The Stories Behind 7 Famous Guitars

[@lostinthemasses]

Many people think Zappa reassembled the Monterey Pop guitar and used it in the early 70's, but the guitar he got from Hendrix was a different one altogether.

[@samuraiguitarist]

Thank you!

[@lostinthemasses]

You should totally do a series of these, so many famous guitars out there. You could talk about Frampton's Les Paul that was stolen and then recovered miraculously decades later, the Jag-Stang, Rick Nielsen's checkerboard Hamer Standard that 3M did the graphics on, or his 5-neck guitar, or any Rick Nielsen guitar, lol, Phil Collen's Dracula Jackson done by Dan Lawrence, Les Claypool's first Carl Thompson bass, Rory Gallagher's famous Strat that was the first Fender Strat ever to make it to England, the Randy Rhoads polka dot V, pretty much any of SRV's guitars, I could keep going.

[@flaquitodelupita]

Frampton's Les Paul wasn't stolen...that was Harrison's...Frampton's was lost when a cargo plane crashed in Venezuela....but yeah there are soo many guitar stories..

[@simonpepper3971]

+lostinthemasses Dweezil Zappa's Hendrix strat inherited from the late great FZ!

[@Djarra]

Dweezil found the body and bridge in a closet, he asked Frank if it was Jimi's and Frank said yes do you want it? So Dweezil got some pickups and a left handed neck and used it like that for a long time then more recently Dweezil has had the guitar restored to the spec that Frank had it in the 70s.

[@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy]

Every electric guitar will have a story, given enough time. 100 years from now, someone will be looking at YOUR electric guitar and wonder who owned it, where it traveled to and what songs were played on it.

[@isaacgr9209]

Really cool thought!

[@RealAngelDust420]

Stop making me cry 😂😭

[@douglasfreeman3229]

Hope they never find out. They'll be bitterly disappointed.

[@matthewswanson8247]

Brian may's guitar is literally priceless

[@user-xw6uh3yp7g]

Matthew Swanson no, it’s £645.

[@Sol-cf9ko]

@@user-xw6uh3yp7g lmfao, come on

[@thomasfleig3499]

I can't imagine what it would fetch at auction. He said it's uninsurable, which tells me he talked to an insurance company, and they probably laughed at him. He's got a couple reproductions, and one of them is absolutely beautiful. I think he only uses it for "Crazy Little Thing Called Love". It's got an F-hole, no tremolo, and has like a marbled finished.

[@minishark4998]

@@user-xw6uh3yp7g r/woooosh

[@Punttipate62]

@@minishark4998 r/doublewoooosh

[@everlasting9292]

RED. SPECIAL. It's funny that Brian's world famous, one-and-only guitar was made by him and his father, because it took a really long time for his dad to accept that Brian was a musician first and a scientist second. He had always thought Brian was throwing his life away until he brought his parents over to New York to see Queen at Madison Square Garden.

[@thomasfleig3499]

Yeah, that was a great story. I saw an interview where Brian told that story, and his his dad told him "I get it now", after the show. He teared up talking about it. You can tell that he loved his dad, and having his dad accept him for what he was meant everything to him.

[@MrBLUE-sc6lz]

@@thomasfleig3499 Can you share the link please....

[@Bibiana862]

It is not funny ,he had no money to buy guitar back then

[@everlasting9292]

@@Bibiana862 I'm talking about the irony of his father helping him build the instrument to his fame, when he didn't approve of Brian being a musician for a long time.

[@everlasting9292]

@@MrBLUE-sc6lz I will try to find it. That's the exact video I was thinking of when I wrote this comment.

[@natedawes8989]

Cobain’s daughter lost the guitar he used in unplugged in a divorce suit

[@DarkPlaysThings]

Now it's been sold to the founder of RØDE Microphones for $6 million, and he's planning on taking it on a world tour to raise money for struggling performing artists

[@nahuel6136]

I've heard the guy involved in the divorce was an asshole

[@bluebeta9141]

@@nahuel6136 yeah his band is a Nirvana wannabe

[@yoshiki.g1450]

And Brian May used coins instead of pluctrums and still do.

