‼️Proof that Brad Gillis’s guitar NEVER goes out of tune! | The origins of 1962 Fender Strat | 🤯🎸

🔥In this classic 2020 episode of 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙙 we sat down with the Whammy Bar King ~ the Mighty Brad Gillis of Night Ranger ~ and discussed his mysterious Floyd Rose that NEVER goes out of tune as well as the originals of his shredlicous 1962 Fender Stratocaster! 🎸🎸
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[@scamassassin2538]

I took my kids with me to see Night Ranger at Biggs Army Air Field back in the 90's. During the show, Brad saw my 7 year old son rocking out. He motioned to him to hold his hand up in the air. Then, I still don't know how he did this... Brad flicked his guitar pick from about 20 feet DIRECTLY into my sons hand!!! My kid was stunned! And he became a lifelong Brad Gillis fan for life!

[@raymondbarreras8153]

Excellent!

[@nicholastotoro7721]

Amazing!!! It even transformed from a Fernandes to a '62 Fender with 22 frets in a matter of moments!!!

[@MastersofShred]

🤣🤣🤣 For the record, Brad demonstrated the tuning stability on both his ‘62 Strat and his signature Fernandes in this video 😜👍

[@zancraft7865]

Brad joining Ozzy at the spare of the moment and doing what he did on speak of the devil is just phenomenal to say the least. Total bad ass and a legend.

[@Monsterdrumma]

You can tell Brads playing he is unique and just plays with a ton of feel and passion and I love it!

[@MastersofShred]

So TRUE! Brad has a very distinct style and it's cemented his place in the Shred Hierarchy :)

[@DoubleDguitar]

I learned how to tune my Floyd properly from a Brad Gillis lesson on a Guitar Player flexidisc record. Brad rules.

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

Nice! 😂

[@joeyvanostrand3655]

I learned about 10 years ago from the guys at FU tone. I e en have two guitars with FR Special and if they are set up correctly, they hold PERFECT TUNE. The only issue I have with the cheaper licensed and Special double locking Trems is that I wear out either bridge posts or knife edges. Not on the 1000's and above though.

[@ericandrews1661]

I had that disc too. It was from Guitar player magazine.

[@Darth.Shredder]

Brad's a wizard with the bar! His playing and tone on Speak Of The Devil with Ozzy was stellar. He's the reason myself and countless others adopted the "cricket effect" he made famous. I've since moved on from Floyds and don't use tremelos much anymore but when I do, I don't miss Floyds... I've realized over the years that I can still do everything with a quality 2 point floating vintage style tremelo bridge, locking tuners and a properly cut nut (the right string trees help too). I have a few US made G&L's with dual fulcrum tremelos that hardly ever go out of tune... one in particular that I abuse and it never goes out of tune. I've also had positive experiences with Gotoh vintage floating trems but the G&L is where it's at IMO. I realize Brad's original Floyds are the simpler ones without fine tuners, etc. but those early versions still rely on a locking nut, which are one of the things I hated about Floyds.

[@jntdhome]

You're absolutely right. There are a lot of great two point trems out there. I have a Charvel DK24 with a recessed two point trem and it's amazing how well it holds tune even with Gillis like chirps, squeals, and dive bombs.

[@johnmcminn9455]

My 1990 strat deluxe has the 2-point floating bridge. Got 3 springs and intonation done with a good tuner, it floats and does not go out . I play straight bridges mostly but I like the fight of playing against the springs . The Sperzel tuners are made so you don't need string trees, probably has something to do with it as well

[@loraljohnson]

It's totally amazing that this guitar goes from a beat up paint job 00:37 to a perfect paint job 03:24, and the "original Fender logo" 1:20 changes to a Fernandez logo 3:31all in the same clip.

[@MastersofShred]

🤣🤣🤣🙌🙌🙌 It was a little bit of “Shred Magic” ;) All kidding aside, Brad had two main guitars for his show that night at the Arcada Theater: his ‘62 Strat and his Fernandes Strat. He played both that night and he ripped on both in the interview footage for us 😬👍Both had a super robust early Floyd Rose on it. They were INCREDIBLE 🤯👍🎸

[@bluematrix5001]

Why is so hard for Floyd Rose to make a Trem as good as the originals???? Time to get a Vega-Trem

[@joshuaramirez]

​@@bluematrix5001I'm getting a Sophia 292.

