This is awesome! John McGeoch is one of my favorite guitarists, so underrated in a community dominated by the shredder mentality.
@Adamnme013 жыл бұрын
I agree entirely, there are so many brilliant guitarists out there but if they're not wanking the neck or the same stale old blues licks they're just dismissed.
@Fender4203 жыл бұрын
well said
@773a223 жыл бұрын
Could you guys name the songs played on this demo ? And where should I start to listening to John's work?
@flux19683 жыл бұрын
@@773a22 The first song is Arabian Nights from Siouxsee and the Banshees, I didn't recognize the rest. For John McGeoch, check out the band Magazine and Siouxsie albums, Kaleidoscope, Juju, and A Kiss in the Dreamhouse. He did work with PiL but I'm not familiar with it.
@773a223 жыл бұрын
@@flux1968 mate you are the best The first song in this video is killer!
@BedeLaplume3 жыл бұрын
MC Geoch is such an underrated player.. His creative chords, riffs and leads really put magic and mystery into Siouxie's music.. Never understood why Yamaha discontinued this model..
@Kris_P._Bey_Ken2 жыл бұрын
Probably discontinued because edward wack halen or kirk cram it didn't shred on them. 🤷
@BedeLaplume2 жыл бұрын
@@Kris_P._Bey_Ken Good point they need a flashy name..
@anacoreta93812 жыл бұрын
They never discontinued SGs, you can find them averywhere and they are great guitars, unlike those crap copies.
@BedeLaplume2 жыл бұрын
@@anacoreta9381 Ok thanks I've found some on their web site. They are made in Japan.. They must be really good for sure..
@arthurveldhoen39323 жыл бұрын
OMG, Juju was such a massive record. And John McGeoch easily the best guitarist the Banshees ever had. Thank you Andy, for taking us Into the Light.
@Mr.Steve-O3 жыл бұрын
John was of the best UK guitarist ever. Was lucky to have seen him with Siouxsie and the Banshees a few times in LA the very early 80's. The new Eastwood replica looks nice
@djsmartmonkey2 жыл бұрын
tis a bit good
@OldSethOnetooth3 жыл бұрын
John was a guitarists guitarist, good to see him being recognised.
@GuitarJawn3 жыл бұрын
Shots fired at Yamaha
@deadlegs1873 жыл бұрын
They need to give in and give us these. The revstar is great. Looks dreadful tho
@2beJT3 жыл бұрын
right? Pity that Eastwood logo looks GENERIC
@greenvelvet3 жыл бұрын
Yeah he was definitely a guitarist that had the technical chops but a very artistic sensibility. He did a lot of sound painting and created a lot of atmospheres, which was more suited for postpunk. He knew when to pull back. He knew that less was always more
@markusantonio48663 жыл бұрын
@@2beJT Electric tape? Lol!
@Guedzilla3 жыл бұрын
Damn, that pickless playing technique is something else!
@MitchQuintana3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing!
@mikeomatic99053 жыл бұрын
Andy has a whole video about it if you go back to the beginning of the channel!
@Ronno46913 жыл бұрын
I think John Frusciante once said that listening to John McGeoch taught him everything he knew on guitar!
@noahgonzalez19323 жыл бұрын
AYYY FRUSCIANTE FAN!
@SetFire2TheNightSky Жыл бұрын
Beautiful guitar! I never knew McGeoch had a model of his own. This is awesome! Only thing I wish is that McGeoch would be recognized for his excellent work with The Armoury Show, as well as with the other great bands he was in, which you mention in the video. John McGeoch R.I.P...
@carriersignal Жыл бұрын
Love John McGeoch!
@cleanhit777 Жыл бұрын
My first pro guitar was the SG1000, I tried it against all the competition from the US and it was night and day better for sound and playability. Everyone who plays it says it makes them a better player. I've still got it 40 years later, I wish it weighed 8lbs though!
@adamwilcox64054 күн бұрын
I was going to comment, I have an SG1000 from 1983, it's awesome but it's back breaking.
@RuiMaia3 жыл бұрын
How amazing Siouxsie & The Banshees music is. Truly unique!!
@JonNewquist3 жыл бұрын
I was half expecting the the Camoflange to be mounted on a mic stand. Magazine fan in the house.
