The Stories Behind 7 More Famous Guitars

[@usejustonce2386]

Robert Trujillo is probably one of the nicest guys in rock, not to mention a sick bassist.

[@junkhead_92]

Dave Grohl and Brian May are also nice guys.

[@bimosasmito6627]

how about jimmy page and john paul jones ? they're looks like a polite nice gentleman

[@saladhands1127]

@@bimosasmito6627 yes, jimmy page is especially nice to young people

[@idontlikeapplejuice7]

You realize that Robert Trujillo is in metal not rock

[@cobgod1415]

@@idontlikeapplejuice7 heavy metal is a subgenre of rock

[@TheGreenguy85]

I have "played" Steve Vai's guitar.. or he was on stage, I was in the crowd, and he held the guitar over the audience so a few of us could reach it.. I managed to strum the neck..... still tho.. :)

[@lewisgartland8126]

TheGreenguy85 cool man

[@LightningJackFlash]

Wow

[@jdcsteelers498]

You’ve been blessed

[@alexmansworth7066]

That’s so f*cking cool

[@metalinyourhead3604]

TheGreenguy85 I think that counts

[@kingcayden9362]

“Lucky for him, he did have a caring wife” Me: HE SOLD IS WIFE?!?

[@disturbiafromthebay]

Lmao underrated comment

[@jgamer8624]

Sad that is wife was sold

[@williamcahill4188]

Samuraiguitarist: It’s a bass but still a Guitar Davie504: Am I a joke to you

[@konodioda8173]

He's saying that a bass is just as relevant as a guitar

[@sorrenblitz805]

"Still a guitar" Davie504: WHAT!? That is Illegal! I am calling the FBI.... FBI stands for Federal 🅱️ A S S Inquisition...

[@bored9260]

Ehhhhh..... 🤔 it’s a string bass because I couldn’t hear him over the rhythm... 😒 need more phases between rhythm and bass line.

[@RainytheNB]

I wonder why they call it a bass guitar

[@toku7319]

Yes, he's a fucking joke to everyone.

[@iamgalaxy1424]

Why isn’t jimmy pages telecaster in any of these vids

[@magmarok8209]

The Dragon Tele is my favorite Fender I own

[@chrishorton615]

or his doubleneck gibson, or his #1...etc. Jimmy Page has a number of iconic guits

[@OnAir21]

Slash’s “Appetite for Destruction” (the Kris Derrig replica) is crazily important to feature, as a replica/clone was essentially ‘the’ guitar that saved a then-failing Gibson amidst the hair metal era.

[@EliseOfTheValley]

Joe Strummer is hands down my favorite guitarist of all time. The Clash is one of my all time favorite bands.

[@michanowak7060]

Once I went to the music store, they had extra price for some yamaha bass, that's how I got my battle axe, then I covered it with rock and astrophysics stickers and put it to the service to make it perfect. They altered a neck a bit, change some frets and did some magic, so after that every band I've been in asked if there is some fuzz/overdrive/chorus hidden inside for it has unique sound. It ain't legendary yet but man, just give me 10 more years ;)

[@jhay3966]

well, I removed the B and E strings of my acoustic, realigned the strings, and added a drop d string at the top and got rid of the lower machinehead. Give me 20 yrs, it'll be known

[@laundrysheets9156]

I know it's not as iconic as the others but Jimmy page's double necked Gibson SG. It's pretty neat and I haven't seen anyone else use it

[@sammccue500]

The Eagles.

[@ZeFrenchiestFry69420]

Alex Lifeson? Search up 'Xanadu' by A band called rush

[@mackmitchell94]

Jimmy Pages double neck isn’t an SG, it’s an EDS 1275

[@CurtisAlfeld]

Slash.

[@rizkiarya6257]

Alex lifeson Slash Don felder

[@davidjohnsen3245]

I'm almost offended you haven't done any of David Gilmour's guitars yet! Such as the Black Strat, and the #0001 Strat. Other ideas are Slashs' Appetite For Destruction Les Paul, Robbie Robertson's Last Waltz Strat (very underated guitar player from a great and underrated band), Eric Clapton's Blackie Strat, Syd Barret's Mirror Esquire, George Harrison's Lucy, John Lennon's Epihphone Casino, the list goes on!

[@davidjohnsen3245]

Xander Mohan ooooo I never actually heard of the fool before, just looked it up. Pretty cool.

[@Rigel7WasAlreadyUsed]

Mirror Esquire.

