Guns N' Roses | Richard Fortus | Live Rig | Thomann

[@julianholmanaudio4807]

What a lovely guy, really enthusiastic about the interview and his gear!

[@andregonzalez3324]

I have the same opinion. He seems a pretty fucking good guy all around. No rush and always explaing every single detail about his gear.

[@CavenInToTheWorld]

I agree.

[@bobby_devil]

Richard is the best. Been one of my favorite players for a long time.

[@simoningebrand]

Saw GN'R in Stockholm last week. They sounded great and Richard's playing was a huge positive surprise having never heard him before. Seems like a cool dude as well, thumbs up!

[@riversplit8206]

Simon Ingebrand Saw them in Finland and had the same reaction.

[@misisipimike8020]

What a cool dude. "I'm in a hurry, but, hey, you GOTTA hear this guitar. Oh, and check this pedal out!". And then goes out and rocks 25,000 people.

[@Incognito_alien]

Richard is an incredible player and he and Slash really work well together, he may not be a household name like Slash is but he is just as talented and seems like a really cool guy. That second Scalla (spell?) Les Paul he plugged is awesome.

[@WeabeOfficialMusic]

Exactly. But personally, I feel Slash's laying more, Richard is fantastic, but I just don't feel his stuff.

[@billyrouse4813]

Scala

[@stevegardiner8473]

it's great to see someone so genuinely enthusiastic about their gear.

[@bengalvin9932]

7:30 you know your in a rock band when that is your clean sound!

[@rockkstah2550]

Ye for reals man!😂

[@rendyandrian7149]

He is a cool guy.

[@Max_Vicious]

Rendy Andrian yup

[@acosta37]

Richard has actually been in the band longer than slash has been.

[@Max_Vicious]

JWZ Baia seriously?

[@splash5427]

max Vicious yes.

[@BatByte82]

max Vicious Yeah, Izzy was there 6 years, Slash around 10, Gilby 3, Paul 8 etc, Richard nearly 16 years

[@pekvek]

Richard is more the MAIN gutarist

[@BatByte82]

Pek Vek He's rhythm guitar with the occasional lead just like Izzy and Gilby. No such thing as 'main' There are lead parts, fill, rhythm, additional etc. No one is main. One guitar on a song is one colour in a painting. Part of the whole picture. He's playing Izzy's parts on all the AFD, Lies and Illusion stuff as did Gilby.

[@RenatoAndrade47]

I think Fortus is the most complete Guns guitarist to date. . .

[@Silverback303]

I'm a huge fan of Slash but man, this guy is a beast!!

[@benwatson7405]

Saw them at Slane Castle in May. They were incredible!

[@xj53pq7]

God i love richard fortus now

[@freaknbigpanda]

Richard is like a kid in a candy store, perfect choice to play with GNR. Great player as well!

[@LeoVasil]

Ritchard seems to be a really nice guy and sure knows a lot about his stuff! Great tones and great video !!

[@ankurchakrabarti31]

This dude is so underrated!

[@RickScherfDrywall]

Richard seems like such a cool and down to earth guy, and the interviewer was great too, seemed just as knowledgeable and into the gear as Richard

[@cass-4170]

Gotta say, I really like the current lineup of Guns N' Roses. (Even though I'm still not sure what Melissa is doing). Fortus and Slash are really playing well together. All we need is Adler back and it would be golden

[@elias4421]

Cass - Melissa is soooo rad

[@shawnfisher4710]

Matt ,Steve could never do it . Melissa does backing sound ,keys,, background vocals

[@jjbast]

I was gonna say, the drums are weak. Melissa is useless, Dizzy Reed is the herpes GnR could never get rid off. But Fortus is great! Love seeing him play solos.

[@zaynekvam9404]

@@jjbast Melisa is great, guns n roses uses a lot more background effects/backing tracks than most would probably realize, she also helps Axl a lot with his higher backing vocals which definitely fills it out nicely live. And nothing against Dizzy, hes a great pianist. Frank is unfortunately nothing to write home about, seems like a cool guy though.

[@jjbast]

@zaynekvam9404 She is useless with her DJ setup. During UYI, Guns had backing vocals who were actual musicians. Remember Roberta?

[@tientje98]

all right, alll right all right all right

[@ThomannsGuitarsBasses]

We should stop listening to Outkast before the show kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqKwpaafp5Wfb80 //Philipp

[@marvinpagard8986]

What about MR. SLASH? @Thomman

[@tientje98]

Thomann Music man you guys are legends!

[@bmwf1joel]

Ain't it funny how it happens people like you are annoying🖕🖕🖕 fck off

[@tientje98]

infoowetrust yeah, the guy is probably just nervous

[@jorgiewtf]

It’s always amazing when the actual artist does his own run-down! You get so much more enthusiasm and history when it’s them talking about their own gear. This guy is also every bit as good of a guitar player as Slash... well... at least from a technical standpoint!

[@fortspaggazz3349]

Incredible guitarist and down right genuine person. Deserves the gig!

[@TheGamerx584]

omg he is such a nice guy

[@benlogan430]

Richard Fortus is the man! Style, tone and sweet melodic phrasing! As a bonus he seem like a cool guy with no ego to boot. Not to mention I like all his gear!