[@loraljohnson]

@@MastersofShred Yeah, that was some Hollywood movie magic! I figured as much, but had to chime in.

[@jnewton000]

Buuuuuuut it’s a different guitar in the hotel room…

[@gordon9177]

Exactly. Looks like a Fernado Replica.

[@j.p.sixgunner7194]

​@@gordon9177 Hellz yeah, they nice!

[@loudlove69]

Exactly- and they did NOT explain his tuning process…who is locking down that nut at the top…because if that locking plate moves under the screw…you go sharp on one string and flat on the other….

[@stratkiller2531]

Yup ones a Fernandez the other is a fender

[@angusorvid8840]

The replica has some stock Fernandes pickups while Brad prefers a Duncan JB in the bridge and some Duncan high output strat pups in the middle and neck. I remember for a stretch he and Watson endorsed PJ Marx active pickups back in the 80s about the time when they were both Hamer endorsers. I tried some guitars with PJ Marx and they were very good. But I prefer passive pups, always DiMarzios like the Tone Zone, Super Distortion, etc.

[@k2rocksstl]

I f'n LOVE Brad's playing! Always have! And THAT guitar was on "Speak of the Devil" with Ozzy!

[@MastersofShred]

Such a legendary Ozzy album! Brads a beast!!🙌🎸🎸🎸

[@hon8177]

​@@MastersofShred the best ozzy album! Brad was better than Zakk!

[@Crunch104]

Without fine tuners at the bridge, when you lock down the nut, the locks push the string sharp from where you tuned using the tuning pegs. I guess Brad is compensating for this before locking down the nut? Great interview!

[@MastersofShred]

Yeah, great point, more than likely so😯👍🎸 Also thanks so much for the kind words! Happy you dig the interview! 🙏🙌🎸🎸

[@jntdhome]

Brad Gillis is why I play guitar.

[@RKDriver]

Love the guy.

[@glenn3914]

gotta love brad, he makes everything look easy,...great player, great guy

[@orion681]

Brad is a legend man....OG for sure. Sounds like Jack Blades still has his pipes too.

[@666Musik]

I had an old Kramer Focus 3000 with the original Floyd that was the same way. I miss that guitar.

[@garycoates4987]

When your stunt double looks like the movie star but you can still tell, side note Brad's original guitar was part of the inspiration for my building my main guitar back in the 80s , also painted at an auto body shop and has gray primer as well

[@tonyb9864]

Brad's the coolest guy ever! Saw him with Ozzy and was truly blown away.

[@MastersofShred]

Yup! Brads a class act! 👏🙌🎸

[@326vince]

Brads still such an amazing guitarist! Good guy as well it seems

[@MastersofShred]

So true! Hands down one of the best in the game today and such a nice guy :)

[@JoeR203]

Brad is the reason my first guitar was red with a tremolo. It was a brand new when I bought it (can't remember if it was in '85 or '86) MIJ Ibanez Roadstar II (RS-440). I beat the hell out of the tremolo trying to copy Brad (think the outro to "Touch Of Madness") and that thing never went out of tune.

[@michaelespinosa9168]

Brad is indeed the father of LA Beast!! Shred the gnarnia and have a good day!!

[@markbeavers5747]

The Raider sticky was what got me!!!

[@mattdylan664]

phenomenal player and all around great human being

[@MastersofShred]

💯! Brad is a class act👏🙌🎸

[@wandcfirst]

Brad is great. Saw him with Ozzy and he nailed that gig. I have an old USA Hamer with a German made Schaller Floyd, and that guitar simply won't go out of tune.

[@MastersofShred]

NICE! Those vintage USA Hamers are AMAZING! Remember Brad’s red and black Scepter?! 🤤🙌🎸

[@robertchristman1727]

It really comes down to taking the time to stretch your strings after installing a new set. Stretch your strings until they don't go out of tune.

