My first guitar!

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Hi guys, Gus G of Firewind here. Here’s my first electric guitar, the story & a few jams on it
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[@firetv]

Have a great weekend everyone!

[@Aidenjaxon]

Hey Gus I comented about six months ago saying how much I wanted one of you signature guitars and after six months I finally saved up enough and I’m so happy

[@Metal69927]

Thanks🎸

[@lokarrsboots9337]

Your dad is a hero! Beautiful guitar.

[@NikosKeyZ]

Μπράβο στον πατέρα σου που έβλεπε πολύ μπροστά. Χίλια μπράβο και σε εσένα που έκανες την κίνηση του να αξίζει!

[@Calvin-pn5ud]

His dad made a great investment. Shout out to all the parents out there.

[@alexToulio]

I remember this guitar. I think it was 95-96, you came to our house and you were jamming with my brother (Dimitris with the yellow ibanez). Back then our small house in Papafi, was something like a jamming session room! I was mesmerized that a15-16 year old kid could play so well. Nice memories !

[@SmewthePew]

This has me remembering my dad buying me a used rg 550 ( first guitar) in 1995 or so and i will never sell it, thanks dad (rip)

[@These_go_to_eleven_1959]

Yeah don't ever sell that! The Newer re issues just are not the same! I Have an RG 550 from 91 the Neck is incredible on it. My newer RG doesn't feel the same.

[@lostrelokos5856]

Χίλια μπράβο στον πατέρα σου και χίλια σε εσένα!!! Από τις καλύτερες επενδύσεις 1200 δολαρίων που έχουν γίνει μπάϊ δεν γουέϊ...

[@drewjohnson4794]

You've got a great Dad. Don't ever take him for granted you're so lucky.

[@riccardoscaccia795]

Is this the guitar that is to see in the booklet of Between Heaven and Hell“👀

[@firetv]

Yes!

[@modelbass]

Thats awesome Gus. Our parents are our best friends. Something I have learned in my 53 years.

[@mark90286]

Ίσως από τις λίγες φορές που ένα παιδί αγοράζει μια ακριβή κιθάρα και του αξίζει! Κώστα πρεπει να περάσουμε μυνήματα στα νέα παιδια ότι και μια φτηνή δεν είναι κακή κιθάρα. Η αγαπη κάνει μια κιθάρα να έχει αξία, αλλιώς είναι έπιπλο.

[@AceGibson1959]

You have an awesome dad Gus. Hopefully you returned the favor when you broke it big.

[@sidiox7857]

Dude! That's a sick first guitar!

[@ant1738]

Bravo Baba! Mine is a fender acoustic ..Now I have a Gud G. Jackson .. lol

[@Alex-Saturn]

Thanks for sharing, I absolutely love your playing!

[@georgepapathanasiu]

Beautiful guitar!Your dad is a legend

[@achillesamusic]

7:18 Between Heaven & Hell

[@KevinKlampe-zu7pi]

Rosewood fretboard is one of the best ever made. One hell of a Father and an incredibly inspirational gift/Father❤

[@modelbass]

My first electric guitar was a 1983 BC Rich Bich I got new in 1983 when I was 13 years old. The color was ultra-violet which was a flip flop type pinkish purple lol. Had Kahler trem on it with DiMarzio Super Ds. Sadly I was playing a show at a club one night and it was stolen. Miss it so dearly. Glad you still have yours!

[@HCkev]

I also had a floyd rose equipped guitar early on (although it wasn't my first guitar but my second one), I remember the first time I tuned it, I didn't know how it worked and messed up the whole tuning and didn't know how to get it back in tune 😂

[@alexisgogas]

I OWN MY FIRST GUITAR AND I STILL MAKING MODIFICATIONS TO HER TILL THIS DAY. IT'S AN EPIPHONE SG 400-PRO. I VE GOT MY OTHER IBANEZ GUITAR, SUPER SHREDDY AND ALL THAT STUFF, BUT EVERY TIME I GRAB MY SG IT IS LIKE GOING BACK HOME. I AM SURE YOU KNOW THE FEELING. ΓΕΙΑ ΣΟΥ ΡΕ GUS ΑΛΆΝΙ!

