The Scene Nashville: Rumble Seat Music

In this GibsonTV Original Series, host Mark Agnesi travels from city to city to discover the important music landmarks that help to shape that city's music scene. In this episode, Mark travels to Nashville, TN to visit Rumble Seat Music. Founded in 1993, Rumble Seat Music moved to Nashville in 2016 and quickly became the cities go-to place for the world’s finest vintage electric guitars. Mark sits down with store owner Eliot Michael to discuss his life in the guitar business, some of his most famous instruments, and how Rumble Seat Music makes even the biggest celebrities in the business feel comfortable and at home.
To check out their full inventory guitars, go to rumbleseatmusic.com, and for daily updates on new arrivals follow them on Instagram at @rumbleseatmusic
Music in this episode of "The Scene" by Todd Kerns
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[@jerrymorganjr]

I walked into this store and was looking at the cases of bursts. Elliot asked if I’d ever played one before. Told him I hadn’t and he opened the case and handed one to me. He left me alone in a room with a $350k. The staff was so cool. The dude’s at guitar center act annoyed and nervous when you ask to play a Les Paul, but this dude put one in my hands and I didn’t even ask. Shows how good of a dude he is.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

I wanted to go in there and check stuff out when I was in town but they were so hardcore about masks I just told them they had a nice store and went down to Gruhn's and played some really sweet stuff. Carter's also had some cool stuff as well. It's just as well because I'm sure I couldn't have afforded anything in there anyway.

[@jeremyelliott9831]

@@SimpleManGuitars1973 there’s no “hardcore” about masks. You Either wear it or not. You passed up on playing a real burst because you wouldn’t wear a mask in a store during a pandemic. Weird flex, but okay, bruh.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

@@jeremyelliott9831 Yeah I passed on acting like a deranged cult member obsessed with a virus that has a 99.7% survival rate. But at least as long as I'm not drinking the kool aid there's more for you. So there's that.

[@jeremyelliott9831]

@@SimpleManGuitars1973 It's a mask dude, not a tin foil hat. You must be seriously self conscious to read into it any more than that.

[@American-Dragon]

@@jeremyelliott9831 "you either wear it or not"

[@jebusgod]

you know what I love about these videos with Mark.......that all of the non-Gibson talk isn't edited out. Good game Gibson, good game

[@JPIndustrie]

Definition of "must be nice": a Porsche Targa and a bunch of vintage guitars :)

[@allstopblue5717]

I enjoy listening and watching Mark Agnesi discuss vintage instruments and their history. I just do. He knows his shit and I think he does a good job. Not a fanboy, but he’s good at this shit. Plain and simple.

[@BoyajianDon]

When I was a student, I used to hang out every afternoon at Rumble Seat in Ithaca. Eliot is the man. I'll never forget when he insisted that I play an original 58 Flying V through his 100watt marshall in the middle of the store. An experience I'll never forget!

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

Yeah baby I got my Esquire from RUmble total class acts.

[@jared305]

RUmble

[@pedrojulius5012]

I realize I'm kinda off topic but does anybody know a good place to stream newly released series online?

[@gregorychristopher7039]

@Pedro Julius I would suggest flixportal. Just google for it =)

[@kamdenabdullah614]

@Gregory Christopher definitely, have been using flixportal for months myself :)

[@pedrojulius5012]

@Gregory Christopher Thanks, I went there and it seems to work :D I really appreciate it !!

[@spencercoulter9325]

Got to visit this place last year. Eliot seemed to be a rad, genuine dude who really knows his stuff. He even offered to let me play one of the ‘59s they had. Great experience man. Can’t recommend Rumbleseat enough.

[@virtualguitars]

I'm so grateful to own one of the five Rumble Seat Music Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul's (and the only lefty) that Eliot Michael is talking about in this video (skip to the 5:45 mark). He was spot on when he said they are the best guitars we have ever played! #RumbleSeatMusic #GibsonCustom#VirtualGuitars

[@jrtme]

I ❤️ being part of this town. 😊 Gibson Rocks. Nashville Rules!!!

[@rexnavarro2918]

"Killer, Killer Stuff" is right... If I'm ever in Nashville a definite destination!

[@JuniorFarquar]

Check out Carter's too! They'll let you play just about anything in there

[@tiagocastro4500]

Great guitars, great amps and great customer service! Long live Rumble Seat Music!!!

[@johno7617]

Wicked store. Killer collection of gear

[@mattyredrock]

Rumble Seat is the best! Every time I'm in Nashville I always go. End up spending hours in the shop. Kudos to Eliot.

[@tmacdaddy46]

What a trip, what a guitar shop... I think I felt my heart start racing about 7 times !