[@danthorpe8485]

You’ve made his job 10,000x rasier

[@davidjohnsen3245]

Dan Thorpe haha I know. *easier

[@toms8255]

Chuck Schuldiners BC rich stealth

[@RC32Smiths01]

Gene Siimmons"s Axe Bass Or Paul McCarthy's Hofner Bass? I mean since you did put a bass in the list, I'd figure maybe basses could be of the next installment lol

[@zr5r514]

McCartney's Revolution bass, please!

[@RC32Smiths01]

Ye I would like to see that!

[@piranhasforscissors]

Those Hofner basses sound awful. I know because I have one. :P

[@RC32Smiths01]

ahhh I see. Well just simply in the hands of one of most famous and renowned bassists makes the bass Iconic I would assume y'know.

[@zr5r514]

David Lololol I own a 500/1 Mersey I agree that it sounds meh, but the violin bass has been iconic, not legendary ;)

[@chrissoares23]

I dunno maybe: Randy Rhoads' first Jackson V, Ace Frehaly's Les Paul with the smoking fake pick-up, Paul Stanley's mirrored Iceman, Gene Simmons' ax bass, Zakk Wylde's target rings Gibson Les Paul, Hetfield's EET FUK explorer?

[@mrmug4000]

Angus youngs sg?

[@jecos1966]

Randy Rhoads Guitar was called concord

[@TheBurgy91]

I love the fact that compared to other KZbin Guitarists, you also bring this side knowledge which makes your clips nice to watch. Plus, you also appreciate a song/artist/instrument more if you know its story.

[@jacobreece1971]

Syd Barrett's mirror Telecaster

[@davidjohnsen3245]

Jacob Reece THIS!!!

[@JohnSmith-hm6lv]

It was an esquire actually. It's been lost since the late 60s.

[@darianbaxley8850]

Dude whats up i see you everywhere bro

[@owenmccormick6147]

David gilmour's black Strat with Jimi hendrix's guitar strap. Or his #0001 Telecaster

[@DalekWindmill]

It was an Esquire, i suppose that makes it even more special.

[@marauder600]

You should do JJ Cales Harmony!! A total Frankenstein, his studio work with that old thing was outstanding. The tones and sheer variety of sounds and styles he created with that thing is still influencing players today!!

[@craigpoole1868]

The fact that a Hammet owns that Les Paul breaks my heart. That poor thing is going to die a slow horrible death having him play it. And it wasn't a factory mistake that made the guitar out of phase it was a repair where the neck pickup magnet was put in backwards and pickup installed backwards. The pickup is physically out of phase not electrically.

[@KealohaHarrison]

I love these videos! If you do a fourth one, you should include George Harrison’s Rocky Strat or Syd Barrett’s ‘62 Esquire with the reflective chrome paint job and plastic mirrors

[@LeChaunce]

Definitely George Harrison's Rocky. That's an icon.

[@agarpro7886]

Brian May the guitarist in Queen had a pretty interesting guitar

[@lapinus]

has*

[@hadleydowell2095]

He actually made it with his dad

[@Me4-gc8qs]

And an Aussie made the copy Brian uses as a backup, you can tell which is the copy because it has no damage/wear marks on the neck pickup. It was such a good copy that Brian hired him as the head builder at BMG Brian May guitars!

[@WeBothAreMonkeys]

Don't think you had to specify he's from Queen.

[@mads9270]

Me 4 Well, not really. The Fryer replicas aren’t quite the same colour as the original and he isn’t the head builder at BMG.

[@johnmurphy5783]

These vids always make Mondays better.

[@RobertWJackson]

Great video! I really enjoy this series of videos that you’re doing. I love the entire history of the instrument, and these have all been very informative. In the next video, maybe cover Rick Nielsen’s Hamer double-neck, Randy Rhoads’ Jackson Concord, Slash’s ‘58 Les Paul that they just recently discovered was one of the very first “Burst” guitars? (I think it’s a ‘58, anyway.) Great video!

[@gianski3306]

How about “Stories Behind Famous Guitarist”, how their parents met, raised, conceived, etc.😂

[@pomaranc747]

I have nothing against Kirk Hammett, but calling THE Les Paul Kirk Hammett's Les Paul feels kinda wrong.

[@metalabsynth]

pomaranc747 I agree, plus Kirk has so many other guitars that could’ve been put on another list

[@matiasmetsavainio9674]

Well since kirk bought it it is KIRKS guitar. Like it or not

[@matiasmetsavainio9674]

Xander Mohan so. Do you meant that if you would buy a used house it still wont be yours. Cos the previous owner ones had it.

[@brianhedley5139]

Technically if you are the second outright buyer. Your name is added to the deeds of a house but the original owner if they bought it remains there. Peter Green actually listened to Gary Moore's album using the Les Paul and declared the album was awful.

