THE Fanciest Les Paul EVER Made | Steve Howe's 1976 Gibson The Les Paul Wine Red | Review + Demo

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30:52 - Final Thoughts
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This is Steve Howe's of YES and Asia fame old guitar. His 1976 Gibson THE Les Paul in the very rare Wine Red finish. 77 of these guitars were made between 1976-1980 - 59 in Natural and 18 in Wine Red. In this video we discuss the history of this model as well as famous users. We also take an in-depth look at all of it's parts!
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[@Trog]

I'll miss this guitar! The last of my "Supers" is the Super Standard! 🔴Reverb: tidd.ly/4aFiyhC ❓Private Help Sessions ➡️ troglysguitarshow.com/help-appraisals 💰New to Reverb? Get $10 on Me ➡️ reverb.grsm.io/earn10 🐕 Episode Guide: 0:26 - Why They Were Made 1:41 - How Many Made + Cost 3:12 - Special Features 6:15 - The Famous Ones 7:48 - Who Owned This One 9:47 - Inside Look / Specs 29:03 - Tone Demo 30:52 - Final Thoughts 33:06 - Blacklight Test 34:42 - Artist Series Case

[@ToologyTheOriginal]

I watched your last video about it, let me know when that museum opens :)

[@tattbrad08]

Check out some Doug Irwin's guitars. There beautiful and the technology around them are amazing. Thanks

[@zevil1005]

Can you review a Legator guitar? Or maybe even a Chapman? Think you can get a Schecter C-1 Platinum someday?

[@dukealbert7017]

Oh PLEEEEASE don’t sell that till I get $20k 😭😭

[@216trixie]

@Tobias B. huh?

[@IPLAYLOUD]

1979 at the Nassau Coliseum in NY. THAT GUITAR GOT KNOCKED OVER. I was there!! YES did a show "In the Round". People were throwing frisbees and beach balls around. Before the show, a frisbee hit THAT LES PAUL and knocked it off the stand. A Roadie came up through a trap door in the floor, picked up the guitar, gave a dirty look to the crowd, and took it back under the stage with him. It was back onstage in 10 minutes. I can see it happen in my head as plain as day.

[@martinandrewnewby1525]

theres a good ending to your story right, ? please tell me that the crowd turned on the frizbee thrower and burnt him at the stake right there as a humble sacrifice of appeasement to the rock gods, please tell me that happened, i cant sleep at nights now, knowing that satan almost killed a symbol of holiness with a freakin frizbee and just walked away unharmed smiling and smirking, oh the visions of horror i now suffer.

[@Wargasm644]

That’s a crazy story. Pretty cool to share the story and a bit of forgotten history of this guitar. What’s even more crazy is that you were sober enough to remember. Unless of course you were on LSD. I can remember all my trips as vivid as a movie playing in my mind. Shit is permanently etched into the recesses of my brain.😂 Thanks for sharing 🤘🏻

[@acidbran]

I saw that tour also.

[@free-birdrocker8809]

Yankee smarts. LOL! Hey man, lets have a guitar show and get people drunk and have em throw around frisbees and beach balls. They are lucky they didnt crack other instruments and amps. Derp.🤠

[@ebaythedrummer4644]

that les paul is literally the best looking guitar ive ever seen

[@blakecurtis7809]

Agreed. I am watching this video a second time and am more amazed of how this looks. "They don't make them like they used to" definitely applies to this guitar.

[@melodica5407]

Uh no. I think it's too much of the good thing.

[@haikat4]

same here. i love it. looks like something a king would jam on while sitting on his throne xD

[@rollacoastaride1937]

so you haven't seen my Hofner Shorty?

[@tomseadon9965]

I agree! I have a Gibson, LP, same pattern on top, Pacific Teal, and she’s beautiful! Ebony FB, burstbucker pro PU’s, but I’m sad to say that this Guitar Outclasses mine! This was made with pure love!

[@TAPEWORMARCHIVE]

24:45 "You can probably French polish that out in a roundabout way." Trogly is so clever he makes puns on accident.

[@mightyV444]

@REB OFFICIAL - Yes I just picked up on that, too :-)

[@Fusso]

You can see the mother of pearl plaque CLOSE TO THE EDGE of the headstock.

[@Kylora2112]

I wonder if it was Craig Chaquiço who bought this because I heard his band is going to do an Iron Maiden cover on their next tour...it'd be nice to see this in a video of Starship - "Trooper."

