Michael Casswell's Guitar Collection

[@davemcafee2152]

RIP Michael, your playing and teaching will be greatly missed but what you left behind will be forever remembered and appreciated. 😓

[@growtogether]

That sonic blue strat, wow.

[@ivanjulian2532]

If I'm not mistaken, John Lennon and George Harrison bought two identical coloured Stratocasters in 1965. George's ended up becoming the psychedelic painted version as seen in the video for I Am The Walrus.

[@zazuzonker]

Seems like he was a great guy. Very humble and down to earth, especially when you consider how talented he was. Sad to see someone like him die so young. RIP.

[@guitarist6494]

RIP Michael :(

[@stevemaddock5139]

Met him at a local gig, great guy and fantastic player rock on !

[@LennyJohnson5]

RIP Michael; a great loss, a great guy and a great guitarist.

[@petrosmalik]

RIP. What a great guy and a blessing to the musical community he had been.

[@JohnBlessingPaligap]

RIP Michael. You will be missed :(

[@robroy4058]

rip MC thanks for helping me on my guitar journey. you were the best/coolest teacher ever.

[@gruss470]

RIP Michael. Amazing player and tuitor.

[@AgimLubonja]

Michael is one of the best guitar players today! Great collection!

[@jbrooks1348]

Impressive collection. Michael's a sublime guitarist, and his lessons are a pure joy.

[@huskym6]

God you are missed Michael... Fond memories of such a wonderful guy ♥

[@glenngriffiths8523]

so sad watching this now , he was a nice guy and a brilliant guitar player

[@alftupper9359]

Great shame we don't have Michael around and still showing us guitars. He really knew his stuff and could play. For me, that yellow Strat in the background is the star.

[@LukesVintageRC]

Truly amazing artist. Sadly missing.🥺

[@liamdowling14]

Michael Casswell is fucking brilliant, by far the best guy lick library has.

[@Quodge]

+Liam Dowling Tone Monster.

[@kleialiaj9168]

between him and tom quayle

[@precbsfender]

That sonic blue "Pre CBS Stratocaster" is worth a god damn FORTUNE...

[@Brandon-youtube]

custom color, flame maple... yup

[@TaycroTC]

$15,000-$20,000

[@daveywiles6412]

@@TaycroTC if it was refinished...it's worth at least $30'000 it's a custom color...I own 4 pre CBS strats ....sold one for $51'000 CAN..it was seafoam green

[@The_Timinator]

Michael had an AWESOME Blue Strat with a Maple Neck that was so Striped it looked like a Tiger, it was in a few of his Teaching Videos. I grew up about a 15 minute walk to the Fender Plant in the 60's-80, one of my childhood friend's Dad worked at Fender, so us "friends" had Fenders too, the Pawn Shops in Fullerton were full of them. I even bought a Strat Blueprint from a 1954 from a pawnshop not too far from Fender HQ ... I have a 1980 Black Strat singed by Robin Trower when he came to the Fender Factory for a Tour, I met him and I brought the Strat for signing he also was playing a black Strat for the Caravan to Midnight tour. Michael jammed with Robin a few times...that's why I mention Robin.

[@Adipsia1]

Great video Michael. Glad to see that you have some of Steve Farris's guitars. I can't believe how many beautiful instruments were lost during the 2010 floods. And good luck with your new album, I've just downloaded it.

[@jamesm5744]

Great video and an amazing collection from.an amazing player.. Thanks for sharing

[@AndrewMooreLearningLicks]

Agreed,nice to see you here James. Michael Caswell just an amazing person and fantastic player

[@rogerio_guitarist]

Thank you Michael for your gifts to us.

[@markmarsh27]

He generously shared every riff he knew. ... I just learned Beck's Since We've Ended As Lovers from Michael. ... Can someone tell me why he left us so early?

[@patrickobrien2068]

Great teacher. Miss him.

[@chromaticking]

Impressive collection from great guitarist.thx sharing

[@Strabbs12345]

His valley arts sounds amazing on his videos

[@brucealcoriza1606]

I have learned the guitar solo of Separate Ways by Journey because of this guy, what a great guitar teacher...RIP Sensei, we already miss you...so long.

