The Story of Hurricane Katrina Guitars | 2005 Gibson Music Rising Mardi Gras Les Paul Standard Faded

[@scottblackwell157]

I'm from Mississippi and lost my home to katrina.saved my guitars but lost both my amps.those guitars are precious to me.

[@dboone7670]

Same here, broham.

[@bonniemaisy]

I'm fortunate enough to be the proud custodian of number 4! My frets were in the same condition as Troglys example when I purchased it. After a lot of hard work from my guitar tech they have come up like new. It's a lovely looking guitar and seems to have been a great investment having paid 2k for it 5 years ago!!

[@johnny4o4]

Proud owner of #17/300. Hands down the best Gibson Les Paul guitar I’ve played/owned. Was lucky enough to find one close to my area last year for a decent price with a beautiful pattern. I hope to treasure it for years to come!

[@clarkbabin9799]

You better believe Louisiana is deep in music. I myself am 59 miles southwest of New Orleans. All areas surrounding New Orleans were hit as hard by Katrina. New Orleans overshadowed others . We got hit first by Katrina and about a week later Rita came through and did more damage. All of which made the army core of engineers reassessed how they define flood areas and moved the areas though they were elevated into the rated areas it wasn't formerly listed in.

[@JokersWild70]

And yet, you guys continue to stay there 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@clarkbabin9799]

@@JokersWild70 every area has its potential hazards. Some its earthquakes others it volcanoes. And some others its tornadoes or freezing temperatures. New Orleans is 19 feet below sea level where I live is a few feet above. There are places up north in other states that are well above and they have issues with flooding. Don't down people for where they were born and live if you havent a clue of the areas.

[@CathyHolton-jh1xv]

The Edge actually owns and uses Numbers 1 & 2. Getting the Edge to sign anything is next to impossible. When he was spotted in Malibu back in 2016 or so at a gas station, he spoke to the small group that recognized him, but he dodged just about every question we asked with “I don’t know” or “I don’t recall.” The only other phrase he uttered was “Is that right?” He wasn’t unfriendly, but he seems VERY aware of what he says and how he answers questions.

[@fankimontoto2164]

It is said that he may be the owner of #1 and it is logical, but I assure you that he is not the owner of #2. In the last music rising auction he auctioned #96. Up to that point I have seen it with at least 5 different ones

[@CathyHolton-jh1xv]

@@fankimontoto2164 I guess, to quote the Edge, “Is that right?” Haha. In all seriousness, I stand corrected.

[@fankimontoto2164]

I guess so, another time you can say that #2 of 300 was sold at Lovies Guitars for $5895. I too think the Edge owns #1 👋🏻

[@chefbarona3052]

Man, the colors are Purple, Green & Gold! After things settled down we sent 5 crates of instruments(string, reed, brass) to NOLA for the street musicians. Nobody was doing much for those guys.

[@Trial212]

These remind me of the Fender "Splattercasters", Anyone else remember them???

[@chris_2714]

That says "rebuilding note by note" not music by music 👍

[@paulraider2001]

You got a pretty nice one, even if not your favorite. I'm more excited today for tomorrow's show. I bought my first Mod Shop Custom and can't wait to see if you feature it.

[@mertmunson1417]

Was it the “pearlple” custom???

[@paulraider2001]

@@mertmunson1417 Yep.

[@mertmunson1417]

@@paulraider2001 dude hands down that is one of the nicest customs I have ever seen!!! I wanted it so bad hahahaha!!! Glad you got it man!!! It’s a beaut!!! You’ll have to let me know how it plays when you get it. If you don’t mind.

[@paulraider2001]

It made the opening. My 15 seconds of fame.

[@mertmunson1417]

@@paulraider2001 first one he talked about!!! Awesome!!!

[@ethanhitchcock5431]

Them Les Pauls remind me of an artists palette , which is cool , at least to mine eyes . Thanks Trogly !

[@KphilbinNashville]

Trogly, I was involved with this model from the day the concept was born. It's an interesting story. Many details you have correct, but some are not accurate. I would love to talk and give you the story.

