Riff Lords: Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns

[@guskuratlejr9696]

This man paid his dues never sold out and is definitely one of the fucking best out there

[@benblair2591]

Never sold out because he never had the chance to

[@NITE_SHIFTING]

Nice guy it seems too.

[@jamiehovis7722]

he tried to sell out but no one was buying

[@allenolivares3773]

The guys a master.

[@mr.brenman2132]

​@@benblair2591 He has two gold records. How many do you have?

[@traciiguns442]

We did a little survey before shooting this one and these were the top songs of that survey. If we do more, which songs would you like?

[@BrianL1412]

Tracii here’s my list: Wheels of fire One way ticket Winters fool Another season in hell Give a little Dirty luv Sex action (fun to play) Love playing along to your songs Tracii, seen you guys 5 times last year alone. You guys always bring it from start till the end of the show. I’ve been a fan since the 80’s. You are one of my guitar hero’s! Hope to meet you someday🤘🏻

[@smashdalde9713]

Defo wheels of fire,my man.

[@chadgraziano5827]

Kiss my love goodbye Speed Crystal Eyes Sex Action Speed

[@saltpeter7429]

"Were shooting for thrills... into the niiight!" Fight! Fight! My older brother bought the first cassette in the late 80's, and whatever my long haired older brother thought was cool, you best believe I copped it and worshipped it. Damn good to see you getting the recognition you deserve, and thanks Gibson for such a great program.

[@adamstaysick]

Do you talk about those d fifties behind you?

[@TheKissarmygeneral]

That Pelham blue custom is SICK

[@michaelloomisiii3475]

I've got an SG in the same color with a black pickguard. Love it on a Les Paul too!!

[@timothycormier3494]

It looks like it’s got white and gold binding.... and that is fu€&in super sweet!!!

[@sixpenske1940]

Pelham Blue is one of my favorite guitar colors especially when it ripens with age to a green

[@johndrake2729]

His stuff is so killer, and his tone and rhythm are on point. Sucks that you don't hear this kind of thing on the radio today.

[@davidkervin]

Tracii is a very clear and precise player. Really like his style. And that guitar and rig are insane.

[@ovrholofficial]

One of the most underrated guitarist of the 80’s

[@TimesBTough]

really???

[@ashthegreat1]

A title he genuinely deserves 👍

[@michaelblack9458]

Hell yes a super down to earth cool dude and great player

[@davorvisic3563]

Yes bro, It's true.

[@paulrogers6037]

Saw him at the Cathouse (After the Gold Rush) in Phoenix in 1990, had never seen the band before. He was stunningly good. His playing was super precise and fast AF, even on an LP hanging to his knees.

[@nathangarza8104]

One of the All Time Greats from the 80's that just didn't get the credit he deserved. This video just solidifies his talent, his musicianship and just how genuine he truly is.

[@otisdriftwood8469]

I've never understood why LA guns didn't reach super stardom. Such a great band, fuckin killer songs and records. Got to see him a couple years ago again with Phil, kicked ass as always.

[@andrewsouza4925]

Just saw them recently and they rocked, even their new stuff is killer.

[@jamesthecat]

Because of the 'supergroup' merger with you-know-who ;)

[@lucasbrea2979]

Riff Lords and Icons are some of my favorite youtube shows, Gibson is really keeping us entertained.

[@gibsonguitar]

Thanks for watching

[@Sig721Tau]

@@gibsonguitar Now, you guys can keep your overpriced guitars in tune. Also, Schecter (Solo II) and Eastman (SB59) guitars join the chat. They're everything a G/E Les Paul should be.

[@khgear7160]

@@Sig721Tau Its a little awkward when only their CS and Vintage is up to snuff but at that price point, a third of it in fact, US PRS offers so much more. That being said, Gibson deserves their spot and legacy, great sound, great players, and iconic. Owning a Gibson Les Paul is the rock dream. I understand this now!

[@rayfabris2512]

@@khgear7160 I got my Gibson les paul standard in August and it is a kick ass guitar and I don't have any tuning issues the new team at Gibson is nailing it and most people that don't have one talk shit about Gibson guitars I don't listen to that crap and bought one and it Rocks.

[@skavinbigglesworth9346]

Tracii is a real live maestro. I could watch him all day and never stop being both amazed and entertained.

[@skavinbigglesworth9346]

@FalconerPhoto I do believe he would refuse that title. He's not Yngwie. I stand by my comment, imho, maestro is fitting. But then I've only been listening to his music for 30 years.

[@HAUSS81]

Tracii is the man. Good dude.

[@HaXaW5150]

Finally, a great guitar player that's giving Mick Mars credit for being a influence. So many of us learned how to play learning early Motley songs.

