Couldn’t have found a more suitable recipient for his instrument. Gary is a legend.
@badbotchdown9845Ай бұрын
Yeah the guitar mastubator
@RussClarkRocks Жыл бұрын
Arguably the most valuable Les Paul in existence.
@skylerspringsteen5730 Жыл бұрын
I’d say jimmy pages number 1 or Clayton’s beano would take that title
@SmedleyWarIsaRacket Жыл бұрын
@@skylerspringsteen5730 Nah "Greeny" is the shit!
@I_like_turtles_67 Жыл бұрын
I have the beast at the number one spot. Greenie is definitely in the top five original bursts made. Pearly Gates is another fantastic example.
@SacredKaw Жыл бұрын
@@SmedleyWarIsaRacket if you had a choice of either owning Greenie or JP’s number 1 you’d honestly pick Greenie?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
@justicemcdonald2939 Жыл бұрын
@@skylerspringsteen5730 Jimmy Page's guitar is not worth more than greenie and the reason for is that now three famous rock musicians have owned that guitar Jimmy Page's only been owned by one famous musician
@grogscol Жыл бұрын
Gary Moore is easily in the top 5 guitar players of all time, RIP.
@donarthiazi244335 минут бұрын
Don't be ridiculous
@owenbruce4120 Жыл бұрын
Peter wanted another brilliant guitarist to make it sing, Gary did the honours, awesome musical generosity
@kellysmith3628 Жыл бұрын
I saw a video of Gary and BB Trading licks,BB would do a lick and Gary would do it note for note BB loved it.
@owenbruce4120 Жыл бұрын
@@kellysmith3628 yeh that was brilliant... Gary loved to host n play with the older legends...👌
@smokintreesdrainin3s Жыл бұрын
And now Kirk owns it
@therealawakener7 Жыл бұрын
This was why Gary recorded a studio album called, "Blues For Greeny." It was Gary's way of paying homage to his friend. If you haven't heard the album you should give it a listen, it's awesome.
@marcelboogaard3809 Жыл бұрын
Agree. Love that album.
@UndersackitchFungalbollock Жыл бұрын
He did blues for Jimi too, he rips
@Bruce15485 Жыл бұрын
Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac were the best !
@skudlugs Жыл бұрын
They are meant to be played and Gary played that guitar so good, a legend!
@DystopiaFatigue Жыл бұрын
We all owe Peter Green for that. RIP, two legends.
@pickledone9698 Жыл бұрын
Love the stories that this era of music has.
@nickcoupe2964 Жыл бұрын
2 great men and great guitar players.
@jerrychetty2524 Жыл бұрын
Wow Gary Moore, what an awesome guitarist he is (yes I know he is late now) but will live forever for me in the music he made
@leskobrandon691 Жыл бұрын
he's always blown my mind, playing those smoking fast runs primarily with his first two fingers. he'll employ his ring finger rarely. idk how he does it.
@migueldejesus4075 Жыл бұрын
Yes he was an awesome guitarist 🙏😭
@MickLoud999 Жыл бұрын
Little known factoid. Peter Green wrote "Black Magic Woman". It was originally a Fleetwood Mac song.
@Bruce15485 Жыл бұрын
I liked the Fleetwood Mac version, very bluesy !!
@rafterman5072 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, and it is the better version, in my opinion. Green has such a great voice and his guitar is perfect for the song.
@iowa7693 Жыл бұрын
don't think it was a original Fleetwood Mac song, Santana did it probably 15 years prior. If we're talking about the same song
@Bruce15485 Жыл бұрын
@@iowa7693 Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac recorded it first in 1968 then followed by Santana's version in 1970: Love them both: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Magic_Woman
@iowa7693 Жыл бұрын
@@MickLoud999 well I'm so sorry! I didn't care for Fleetwood Mac back in the day, way too mellow for me
@csnide6702 Жыл бұрын
Gary Moore kicked ass!
@craiggallie74592 ай бұрын
Wasn't any where as good as Peter Green and he knew it !
@digitaldreamer5481 Жыл бұрын
I remember Peter and Ricky Ryalls jamming together in the early 1970’s, what a duel!
@haroldsmith1213 Жыл бұрын
peter was my favorite -always will be👌☘️💚
@scouperful Жыл бұрын
He's respecting you Gary Moore
@lazyboylarry4345 Жыл бұрын
You should do a video on what happened to Peter Green
@joelspringman523 Жыл бұрын
Yes, absolutely!
