SICK Or OVERRATED? The Most Iconic GUITARS Of All Time

[@BradleyHallGuitar]

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[@eamonahern7495]

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.

[@chaseadams5037]

I do really BIG poo's Brad🤤

[@jackko21]

I prefer when Dave mustaine was with Jackson guitars

[@Jake-sw3ss]

No BC Rich Bich or Warlock? Sadness...

[@SvenTviking]

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.

[@adamcostilla1692]

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.

[@BradleyHallGuitar]

Haha!

[@Domydiy]

Pretty true

[@jmagowan12]

Always loved the style of his guitars! That dark red flying V is crisp!

[@derpymcderp5966]

I want to like your reply, but do not want to ruin that NICE number

[@wretneck]

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"

[@davidcampbell8726]

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

[@BradleyHallGuitar]

Yeah there's for sure loads more I could've done, but the stream was already like 3 hours long as it was haha

[@tmmsplace]

Yah, can believe Slash’s guitar was left off

[@ej1_drew]

that's what I'm saying!

[@master_jon]

Jeff Waters red flying V

[@guitarbyniko]

You forgot The Les Paul Greeny​😢@@BradleyHallGuitar

[@tastyblood6287]

- Paul Stanley, Ibanez Cracked Mirror - John 5, Lava Telecaster - Doyle, Dean Annihilator - Chuck Schuldiner, B.C. Rich Stealth - George Lynch, ESP Sunburst Tiger

[@meltv3399]

who!?

[@-meat-]

@@meltv3399 tf you mean "who"?

[@zzodysseuszz]

Isn’t the Ibanez cracked mirror Marty Friedman’s signature guitar?

[@tastyblood6287]

@@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.

[@BraydenM014]

I wanna say either George's Skull n Bones guitar or the yellow tiger are a little more iconic than the sunburst tiger

[@The_Great_Letter_E]

James Hetfield's "EET FUK" ESP Explorer-style guitar deserves a mention.

[@sorinbotnaru1616]

Hell yeah! This one and the black "FUK EM UP" MX220. Then there's the black album era MX250s

[@AmiGuitar]

also his fake gibson flying v

[@didi5617]

And the MUYA V

[@cheenu711]

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_Evers]

There is not a single more iconic guitar IMO

[@fisheatingjoe]

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.

[@rmaxtpmx]

​@@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.

[@leoncorbett4553]

@@fisheatingjoea les Paul signature les Paul

[@Haroun-El-Poussah]

"This guitar is shit" - Eddie Van Halen

[@robertshepard2117]

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.......

[@ImNotMikeWen]

True❤

[@vashwolfwood5899]

Yeah the polka is the classic but the Jackson is his actual signature

[@Plumbsss]

Synyster gates guitar is awesome and no one can change my guitar

[@XanderBingham-e1x]

Honest the skull bat carries

[@nicolasreveco3748]

specially in black/gold

[@ilikevideos4868]

I like Buckethead's guitar. So simple and minimalistic, unlike a lot of his music

[@JohnDoe-bw3tz]

James Hetfield's "More Beer" Gibson Explorer. Most iconic, no signature.

[@chimpboy12345]

Really think SRV's first wife and BB King's Lucille should have made the list.

[@rockydempsey94]

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

[@Haroun-El-Poussah]

And the coolest ones are made of padauk wood...

[@MrJones31]

I love the Schecter Synyster Gates Custom Guitar

[@Shahaaim]

The WildChild Jackson Alexi had before he switched to ESP was quite legendary imo

[@samarthchaudhary-y2p]

Just bought the synyster gates guitar and you called it "A syn" 😑

[@PIZZAdayisback]

Or maybe he said "a sin"

[@Soosakasees]

It sucks and so does gaytes

[@ShieldYoung]

I would say Brian May Red is one of the most gorgeous looking guitars of all time ❤

[@kevinmitchell766]

The fact that he made the original with his father just adds to the awesomeness.