[@MastersofShred]

Good point! I got a string change coming up soon, I’ll give them a good stretch 👊😎👍🎸🎸

[@raymondbarreras8153]

Wow! I remember reading about that guitar in Guitar Player Magazine after your first album! I’m glad she’s still around. I think I read that you got a tremelo from Floyd Roses garage .

[@BigBlackTruckDave]

Brad you are the best!!

[@BrothuhRabbit]

Used to see pic's of Brad playing that guitar in the 80's. It's beautiful in a very rugged way. I bought my first guitar in '87. It was an Ibanez RG in the same color scheme.

[@rocktopuss9279]

He did some bad-ass playing on Speak of the Devil.

[@danriley5848]

I got to hang out with Brad years ago and he is a great guy and a great guitarist.

[@ErikShen2907]

Randy California from the band Spirit also got one of the first Floyd Rose Tremelo Systems

[@SEPTEMBERMAN]

Legend.

[@joelsmith4816]

I have a 1992 Ibanez rg450dxlb that stays in tune just as well. Dive bomb until the strings just droop and back in tune. The trem is called the lo trs trem ii

[@joeyvanostrand3655]

The Lo Pro Edge's are FANTASTIC! I love them so much that when I wore out the Edge 2 in my RG471 FM I replaced it with the Lo Pro Edge. Bridge is worth more than the guitar! Ha!

[@johnstone1526]

His was the last autograph I ever asked for. Thanks for that Brad.

[@jasongoad1084]

The guitar he is playing here is NOT the guitar you are playing at the hotel.

[@What11235]

He probably meant he played an original Floyd, if not I stand corrected. :)

[@jasongoad1084]

Maybe. But he actually said I played "this guitar".

[@CrushingAxes]

Brad is great! Such an amazing guitarist! Cool interview !

[@MastersofShred]

Thanks so much man! Happy you dig the interview! 🙏🙌🎸

[@rickfisk]

I bought a custom made Dan Torres Strat made from Zebra Wood, made in 1978 with original Floyd Rose and EMG pickups (18v) Even the pick guard is Zebra wood. It's amazing. They don't go out of tune until a string breaks...

[@Rocker6969]

Pretty cool that you would cover this. I read that years ago when Brad said they never go out of tune. That is not my general experience when dealing with Floyd Rose lol.

[@Rockr69747]

He said that about the original 25 Floyd made. I have to say I had an Epi LP with an FR 1000 and once properly setup it held it's tune rather well. The others I've had, well.......

[@wingerfan1]

Saw them a couple years back when they came to Alaska. It was one heckuva show.

[@TaylorWashington]

Dive the bar, then bend the G or low E string, then play a big chord without touching the bar. That’s the test for tuning stability that no one ever does. Lots of guitars with non-locking trems can come back in tune perfectly after using the bar.

[@kennyblackbird5674]

Randy Hansen is the first Floyd user.

[@funkster007]

The "Hendrix" guy? Never would have guessed. Interesting.

[@kennyblackbird5674]

@@funkster007 Rainbow, Van Halen, Randy Hansen were on tour in 78 and of course Blackmore got pissed at too many shedders on one tour kicked Randy off first then Van Halen followed a couple of weeks later. It was during that time Randy was using the Floyd unit.

[@claudelee5382]

@@kennyblackbird5674Randy got the first one, Floyd was his guitar tech

[@kennyblackbird5674]

@@claudelee5382 Yeah I was going on what I remember from reading some interviews years ago but I had forgotten about that info of Mr. Rose working with Randy. Thanks for the info 👍👍

[@iwilrage]

Brads my favorite guitarist...why i play... completely jealous someone got to play that guitar! Meant everything to me

[@bentheredonethat-lx6nh]

Brad n Jeff were magic when they were on stage in Night Ranger.

[@ktmpl]

Brad Gillis = Legend

[@jakejohnson7714]

back in the days 80s at Del Mar fairground in San Diego Ca, w/Stphen Wolf - f jamming never forget !

