Robben Ford - History Of His Guitars

0:01 - intro early years
0:34 - first guitar
0:43 - Orpheus Electric
1:22 - Vox Violin Bass
1:28 - Guild Starfire II
2:05 - Gibson L5
2:43 - Super 400
4:01 - '61 Gibson ES-335 Cherry Red
4:40 - Guild Starfire IV
4:53 - Gibson ES-335 sunburst dot & block neck
6:23 - Yamaha SA2000
6:41 - '58 Fender Stratocaster
7:10 - Fender Esprit Ultra & Fender Robben Ford (Japanese)
9:10 - Fender Robben Ford (USA)
12:14 - 1960 Fender Telecaster
13:05 - '54 Gibson Les Paul
13:45 - '63 Gibson ES-355
14:45 - Taku Sakashta Indian Guitar
14:58 - Baker Guitars Robben Ford Signature
16:15 - 2005 Gibson Les Paul "Lucy"
16:43 - Taku Sakashta Noupaul Guitar
17:37 - Larry Carlton's '58 Gibson Les Paul Gold Top
18:19 - '66 Epiphone Riviera
18:48 - '68 Gibson ES-335 Cherry Red
19:23 - '64 Gibson SG (Special)
20:17 - '63 Gibson SG Les Paul
21:46 - 1999 Gibson Les Paul R9 Historic Reissue
22:06 - R8 Gibson Les Paul Historic Reissue
22:21 - '1952 Gibson Les Paul Gold Top
22:42 - '54 / '57 Gibson Les Paul Gold Top / Conversion
24:23 - '54 / '59 Gibson Les Paul burst conversion
25:11 - PRS Robben Ford Signature
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[@CliffMcCauley]

I am a Robben Ford freak, and did not have high hopes that I would learn anything new, but you sure surprised me! Awesome work!

[@TheGuitarShow]

Many thanks indeed Cliff

[@wences71]

So you're the guy I want to ask...which gear Robben used in the making of Tiger Walk? I heard it through phones and the tones just blows my mind.

[@davidsheriff9274]

Tragedy,Taku Sakashta was murdered in 2010 in a robbery shortly after he worked with Robben on the guitar.

[@SimonCustomGuitars]

I build and play guitars - both Robben and Taku [RIP] are my inspiration.

[@baronoflivonia.3512]

Great video with all the historic guitar models. Thank You.

[@TheGuitarShow]

My pleasure 🙏

[@Rich915]

Thx for the great rundown on Robben’s guitars 👍Thought the ‘68 red 335 sounded spectacular on the ‘Peace on my mind’ tune. Killer control of the instrument.

[@TheGuitarShow]

I agree !

[@tomyates2551]

Great video. My fav tone of Robben’s is with his Epip Riviera on the Coming Back Home album. In particular, Birds Nest Bound. So much twang! Gorgeous.

[@TheGuitarShow]

Thanks

[@cardoma]

Wow. Great info! I never knew Robben played an SA2000 on the first Yellowjackets album. I knew he used a Yamaha amp on that album. I have a late 70s SA2000. Thanks again for the rundown!

[@TheGuitarShow]

pleasure

[@1960fusion]

Amazing Musician, Amazing Human Being!

[@1960fusion]

Thanks for putting this together and sharing it with all of us!

[@linheitzig9227]

Excellent video Goose, thanks for all you do!

[@TheGuitarShow]

Pleasure bro

[@sampokantele9288]

I think that there is a bit confusion in the video about Esprits and RF sigs: they were all chambered (i.e. "special tone chambers") and only model with solid body was RF Elite FM. I was really into RF when those three models came out (Frontline magazine issues had specs then) and was really baffled then. I still have Esprit Standard from '85 and other than pickups and roller bridge, it's among nicest built guitars I've ever hold my hands on/owned. And it is definitely chambered. Anyway, great content - thank for sharing and cheers from Finland!

[@spideymarino]

Great vid. I particularly like it when Robben plays a Les-Paul.

[@TheGuitarShow]

Me too! Thanks

[@paulstaffordcook8799]

Fantastic video, thank you for your work on this. Bravo!

[@TheGuitarShow]

Pleasure bro

[@aminahmed2220]

What a fantastic video have a wonderful happy holiday season also a fantastic happy new year Ramon ❤😊😊☕🥛🍩💙🧡💚💛🌲🇨🇦🎸🎂🍰🍶🍪🧁🇬🇧

[@TheGuitarShow]

Thanks!

[@frantisca]

Hi Ramon: great job as always. Note that Robben Ford also used 2 guitars made especially for him by Jol Dantzig in the 2010's. Superbly crafted and great sounding guitars as well. Can be seen on his videos Live in Paris and in Lugano back in 2010. To me, best sounding tones ever... Cheers !

[@TheGuitarShow]

Thanks for tthis!