[@Kylora2112]

I love making Yes puns...but there's always a lot of drama when I'm going for the one. And you and I know that's a good joke :P

[@ianson3]

@@Kylora2112 Well done, all of you punsters. I tried to make a pun out of my favorite YesSong, Siberian Khatru, but failed.

[@j-man72b72]

19:31 "I absolutely adore The Les Paul nuts" Les Paul:

[@AClassOldie]

Thought the exact same thing

[@AdultsAreTalking]

Deez les paul nutz

[@oatnoid]

@@AdultsAreTalking Beat me to it. I was thinking: At least they weren't Dee Snider's nuts.

[@Wargasm644]

Why you “nut adoration “ shaming? 🤣

[@soloperformer5598]

Personally I never got to see them.

[@BeefheartLynch]

That is honestly the most beautiful Les Paul I have ever seen. That Wine Red finish with gold hardware is stunning.

[@mariogamutan6513]

Frankly, this is one if not the best show and tell you ever did. I noticed that you really put a great deal of time and effort in making this video. I knew you're already missing this SH guitar by the tone of your voice. ( And don't tell me you'll be buying it back in the future.)

[@johnpeccarelli2389]

Absolutely gorgeous- I love the binding especially. It looks almost antique. (I’m not even a Les Paul player, but you can’t deny the craftsmanship.) Thanks for sharing this work of art.

[@daveh9335]

Steve Howe can Make anything with strings sound great.

[@hellrazorofficial9178]

Him and Fripp together is priceless. Then Bill Bruford on drum/percussion ... bass Richard Wakeman...TRUE UTOPIA ... I still love Classic YES and King Crimson.

[@drugmanufacturer]

24:50, "..In a roundabout way..." I see the pun you did there, Mr. Trogly

[@killsing01]

So, That guitar survived touring and daily use for god knows how many years and it still looks just fantastic! Man, would i love to own this guitar.

[@DavidSmith-ss1cg]

I had known about those Les Paul's for a long time, but when you pointed out the Rosewood knows and trim parts, I was hooked in to watching. Another great job; Thanks for all your work and infectious enthusiasm.

[@jimmygregg22]

The B-Roll with you playing in the foreground is one of the best shots I have seen you do on your channel. Your Playing and videos are improving greatly. Great upload!

[@Supertimegamingify]

I saw "Steve Howe", I didn't need to think more before I clicked on the video.

[@turkeysteve2325]

Whenever I think about my favorite guitarists Steve Howe is always the first person I think of. Nobody in the world sounds like him

[@MrGibsn1960]

Howe is this even possible!?

[@matthewmcswegan7403]

Thanks so much for all your recent submissions. its so nice to be able to escape into your content at this point history .

[@michaelkartman3543]

This may be the nicest guitar I’ve ever seen on your channel. Thank you for sharing it with us, Trogly!

[@markjamesmeli2520]

Well done sir!! I can think of no better person to display and explain a Les Paul with so much historic significance. Up until your videos, I don't believe I ever saw a "harmonica bridge" before. Thank you. My hat is off.

[@gabrielezeta7571]

Man I'm seriously considering saving up to order a custom guitar just like this, what a beauty! And the fact that it was owned and toured with by my favorite bands' guitarist is just the cherry on the icing.

[@HeelBJC]

Do it. I had all these guitars from different manufacturers under the guise of "covering all possible tones." I'm not a professional musician or anything, I do open mics with my buddies and gig maybe once a month if someone I know needs a last minute fill in. I didn't need 10 guitars for that lol. I ended up selling most and buying my dream guitar, a Gretsch Country Gentleman, when Guitar Center had a sale where they were $2000 instead of the $3000 that they are elsewhere. I have that for my home playing, a MIM Jazzmaster that I've beaten up in all the right ways for when I play live, an acoustic, and a bass now. Couldn't be happier and I like to think that the guitars I've sold that had been collecting dust are being enjoyed more than they were.

[@weareallbeingwatched4602]

Have a look at Patrick Eggle.

[@yestoES355]

This quarantine has got me up really late waiting for a new Trogly video

[@CA10Z]

Again, you have sparked my interest in the Life and lineage of Gibson guitars. You have a plethora of knowledge and wealth about this product and it shows. A great review and professionally done. It was a pleasure.

[@strat0871]

About the action, you feel like 14's with 10's; on my '77 L6-S, also with a "harmonica", when you raise up the stopbar / tailpiece, it changes a lot, the bendings becomes much more comfortable (I play 10's too). Try it !