[@ShieldYoung]

@@kevinmitchell766 I know right

[@Haroun-El-Poussah]

@@kevinmitchell766 Actually, they built three originals, all from a 200+ years old oak wood

[@kevinmitchell766]

@@Haroun-El-Poussah Yes, I had forgotten that.

[@Haroun-El-Poussah]

@@kevinmitchell766 Well, it's a bit of an issue as the oak was from a fireplace and had been dug by woodworms for centuries... Usually, if you make a guitar out of oak, it will sound pretty thin, but with the chambering and from being freaking dry... I think that those buying commercial replicas of his guitar are nowhere near from sounding like the real thing... Any way, I'm neither interested into signature guitars, nor by sounding like anyone. My fav'd guitar is neckthru with a hippie-sandwich, it's about 3 quarters of maple, a quarter of alder, 10% of the neck is a graphite bar instead of the trussrod and the fretboard is of phenowood, the wood mixed with phenolic resin being sawdust from Brazilian rosewood... AFAIK, I'm the only one owing two on the 46 ever built between 1991 and 1999 and from a psychoacoustic POV, there are only 2 things inducing the same effect on me, two Guarnerius violins, one is the "Vieuxtemps" used by Anne-Akiko Meyers, you know, the $18m one, the other has no price, it's owned by the city of Genoa and you need to win a contest to be allowed to play it, it's "Il Cannone", formerly owned by Paganini.You can't use these guitars as workmates, it's to intense, you'd end at the loonies if you play these all the time! When I had an US-Strat, had to fight to make it sound, there is no such issue there, but I have to fight to not enter in a transe instead!!!

[@unholy691]

Paul Stanley fractured mirrors guitar !!! LEGENDARY 🤘🏻

[@Rich2M316]

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

[@elguitarTom]

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!

[@Haroun-El-Poussah]

Any good luthier cant take your strings super low, but it's not always the best solution, especially if you're a lot into bending...

[@Autism666Prime]

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.

[@breachless5320]

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.

[@haysc1970]

My bro got a kelly 7 string I played the other day. I'm not a 7 string fan but it plays really nice

[@joshmeredith3659]

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.

[@arvetemecha]

I agree, the large upper "horn" on the Ibanez Fireman is also quite useful for the same reason.

[@BradleyHallGuitar]

What do you guys think of our rankings?? 🎸

[@Peggy_Glazerz]

I watched it live I think they are great

[@Peggy_Glazerz]

Watching the streams live is a lot better because you get a lot of the inside jokes that went on during that stream

[@bendup52]

Very entertaining my good man! Thanks!

[@zemlidrakona2915]

For the first time, I'm kind of in sync with your rankings.

[@Manu-Official]

If you can name the player just by looking at the guitar, it's a legendary guitar.

[@jemapellepelle.]

Where is chuck's B.C Rich Stealth masterpiece?!?

[@Julian-AJCP]

Exactly my thought... Legendary guitar.

[@BradleyHallGuitar]

Bro Chuck didn't have a signature guitar haha, can Death bonerbois just give it a rest for 1 day PLEASE lmao

[@aligatorsandwitch72]

@@BradleyHallGuitarFair point but the Polka Dot wasn't Randy Rhoads' signature guitar, his signature was the Jackson Conchord

[@cIappo896]

@@BradleyHallGuitarnot signature, but BC Rich sure keep naming their Stealths after him, making it basically signature retroactively

[@shelbyavant5081]

​@@BradleyHallGuitar That's a shitty excuse considering several of these guitars were never production pieces available to the public

[@ianearl1554]

Dimebag is my lord and savior

[@koonsickgreen6272]

Dime damn right

[@Haroun-El-Poussah]

They should issue a Kevlar+Dyneema-coated Dimebag signature guitar

[@holydiver73]

I always liked George Lunch’s guitar he played in the Dream Warriors video by Dokken. What did he call it? Bones? The Skeleton?

