you mate!

[@guitartim2128]

I was a teenager back in the day when Skyscraper was released . Great music and great times🎸👍

[@McRocklin]

Absolutely!

[@oneangrybirko8439]

Keep these videos coming Tommy we love hearing your stories from back in the day and please spill the beans and tell us who it was who badmouthed you and ill go give him a slap for you

[@McRocklin]

Perfect! Will do cheers!!

[@steveeason2207]

My favourite Jem right there! I remember being around 13 or 14 and walking into A1 music in Manchester, they had that Jem on the wall, so high up that I couldn’t just touch it.... I asked the guy that owned the place if I could try it..... NO! Was the answer.... No chance!! So I just stood there looking at it, seeing that thing in the flesh was unreal back then!

[@camsvideocollections9766]

Zakk is my favorite super hero, because hes REAL! Such an amazing guy.

[@richardvonreichestein6920]

Man did i enjoy that?. Yes i did i could almost feel how much fun and happiness you felt with Zakk feeling good and you playing your heart out. When it comes to music and playing the guitar in general i don't care about who is the best or who is the fastest or none of the is he or she playing it right. No such thing as wrong or right. Just how it Sounds and feels when your in the Zone and Happy as hell. great vid. Thankyou.

[@aymericmarchand3472]

Of course you need to reveal that name, it was a long time ago anyway! Great video and heartwarming stories!

[@poulwinther]

@@haywoodjablowme699 Where do you see Yngwie and why do you think he would be an ass to a child?? He would have loved playing with Thomas and definitely showing him som tricks.

[@aymericmarchand3472]

@@poulwinther All I could find online was this article: www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-06-14-ca-609-story.html I think I can recognise Lynch - a potential in my opinion- and Zakk, but the rest are really "hair metal lookalikes" to me, I'm sure many here could complete that picture for us?

[@poulwinther]

@@aymericmarchand3472 Ahh yes, Lynch. I agree with you. As I wrote elsewhere I recognize McAlpine, Viv Campbell, Vinnie Moore, Zakk and maybe Scott Ian out on the far left?

[@aymericmarchand3472]

@@poulwinther Thank you! Yes -stupid me-McAlpine next to Lynch, I think I see Vinnie Moore, and Viv Campbell indeed, it's a fun search though!

[@poulwinther]

@@aymericmarchand3472 Thanks a lot for the article - I didn't find that but having the names I am getting closer. Top left to right: (Scott Ian?), Steve Lukather, McAlpine, Lynch, Vivan, Bruce Kulic, Warren DeMartini, Randy Coven, Mick Brown. Bottom left to right: Steve hunter, Tom, Richie Kotzen, JASON, Alex Skolnick, Zack, Jeff Pilson. *I mistook Skolnick for Vinnie Moore.

[@DeadShred9]

I think it was Vivian Campbell !! I met him at a post gig back then and yes he's a Badass Guitarist but back then he was a Massive Tool as well and I don't see Malmsteen in the Picture so ?? LOL

[@forgotmyname4971]

LOL...'massive tool'.

[@FoxysFriends]

Chill on Yngwie, didn't seem like a bad dude when I met him and others I know who used to go to his house or run into him at coconuts living in Fla never expressed anything negative

[@john.morfis]

Dream guitar for many... Really love this guitar

[@retroquest3579]

I can't say I ever heard of you until the jared dines shred vid. After seeing this vid I just wanted to say wow, you have had an incredible life, congrats!

[@zenfully13]

I never realized till recently you were still chuggin strong. 53 years old and still get inspired by your talents as i was back in the day. Looking forward to your positive energy Thomas!

[@McRocklin]

Thank you! : )

[@n0nyabznss]

Thomas, you should ask Steve to sign it again and then have it clear coated. The LNG number in terms of the x/777 should also be stamped on the neck pocket.

[@TexasGuitarist]

I love those Ibanez guitars you have. And u play GREAT!

