The Most Amazing Guitar I've Ever Played

[@MercutioUK2006]

I remember buying the Live after Death vinyl and wondering what the heck that guitar was in the photos.......and all these years later I still haven't ever seen one in person but I guess that's hardly surprising. Very cool.

[@sjbelias]

God I remember the Powerslave era….i remember we were all like…”can’t wait for next album ..can they top the previous?”….of course they did…Adrian was on a different level-but so was Dave -a different and as great level….

[@SilentDave]

Lado Earth model is my second most wanted guitar, first being a George Lynch Skull & Bones. One day, maybe... 😂

[@UltraPvnk]

Thanks Mike!

[@MA-ln9rz]

You're welcome. ❤

[@lducati]

Great review and video. Prodigal son solo is one of master pieces from Adrian Smith. It is on my top ten list. Cheers Nico. 🎉

[@Gorbyrev]

Lado Earth 2001 is on my bucket list too. Seeing Adrian play it on the World Slavery Tour was otherwordly. Had to look at the equipment list in the tour book to even find out what it was. No Google back then!

[@MatteoAn93]

Incredible Guitar!

[@teamzero9465]

I want one! Thank you for sharing this video with us. As always fantastic job.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Thank YOU! 🙏🏻🤘

[@Nghilifa]

Although the Strat is my alltime favorite guitar, the Lado Earth is definitely on my bucketlist. It's just a phenomenal design!

[@mistygrey6211]

Great one, Nico! You are lucky! Lado guitars are very rare, I remember Maiden had a sponsorship for Lado in 1984. Arry also played a Lado bass on Aces High video if my memory serves me well.

[@DerpTheory]

You're right. Steve played a Lado Unicorn.

[@DrummingMoose]

@@DerpTheoryArry also played a Lado Falcon, which is visible during 22 Acacia Avenue in Behind The Iron Curtain.

[@CrownedWarriorBand]

I owned a Lado from the early '90's until a few years ago. Amazing guitars. They have super thin necks. I don't know if I have changed but I no longer like super thin necks. They cause my hand to cramp. I currently have a Sterling JP160 and it's the most comfortable neck I have ever owned. I am hoping to buy a real Music Man JP in a few months.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Interesting... for me, it's more about the width of the neck. I prefer when it's a little on the wider side. Those Music Man JP models are incredible... I'm sure it'll be well worth the wait!! The necks of the Earth models I've seen are pretty standard C shapes. Not thin, not chunky... Just very comfortable.

[@filipvanderkelen9580]

Was not sure so It looks it up. Adrian played a Lado Earth on the Maiden England tour in 88. Check thé video of Can I play with madness live. It's my dreams guitar.

[@gianmarcodacol1820]

There's also a small frame portraying Adrian with one of those (black) at the beginning of the original videoclip of The Evil That Men Do). You're right buddy

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

The one he played in 1988 is actually a Lazer, which was an offshoot of the Earth model. The body is little wider and slightly more squared...

[@sabrepax9012]

Wasn t the Lazer used by Adrian in the parts needing "synth vibe sound " during the 7th tour set ?

[@filipvanderkelen9580]

@@LicksOfTheBeast looked it up. A Lado Lazer is also a beauty. I saw the Seventh Son tour twice. Back then I used to stand anywhere around the mixing table for sound and being able to see the hole stage. So from that distance I thought I saw the Lado Earth. Great job on the Maiden and Randy Rhoads covers

[@Nghilifa]

@@sabrepax9012 Yes, I'm pretty sure he only used it for its built in guitar synth (I'm not sure if the synth came standard on the model though). It's for his solo in Can I Play With Madness. He may have used it on The Clairvoyant as well (been a while since I've seen Maiden England).

[@woodreauxwoodreaux6298]

That instrument is exquisite. I would never want to put it down. My other guitars would get jealous.