[@WW-1995]

@@cataclysmicconverter Everyone want their moment of fame

[@Qliphirot]

Up

[@MikeE-]

Nice lp. I don’t normally like satin finished standards but I like that one. I always enjoy going to New Orleans; lots of talented musicians out there

[@GroovinEZ]

I own a GENUINE Gibson Hurricane Katrina guitar! It's a 1949 Gibson BR9 lap steel which stood upright in water for a few weeks after Katrina hit. The paint had flaked from the lower side of the guitar and the P90-like pickup crumbled as it had completely rusted. I picked it up for a nice price and replaced the pickup with a Sentell BR9-replacement. The rest I left as it had come out of the flooded house where it lived in New Orleans...................

[@aureliusandthespiral]

I think it was meant to say "rebuilding note by note" yes, ocd is a friend

[@pepmasters-999]

Where I come from, that is rebuilding quaver by quaver.

[@BillyMac812]

I was going to make the same color moment.👍

[@JayBagwell]

Thanks for the video Austin. I’m a huge U2 fan, and bought one of these when they first came out. Purchased from Guitar Center in Atlanta for about $1500. I remember mine having UNCOVERED pickups and off-white inlays similar to the LP Classic of the time. Too be honest, I wasn’t impressed with the guitar, and sold it. Wish I had hung on to it with today’s prices. Great for a collectible, as a player, meh.

[@JustinSmithPYRO]

Like the pick guard on it. But when you started playing scorpions on it. Fell in love with the sound 🤘🤘

[@VBVTV]

The headstock on the Epiphone reads "Rebuilding note by note", not " . . . music by music".

[@dooley9621]

They look very thrown together with not much care for craftmanship at all. Thanks mate

[@jonathanhudak2059]

This guitar looks even better all cleaned up, amazing, sounds good too! Nice find Trogly!

[@criskatan]

The sound of those pickups are superior to most of the ones you've demoed.

[@Willee88]

Rebuilding “note by note”

[@MrRoybob]

“ The Edge is still with us”. Damn dudes not that old! 😂

[@kiwisports8067]

It made me laugh when he said that

[@leinonibishop9480]

We’ve lost so many musicians from drugs and self deleting, it is kind of rare that such a huge band hasn’t lost anyone in 30+ yrs of fame.

[@sleevelessace]

at first i thought this was gonna be guitars that were brought back to life from katrina which i was hyped to see

[@MarkEdward-bl6cr]

First time for our guitar daily dose!!

[@michaelpolston5240]

I mentioned this when these came up before but we had one of these at Guitar Center Des Moines when I worked there in 2006. It was a nice guitar but I remember it being heavy, even for a Les Paul.

[@definit1on119]

Rock you like a Hurricane. Nice

[@wesleed1120]

WoW... Maybe my favorite ones yet!!!! Absolutely beautiful 😍

[@elamon51]

Woot woot Trogly's guitars 🎸 🙌

[@sgt.grinch3299]

You made the podium for today and earned a Bronze Medal.

[@Ranthra1]

This is not related to today's content. I know you really like Fender Tele's and Strats. So why no G&L guitars on the show? I own four (all basses) and they all are beautifully made. Really custom shop quality. Give an ASAT a chance...bet it grows on you. I do love your show...keep up the great work! My favorites are the unboxings. ;-)

[@steveparish9210]

I have 2 g&l teles and their both fantastic guitars

[@frankwebster9110]

Music rising!

[@darvyowolf]

hey Trogly...The Edge is still alive “For the First Time in a While, I’m Very Excited About Electric Guitar Again”: The Edge Talks Rekindling His Passion for Tone By Joe Bosso, Christopher ScapellitiContributions from Rod Brakes published May 16, 2023

[@dw7704]

Yeah he says that the Edge is still with us in the video

[@leviathan_is_me]

A nawlins' guitar having a nice jazzy sound on that neck pup...nice.

[@kevinberg84]

You've gotten a lot better at guitar

[@Kahuna54]

That’s a cool finish!

[@danielbreaux1842]

Really nice job they did on the colors!!

[@jeremywolstenholme9277]

Keep it around. It's totally Trogly.

[@motoriotofficialbandpage770]

Guitar Center New Orleans still has one in their showcase.

[@Acornhouseworkshop]

“Rebuilding note by note”, not “music by music”. 🤨

[@circuitwicker1672]

Those pick ups sound GREAT!!!

[@Heavymetallord1]

"This guitar was made for the victims of hurricane Katrina." *plays rock you like a hurricane*

[@wrtoomes600]

Nice guitar. How do you clean the toggle switch tip? Thank you.