[@andrewamende3338]

A sixpence coin to be exact

[@trevorclark7985]

“pluctrums”

[@billnyetherussianspy7505]

My mate uses a poker chip

[@fatherlandchild2780]

I use dried piece of Rye bread

[@billnyetherussianspy7505]

@@goose_42 no, plectrums

[@baileemccallum6818]

Brain May couldn’t afford a Gibson or strat at the time before he was famous. So him n His dad said they could built a guitar just like the other ones. Built not bought I think that’s pretty amazing

[@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020]

He actually built a better guitar than both of those, i should know, i own all three of them.

[@CyclingJester12]

I think that Brian May’s red special will always be the coolest guitar in history

[@shaquilleoatmeal1342]

jose rico taco nacho quesadilla mendilla jones agreed. Been a big fan since 2015 and I’ve always agreed on that.

[@intensity8912]

🙏

[@stephenolaughlin6595]

I never heard the story of him building it. Awesome story table, mantle, shelf, motorcycle parts no wonder he’s so unique.✌️

[@raydelrosario9462]

I agree. The shape, the size, the tone. I learned he uses a coin (a quarter) for a pick instead of the regular pick.

[@robertwhitcomb6105]

The coolest tone as well...His tone was created long before he was famous

[@deadinside9151]

The Red Special is an amazing guitar

[@aidandevlin921]

You forgot about 'Lil Wayne's legendary green axe. Some say he carved it himself, from a bigger guitar.

[@beenderedonedat]

Aidan Devlin it is a Gretsch G Love Signature Model btw

[@onpsxmember]

But can he eat chili with it?

[@Invocated_Agitator]

He carved it from a rock!

[@sahedthebutler8685]

he carved it from a legendary tree dude

[@redfirefox1524]

Lil wayne sucksssssssssss at guitar he's probably the worst

[@klawis]

Brian May's red special is indeed the most 'special' and coolest guitar for me I was expecting Billie Joe's Blue. For 30 years, that guitar is legendary

[@fredandpattychandler4130]

Thing that is interesting about Brian May's Red Special, is it was built in 1963. Many innovative ideas for the time. First, a great whammy bar that went up in pitch and went to a perfect octave. Also stayed in tune. the strings are in alignment with the locking tuners on the headstock. 25 fretted guitar. Unheard of in the early 60's. With a ghost fret at the nut. For a sitar, vocalize effect. Chambered solid Mahogany body built to sustain and harmonically feedback in tune. I have a Burns Brian May. I use it for everything but, ironically Queen Music. Of course also Uli Jon Roth's Sky Guitar. Extremely innovative and amazing as well. Not store bought and made famous by the Rockstar user, Made by a visionary, who made a guitar that sounded like the amazing sound in their head. Enjoyed your video greatly. Keep up the good work. Peace.

[@b0bb0b73]

Gibson+Fender=Gender Oh wait...

[@stringbender11672]

Fibson? 🤣

[@mlwsf]

The moment I wished the tubes had a laughing icon. I chuckled.

[@gavinfelice9453]

Yeah it’s a shame there were only two ever made

[@pablo_costas]

did you just assume my fender ?

[@tamber5977]

@@pablo_costas when someone new to guitar says "hey, nice telecaster" but youre playing a strat

[@ratbertovich]

When B.B. King related the story himself, he always pointed out that he named his guitars Lucille to remind him how stupid he had been to risk his life to fetch that guitar from the burning venue, and not because he treasured it.

[@MikeGervasi]

Yep. It didn't work out for Ty Longley

[@SZebS]

Luthier: what do you want? VanHalen: do you know when you were a kid and you used marker pens? Luthier: say no more fam

[@Hellwyck]

Why would a respected luthier say "fam"? Why would EVH work with someone who says "fam"?

[@Bluuu3]

Hellwyck it was a joke...

[@SZebS]

Hellwyck it's the meme format

[@SZebS]

Hellwyck say no more dear virtuoso

[@big_e_3]

He painted it himself tho

[@OfficialThomas_V_Duncan]

RIP Eddie Van Halen, we will all miss you

[@kingpeter1st]

I'd take Brian May's Red Special over all the others. That's a real gem! It's featured in almost every single Queen song. And he still uses it today, decades later.