[@ronalddavidleindecker3358]

That's what I call a down to earth rock star. Nice guy! Tons of talent.

[@sumed]

Really enjoyed the video, I first became aware of Richard's fantastic playing when he was with Ashba and Bumblefoot in a previous Gn'R version... great player, loved the insight into his rig. Thanks gentlemen!

[@splash5427]

sumed same

[@sebaseba33]

Wow. I love this guy, he is a talented guy and love what he does... He is kind too from what we can see in the video!

[@lillgill156]

I love Richard, he was enthusiastic when he was playing at the Forum the other day. Spinning around in circles and running all over the stage while playing his guitar ":>

[@danwilhite]

Cool guy! Got to see GNR on this tour, and his playing is incredible!

[@pements155]

Richard is a good dude. Proud of what he does and a mesmerizing player.

[@texrex4580]

Great guy, brilliant player and very underrated. His picking style is so accurate and his live sound is truly awesome.

[@alvarof.montes5531]

So nice He always gives interviews

[@pieter7487]

THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY THANK YOU THOMANN

[@ThomannsGuitarsBasses]

You're very welcome :) //Philipp

[@1972bacosta]

This is one of the best rig rundowns I've seen in some time, I love it when the artist does it himself! Great job and awesome guitars and equipment not the run of the mill gear. Great playing Richard Fortus!

[@charkvaror2112]

Great guitarist with an awesome stage presence!!!

[@ezerlab1]

This guy hit the jackpot!

[@Colin.W]

He’s always just an awesome guy to be interviewed.

[@gastonrivera3478]

Man... that white falcon... 😍😍😍😍

[@joaopedronogueira4071]

Saw them in Madrid, great tone and superb playing. Super clean technic, all the notes cut through in a incredible natural way. Then we have Slash that makes magic especially with 57 Goldtop :)

[@FilippaArendt]

I saw him in concert a week ago in Copenhagen :)

[@theodore738]

Sean Penn + Ron Wood + Rod Stewart = Richard Fortus

[@tarekhammami4813]

Theodore Moore no , Sean penn and Trent reznor . Whatever , he is extremely hot

[@virgillewis6240]

He’s more like an emo Josh Homme mixed with Izzy Stradlin

[@randymarsh461]

Virgil Lewis plus gilby clarck

[@srxiii2261]

Add some steve stevens

[@dannymcmince]

Looks very like the actor Adrien Brody

[@23skidoo46]

nothing sounds like a crunchy Gretsch. love it.

[@FlavioCastro81]

7:30 "This is my clean sound..." Almost deafened me!

[@1642poltergeist]

I just got inspired to rehearse , seing a humble guitarist playing like this with gear like this makes me wanna continue to play

[@BD-xn2dp]

Fortus is such a cool guy. Makes me appreciate what he does so much more!

[@RiffLair]

The fact that he himself is showing us his rig and his passionate way about it is super cool!

[@ipkisstv]

Really cool !!! What a pleasure to meet all the instruments he uses in his Guns n 'Roses show, thank you all the team at Thomann Music, greetings from Portugal! #4tus #ThomannMusic #LoveRichardFortus

[@michaelmarchei8539]

Legend. What’s great interview. Can tell he is a guitar nerd and making the time is awesome. Such a versatile player

[@KelticCowboys2010]

Nice! Thanks for getting this one Kris.

[@MyName-cj4em]

DAMN, Richard is Pretty Fucking GOOD'!!!!! He Should Join a Band. 😆

[@nikiphillips8833]

Way under rated ! Incredible player !

[@dikayusufciptadi7887]

Richard Fortus is cool guitar player and really nice guy..!

[@TheMrLoucrazy]

I'm amazed by the way Richard Fortus seens to be a very cool guy. He take a few notes to make you down by the technique ane agressive feeling way. Save Fortus!

[@rmedzoyan]

R. Fortis is quite an impressive all around monster player. In GNR he’s hired to support Slash. In some ways he’s much more of a sophisticated player, IMHO.

[@pattonPwr]

lovely guy and underrated amazing player

[@andreaswijaya5973]

Richard is brilliant.

[@gruenegiraffe6895]

I was at that concert and they were amazing. Even though the weather wasn´t.

[@royswire8797]

Richard Fortus reminds of guys that I used to play with we could talk for hours we learned so much from each other . the room would be empty but before long the room filled up with people saying come Roy sing come on guys jam for us. man we had so much fun sadly our drummer Died you know it was never the same.

[@DutchTargaryen]

See them next Wednesday. Can't wait to see them !

[@TheGabrielfaro]

love this guy

[@savanaviolenta]

Oh man that white falcon .....aaaah I could get a loan

[@andrewhuesca3906]

Really enjoyed my 17mins of time, guns and roses is huge name and well represented by a true technician. I’m looking forward to 2021 when g&r tours again

[@77warhorse]

This guy is one hell of a player.

[@hammertime1]

Richard is a top notch guy!! 🎸👍🤟

[@SalmiRahman]

He should get more solo exposures. He deserves it.

