Vince Gill's Pre-War Martin Gems: 1939 D-18, 1935 D-28 & 1930s 00-18

[@mikelistman5263]

I can't stop listening to him talk about guitars, strings, and picks.

[@joshuabrown5123]

Vince has to be one of the nicest human beings alive. Being a great musician is just a bonus.

[@roaddog7542]

Vince is a class act.

[@michaelligue3842]

You took the words out of my mouth . 👍

[@neightmorris]

Man if Vince had a podcast I’d listen all day

[@joelhughes6272]

I appreciate so many guitar players but there is something so different & special about Vince Gill. He is so humble, soft hearted and his love and joy for the guitar is untouchable....

[@sixslinger9951]

Vince Gill has to be one of the nicest entertainers around. He seems like a very gentle and kind soul. Plus, he flat out can play and sing like no other.

[@joebowers3636]

I ran into him at Rudy’s Guitars in NYC in 2018. Had to take the chance to introduce myself and tell him I was a fan. He acted like he had all the time in the world and chatted with me. Very classy, kind guy.

[@JakelikejakefromSF4936]

no he cannot

[@actuallyitskevin]

I remember when I first moved to TN I was on my way home from work and Vince passed me going the other way in a Porsche. Just this little country road surrounded by farms.

[@cziprick]

Vince Gill! One of my favourite Entertainers of all time.

[@adamturner8732]

What a great guitar and a great man and player

[@kevinjennings962]

I could listen to Vince all day. Saw him in concert many years ago and he played what must’ve been a 10 minute solo at the end of Nothing Like a Woman that just kept getting better and better. I was in hog heaven. It was before smart phones and I’d give anything to have been able to record it. Best solo I’ve ever heard in my life. Those guitars are in worthy hands.

[@GNJ1118]

Love Vince's playing. That last bit on the 00 was sweet as can be.

[@commentking1591]

Yup. That's the one. The 12 fret.

[@druchumley4571]

Those 12 fret guitars always sound the best.

[@johnwalker6919]

Self confessed nerd here. Great conversation between 2 gentlemen. The tone of the '35 D-28 will haunt me forever.

[@glennfoster7318]

I watched this gentlemen play at the Maui arts and cultural center 29 years ago and man he inspired my playing so much. Vince is an absolute class act, that plays and sings from his heart. Gods anointed him definitely ❤

[@JamesVillebrun-u4v]

From everything I hear Mr. Gill deserves everything he has....a talented picker with an angelic voice that loves country music, bless you sir.

[@TWC6724]

Gosh, those tones melt my ears. Awesome

[@michaelvest6861]

Vince is a great man in music. Grew up with him playing in my mommas monte carlo. What a great pillar in music

[@drew004jc]

Vince Gill is a national treasure.......and I'm a punk/metal guy saying that

[@saijunmak5792]

Such a cool clip. That D28 sounded huge and just raaaang out.... That 00 has just about the best parlor tone I've ever heard on a clip 😮

[@commentking1591]

Completely unsurpassed tone quality. Just incredible overtones.

[@mikegallagher4388]

What a lovely guy! And he has such a beautiful touch. Amazing player.

[@gtr1952]

Boy, I'm a big sunburst/shade top fan, those Martins are the 'holy grail' of Martins for me! I met a guy in a bar in PA one time and he told me a story about naming them. He said they made 10 prototypes of the square shoulder flat top. They decided to use #8. One would be Mahogany and Two Rosewood. That's how they named D18 and D28. Well, the numbers added up and it made sense at the time. LOL What an awesome collection, and an awesome person Vince is!! Thanks much guys!! --gary

[@MaryYoumans-y4k]

He is the best country music singer in the world

[@chriswood1661]

My word…. That guitar is absolute perfection

[@twopoms]

This is a great clip. Vince is obviously a top player and vocalist. Top songwriter and genuinely nice person. Despite all his talent and success he still keeps it real. Long may he prevail. I may not have the money and collection Vince has but I can get the same strings at least. He shares some useful information without being patronising or condescending. I also appreciate that he is a loyal supporter and customer of goods and services and values those relationships. A proper stand up guy!

[@googleboy7]

Hi Vince, What I love about the internet, is that we can comment and connect with wonderful people like you. We Love You Vince may God bless you and take care! 💗💗💗💗 Shalom/gw

[@jimbobshambles]

I’ve always been a Vince fan. Great guitar player.

[@The_YouTube_Critic]

I could listen to him play and talk for hours.

[@allenhayesmusic]

Wow! So amazing!