[@masonharris9166]

He also has a green orange and broen special. The green is the only one that follows the original plans.

[@5urg3x]

Peter Zorbas Does he still bring the original put on tour or does he use the replicas made by Yamaha?

[@kingpeter1st]

As far as I know, he still uses it for every live performance. It's always been his primary instrument.The replicas are probably mostly used as backups and for alternate tunings when playing live.

[@billyrouse4813]

surgeyX yeah, the original is still used.

[@masonharris9166]

Well he has made more than one He never uses replica. However he has a 5 total guitars ue uses. His red special and a backup. A drop d version and a back up. He also has tye green special. This follows the original plans for the guitar. Its a hollowbody that he only uses for a crazy little thing calld love

[@taylorsoucy4023]

The red special is the most iconic guitar

[@sanslol7353]

No Hendrix's strat is

[@user-xw6uh3yp7g]

No Frankenstrat is

[@LeeRenthlei]

@Beef Beef not even close

[@justjust3100]

@@user-xw6uh3yp7g frankenstrat is ugly as shit

[@tedzwiers5992]

@@justjust3100 it's the best looking guitar

[@demarchiordie]

Best guitar story I've read recently is John Fogerty's ACME Rickenbacker, which he bought early 60s, modded, used in all records with CCR, and when his life turned to shit and he was robbed out of his own band, sold the guitar. He went out and tried to buy back the guitar couple of times but people were asking ridiculous amount of money for it, so he gave up. Now he just recently reposessed his life's guitar after more than 40 years, when his wife bought the instrument from a guitar dealer and surprised him with last christmas.

[@faunmars1100]

The red special is my favorite guitar

[@roxxarus1809]

Honestly that Red Special is so goddamn cool

[@dingleberry741]

Hey there. I just wanted to say thank you for reigniting my love for music, more specifically, my poor neglected guitar. I stumbled across your channel and went out to buy new strings immediately and have been playing daily since. I had forgotten how much I loved making music and doing so has really helped me through some rough times recently so thank you. Can't wait for my kickass samurai tshirt to show up. I shall rock it proudly sir.

[@inzanemetal1125]

You forgot the DEAN FROM HELL that dimebag Darrell played

[@williamfied9500]

Zane Lowe I agree

[@hippoblood3370]

That's what I was thinking!

[@rickfeith6372]

He won that in a contest...and was then banned from future contests to make it fair for everyone else

[@modal_derp]

they allowed him to be a judge though (dime said somewhere)

[@texasturner2313]

Dime had won that guitar contest something like 6 years in a row before being banned from entering.

[@jkbraden]

Malcolm Young's Gretch is pretty famous, at least for being unique. He only had one and used it for recording AND touring.

[@bungalowfeuhler1541]

Red Special always sounds like horns to me. I’ve tried to trick my Variax and AMPLIFi into doing a similar trick, but I can’t even come close.

[@mirmarq429]

May used independently-wired pickups with individual phase-locking switches. Hard to duplicate on something that's pre-wired for a certain sound. Oh, and a Vox AC30 amp. though my dad got one of those and neither of us sounds like Brian May through it. Good sound crunchiness, though. There's a 40 minute video where Brian does nothing but talk about and demonstrate his musical journey and that of the Red Special here, if you haven't seen it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/infWpJ2AgNaGh7s He gets into some really interesting stuff with self-harmonization, feedback, and tambour production, and it's really worthwhile to see. Besides, he just has such a soothing voice...

[@dumbcow7722GD]

@@mirmarq429 didnt he use the Deaky Amp?

[@courtneyboulds]

The Red Special will always be the best in my eyes.

[@trynos435]

The rory Gallagher's strat have a nice story too!

[@krimzonkamikaze8524]

Tяyno$ i know that vintage look

[@evancarronkee]

Tяyno$ +1

[@hmmmhmmm6917]

Brian May Red Special

[@DelDuio]

Alex Lifeson's Gibson white ES-355! Angus Young's SG!