@MrChrisBarker Жыл бұрын
I have a hazy memory, but it involved hippie communes in Germany and LSD. Not 100% on it, just a vague recollection of hearing that .
@reredrumuoy Жыл бұрын
@@MrChrisBarker Yeah. He took a bunch of acid, decided he didn't want to charge people money for their music. Then he understandably went his own way.
@philibowey4809 Жыл бұрын
Apparently he took acid one day and never came down from it ...... a think he was diagnosed with a mental illness aswell I seen on a video somewhere on KZfaq
@lazyboylarry4345 Жыл бұрын
I've HEARD somewhat the same story but don't really know the details. Heard he tripped out on acid and lost his mind and his way.
@katherinehunter9526 Жыл бұрын
Loved Peter Green! "Oh Well" lyrics was one of the song's that got me through my teenage years! Thank you Peter. When I was 19 I saw the new version of Fleetwood Mac in concert,1977 in Calgary Alberta!🇨🇦 Great show! ✌💞💃🎸🎶🙏
@iowa7693 Жыл бұрын
I just went through a long post, it got deleted accidentally. Despite the vets prediction, she lived for a year. Had to put her down on 2/02/21 I don't worry about being a veteran anymore. Starting me on a 45-year of nursing. I have a lot of gratitue to the USN, and God. Lita and Cheech Cuz cases of Pepsi and a pack of Marlboros Sushi was from the Humane Society. People would hear that howling and would say no way. I know you understand what a Siamese would cost hundreds if she got sick, but we did it and we'll do it for Sushi. I just fell down again so I got to go
@katherinehunter9526 Жыл бұрын
@@iowa7693 Amen..one for Sushi. Okay you take care. Hopefully you didn't hurt yourself falling down? 🤔 Let me know you are okay siSTAR!🙏💞
@iowa7693 Жыл бұрын
WenI to the hospital, broke a rib when I fell. It's hell getting old good meds though. I got to ask you because I don't know, I don't remember Peter Green. But didn't Gary Moore do Dreamweaver? Good medication, there sisTER. 🤐🤔😏🧐🤯🥳 Got a few brain cells left. Probably talk to you tomorrow Dear Heart
@iowa7693 Жыл бұрын
What got me through my teen years was desiderata.., Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there is in silence.
@katherinehunter9526 Жыл бұрын
@@iowa7693 Hey sorry to hear you actually hurt yourself siSTAR! Glad you got the Good Meds👍💞😃 Sorry I left my phone in the cab after I went to get my meds the other night. Just got her back today. No I don't have a computer only a smartphone! So I'm sorry for not being able to reply before now. Yes getting old is Not for the Weak or Cowards! Bwahahah. My friend Frankie used to say that before he died! Hopefully the meds are helping! 🕊💞🤗
@Wildman-wr1sz Жыл бұрын
Kirk Hammet of Metallica now own this guitar “greenie” Gibson borrowed it and has made re creations of this guitar. They will soon be coming out with pick ups called greenies. It’s def a special guitar.
@chrisorrell3066 Жыл бұрын
Yup and charged 50000 usd for it! 😮
@mrblues1981 Жыл бұрын
@@chrisorrell3066nd kirk paid 1 million dollar to own it . after gary another bules player should of owned the guitar such as bonamasa but i will never sound how gary used to played ,now guitar havin some heavy metal sound by kirk amd always fucked at the concerts lol ,never seen gary messed up in solos maybe ones . rip legend
@TazerGames Жыл бұрын
@@mrblues1981He paid less than 150k. Stop saying bs.
@sonsofisaacs1091 Жыл бұрын
@@mrblues1981 Kirk played infront of music student of MI colleges really sucks,he even can't play simple blues,what a guitar player kirk was and he always hide his playing behind of the high gain and wah-wah pedal.. What a embarassing..
@MindTheDrift Жыл бұрын
I was wine drink in a guitar store last weekend playing a Jack Casady bass the store clerk let me play and got talking to him about this, the guitar eventually was in a boot/trunk that got rear ended and broke the neck, I was telling the guy about my Hofner bass a luthier absolutely butchered the headstock on, and apparently that’s what the greenie guitar, even though near impossible to save a broken neck/headstock, but if you can, sounds 1 milllion times better if done correctly👌
@christhevancura9113 Жыл бұрын
Interesting, I saw Gary more play that guitar at the cotton bowl in Dallas,Texas from the front row.I had no idea the history behind that gitfiddle.. Gary Moore is fantastic player . So of course is Peter Green.