[@Trog]

I just used hot water and a scouring pad on this one

[@Lcg503]

Sweet guitar❤❤❤

[@Rocknrollerrink]

These are among my favorite. Maybe I’ll save up and hunt for one.

[@pczTV]

I’ve got an epiphone black music rising les Paul….tbh, never played it , but it seemed like it was for a good cause

[@kennethobrien6537]

So does anyone know why they did these but when we had the flood in Nashville 2010 ... did they do anything like it for that?

[@Qliphirot]

Interesting

[@clarkbabin9799]

I forgot to ask. If you ever come across a Stratocaster style Drifter it would be an interesting find . Not to mention I knew a couple people that had them and swore by them over a Fender of the time . Which was late 60s and early to mid 70s. I'm guessing they would've been in the lawsuit era.

[@carlosdeno]

I visited NY from the UK and these had just been released, it was one of these or a saxophone. I purchased the sax 😂 we all make mistakes.

[@TM-ev2tc]

He needs to number his autograph on those guitars. PS. I think if you look up Music Rising you can order a T-shirt. Just thought i would mention it

[@kevinbulgarelli7206]

Thanks for the video. I have several collected from over the years.

[@larryburwell8550]

These are nice les Paul's and nice looking ones. Never seen them before. Yeah I'll just take a factory one at 2500. Not paying 6 to 10k for these. But thanks for sharing

[@pauldavis6356]

Please explain - when you un-boxed this guitar the frets were black(corroded). I assumed it had been submerged under the water from the storm. But these guitars were produced AFTER the storm to help musicians that lost instruments. How did the frets get so tarnished?

[@christowing3816]

😊 just wanted to say I love your KZbin channel

[@rivenbeef]

Trogly what is that flame top standard that you were comparing this to in the middle of the video? Love that flame!

[@jameslanclos568]

I've lived in New Orleans most of my life and I survived Hurricane Katrina, but unfortunately, all of my guitars,. amps, pedals, etc. did not. The first hurricane I remember was Hurricane Betsy, a really bad one as well. I love New Orleans. Many victims of Katrina were evacuated to various states, and most of them moved back because of boredom !!! There's no place like New Orleans.

[@jameslanclos568]

@@cataclysmicconverter They might laugh, but that's about it !!! The slang pronunciation here is "N'awlins", I don't pronounce that way, but there are many variations!

[@JokersWild70]

And yet, you guys continue to live there. That absolutely amazes me. Perhaps take it as a warning and move somewhere less prone to hurricanes and flooding???

[@jameslanclos568]

@@JokersWild70 You won't understand why we stay here until you've lived here. When New Orleans is under water...then I'll move. I lived in New Jersey for 5 years and I loved living there, but I would get homesick and I had to visit New Orleans at least once a year. The food here is just one reason we like it here. You can't find anything like it, anywhere.

[@BartlettRacing66]

Have you thought about trying a Navigator guitar?

[@gertywhatagash_]

Rock You Like a Hurricane. Good choice for this guitar!

[@fractal_nature]

Yea but that actual song is super lame so it's not a good choice unless you want to cheapen the whole premise.

[@gertywhatagash_]

@@fractal_nature he played it though

[@smwoutdoorfishingadventures]

any color is awesome. its the cause that is important

[@mojo9291]

Yessss the cup. Thank you.

[@StreetPreacherr]

How Do They Decide Whether to Use FULL or LIGHT weight tailpieces? Is it just random, is it a historic spec for certain models? Or does it make enough difference to the total weight that the choice depends on how heavy the guitar body is?

[@davidallen346]

Great Tone!

[@clarkbabin9799]

I don't know the brand of pickups but they sound like the Seymour Duncans in my 80s Studio. The ones on mine are uncovered though.

[@christophercarty675]

Cool. Still think you need to consider a different amp or add some boost or overdrive to it. It’s so dark.

[@BenhobbyClubTV]

How do you play the intro song?

[@joermnyc]

It looks like they did an amber clear coat on switch side, and a darker one on the knobs side?🤔 ,The seam line down the top is pretty distinct.

[@baronrogers806]

TROG IN MY HOWSE AHHH

[@caseykittel]

Hey fret and Gibson experts - - have you been seeing bad fret work on late model Gibson guitars? that either need leveling or that wear out early? I have just ordered two studios from different stores and both (2020 and 2021) have had substantial fret work. why might this be?