[@JonathanRingo]

Peter Frampton and his missing1954 Les Paul Custom returned 31 years later after being presumed lost in a 1980 plane crash.

[@VOYAGEUR-YT]

I bought my guitar from a store and put strap locks on it. Is that interesting enough?

[@rickfeith6372]

yes...good move btw...once you go click, you never go back

[@mangomet2276]

pee on it and take it out to dinner, then you've got a story

[@gilessteve]

I customised my guitar by changing the strings for different ones.

[@Hellodarknessmyolefriend]

Brians red special hooked up with a amp John built gave its sound.

[@nathannguyen4440]

What about Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Number One" Strat?

[@CrackedT00th]

Didn't he steal that from his brother?

[@keithmcneil883]

Nathan Nguyen no he had a different Strat and he saw that guitar in a shop and traded even up. That guitar had the fretboard replaced so many times that the neck was going to need replacing.

[@Djarra]

He 'stole' Jimmy's tele when Jimmy was on tour and left it behind. Although Jimmy didn't seem to mind. Number One was a guitar that SRV bought from a shop. Because it looked like hell (sunburst Fender's of that era generally flake) and the pickups had been messed with the shop owner thought it was crap and gave SRV a good deal.

[@jeradLiberty]

Nathan Nguyen I FUCKING CANT STAND THE RESPECT STEVEY RAY VAUGHAN GETS FUCK!! HE WAS,SO FUCKING BORING!!!!

[@leftpastsaturn67]

Wow. We all look forward to hearing your exciting, innovative & totally not boring playing real soon. Idiot.

[@roach2566]

Brian mays guitars are my favorite.Very versatile

[@maxs.3224]

David Gilmour's Black Strat. Or Eric Clapton's Blackie

[@777sicilia]

Bingo!

[@ouzmu]

The Fool is legendary too.

[@bi-bibabyblue9649]

3:55 Why is this guitar more beautiful than me?

[@TheMattc999]

I NEED MOUNTAIN DEW RED because you drink mountain dew red.....

[@lildarksorcere]

Where is David Gilmour's "Black Strat"?

[@miked7295]

His white one is more special though.

[@faboolean7039]

It was originally a sunburst.

[@rickfeith6372]

I was also waiting for the Black Strat with its tiny bar and larger than life tone

[@jacksonfrost9714]

Siyaadh Hakim its about stories behind these guitars, not top 7

[@jeffbridges5312]

Doesn't Toni Iommi have a famous 1st guitar?

[@Mozilafoxx]

Also the famous "Dean From Hell" from Dimebag Darrell is one of the most iconic heavy metal guitars in history. I think that guitar broke on the head in the middle of a concert, and Dime just kept playing like a god.

[@AI3JeWelz]

i love that you put john frusciantes guitar in there. its my fave ever

[@jasonjarnet4024]

iommi's "Old Boy" wich is a JayDee SG that was made by an apprentice that didn't correctly make the finnish on the guitar, Iommi loved the odd color it had and bought it, and during a hot summer day, he had left the guitar inside the band's car, windows closed, and the heat cracked the finnish in paint, making it today what looks like a very old a beaten Sg guitar

[@purplealice]

Willie Nelson has a person on staff, traveling with him and the band, just to take care of Trigger. That hole comes from playing an acoustic guitar with a pick, without a pick guard. (The guitar tech keeps repairing it, but because of the way Willie plays, it keeps coming back.) For all its idiosyncracies,Trigger is a big part of Willie's unique sound and style.

[@JFK1180]

It's in once a year or so for repair and this uber chill dude takes great care of it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5m0pn2KmJqsfLs

[@funeralbillii9172]

Is that guitar EVER in tune when Willie's playing it? lol

[@ArronP]

Evhs 2nd guitar on the back of there 2nd record they buried dimebag with it..that's why dimes headstone is so long and flat they thought someone would go there and dig it up for evhs guitar...no joke that's why it's like 5ft or longer nobody could move it...