@AdventMoxy Жыл бұрын
If you don’t know, you don’t need to know. A legends legend
@fletchkeilman2205 Жыл бұрын
Cuz he knew that Gary was eventually gonna play in Thin Lizzy. That's why
@johnrosier1686 Жыл бұрын
It definitely went to a good home when Gary bought it.
@thecavalrygeneral3453 Жыл бұрын
RIP Gary Moore.
@MontyRoyal963 Жыл бұрын
Love that kind of shit👍😎👍
@f1david9 күн бұрын
RIP to both of them. I still listen to a lot of their music.
@joejennings33352 ай бұрын
Peter was among the greatest of all time.
@ericsalamon6457 Жыл бұрын
Got to see Hammett play this guitar in person this summer. 🤟
@sonsofisaacs1091 Жыл бұрын
That guitar on the hand of kirk hammet was like ordinary les paul,guitar no special sound or tone came out from it..
@shuroom57 Жыл бұрын
Heaven is standing room only with talent.
@rchw8052 Жыл бұрын
What an incredible story.
@marksgameoflife8446 Жыл бұрын
That's a good story.😎
@timficker7649 Жыл бұрын
Gary Moore, especially his work with Phil Lennon is incredible
@MyRackleyАй бұрын
Phil Lennon? Was he in Thin Lizzy? If so, there were two Phils, including Phil Lynott.
@timficker7649Ай бұрын
@@MyRackley Lynot, I mistyped dude. Whoops
@MyRackleyАй бұрын
@@timficker7649 😀Lol. The "y" is nowhere near the "e" on my keyboard. Maybe you have "autocorrect" switched on. I disabled mine years ago. Terrible idea. 😩
@MariaGarcia-nc4ng Жыл бұрын
Amazeing...green knew he was maybe not doing well and wanted his gal,ax, to be in the right hands to continue to sing
@jamesharris184 Жыл бұрын
Lovely lovely story
@leobender29102 ай бұрын
He just passed it along knowing that it should continue on its musical journey
@lennyluzitano8920 Жыл бұрын
When Gary died...I died with him...my brother is gone..
@billyf2833 Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: it's easily recognizable because the Rhythm pickup is actually put in flipped over with the screws toward the back. Peter Green I believe accidentally put it in that way and Gary Moore left it.
@owenbruce4120 Жыл бұрын
No accident... It's a pole shift...try it
@chrisorrell3066 Жыл бұрын
What would that do? Make the neck pickup a little brighter?
@owenbruce4120 Жыл бұрын
@@chrisorrell3066 depends on which pickup you flip and other mods..but changes the phase when both pickups are used,
@chrisorrell3066 Жыл бұрын
@@owenbruce4120 oh ok gotcha. That’s sweet. I will have to try it one day. Thanks brother
@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer Жыл бұрын
@@chrisorrell3066 you have to flip the magnet in the pickup, that's the most important thing
@acehole9100 Жыл бұрын
The best sounding guitar on the planet and it’s not even close.
@mechanic6682 Жыл бұрын
2 underrated guitarists.
@1sttvbn Жыл бұрын
…In what world?…
@davidcollin1436 Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@buttnhole1 Жыл бұрын
Wtf?!😂
@tomleach1428 Жыл бұрын
No they are not!! All guitarists worldwide rate them as 2 of the best ever!
@MyRackleyАй бұрын
🤣
@jdc1957 Жыл бұрын
Legend to Legend.
@johnhuffman216 Жыл бұрын
“He wanted it to have a good home.” People that play instruments get this… don’t put it up on the wall and look at it, play it and make it sing! That’s what it was meant to do.
@TweedSuit Жыл бұрын
Peter never liked that guitar. He said in an interview he got it after playing Eric's in Mayall and it was a dud compared to Eric's.
@garyhoffman503 Жыл бұрын
Gary is awesome! So is Peter! ❤
@Dwendele Жыл бұрын
Kirk Hammet has that guitar now.
@alipshamri82429 ай бұрын
and it sounds like epiphone special on his hand
@Danongorf Жыл бұрын
And now Kirk's got it. "Greeny".
@jdc1957 Жыл бұрын
I Still Got the Blues......
@metalmellie4371 Жыл бұрын
And now Kirk Hammett of Metallica owns it and plays it in their shows all the time. It sounds sooo amazing!!!