[@nicdee316]

Killer stuff indeed, thanks for that ! I love what you're doing with that series, keep the videos coming PLEASE !

[@tone1798]

Just WOW! The beauty of these Gibson’s and Marshall’s. Once again a great episode Mark! 🙏

[@paullarnce2167]

I need to put this place on my bucket list- Gibson heaven.

[@mattsefton]

I went to Rumble Seat in Carmel. The absolute nicest guys I’ve ever dealt with in a guitar shop. I was on holiday from the UK and they handed me a ‘59 burst to play with no hesitation!

[@marions.120]

Matt Sefton -Yeah, I went there and they let me play “GOLDIE”. $1,000,000 asking price, if it were for sell.

[@paul_sebastian1154]

Loved this. Made me feel like a little kid again. We need more videos like this. Keep it up. Awesome 😎

[@Harvard_Fairway]

I love Rumble Seat! Great folks there and amazing guitars!

[@unclerudy9797]

Gotta love it ! Done business with Elliot over the years and it was always seamless... Great guy, extremely knowledgeable along with the rest of his staff... Cheers Elliot ! Rudy@Guitar Relics NY

[@thehonesttruth3572]

Love the videos! They always make my day. Keep up the good work Mark!

[@rudyprankl5676]

Eliot is a great guy.... Done a couple of deals with him in NY over the years.. Rumble Seat has always done it right...

[@ddanky]

Love Eliot. Great guy and great store. Must stop when in Nashville.

[@fugamantew]

Love this store so much, great video GibsonTV!

[@patrickmayer9566]

,,,yes,,,,,,now I know exactly where to call when I find another old Gibson for sure,,,tnx,Mr Agnesi....so cool.😯

[@map8314]

I love this Gibson TV channel, Icons and the collection are my favorites🔥🤟🏿❤

[@Skypie61]

Coolest guitar store owner I've ever seen...🎸🎵🎶🎼 Great video from Mark...👍

[@keeferdog5617]

An “orange” Marshall? Dig it!!!!

[@matteoloconte2748]

I love Gibson guitars

[@JuniorFarquar]

My 15 yr old son is a rock n roll jamming maniac. 70s classic rock guitar is his thing. MY music lol 71 SG Special sounds beautiful

[@mack1mus]

Really enjoyed that!! Thanks for the upload, & awesome vintage guitars & amps. Loved The Beatles room too🤙🏼

[@Erniesbakery]

Great shop, love the store, I hope to visit one day. The music, Todd Kerns, Killer man. I've been listening to him for years

[@shook9042]

I visited there last year. Super nice store with very nice people!

[@graemero5532]

How I'd love to spend a while in there. Cheers Mark and Gibson

[@fequalsma8428]

Wooooooo another episode of The Scene

[@ronc6166]

Another great video keep them coming I'll keep watching thank you

[@geraldrauch1701]

awesome video!!! i've been to their place several time when they were still still in ithaca, NY...it was like i walked into heaven!!! thanx gibson

[@ethanhitchcock5431]

I miss going to the Rumble Seat Music store in Santa Fe NM years ago , my friend and I would gawk at the Jeff Beck owned Les Paul they had high up on the wall...they also had a pink sparkle Dan Armstrong bass that was very cool...Thank You Mark !

[@jonathansteadman7935]

Ooh, those tasty LP jrs, Been a fan since seeing Johnny Thunders at the Marquee in London nearly 40 years ago. And a guitar for the two Ronnies : Wood and Lane !!! 😃

[@WillyKidd]

Absolutely incredible selection of some drool worthy axes.

[@joelsimms4636]

Good to see you Mark! Looks like you're doing pretty good!! Best of luck to you and yours!

[@toddflowers8052]

Love this shop ! Great job Mark and Gibson ! 😎🎸👍

[@isolatedbrain1383]

This shop looks like it was taken from heaven itself

[@niguel4438]

Great stuff Mark. Love these shop tours.

[@Southernguitar74]

I was in Rumble Seat about a month before this interview was done. Eliot is a really cool guy, and enjoyed talking with me about his guitars. Such an awesome place.

[@rdmkeytohwy]

I like shops that don’t try to be all things to all people but specialize in one area and do it well. Rumble Seat Music seems to be one of those stores. Love seeing a bunch of Les Paul Juniors hanging on the wall. One pickup is all you need and Juniors are rock n’ roll machines. I gotta get me one. I think I prefer the singlecut juniors because they have more bottom end tone-wise. Another great video and killer shop with an owner that knows his stuff. So cool Mark!!!

[@adityap8746]

What a collection! Geez and those custom colour Marshall’s?? Uffff!!