[@KostasVrass]

Ελα ρε συ, τη θυμαμαι αυτην σε μια φωτογραφια σου στο metal hammer πριν απο 800 χρονια καπου στη φαση που μολις ειχες φυγει απο Ελλαδα. Μπραβο που την εχεις κρατησει τοσο προσεγμενη, οι περισσοτεροι δεν εχουμε καν την πρωτη μας κιθαρα. 👍

[@poutsompananaskavliaris1984]

eisai oktakosion xronon re mpagasa?

[@Ethersis]

My first guitar was a KH2 from Grass Roots. Back then it was the low budget line from ESP. We had a small ESP Customshop in our town and my father went with me there and bought it for me. I was so happy! From this day I was addicted to guitar. P.S.: This guitar also had a licensed Floyd Rose on it and I learned to hate that system with time. Now any guitar I buy must have an Evertune! A real epiphany to me! *lol*

[@saltpeter7429]

I have heard people who love, and people who hate, the evertune bridge. I am attracted to Solar guitars and noticed a number of them come with evertune's. Is it hard to restring them or something? I will try and find a video here on KZbin about it.

[@Ethersis]

@@saltpeter7429 It´s not hard. It´s the same as a fixed bridge. Evertune is really simple and has just one downside. It has less sustain than a fixed bridge. For me it´s not a Problem. If you see the Videos on my channel you´ll see that I do not run out of sustain but you better know that before.

[@sotis1982]

I'm keeping my yamaha pacifica for my son. Hoping that one day he will love it like Gus G did with his!

[@natanielespinoza1992]

I still have my first electric guitar, a Azalea Stratocaster black since 2008 and still work it with D tuning. And my acoustic guitar Tenson since 2007 than my Dad bought me to play in my music class in the school.

[@MikeWatson-qj8ew]

Was just listening to you on the triumph album you were on ,awesome 😊

[@Markusaldrich]

That was a great gift from your father. My first Electric Guitar back in the early 80’s was a very very cheap Les Paul Custom Copy. It was not a good quality. My second guitar was a Ibanez, this one was OK. I sold them a long time ago.

[@joachimdeissler3198]

Awesome guitar! My first guitar was a Kramer Baretta as i was 16 years old! Now i am 64 and i have some different Guitars! My most playing guitar is a Jackson Scott ian signatur. Greetings from Frankfurt germany!

[@thelightbringerofsweden]

Im glad that you still have that guitar! the thing i regret most in my life is that i sold my first electric guitar, it was an old Levin Strat and it played so smooth and clean. So i think the phrase "young and stupid" fiths very well in why it's not here with me today. . /Lars

[@johnnyortegon9058]

I still have my first guitar that I bought back in 1982. An Arbor Les Paul. Still all original. Same pickups. Never been changed.

[@prabhuslegalhub]

That guitar playthrough was just too good

[@davidbloom2373]

Very beautiful guitar Japanese fender

[@roybenavidez6098]

I still have my first guitar i bought back in 93 . Its a Jackson Kelly still.looks pretty new.

[@KingGrio]

Geez. Your first guitar was cool ! Mine was a horrendous Squier starter pack where if I bent a string I'd see the tuning peg unwind.

[@leonardofazzilani8329]

My first guitar was an Eagle black strat, 3 single coils, 5 way switch, very standard... I've already sold it...

[@50fi44aki]

A great father, a greater son!

[@SIMONPETER777]

Ευγνωμοσύνη κι αναγνώριση στον αξιόλογο άνθρωπο τον πατέρα σου! Εύγε εις αμφοτέρους.

[@KevinKlampe-zu7pi]

Duncan pick ups are bad ass

[@scottmatthews172]

Gus G. rules! 🤘 I wish I still had my first bass. I bought it back in 1988, it was a Kramer Aerostar ZX70, I couldn't afford a good bass amp, so I ended up getting a Gorilla TC 35 guitar amp. It was called The Tube Cruncher. I'm thinking about buying them both from Reverb next month. It was a great bass to learn with.

[@drift180x]

That guitar sounds great! My first guitar was a white Stratocaster, I don’t have it anymore, sold it so I could get a Jackson Soloist that I still have.