@saraivatoledo18422 ай бұрын
Extremely respectful of Gary
@jayblumetti9590 Жыл бұрын
The guitar 🎸 is a tool, the musician is the enigmatic mechanic 🃏🃏🃏🎸🎸🎸
@RussClarkRocks Жыл бұрын
Agreed, but some tools are better than others. This one is about as good as it gets!
@smmusicplus96 Жыл бұрын
Now Kirk Hammett owns the very same guitar.
@brianjansen3103 Жыл бұрын
What happened to Peter Green sounds to me like he had psychological issues & lsd use made his problems manifest fully to the surface, psychedelics will do that. If you have underlying issues I don't recommend psychedelics, they're not for everyone.
@jdc1957 Жыл бұрын
It's All Good ......... Till It's Not.
@davidcollin1436 Жыл бұрын
He was overdosed after a gig in Germany by some scumbag perverts and never got over it.
@brianjansen3103 Жыл бұрын
@@jdc1957 I've been using psychedelics over 30yrs & I've learned that if someone has latent homicidal tendencies they can manifest & that becomes more likely with higher doses. I don't trip with anyone anymore & if someone is tripping & starts getting too weird I'll turn & walk away without saying a word
@kensalazar5066 Жыл бұрын
Never really explained " what led to green giving up the guitar" other than walking away from the band.....sounds has a little sid barret ish.....I say that not knowing much about P Green disappearance from music
@Bangkokguitar Жыл бұрын
Excellent post
@jerrydiller8245 Жыл бұрын
Peter Green’s famous '59 Les Paul - now dubbed ‘Greeny’ - currently belongs to Kirk Hammett who acquired the iconic electric. guitar from U.K. guitar dealer Richard Henry
@highlands Жыл бұрын
I saw Peter Green play in a pub about 25 years ago, he kept swapping between these brand new brightly coloured strats, every song. You could see he was struggling.
@creepyinstigator Жыл бұрын
And now Kirk Hammett owns it and actually plays it live, which makes me happy it's being used and not rotting in a showcase as some rich assholes trophy 😁
@ChrisTian-rm7zm2 ай бұрын
a guitar that isn't played will lose its tone eventually.
@DON-yq2op Жыл бұрын
What a good guy
@shaserv Жыл бұрын
He couldn’t of gave it to a better guitar player. Gary was a Beast.
@Swimfinz Жыл бұрын
RIP Gary Moore
@joemorrow7691 Жыл бұрын
you can hear Gary 10 videos behind this one playing this guitar called sustain
@michaelsena74452 ай бұрын
Both Men are Great Men
@sharpenflat6002 Жыл бұрын
When Peter Green left Fleetwood Mac, that was the end of Fleetwood Mac.
@jackstrawmcgraw170 Жыл бұрын
That guitar is in good hands with Gary
@davidcook788715 күн бұрын
Peter Green obviously knew how brilliant Gary wvas!
@tomleach1428 Жыл бұрын
Peter green was the best British blues guitarist of his generation...followed by Gary Moore...my 2 favourite guitarist's
@rodhester2166 Жыл бұрын
As others have mentioned the real story is why Green walked away.
@Kate_Short-For-Bob2 ай бұрын
Thst LP is now with Kirk Hammett of Metallica. Glad to say I've seen it played live by Gary. Just brilliant.
@cliffdavis5244 Жыл бұрын
What only could’ve been had Peter Greene had never left Fleetwood Mac…
@MyRackleyАй бұрын
But what made music interesting at the time was musicians changing bands and new sounds being made. Jeff Beck in the Yardbirds, Peter Green in the Bluesbreakers, Gary Moore in Skid Row, Eric Clapton, etc. all formed new collaborations.
@williambeckham7703 Жыл бұрын
You better have been fookin thankful!!
@paullebon323 Жыл бұрын
He also named his band after the drummer and the bass player so they'd have something even he left.
@pm2785 Жыл бұрын
Great things require great instruments.
@guyfawkes578 Жыл бұрын
Now do a video on how Gary Moore was selected for the lead role in "Walk Hard".
@philliplaity2648 Жыл бұрын
Thought they'd show the guitar at least
@anthonymentone1669 Жыл бұрын
I think In that clip that they showed Peter Green play in his guitar 1959 guitar
@Tomcaatt2 ай бұрын
I couldn’t have afforded it either and I PROMISE I’ll make it a good home Gary 😂
@718Gilbert Жыл бұрын
That same guitar is now owned and played on tour by Kirk hammett from metallica
@markglew60 Жыл бұрын
Kirk has it now.He could afford it playing for his band for 40 some years.Metallica .
