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@eamonahern74952 ай бұрын
Your disrespect of all things Kerry King tempts me to rage unsubscribe. That BC Rich V looks top tier compared to the monstrosity he came up with a few years ago.
@chaseadams50372 ай бұрын
I do really BIG poo's Brad🤤
@jackko212 ай бұрын
I prefer when Dave mustaine was with Jackson guitars
@Jake-sw3ss2 ай бұрын
No BC Rich Bich or Warlock? Sadness...
@SvenTviking2 ай бұрын
Anybody, ANYBODY Who can stick Steve Vai’s JEM ANYWHERE but legendary, should give up guitar completely, take up the oboe or something. You are technically a way, way better guitarist than me, but I now look down upon you.
@adamcostilla16922 ай бұрын
We all know that if KK Downing came out with the MGK guitar for the "British Steel" album all us boomers would be drooling over it.
@BradleyHallGuitar2 ай бұрын
Haha!
@DomyIsDumbass2 ай бұрын
Pretty true
@jmagowan122 ай бұрын
Always loved the style of his guitars! That dark red flying V is crisp!
@derpymcderp59662 ай бұрын
I want to like your reply, but do not want to ruin that NICE number
@wretneck2 ай бұрын
I'm wishing he did, I already was saying that the British Steel cover is the only iconic Razorblade in all of metal; MGK only got his to the forefront only through "controversy"
@The_Great_Letter_E2 ай бұрын
James Hetfield's "EET FUK" ESP Explorer-style guitar deserves a mention.
@sorinbotnaru16162 ай бұрын
Hell yeah! This one and the black "FUK EM UP" MX220. Then there's the black album era MX250s
@andersons4704 күн бұрын
Also the iron cross is cool
@davidcampbell87262 ай бұрын
Not super heavy metal, but I believe other iconic guitars are these: 1. Stevie Ray Vaughan's teared wood Stratocaster 2. David Gilmour's black Strat 3. Slash's (yup, I know...) sunburn Les Paul
@BradleyHallGuitar2 ай бұрын
Yeah there's for sure loads more I could've done, but the stream was already like 3 hours long as it was haha
@tmmsplace2 ай бұрын
Yah, can believe Slash’s guitar was left off
@ej1_drew2 ай бұрын
that's what I'm saying!
@master_jon2 ай бұрын
Jeff Waters red flying V
@guitarbyniko2 ай бұрын
You forgot The Les Paul Greeny😢@@BradleyHallGuitar
@tastyblood62872 ай бұрын
- Paul Stanley, Ibanez Cracked Mirror - John 5, Lava Telecaster - Doyle, Dean Annihilator - Chuck Schuldiner, B.C. Rich Stealth - George Lynch, ESP Sunburst Tiger
@meltv33992 ай бұрын
who!?
@-meat-2 ай бұрын
@@meltv3399 tf you mean "who"?
@zzodysseuszz2 ай бұрын
Isn’t the Ibanez cracked mirror Marty Friedman’s signature guitar?
@tastyblood62872 ай бұрын
@@zzodysseuszz They are similar, but Paul Stanley used it about 30 years before, and it is actually a real broken mirror, Marty's one has a kind of purple reflective material with the same pattern.
@BraydenM0142 ай бұрын
I wanna say either George's Skull n Bones guitar or the yellow tiger are a little more iconic than the sunburst tiger
@cheenu7112 ай бұрын
Not a boomer but the Frankenstein guitar being at the top of this list is the only right answer. That design began the superstrat era.
@Kyle_Evers2 ай бұрын
There is not a single more iconic guitar IMO
@fisheatingjoe2 ай бұрын
I'd say it's a tie with the les paul. The les paul is so ingrained in guitar culture that people forget that it's a signature guitar.
@rmaxtpmxАй бұрын
@@Kyle_Eversit can't be your opinion whether a thing is iconic. Wtf is wrong with people? In my opinion, 2+2=4. Either state a fact or an opinion. A thing can't be both.
