Neil Schon is THE violin virtuoso of a guitar fretboard-his melodic solos on Journey songs coupled with the amazing register and soulful singing of Steve Perry are the mojo that makes Journey’s musical catalog a timeless jewel that will be played, enjoyed and loved not only now but for future generations, long after they are gone.
I just saw Neal with Journey and Toto in Orlando and the dude hasn't lost a beat !! Fantastic show!! I've always loved this guy's style both in lead AND rhythm!!
@ 2:55: As a very young teenager growing up in San Francisco...had the fortune to see Neal Schon/Journey play live at Winterland a couple times, which he played that beautiful 1969 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop. The sound from that guitar back in '75 & '76 live through his vintage Marshalls was unreal sounding, up towards the front of the stage. Realize he's selling a load of his collection due to the overwhelming amount of guitars currently owns. Surprise he's letting go couple of the very rare Gibson Les Pauls & Fender Strats. Some of those guitars have quite a sentimental history. Especially during the early stage of Neal Schon's career. Love the personal stories behind some of these gems, up for auction.
For those of you who feel Neal Schon doesn't care to straighten out his picture frames, he did, many times. He simply gave up long ago, because he didn't want to turn down his amps from 11. LOL
Wanted to hear him play the 1977 Black LP !😩. That guitar has the MOJO. Talk about TONE…that Live in Houston Escape DVD has it on it I believe…just amazing rock tone!!
One of the greatest, thank you for the all the great memories! It was a great time for live shows, my first Journey was Calif music festival, I want to say 79 at the LA Coliseum. 3 days of great rock! Saw Journey at Ventura country fair grounds, Billy Squier Opened for them, believe it was escape tour. Next was Rose Bowl show, then Frontiers where Bryan Adams opened. Finally Raised on Radio, which I noticed the vibe being different. I remember Randy Jackson on Bass. Blessed times, best band imo behind the Beatles. Arnell is great however Steve Perry has to have the most powerful an beautiful natural voice Ive ever heard live CONSISTENTLY.
I was at that Ventura County Fairgrounds show with Squire opening ('82 I think?). I just remember his epic tone and extended soloing. He seemed pissed off to me and he took it out on his leads which was actually great fire breathing energy for us the audience!
@@stevenjones6780 I believe you are right and now knowing the animosity drama they had going on, I wouldnt doubt they had a spat before the show. Very intersting documentary on them and their personal issues but it never stopeed them from puting on a great show.
@@jorgea3507 'Documentary'? Maybe I shouldn't ask unless I want the drama. I guess part of what we love about great music made by great musicians is their ability to transcend all that. Thanks for the reply.
I really appreciate his work in Bad English and Hardline. He showed all his Technique and Knowledge in this two bands. Not so much in journey, because is more AOR sound.
Neil and Carlos a match made in heaven. Neil's killer tone and solo's on 3 and Caravanseria as nasty, timeless and fresh now as it was then, just does not get better. Still yet to hear any duo better than these two. No one screams like Neil Schon. Cannot sing his praises enough.
Classic 59 processed tone he means…. How could you even tell with all that gain and delay?!?!?!?! That 59 through a Fender would have sounded much better….. oh well….
Dude, you are seriously fucking demented. He's been one of the greatest guitar players, in one of the largest touring bands for almost 60 years........
Monster guitar player. Agreed, his playing today is every bit as good as it ever was. Would love to see if he still has some of his other guitars from back in the day, such as the red Roland Strat-style guitar and his Schon/Jackson NS-6 guitars from the 80's. Also, he has used many different amps over the years, what has he done with all of those?
Geez only two comments for this guitar God? Come on. Firstly, that burst is insane one of the nicest tops I've ever seen. Second I was just watching him play Rock Candy with Hagar on stage and man, that was an INCREDIBLE display of guitar prowess my God.... the solo was just so perfectly executed. And the fro???? Legend.
I saw that same video about a month ago too... Hagar was *SO* was amazed with that performance... he said something like *_unrehearsed baby... how 'bout that!_* Hagar was in La La Land... and believe me... with a player like Schon up there... I get it!