[@triledink]

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.

[@Julien.immanuel.dornfeld]

Putting synyster gates guitar so low is a war crime

[@BradleyHallGuitar]

A7X is my favorite band ever but man that guitar is a monstrosity haha

[@mrseaweed88]

I love the gothic design of it, not to mention how sick the specs are

[@Julien.immanuel.dornfeld]

@@mrseaweed88Same + the fretboards Inlays Look very sick

[@cheenu711]

dogshit design tbh

[@magicmamba915]

​@@BradleyHallGuitarlmfao syns guitar looks very unic and beautiful. If we had Tommy iommi sg, why we don't have Matt heafy les Paul's?

[@Gaf-super-8-music554]

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.

[@pituophisart6916]

Calls an ML a razorback, game over. Bye

[@corbinnewman8886]

ML>Razorback. Remember dreaming over so many Dime MLs in Musicians friend catalogs! Razorbacks, not so much. Reminds me of an energy drink can design or something. I know Dime loved em, so no hate there, just not my style.

[@daver12591]

Yeah I like this channel, but he's clearly not much of a Pantera fan.

[@hampuspersson6509]

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!

[@svmmyb0i220]

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

[@MrMetalcoreaddict]

You forgot about Chuck's stealth

[@TheAndostro]

9:42 i love this guitar gonna buy it one day

[@srogers500]

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.

[@Wacnopolose]

You should do a bass tier list

[@RosencrantzxGuildenstern]

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.bassalo]

02:08 Doppler Effect guitar.

[@regisnemezio]

Is Bradley doing live? Can anyone inform where? Could not find here or twitch. Thanks

[@nathanielflint978]

I would like to know that too! 🤷‍♂️

[@ObnoxiusBrat]

Holy shit, I disagree literally everywhere

[@M3CH4N1X]

hey i was in this stream :D!!!

[@BradleyHallGuitar]

Wooooooooo

[@Tripp979]

The practical application of the "monkey handle" on the JEM is so it can't be copied. Vai designed the guitar with it so you could always spot someone trying to rip off the guitar.

[@Mitochondria120]

Dimebag has the coolest guitar of all time imo

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

The list needed a swooper duper ultimate tier to contain Jay Yeunger's sparkly green Iceman.

[@oneminutefixed5003]

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

[@jerrodwatts55]

Forgot Kerry King tiger ESP. Pretty dope

[@thefoxcreation3580]

What about James Hetfield white explorer or the man to wolf

[@kaz5707]

Eet fuk paired with the stance is pure distilled badassery

[@thedeadkeepitmetalcovers]

I love a good RG (6 string, 7 string, upside down headstock) and anything that looks like an explorer - Especially the Snakebyte!

[@Asheanae]

I have a Brian May red special. You NEED to play it! 24 frets 24 inch scale length. It's fast, slinky, bendy, MAGIC!

[@wiktorz8524]

why snakebyte as Hetfield's guitar?? Should be EET FUK, Electra V or Iron Cross

[@meltv3399]

I haven't heard that Mudvayne riff sense my devil lock days

[@3_14pie]

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

[@Cxdyy]

biblically accurate guitar 8:52

[@michaeliniga7958]

Cuz eddie van halen was the guy who inspired dimebag, in fine with the Frankenstrat being the only guitar above dimes

[@user-tb2un2ly8c]

I missed the Ibanez JPM Models... The best axe that i ever have played in my life...

[@fraserpaterson6046]

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.

[@AwkwardHypernerd413]

The Jem’s handle was so that vai could throw it around stage easier

[@RubberMuffin]

James hetfields 1988 and above esp mx guitars. Alexi laiho esp vs are really sick aswell. Dimebags dean mls play really wonderful aswell

[@chrislognshot]

how can you rate the guitars if you have not play them or touch them. its like rating something with only going by looks

[@GrimTheFox]

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

[@bossfan49]

George Lynch "Mr. Scary" (Skeleton) ESP, Rick Neilson's double neck Rick Nielson guitar (the necks are his legs).