@KRAZEEIZATION3 жыл бұрын
Brian May of Queen and Mark King of Level 42 both mentioned McGeoch’s playing as an influence in the 80s!
@Luxsound673 жыл бұрын
👍 We all grew up with his awesome guitar sounds in the early 80's with SATB and PIL - such a good time ..!
@edwardmcguigan14423 жыл бұрын
Love it Magazine the The Skids Bill Nelson in a beautiful package a must buy
@patrickcannady20663 жыл бұрын
Sounds terrific! One of my favorite guitarists of all time!
@riniones3 жыл бұрын
that's insane, Andy! Call Severin and Budgie and start rehearsals ASAP!!!
@medulasa13 жыл бұрын
That bridge pickup is so meaty but well-defined, perfect for McGeoch's weird voicings. I *need* one of these
@sidvicious3553 жыл бұрын
all respect to john! saw pil in 92 in sao paulo... great gig.. rip... your legacy will live forever
@deadlegs1873 жыл бұрын
Holy shit! My favourite guitarist playing my favourite guitar. Thats a copy of my other favourite guitarist.
@JohnMcNicholas26 күн бұрын
Great! Music is spot on!
@resofactor3 жыл бұрын
Great seeing other guitarists out there that have a passion for this area of guitar.
@radioidaho2 жыл бұрын
Very very well done, sir
@Aaron-zh4kj10 ай бұрын
I live in Japan, and today, I got to play a real 1990 Yamaha SG1000 through a JC-120. Playing Siouxsie riffs on that thing was so fun (I should have asked to try a flanger with it too!). I don’t know about around the world, but in Japan, you can buy an actual vintage sg1000 for the same price as the Eastman. I’m also a Killing Joke fan and got to play an Epiphone Es-295, like the Gibson es-295 Geordie Walker plays. The clerk at the store looked up online and showed there’s a store near my apartment that has an actual Gibson too, so I’m going to try it out soon.
@arthurpiccio79063 жыл бұрын
Oh man, I was having a bad day. The intro made me smile
@patrickfitzgerald28613 жыл бұрын
It was quite nice indeed. 😎
@Luke-yv6uo3 жыл бұрын
Andy is a national treasure
@JLindebergful2 жыл бұрын
I wish these hadn't all disappeared into production hell. I want to try one out so bad but they're impossible to find!
@AndyDemos2 жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear about them being sold out. I'd click Eastwood's "email when back in stock" button. Thanks for watching!
@fabian7463 Жыл бұрын
This looks like my dads 1989 Yamaha SG-500. I picked it up when I was 13 years old.
@WutipongWongsakuldej3 жыл бұрын
I'll stay with my lovely Yamaha SG :D
@whssy3 жыл бұрын
Me too but not everyone can be so lucky.
@jeanluc13133 жыл бұрын
@@whssy There are lots available on EBay.
@whssy3 жыл бұрын
@@jeanluc1313 The vast majority on Ebay continue to be in Japan and prices continue to go upwards. When adding VAT and excise duties to bring them over - and with sterling pretty low ATM this makes them about 35% more expensive than they were even just 2 years ago. Fo one in mint condition prices now exceed what the Eastwood costs, which is (I guess) why they see an opportunity to fill a hole in the market.
@liordavidov Жыл бұрын
Recently acquired an sg1000 88' mint condition. It was an expensive purchase but it's worth it!
@arnowillekes79796 ай бұрын
Great stuff! 👍🏽🙏🏽🎸
@grayguitars73703 жыл бұрын
A great song on a fantastic album, recorded and produced by Nigel Gray at Surrey Sound Studios. 🎸🙏🏻❤️
@rocklives82513 жыл бұрын
I have one, it's my favorite guitar. I absolutely love it
@Mechanicthing3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful guitar and the music of one of my all time favourite guitarists. Very tempting now that the Yamaha’s are going for crazy money.
@ardiris27153 жыл бұрын
That was a refreshing change up.
@carnivorehardcore8 ай бұрын
Just bought one. It's beautiful❤
@BathedInMilk3 жыл бұрын
Better sounding than a lot of Les Pauls I've heard...Just sayin'. And they do a lefty version! What's not to love? Also that pedal board sounds sick as hell.