[@larryb7585]

Such a cool dude...and I prefer his playing over Slash's....and he plays a Falcon...what's not to love?

[@StephenGraves]

What I'm really interested in is how he's changed his rig over his years with GN'R - he's played with some guitarists who have very different tones (Finck, Ashba, Buckethead, Slash, Bumblefoot) - so how has he changed his tone to work alongside theirs?

[@predragtadic]

Great guy and great musician!

[@J4R1O]

That was awesome! Thanks!

[@jamesatkinson4386]

Top interview, well done. Extremely interesting

[@ThomannsGuitarsBasses]

Thanks James :)

[@SwordAgainstChaos]

I am not much into GnR, but this is guy is a fucking great player and a total gearhead.

[@mrfq146]

great guy

[@timsaalmann9048]

Ihr macht einen tollen Job mit eurer KZbin/Video Content Strategie. Ein bissel was von den englischen Vorbildern , ein wenig was Eigenes und heraus kommt was echt geniales . Mich habt ihr als Fan gewonnen

[@kilerkai]

die leute von thomann haben total verschlafen, viel zu spät.

[@timsaalmann9048]

kilerkai na ja, besser spät als nie und wenigstens machen sie es ordentlich

[@ThomannsGuitarsBasses]

Vielen Dank, Tim :) //Philipp

[@pedroalagos9771]

Cool guy, awesome guitarist!!!

[@carlosr.santos4351]

I really like Richard on GN'R's guitar, It's a cool guy, and mostly because he looks a lot like Izzy young!!! HAHAHAHAHA

[@guitarnerd_luke]

Na endlich macht Thomann mal vernünftige (in dem Fall ein sehr geiles) Videos! Wurde auch Zeit für den größten Shop ;-) Keep up the good work.

[@MBA380Aviation]

Rich ist ein cooler Typ und seine Klampfen echt der Hammer. Sehr interessant ist für mich hier auch das Thema Pickups mit den Alnico 8 Magneten und wenig Windungen. Sozusagen irgendwo das perfect match aus beiden Welten, aber das gefällt mir an ihm auch er hat da seine ganz eigene Richtung und die Sache passt. Und bei GNR ist er für mich ein essenzieller Bestandteil und Axl mag ja auch sehr speziell sein, aber er hat ein Verständnis für gute Musiker.

[@samwisegoji8787]

the hair is the true rock god here!!

[@dtmateo]

that tone!!!

[@iplaymytele]

What a fantastic live rig….🙏🏻 Now what exactly does venting the cap of these guitars do to the sound….? I understand if it is chambered to make it lighter….! But you must like the way these guitar sound you have several I was just wondering what that vented top does exactly…??? Professor Jeff Galey 🎵🎸🪕🎶🎹🎓

[@thechad7985]

seems like a really cool dude down to earth

[@MrLolzieboy]

What a fucking cool dude.

[@ThomannsGuitarsBasses]

Richard is almost too cool for this world. :-D Such a great guy. //cheers, Kris

[@rizalnurrokhim8159]

My mouth is watering right now

[@williamcussid2803]

Aguante Richard desde Argentina !Ash Lp Style es hermosa !

[@ericburns1887]

Holy shit! He looks reminiscent of an 80's era Malcolm Young while holding that white falcon

[@ant1avila]

Yeah Thats ma boy Richard 4tus!!

[@Max_Vicious]

he is amazing

[@davidhawthorne5558]

Good job interviewing yourself Richard

[@gonzalocabrera3940]

allrightt allright crazyy.. crazy.. allright , crazyyy... woow , crazy .. yeah alright crazy

[@jedailprod]

I'd love a Tonex profile of that 73's Marshall! Please Richard :P

[@yu-joonan9762]

Interview Axl plz! wow seems like Richard is the interview leading guy for the band

[@koilzimbabwe]

I like this guy

[@wreckingrow6566]

That Falcon sounds so clean!

[@rodaccident]

Even tho he is not izzy i like him a lot he seems a nice guy

[@markjohnston3790]

Cool rig rundown interview he seems like a real cool dude, it's the first time I've heard him speak! 😂 LOL Mark UK

[@theseekerndestroyer]

Was the fat tone from Richard in Chinese democracy album? I know a few had bucket, I didn’t care much, but the slower tone sounded sexy. Someone let me know. Thank you

[@watzitoya5821]

What's the difference between Gretsch and other conventional guitars like Gibson or Fender? What aspect of their tone sets them apart? I've always been curious about this brand but I think it might be better to play it safe and get a strat which is what I'm used to playing.

[@Skiantoss]

Che mostro! Il miglior chitarrista dei guns n roses degli anni 2000. Gli altri della nuova band erano bravi ma non c'era il giusto feeling con lo stile della band. Lui invece ha adattato molto bene il suo talento allo stile guns n roses, mi piace molto.

[@MrRevolt0]

It would be so cool, if you guys could do a, rig rundown of the danish rock band, Dizzy Mizz Lizzy

[@TorvickZeBerzerk]

solodallas really made it, it's quite nice

[@juntimahmanjit8723]

I love you from Thailand