SICK Or OVERRATED? The Most Iconic GUITARS Of All Time

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SICK Or OVERRATED? The Most Iconic GUITARS Of All Time

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Bradley Hall

4 ай бұрын

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@eamonahern7495 4 ай бұрын

Your disrespect of all things Kerry King tempts me to rage unsubscribe. That BC Rich V looks top tier compared to the monstrosity he came up with a few years ago.

@chaseadams5037 4 ай бұрын

I do really BIG poo's Brad🤤

@jackko21 4 ай бұрын

I prefer when Dave mustaine was with Jackson guitars

@Jake-sw3ss 4 ай бұрын

No BC Rich Bich or Warlock? Sadness...

@SvenTviking 4 ай бұрын

Anybody, ANYBODY Who can stick Steve Vai’s JEM ANYWHERE but legendary, should give up guitar completely, take up the oboe or something. You are technically a way, way better guitarist than me, but I now look down upon you.

@adamcostilla1692 4 ай бұрын

We all know that if KK Downing came out with the MGK guitar for the "British Steel" album all us boomers would be drooling over it.

@BradleyHallGuitar 4 ай бұрын

Haha!

@DomyIsDumbass 4 ай бұрын

Pretty true

@jmagowan12 4 ай бұрын

Always loved the style of his guitars! That dark red flying V is crisp!

@derpymcderp5966 4 ай бұрын

I want to like your reply, but do not want to ruin that NICE number

@wretneck 4 ай бұрын

I'm wishing he did, I already was saying that the British Steel cover is the only iconic Razorblade in all of metal; MGK only got his to the forefront only through "controversy"

@The_Great_Letter_E 4 ай бұрын

James Hetfield's "EET FUK" ESP Explorer-style guitar deserves a mention.

@sorinbotnaru1616 4 ай бұрын

Hell yeah! This one and the black "FUK EM UP" MX220. Then there's the black album era MX250s

@andersons470 2 ай бұрын

Also the iron cross is cool

@tastyblood6287 4 ай бұрын

- Paul Stanley, Ibanez Cracked Mirror - John 5, Lava Telecaster - Doyle, Dean Annihilator - Chuck Schuldiner, B.C. Rich Stealth - George Lynch, ESP Sunburst Tiger

@meltv3399 4 ай бұрын

who!?

@-meat- 4 ай бұрын

@@meltv3399 tf you mean "who"?

@zzodysseuszz 4 ай бұрын

Isn’t the Ibanez cracked mirror Marty Friedman’s signature guitar?

@tastyblood6287 4 ай бұрын

@@zzodysseuszz They are similar, but Paul Stanley used it about 30 years before, and it is actually a real broken mirror, Marty's one has a kind of purple reflective material with the same pattern.

@BraydenM014 4 ай бұрын

I wanna say either George's Skull n Bones guitar or the yellow tiger are a little more iconic than the sunburst tiger

@davidcampbell8726 4 ай бұрын

Not super heavy metal, but I believe other iconic guitars are these: 1. Stevie Ray Vaughan's teared wood Stratocaster 2. David Gilmour's black Strat 3. Slash's (yup, I know...) sunburn Les Paul

@BradleyHallGuitar 4 ай бұрын

Yeah there's for sure loads more I could've done, but the stream was already like 3 hours long as it was haha

@tmmsplace 4 ай бұрын

Yah, can believe Slash’s guitar was left off

@ej1_drew 4 ай бұрын

that's what I'm saying!

@master_jon 4 ай бұрын

Jeff Waters red flying V

@guitarbyniko 4 ай бұрын

You forgot The Les Paul Greeny😢@@BradleyHallGuitar

@cheenu711 4 ай бұрын

Not a boomer but the Frankenstein guitar being at the top of this list is the only right answer. That design began the superstrat era.

@Kyle_Evers 4 ай бұрын

There is not a single more iconic guitar IMO

@fisheatingjoe 4 ай бұрын

I'd say it's a tie with the les paul. The les paul is so ingrained in guitar culture that people forget that it's a signature guitar.