[@HaXaW5150]

@ May be that's true in the skill area, but Mick is far more Iconic. Therefore I would dare say Mick is better off than Traci, but I grew up listening to both and I'm glad to say both were a influence and I am better off as a player because of them.

@@HaXaW5150 I grew up listening to and learning from thrash metal guitarists, so neither were an influence on me at all - I was just pointing out that Tracii is technically better and has more chops. Mick has always been a simplistic bluesy player who couldn't shred like most 80's guitarists could.

[@kkarx]

@ Shredding is boring anyway. I very much prefer short bursts to long mindless scale runs.

[@johndrake2729]

@ Then would you compare Mick to, say, Billy Gibbons or Eric Clapton?

@@johndrake2729 No, I'd liken him more to 70's hard rock guitarists like Ace Frehley, Scott Gorham of Thin Lizzy and Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick, just not as good as any of those 3. And he's not even close to being as good of a heavy blues rock guitarist as Billy or Eric.

[@charleswood123]

That tone is incredible

[@georgemavimbela]

The HeardRush pedal board

[@chrisgarland1401]

I was thinking that the whole time. Lol

[@darandodd12]

Pursuit of tone is a good series to check out

[@skeeto5000]

Tracii is just so good. He covers all styles with flair and I love his variety. He is the epitome of LA guitarists and so much more. So nice to simply hear him talk about the songs and the stories behind them. Didn't know Mick Cripps brought so many riffs to the table. Very cool stuff.

[@MrJasonbushey]

Not enough people really know what a great rocker Tracii is

[@JCMSlash]

Tracii is awesome, it was so great to see him on L.A guns show at the whiskey, I still have the Pick he gave me after the show. Coolest moment !

[@jerryvahnknight218]

You said there would be, “More to come” with Tracii Guns and you delivered! “One More Reason” to love Gibson and Tracii Guns! Time for some “Mother F’n Speed”! Thank you!!

[@brianmckenzie1318]

Hell to the yes! Tracii Guns!!! Just has that rock-n-roll attitude! Thanks Gibson, and thank you Tracii for the killer riffs you wrote and showing us how you play them!!!!

[@jackbeazer9988]

Another great guitarist to add to the series! Love that you've included some of the 'lesser appreciated' guitarists I grew up listening to. Scotti Hill and now Tracii Guns? Brilliant! 😁

[@mschaber2485]

I love watching Tracii play. He has great riffs, they are fun to play and not boring. I love this!

[@barocks1814]

Thank you Tracii for doing this video! It is so cool, as is your playing!!! \m/

[@paulm6341]

Thank you Tracii & Gibson! One of the most underrated guitarists on the planet. Love his playing and the mighty LA Guns. Still releasing killer songs in 2020. 🔥🎸

[@rumrunner2490]

Tracii has always been one of my favorite guitarists and never got the credit he deserved!. So great to see him on this video. Thank you!

[@rockingguitarlessons]

cool sounding tone Tracii. I LIKE

[@tlarson83]

Tracii's tone and style is cool, one of my favorite guitarists of all time

[@bluesthing7490]

This was a KILLER video!!! Thanks Tracii & Gibson!

[@morningface_ace]

just learned more in the first 15 minutes of this than I have in the past 35 years playing gtr

[@rattelle]

Thank you Gibson & Tracii Guns, This is great stuff.

[@derekthrasher1116]

Such awesome Classics, right there! LA Guns Rocks!! Thanks again, Gibson ❤

[@ryant3600]

This is great..Tracii did a great job breaking these down for us. Rip n Tear and Never Enough are the only two LA Guns songs I've taken the time to learn and love playing. Never Enough is one of my all time favorite songs to play on guitar. My wife is sick of me playing that during warming up nearly every day. but for me it never gets old Now I can try to add a few more Guns songs now that Tracii has shown us how they're played. Thanks again..Also it was good to hear Tracii give mad respect to Mick and talk about respecting your bandmates.

[@Smellslikedan2]

0:00 Intro 1:22 “No Mercy” 8:25 “One More Reason” 15:29 “Electric Gypsy” 23:03 “Rip and Tear” 34:31 “Never Enough” 44:59 “The Ballad of Jane” 48:42 “Killing Machine” 55:12 “Speed” 1:03:25 “Gone Honey”

[@normanbarney1568]

To this day, the bass intro to One More Reason is one of my go to riffs for sound checking my bass signal. LOVE that first record!!!!

[@lukecold8562]

One of my favorite guitarists, Time will be gracious to him, and show what a great player of his era he was.Very underrated imo, Plus a super nice guy, when I met him at the Indianapolis Hard rock in 2001.