[@willestinshop3360]

The absolute best thing you could do, is invite the guitar player in question to respond. Having been a guitar player in that era I know all of the trash talking that went on, most of it was good-natured ribbing or artificially inflated ego antics. I think the only fair thing to do would be invite whoever it is to answer if their intentions were playful, or to have the opportunity as an adult to apologize for something they did foolishly.

[@AmRadPodcast]

Great to see you on KZbin. Wish I still had my Ibanez!

[@Dastardly_X]

There’s deals to be had, Craigslist works well in middle America ! 💚 Colorado 💚

[@jimmykonsta]

Whoever the "asshole" was, I think you shouldn't reveal. Many folks have been arrogant jerks during their mindless youth but time and life changes people and thirty years later it probably doesn't matter. Forget and forgive.

[@matthewmp111]

I’m really enjoying this series! Keep ‘em coming please. And please do share the story!

[@rickschneider3887]

That dual blade pick-up (middle) you asked about looks like the DiMarzio Chopper....I could be wrong but that's what it looks like.

[@ZachBelcher94]

Amazing tone as always, I love the disappearing pyramid inlays

[@justsofrivolous]

I remember seeing Zack with Ozzy on that first tour people sitting at the back smoking dope crazy times🤪

[@superblondeDotOrg]

Zakk Wylde can not be harmed, he is Odin-born

[@McRocklin]

😆 he is truly awesome.

[@bigsauce1116]

Good name for a band

[@hesch-tag]

Yes please tell us, Thomas.

[@76Taz]

It came out in 87', man. I have #307. And that guitar does have a a very specific tone, no matter what pick-ups are in it, it has it's specific tone. Love it or hate it. Mine is far more played and beaten. If something happened to mine, I would cry like a child who's puppy died. It's awesome to hear and see videos from you.

[@michaelmaier7262]

I bumped into Zakk at a Red Sox game at Fenway while buying a hot dog. I looked at him and said "You look just like Zakk Wylde!" "THAT'S ME BROTHER!" And he shook my hand. Of course, this was before cell phones with cameras and my camera was at my seat behind first base. :(

[@davidsebastianbermudezgonz6425]

Man love your style and guitars! Is unique. Your show is great! By the way, who was that mean guitar player?

[@joeblack007forever]

Lol! Great story with you, your guitar and Zakk's head :D Thank you for this video :)

[@TheLotusEater725]

The minute you mentioned the benefit concert, i was tearing up right with you. Becker is the only one of my hero's to have personally reached out to me when i e-mailed him. My dad was going through a really ROUGH time as a paraplegic. As a musician who was in a bad spot, i had no clue who else to reach out to. I was maybe 19 at the time...that man is too good for us mere mortals. There is no way to articulate how profound of an impact that man had on us as people and musicians. Stay awesome Tom, i/we genuinely love your playing and your stories.

[@seancurry5073]

Ah man. Thank you for sharing this. I don't know what you were going threw at the time, but what ever happened your still here to comment. Now i can know how much more of an angel Jason Becker really is. God bless

[@seancurry5073]

I didn't mean to sound selfish with that comment. So i apologize if i did.

[@TheLotusEater725]

​@@seancurry5073 Bro i am a professional troll IRL, it would take a LOT more than that to offend me. It's all good my dude.

[@TheMeJustMe75]

Glad to see Thomas still doing well and playing well.

[@yardy88]

These stories are hilarious. Absolutely love it. Good story to shred improv ratio too :D

[@NoName-t7e]

9:50 yes please tell us, you cant not tell us now, those sorts of things have an impact on kids.

[@ibanez777vbk]

I live in sunderland and used get lessons off a guy called les cheetham,he said he gave you some lessons when you were younger,hes a class act a master at every style and a lovely bloke to boot

[@gw2031]

Omg that opening piece was amazing and I didn't want it to end!

[@tony_n316]

Name! Name! We want the name!! 😁🤟🎸

[@radio5051]

Man is there no end to your amazing guitar collection!!? Love all the stories. Would also like to know who the jealous guitar player was.