@spikeybaby1735 Жыл бұрын
It was an absolute shame what happened to Peter Green
@mikehunt8968 Жыл бұрын
A bit like Syd Barrett....
@petermiller3774 Жыл бұрын
and Danny they both got messed up
@spikeybaby1735 Жыл бұрын
@@petermiller3774 Danny?
@petermiller3774 Жыл бұрын
@@spikeybaby1735 Danny Kirwan the lead guitarist for Fleetwood man when Peter Green was in the band. Peter Green found him at 18yrs old and his vibrato bends gave BB king the sweats
@petermiller3774 Жыл бұрын
Danny was a great guitarist. Something in side of me was the song bb king was talking about
@blakjack3053 Жыл бұрын
Purchased for a poultry amount now valued at millions
@davidcollin1436 Жыл бұрын
Traded two chickens?
@MyRackleyАй бұрын
Haha! It was a paltry amount. Poultry is chicken. "Valued at millions" is meaningless until someone actually makes a cash offer.
@ryanlop9520Ай бұрын
Kirk hammet of Metallica is the current owner of “greeny” he sometimes plays it live
@renatacantore3684 Жыл бұрын
What an interesting story ❤
@fredfloyd34 Жыл бұрын
Peter was great.. A guitar is a guitar.. diesnt make you like The Green machine..
@ProcashFloyd Жыл бұрын
Peter was done with the guitar. I think he was being typecasted. He was done with it. It was the best decision he ever made. Peter green is more than just his guitar. It was just a tool for him. He could have played anything and sound like himself.
@JeffreyJordan-gw9vt2 ай бұрын
The Green Manalishi withe Two Pronged Crown.
@terryducote Жыл бұрын
Kirk Hammett has this guitar now
@guillermo3564 Жыл бұрын
Then 1978 rolls around and I get to watch Gary Moore play Greeny during his second stint with Thin Lizzy.
@jeremybennoch4338 Жыл бұрын
I believe peter green started in the yardbirds yardbirds was the beginning for some greats Clapton page and beck if I'm not mistaken
@gerardoerak6142 Жыл бұрын
For your information, Green didn't play with The Yardbirds. Clapton, Beck and Page did play with them (in that chronological order). Green did play with John Mayall Bluesbreakers and then with Fleetwood Mac. 😎
@jeremybennoch4338 Жыл бұрын
@@gerardoerak6142 Figured that out
@robertbordevik50722 ай бұрын
I love this story, and Gary ranks among my 5 greatest of all time. I love Metallica too, and Kirk’s solo’s are “okey". But if it weren’t for the fact that Metallica is the biggest Metal/rock band in the world, i would say "greeny" is currently in the wrong hands. Hammett couldn’t hold a candle to Gary Moore’s playing. But i guess the fact that the guitar gets played in front of millions of people every year, is a good thing for the guitars legacy.
@robertdillon6522 Жыл бұрын
I like Black Magic Woman , Never heard any version other than Carlos Santana , Abraxas Album is it ,
@alexharper36 Жыл бұрын
I interview this man when he came to belfast.
@mrsherwood25992 ай бұрын
Plot twist- "Greeny" is now owned by Kirk Hammett from Metallica.
@johnmoser2689 Жыл бұрын
Great story
@Ktakly Жыл бұрын
It's Kirk's guitar now
@krono069 Жыл бұрын
"Here's why..." **never actually says why**
@kujo5998 Жыл бұрын
That band shoulda been named Buckingham Nicks Lol
@north_snow Жыл бұрын
Well Gary should go and see if Buddy is in a good financial situation and if he isn't then he should sell that guitar and give Buddy the money or just go give him the guitar back that's what he should be doing right now
@Dr._Jiggle Жыл бұрын
Gary passed away....... Kirk Hammett owns it now.....
@noelcastle3986Ай бұрын
Poor Peter Green suffering from excess LSD usage wanted Fleetwood mac to donate their earnings and they refused which was ok he was in a different reality in his own mind and decisions made by him where not from a sound mind unfortunately. Though not as bad as Syd Barrett he still had a profound change to his personality and his life aims and ambitions.
@Jovolution2 ай бұрын
Kirk Hammet pay'd 2 Millions $ for Greeny.
@MyRackleyАй бұрын
🤣
@lukeciarallo5419Ай бұрын
Now Kirk hammet me plays mettalica shows with it 😂
@circus_band Жыл бұрын
Wow
@liaa56552 ай бұрын
anyone knows what was garys main guitar what he sell for get the LP??????