[@buzzcrushtrendkill]

Intrigued, bewildered, amazed, ....so how does it continue to last this long? Does the edge need to be filed over time? Graphite lubrication? Just how does it stay in tune?!?!?

[@jeffreyp1855]

Brad is a damned legend! 🤘

[@golfrick007]

Brads a beast ❤

[@DaveLovallo]

living legend

[@MastersofShred]

Couldn’t agree with you more! 🙌🎸🎸

[@SeatedAtTheLeftHandOfTheFather]

One Of The G.O.A.T🎸🎵☮️🌎🌏🌍✊

[@chicagoray1972]

I have my Ibanez from the 80s the original floyd rose on it, once the strings are played for a bit it stays in tune no matter how much you abuse it

[@MastersofShred]

Yeah it seems like you really just need to give your strings a good stretch before tightening the nut down in order to achieve some solid tuning stability 😯👍🎸🔥

[@tjchad1]

When I was in 11th grade Ozzy was coming to town on his Speak of the Devil tour and I was REALLY wanting to see Brad Gillis since he was on the live album... Our local chief of police was trying to get Ozzy banned because he "is a bad influence on the youth of our town..." My stepbrother and I made these "Ozzy for Police Chief" campaign buttons and Ozzy's press saw them and we got backstage passes and met Ozzy and Jake E. Lee and the rest of the band! SUPER nice guys. Was sad to not get to see Brad but was stoked for the rest. Brad's multi-finger taps and hammer-ons are out of this world.

[@jmhatutube]

Love Brad Gillis and Night Ranger! Saw the early in their career. Any guidance for those of us nobodies who want a more stable FR than the FR Special? Thanks.

[@bobo44donemilking51]

Your one of my favorite players

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

Brad is one of my hero's.. Floyd sells these now and I"m going to have one put on a strat I just put together.. As soon as I can find someone to install it.. I probably could, but I want to make sure it's done right.. I saw Brad with Ozzy.. I had tickets to the Lousiville KY show which was supposed to have RR's. Of course, we all know he passed, and so they delayed the show like two or three weeks if I remember right.. You could either get your money back or just hang on to your tickets which is what I did and then I saw the show and Brad killed it.. I mean he really did a great job.. Considering he didn't have much time to learn all those songs and he did a killer killer killer solo that was so damn good.. Anyway, I had to comment.. I'm 62 and I've seen him and he's so good. I also saw him with Night Ranger and that was good, but I liked the Ozzy show better.. 🙂 Regards from south central Indiana. Tim

[@MastersofShred]

Hey Tim! Thanks for sharing that story and the info on that new Floyd reissue, we will have to look into those! 🙌🎸

[@Brookzplayzmuzic]

I think the interviewer wanted to talk about his " GEAR".... not his gear 😅

[@MastersofShred]

I assure it was about his guitar “gear”. Hope that didn’t get your hopes down 🤦‍♂️

[@camerasandcoffee3466]

Brad is so awesome! Jesus, what a shredder! What pickups were in the original guitar? Is that an EMG in the most recent one?

[@thescarletandgrey2505]

The guitar is why I play Brad Gillis

[@scotthayes-nylonstringguit8592]

Brother, my main take away from this video is, you look fantastic! Blessings🙏

[@robmcewen4621]

All of us mere mortals go through some kind of living hell trying to keep our tremolos in tune, even when we have quality ones like the original Floyd Rose. At some point it puts us in the fetal position completely in despair and crying our eyes out. There must be some kind of magic happening with his that is supernatural.

[@charlesmerfeld2988]

Love that guitar strap.

[@Kreln1221]

*_Well Speak of the Devil! It's Badass Brad Gillis himself!_* 🤘 😫 🎸

[@Tonedefy]

Alameda Allstar 🤘🏽😊🤘🏽

[@feedback1253]

Hey Brad if you see this I have one of those original Floyd roses. When they were made in his garage If interested in seeing it let me know hopefully you’ll see this or someone that knows you can pass it along to you. Appreciate you always a big fan

[@spcysos]

How did they add a fret? New neck or fretboard? Cool either way!

[@DreidMusicalX]

Ii want one now.