[@jobiy1999]

The Paul Gilbert fireman guitar story goes a little something like this Paul: hey we could flip the body of the iceman guitar upside down and call it the fireman Other guy in room:sure The end

[@1106Winter]

jman, that's nonsense. Check out the vids of him talking about it.

[@shaquilleoatmeal1342]

Yay Brian May. Fricken love that little bean 💕

[@mirmarq429]

Are you John Deacon come out of hiding?

[@hhhfff7953]

Cringe

[@ArnoldsKtm]

@@hhhfff7953 Grow up

[@Fitzroyfallz]

Sensible Fun cringe culture is dead. Wear whatever the fuck you want. Listen to whatever the fuck you want. Watch whatever the fuck you want. Be whoever the fuck you want. The age of insulting others because of what they like is over.

[@cobgod1415]

@@Fitzroyfallz Cringe

[@jessehawkes1298]

I was looking forward to Dimebag Darrell's Dean

[@theqty1997]

Jesse Hawked if you already know it, why were you looking forward to it?

[@MrADVANCEDTEK]

I like the fact that it's been broken,stolen,returned(no questions asked)and that it was won by him. So it's a real good story. None of those guitars here have that kind of legacy plus he has to be a very significant player and friend to be buried with a legendary guitar from a legendary guitarist. That's Dime!

[@gto1607]

Dean's had faded out in the 80's. Darrell'sl single handedly brought them back.

[@pigbearman7136]

I bought a Dean few months ago. They are going south. Even the tune-o-matic bridge was mounted upside down, and between the fretboard and the body was a 2 cm gap, fretends sharp as hell. I mean thats Alixpress niveu.A hugh expensive letdown. Only good thing where the Pickups.They sounded great.

[@livewire2759]

YES! I don't know the whole story about "The Dean From Hell" but from what I've heard it beats all 7 featured here. I can't believe I had to scroll to the bottom of the comment section before finding any mention of it.

[@RAPHEZOID]

Red Special will be the best

[@janedoe3570]

My guitar's name is Liza after Liza Minelli who played Lucille 2 on Arrested Development because BB King was why I wanted a 335 so I felt it was like Lucille 2

[@EvilLadderGaming]

Isaac Ord haha that's really clever

[@janedoe3570]

Thanks man

[@gto1607]

I wanted one because of the crossroads solo.

[@airey773]

Isaac Ord that sir is one sensational naming story. genius. hahaha

[@janedoe3570]

Brent Airey, lol thanks :)

[@mads9270]

A few years back, I was stood at the side of the stage at a Queen + Adam Lambert gig and Brian May’s tech came over with the original guitar and showed it to me! It was in amazing condition given the age of it and such - it’s truly a moment I’ll never forget

[@krimzonkamikaze8524]

i hope my guitar gets famous one day XD

[@samuraiguitarist]

me too brother

[@krimzonkamikaze8524]

we all do. XD u saw mine?

[@k.smanian4634]

samuraiguitarist You have not told anything about European Guitarists from the Bands ABBA , Pussycat, The Classics, Pink Floyd and Still-playing German SCORPIONS!!! Why? Are u American-oriented?

[@nicksguitarhub6419]

haha same here

[@jarrettfinney4882]

I honestly can't believe I'm just now coming across your channel. Great channel bro, forreal. Keep up the good work.

[@williamfoley5031]

How about the story of the 1954 Gibson Les Paul named Phenix by Peter Frampton - and yes it's Phenix without the "O" - Lent to him for a show and given to him when the show ended - Lost when a plane crashed destroying almost all the instruments that were on the plane, and returned to him in 2011 after a Luthier recognised the guitar that had been brought in for service and after some negotiating, was returned to Peter in time for his 35 FCA Tour... Now that's a story..

[@808stevan]

Great video. Love all guitar stories. Heres one for your next video to validate...I heard that when Eric Clapton came out of the yardbirds and was recording the Creams first album, he was using a Telecaster and was having trouble controlling the tone and complained it was just too shrill in sound. Andy Summers, who was in the studio that evening offered up his burgundy Gibson ES 335...EC had used one before when he recorded with John Mayall and loved it...after the Cream session, EC convinced Andy Summers to keep the Telecaster in exchange and Summers kept that guitar, only to use it to record and perform hits 15 years later in his band, the POLICE! What a trade...