@rmaxtpmx 3 ай бұрын

@@Kyle_Eversit can't be your opinion whether a thing is iconic. Wtf is wrong with people? In my opinion, 2+2=4. Either state a fact or an opinion. A thing can't be both.

@leoncorbett4553 2 ай бұрын

@@fisheatingjoea les Paul signature les Paul

@Plumbsss 4 ай бұрын

Synyster gates guitar is awesome and no one can change my guitar

@user-hk4le2fl5k 2 ай бұрын

Honest the skull bat carries

@nicolasreveco3748 2 ай бұрын

specially in black/gold

@MrJones31 4 ай бұрын

I love the Schecter Synyster Gates Custom Guitar

@robertshepard2117 4 ай бұрын

Why no Jackson Rhoads? It was the first offset V and the very first Jackson guitar ever. And there is the whole Randy Rhoads angle,and it's the coolest v. Back in the day the most metal looking guitars were Jackson Rhoads and BC Rich warlocks.......

@ImNotMikeWen 4 ай бұрын

True❤

@vashwolfwood5899 4 ай бұрын

Yeah the polka is the classic but the Jackson is his actual signature

@chimpboy12345 4 ай бұрын

Really think SRV's first wife and BB King's Lucille should have made the list.

@ilikevideos4868 4 ай бұрын

I like Buckethead's guitar. So simple and minimalistic, unlike a lot of his music

@JohnDoe-bw3tz 4 ай бұрын

James Hetfield's "More Beer" Gibson Explorer. Most iconic, no signature.

@samarthchaudhary6969 4 ай бұрын

Just bought the synyster gates guitar and you called it "A syn" 😑

@PIZZAdayisback 2 ай бұрын

Or maybe he said "a sin"

@Soosakasees Ай бұрын

It sucks and so does gaytes

@rockydempsey94 4 ай бұрын

I used to work in the Guitar Gallery at Sweetwater so I have played a lot of these. Despite its looks, the Nuno Bettencourt Washburn is an incredible guitar. It sounds great, has unparalleled upper fret access, and has a super comfortable neck. 10/10

@Wild2MildAlan 4 ай бұрын

After 30+ years of playing/buying/selling guitars, I finally bought my first N4. There is no finer guitar available; the Majesty is close. I now have three N4's in different woods. Sold all other guitars except for RG that I custom built.

@ShieldYoung 4 ай бұрын

I would say Brian May Red is one of the most gorgeous looking guitars of all time ❤

@kevinmitchell766 4 ай бұрын

The fact that he made the original with his father just adds to the awesomeness.

@ShieldYoung 4 ай бұрын

@@kevinmitchell766 I know right

@pituophisart6916 4 ай бұрын

Calls an ML a razorback, game over. Bye

@corbinnewman8886 12 күн бұрын

ML>Razorback. Remember dreaming over so many Dime MLs in Musicians friend catalogs! Razorbacks, not so much. Reminds me of an energy drink can design or something. I know Dime loved em, so no hate there, just not my style.

@Shahaaim 4 ай бұрын

The WildChild Jackson Alexi had before he switched to ESP was quite legendary imo

@jemapellepelle. 4 ай бұрын

Where is chuck's B.C Rich Stealth masterpiece?!?

@Julian-AJCP 4 ай бұрын

Exactly my thought... Legendary guitar.

@BradleyHallGuitar 4 ай бұрын

Bro Chuck didn't have a signature guitar haha, can Death bonerbois just give it a rest for 1 day PLEASE lmao

@aligatorsandwitch72 4 ай бұрын

@@BradleyHallGuitarFair point but the Polka Dot wasn't Randy Rhoads' signature guitar, his signature was the Jackson Conchord

@cIappo896 4 ай бұрын

@@BradleyHallGuitarnot signature, but BC Rich sure keep naming their Stealths after him, making it basically signature retroactively

@shelbyavant5081 4 ай бұрын

@@BradleyHallGuitar That's a shitty excuse considering several of these guitars were never production pieces available to the public

@Gaf-super-8-music554 4 ай бұрын

WHAT IS GOING ON HERE!!! 2:13 I just saw this guitar in a dream without knowing it existed! I swear, I just had a dream last night where I was in some sort of thriftstore and I came across this guitar with odd cutaway and covered with lots of white stripes. And now it turns out to be real in this video! This is so weird and kind of creepy.