[@matiasmetsavainio9674]

Brian Hedley yeah but the current owner still is kirk hammet

[@stanleyknife888]

Famous bass guitars next?

[@nicks4802]

9/10 are only famous because of the guitars they played next to...

[@Videohead-eq5cy]

Nick S lemme introduce you to Cliff Burton

[@stanleyknife888]

Geezer butler, flea, les claypool, David ellefson, Larry graham, Chris from muse

[@ashleyjohansson230]

bass are boring

[@404TVfr]

as is this comment, and the response to said comment.

[@mungethekpopstan]

the fact that kirk hammet has a guitar originally owned by a member of fleetwood mac is amazing

[@SilverSting420]

You need to do one for bass guitars. Like Gene's axe bass, Paul's Hofner, whatever one Deacy used.

[@joewg3]

In 1961 the country/bluegrass band Betty Amos, Judy Lee and Jean (now in the country music hall of fame) were in a plane crash in Alaska on their way to a USO show. Amazingly, they all survived (almost crashed flying back to the southern 48). About a month after the crash Eskimos found Judy Lee Schreiber's 1958 Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gentleman and sent it back to her. She did nothing to restore it and immediately started playing it again. A few months ago she asked me to build her a replacement that she can tote around and sent me some pictures of the guitar as it is now. She still uses it to play local venues around Nashville! The story of the crash is documented and is one heck of a story! She used to take a soldering iron with her on the road to rewire or fix pots, etc. She was friends with Chet Atkins and herJudy Lee personally played her guitars on a number of occasions. Honestly, I don't know how I can possibly come close to building a guitar to rival something like this, but I am humbled and honored to get the opportunity!

[@gastilarrivey3654]

Love these kind of videos, keep up the great work

[@davecochran]

Brad Nowell from Sublime had a cool Dan McDonald custom towards the end of his life. Kind of a strat/Ibanez hybrid with a G&L neck The brown one. His bass player also had a green bass built by him.

[@fernandosilva6295]

Johnny Greenwoods Tele, Jack White's axe, Matt Bellamy's Mattocasters, John Petrucci's new freaking NASA Computerish guitar Also, 0 dislikes, 600 likes! Wow!

[@revertingtonothing985]

Glitterati is absolute legend of a guitar man

[@cryptic-jack8108]

$2M dollars? Kurt's Guitar: Am I a joke to you?.

[@stacygaryowen]

Randy Rhoads guitars please!

[@lukebyrd8406]

I love these videos! The stories behind these instruments are so interesting

[@matiasmorales073]

I just freaking love this guy

[@anndynegative]

This is a wicked series, hope you get around to making more of them!

[@comand0Metalero1]

Hetfield's EET FUK Esp Explorer?

[@EvelynRoods]

Dog Mattinson it was an MX220, but we get your point. One of the most iconic guitars in metal.

[@notaparrot3426]

So close to 200k, good job man!!!

[@saintluciaofficial2019]

You should do some about notable extended range guitars. Just a thought.

[@BengB]

Elijah Shiver I know of an extensive archive of meshuggahs old guitars if SG is interested ;)

[@kevinseintu212]

I love this video series, it's good to watch. I would like to see you cover Don Felder's Gibson EDS-1275 double neck, used in the live performances of Hotel California. I think it's interesting because it's modded and actually has two jacks so it runs through two different amps.

[@scarlettepunk2087]

I don’t have an original Moderne...but I saw the Sasquatch playing one near a crossroads...under a cherry burst moon...he was looking for the place called Lee Ho Fook's Going to get a big dish of beef chow mein True story...

[@BSIII]

Michael hamptons 'fat strat' 1973/74. A 17 year old Michael hampton (less known, i know) played maggot brain note-for-note, at a party that george clinton was at. It blew him away, and with the recent incarceration of eddie hazel, had mike join funkadelic as the new lead guitarist. He bought mike a strat, mike had a reverse headstock neck added to it, had the single coils replaced with humbuckers, and decorated with rhinestones. This may have been one of the first 'fat strats', and was used in many of pfunks live performances and recordings. Mike is an extremely underrated guitarist. I doubt he'd make any of these lists, but he is up there with the greats. Eddie hazel, as well, except itd be impossible to find any detailed information about his guitars to make a list.

[@არვიცი]

James Hetfield's Garage Made Guitar should be in there too.

[@user-ln5rr6ju3f]

yes

[@MillicentOak]

Can't believe you still haven't come back to this and talked about Clapton's "The Fool" SG!

[@hrblocked]

How about Satriani's Chromeboy?