[@Punk_Unkle_Guitars]

The youthful exuberant look on the craftsman's face, in that shop photo, was pure gold

[@troy242]

Just found your channel through a pal. Been binging all evening! Great stuff, thank you!!!

[@CC-qb9sm]

Right on! When I found the channel (I think it’s been a couple years ago now) I caught up on the back catalog very quickly! Enjoy!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

I appreciate that very much and big thanks to your friend for recommending the channel. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@misteradrian87]

You are the best Nico!!! 💪A very piece of Maiden History! Contents like these makes me very happy! It would be a very very special thing to find and talking about that Adrian's guitar used by him in 1986 on somewhere on tour, a white Jackson midi with 6 knobs and switch buttons😢 ....sorry for my English, as you well know I'm Italian😅

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

I've thought about making one like that, but it's a pretty expensive project! If I ever have the opportunity to ask about the original, I certainly will 😊

[@CC-qb9sm]

It was great to revisit this one! Thanks again, Mike! Thanks also Nico for the review and your thoughts. This is probably the only guitar that I don’t already have that I would just absolutely love to own!! The Lado Earth guitar was my dream guitar in the 80s …. And I still long for it! This guitar and Adrian made such an impression on me as a young guitarist (and still do)!!! Nico, I got a couple shirts ordered tonight finally! I will wear them proudly 🤘🤘🤘 I wore the old style shirt to the last Maiden concert I was at and will wear the new style to the next!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

I sometimes wonder if Iron Maiden realize how impactful Live After Death was to our generation 🤔😊 Thanks so much for your support! I appreciate it immensely, and I hope all is well with the new place 😀

[@CC-qb9sm]

@@LicksOfTheBeast - 100% on your comment regarding Live After Death! HUGE impact! The new place is good! Good acoustics, and better set up to not disturb the neighbors when I’m jamming, which is a good thing! It’s nice to have a change of scenery too! Appreciate you asking. 🤠

[@CC-qb9sm]

@@LicksOfTheBeast - I would like to see you do some content on that Lado II as well 🤠 Also, how long do you think it will be before you do a video devoted to your amazing new Earth guitar? I got to chat with Joe again today and had a really good conversation! Seems like an awesome guy for sure. This guitar of Mike’s continues to amaze. Just about a month to go until I see Priest/Sabaton 🤘 Stream of consciousness, rant complete 😂😂😂

[@israel4ever487]

Dude you might as well buy it!! What the hell. 😂😂 Love your channel man, keep it up.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Considering that one was custom made for Mike, his wife picked the color, and one of the inlays is a big M... That's not an option. 😂 However....

[@bradchervel5202]

Looks Badass!!!!!

[@BarBarian-sy5xz]

This was really cool.🤘

[@nelsonencinacastillo5467]

That final song was so good!!! About the guitar, really cool!!!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Thank you! Glad to know you liked that 😃

[@nelsonencinacastillo5467]

@@LicksOfTheBeast i'm a real fan of your vids! I'll start to learn those Master class

[@Kylora2112]

100% a Seymour Duncan Invader in the bridge. You can tell by the button head screw pole pieces.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

You are absolutely right. And that has been confirmed 😊

[@gaboonv1per]

You better hang on to that axe, it's going to be worth a lot in years to come. Thanks for the video \../\../

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

If I'd held on to it, I would have received a visit from Toronto's finest in a hurry... 😂😂

[@Punk_Unkle_Guitars]

Great axe!!! 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@sabrepax9012]

Cool guitar indeed! Wonder why Steve Harris didn't use much is Lado Unicorn bass ?🤔

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

No idea! 🤷🏻 Played a guitar version of that and I can tell you it's VERY impressive!

[@Punk_Unkle_Guitars]

Those inlays are suuuper hhott!!!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Agreed!

[@grantaly]

Looks like a Seymour Duncan Invader pickup, of course I could be wrong

[@robotatomico83]

It is indeed, I use the very same. Lovely chunky high output pickup.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

You be right!