[@dwill1970]

My first guitar was a 1976 ibanez copy les paul creme colored I wanted it because of Randy Rhoads it got stolen in the late 90s still wish I had it sounded great and was very heavy

[@pirateofallseas]

Hi. Yes, i still have my first good guitar too. It’s a 93 LP Studio with an Ebony fingerboard. And im about to buy your signature Jackson San Dimas, the one with the mahogany body, hope i will find a light one.

[@randyredreveal]

Love it. I still have my first guitar. A Memphis Strat copy that I played to death and wore the frets out. Sitting in my studio now. I'll never get rid of it. Awesome video, Gus.

[@michael4591]

Cool Video Gus! Indeed a very good guitar for beginners. My first one was a Squier Strat for like 200 bugs back in 95. i sold it after two years to get a Jackson RR. I still own that Jackson and never tried any other brands since hahaha

[@HeadbangersLocal]

I have this same guitar, only in black. I love it🤘🏻

[@LCNRC]

Can’t beat the strat sound !

[@KingGrio]

Floyd rose strat with 22 frets, HSS. Nearly my dream guitar

[@Ron_Padgett]

Those guitars are highly sought after these days. When you do find them for sale people are asking a lot of money for them. I have a candy apple red one, I love it. Cool video!

[@PucaDuca13]

My first guitar was 100 euro and came with a book, a tuner, an amp, plecks, strap and music stand so it wasn't the greatest guitar! It was a strat shape in black called an SX traditional hand made... I swapped it for a pedal a couple of years later when I got me second guitar an ltd ex 50! I love that guitar to this day! Bought it in 2004!

[@grandmastertymmx]

I just found one exactly like that (Left handed though) that I fell in love with. Gonna pick it up soon.

[@joemusicman64]

Awesome video. I'm catching up on your channel so I just saw this today. My first guitar was a black 1994 Fender USA Strat. Just single coils. I still have it but don't play it much. I will never sell this. Why? Because like you said too many great memories. I gigged with this guitar and played lots of SRV and Hendrix. I actually used it for a Halloween costume and went as Jimi Hendrix with a mini amp. I was performing all night. Crazy fun. If I only had pics and videos.

[@vincentdomingues7904]

yah, I still have my first guitar. A 2003 Japanese Jackson Dinky. Bought more guitars over the years, but doesn't fall behind any of them. Learnt everything with her, from playing to set ups. Had the whole thing teared apart and modified by myself. Still rock solid.

[@michellelannon831]

Hope You had a Great Weekend!!~

[@GeoffreyAnderson2112]

Killer axe! Even better story.

[@xeroblade012]

Sold my first guitar to my bandmate, and after 15 years, it is still kicking (abused on gigs, prior to the pandemic). :)

[@RahduDrahkqul75]

My first Guitar was a 1970's Giannini steel string Acoustic. My second Guitar was my First electric. A black Charvel 100 model super Strat with the dual humbucker EMG's, with the Fender style tremelo and the reverse pointy Headstock. For amplification I bought a used Create 200w dual channel combo amp.

[@mcg5167]

Awesome Dad you have. My first guitar was an import Strat copy that I bought at a local shop, along with a terrible circuit amp that had zero gain and distortion, all for $120.00. I saved my paper route money in 1983 to buy it.

[@TheSpineSplitter1990]

I have one of the Dave Murray Strat Signature guitar, It has a Floyd and 2 hot rails. It sounds so good for everything. I mostly Death Metal riffs on it lol.

[@user-sn3cs2hd8r]

Gus as you get older you come to appreciate how much and how fortunate we were to have parents that made so many sacrifices for us. God please - I really hope your dad is still with us and can see your success

[@firetv]

So true. And yes, Papa G is alive and well and very proud. As I am of him

[@tommypedersen8463]

Thanks for the storry. My first guitar was a elektric washburn, also with a Floyd rose system. I couldent play it at home, my dad did not like my playing, lol. So the guitar was at a frinds house, and then somebody set his home on fire.

[@alexcer3442]

Oh so lovely ❤

[@georgioskaratsoris7350]

I still have my first electric guitar! It's a wonderful feeling! The first electric guitar that I bought is a Squier Stratocaster!