[@williw.5815]

These videos are so cool man. So interesting to hear some of these stories.

[@floppz9549]

Cobain's competition Mustang?

[@argosytheband]

Doug Irwin's Tiger. One of the most-played, most-recognized, most-unique, most beautiful guitars ever made.

[@Tommy-te4su]

do Angus Young's first sg

[@andrewpappas9311]

For the next one can you include some basses? I'd love to see Cliff Burton's Rickenbacker 4001 and one of Les Claypool's Carl Thompson basses that he used in the early days of Primus, I've always wanted to know how he became associated with them

[@alexaudiovisuals]

Still no Lucy :(

[@dumbbitchenergy4223]

No Rocky either...

[@matt.fromtheinternet]

Or any of the Beatles' Casinos (John's probably has the most history). Honestly, he could probably make an entire video of just Beatles instruments.

[@dumbbitchenergy4223]

YeOldeMemeBoi Yeah, just throw in Paul’s Hofner bass, and that’s about a full video in itself!

[@joshuavargas9668]

If ur talking about Lucille than that's in another vid .

[@matt.fromtheinternet]

No, Lucille was B.B. King's guitar, Lucy was a ruby red Les Paul that Eric Clapton had gifted George Harrison in exchange for his wife. I think you can hear it on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and "Something."

[@ZachClossin]

Kurt Cobain's Left-handed baby blue Jagstang Ian Curtis' Vox Phantom James Hetfield's White Explorer Brian Jones' Teardrop Vox Lemmy's Rickenbacker Bass Great video!

[@skumpkin5191]

Gene Simmons axe bro! I got to meet the guy who made it since he lived in my home town, he's a real guitar hot rodder. It will also make Delaware look better lol

[@angrydragon5567]

You should look at some of the weird guitars josh homme from queens of the stone age has, there's a few interesting ones in there

[@Hunterend07]

What about Jimmy Page's dragon tele ?

[@revsyz]

I love these videos, thanks for making them. I would like to see more bass guitars discussed in future videos.

[@ravenpascal8762]

What about Macca's Hofner?

[@contentcat5462]

ravenpascal exactly what I commented

[@scottkee1864]

Pretty sure Greeny's guitar OOP sound was a magnet reversal during fiddling, not a factory error. There are several variants of the story from Greeny, but all of them involve accidental rewiring misadventures.

[@jt4eva]

I know you’re a samurai but for all metal purposes we as an audience deserve to see you with your hair down.

[@rickeyryan303]

You don't deserve shit in this life, no one does.. It's his property he can do what he like's..

[@jt4eva]

lol who pissed on your goldfish?

[@foxmonster10]

why are you so angry its just a joke. Like no need to go all 14 year old edgey emo kid and tell the guy he doesnt deserve anything.

[@outerspace9392]

@@rickeyryan303 WOOOOOOOSH

[@nobodyhere4860]

Wow wow Wow! Hold up, so Rob helped the family get Jaco's bass back? That dude just keeps gettin cooler every time I hear about him! On top of being a darn good bassist🤘🤙

[@erickaldama7880]

It's John Frusciante Brithdaaaay!❤

[@TJ-kj7qu]

Erick Aldama and Charlie Parra del Riego's

[@anttik5764]

TJ And... uhmmm... Mine too.

[@monkeyman12328]

truuu

[@CamRebires]

123 HAPPY BIRTHDAYYY!

[@anttik5764]

CamRebires thanks :)

[@japhetreyes4210]

Love these vids Samurai. 🤘 Really cool stories

[@wilhelmtheconquerer6214]

Slash’s (fake) AFD Gibson Les Paul?

[@ggenutrition1028]

As always: great job man!! Thanx for sharing!

[@SG-_-245]

Prince's guitar?

[@ghostface9772]

Amazing video! Part 4 needs Slash's Appetite For Destruction studio guitar

[@coyperez3924]

I love these segments

[@IZProJects]

A reissue of srvs lenny strat came through musos corner in newcastle nsw Australia, I got to play it. It sold for 25k!

[@cadenratliff1318]

Wa, wa, what madness is this? where's Stevie Rays SRV?

[@brandondominique8534]

Did you even watch the video ? 😂 2:24

[@starke2908]

While having dinner with Denny Freeman in 2004 at my home while he was on tour with Dylan. He told me about buying Lenny for Stevie Ray Vaughn. He said he never got paid for it, and also that SRV owed him rent when he died..... I wonder whatever happened to Freeman's guitars when he died two years ago..... He sent me pictures of all of them.

[@bonglingad9808]

How about red special by brian may??

[@angelusnielson7135]

I love these lists, keep it up please!