[@celticfury7328]

Wow...just, WOW! Only thing that could've made this HIGHLY detailed look at a drop dead sexy piece of rock history even better? If Steve Howe would've showed up and graced us with a few licks of his legendary playing!

[@dcan911]

Just opened up my gatefold of Steve Howe's 1979 'The Steve Howe Album' and saw this same guitar looking back at me.

[@christianzinn7636]

I had worked for Micky Tait (from Tait Towers) from 1979 to 1984ish part time to help with the Yes and Asia shows lighting and stage. As a result Steve and I became friends and I would call him at home to check in with him in-between tours. You said how well Steve took care of guitars and it reminded me of a story he told me in a phone conversation before the GTR tour. One day Steve got a call from Paul McCartney and he asked him to come to his office to talk to him. Steve went to Paul's office and was amazed how truly nice Paul was to him. Paul wanted Steve to play in one of the Prince's Trust Concerts. Steve asked who else was going to be there. Paul ran down the list and it included Pete Townshend. Well Steve said he had to think about it. Now know that any Beatle is looked at like a god from anyone who had made it in the Rock business, but Steve turned him down! WHY? Because he would not be on the same stage as Pete, because he used to smash guitars. According to Steve as many second SG's were made by Gibson, they would ship them to Pete to smash on stage and no one that truly resects the guitar would do that according to Steve. Thought you might get a kick out of that true story. Best Always and in ALL WAYS, Chris Zinn

[@dfender7492]

Hi Christan. Is there a possibility to meet Steve Howe and have him play some riffs on his old The Les Paul? Please get in contact with me. Thanks.

[@dorklyasmr6017]

I don't know much about guitars, don't collect them, and definitely don't play them, but damn I LOVE these videos. They are all absolutely amazing! And this prompted me to watch the old "heat of the moment" vid... I remember when it came it it was SO professional looking. Now it's kind of funny how embarrassingly on-the-nose all the imagery was. Thanks for another awesome vid!

[@kwoods1960]

Austin, tip to save on shipping tape and it actually works better! I swirl Titebond glue (plain old Elmer's works too) on the box end flaps then use less than half the tape as usual to seal it closed. The glue sets really fast & actually secures the box better than tape alone. I've been doing this for years, never had a failure and saved a ton on tape.

[@michaelwillinger]

Hands down, one of your best documenting videos, if not the best one. Great job!

[@amain325]

Beautiful guitar, a bit surprised Steve sold it. But as you say, he's sold off quite a few. And we can't take them with us when we go. But the one he will Never, Ever sell is his 1964 ES-175.

[@bl4km4th]

I'll be honest. I was waiting for an April's Fools for 37 minutes. What a beautiful piece. Thank you, sir.

[@budaroddy]

Incredible Review friend! Seriously this would totally fit on TV, but you know something? You worth more than just an appearance on a show

[@mordokch]

If I had a quid for every time I've watched this video I could almost afford the guitar by now !

[@davidbrowning6762]

Trogly I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I have missed the vintage reviews for guitars. Very detailed video and very informative.

[@RealCheechWizard]

A special guitar deserves a special review. It was sweet to hear a Yes rendition on the guitar that originally recorded them. Glad to have your documention for a special period in Rock added to the Rock History Book; you are the Most Excellant of Curators.

[@rexterrocks]

I think it's really beautiful , I remember seeing a cherry coloured model of this guitar in a book I got about 30 years ago. It's nice to see one in real detail. It has some really interesting features. The wood is stunning, even the binding is.

[@zloboslav_]

Wow you have improved your guitar tone so much! And you playing too! Very nice, I liked this review a lot :)

[@slingasixstring]

Love that color. I had a custom Left Hand PRS 513 Type copy made with all gold hardware. It plays so easy and has a sound all to it's own. Thank you for sharing this beautiful Les Paul. It matches my DWP Perfect!

[@jamesc7720]

What a great video. The level of detail is insane. Well done sir. Absolutely brilliant stuff!

[@sebjulien3]

I have seen Yes more than 20 times, and Steve Howe had the shiniest guitars of all the players I have seen in my life on stage. He probably used car wax for those guitar to keep their colors like that. In those days there was no UV protector in waxes, but maybe without knowing it there was in the wax he was using. Him and Squire are both in my top list. Btw you brought tears in my eyes with those Yes and Asia riffs. Great review.

[@adamr2684]

Awesome episode! Great job! The detail and story about this guitar was phenomenal.