@leoncorbett455314 күн бұрын
@@fisheatingjoea les Paul signature les Paul
@robertshepard21172 ай бұрын
Why no Jackson Rhoads? It was the first offset V and the very first Jackson guitar ever. And there is the whole Randy Rhoads angle,and it's the coolest v. Back in the day the most metal looking guitars were Jackson Rhoads and BC Rich warlocks.......
@ImMikeWen2 ай бұрын
True❤
@vashwolfwood58992 ай бұрын
Yeah the polka is the classic but the Jackson is his actual signature
@Plumbsss2 ай бұрын
Synyster gates guitar is awesome and no one can change my guitar
@user-hk4le2fl5k18 күн бұрын
Honest the skull bat carries
@nicolasreveco374813 күн бұрын
specially in black/gold
@ilikevideos48682 ай бұрын
I like Buckethead's guitar. So simple and minimalistic, unlike a lot of his music
@JohnDoe-bw3tz2 ай бұрын
James Hetfield's "More Beer" Gibson Explorer. Most iconic, no signature.
@samarthchaudhary69692 ай бұрын
Just bought the synyster gates guitar and you called it "A syn" 😑
@PIZZAdayisback10 күн бұрын
Or maybe he said "a sin"
@MrJones312 ай бұрын
I love the Schecter Synyster Gates Custom Guitar
@pituophisart69162 ай бұрын
Calls an ML a razorback, game over. Bye
@chimpboy123452 ай бұрын
Really think SRV's first wife and BB King's Lucille should have made the list.
@ShieldYoung2 ай бұрын
I would say Brian May Red is one of the most gorgeous looking guitars of all time ❤
@kevinmitchell7662 ай бұрын
The fact that he made the original with his father just adds to the awesomeness.
@ShieldYoung2 ай бұрын
@@kevinmitchell766 I know right
@rockydempsey942 ай бұрын
I used to work in the Guitar Gallery at Sweetwater so I have played a lot of these. Despite its looks, the Nuno Bettencourt Washburn is an incredible guitar. It sounds great, has unparalleled upper fret access, and has a super comfortable neck. 10/10
@Wild2MildAlan2 ай бұрын
After 30+ years of playing/buying/selling guitars, I finally bought my first N4. There is no finer guitar available; the Majesty is close. I now have three N4's in different woods. Sold all other guitars except for RG that I custom built.
@jemapellepelle.2 ай бұрын
Where is chuck's B.C Rich Stealth masterpiece?!?
@Julian-AJCP2 ай бұрын
Exactly my thought... Legendary guitar.
@BradleyHallGuitar2 ай бұрын
Bro Chuck didn't have a signature guitar haha, can Death bonerbois just give it a rest for 1 day PLEASE lmao
@aligatorsandwitch722 ай бұрын
@@BradleyHallGuitarFair point but the Polka Dot wasn't Randy Rhoads' signature guitar, his signature was the Jackson Conchord
@cIappo8962 ай бұрын
@@BradleyHallGuitarnot signature, but BC Rich sure keep naming their Stealths after him, making it basically signature retroactively
@shelbyavant50812 ай бұрын
@@BradleyHallGuitar That's a shitty excuse considering several of these guitars were never production pieces available to the public
@joshmeredith36592 ай бұрын
The handle on the Jem is surprisingly useful. I've got two Jems, and I find myself using the monkey grip all the time. It's kind of silly looking, but I honestly wish all guitars had them, from a pure utility standpoint.
@arvetemecha2 ай бұрын
I agree, the large upper "horn" on the Ibanez Fireman is also quite useful for the same reason.
@Rich2M3162 ай бұрын
I'm absolutely in love with the Ibanez JEM and I feel it's definitely up there among the most legendary guitars like Dime's and EVH's signature models. Absolutely gorgeous
@Shahaaim2 ай бұрын
The WildChild Jackson Alexi had before he switched to ESP was quite legendary imo
@holydiver732 ай бұрын
I always liked George Lunch’s guitar he played in the Dream Warriors video by Dokken. What did he call it? Bones? The Skeleton?