[@GuitarExpress]

Thanks for sharing!! Loving the videos Mark. Keep it up!

[@mikeheffernan265]

Completely addicted to this channel. Finally, Gisbon are doing it right! Bys are all super cool n best kind and chill. My entire weekend has been spent watching these. Keep it coming!

[@gibsonguitar]

Thanks for watching

[@RicardoZanardini]

Awesome!!! 😀😀👏👏👏

[@graymacneil]

Awesome channel, thanks Mark.

[@robinfawcett7973]

Mindblown! And you get paid to do this Mark? Eliot's a lovely guy...

[@ArizonaKelly]

Nice work Mark and crew ... Keep um comin ...

[@chairmanmalik8734]

Just went there today. Super nice people! The owner is extremely nice. Great stock!

[@bryonkidder6199]

Luv it!

[@andrewmyers6474]

The Carmel store was amazing.. So glad to have been able to See all those amazing axes up close...yes I took pics.

[@martinjames6148]

Brilliant 👏

[@brownsfan7753]

I love these videos!!!

[@bradleywargo4698]

Awesome! 🤘🏻🎸

[@Ervin-1190]

Kickass store, damn! And haha, 3:15 was a jab at the cringefest called Normans Rare Guitars. :p

[@Harp_and_Guitar_Moving_Forward]

Gibson 4 life

[@uniknot]

Can't wait to go to Nashville!

[@kwp1977]

Great video. Well done mark!

[@PilgrimMinistry]

I went to Carter’s back in October. Never heard of them and decided to just go there. Best decision in a while!

[@kennycaligula3081]

Man. I hope I’m half as cool as Elliot when I get to be his age.

[@sambolino44]

A colored Marshall amp was integral to one of the highlights of my "career." I got to play through Syndi's silver Marshall double stack when we opened for the Lunachicks at CBGB.

[@billy11113]

... Good stuff Mark , thank`s ...

[@Seggy75]

I love this guy. That store looks like the real deal. I could hangout in there talking guitars and looking for hours.

[@gregfeo8639]

Great great great , thanks Eliot, please give my best to Tobin...peace

[@TheChadPad]

This is great. Well done

[@rettsmithmusic]

Great vid. Eliot has always been a super nice guy!

[@bertgetner9397]

Thank You Gibson. What a great hang. I'd love to visit the shop one day.

[@WillyKidd]

Me too

[@LanceJean02]

Mark, great interview/video.

[@HellcatCustoms]

Awesome shop. I regret not going there last Summer when I was in Nashville.

[@mrabrasive51]

I'm always amazed at the amount of "rare,vintage" gear there is for sale!

[@ToddKernsOfficialYouTube]

Super rad!

[@rogercardenas111]

I hope there's a longer interview and more guitar eye candy.

[@foofghtr]

Wow What a store and a cool owner. Someone I’d love to do business with. 👍

[@comedyandgardeninginflorid2562]

Awesome

[@nohint9589]

This seems to be a real cool Store, with a little "british" touch of understatement. Want to visit them.

[@h.l.westlake2587]

cat's chill...nice video

[@GearGasms]

Great stuff! Really enjoying this content! 🤓🎸🤘🏻

[@AnthonySG0113]

Awesome..

[@iangarrott21]

Nice Mark, youda man, well you and Eliot.

[@TheVirginianRambler]

I met that older gentleman, the owner, and both times I’ve been there he was extremely kind to me. Helped me out when I asked. Like that store a lot Edit: He didn’t show you stevie Ray Vaughan’s strat??? I still have the picture. It was so cool!!!

[@richardrybinski2320]

The “older gentleman” plays guitar like a cross between Page and Beck. I've been watching and listening to Eliot play since the 1970s. There are not many rock players his equal. One of the best ‘burst slingers around.

[@TheVirginianRambler]

@@richardrybinski2320 i moved to nashville now and still love it. I do more country style playing now. But I wondering how ol’ Eliot is doing.

[@alexgarnett5373]

I love the way these shop owners think they're rockstars 😂 love it!

[@druidavey]

Man, that's a cool shop. THEY EVEN SELL COWBOY BOOTS! pefect.

[@Roosterscoope]

Your awesome mark!! From Columbus Ohio!

[@timlilly]

Oh wow, that was really cool. Umm I'm going to have to visit them when I'm next in The States.

[@MrRoach-yo3mz]

*LOVE MY GIBSON SG's*

[@Harp_and_Guitar_Moving_Forward]

💯💯

[@harrisjon1]

Got a 2003 crescent moon here...love it!