[@disco4535]

Never been a big fan of red guitars, but that Les Paul....wow. Stunning

[@wilhelmtheconquerer6214]

Imagine a new run of something similar, a second generation kind of thing... Ebony fingerboard and headstock veneer, abalone super 400, side dots and headstock inlays, flame maple top, back and neck, neck though construction or axess heel joint, brass nut, TP-6 tailpiece, locking grover tuners with tulip buttons and some really fancy electronics and pickups. Available in wine red, tobacco sunburst and natural. That or something similar would be an amazing anniversary Les Paul

[@metalmig]

Thats a dream guitar for sure

[@zevil1005]

Stayed up till 1am to see this! Love your vids!

[@tetsusiega2]

This looks like the guitar the devil would give you had you beat him in a contest.

[@chrisferrara190]

I just watched a video with Rodger talking about smashing that guitar. So I had to come back and watch this video again. Of course if I had the money to buy that Les Paul I would because Steve Howe is my favorite guitar player of all time. Thanks for sharing Trog!

[@domharvey1600]

Sorry for your loss but it sounds like you're ok with it! Thanks for the updated style review, greatly appreciated!

[@kevinh4910]

As a life long yes fan, I loved this video. Also I want Steve Howe’s 175. My all time favorite guitar

[@MayheM_72]

I have worked in 2 auto body shops, and I've matched, mixed, and sprayed paints. Most paint colors, even white and black, are a blend of several colors. At least in automotive finished, red is the first color to fade from sunlight exposure. The fact that the red finish has NOT faded blows my mind!

[@kevinbannister2356]

It's an eye opener for me, a guitarist from New Zealand, to see a review on such an iconic Les Paul. A beautiful Guitar indead. But one thing I have to say is that all guitars were ment to be played as Steve Howe did his. It's a shame that some of then end up in glass cases in some rich collectors den just to look at & never played. Me, I have a budget Les Paul copy with all the correct woods, that I have hot rodded to get that vintage L P tone. Hay but I did thourely enjoy your review. Cheers

[@aaah4642]

That's such a beautiful guitar!!! The color and the flames are divine!

[@datnotme9921]

I like how attention to detail was applied to this build. As if they were creating something for themselves to enjoy. Ya wouldn't want it any other way. Nice! Thx for sharing 👍👀

[@montydaniels1054]

I can't believe I almost passed on watching this episode.... Wow, what a sweet guitar....

[@MrEric622]

Rob! Sweet! Cool to see you two working together!

[@peterwaldron1645]

I saw this played on KZbin it was called the Steve Howe guitar collection thinking of you showing the guitar to us thank you always going above and beyond

[@barbmelle3136]

From Leo: For a price comparison, I bought a brand new Ford in 1976 for $3050. That was an expensive guitar. Third screw for tilt adjustment should be on every humbucker. I have had to modify a lot of mounting rings over the years to make the pickups match the string angle.

[@DreidMusicalX]

Guitars I will probably never be able to afford, but love watching your videos about them anyway.

[@michelroerdink6587]

Great video! I know it's no comparison but I owned a white Dean ML from '79, I got it in 1980 for my 15th birthday and the way this The Les Paul looks in the black light reminded me of my ML. Greetings from Holland.

[@MartinPeterWhitney]

It looks incredible, love that neck ! If I ever have a custom Bass made I'm showing this as a reference!

[@HeelBJC]

Always love to see a Robert Baker demo. Awesome guitar, so glad that you could document it.

[@tonepilot]

You did a good job on this video. Learned a lot and enjoyed the beauty of this instrument.

[@cengeb]

this video has perfect sound, and video!! One of the best I've seen, on any subject

[@mboyer68]

Awesome guitar!! It's amazing that you've owned so many rare Gibson's! I'd bet you named your son either Gibson or Lespaul, and your daughter either mahogany or Gibson. The thread count on the fine tuner is the sane, it's that the knurl is a more fine pattern. If the thread was finer it wouldn't screw in.

[@lincolnsixecho51]

OH..oh...that starts to become bit decadent, i fear....

[@flapjack413]

So at the end, you said you had a great time being that guitar's care taker for a while. That got me thinking, what's involved in long term care for vintage guitars that aren't regularly played, like collector's pieces such as that? I'd imagine typical stuff like occasionally oiling the fretboard, etc... do you periodically turn the truss rod to keep it free or anything like that? Might make an interesting video. Beautiful guitar though, I'll miss seeing it around here now and then!