[@davidallen346]

Best guitar collection I've seen on youtube for awhile esp the Fender Strats

[@andrewsantos3283]

hopefully 1 day this guitars will make music again.RIP mike learned a lot from your YT lessons

[@Jeff-hb1qq]

Best way..thank you so kindly 😊

[@nickycharlesworth]

Great video and a great man.

[@parkesproductions]

Thank you and yes, we all miss Mike. Such a talented but also lovely guy.

[@NO-TALK-GuitarPlugin]

RIP :(

[@petre.w.487]

Great to see !!! do not know the dude......good he's kept his guitars from his past......and brought others back to life !

[@274stone]

RIP Michael

[@deepindercheema]

I'll have a guess. Mr Caswell was 11 or 12 in 1975 or 1976 and the 1963 Strat was 12 years old at the time ( same age as Michael) I reckon he would have paid something like £150 at the time. I would love to know if he had a paper round as it would have been a while for a kid to save the money. I bought a 61 Strat in 1983 for about £350

[@deepindercheema]

***** I'm cool man. Yes I still have it. The guitar trader who sold it to me all those years ago still remembers. It is not perfect ( there is a well hidden issue) but I did really well seeing that it was probably cheaper than shelling out for it new or £150 which they were 2nd hand in the mid 70's

[@joelliotjake1]

Guitars as beautiful as he... gentleman & helluva guitarist👍🏼

[@sangeif5222]

My jaw hit the floor with that flamed out pre cubs strat.

[@stryanx4395]

Miss this guy great teacher

[@richmjt3861]

I hope Michael casswell is in Heaven with all his guitars. God bless you

[@KazKasozi]

R>I>P Micheal. Wonderful guy.

[@mike1967sam]

You were a great guitarist...may you rest in peace.

[@41doc]

Lost..…………. but not forgotten! Michael you are missed......

[@MisterGuitarItalia]

A great, great player that I admire quite a bit. I got a Sonic blue strat after seeing this video. Casswell wIll be missed and, sadly, did not leave enough music behind... or at least, not that I seem to be able to find.

[@robertroberts2822]

RIP I love this guy.

[@GazMoz78]

Michael is a great player with some great great guitars. And a nice pension fund in that 63 sonic blue Strat with the flame neck ;-)

[@s1914]

Top bloke and a brilliant guitarist. RIP Michael 🙁

[@agy04022761]

Hi Michael ! You've played such wunderfull licks on your pink Fender Jeff Beck Strat from the nineties. What happened to that guitar ? Greets & rock on..:)

[@agy04022761]

R.I.P. - sorry , i did not know. What the f... happened ?

[@johnnygray2801]

RIP Mr casswell Keep playing all your guitars up there mate

[@jmlguitars2067]

RIP bro

[@SeraphimMarcopoulos]

RIP Michael. Such a loss.

[@rayw.3295]

Such a shame he was such a great talent will always remember him!!!!!!!!!! R.I.P. Michael

[@nfamousnfernos8948]

Thank you for sharing I would love to hear more I wonder if there's any guitars that got away from you or that you got rid of or what you think of these new guitar builders?

[@billdehey1300]

Hey Michael, Great collection. I agree with you in regards to Tyler guitars. They're fantastic and the purple smear is way cool i wish I had one.Have you tried any Tom Anderson's guitars?They're much like the Tyler's.

[@parkesproductions]

Hello Bill. Sorry to say that Mike passed away in 2016, so cannot answer your question.

[@Adipsia1]

Whatever happened to Steve Farris and Mr Mister ?... What a brilliant player and classy band.

[@janigorse]

He left music industry 15 years ago. Listen to this awesome interview with him, made in May this year: thehustle.podbean.com/e/ep-156-happy-3rd-birthday-to-us-with-steve-farris-of-mr-mister/

[@couerl]

Nice collection.

[@haraldamsterdam1988]

R.i.p Michael!

[@samuelbrooks7769]

RIP

[@5150show]

RIP Michael

[@vdbdg]

I had a 93 Classic just like that. Cool but not quite the Custom Shop level of today

[@jonsteele9098]

Michael resembles a Cream-era Clapton. Great player too.

[@cgavin1]

What I find amazing is that he's only got two tremolo springs in that strat. I just don't understand how its even playable! 🤷‍♂️

[@eskemeldgaardkrogh4145]

I do the same with 9-46 strings… I greatly prefer the feel of two springs.