[@susancorgi]

Should include Steve Vai Jem. It's for sure a legendary electric guitar that changed the game. Also SRV! and Eric Clapton Blackie? Many more!

[@lmlm2500]

How could you forget Randy Rhoads and Jackson! The legacy behind those is huge!

[@masterplots]

Just a thought. You posted a shot of Brian May and had it marked "Queen live at Wembley Stadium 1987". Acually, Queens last live performance was at Knebworth on 9 August 1986.

[@MrFlaversavor]

Wrong.

[@squibblez2517]

My favorite famous axe is James Hetfield's 'Eet Fuk' white Gibson Explorer. That thing is the stuff of thrash legend.

[@Axess-sv8nq]

All those cigarette burns on the headstock of Eddie's guitar! LOL! Gotta love it!

[@davidfuckinlujano8303]

My guitar which is a Yamaha SE 350h that I bought from a local guitar store called "krazy Kat's"(aka Saint Mary's Street music) and this guitar was busted up, had three strings on it, and from the looks of it, its a relic! So anyway I traded my busted neck acoustic for it for a mere $40 and brought the electric home and it has like an 80's view (hence the name "Valen") due to its Floyd rose and locking nut... Little did I know that I was holding a piece of history! So I look at the serial number (lz05020) and looked it up and... Its production number is 20... And it was made in December 5 1985! And now I will use this as not only studio but live as well!

[@archerpiperii2690]

This is probably buried in the comments somewhere but: Rick Nielsen's 5 neck guitar. Bo Diddley's square guitar.

[@jray5363]

ArcherPiperII Always wanted a Didley Bo!

[@LiMCRiMZ]

The frankenstrat was introduced to me via my dad giving me a copy of Guitar World magazine when I was about 5 years old, it was the first guitar I'd ever seen that made me want to "be a rockstar" and hearing what came out of it only confirmed my early commitment. I still have that old magazine page somewhere, I'm currently 22 years old and seeing that guitar still sparks inspiration in me: long live Eddie and his legacy🤘

[@Gama3673]

What I find very ironic is, that Slash´s AFD Les Paul was a copy of a Gibson Les Paul and that Gibson made a REPLICA OF THE COPY almost 30 years later.

[@funeralbillii9172]

AND that if you can track down an "original" Kris Derrig Les Paul that he made it's worth more than an new Les Paul, the last one I saw sold went for $50,000!!

[@esthernicol6508]

Sure

[@AndyFunke]

One of the most underrated famous guitar stories that is actually quite interesting is Kim Mitchell's guitar "Blue." Although that one is only famous among a very limited amount of guitarist/rock fans in Canada I suppose.

[@Hemi12go]

The guitar that really SHOULD have been on this list is Waylon Jennings Telecaster.

[@murl1]

Hell yes!

[@eatmyass5041]

god damn yeah most legendary tele ever take a Tele and put black and white leather on it

[@juanmendoza2993]

Who?

[@ihavenoidea4503]

Yesss brian red special is on hear and it makes me so happy that everyone in the comments is talking about mostly brian and his red special

[@WormdrivE66]

Peter Framptons Black les paul. Very cool story.

[@adamgregory7755]

WormdrivE66 Best most unbelievable story. It's amazing how the world works.

[@wyndorphstormcrow8372]

Love your videos I just discovered you're channel and I really enjoy it

[@kyejohnson3666]

What about jimmy page's dragon telecaster?