[@jamesryder9158]

Awesome! my first guitar friend had a squier strat! he taught me some of my first riffs, lots of Iron maiden and some classics like led zeppelin and Kansas, 1987 or so, around the time of Iron Maiden's no prayer for the dying, great album, great memories, kids learning guitar finding other kids who play guitar and just being young and enjoying great music, wow!

[@billnicholas1]

Awesome guitar Gus, I love it! My first guitar was a 1981 Gibson Les Paul Custom (Tobacco Sunburst) and I still have it. I've been collecting guitars more recently but the first one always will be special to me. Keep rockin' Gus, you are awesome!

[@sergiorodriguez7411]

Yes I still have my First Guitar it was a Jackson Randy Rhoads Flying V I got It on my 15th BDay as gift from my whole family.

[@cobrocks]

First guitar was an ESP LTD EX - 50 that i put a EMG 81 in the bridge, it was stolen, one day from my car. Its sister an M-100FM is still with me as my oldest but without pickups at the moment. Just scored an Edwards Alexi Pink Sawtooth that im getting his EMG put in, I have your Red LTD - 200 with Lace Alumitone Deathbucker and regular in, thinking about putting your signatures in at some point.

[@panagiotiskaroutas6859]

I still have my second guitar (the 1st was a no name called Lamba) which I consider as the first! I was 16 years old and was a brand new fender stratocaster bought by the money I collected from the carols in resent years

[@18gnpg33]

In 2007 I was playing drums in a wedding band where your dad was singing, that's how I heard about Firewind. At first I thought he was just kidding when he said that his son was a world class guitarist. Then he brought me a Firewind CD...

[@ilhankahraman3521]

Mine is Cort X6; back then it seemed to me like a bmw x6 :)

[@jamesryder9158]

that was amazing! so cool of you to share those memories with us, man! wow! when you play that guitar its you 15 years old all over again! I wish I would have never gotten rid of my first guitar, it was a G&L legacy, I got it for a 100 dollars and got rid of it for a low end Jackson dinky reverse just because I wanted to be cool like megadeth and I had to have a Jackson because that's what Dave and Marty played lol! that's how 15 year old kids think sometimes lol! thanks for the memories Gus, Your Dad is super cool, I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

[@guitarrwd]

My first is a squier strat that ive modded to be hss and I'll never get rid of mine either!

[@Anton_the_Vampire]

Fantastic! I have a Fender Stratocaster myself, same colour body, maple fingerboard. Mine doesn't have the Floyd or humbuckers, though. They are shred monsters, though I'm no shredder. Lol Great story & love the neo-classical links.

[@williamfoster1034]

Gus, you are my idol. I have even started vacationing in Greece (not this past year) because of you and I plan to move from the USA to the south side of Athens in a few years. Black straws only with the frappes because of you. Rock on, brother!!!

[@davidbloom2373]

I love your new jackson sd1 guitar

[@stevehoward210]

Cool story! Thanks for sharing!

[@drewjsmalls]

GUS I see why you treasure this Fender guitar so much, beautiful and the meaning behind it even better.( I LOVED TO HEAR YOU PLAYING FROM A PERSONAL LEVEL AGAIN).My first guitar was a Fender candy apple red Strat in 1975 (I THINK A LATE 60'S MODEL) when I was 15 years old.I was turned on to Black Sabbath that summer and some older guys started teaching me lots of Sabbaths riffs and songs and we played the old Sabbath cassettes in their cars at night cruising the small little summer town of North Carolina that I was in for the summer! THX for sharing!!!💯👀🔥🔥

[@Singlehand_Music]

Such a cool story! Props to your dad, he knew that you will become a beast of a guitar player 🤘

[@robertturner1550]

Wow that is some smoking hot guitar playing!

[@nidzo_makane]

my first guitar was a cheap washburn. after 1 year of very little progress. i though i need to make some stripes. so i cut all the wiring, tore it apart and made a very stupid blue red. after 6 or 7 years this will be the year i fix it.