@Julien.immanuel.dornfeld 4 ай бұрын

Putting synyster gates guitar so low is a war crime

@BradleyHallGuitar 4 ай бұрын

A7X is my favorite band ever but man that guitar is a monstrosity haha

@mrseaweed88 4 ай бұрын

I love the gothic design of it, not to mention how sick the specs are

@Julien.immanuel.dornfeld 4 ай бұрын

@@mrseaweed88Same + the fretboards Inlays Look very sick

@cheenu711 4 ай бұрын

dogshit design tbh

@magicmamba915 4 ай бұрын

@@BradleyHallGuitarlmfao syns guitar looks very unic and beautiful. If we had Tommy iommi sg, why we don't have Matt heafy les Paul's?

@ObnoxiusBrat 4 ай бұрын

Holy shit, I disagree literally everywhere

@elguitarTom 4 ай бұрын

Dimebag's Dean guitar feels very good to play on: Strings very close to neck without buzzing. It sort of feels like it plays itself. Downside: It's very big, and heavy. Massive guitar!

@BradleyHallGuitar 4 ай бұрын

What do you guys think of our rankings?? 🎸

@Lucas-dm7xo 4 ай бұрын

I watched it live I think they are great

@Lucas-dm7xo 4 ай бұрын

Watching the streams live is a lot better because you get a lot of the inside jokes that went on during that stream

@bendup52 4 ай бұрын

Very entertaining my good man! Thanks!

@zemlidrakona2915 4 ай бұрын

For the first time, I'm kind of in sync with your rankings.

@Manu-Official 4 ай бұрын

If you can name the player just by looking at the guitar, it's a legendary guitar.

@Rich2M316 4 ай бұрын

I'm absolutely in love with the Ibanez JEM and I feel it's definitely up there among the most legendary guitars like Dime's and EVH's signature models. Absolutely gorgeous

@joshmeredith3659 4 ай бұрын

The handle on the Jem is surprisingly useful. I've got two Jems, and I find myself using the monkey grip all the time. It's kind of silly looking, but I honestly wish all guitars had them, from a pure utility standpoint.

@arvetemecha 4 ай бұрын

I agree, the large upper "horn" on the Ibanez Fireman is also quite useful for the same reason.

@kunozehnder 4 ай бұрын

I was in the guitar store to buy my first guitar. I want to buy a Les Paul, but then I saw a Marty Friedman Kelly (1998 Japan). I had to buy this guitar. Plays very nice.

@holydiver73 4 ай бұрын

I always liked George Lunch’s guitar he played in the Dream Warriors video by Dokken. What did he call it? Bones? The Skeleton?

@ianearl1554 4 ай бұрын

Dimebag is my lord and savior

@koonsickgreen6272 4 ай бұрын

Dime damn right

@unholy691 4 ай бұрын

Paul Stanley fractured mirrors guitar !!! LEGENDARY 🤘🏻

@Wild2MildAlan 4 ай бұрын

Chris DeGarmo of Queensryche...ESP carved TriRyche (the Queensryche emblem) is the coolest guitar I have ever seen. If you rate a Hetfield guitar, it should be the ESP EET FUK guitar. It is legendary. The most metal guitar is BC Rich NJ Beast. If Petrucci's Majesty had a headstock that complemented the body, I would buy one. It is near perfect in design. My guitar...Washburn N4 Walnut.

@CR33P1NG_D34TH 4 ай бұрын

hey i was in this stream :D!!!