[@Lux_1138]

hey brad what do you think of 3rd ave strats

[@reeely1231]

0:00 that actually feels kinda nice 👍

[@seancunningham4462]

this video could have gone on forever 😂 satchels charvel - lemmys rickenbacker - mat bellamys manson - james roots jazzmaster and so on haha

[@jfroines]

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.

[@ZappaSheik]

The Handle is for poseing according to Steve Vai

[@Whitehorse_crimefighter]

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

[@De-probationibus-conspiratio]

Adrian Vandenberg's Peavy from the late 80's is my all time favorite

[@na7h4n34]

Prince’s guitars?

[@steveincali1]

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.

[@SvenTviking]

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.

[@yarv884]

ML, Frankenstrat and red special are my choice

[@axEcraFT__cReations]

I oddly agree 99.9% with you Beanley..! Good Show Bro

[@Kelvin-ud4pz]

John 5s black bigsby tele is just 👌🔥

[@alex.5293]

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.

[@reiyya9377]

Rockband guitar or guitar hero guitar?? Although, in all seriousness, I'd love to see you expand on this tier list in the future.

[@andyhayes7828]

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.

[@horgh_japan]

Just when Kerry King THOUGHT he was getting a win, Beansley yanks the rug from under his feet. This Kerry King/Bradley feud is surprisingly fun.

[@ShadowHuayra]

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

[@deadlegjack2574]

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.

[@JuiceboxJrr.]

I like how people hate on MGK razorblade guitar but the Dimebag Darrel Razorback guitar has a razorblade on the fretboard.

[@NeuronicPlague]

Would have loved a steaming hot take on Fredrik Thordendal's Ibanez FTM33!

[@noeditbookreviews]

Man I had a Jem JR and even that thing played pretty damn nice.

[@andygold007]

RR24 amazing Guthrie axe? Jeff Han?

[@RobScenity]

The Paul Gilbert @6:29 looks like two old-time can openers on a stick.

[@a.j.leclair5426]

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

[@MrJingles021]

Jeff Loomis last had a signature Jackson Kelly, didn't he? He hasn't been with Schecter for a long time.

[@TorquilBletchleySmythe]

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.

[@matrock589]

Buckethead Les Paul or Flying V? 😢

[@TYLERtheMAGGOT1]

John Petrucci guitar not legendary? It literally outsold almost every guitar on this list. From what I've read it's one of the best selling signature guitars out there. So many people have this guitar. As for the dave mustane V, i think it's in A tier. It got so many people wanting to play Jacksons and King Vs.

[@Octopusman0076]

I watched this whole video with a tuning peg in my nose and now my nose feels like shit so thanks Brad!

[@charliered420]

Personally, I prefer the 1984 version of Brian May's guitar. Used in the Kind Of Magic album as well as his spare for many years.

[@KnapfordMaster98]

Mick Mars' floyd rose mirror top Tele guitar goes in S for Shiny.

[@bobsizzlack008]

Not a guitar, but the Alex Webster custom Spector Euro-LX5 blood splatter bass is Legendary.

[@andriaokromchedlishvili5497]

glenn tipton Hamer randy rhoads jackson rhoads michael schenker V uli jon roth sky guitar marty friedmen monarkh Very iconic and unique guitars as well

[@michaelfortunato3117]

when is Bradley going to get a beans graphic guitar? that would be legendary

[@nebulousname3320]

Is it just me or does the Jeff Loomis guitar look like Jeff Loomis himself.

[@louispeddiltton47]

Randy deserves legendary status for the same reason pages was there. Because he could play it.

[@FinThrasher87]

Kerry King’s Guitar is so cool, he could kill All his band members with The headstock