@unholy6912 ай бұрын
Paul Stanley fractured mirrors guitar !!! LEGENDARY 🤘🏻
@kunozehnder2 ай бұрын
I was in the guitar store to buy my first guitar. I want to buy a Les Paul, but then I saw a Marty Friedman Kelly (1998 Japan). I had to buy this guitar. Plays very nice.
@hampuspersson65092 ай бұрын
I got one of those Schecter avenger things practicly for free. Never been a fan of Synyster Gates but the guitar is fenomenal and the bodyshape grows on you, thankfully mine doesn’t have that stripe paintjob. The shape is the definition of fugly!
@Wild2MildAlan2 ай бұрын
Chris DeGarmo of Queensryche...ESP carved TriRyche (the Queensryche emblem) is the coolest guitar I have ever seen. If you rate a Hetfield guitar, it should be the ESP EET FUK guitar. It is legendary. The most metal guitar is BC Rich NJ Beast. If Petrucci's Majesty had a headstock that complemented the body, I would buy one. It is near perfect in design. My guitar...Washburn N4 Walnut.
@ObnoxiusBrat2 ай бұрын
Holy shit, I disagree literally everywhere
@regisnemezio2 ай бұрын
Is Bradley doing live? Can anyone inform where? Could not find here or twitch. Thanks
@nathanielflint9782 ай бұрын
I would like to know that too! 🤷♂️
@BradleyHallGuitar2 ай бұрын
What do you guys think of our rankings?? 🎸
@Lucas-dm7xo2 ай бұрын
I watched it live I think they are great
@Lucas-dm7xo2 ай бұрын
Watching the streams live is a lot better because you get a lot of the inside jokes that went on during that stream
@bendup522 ай бұрын
Very entertaining my good man! Thanks!
@zemlidrakona29152 ай бұрын
For the first time, I'm kind of in sync with your rankings.
@Manu-Official2 ай бұрын
If you can name the player just by looking at the guitar, it's a legendary guitar.
@TrulySoviet24362 ай бұрын
hey brad what do you think of 3rd ave strats
@bmwolfGrim2 ай бұрын
recently bought ESP Edwards alexi pink sawtooth. been wanting alexi's sig model since i started playing so it was a dream come true. beyond legendary guitar
@elguitarTom2 ай бұрын
Dimebag's Dean guitar feels very good to play on: Strings very close to neck without buzzing. It sort of feels like it plays itself. Downside: It's very big, and heavy. Massive guitar!
@srogers5002 күн бұрын
Good point about Jason Becker. His style was very fun and playful. He had a unique voice that often had some nursery rhyme type melodies mixed in. No telling how much more he could have become. Glad he's still around, expressing himself, and still expiring us.
@RosencrantzxGuildenstern2 ай бұрын
I think I heard Vai say in an interview once the point of the monkey grip being they wanted to come up with something no one in their right mind would copy off of their design. I could totally see that being the case!
@marcelo.bassalo2 ай бұрын
02:08 Doppler Effect guitar.
@RUST_1N_P34CE_2 ай бұрын
hey i was in this stream :D!!!
@BradleyHallGuitar2 ай бұрын
Wooooooooo
@thedeadkeepitmetalcovers2 ай бұрын
I love a good RG (6 string, 7 string, upside down headstock) and anything that looks like an explorer - Especially the Snakebyte!
@breachless53202 ай бұрын
Man… when I was a kid I was obsessed with that Marty Friedman Jackson Kelly. I would bring my Musicians Friend catalog to school and show all my friends on the bus how awesome it was… and no one cared. 😂 it was hard being a metal kid in the 90’s. I still want that guitar in the worst way.
@kaz57072 ай бұрын
Eet fuk paired with the stance is pure distilled badassery
@user-ve1hw4xg1c2 ай бұрын
soul power would perfectly fit there
@Wacnopolose2 ай бұрын
You should do a bass tier list
@TheAndostro2 ай бұрын
9:42 i love this guitar gonna buy it one day
@MrMetalcoreaddict2 ай бұрын
You forgot about Chuck's stealth
@NeuronicPlague2 ай бұрын
Would have loved a steaming hot take on Fredrik Thordendal's Ibanez FTM33!