[@frantisca]

Michael had a tremendous guitar collection, at the level of his great talent. We miss his pro-concepts and gentle presence on the Internet. With all due respect, does anyone know where these beautiful instruments ended up, or what the Estate did or wants to do with them ? R.I.P. Michael ! \m/

[@gerryguitar]

this collection is still intact and with his sons now.

[@rederen3350]

After he died we should all wonder..... Where did his guitars go?

[@nerfnerfification]

Thanks for sharing - must admit I have 2 criteria for buying does it play well and sound good - if so who cares about the rest IMHO.

[@davidmarshall385]

i dont know who hes rip mate my condolences to hid family and freinds rock on mate

[@edwindude9893]

RIP Micheal. 53 is far to young.

[@marianoojeda]

10 ++++ Increíble colección.................

[@haydenlloyd4674]

RIP🙏

[@sneifert1968]

Had me at the first one. Too 😎

[@dannymcmince]

The Les Paul...WOW!!!!

[@makmcqueen8634]

ha ha, I had Mick at my house looking at a guitar a Tyler I was selling I don't think he had one then. He was trying my strat a 56 with a crazy flame neck that he loved but I was not selling that one now I know why.

[@AECEntertainment]

Didn't mention his black and gold Brian May guitar

[@jamhawk75]

Rip Michael!

[@67mck95]

What a nice guy

[@aramiscraft9]

RIP😢

[@tonycarpenter9043]

So so sad that’s he’s gone …..such a talent ……you go on holiday and end up drowned 🙏

[@jeffreyschmokdt71]

rip Michael

[@samwilcockmusic]

What a cool guy. Such a loss, great player too.

[@kodiakandgrizzlybears3787]

Wow, didn't know that he'd passed away.

[@MrWolf5150]

who's his guitar tech ? Gotta be a shop surely ???

[@tolevich]

What is a second guitar?

[@jebstv4835]

new sub here.. nice collections mate

[@TiggyRainbow]

He seems very modest..

[@Quodge]

He was brian may's session guitarist until he upstaged him. ;)

[@Jamesfoofighter]

Quodge when did he upstage him? I'm sure Michael was a better guitarist that Dr May...

[@Quodge]

Can't say when.. I'm just a spinner of, an adder to legend. And yeah you're right. He would have dialled a killer tone just out of habit and torn it up on principal. A throughly decent bloke. And he had to live with one of the worst talent to appreciation ratios going for a world class level guitarist.

[@digitaldeathsquid3448]

Willmaatealrii I He knew a thing or two about jovial constructive criticism. In the one year I knew him, he taught performance and guitar technique at ACM Guildford (He was sacked at the end of the year for reasons that are kinda unclear). Brilliant teacher, excellent motivator, obsessed by vibrato. Who knows? Had he kept his job there, he might still be alive...

[@steveshadforth8792]

RIP, sad loss.

[@flip3213]

omg that flame neck just made me shit my pants! wowowow

[@robinjohansson8812]

Looked like roasted 2 me ^^

[@franciuipapi]

rip

[@traceybaker343]

there is nothing cooler than a black strat on earth .other than jimi.

[@ThunderFalcon333]

R.I.P. rector

[@zodiacbluesbaby]

How do you repair a guitar neck that is warped 'like a banana'?

[@FlyingAce39]

Truss rod adjustment in combination with muscled force. And patience. Lots and lots of patience.

[@peppers515]

+zodiacbluesbaby There's some heating process too. Like metal, wood has a "memory" of where it's supposed to be.

[@richardtoy1600]

It's a fine line between clever and stupid, inn'it?

[@hasabaral1058]

R.I.P, but i still don't understand how he died. What do they mean by an accident? Did he drown? Bullshit, sad loss. My condolences to his family and friends...

[@Timinator62]

"look at the flame on that one..."

[@sneifert1968]

A lot of custom necks. A lot of Tyler's it looks like

[@pcollenyt3683]

Looks like Michael liked jumbo frets,,,

[@chrishellams1755]

BUT these go to a 11

[@anonanon5791]

Did he say pap smear"? Looks like PBJ

[@kervinrodriguez1833]

So sad he's gone too soon

[@derecmathewo1431]

Water took him :( rip

[@MarvinSheats]

RIH Michael

[@lollygaggle]

How eerily akin to Spinal Tap.