[@tdz69]

First time I saw VG was in a small local venue. I was raised on rock and blues but have loved country as well for a long long time. Vince, hands down, was one of the BEST shows I have been to in my entire life. It was a total experience. He was generous with the audience and interacted and told stories behind his songs and also some humorous tales from the road. But he and his band were beyond incredible. They sounded BETTER than the recordings. As a musician I was in awe of how tight and polished they were. I hope to get the chance to see him again and see him on his own. If you haven’t and get the chance, you won’t regret it.

[@weevilsnitz]

omg the Spinal Tap reference from Vince, beautiful

[@Shasta69]

I wish, just one day in my life, I could play like Vince Gill.

[@jpjodoin]

Unreal - prewar shaded tops.The pinnacle of acoustics in front of your eyes.In one spot. Thank you…

[@joeriffanucci]

Vince is a treasure(with lots of treasures) thank you so much!

[@GreenFoal-Equine-HijackSDGs]

Educational to the bone🙏💛😍And man what a collection of stunning GTR's,...they're in the right hands too...🙏🙏🙏

[@ultimatebasses]

Those 30's Martin guitars really belong with a stellar talent like Vince Gill so we can experience the beautiful tone they have and not stuck in a collector's glass display case. Mind you, those guitars have become incredible investment pieces.

[@philsarkol6443]

The sound of that rosewood 1935 guitar...gave me goosebumps..as said 90 year old build to last!! And last but not least one fine guitarist Vince Gill to play them how it should!!!!

[@johnl.6930]

Thanks for this! Vince dispenses beautiful music and information effortlessly. He’s a gem!✌️❤️

[@TheGman70100]

I love his guitar collection videos. He just really has a great love of guitars. His approach that guitar has to feel and sound good for him before he considers owning it.

[@davidbrennan3613]

Vince is brilliant and he doing a great job performing with the eagles

[@Thomasringpetersen]

Wow amazing guitars

[@davidmaho]

I love the Martins...and the Teles!!

[@aaron-dd5zr]

Oh! That is how I use a pick the right way. Best guitar input ever.

[@alansimpson8962]

One of the greatest in history he is icon status

[@scottarnold2384]

I now have my Dad’s 1936 D-28 shade top. I wish Mr. Gill would play it on stage sometime.

[@johnmiller9312]

Who says grown men don’t cry. Priceless.

[@ditchgator1]

Thanks Mr. Gill😎👍 A treat indeed 👍👍 John...this interview must hae been one for the books😃 Nice job😎✌👍❤🖖

[@craigtittsworth9440]

Vince is the man ,so pay attention!

[@billgjura2620]

Vince makes every guitar sound good, wish he was my neighbor

[@tonelocrian]

These Martins sound phenomenal.

[@rfree82]

I love how he mentioned playing with the round edge of the pick. I do the same and thought I was weird

[@GK-vj9dz]

wow. after decades of playing with the rounded edge of picks (and thinking it was inherently wrong), it's nice to hear that someone as accomplished as vince does the same thing. it allows me--personally--to get a better grip, and the pick to string distance is more suited to the way i play. and that sb d18 is gorgeous. it is puzzling why martin didn't do more of those finishes way back when.

[@rcjoe406]

Such a wise man 🙌

[@anthonyoresteen4767]

Fantastic! I love Vince & those guitars. For the record those 30's Martins do have a truss rod in the necks. There is a steel T-rod (changed to a square rod in 1967) in the neck to keep them straight. It is just not adjustable. Martin started putting ADJUSTABLE truss rods in their necks in 1985. The adjustment is done at the heel of the neck, accessed through the sound hole.

[@paulsharkey6673]

I used to be a pick master until one day I couldn't find a pick. That ran into the next day and the next day. I haven't used a pick for over a decade. I prefer the warmth from the flesh. It just changes the whole game.

[@Snarkapotamus]

I keep nails on my picking hand on everything but my thumb. The way I see it is the bass end played by the thumb shouldn't ring, but the treble end should...

[@NickBishop]

I use a blue chip pick or a thumb pick or nothing usually nowadays. I really enjoy the metal banjo thumb picks, and will use it to flip between flat picking and finger picking. I had a similar thing where I was away and didnt bring anything with me but the one thumbpick and just didnt really go back

[@John-d9e4x]

Was never a flat picker, I did use finger pics for thirty years, now just fingers,

[@Ronald-hx6zn]

Great man,Gill.

[@chrisgomez215]

A true journeyman.

[@BrandonBay-t5e]

Vince Gill throwing down a Spinal Tap reference.Nice.

[@dhh488]

That caught me by surprise.