[@thegamingfish547]

I love his writing style, how his writing just contains essential parts then lets the player improvise and add what they want to play live

[@kcsvantasticvoyages9729]

I really really, really got a lot out of this lesson. Thank you so much, always been a fan of yours! When you slowed it down especially able to get it.

[@720kla]

Love that you open with a song from my favorite LA Guns album

[@RedEd1969]

Man I watched these guys at “FAT JACKS” bar in council bluffs iowa …..a f’ing bar before they broke big. Best live performance I have ever seen just unbelievable

[@narrowpathmartialarts8732]

Tracii is the coolest! Thank you Tracii for filming this and Thank you Gibson for the Riff Lords series. Keep them coming!

[@lancelucifer4851]

Love the old stuff more than ever. Thanks Mr. Guns.

[@destinysvoid4712]

Traci has so many killer riffs back in the day. This guy is a true legend. So much great music came out of L. A. Guns.

[@raymondlugo9960]

The sound was amazing on my headphones. Tracii is one of the guitarists I look up to. Thanks for having him do this.

[@arnieslab]

He still tears it up. I've always liked his playing.

[@rockercater]

*Gibson TV* *THANK YOU* *CATER*

[@brianfirlie3693]

Always loved his playing and feel like he is another one of those guys that just never get their due.

[@arturomadridm3]

What an awesome video. Always wanted to know how these riffs go and the history of them. Thanks guys!

[@TVoltG]

Tracii showing why he is one of my top 10 favorite guitarists.

[@goatee4259]

Wow, great tone and down to earth guy. Really enjoyed this.

[@belfastgypsy1]

I still have my pick from my mates band supporting him 2 years ago, best regards from Dublin Ireland

[@srh361]

The devil you know was an awesome album. I'm more into the thrash/ heavier styles of metal but I've always loved L.A. Guns and Tracy's guitar playing.

[@Plexi417]

It’s their BEST album imho. It’s the perfect combination of the first two albums while still sounding current.

[@Nghilifa]

Great stuff! Tracii is the real deal!

[@Ken-yg4um]

I remember getting the first album and thinking holy fuck this is what music should sound like at the time was playing in a New Jersey based Hair band in the 90's I did see Traci play in a local club the Birch Hill night club and his playing always gave me goosebumps 😅😎 I still play his riffage to this day....Awesome video

[@timothyholmes4588]

Tone is spot on . Traci is my biggest inspiration for 30 plus years. He's so experienced and when he was young was as good a shredder as anyone. His blues riffs are sick. Ballad of Jane had very tasty solo. Traci is the reason I play guitar. Frfr just the riff in ballad of Jane is pure rock n roll.

[@michaelcarter382]

TG: Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. Grew up on the first 2 albums and to this day am still inspired by them. Hope to see you guys out and about soon.

[@john-xc3iy]

Always love his Rhoads inspired riffs and solos!

[@ratmirkasimov1707]

Amazing guitarist!!

[@chazterror]

That's right Traci, not everyone gets seeds, some of us only get stems. Great video. This dude has influenced me so much I didn't even realize it until I'm listening to him pick the songs apart and then I'm like, yeah I lifted that part from that song. No wonder my best stuff sounds so cool, I didn't write it! 😆 Keep rocking Traci! Also, loved how he was absolutely humble and giving credit to his band mates like Mick Cripps.

[@acebates1341]

Thanks so much for this video . You are giving it back to others. It’s so kool to see a pro sit down and walk everyone through the songs ,when most of us for years were telling ourself how do I play that damn Never Enough Thanks Again Man We all appreciate this

[@MrDinky43]

Thank You Gibson this is AWESOME! I loved everyone of them! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@timmoore173]

Thank you Tracii, and thank you Gibson! This is awesome!

[@mattchurchill]

Loved LA Guns as a kid. Great to see Tracii is still an awesome guitarist.

[@pietromoscatelli2552]

The colour of that Guitar Is hypnotizing!

[@ambientblow7571]

Awesome Guitar, awesome tone, Love Tracii 👍 Fan here from Philippines 🇵🇭

[@rccampbell460]

Awesome! Thank you Tracii and Gibson

[@thijsd6353]

I totally love old la guns. Airplayed his riffs as a teenager. Cocked was Grade A album with such a distinctive sleazy sound. Legendary.

[@deoncalderon5744]

when i first heard Rip n Tear i was hooked! hands down you set the bar!!

[@CC-qb9sm]

Tracii is awesome and I love L.A. Guns and Gibsons!!

[@Bhuta1977]

Absolute legend and a really nice friendly bloke aswell.

[@stevenmgyori3826]

Well done Tracii! Cool Video! Thanks for sharing Gibson! Be Well All!

[@srh361]

Would really love to see Tracy doing Gibson icon also. Great underrated guitarist.