@BradleyHallGuitar 4 ай бұрын

Wooooooooo

@hampuspersson6509 4 ай бұрын

I got one of those Schecter avenger things practicly for free. Never been a fan of Synyster Gates but the guitar is fenomenal and the bodyshape grows on you, thankfully mine doesn’t have that stripe paintjob. The shape is the definition of fugly!

@eddie_no_bitches 4 ай бұрын

soul power would perfectly fit there

@regisnemezio 4 ай бұрын

Is Bradley doing live? Can anyone inform where? Could not find here or twitch. Thanks

@nathanielflint978 4 ай бұрын

I would like to know that too! 🤷‍♂️

@srogers500 Ай бұрын

Good point about Jason Becker. His style was very fun and playful. He had a unique voice that often had some nursery rhyme type melodies mixed in. No telling how much more he could have become. Glad he's still around, expressing himself, and still expiring us.

@kaz5707 4 ай бұрын

Eet fuk paired with the stance is pure distilled badassery

@breachless5320 4 ай бұрын

Man… when I was a kid I was obsessed with that Marty Friedman Jackson Kelly. I would bring my Musicians Friend catalog to school and show all my friends on the bus how awesome it was… and no one cared. 😂 it was hard being a metal kid in the 90’s. I still want that guitar in the worst way.

@oneminutefixed5003 3 ай бұрын

Brian May's guitar has a really cool history behind it. His father made it out of a table top and a 100 year old wood beam from a fireplace. There were also parts from his mother's sewing kit. Also, that guitar has never been refretted

@wiktorz8524 4 ай бұрын

why snakebyte as Hetfield's guitar?? Should be EET FUK, Electra V or Iron Cross

@marcelo.bassalo 4 ай бұрын

02:08 Doppler Effect guitar.

@triledink 4 ай бұрын

Everyone has their favorite signature guitar, but everyone knows that the Sonic the Hedgehog ESP guitar truly is the most badass guitar of all time, including the Shadow guitar. Im also talking about the Shoe headstock, truly the fastest guitar in existance.

@MrMetalcoreaddict 4 ай бұрын

You forgot about Chuck's stealth

@Tripp979 17 күн бұрын

The practical application of the "monkey handle" on the JEM is so it can't be copied. Vai designed the guitar with it so you could always spot someone trying to rip off the guitar.

@na7h4n34 4 ай бұрын

Prince’s guitars?

@SvenTviking 4 ай бұрын

The most legendary EVH guitar was his “Court case” Ibanez Destroyer. That guitar has a monster, MONSTER sound and was all over Van Halen One.

@svmmyb0i220 4 ай бұрын

I bought an Ernie Ball John Petrucci Majesty a few years ago, and although it was the most unnecessarily expensive purchase I've ever made that's not a car, its the greatest guitar I've ever played and I love it to death

@meltv3399 4 ай бұрын

I haven't heard that Mudvayne riff sense my devil lock days

@bossfan49 28 күн бұрын

George Lynch "Mr. Scary" (Skeleton) ESP, Rick Neilson's double neck Rick Nielson guitar (the necks are his legs).

@alex.5293 2 ай бұрын

I have only been playing for 3 years and only own 5 guitars but I bought the a Schecter Loomis 7 string signature for my birthday a couple months ago and it is the best guitar I have ever played in my life. After playing this guitar for months I dont think I’ll ever buy a guitar that isnt schecter ever again. No its not a super crazy guitar but I think simplicity of its design adds to its charm and the feel and quality is the best ive ever experienced. I think it deserves more than a C tier.

@Asheanae 4 ай бұрын

I have a Brian May red special. You NEED to play it! 24 frets 24 inch scale length. It's fast, slinky, bendy, MAGIC!

@Whitehorse_crimefighter 3 ай бұрын

My favorite guitar design is the Peter Tosh M16 guitar. Had to mention it before the end of the video so im not sure if it is listed in this. Hope you guys know what im talking about

@XaZtheDismember666 4 ай бұрын

have you just call dean ML a razorback ? unforgiven..