@RubberMuffin2 ай бұрын
James hetfields 1988 and above esp mx guitars. Alexi laiho esp vs are really sick aswell. Dimebags dean mls play really wonderful aswell
@ianearl15542 ай бұрын
Dimebag is my lord and savior
@koonsickgreen62722 ай бұрын
Dime damn right
@Whitehorse_crimefighterАй бұрын
My favorite guitar design is the Peter Tosh M16 guitar. Had to mention it before the end of the video so im not sure if it is listed in this. Hope you guys know what im talking about
@triledink2 ай бұрын
Everyone has their favorite signature guitar, but everyone knows that the Sonic the Hedgehog ESP guitar truly is the most badass guitar of all time, including the Shadow guitar. Im also talking about the Shoe headstock, truly the fastest guitar in existance.
@fraserpaterson60462 ай бұрын
Stoked to see Bumblefoot's signature model on there, plus his "early days" ridiculous guitars. Strange shapes for sure, but some incredible music has been made on them.
@deadlegjack25742 ай бұрын
I do own a Schecter JL7 but i have a 2014 model with a swamp ash body that may be a little lighter then the ash? Its also signed by Jeff himslef.
@Gaf-super-8-music5542 ай бұрын
WHAT IS GOING ON HERE!!! 2:13 I just saw this guitar in a dream without knowing it existed! I swear, I just had a dream last night where I was in some sort of thriftstore and I came across this guitar with odd cutaway and covered with lots of white stripes. And now it turns out to be real in this video! This is so weird and kind of creepy.
@3_14pie2 ай бұрын
on one hand I'm glad you didn't even included dimebag's guitar on the list, but on the other I'd love to see it in firewood tier
@svmmyb0i2202 ай бұрын
I bought an Ernie Ball John Petrucci Majesty a few years ago, and although it was the most unnecessarily expensive purchase I've ever made that's not a car, its the greatest guitar I've ever played and I love it to death
@oneminutefixed5003Ай бұрын
Brian May's guitar has a really cool history behind it. His father made it out of a table top and a 100 year old wood beam from a fireplace. There were also parts from his mother's sewing kit. Also, that guitar has never been refretted
@user-tb2un2ly8c2 ай бұрын
I missed the Ibanez JPM Models... The best axe that i ever have played in my life...
@Kelvin-ud4pz2 ай бұрын
John 5s black bigsby tele is just 👌🔥
@chrislognshot2 ай бұрын
how can you rate the guitars if you have not play them or touch them. its like rating something with only going by looks
@push3kpro2 ай бұрын
Why there is no Glenn Tiptons Hamer guitar (see Painkiller videoclip)?
@dietersmit66392 ай бұрын
Jip. That's why I clicked! To see the Hamer GT!
@michaeliniga79582 ай бұрын
Cuz eddie van halen was the guy who inspired dimebag, in fine with the Frankenstrat being the only guitar above dimes
@meltv33992 ай бұрын
I haven't heard that Mudvayne riff sense my devil lock days
@RobScenity2 ай бұрын
The Paul Gilbert @6:29 looks like two old-time can openers on a stick.
@jerrodwatts552 ай бұрын
Forgot Kerry King tiger ESP. Pretty dope
@andyhayes78282 ай бұрын
Basically a rear loaded strat (no pickguard) SUPER STRAT ! The Bumblebee on the back of Van Halen 2 was the first rear loaded (funny term huh 😂) strat that I ever saw. So after that 'Bumblebee' Charvel was made, most companies followed ( Kramer, Bc Ritch, Ibanez,etc). The LA metal scene yielded lots of cool super strats FROM lynch, DeMartini, Keel, Rough Cutt (Amir Derakh), etc.
@steveincali12 ай бұрын
Big fan, Bradley. As a super untalented, tone def, terrible memory player want to be, I've really appreciated the noobs tornado of souls solo tab. It probably takes a bunch of time, but a lucrecia nooby solo tab would be cool.