@zozo_10133 жыл бұрын
Greenock's legendary guitarist
@johnny58052 жыл бұрын
I love the Yamaha SG, you can get a Les Paul or Strat sound out of it, and the action is insanely low. I have a 2000 and a 300 (left handed, because i'm a freak :-) )
@bigwavedave84923 жыл бұрын
Sounds great but it's a spot on of my Yahama SBG500 80s guitar that I have loved for 25 years Cheers man
@sboistan3 жыл бұрын
You mean, not quite as good - what's better about the original yammys? Just curious, I have never seen one in the wild
@bigwavedave84923 жыл бұрын
@@sboistan I've owned 2 SBG500 and the sound is there but I havent touched one of those guitars they used to call them les Paul killers .. Santana and britt pop guys in the 80s I love mine
@sboistan3 жыл бұрын
@@bigwavedave8492 Really appreciate the info. Considering grabbing one of these or digging around for one of the yammys. I really like the fact that they can do the heavy blues rock as well as a convincing jangly sound. My Les Paul std only does one of the two!
@ReyCarmesi6663 жыл бұрын
@@bigwavedave8492 And Steven Rothery (Marillion), Andrew Latimer (Camel), used Yamaha SBG 2000.
@checa160 Жыл бұрын
@@sboistan don't know how good these easrwood are built...the 70's and 80's yamahas are out of this world in quality...mine is 81 and I am still trying to find a Les Paul better built or sounding than mine...and m8ne is not the high end but the mid range sg800s...playability is also centuries ahead of a LP std in my opinion. If you find a yamaha go for it...unless these new ones are as good. Cheers
@brianseay11903 жыл бұрын
Saved the best for last. Of course you have to smile playing that!
@obscurebandfan3 жыл бұрын
The "Juju" album is must own for any guitar player worth his salt.
@andredegiant38763 жыл бұрын
I've always wanted one of those Yamaha SG's! I couldn't ever find one though, this is epic! You make everything sound golden Andy
@Teeb20232 жыл бұрын
Yam SGs are still around, but you'll pay several grand for a good example.
@maxheadroom30007 ай бұрын
Andy my favorite and best guitar demo guy out there
@GothicXlightning Жыл бұрын
that's a beautiful Guitar my friend just exactly everything that i love in a good guitar like if SG had a beautiful japanese baby with an Double cutaway Les Paul yeah it also reminds me of my Black Double cut by Gibson
@davidgood67443 жыл бұрын
This looks great, but I want a Yamaha Revstar 502T so bad it hurts when I pee.
@SuperEdge673 жыл бұрын
I have one.....in Japanese blue denim. Great guitar for the price.
@AFinalForm3 жыл бұрын
I love the Revstars with P90s in them. Amazing value.
@yamahajapan53513 жыл бұрын
The Revstar has a very unique sound. I have it and a real Yamaha that this guitar is based on...
@patrickcannady20663 жыл бұрын
you should get that checked out ; ) The Yamaha is a great axe, I hope you get it.
@davidgood67443 жыл бұрын
@@patrickcannady2066 My urologist straighten all of that out, but 502ts are hard to come by in the USA right now.
@oqsy3 жыл бұрын
Hot damn how did I miss this???
@Zeal8083 жыл бұрын
So happy I picked a Yamaha SG up. Something different
@Pandamasque3 жыл бұрын
Arabian Kniiiiiiiiiiights! One of my favourite songs of theirs. EDIT: AND Spellbound! That's Jackpot, man.
@KlobberSaurus2 жыл бұрын
GJ Andy. Please keep it up.
@Horizon3443 жыл бұрын
Nicely played & presented.
@jonfletcher147 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@philparadise37023 жыл бұрын
The great Bob Marley played one of those!
@patrickfitzgerald28613 жыл бұрын
If you're looking at this you might also want to check out the D'Angelico Brighton Premier. A similar but unique guitar with a MAP of $799.99, and if you call GC during the holidays they'll likely discount it 15%.
@youssefkasim75563 жыл бұрын
Great guitar, keep it up man.