[@tonyjones1560]

Saw Brad Gillis play with Ozzy after the sudden passing of Randy Rhoads. He saved that tour…!

[@kinkinmyslinky967]

Guy is such an amazing guitar player. His NR material is incredible but that Ozzy album was freaking magic!

[@MastersofShred]

I hear you on that! That Ozzy album was menacingly shredsational! 🙌🎸🔥 Brads a living legend 🎸🎸🎸

[@monsirto]

To be fair, my Edge doesn't go out of tune either (because I learnt how to set it up properly the hard way). It's been a thing for decades lol,

[@visionop8]

Thats my kind of shredder axe!! I would LOVE to get my hands on one of those and Brad Gillis is such a badass! I have a very similar guitar, ESP LTD Cult 86. I just love that original super strat appeal. It’s not nostalgia because I didn’t exist for a lot of this stuff. I’m curious to see if I subscribe by the end of this video. Edit: I did subscribe

[@MastersofShred]

Thanks so much for subscribing and dude . . . I freaking LOVE those ESP LTD Cult ‘86 guitars! You NEVER see those out in the wild! I remember spotting one at the Sam Ash in LA a few years back and I was getting that gear itch & almost bought it 😜🎸

[@visionop8]

@@MastersofShred Thank you! Oh man it is really something. I came across it while looking for a Jason Becker-like guitar. I immediately swapped the Floyd Rose Special for a German OFR and it is PERFECT! This is an amazing channel and I’m going to go straight into your Reb Beach videos. I’m so glad you’re doing this.

[@MastersofShred]

@@visionop8 Thanks man! I appreciate it! 🙏 Yeah, I would have done the same thing, those Floyd Specials are pretty terrible, I hate seeing them on $1k guitars, they could at least go for the Floyd 1000’s😜 My brother actually just scored a Ying Yang Jason Becker Kiesel . . . OMG . . . It’s incredible! You can’t go wrong with any of his signature axes🙌🎸🎸

[@everythingbobbywolfe]

2 of Eddie's techs describe how to set up a standard trem the way eddie used to. If you do it correctly, you will have nearly floyd results master builder john cruz shows you some tricks, too

[@MastersofShred]

No kidding?! 😯 We will have to definitely look into this! 🎸🎸🎸

[@kevinkailher6131]

If you ever have a guitar that doesn't go out of tune,keep it

[@ajm9238]

I have one of those Floyd rose bridges from the early eighties with no fine tuners.

[@MastersofShred]

That’s pretty awesome! They are super hard to come by these days 🎸🎸

[@civgeek]

My favorite part of the guitar is the Raider logo on the headstock. RAAAIIIIDERRRSS!!!!!

[@MastersofShred]

I agree! So badass!🙌🎸🎸🎸

[@charlesmerfeld2988]

Interesting trade.

[@soundscapematrix]

I have a guitar made for me in the late 70's with that Floyd and I sold another guitar with the same one as well. The other guitar is still available and is like new if Brad is interested the guy will sell it very reasonable.

[@MastersofShred]

No kidding?! Could you shoot us some pics / price to [e-mail] and we’ll see if we can’t pass the info off to Brad👍🎸 I think Brad would more so be just interested in the bridge itself but you never now 😬👍 Thanks! 🎸🎸🎸

[@soundscapematrix]

@@MastersofShred Sure......I'll send some shortly

[@soundscapematrix]

@@MastersofShred I sent you the only picture I have to your email

[@justfine77777]

He’s a savage.

[@johnmcminn9455]

He didn't mention his brother is an electronics engineer and they routed the strat body for a nady wireless, one of the first wireless guitars ever

[@ironchef2000]

It's his fender what are talking about,I have known him for 40 years... Same guitar whole time ...Used it with Ozzy also.

[@pc2908]

Brad’s MONSTER playing on “Speak..” is the most killer playing on ANY Sabbath album, let alone live. Especially considering how much time he had to prep, he just destroyed the licks on that album…especially his feedback control, and his taste in lick structure and delivery. Actually, ALL of the musicians on Speak of the Devil were at their absolute best. ❤❤❤

[@bigman12583]

I don't deny what he is saying about the Floyd but why won't they remake them?