@DougiEs_cReAtioN_StATioN2 ай бұрын
I oddly agree 99.9% with you Beanley..! Good Show Bro
@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t2 ай бұрын
The list needed a swooper duper ultimate tier to contain Jay Yeunger's sparkly green Iceman.
@wiktorz85242 ай бұрын
why snakebyte as Hetfield's guitar?? Should be EET FUK, Electra V or Iron Cross
@Octopusman00762 ай бұрын
I watched this whole video with a tuning peg in my nose and now my nose feels like shit so thanks Brad!
@paramourcat2 ай бұрын
I know you didn't like the Larada stuff, but what about the Kaizens he designed with ernie ball?
@alex.529325 күн бұрын
I have only been playing for 3 years and only own 5 guitars but I bought the a Schecter Loomis 7 string signature for my birthday a couple months ago and it is the best guitar I have ever played in my life. After playing this guitar for months I dont think I’ll ever buy a guitar that isnt schecter ever again. No its not a super crazy guitar but I think simplicity of its design adds to its charm and the feel and quality is the best ive ever experienced. I think it deserves more than a C tier.
@ZappaSheik2 ай бұрын
The Handle is for poseing according to Steve Vai
@a.j.leclair54262 ай бұрын
Hell yeah man this is genius! What i would give to have just one of these amazing guitars. I know Dean guitars are out of style kinda but man i love them especially Dimes version. Well done
@reiyya93772 ай бұрын
Rockband guitar or guitar hero guitar?? Although, in all seriousness, I'd love to see you expand on this tier list in the future.
@KnapfordMaster9814 күн бұрын
Mick Mars' floyd rose mirror top Tele guitar goes in S for Shiny.
@TorquilBletchleySmythe2 ай бұрын
The practical use of the Steve Vai Monkey Grip? Have you not seen a Dave Lee Roth Band video clip? It's to get a good grip on it before you toss it over one shoulder during the drum set-up for the solo before you begin to shred and tap so divinely, it makes poor Eddie Van Halen take a step back from his spot in the Band in Heaven to shed a tear...Now please move it up to legendary.
@Asheanae2 ай бұрын
I have a Brian May red special. You NEED to play it! 24 frets 24 inch scale length. It's fast, slinky, bendy, MAGIC!
@AwkwardHypernerd4132 ай бұрын
The Jem’s handle was so that vai could throw it around stage easier
@michaelfortunato31172 ай бұрын
when is Bradley going to get a beans graphic guitar? that would be legendary
@De-probationibus-conspiratio2 ай бұрын
Adrian Vandenberg's Peavy from the late 80's is my all time favorite
@MrJingles0212 ай бұрын
Jeff Loomis last had a signature Jackson Kelly, didn't he? He hasn't been with Schecter for a long time.
@spooty752 ай бұрын
I've wanted an Ibanez Xiphos 7 for the best part of 20 years since discovering Necrophagist
@jonathanpatze872 ай бұрын
I just recognized that MAB 4 Neck Guitar is all Floyd Roses, the poor guitar tech. Also I remember reading about the monkey grip in the JEM, iIrc Vai literally wanted something to grip and carry his guitar when outside of the case.
@SvenTviking2 ай бұрын
The most legendary EVH guitar was his “Court case” Ibanez Destroyer. That guitar has a monster, MONSTER sound and was all over Van Halen One.
@Julien.immanuel.dornfeld2 ай бұрын
Putting synyster gates guitar so low is a war crime
@BradleyHallGuitar2 ай бұрын
A7X is my favorite band ever but man that guitar is a monstrosity haha
@mrseaweed882 ай бұрын
I love the gothic design of it, not to mention how sick the specs are
@Julien.immanuel.dornfeld2 ай бұрын
@@mrseaweed88Same + the fretboards Inlays Look very sick
@cheenu7112 ай бұрын
dogshit design tbh
@magicmamba9152 ай бұрын
@@BradleyHallGuitarlmfao syns guitar looks very unic and beautiful. If we had Tommy iommi sg, why we don't have Matt heafy les Paul's?