[@alwaysopen7970]

You normally don't need to do all of the maintenance stuff to a case queen kept in climate controlled conditions. Guitars like the same climate as humans. 50-80 degrees with medium humidity is perfect. It things go out of whack much something else is amiss.

[@AwkwardHypernerd413]

Very gorgeous Les Paul. The wood bindings, combined with the gold hardware and red finish is absolutely stunning

[@DonOblivious]

Wow, that is one good looking Les Paul. That binding and edge veneer are nice.

[@robertartese808]

Steve is in my top five all time greatest guitarist list.His work with YES needs no words. If you know, you know. In the 70's and 80's he was actually my #1 all time favorite guitarist.YES was my #1 prog rock fav with many iconic #2 bands of that time. Actually having one of Steves guitars to me, would be the ultimate admiration souvenir of a great creative guitarist and legend. It was awesome to see this. Thanks.

[@dzjc01]

Excellent video! Given Steve Howe's awesome legacy, I'm shocked that this guitar is still floating around in the ether, and not in some serious collector's hands.

[@makidiaz3894]

Half of Yes’s fan base got consumed by cocaine

[@carterwidmor1379]

I’ve seen so many good flamed tops and wine finishes that it didn’t impress me much until I saw the binding.. where natural meets wine and that gold binding, looks sooo nice.

[@user-uf4qq6gq9x]

That is a wonderful Les Paul.. Thank you for documenting this one. Nice work Trogs...

[@gr8guitarplayer]

Finding a guitar like this is certainly special, but I'd love to meet one of the luthiers who worked on them. I'm sure there's a few still around. I'm a carpenter, but I don't do fancy in-lay work, (but sometimes I get to watch the hardwood floor guys do inlays,) so I'd love to chat with an old luthier who did this type of binding work, back in the day when there was no such thing as a CNC machine. They'd probably be pushing 80.

[@srogers500]

Good episode. I love Steve Howe. Robert Baker is awesome! He's a great teacher, has tons of great information, and he rocks out in every video.

[@billantel1042]

I remember seeing that guitar in1979 or 1980 delivering anvil cases to them. Steve put 6 to 8 (can't remember the exact number) guitars in factory cases into a large anvil case when they toured. Nice to see it's still in good condition.

[@mmpatriot2170]

So good! I saw Yes live in ‘82. Sadly, that was after Steve Howe’s tenure. One of the great rock bands. And what a beautiful Les Paul. 👍

[@insulinboy]

I would have loved to have been one of the fortunate ones that you used this guitar as a conversation piece on. Steve Howe is on of my favourite guitarists. Clap and mood for a day are a pair of musical masterpieces i wish i could learn. Growing up they were friends of the neighbors of my uncles in bainbridge ny and before i knew who yes was i got to listen to them just jaming and having a good time while we were having a family get together

[@mboyer68]

You were highlighting the flaming on the neck and it reminded me of a youtuber guns and guitars, he came up with a way to add flaming and other features to a regular neck that looks awesome! I'm not as expert so it looks real to me.

[@ShadowHeaven]

This is one of the by far most good looking guitar I’ve seen. If I had the money I’ll differently purchase one just like that. One of my dream guitars is the mark termonti private stock.

[@R3TR0R4V3]

Too cool, Trogley! Thanks for sharing. I think the old man would love this video.. He's a big Yes fan!

[@mightyV444]

"Rise and shine, Sammy!" :-)) And I have strong childhood memories connected with 'Heat Of The Moment' as well as with that whole first ASIA album. I still put it on now, from time to time :-)

[@fauxfibfaux]

SPN!!!!!!!

[@lazy_lefty]

Man, this just looks so amazing.... as a bass player I wish someone would make a channel to do this type of work with bass guitars

[@sparky6086]