[@user-bn7pz5cz6v]

floyd rose for first guitar i can imagine your tries to set up ειμαι ελληνας αλλα και ξενοι πρεπει να καταλαβουν τι λεμε

[@user-vr8yy3ob9r]

An instrument reveals it's awesomeness only in right hands!! 🤘

[@smokeemifugotem5326]

I'm an American born Greek, I don't know if that has something to do with it... You are by Far my favorite guitarist and human and there are some super talented guitarists who are good people out there today. But you my friend are top* notch.🤘🙌🙌🙌

[@smokeemifugotem5326]

George Hatzimouratides is my name lol I don't think it gets more Greek than that😂

[@jesseparrish9198]

I still have my first guitar that my dad bought me. It is a bronze series B.C. Rich Warlock.

[@DVSNTHERE]

Hey Gus, I've never liked Floyds either. Have you ever tried a Kahler? I've always liked that you can turn a Kahler 2300 into a fixed bridge. And yes My first axe is a Hondo 737 Les Paul copy. $125 back in 1989 from my brother who bought it brand new and gave it to me from my 17th birthday. And I just had my first amp, a Crate G20c, fixed. The Hondo has the most interesting harmonics. Love it!

[@JeanLoupRSmith]

My first guitar was an off-brand no one outside of France has heard of but it was a strat knock-off really. I'm currently in the process of doing a full upgrade of it, hoping to have it done soon as this is the only guitar I have which only has single coils so should be a nice change from all the humbuckers ;)

[@shredderhector9261]

Wow, that’s awesome that you still have it. Surprised you went away from the Floyd Rose since you learned from it.

[@Maria-lp2ou]

Φοβερή κιθάρα και ακόμα πιο φοβερός ο πατέρας σου που σου έκανε αυτή τη δωράρα!!

[@DJArrigo]

I have a BC Rich Warlock. Once I saved up enough money I bought a Gibson Lespaul Studio. Smashed the Warlock but I still have it.

[@morbidxoneq2013]

I remember telling people in Mexico this dude was a fucking monster... I was right.

[@diegogarcinuno891]

very very nice to be the first!!!!!!!!

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

Love it man. I just built a strat, but not happy with the neck because I'm spoiled by Charvels. So going to buy a used charvel neck and stick on it. It has 3 emg single coils and it sounds great. Japanse body. No trem. No floyd I mean. 6 point gotoh trem which I just have against the body and don't use. I have floyd guitars for whammy stuff. 🤣.. Very cool kind sir. Thanks for sharing man. Really appreciated my friend!

[@stoubora]

That's awesome, really cool to learn and see you play your first guitar. My first guitar was a Hohner Rockwood LX90L which is a strat copy budget guitar. A friend of mine had it and never played it so he just gave to me at 20 years old. It was such a gift as I always wanted to.learn to play. Once he gave it to me, I had to.learn... now at 37 I am grateful for that gift. I still play my original guitar sometimes and this year I plan to do some upgrades to the pickups and add a humbucker on the bridge as well as getting it professionally setup. Like you I will always keep my original first guitar!

[@clintonhewett9363]

What a dad Gus! Hope you nick-named one of your axes after him and thanks for sharing.

[@Bo-Yan]

Amazing guitar and musician!!! Dear @GusG, we love you and your music playing! Greetings from Bulgaria! From: Mr. Boyan :-)

[@zakkcovers18]

My first guitar was a metallic red Japanese strat with Schaller tremolo. My dad bought as well 🙂

[@cmonsterz]

I think that it’s GREAT that you still have your first guitar! Sadly, while I still have my first acoustic guitar, I don’t have my first electric.

[@markkokkalis3614]

Yeap I know that 1...cause I happen 2 have the same 1... mine is a 2000 reissue, swapped out the pups 4 my favorite super distortion in the bridge, area 61 middle & a virtual vintage heavy blues 2 in the neck...my 1st love as well 🎸💣🤘!!!

[@KingMAGGoT0666]

It's baller for sure

[@mikejelinek1413]

Gus, that's beautiful it still looks like new. Great history right there!

[@anonymousarsonist9653]

Everyone should keep and preserve their first 3 guitars imo.

[@eurovisionfan_1]

That purchase was so worth it!

[@albertoamaro5735]

I want one