@seancunningham44622 ай бұрын
this video could have gone on forever 😂 satchels charvel - lemmys rickenbacker - mat bellamys manson - james roots jazzmaster and so on haha
@JustinMcNabbIreland2 ай бұрын
Had a Satriani guitar for years, it actually sounded like your shite sound. Check out the Jackson Pro Series Phil Demmel Demmelition Fury RTF, it is a sick looking guitar. When the light hits it, the fade between red and black is class.
@Shafferhead2 ай бұрын
I want nothing more than a Kerry King V with the ESP reversed banana headstock. Fucking rips
@yarv8842 ай бұрын
ML, Frankenstrat and red special are my choice
@UnorthodoxMortality2 ай бұрын
i watched this live stream and it was great
@jfroines2 ай бұрын
I know it's a thousand miles from metal, but Lindsey Buckingham's "Rik Turner model 1" guitar is right up there in the list of iconic guitars.
@Halcyonix-ei7vn11 күн бұрын
Wasn’t gonna say anything until he put the TOD10N in the C tier. It’s a nylon which is why the tone is different than your every day acoustic which you probably know, but also how could you put those fretboard inlays in anything lower than A
@FinThrasher872 ай бұрын
Kerry King’s Guitar is so cool, he could kill All his band members with The headstock
@reeely123110 күн бұрын
0:00 that actually feels kinda nice 👍
@theneonchimpchannel90952 ай бұрын
I have my own signature guitar called "The Chimpenbacker". You can see it on my channel, mostly on videos of my "tour" of the UK from last year.
@metalbraincoder2 ай бұрын
I like Paul Gilbert's Fireman. It's like the Iceman but done right.
@bobsizzlack0082 ай бұрын
Not a guitar, but the Alex Webster custom Spector Euro-LX5 blood splatter bass is Legendary.
@ImInLoveWithBulla2 ай бұрын
What about Kane Roberts with the machine gun guitar?
@mikeyleenders2 ай бұрын
Anyone know where I can get a Dean ML in Europe?
@ShadowHuayra2 ай бұрын
As a Steve Vai JEM enjoyer, the handle serves no purpose other than letting people see what’s hiding behind the guitar. And if you wear the strap low enough, you can play hide the salami with your guitar
@alexogando64772 ай бұрын
I'd like him to mention Uli John Roth's sky dean. Again not super metal but a beautiful guitar
@awguitarroom80332 ай бұрын
I'd put Dave Mustaine's signature Dean guitars in legendary but his Gibson signature guitars are kind of meh..
@shelbyavant50812 ай бұрын
Well, you are certainly entitled to your crap opinion, but surely we can both agree that the Jacksons and ESP should have been top-tier.
@awguitarroom80332 ай бұрын
@@shelbyavant5081 you think the Gibson is better than his Dean signature guitars?
@shelbyavant50812 ай бұрын
@@awguitarroom8033 After owning both, yes. The Deans (Korean AND USA) are the least nice of Dave's endorsed brands. They also sound the worst because of the Livewire pickups. That being said, my main point is that the Gibsons are better than meh, and the Deans are less than legendary.
@awguitarroom80332 ай бұрын
@shelbyavant5081 I've played his Rust in Peace dean signature and his new Gibson as well and I liked the Dean more. The Gibson wasn't even finished really. The back of the headstock wasn't sanded down and for the price you pay for it those little things are inexcusable . To me it doesn't play as good as my 400 dollar Ibanez. If it's a preference thing that's fine man. You have yours and I have mine. I've also owned a bunch of Dean guitars throughout the years and I've always loved them so I may be a little bias. That being said my father in law has an old les Paul and it is one of the best guitars I've ever played feeling wise. So I got nothing against Gibson or any guitar company.
@awguitarroom80332 ай бұрын
@shelbyavant5081 and yes I do agree about the Jackson and ESP guitars.