[@GRBAquatics]

So Very Cool, Thankyou. Stunning Guitars and Playing. Awesome. Cheers

[@richardgrier8968]

I love Vince. I've followed him his whole career and emulated him. Still, someone needs to talk to him about his hoarding problem.

[@daveoelke857]

😄

[@boddumblues]

Jeff becks harmonics sounded so strong because he used his fingers, it was quite the revelation when i tried it! I can't play like Knopfler but it sure sounds more correct when I ditch the pick for Sultans...

[@GaryHarju]

Thank you. Very interesting.

[@NickBishop]

I use those same d'addario xs strings on my old dreadnaught and archtops and they are incredible. Also not usually a fan of coated strings, but these ones don't really feel like coated strings. Nice to see someone I look up to like him using a similar setup like that.

[@richardgrier8968]

Me too. I kept a set of mediums on my Taylor 710 for about 4 years and they sounded great.

[@PierreBAZBazinet]

The guitars are amazing but it's a monster player showcasing thems....😊

[@CapoKabar]

No one should be allowed to play like Vince. Really, it just aint fair. His early stuff is insane

[@WfRamsey77]

The one celebrity collection I envy.

[@snapfinger1]

Vince might’ve given up his bad habits & his ‘67 Red Corvette but you have to draw the line with your pre war Martin’s.

[@paulparker8298]

Incredible man , incredible collection 👏

[@55TeleMark]

Wonderful video. No pretense, just a love of guitars.

[@phillipjames9003]

Not only did those guitars survive but then they end up in the hands of a master.

[@infoscholar5221]

Can there be, like several more parts to this? My gawd, them Telecasters back there.

[@markphelps588]

I'd love to hear Vince expound on 12-fret slotnecks, like the last one he played. I have a 1964 00-21NY that I love (mostly because my Dad bought it brand new).

[@thunderbugcreative7778]

I'd love to hang with these two for an afternoon of geeking out.

[@obsidian7644]

If I was a martin guitar I would want to be in vinces collection.

[@nickbitlee]

The daddario Xs has been an absolute game changer

[@-Star-Soul]

No wonder I can't find one, hes got em all.

[@davidlewis2055]

Yep they are a mystery but we gotta love the & this guys gets wonderful tone

[@winstonian88]

Me too. Always played with the rounder corner of the pick. It sounds less clicky.

[@MarcAmAlb]

Vince’s house is like a guitar museum.

[@peterknoll]

Great interview! What mics are you using?

[@BobWadeGuitar]

More, please.

[@cjsligojones5101]

and oh by the way I have 4 vintage telecasters hanging on the wall too! my god what a collection

[@theshadowtalks]

I really like my Martin HD35. I would love to have Vince play my Collings guitars.

[@michaelmullins1290]

Any thing Vince and his guitars. I'm watching. A friend of mine has a 28 shaded top. I'm thinking around 50's. It had a smell he couldn't get out. He traded it to a Gibson snakehead mandolin.

[@JS-hu7pv]

That ‘35 D-28 is what I imagine a guitar should sound. As in, that’s my “ideal” guitar sound. Holy smokes.

[@klapchek]

Wow! Can't say any more.

[@startreker8591]

Vince is rare

[@vladi7441]

that D-28 is THE SOUND

[@austenrobinson2747]

It’s the player. Otherwise it’s a bunch of wood

[@mf5202]

Gawd. Candy shop guitar nerd stuff. Subscribing!!

[@simon-oy6um]

I like dunlop 88's as a pick you can play it soft or give it a twist and sharpen up the sound 😊

[@donniebelk4799]

I dig it vince

[@KaneGregory]

Vince Gill is the Jay Leno of guitars!🎸🤯🔫

[@carlroberts_com]

@6.11 is the OO-18 an H converted?

[@richardmorton2744]

I have one just like this

[@georgestevens1502]

Well, I guess if somebody is going to hog pre-war Martin's, Vince is the best guy for it. You know they will get the best handling and storage.

[@hokeatseng4094]

🧡💯⭐🤠

[@Conada1002]

When in god green earth would anyone need 40 acoustic guitars. Crazy

[@ja0298]

Tell us you don’t have a passion for something, without telling us.

[@jamesf2918]

Why can’t all acoustic guitars sound like that?

[@vedder10]

In Vince's hands they can. The fingers are the truth teller.

[@sniffableandirresistble]

We love you Vince, we are here because we care, but also we are concerned, about why you need so many guitars ... lol 😂

[@Dan_Frechette_Songwriter]

After buying and selling around 25 Martins over the years I ended up with a 25 year old D35.

[@austenrobinson2747]

Wonder what the total K is of all these pre wars

[@michaelligue3842]

I can listen to Vince play rubberbands on a cigar box guitar .