[@MastersofShred]

That’s a great question. My guess is that they would cost too much are there is more money to be made making cheaper units. 🧐🎸

[@guitarandmore69]

I have a Charvel Model 2 I can do that with. Btw your work on "Speak of the Devil" rules!

[@fisiosaiter]

The guy lives in a parallel universe where his guitar never goes out of tune. #surreal

[@therightisright8276]

Set it up right, install good strings, tune em, stretch em, dive bomb, pull up, stretch again and yours can hold tuning too.

[@danielagado1731]

The best of the best for sure still in 2024

[@SamuraiSmokes]

New Brad Gillis fan lol

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

I would have liked a nice up close look

[@DMDvideo10]

Eventually the strings wear and they go out of tune. But with new strings all broken in the Floyd is a beast. Any Floyd really.

[@theburkett67]

That Les Paul he traded would be worth around $7,100 today.

[@What11235]

There is no telling what that original Floyd is worth.

[@clemguitar63]

@@What11235 It's 'ONLY WORTH' what is willing to pay!

[@theburkett67]

@@What11235 Oh, no doubt. I was just throwing that out there.

[@blues4jesus]

2 different guitars, Brad plays the Fender, Hotel guitar Fernandez

[@MastersofShred]

True but both are equipped with the old school hardened steel Floyd Rose and both are used during live performances to this day :)

[@unclealzbbq2185]

Man interviews Brad Gillis one of the GREATS !! and doesn't know the difference between fine tuners, a locking tuner and a lock nut UNREAL..

[@MastersofShred]

Hahaha don’t worry, he knows. It’s called overwhelming excitement because you get to interview one of your favorite guitarists of all time. 👍🎸

[@sharp9music98]

C’mon man, he just misspoke in the moment for fuck sales. Endless, negative, toxic criticism….but hey….if it makes you feel good…

[@PentagramDave]

My Floyd guitars all require an additional stabilizer gimmick on the springs to stay reasonably in tune

[@luisvillarreal5262]

The first one’s a Fender. The second guitar is a Fernandes. So two different guitars. Both with Floyds. 👍🏻

[@bluwng]

Host has an epic beard.

[@MastersofShred]

Thanks man! All the credit goes to Don Johnson! 😜🙌🎸

[@buck7477]

The one in the hotel room is different, the paints not faded! 2 geetars

[@MastersofShred]

Yes, that’s correct! 😬👍🎸 The guitar in the hotel was Brads vintage signature Fernandes which also has the same early Floyd Rose Trem and the one in the interview itself is Brad’s Fender. He puts both demonstrates both trems and they both performing with flying colors. 🤯🙌🎸🎸🎸

[@numbersabcdefg]

Can you still get old models?

[@geezberry8889]

neck swapped to a fernandes?

[@MastersofShred]

Not quite, so Brad has two main axes, his 62 Strat and his vintage Fernandes Signature model from back in the 1980s. He uses both and both equipped with the early Floyd Rose Trem 😬👍🎸

[@donaldyoung9838]

Yeah i have an original 84 non tunning floyd rose made in Germany on a kramer striker

[@kojam1]

Looks like dad, plays like Brad Gillis!

[@sopwithsnoopy8779]

Doesnt Guthrie Govan's guitar(s) have those original Floyd Rose tremolos too?

[@MastersofShred]

I believe they are the Gotoh trems right? They are super clean looking and resemble the early Floyd's like Brads. They are in pretty high demand right now in the Guitar World :)

[@sopwithsnoopy8779]

@@MastersofShred I just remember that there are no fine tuners on the bridge, on the Floyd's that come on the Guthrie Govan signature guitars. Gotoh makes some good stuff.

[@johnmcminn9455]

Holy ozzy fans, that's the 3ed Floyd ever made

[@user-qt1rr5tk9i]

He was cool. I asked if he was using a esp. he replied. Prs

[@MastersofShred]

I remember Brad telling me about the time Steinberger gave him a guitar and used it for a few shows but it wasn’t really his thing tone wise 😯👍🎸