[@bradconklin2878]

I think it might be "rebuilding note by note":) Thin binding, I see. I have a 2010 Trad Pro GC exclusive with thin binding. Is this normal for this era?

[@lordofpigz]

The gibson music rising looks beautiful I would buy one but they cost to much lol my only guitar is a 200 quid squire

[@Davidckennedymusic]

Heck yes!! 🤘🏽Scorpions 🤘🏽

[@catmandoodoo7903]

Love these. I have a 2004 Trans Amber LP Std which I bought new but I wish I’d held off for a year and bought a faded one. IMHO the pickups used at that time were appalling. Either too bright, too dull and no nuance. Replaced mine with a set of cheap Toneriders and they were a 100% improvement.

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Z is for late. I’m curious about toast.

[@andye3684]

Nothing worse than raw toast

[@glennnortonjr2455]

I really thought that the guitar sounded better than most And the guitar for a special guitar that was touched by Artist. The guitar would be nice, but it looks like it played, and it looks like sounds like it played great.

[@bukwok]

11:24 the les paul is decal ?? just like fender , doesn't looks like silk screen , so is normal..?

[@JONNIE_ROCKER]

Reminds of a aurora borealis les paul standard

[@tomleary121257]

Aloha from Hawaii do you know that my Les Paul standard double cut plus is 2005

[@musicalintelligence]

10 years ago guitar center called me and offered me 2 of those at $2500 each and I declined: I'd just lost my job : I had been looking at them for years and now they are unobtainium material.

[@patriotpizzaman]

Rebuilding note by note?

[@shawnbenz]

11:03 that does not look like a mother of pearl logo.

[@marquitust2874]

Does chambering affect to tone on les pauls?

[@jubei7259]

Simple answer - yes, most definitely. As to whether that's a good or bad thing depends on the player's preferences. Me personally, I like my LP's unchambered, full weight but then all but two of my LP's I got back in the 90's when I was a gigging musician so it kinda makes sense that guys prefer the tone of the guitars they've grown up with & are used to. That's not to say the two LP's I own that were built after 2006 are in any way 'bad' guitars of course. They're great. I just prefer unchambered if given a choice is all.

[@steveparish9210]

I own a chambered and u n chambered they both sound good. I would think chambered would actually sound better in general more resonant and all that

[@justin3947]

Looks like melted crayons

[@Volta_Two]

11 minutes 20 seconds in..... there's a line surrounding the silk screen "les paul" Is that a decal ??????

[@kearneydillon4803]

They look like they were done in crayon by a 3 year old

[@nilesanders5110]

Trogly throw a little delay on that!

[@Nothing-gv8mv]

Big guitar is watching

[@BlibbertyBlobberty]

Surely that's 'note by note'.

[@hannoverfist5628]

For you knowledge catalogue sir…….the head stock is read…..rebuilding note by note……..not music by music…….. keep doing the lord’s work Trogley…..mutch luv

[@lsdzheeusi]

Gorgeous guitar. You did forget my birthday by the way. HINT HINT

[@JokersWild70]

I personally wouldnt pay more for that than a regular Standard costs brand new

[@erikkorhonen]

that looks all brushed

[@martinclayton7260]

I was a Gibson fanboy for years, but now I realise that I can get a much better guitar for less money!

[@austing1580]

Reminds me of a fruit roll up lol. But truly made for a good reason despite the design.

[@roberttdubel]

Anyone else notice the baby handprint

[@jameshughes6049]

How do everyone??

[@andye3684]

👍

[@leomilani_gtr]

14:51 hahahaha

[@seattleday9690]

Looks like a 1st grader paint job.

[@scottbogfoot]

Kj

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Congratulations on climbing to the summit of the Mole Hill and earning a Gold Medal Scott.

[@jeffball6656]

SOrry Troggly. I doubt you can take one to a U2 show and have Edge sign it. He doesn't sign many guitars. Those that he does are for charity. And being that he already did a limited amount of signed MR Les Paul's, he would likely not sign one of these either.

[@leviathan_is_me]

Did you really play rock you like a hurricane?...dude...just...dude I dunno if I should laugh or not..

[@lordofthestings]

Everytime you take a screw out of wood, wood comes out with the screw. I guess there's value in documenting what hardware the stock guitar came with but it is definitely not helping the guitar.

[@Trog]

Microscopic amounts? Sure. If you twist to the left before putting the screws back, it will fall in the same hole. There is no worry here with what I do