[@bluejuice7229]

Sam Ash Music....wow. I bought an Ibanez universe and a jem (burnt model) from that place in the 90s. Awesome place!

[@GarethElwell]

Absolute madness! I love the colour changing paint too 🤣

[@ergohogg]

All these videos are great Thomas. Yes, we would love to know who it was.

[@ThatMFShawnzy]

Zakk has always been a stand up guy and he does it for the love of the music! So happy to always hear good stories about my idol who got me to pick up a guitar!

[@jacktripper369]

Glad KZbin recommended your channel!! I’m definitely getting your app! It’s been difficult looking for a proper place to find all of the scales!!! Subscribed!!

[@McRocklin]

Thank you Jack!

[@McRocklin]

Also feel free to join us in www.mcrocklin.com/discord lots of like minded musicians on there, it’s very chilled.

[@wasichu66]

Bought my first guitar, 1987 Charvel 6, as it came out, in that store. So sad the whole 48th street shop scene has disappeared.

[@michaelespinosa9168]

Thomas! So happy you've grown into such an eloquent, graceful and just all around great young man! Love the stories, the app and once again your ethereal Heavenly tone. You need to call Devin Townsend and get on his next tour :) and remember this: You can never get in an argument about Pie.

[@johnmoser2689]

I'm shocked you aren't more famous from this mad crazy skills and all that experience Music is a fickle business I know

[@thefreyfactor]

I'm gonna guess the player that called you a little bastard was Steve Vai. He was still mad about you cutting up his favorite guitar.

[@McRocklin]

😆 Nah definitely not Steve lol

[@Dastardly_X]

@@McRocklin I’m pushing for a McRocklin modified PIA ‼️

[@jeffreyquinonez8964]

Lol 😂

[@guncreep9905]

Lol

[@dh4767]

Bro, your dad sounds like a legend. If he’s still with us I’d love to learn about him.

[@samuelmori3026]

"Zakk is really ripping it up... He's going wild" I see what you did there 😎

[@nell4969]

You are so full of great stories and an amazing person, keep us inspired!

[@FirstLast-xc5se]

What happened on that concert ? I'm really curios right now, I wanna hear the whole story

[@raymondbarreras7383]

Beautiful guitar, slime green with a Floyd & maple neck & fretboard. Jangly tones, + all the crunch you can handle. A winner.

[@TheMetalMag]

thx for this video of you as a kid, personaly I spend time on cleaning up the neck as the guitar. When I change the strings it feels like new and I feel so happy to play with. thank you for those memories

[@ShinyShinyIsAlwaysBeingSerious]

Zakk is my favourite living guitarist, it's always been good to know he's a nice person as well.

[@ansirodesetta3014]

Its so great to get interesting bids like this on my home screen,especially on a sunday morning before I cook out,drink a few fosters,and just thank GOD for keeping me alive and giving me the gift of music..

[@trubadurnrino4046]

Hi My Master of shredding this Awesome Sick delight beautiful Guitar and you lengden have never been a 《HERE I AM SO BADASS, NO!!》 I love you lengden because you are so generous and Lead singer i am not a Good singer in the character of Guitar but I will seriously enjoy working with you and your beautiful family on your different channels and the other thing, I'm a Steel Fan of your Legendary work and Happy thoughts to everyone who has been so grateful to be a part of your Legendary Train of McRock and Shred the shit out of the songs that you have been playing for years. Trubadur'n Rino says!! Skippy, We are so excited to see the next one of your Legendary Guitar collection and thanks again @Thomas Mcrocklin for your amazingly awesome dope killing way of doing my life a better life 2 live in. Awesome Artist and amazing work thanks Thomas 👍👍🙏🎸👨‍🎤🇧🇻🔥🔥🔥

[@jfo3000]

Thanks Thomas, great story! Would love to hear any others that you see fit to share.