[@RicardoRivera-vh3ol]

I think the humbucker on the guitar is a Seymour Duncan Invader!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Yup! It is.

[@crystalplanet023]

Superbe guitare, magnifique design et qu’on peut lever à 2 doigts 😮. Excellent morceau à la fin , c’est une compo à toi ?

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Elle est vraiment magnifique! Et oui, c'est une compo a moi. C'est très gentil, merci beaucoup! 😊

[@carlosjuano1125]

Que preciosidad de guitarra 😍🤘🤘

[@neilwatson8406]

Nice guitar nico...where did you get that beast on the road t shirt from?

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Maiden online store 🙂

[@CrashesAndDestruction]

Can I please buy one from you, I've been trying to buy a Also since Grade 9 and I've been graduated for 5 years now

[@lordsofrocknroll]

Mas que puta som o dessa guitarra! Distorção na medida! 🤘🏻😎🔥 What a sound that guitar makes! Just the right amount of distortion! 🤘🏻😎🔥

[@1234drums]

Cool axe ❤❤❤❤

[@marcograziotin6844]

spettacolare.... qui in italia non ne ho mai vista una.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Infatti mi sembra di aver capito che ne ha vendute pochissime in Italia.

[@ariskaraiskos8079]

Awesome! just imagine it with a Floyd rose too!

[@MrAnthropic]

What's the track you're playing at the end of this video?

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Just something I put together. I like to use my own music whenever I present a guitar. Kind of like "this is what this instrument inspired me to play/write" 😊

[@MrAnthropic]

@@LicksOfTheBeast it's so good. I love it.

[@kntzounis]

You are just right, its pretty cool!

[@andrewspade7969]

Hi, do you the make of the bridge Thanks.

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

If I'm not mistaken, that's a Schaller bridge.

[@jayspears7245]

I would draw that guitar on my book cover when I was in mid school.

[@MA-ln9rz]

Me too

[@RobertHeinz-eg3rf]

Hi Nicko, thank you for this review and your channel. Owning this model is my dream. May I ask what is the scale length? Short Gibson 24 3/4 inch or Full Fender 25.5 inch?

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Thank you for watching! It's a full 25.5" scale 🙂

[@RobertHeinz-eg3rf]

@@LicksOfTheBeast Thank you Nico. Optically, it seemed smaller to me. Adrian has a total of 4 Lado guitars. 2x Earth(silverburst and black with gold pinstipes), 1x Laser Transparent blueburst with gold pinstripes and 1x White super strat. I got this information from a Japanese music magazine with photos. Adrian's White Strat looks similar to your Lado, except it has an H/H/H configuration. If you'd like, can I send you an email?

[@MA-ln9rz]

Adrian gifted a couple Lados over the years.

[@DadoSimicStudiostriver]

Bit darker for my taste in tone, but sound is indeed smooth and thats good thing.

[@lecokase]

At 1: 1:45 of course! The Prisoner solo?“

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Prisoner solo with the Lado II?

[@lecokase]

@@LicksOfTheBeast a few my nefew

[@davidlewis2681]

What is the price tag on that Beauty?

[@Barnabus007]

Great question......I've seen them used from 3-6k

[@thegatto]

😱😱😱

[@robotatomico83]

Almost scared to ask... but... how much did that one cost your friend? 😂 (or is he not allowed to tell in case his wife sees this)

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

I didn't ask, but it's a fully handmade instrument with top quality wood, and 50 years of experience... It's gonna be the price that it's gonna be....😅

[@MA-ln9rz]

I'll never tell.

[@MA-ln9rz]

Also, my wife was involved with its creation. She's knows what I paid and I am not divorced. 😂

[@patrickshannon4516]

Why does it take six months to make

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Because he's just one guy doing everything very meticulously, by hand.

[@MA-ln9rz]

Mr. Lado rushes nothing. He's not a guitar store. He is an artist. ❤