@HesselFolkertsma3 жыл бұрын
I heard a rumooooor 🤘
@mikaelsjoberg18943 жыл бұрын
Stuart Adamson , Midge Ure , Bill Nelson , Santana
@philthymiller3 жыл бұрын
That's mint !! 😉💕
@bassatnight2 жыл бұрын
Been trying to buy one for months but never in stock sadly.
@danielferrera87733 жыл бұрын
If Yamaha started again the production of the 1000s they would sell like crazy. Their 1800s are too expensive...
@JtotheP683 жыл бұрын
Well done, John was a genius. I’ve done a few Mcgeoch covers on my channel if anyone is interested.
@Edward1312 Жыл бұрын
At Last a neck with some girth to it!
@danielcarter39282 жыл бұрын
man i want one but they are impossible to find in sunburst !
@ourkid20003 жыл бұрын
Awesome demo! Love it.....guys is Andy using a pick in that opening? Sometimes it looks like he is, other times not.
@larsfrederiksen30053 жыл бұрын
For some reason I keep thinking about my Yamaha SG2000... I wonder why...
@luxinterior53 жыл бұрын
I've noticed that the first bunch have a much darker fingerboard wood colour compared to the one in this video. Anyone here knows why?
@dougmann663 жыл бұрын
MAJORCOOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@touron1193 жыл бұрын
I luv it but my ocd hates where the 2 piece top is split...
@Guedzilla3 жыл бұрын
Nice playing, as always! I think the first chord on Arabian Knights is a CMaj7 (I played an Em for a long time until someone corrected me)... Thought you'd like to know too :)
@abyface3 жыл бұрын
CMaj7 for just the first two bars, then it switches over to Em
@abyface3 жыл бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rpqdgtBy066rmXk.html 😎
@Guedzilla3 жыл бұрын
@@abyface Mmm, I don't know, that pinky seems to be up there all through the song… kzfaq.info/get/bejne/arioraeSmNq3mnk.html
@abyface3 жыл бұрын
@@Guedzilla come to think of it you're right, but he does play the A string with that Em shape for the first two bars in the album version, which sounds like he was playing the maj7 shape there instead
@Guedzilla3 жыл бұрын
@@abyface I hope I didn't sounded like a jerk "this is how you should play it"... I just wanted to share what was an "oh wow!" moment for me with other fellow McGeoch fans. If only we could get our hands on the original multitracks...
@MrTDembinski3 жыл бұрын
Nice
@ChristopherFreedom Жыл бұрын
Smart move 👍👍👍
@kirabarsmith93533 жыл бұрын
I heard a rumor... Was just listening to Siouxsie today.
@mrfrontranger79113 жыл бұрын
Pretty lively spanky axe Great vid Andy
@greenvelvet3 жыл бұрын
How can Eastwood replicate yamaha's guitar without copyright infringement?
@ElectricLabel3 жыл бұрын
You really need a JC120 to get that McGeoch chime.
@e_jacob94183 жыл бұрын
and a marshall of some kind
@Widthatnut3 жыл бұрын
Roland JC-120 and Marshall JMP MkII. MXR M-102 & M-117 and Yamaha E1010.
@colejustesen2 жыл бұрын
Is it just me, or does the body seem a bit smaller overall when compared to a Yamaha SG? I get that this isn't an exact replica, but something just looks off to me; especially when I glance over at my Yamaha SGs.
@richmanfilms3 жыл бұрын
How does this compare to the PRS S2 line of guitars??
@tomvitti24153 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Shanghai! Hi Andy, would u have a semi hollow single cut FLAT fretboard guitar to recommend? Thanks in advance
@ReyCarmesi6663 жыл бұрын
Looks good and sounds great.
@BrianBrazilHarmonica2 жыл бұрын
The Original Yamaha models SG 1000 was made in Japan where is this Eastwood model made?
@plasticsurgerydisaster61807 ай бұрын
Indonesia, Korea, china.
@nickspearience3 жыл бұрын
GGGGGET IT. So rad
@FrankHerfjord3 жыл бұрын
no coil split?
@bpsychoz Жыл бұрын
I heard a rumor -- what have you done to her
@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.2 жыл бұрын
Even despite the McGeoch link that guitar was a beautiful thing. Wasn't the original SG known as the Les Paul killer?