[@jonathansimmons4385]

Another great video and story, what a legend you are man

[@louispconstant6624]

Man, you are the coolest cat. So happy to find this channel Your playing is brilliant and stories to match are amazing! Best on YT imo of this nature. You also sound exactly like Craig Nicholls from band The Vines. (maybe the other way round seen he inherited the accent somehow as an aussie LOL) My uncle used to be the sole Gibson and Epiphone importer and distributor here in Australia for many years, and also used to be Marc Bolans lead guitarist before that. He had a chain of stores Australia wide "Billy Hydes, Gallins Guitars and Musician's Pro Shop". My question is whether you might have ran into a Con Gallin over the years by any chance? I ask as he's managed to create a reputation in the music industry as let's just say "someone with a fairly intense personality" 🙃 I still to this day keep running into people that keep telling me stories, and I have no idea how they could know each other most of the time being in different countries. If you do, don't hold back! LOL 😅 Edit: BTW your playing is incredible man. you are the best player that I have seen today by far. Keep up the rad work!✌

[@hammer5475]

87, very cool that your Dad bought that guitar for you!

[@paulgeary531]

I was in New Jersey at a place called the Red room and I was watching Edgar Cayce a local band play. Zakk Wylde just showed up on stage with his black and white spiral guitar and started playing Man it was awesome!

[@delmerj]

The guitar turns pink at 4:46, thought was another guitar, but maybe is just the illumination.

[@richie_b-1234]

Hi Thomas! That middle p/up is a Dimarzio single-sized humbucker, of course, but they make many that look identical but have different tonalities and output levels. Perhaps take the pickguard off to check for a sticker? Otherwise, measure its resistance and try to cross-reference from there? Excellent vid!! Cheers!!!! :)

[@fernandes5986]

Hello Thomas. I really hate dirty maple necks, specially on those 80s metal axes. I like to see them always shinning like new, as opposed to a beat up 60s Strart which I also love. I would like to know who was the jerk who didn't wanted to share the stage with you, on the Jason Becker benefit concert. As always your playing was mesmerizing.

[@BillLarkinmusic]

I loved this right down to my knucklebones!

[@McRocklin]

🤘🏻

[@Chaosdude341]

I think that worn maple looks incredible in a different way. We can see brand new $3500 guitars that've never been played, but it's not often you see a guitar as worn as some of Jason Becker's, and for that reason it's worth something more to the person that can respect the part of the person's soul that gets worn into the instrument. If you wear an instrument in that far, then you and that instrument are intimate and connected in a unique way.

[@McRocklin]

💯

[@smashdalde9713]

Indeed.Just had to sell my Mexican strat{due to now having no job because i refuse to be experimented on by criminals who've never told me the truth about anything EVER},which i've spent the last 10years with,not a rare or valuable guitar by any stretch but dear God did i LOVE that thing....literally like a bereavement.

[@danadane2501]

You can certainly play . That guitar is beautiful and I especially like the pickup configurations . Most Ibanez guitars I've heard had this annoying tinnish overtone ( yeah I know that's not a word ) . They usually sound rather scratchy i.o.w. However this one sounds quite a bit better .

[@kennyscrap9760]

My teacher had a Universe that colour with the same neck and inlays, he had to get it repaired and it transpired it was a demonstrater with no serial number!

[@PedroParamo1984]

Beautiful Beautiful playing, Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful sound.

[@gkol69]

There are various pickups Dimarzio makes like your middle single coil - sized humbucker. From the sound that's a lot like a true single coil I assume that is a Cruiser or a Fast Track 1. You can check the dc resistance by selecting that pickup, turning all pots at full, putting a short cable in the output jack and touch the other end's contacts to a multimeter and see witch pickup fits the measurement from the Dimarzio website. The neck has allen polepieces and it's very articulate and mid-focused so you're probably right that's a PAF Pro and the bridge has heavy bass with screw/slug polepieces like the Tone Zone. Nice stories, too, and I liked how everybody looked at you at the store, ha, ha! If I was there I would go away without buying anything, why bother?