[@drested1793]

Always liked his playing. Out of all the 80’s era acts, their latest couple of albums really stand out compared to others. Funny story, when Pantera was touring Reinventing the steel I had a kid offer me a 100 bucks for my ticket on my way into the show. I declined. It was Pantera and Dime! Gotta see that right? Well Pantera absolutely sucked that night. I was really wishing I’d taken that 100 bucks. As it turns out LA Guns was playing in a bar called Midnight Rodeo that same night. They held their show up until after Pantera was over and somebody outside the venue was offering free entry to Guns with a Pantera ticket stub. We went, LA Guns totally slayed onstage that night. They were 100 times better, more energetic and just damn good rock show.

[@teobuzzo779]

Pantera were always drunk and drugged out and generally sucked live, seen them too couple times

[@jesusmetaldude3796]

Tracii is a great teacher. Leather , cowboy boots and full throttle chords ! 😎

[@akiquique]

i wish i had seen this video 30years ago!! great

[@bernardhossmoto]

His sound ain't too shabby.

[@JBlinky67]

Anyone who hears cocked and loaded for the first time is blown away. Such a unique, beefy, distorted beyond belief, crunch sound that your brain is going "What the f is this? I want more!" And here we are years later and it's still a cd I play just as often as anything else. Just fantastic timeless stuff. "Can you give meeeee, What I neeeeeeeedd" 🎶 🎵

[@axeanimation2417]

I just love the way him and slash play! They have style!

[@axeanimation2417]

Thanks for hearting my comment!

[@erik2446]

Nice words of encouragement for those just starting!

[@Harp_and_Guitar_Moving_Forward]

Thanks Gibson for keeping things classy

[@one1sol]

Tracii is the dividing line between dirty hard rock and glam. Always in the dirt yet plays articulately with grime. He IS the thinking man's Slash.

[@Linfindores]

Best description i ever heard

[@TwentyOneRoyalMusic]

Tracii is an American treasure. Love this so much.

[@steveprinter7084]

Electric Gypsy has opened my eyes! What a hammer!! Makes me wanna play all night long 🤘

[@BKMDano17]

I'm late to this but I'll be at the Coach House in San Juan 12-28-23. I won't be late for that!

[@michaelyatsco1958]

These guys Kick Ass live these days. Tracii and Phil got the right dudes backing them now. Making the band a little more youthful and rocking great chemistry no Drama.Phil sounds and looks 10 years younger than his age and performs at that level as does Tracii

[@Chino196]

Love L.A Guns, there music is the perfect soundtrack.

[@melek1108]

Tom Keifer next please.

[@jenniferbassfirstchannel]

Guitar GOD and LEGEND! Love tracii guns

[@RiffLordExegesis]

I love this !! Thank you so much . Very insightful. You Rock Traccii

[@Umbral_Heavy_Metal_Band]

Gibson TV John Sykes, please!!! That would be the ultimate Riff Lords chapter.

[@saltpeter7429]

Yes. Please. That would be a very valuable episode.

[@eltonjustogtr]

Up!

[@ralpherl5657]

Bring him on, and have him discuss every aspect of his 78 LP Custom, and other Les Pauls he has

[@looneyzombie]

Yes please

[@brockpinson949]

That would be excellent. Please please!

[@jasonhoudyschell666]

Thank you Tracii. Love it! This is a damn good video. Great fun!

[@eurodecibel]

So great! Tracii - thanks!

[@7viewerlogic670]

That Les Paul is beautiful!

[@ramsfootball19]

Dear Gibson, please make an epiphone version of this guitar! Possibly the nicest looking guitar I've ever seen

[@dragannestorovic01]

Really enjoyed this one! Tracii is a good guy.

[@Soulzer007]

Always been one of my favorite Guitarist

[@acepaul407]

It's amazing that the chords you first learn to play the guitar is used to come up with awesome riffs that are so memorable. No need to learn anything super complicated. it's how you use what you know, not necessarily learning more.

[@joeyskar]

Mr. Guns, let's go!

[@brad6919]

This is my favorite Riff Lords! More please!

[@wadeking0013]

Dully NOTED!! Thank you Tracii and Gibson TV!

[@shahnawazvlog6266]

THANK A MILLIONS FOR THIS🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍

[@martinhayes9770]

This is great I still listen to the first 3 L.A Guns albums ALL the time . Electric Gypsy - What a riff! And in the key of A, based on Looks That Kill. Never knew or thought that maybe because I heard Guns b4 Crue, but it makes perfect sense.

[@kevbell2759]

Been a fan of La Guns since 1989. I remember my brother watching an old vhs and walking in as Tracii was playing Cry No More and I loved that song pausing the video to try and work out the hand positions. Loved that whole album. We defo need this as a signature model Gibson.