@pituophisart6916 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely

@deadlegjack2574 4 ай бұрын

I do own a Schecter JL7 but i have a 2014 model with a swamp ash body that may be a little lighter then the ash? Its also signed by Jeff himslef.

@jerrodwatts55 4 ай бұрын

Forgot Kerry King tiger ESP. Pretty dope

@steveincali1 4 ай бұрын

Big fan, Bradley. As a super untalented, tone def, terrible memory player want to be, I've really appreciated the noobs tornado of souls solo tab. It probably takes a bunch of time, but a lucrecia nooby solo tab would be cool.

@RosencrantzxGuildenstern 4 ай бұрын

I think I heard Vai say in an interview once the point of the monkey grip being they wanted to come up with something no one in their right mind would copy off of their design. I could totally see that being the case!

@ShadowHuayra 4 ай бұрын

As a Steve Vai JEM enjoyer, the handle serves no purpose other than letting people see what’s hiding behind the guitar. And if you wear the strap low enough, you can play hide the salami with your guitar

@TorquilBletchleySmythe 4 ай бұрын

The practical use of the Steve Vai Monkey Grip? Have you not seen a Dave Lee Roth Band video clip? It's to get a good grip on it before you toss it over one shoulder during the drum set-up for the solo before you begin to shred and tap so divinely, it makes poor Eddie Van Halen take a step back from his spot in the Band in Heaven to shed a tear...Now please move it up to legendary.

@jonathanpatze87 4 ай бұрын

I just recognized that MAB 4 Neck Guitar is all Floyd Roses, the poor guitar tech. Also I remember reading about the monkey grip in the JEM, iIrc Vai literally wanted something to grip and carry his guitar when outside of the case.

@MrJingles021 4 ай бұрын

Jeff Loomis last had a signature Jackson Kelly, didn't he? He hasn't been with Schecter for a long time.

@TheAndostro 4 ай бұрын

9:42 i love this guitar gonna buy it one day

@push3kpro 4 ай бұрын

Why there is no Glenn Tiptons Hamer guitar (see Painkiller videoclip)?

@dietersmit6639 4 ай бұрын

Jip. That's why I clicked! To see the Hamer GT!

@chrislognshot 4 ай бұрын

how can you rate the guitars if you have not play them or touch them. its like rating something with only going by looks

@Wacnopolose 4 ай бұрын

You should do a bass tier list

@RubberMuffin 4 ай бұрын

James hetfields 1988 and above esp mx guitars. Alexi laiho esp vs are really sick aswell. Dimebags dean mls play really wonderful aswell

@AwkwardHypernerd413 4 ай бұрын

The Jem’s handle was so that vai could throw it around stage easier

@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t 4 ай бұрын

The list needed a swooper duper ultimate tier to contain Jay Yeunger's sparkly green Iceman.

@matrock589 4 ай бұрын

Buckethead Les Paul or Flying V? 😢

@jfroines 4 ай бұрын

I know it's a thousand miles from metal, but Lindsey Buckingham's "Rik Turner model 1" guitar is right up there in the list of iconic guitars.

@thedeadkeepitmetalcovers 4 ай бұрын

I love a good RG (6 string, 7 string, upside down headstock) and anything that looks like an explorer - Especially the Snakebyte!

@michaeliniga7958 4 ай бұрын

Cuz eddie van halen was the guy who inspired dimebag, in fine with the Frankenstrat being the only guitar above dimes

@giraybudak1877 4 ай бұрын

Majesty deserved a better place imo

@fraserpaterson6046 4 ай бұрын

Stoked to see Bumblefoot's signature model on there, plus his "early days" ridiculous guitars. Strange shapes for sure, but some incredible music has been made on them.

@louispeddiltton47 4 ай бұрын

Randy deserves legendary status for the same reason pages was there. Because he could play it.