[@douglastaylor43]

always wondered what happened to that tele

[@josephtenorio4382]

the telecaster was used in most album recordings, he used the les paul live due to its more loud noise

[@samueldomingue6197]

Douglas Taylor some chick painted over it while he was touring with Zepp but I think he still has the neck

[@QueenFan12]

or his double neck

[@masadda7]

@@QueenFan12 or his les paul

[@catjudo1]

My favorite is Malcolm Young's "Beast", the Gretsch Jet Firebird he used for most of his career. It was given to him by one of his brother George's Easybeats bandmates and was originally red. It stayed red into the early days of AC/DC, but Malcolm decided to remove the paint, resulting in a bare wood finish it kept through the rest of his career. Malcolm removed the neck pickup, feeling that the single bridge pickup and resonance from the hollow inner chambers sounded better. He played Beast for most of his AC/DC career, though he used a hollow body Gibson in the early 1980's as well. When he was forced to retire, nephew Stevie Young assumed his place in the band. To maintain the sound, Stevie initially used a red Jet Firebird and now appears to use a Malcolm Young Salute Jet that is very similar to Malcolm's Beast. Finally, Gretsch sells a Malcolm Young Signature Jet Firebird and Salute Jet. They are, I believe, the only models Gretsch sells with a natural finish.

[@scadoodlemusic3682]

I'm a simple man, I saw frankenstrat so I clicked

[@jackcoughlin335]

ScadoodleMyNoodle same

[@bucksebastian173]

fun fact about Van Halen: when brothers Eddie and Alex got there instruments Alex got the guitar and Eddie got the drums, since they had a hard time playing there instruments there traded

[@mr.tommyguns8805]

The Peter Green's Les Paul guitar had a good one history...

[@mr.tommyguns8805]

Chris de la Cruz yess I was referring to this also... It had a big history... It could be a full video talking about that 😁😁

[@jettacub86]

Tomás Criado Kirk Hammett owns that guitar now. The history keeps on going.

[@funeralbillii9172]

$2 MILLION dollars worth of history now that Kirk Hammett bought it for that sum.

[@michaelcolvin348]

My step father paid $15 at a yard sale for a Kay acoustic guitar an taught me a couple chords. That was when I was 8 years old ... I'm in my mid 50s now and can't imagine life without being able to play. Music is the greatest gift :)

[@ronrussomanno2994]

What about Zakk Wydle's bulls eye Les Paul?

[@EpicGamer69]

Ron Russomanno his friend was panting it, he said horizontal and his friend put a circle pattern on it

[@wesnorthcutt639]

please don't go there...

[@Smokinpython]

I was expecting that too! It should have been on the list seeing how the famous Bullseye paint job design was a mistake which should have made this list

[@greengoku10]

@@Smokinpython Didn't it get stolen at some point only for him to buy it back at an auction?

[@Smokinpython]

@@greengoku10 close it was actually bought at a pawn shop buy a guy for like $200 and he took the pickups out and noticed it said ZW which was Zakk Wylde signature Odin Grail that's he lost and so he contacted management and was able to give it back toZackk and in return Zack gave him a signature zw lp for returning it to him

[@Ruefus]

To all those complaining that *this* guitar or *that* guitar wasn't listed: The title is "The Stories Behind 7 Famous Guitars". Not the best, most famous or greatest 7. Just 7 stories. Yeah....Knopfler's Strat could be there, Page's LP, SRV's Number One, Billy Gibbons' Pearly Gates, Billy Malcom's Gretsch, Armstrong's Blue, Dimebag, Springsteen's Tele, Bo Diddley, Randy Rhoads, Angus Young.....blah blah blah. You're all right. Stories exist for all those instruments. This guy told 7 stories he chose. We could all do the same.

[@Lithuania8634]

I didn't see 'eet fuk'

[@deadinsyde6756]

Not a Homosexual yes

[@pickolascage1283]

Not a Homosexual hetfield took the tape off , that's why you don't see it anymore. far as I know he still plays ESPs tho.

[@n6ahslost]

David Lee Roth He didn't take the tape off, he just retired the guitar in general. Last he used it was for Suicide and Redemption on Death Magnetic, but it's in no condition to be played live anymore due to how damaged it is.

[@pickolascage1283]

justHyperious Noah Pederson the good thing about Gibson exploders is you can always get another one off the rack and it'll sound just as good as the last.

[@Dylan-go5iv]

Not a Homosexual I've literally been scrolling through the comments just to find this :)

[@kurtsherrick2066]

Ritchie Blackmore's scalloped neck on his signature Strat was the biggest innovation and gave him a sound like no other.