Had a 1978 Les Paul Custom. It had a natural finish top (blonde), but didn't have the fancy flamed top. Had the gold plated hardware and the harmonica bridge. I liked the adjustability of the bridge. The guitar sounded great. It had a thin neck and was super easy to play. Some might have said, that it was a bit heavy, but of course, it had sustain for miles, and I have a strong build, so I could stand and play it without getting tired. Played it through my 1975 Fender Twin Reverb with an Altec speaker upgrade. Sounded great. Sadly the next generation in my family isn't so into music, so I sold it to a teenager, who played in a Rock/Jazz group at his church. He had to borrow half the money from his bass player, but I was happy, that someone, who really wanted and appreciated it got it. I even went to their church to listen to them perform, which made me even happier, because he could really play, where a crowd could enjoy it too. Sold my Twin Reverb to another teenager who also came to look at it with his bass player. As soon as they heard it, their eyes lit up, so I knew, that they could hear the difference in having the Altecs. I can't quite remember the model #, but they were from around 1978 and were a fairly common upgrade. I didn't own it then, but a keyboardist was using it with his Rhodes piano at the time of the upgrade. We just can't always predict what our kids, nieces, and nephew's will be into, but it doesn't hurt to save a few heirlooms for them, but if we determine, that they just aren't interested, sometimes you have to wait 'till their out of school, it's not a bad thing to sell the stuff off to someone, whom you know will appreciate them!

[@HIMcules2112]

The flame is strong with this one

[@mfuller1093]

There is one of these specials owned by a British guitar shop in the Newcastle area ( kept in a secure storage off site) Never been used, never been owned it is one of three bought in 1976 and is valued at around 100k . It is for sale if you have very deep pockets. 🙂

[@blagheur]

I love the full review video like this, thanks.

[@LD10000]

That is such a 70's guitar!!! The rosewood details was a very 70's thing. Les Paul customs were over a thousand in Los Angeles in the 1978-79, I remember the rich kids in junior high got their parents to buy them. I wonder if they still have them?

[@donaldcright5292]

Really nice episode ! Thanks a lot and keep them coming !

[@emptypromises2962]

What a beuty! Great review Trog'. 👍🏻

[@glennpace9783]

Wow! That was special! Not sure how(e) you were able to let that one go, but good on ya....can't wait to see what you are going to get as a replacement. As far as collectables go, I just don't understand the need for some collectors to insist on pristine examples of old guitars. To me, the real beauty is in the use and the "legit" ageing that comes with road wear and playing. I prefer all the parts to be original, but real players always have some sort of modification done to them....and that's part of the story. Thanks again!

[@jaedengarcia8249]

I was thinking about getting a guitar and I was going to ask what you thought about making a huge comprehensive comparison/guide of les paul custom v standard v modern v classic v studio v tribute v junior. Giving them ratings on sound quality and playability and such relative to eachother aswell as highlighting all the general difference between models. Then you could go over prices for new and used and give the general value price for each as well as which model is the best overall value. Thought it would be really helpful to people new to this and wanting to buy and just good for that information to be out there from an expert like you. Thanks for the videos!

[@jaedengarcia8249]

@Aleck Gardner ok maybe not sound quality then but just a general comparison/spec guide? You cant deny how good he is at documentation

[@mdwoods100]

That is a real beauty the attention to detail is just amazing.

[@maxwelld3753]

“...in a Roundabout way” Good one

[@randallbernard2074]

I'm so jealous!!! I couldn't even afford a low grade Gibson much less that. But that's life.. Great reviews man keep up the great work!!!

[@lauramcflymusica]

0:23 "two really good..." LOL his gesture with fingers XD

[@johnmoser2689]

That's one of the most stunning Les Paul versions I've ever seen I really like all the rosewood accessories too it always makes me wonder why guys sell off all their special cool guitars...I hate to think it's a financial decision

[@808stevan]

Best guitar showcase I have ever seen on KZbin, or anywhere really...Question...at 35:23 there is a rather large K F C dispenser looking thing made out of a guitar case...Perhaops you could let me in on that? exceptional deivery and tone with your voice....I am definitely going to subscribe and watch more of your fine work...

[@caleayton6572]

That guitar is literally the most amazing looking guitar I have ever seen anywhere in my life. I really like knobs and pick guard.

[@carlosjuarez3536]

This is my dream guitar, I hope one day I'll be able to find one and afford it

[@1.21JJWatts]

"Don't know why it was made?!?" Look at that thing! THAT is why it was made.

[@gabesguitarstuff9087]

I will miss seeing this thing

[@zawakers7554]

14:19. Trogly unveils his Jaco thumb

[@michaelwillinger]

Zawakers I noticed it too! 😂

[@setheinsteiner2980]

Those are the most beautiful knobs I've ever seen. Great Video!

[@jazzey69]

Thank you for this ...Wow ! I can remember one hanging on a shop wall in London back in the day when they first came out...I was tempted to try it...but i bought a John Birch guitar instead...How i regret it now..Anyway , what a stunning instrument it is..:-) Blessings to you and all here..:-)