[@ge1saman]

Dude played some really weird guitars. I had no idea he played some of these guitars

[@lugentaubner6853]

Just fantastic video, thank you so much for sharing! Will there be a part II for robben’s amps 70s - today?

[@TheDeedeeFiles]

Awesome

[@TheGuitarShow]

Thanks

[@michaelbarnett3721]

I believe Paul Desmond wrote Take Five, not Dave Brubeck. Obviously Dave Brubeck recorded Take Five with Paul Desmond but it was Paul who wrote the tune.

[@TheGuitarShow]

thanks

[@Weegus]

Excellent 👌

[@TheGuitarShow]

Thanks Darren

[@babagadoush1]

I see Robben. I watch!

[@TheGuitarShow]

Fantastic

[@davidsheriff9274]

So Robben never played the Fender Esprit signature model on any of his studio records, he only used vintage on all The Blue Line records and played the fender on gigs? I didn't know that. Where did he say that? He's on the cover of Talk to Your Daughter and Handful of Blues with the Fender. The Talk to your Daughter record sounds like the Ultra,I used to see Robben a lot in the late eighties at a club in New York called Mikell's and he always played that guitar and it sounded like the record.

[@TheGuitarShow]

I’m taking about the albums not live work. He used his other guitars for recording as well as the esprit. Most folk think he only used an esprit for recording, look on the back of mystic mile for evidence. Don’t take an extremist view on this

[@stevesuv]

It is John Carruthers, not Bill.

[@williampayne7678]

I haven't Heard of him. Before.

[@TheGuitarShow]

One of my favourite ever

[@karukan430]

could you share pics of taku sakashita ? I will appreciated!!!

[@koslover]

I saw Robben several times live and he always had a great sound - except one gig where he used mainly the Epiphone. That wasn't so good, I thought he had lost his tone. But fortunately he 'recovered' with the Les Pauls . One important aspect of his tone is the Dumble amp. There are not many guitars that sound bad with a Dumble ....

[@TheGuitarShow]

Great comment thanks

[@TheRastler]

There was also a Fender Flame known as a Robben Ford Model

[@jonnybeck6723]

Wait a minute... What is an Epiphone 'Black wood' fretboard? Some sort of Chinese mystery meat? I REALLY enjoyed this "History" vid... and the very best of Christmas to you and Yours... ...and, BTW, have you been working/playing with that amazing brother of yours???

[@TheGuitarShow]

Thanks Jonny same to you and yes been great hanging out with Joe

[@jonnybeck6723]

@@TheGuitarShow So when do you two play and what?

[@TheGuitarShow]

@@jonnybeck6723 soon brother we’ll do a little show together

[@mrtonysantos]

Is this a part 1? where is the tele?

[@TheGuitarShow]

its there- Ill put an index up in the description

[@paulricketts1089]

..T-Bone Walker played a Super 400..........

[@-Atmos1]

Same birthday as Billy F Gibbons .

[@TheGuitarShow]

Watch this space!

[@theshallowsea]

Excellent vidéo and amazing research Ramon ! However ,Robben, before the hot rails 54 Strat played with Miles Davis in 86 ,started using Strats earlier: in 81 kzbin.info/www/bejne/p36QmIabd89-oZo another one in the middle of this fantastic concert in 84 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iomXc6FolJyMadk , and at some point fitted with EMG pick ups ( not found on the net ) and I think also an Elite Strat with Miles Davis . Thanks for all your great vidéos ,your channel is like a golden mine .

[@TheGuitarShow]

Many thanks!

[@marcogenovese1385]

Nice guitar history. There's one guitar that is missing in the Inside Story/Yellowjackets era, which is a black Stratocaster with an humbucker bridge pickup. There's the video where he's playin it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/on-9e2xjqsh1gtUsi=jBQsmDcsJpFezzvf Actually I think is kind of rare, because it's the only performance recorded where we can see him playing a Strat in 1980, also with that pickup configuration. Probably was a guitar that he owned for a short time, I think that can be the guitar on Matinee Idol from the first Yellowjackets record, which as a stratty tone.

[@바나노]

Is the Fender Robben ford Signature made in Japan a low-cost model?

[@Rich915]

Not really. Made at the Fujigen Factory in Japan. I had an Ultra SP model that I bought at Guitar Center. Paid $1500 for it used. Chambered with Alder body & carved Spruce top. Robben signed it for one nite at a gig at Yoshis. Ended-up selling it for $3k. Was too heavy for me. I prefer lightweight guitars. The Japanese RF models were not cheap by any means.

[@markoberardi1289]

Few years ago I was walking through the center of Rome and I heard an incredible sound from a far electric guitar. Almost I run to see what damn it was, and I discovered that was a Camaro (a very cheap italian guitar, made in China, with fake P90).

[@sweetwater54]

Amplifiers,,,,,,Please??

[@bennytudor5313]

Huh? Tele??? Wtf

[@TheGuitarShow]

yep its there you must have missed it - Ill put a index up in the description