[@rogerstill71]

Why don't you tell the story of Rory Gallagher's Strat, the first one in Ireland? There's a lot of history there.

[@LetMeGoForever]

oldfartatplay1320 Why don’t you make your own video?

[@ayylmao3728]

3:54 for you queen fans you’re welcome c;

[@kanenas9437]

Kurt Cobain's mustang???

[@bluzshadez]

If I remember it right, Dweezil Zappa found what's left of Jimi Hendrix's burnt guitar and asked his father, Frank, what to do with it. So, Frank Zappa allowed his son to take the guitar to Fender so they can rebuild it. Years later, Dweezil Zappa took the same guitar to Norm's Rare Guitars so Norm can take a look at it. If you'll just check that channel, I know you'd find that video. I love this video! Very informative!

[@jeradLiberty]

i watched this hoping to see jack whites red airline!!

[@pemo2676]

you can watch the guy who cleans and reinforces Trigger so it doesn't completely fall apart online, a lovely process to watch and very calming

[@sebastiencaplat1530]

Brian's is the best no arguments

[@liljgoneman9765]

Cool video. I like the no BS intro. I bout half expected a bit on Neil's "Ol' Black"....

[@deaterk]

Did he just say ‘Red siesta strat’?!?! It’s Fiesta Red... (Named after a party, not an afternoon nap)

[@eudymaverickmentor]

If you are a little older, one of the seminal sounds was Grand Funk Railroads early garage fuck sound. Mark Farner played a Musicraft Messenger. It had a a magnesium-aluminum alloy neck AND had the funky tape (years before Van Halen) over the f-holes that were stuffed to keep it from squealing on stage. But the final sound was this crazy percussive sound which gave GFR it's nature's garage energy. Eastwood Guitars has started selling well built replicas.

[@sethery7826]

I feel like dimes dean from hell would have been cool

[@themingee1]

I loved this video, ty for making it. Subscribed!

[@gracekennedy2364]

Yaaaaaas the red special yaaaas

[@frickbls]

samuraiguitarist - Zakk Wylde's signature bullseye Gibson Les Paul was originally supposed to be painted with the vertigo hypnotizing circle but they made a mistake and painted the bullseye. He received this guitar just before a gig with no time to have it fixed and it ended up just sticking. The Zakk Wylde Les Paul custom bullseye was born!

[@kevinpaul1719]

How about the story of Jimmy Page buying that Magic Les Paul from Joe Walsh

[@jeffschoppers9732]

I thought Joe gave it to Jimmy as a gift for him.

[@OutaTimeFPV]

The Peter Frampton Black Les Paul. It was the guitar from the album cover of “Frampton Comes Alive” and it was believed to have been lost in a plane crash for over 35 years. Then he got an email regarding details of recovery, and apparently it was one of the only things that survived the crash.

[@nickparkin8527]

What about randy roads polka dot flying v

[@jackcoughlin335]

nick parkin that's what I'm saying

[@quentin536]

Exactly

[@Don_of_the_Dad]

I played one of John Frusciante's Post-fire sold guitars. It was amazing.

[@zariqazri2144]

ouh.. how about matthias jabs explorer and Micheal schenker flying v ??

[@douglasfreeman3229]

I'd like to see a museum entirely dedicated to these wonderful instruments.

[@ClintonHamner]

What about Randy Rhoads Jackson black white polka dot Flying V guitar

[@MrModelnutz]

You really should include J.J.Cale's heavily modified Harmony Acoustic....many influential songs created with that guitar !

[@Loogiz]

What about Woody Guthrie's guitar? "This Machine Kills Fascists"?

[@pickolascage1283]

Luke Hambone ANTIFA burned it during a protest somewhere..

[@caseymather1957]

David Lee Roth why? Antifa would worship it

[@JaneEticFailure]

Fuck Antifa

[@alive28697]

Woody Guthrie was a communist piece of shit.

[@charlesshawarma]

Guthrie rips

[@kvernon1]

"No need to beat around the bush, let's dive in". Thank you! What I would give to have *every* video start like that -- instead of so many people opening with lines they and they alone think are funny, cutting-edge, and entertaining!