@raymon80442 жыл бұрын
If we're talking Gibson SG.. in the late 50's Gibson discontinued the Les Paul as it wasn't the big hit they hoped it would be. They revamped their Les Paul model into what became the SG. Les himself didn't like the new model so he asked Gibson to not use his name for that model so Gibson renamed it to SG for Solid Guitar. I'm not big into my Yamaha history but think they tried to come up with their own take on it. To me it looks like a Les Paul and an SG had a baby. It has the double cut shape but shares the body contours and thickness of a Les Paul.
@checa160 Жыл бұрын
@@raymon8044 the yamaha sg1000 was called the Les Paul killer as it was probably a better guitar than the gibson...soundwise it's up to personal preferences(I like both)...but qualitywise, the yamaha is centuries ahead of the gibson...cheers
@jezzer19693 жыл бұрын
You could grey import an original 70’s/80’s Yamaha SG1000 from a Japanese guitar shop for under £1000. It will be better made too. That's what I did.
@natemendsen16293 жыл бұрын
You still have that Ibanez Artist Andy?
@Nissan570Lsx3 жыл бұрын
Guitar looks sweet but I bet you could rock the crap out of a shovel with some strings on it. And please do that demo.
@JJ22LR3 жыл бұрын
ヤマハのギターもコピーしてるのね 日本人から見ると新鮮。
@jeffblack50242 жыл бұрын
I've got a 1979 SG1000 that I paid £400 for in 2001. It has push-pull tone knobs that act as coil taps - pretty much going from Gibson to Fender. This seems to completely ignore that, so it's not even a good copy of a SG1000.
@savanaviolenta3 жыл бұрын
The Yamaha Revstars are a better option. I'm talking about the RS502T and Rs620 and the upper models.
@davidgood67443 жыл бұрын
I like those old Yamaha’s, but the Revstar 502T has wrapped its tendrils around my brain. I will have one in Bowden Green in Vintage Japanese Denim before the end of 2021.
@savanaviolenta3 жыл бұрын
@@davidgood6744 I got me the green bowden it's an amazing guitar. Also got me the RS620, soo good too. These two models completely satisfied my hunger for Les Paul with P90 and humbuckers. Here you can hear the RS502T in action in a track I made Listen to Dreamin' by Savana Violenta on #SoundCloud soundcloud.com/savanaviolenta/3a-1?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=1
@davidgood67443 жыл бұрын
I will check it out.
@gordinistanopolis3 жыл бұрын
Big Country used SG2000 s
@phillipholt60053 жыл бұрын
Thank you but no THANK YOU I'll stay with my LP.
@svf3787 Жыл бұрын
Song at 4:04, please?
@AndyDemos Жыл бұрын
Aside from the Banshees opener, these are all riffs I came up with for the demo. Thanks!
@svf3787 Жыл бұрын
@@AndyDemos Thank you.
@vwjordan893 жыл бұрын
Arabian nights! ❤
@christianboddum87833 жыл бұрын
25½" scale length?
@jfo30003 жыл бұрын
24.75"
@christianboddum87833 жыл бұрын
@@jfo3000 Thanks, the original was 25½" wasn't it ?
@islandcitytelevision3551 Жыл бұрын
check out my documentary about what happened to John McGeoch's actual guitar! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jMCggbh1xt66kmw.html
@RiffLair3 жыл бұрын
I don't even know who McGeoch is. As always I just came for Andy. Hopefully he won't sell me anything this time..
@mrfrontranger79113 жыл бұрын
Andy edumacation saving the world one guitar at a time
@adzbox3 жыл бұрын
Listen to Ju Ju by Siouxie and the Banshees.
@MichaelCluff3 жыл бұрын
If it plays half as well as my workhorse Yamaha does it's worth it.
@jasonispunk2 жыл бұрын
John Mcgeoch is cool but Frank Navetta is why I'm here he played on a little album called Milo Goes To College . with the Yamaha version of this .
@geek25073 жыл бұрын
it looks like a Yamaha Revstar
@AndyDemos3 жыл бұрын
The Revstar did base their design on some vintage Yamaha guitars but it was closer to the Super Flighter. Thanks!