[@McRocklin]

Cheers for the info George! And ye, it was a funny situation in that shop lol. Have a great day

[@neozen777]

1987/1988 I had to do some research because i thought all lng jems had the palm rest but it seems it was only the early ones. Loved the Zakk story :P all the early stories is how i remember you from way back in the day until Gianni Rojatti made a post with you in it on fb a few years back.

[@SharpEdgeStandardOfficial]

The kid with the super long hair from Bad4Good!! Dude u inspired me so much back then we were the same age and u had a floral jem in a rock band and I idolized u like crazy haha!

[@r.garrettm6516]

Really unfortunate how childish some musicians can be. I'm glad it didn't dim your passion for the guitar, hell you're reminding me why I took it up years ago and why it's going nowhere out of my life anytime soon. Thanks for the great content Tom, always a pleasure to view :)

[@jasonmitchell4093]

Love your Vids and your new app, I'm thinking that nasty guitarist was Marty Friedman

[@colincourtney2903]

Spill the beans dude.

[@DoubleDguitar]

5:48 Knucklebones!!! I need a slime green machine. This is so great, thanks for doing all these.

[@axeaddiction796]

Nice Jem awesome playing

[@davidbetts1180]

Another fantastic video. Yeah let us know who was being prick

[@nickrose7592]

Hi Thomas. I’ve been a fan since Bad4Good. I’m 51. I play too. I remember that benefit and GuitarFTPM covering it with that exact photo in the mag. We Love Jason too. I had a chance to meet Zakk in 2017 here on Long Island NY where I live after a show. He’s a good man. That’s another great story Thomas. And HECK YES we want to hear who the A hole is and all the details.. hope you can tour NY some time and play. Would love to see you. Anyway take care, good vid and tell us all about what happened in the next vid. 🤘🏻🎸

[@gnnradio3652]

What a charmed life you've lived. Best to you

[@Dutchy5150]

That LNG is insane... That clean jam you are playing in the beginning is stupid good. I must of listened to it at least 30 in the past couple days

[@McRocklin]

You can listen to the full song, it’s called Clear Skies - it’s on Spotify/Apple etc 👍🏻

[@MilianMalivukMusic]

The trem was originally cosmo black (like the rest of the hardware on this), so this being a solid black Original Edge it must have been replaced at some point, I assume. That middle pickup looks like some sort of Hot Rail from DiMarzio, so it's something like a humbucker in single coil format.

[@McRocklin]

Cheers!

[@GG5150]

Really enjoying your videos. Definitely want to know who that guitarist was!

[@charlesb7831]

I met Zakk twice, absolutely amazing guy, such a nice guy . My he was fantastic with my son, have a family picture with him now and was nice enough to sign my Marshall JCM800 4010 combo. Absolutely outstanding guy, beyond nice!

[@therover4141]

He was so nice you had to post the same story twice.😅

[@ralphbenitez4407]

Hell yes!!we want to know!

[@Ultra-Collector]

All around brilliant! God bless your father!

[@dna1710]

Great app to work and Nice vidéo 😉

[@PointPanic]

Great story, love the green JEM. Good choice for St. Patrick's Day. Enjoy!

[@sauninetivi]

I love the reverb sound effect...

[@Feverdream7777]

That intro piece was gorgeous

[@pinoytemplepilots9974]

You really have a great taste of your own tone, I hope you have an album

[@DennisTeti]

This is very inspiring. Thanks for posting

[@groove.buzzters]

Great video my man! Love your playing. The LNG was produced 777 times and yours dates from 1987. Steve Vai signed all of them and it's a pitty that you can't really see it anymore. But when you still have the original case there should be a plaque with the right number on it. Not sure though. Keep it up - Greetings from Germany - Kris

[@ramiroezequielmoreno1774]

Spill the tea, sis. Nobody deserves such a treatment. It'd be a wonderful video to teach not only kids, but everybody that egos dont take you anywhere, and that there's nothing more unprofessional than having one.

[@tynazelrod]

Who was the guitarist that didn’t want to get on stage with you???????