[@sneakking101]

“#7” Norman’s Rare Guitars anyone?

[@fafafuhi2231]

gotta have more of these... u have the best voice for it

[@SmelvinFernsby]

“Our next guitar is actually a bass guitar but none then less a guitar “ Davie504 has entered the chat

[@bylyzysyf]

Gibson's model "modern" looks much like a polish guitar Defil Kosmos. In early 1980 it was very popular in this country among punk and rock bands. 20 years later you may still find them for about 10$ on some sort of flea market :)

[@OblivionZXZ]

Cliff burton is Jimmy hendrix of Bass

[@niallooo]

Indeed

[@mgamel777]

Hey there, Vai just named his pickups after the Harley engines. "At the same time, I was also working with DiMarzio designing a new pickup. There were four that we experimented with and each was named after a Harley Davidson engine style. They were the Flathead, Knucklehead, Panhead and Evolution. The one I liked the most was the Evolution, so DiMarzio put them into production and they are still available." www.vai.com/minisites/EVO/history_frameset.html

[@hellfire8883]

So you add stevie ray Vaughans lenny instead of the absolutely more famous and his main guitar number 1. Come on man

[@marko00chim]

Awesome video like always!!🙌

[@gordman6432]

Is it just me or is the built in handle like in the first one very ugly? I just hate the look.

[@revolutionday1]

Yeah, it's just you.

[@greatscottrules]

I used to have a beautiful Ibanez Jem with a root beer finish. It played like a dream. Sold it during tough times, and by then, I was a Gibson-holic. Wish I still had it in my arsenal. It was luscious.

[@Nothing25568]

Clapton’s “Blackie” Strat. Bought out a pawnshop’s supply of strats and took out all his favorite pieces from the ones he bought and built blackie out of the parts.

[@marshallbailey6982]

I just saw a gibson moderne in person recently at a local pawn shop, that shit blew my mind when I first saw it. Especially when first seeing it made me think of this video😅

[@calebwashburn2193]

I def like these videos MR. Samuri....I love hearing the history behind these relics

[@markomarinovic3763]

There is a strat that Dave Murray from Iron Maiden played for about 20 years between 1970 and 1990, and it was owned by legendary guitarist of band Free, Paul Kossoff. It's an interesting story, you can check it out.

[@Matthordika]

Always nice to see some much deserved attention for Jaco!

[@FloridaManMatty]

Vai didn't get the white Jems until around 1993. They each had different Dimarzio prototypes in them and THAT is what got the Harley names, not the actual guitars. Evo was named for the Evolution pickups in that particular Jem. Minor details, but important nonetheless.

[@ascii7085]

If you do another one of these, I'd like to hear about Dick Dale's 'The Beast'.

[@mad-dogmcfarlane3530]

Of all my guitars, my replica of the Peter Green LP Lemondrop (by Vintage) remains my all-time 'go-to' guitar. I bought it originally because of that out of phase pick-up tone but two or three gigs later, I knew I found 'The One'.

[@DBSG1976]

Great video, I'm a new subscriber as a result!

[@icedem0nz]

Missing 2 of the most famous telecasters in history. Francis Rossi's Green Tele and Rick Parfitts Rock and Roll Range Rover white tele, from Status Quo

[@f3uibeghardt522]

That's pretty goddamned funny that Billy Gibbons won't even let anyone look at his supposed Moderne. Not because it reminds me of that scene in Spinal Tap, but because it's just funny all on its own.

[@obsessedwithguitars3157]

I suggest you do Tony Iommi's black John Birch SG that was stolen and returned twice because the thieves were convinced it was cursed.

[@susancorgi]

Way to go dude!

[@ishikawatn5589]

I saw a Moderne Prototype at Gruhn in Nashville last weekend

[@cas9564]

Another cool fact about Steve Vai's JEM guitars is that one of them was used for the Mjolnir Mix of the Halo Theme.

[@paulalexiou2448]

Eric Clapton's "Blackie" should have been on the list and also Jimmy Page's mirror tele and Toni Iommi's Gibson SG

I'd like to see one of Billy Gibbons guitars, he's got a few interesting guitars. Also, Bo Diddley, he had a couple interesting guitars as well. Jack White too.

[@benlohrer2334]

Respectfully, kirk Hammett didn't pay 2M$ for Greeney. He explains that story in the Gibson Icons series. Wonderful story with a great guitar with such rich rock and roll history

[@joaotorres6631]

thanks for featuring Jaco's Bass of Doom, such an amazing instrument

[@renknook]

A suggestion for the next video on this subject; David Gilmour's #0001 strat.