@danbance5799 Ай бұрын

Nigel Tufnel's 8 pickup monster. Legendary. If this guitar belonged to anyone else, it would be in shitpost. Willie Nelson's Trigger. Legendary. Prince's guitars. Legendary.

@De-probationibus-conspiratio 4 ай бұрын

Adrian Vandenberg's Peavy from the late 80's is my all time favorite

@TrulySoviet2436 4 ай бұрын

hey brad what do you think of 3rd ave strats

@mikeyleenders 4 ай бұрын

Anyone know where I can get a Dean ML in Europe?

@Mitochondria120 4 ай бұрын

Dimebag has the coolest guitar of all time imo

@horgh_japan 4 ай бұрын

Just when Kerry King THOUGHT he was getting a win, Beansley yanks the rug from under his feet. This Kerry King/Bradley feud is surprisingly fun.

@reiyya9377 4 ай бұрын

Rockband guitar or guitar hero guitar?? Although, in all seriousness, I'd love to see you expand on this tier list in the future.

@FinThrasher87 4 ай бұрын

Kerry King’s Guitar is so cool, he could kill All his band members with The headstock

@RobScenity 4 ай бұрын

The Paul Gilbert @6:29 looks like two old-time can openers on a stick.

@spooty75 4 ай бұрын

I've wanted an Ibanez Xiphos 7 for the best part of 20 years since discovering Necrophagist

@bmwolfGrim 4 ай бұрын

recently bought ESP Edwards alexi pink sawtooth. been wanting alexi's sig model since i started playing so it was a dream come true. beyond legendary guitar

@awguitarroom8033 4 ай бұрын

I'd put Dave Mustaine's signature Dean guitars in legendary but his Gibson signature guitars are kind of meh..

@shelbyavant5081 4 ай бұрын

Well, you are certainly entitled to your crap opinion, but surely we can both agree that the Jacksons and ESP should have been top-tier.

@awguitarroom8033 4 ай бұрын

@@shelbyavant5081 you think the Gibson is better than his Dean signature guitars?

@shelbyavant5081 4 ай бұрын

@@awguitarroom8033 After owning both, yes. The Deans (Korean AND USA) are the least nice of Dave's endorsed brands. They also sound the worst because of the Livewire pickups. That being said, my main point is that the Gibsons are better than meh, and the Deans are less than legendary.

@awguitarroom8033 4 ай бұрын

@shelbyavant5081 I've played his Rust in Peace dean signature and his new Gibson as well and I liked the Dean more. The Gibson wasn't even finished really. The back of the headstock wasn't sanded down and for the price you pay for it those little things are inexcusable . To me it doesn't play as good as my 400 dollar Ibanez. If it's a preference thing that's fine man. You have yours and I have mine. I've also owned a bunch of Dean guitars throughout the years and I've always loved them so I may be a little bias. That being said my father in law has an old les Paul and it is one of the best guitars I've ever played feeling wise. So I got nothing against Gibson or any guitar company.

@awguitarroom8033 4 ай бұрын

@shelbyavant5081 and yes I do agree about the Jackson and ESP guitars.

@thefoxcreation3580 4 ай бұрын

What about James Hetfield white explorer or the man to wolf

@brodaciousmax8025 4 ай бұрын

Me: watching with a tuning knob in my nose... My lady walks by: Wtf!?

@jonc4050 4 ай бұрын

Thats not a dimebag razorback

@3_14pie 4 ай бұрын

on one hand I'm glad you didn't even included dimebag's guitar on the list, but on the other I'd love to see it in firewood tier

@user-tb2un2ly8c 4 ай бұрын

I missed the Ibanez JPM Models... The best axe that i ever have played in my life...

@andygold007 4 ай бұрын

RR24 amazing Guthrie axe? Jeff Han?

@Halcyonix-ei7vn 2 ай бұрын

Wasn’t gonna say anything until he put the TOD10N in the C tier. It’s a nylon which is why the tone is different than your every day acoustic which you probably know, but also how could you put those fretboard inlays in anything lower than A