[@auntjenifer7774]

@@harrisjon1 I got a 2003 with no moons but it's SG special faded cherry with Ebony fret board and it's great but my 2017 Gibson SG standard black cherry burster and my 2019 Les Paul special double cut p90's cherry nitro is awesome too ! Can't forget any about my 2003 Gibson Les Paul jr.tv yellow p90 dog ear single cut made entirety out of Spanish cedar which is like a softer splintery version of mahogany !

[@harrisjon1]

aunt jenifer, WOW! Nice. I am starting to play again during the quarantine after a long hiatus and have the bug again!! I just purchased a Gibson G45 and now pondering getting a LP Standard or Tribute....kind of a beginner but would like to own one. Any thoughts?

[@auntjenifer7774]

@@harrisjon1 I suggest you check out the Gibson Les Paul special double cut p90's tribute I think it's called, that is the one I got ! It's better than a Jr. Because it's got 2 P90 pickups and they come in black, brown, cherry and white and guitar center was blowing em out $430-$460 is what I paid for my brand new 2019 Gibson Les Paul special double cut Tribute model and it's freaking awesome, the tone of these p90's is closer to the 1958 PAF sounds to me and the neck is perfectly level and plekked Nice big wide neck with the slim profile just like custom shop re issue that cost$3700 so for under $500 USA Gibson is the way to go ! It's literally a life long lasting first electric guitar that you won't grow out of its that good ! I'd say check those out for sure because you can't get any better guitar until you spend $2,000+ and if you don't go Gibson I would suggest the new 2020 squier classic vibe telecasters as they are just as good as the the Gibson Les Paul special double cut p90's, that and PRS se custom 22 or 24 for modern sounds and also suggest you check out the Gretsch stream series or the new silver jets $299 brand new the pick-ups sounds great out the box and I've got at least one of all these so I can speak from experience with the guitar. Hope that helps you choose a good one and usually you can get pro level guitar for under $500 ! You just have to study before you spend and get the guitar in your hands as I didn't order on line o always bought in person to play the guitar first and they're all great from squier classic vibe telecasters up to the Gretsch stream series to the PRS se custom series up to the Gibson Tribute model series they are all great first guitars that will last a lifetime and despite growing and learning more advanced techniques the guitar will still be able to keep up with even the most demanding touring musician,I should know I've done it and played hard 3-4 nights a week with the squier classic vibe telecaster and the PRS se custom 22 heavy gigging with just those 2 guitars ! I've yet to put the Gibson and Gretsch through touring and bars and festivals but they are even tougher than the squier classic vibe telecaster and PRS se so there's no doubt that there Gibson and cheap $299 Gretsch will hold up to whatever abuse you can throw at it ! Hope my experiences with these instrument can help you decide for yourself ! Good luck on your new semi new journey into music !

[@Bobbyshee]

Just Killer !

[@gabrieltoneguitars9365]

Way Cool!

[@RikBizz]

Keepin it real Agnesi

[@zippy61]

Been there a couple times.Eliot has been in the store both time I was there. Last week went in looked around talked to him for a minute about the Marshalls he has. He pointed out a Orange head that was a 200w?!?!? 200w!!!!!! Also noticed that a older employee that use to work a Gruhns works at Rumble Seat now. Don’t remember his name but he was always a solid dude when I visited Gruhns.

[@jakestewartmusic]

So when is Gibson going to reissue some of those cool old amp designs?

[@TheChadPad]

That's what I'm saying. They did one of em a while back! They need to keep with that, but they're doin so much as it is, I just want them to get the guitars right, and they seem to be doing that

[@junkboxhero4825]

Well, they have to figure out a way to change it enough so that you'll hate it first. Then another company will come out with a real replica, Gibson wil sue, and continue to make the cheap version.

[@jakestewartmusic]

@@TheChadPad Yeah, I figure that it's on their list of things to do. They've launched several KZbin features like this one, redid most of their product lineup, and transformed Epiphone. I imagine that amps aren't the highest thing on their list because they've had so much other work to do, but I think they'll eventually go for it. wouldn't be surprised if they get into the pedal market down the line too, though I hope they continue to focus on guitars first before getting too deep into that rabbithole

[@georgemichael8742]

Right now. Out of Petaluma

[@christiandude3149]

If i any come to Visit the USA i will go to Rumble Seat Nashville.... in Europe we dont have such a great Vintage Store... its Awesome!

[@UncannyAleman]

Sweet tee, Mark👌

[@cashonly8385]

It’s a dream of mine to go to Nashville and scoop up something tasty from Rumble Seat. They have some very luxury vintage Les Pauls. I love it.

[@greatwhite3676]

Man you gotta have a sweet haircut and skinny jeans to work at this joint. LOve the colored MArshalls i'm an amp guy all the way.