Ok but you used Arias for a good while and you didn’t mention them. There in most of the photos from the 80s and I bought a Aria PE60 pro2 just because I was big into you and journey at the time. Loved that guitar. Sorry to say I sold it a few yrs back because it was so heavy. After a. Set it just killed my neck
Guys like Neal, Eddie Van Halen (RIP), Joe Perry, Slash, etc. They all like the older guitars and amps, est 1958, 59, etc. With today’s technology and tools and building techniques, you’d think they would be using more modern stuff.
I thought he was going to talk about all his gear and all he talked about is his guitars!! Is there one talking about the rest of the gear?? I'd like to know about the amps by him.
Neal is the king and watching this makes me happy, but it's an auction company which means that these instruments that made some of the greatest and most memorable music in history were sold to some wall street guys with far more money than talent, who either abused them or stuck them in a glass case on a wall in their "man cave" as a trophy to show off to their other cigar chomping overcompensated buddies. And that makes me sad.
Trogly mentioned something about the Neal Schon auction in one of his videos so I had to check it out! Killer gear, man! I hope Heritage Auctions is doing a collab with Trogly’s channel. Love to see a deeper dive on the guitars up for auction (even though I can’t afford any of them, lol).
Please please NEAL…….. can you speak about „the eternal caravan of reincarnation“ from Caravanserai. Abbout the Voicings, the structure. And the spirit at the recordings….for me it is absolut magical….. with closed eyes I can see the caravan entering the caravanserai on an magical late afternoon
It was different back then. The core instrument was ok but the hardware needed tweaking. I have a '73 LP Deluxe with a brass nut, Grover tuners & a Leo Quan Badass bridge. Modding was pretty standard, which is why seeing so many from the 70s now in mint condition is laughable.
Can’t take the guitars with you when you go bro. That’s the world’s greatest equalizer. You, Carlos, Slash, Joe Bonomassa will find that out eventually. If your lucky you’ll lose them all in fire before you leave. And that way it will insure that knowbody will be picking and plucking your prized possessions after your gone. 😂
Proof these vintage guitars aren’t anything special from a modern made guitar. Neil Schon is wealthy enough to hang onto these guitars if they were truly superior. He’s figured out his modern made PRS guitars sound as good or even better, and he’s making out far better getting the $$ out of these relics rather than pretend they have some special unobtainium mojo
Hell of a guitar player! But I refuse to listen to the Steve Perry era. The Perry-heads aren't even aware of his career before that. What a band that was...
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Neil Schon is THE violin virtuoso of a guitar fretboard-his melodic solos on Journey songs coupled with the amazing register and soulful singing of Steve Perry are the mojo that makes Journey’s musical catalog a timeless jewel that will be played, enjoyed and loved not only now but for future generations, long after they are gone.
I just saw Neal with Journey and Toto in Orlando and the dude hasn't lost a beat !! Fantastic show!! I've always loved this guy's style both in lead AND rhythm!!
Its not Journey
Never was a giant Journey fan, but his tone and style always blew my mind.
that fookin lemon burst is gorgeous and it sounds so good
Wow! That 59 Les Paul is beautiful! And that Goldtop, Wow!😍😍😍
Neal's Journey Through Time project from a couple years ago is mind blowing. The videos are all available on UA-cam. Amazing.
KEEP JAMMING ON THE LES PAULS !!! I am mesmerized by Neal's playing
I absolutely love that acoustic Guild!
Couldn't agree more!
You sre such an Uderated player....You Are an awesome,legendary Rock Icon!!!
Neal is an amazing player and true inspiration for all us Oklahoma players!
“the wheel song” 🤣🤣🤣
@ 2:55: As a very young teenager growing up in San Francisco...had the fortune to see Neal Schon/Journey play live at Winterland a couple times, which he played that beautiful 1969 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop. The sound from that guitar back in '75 & '76 live through his vintage Marshalls was unreal sounding, up towards the front of the stage. Realize he's selling a load of his collection due to the overwhelming amount of guitars currently owns. Surprise he's letting go couple of the very rare Gibson Les Pauls & Fender Strats. Some of those guitars have quite a sentimental history. Especially during the early stage of Neal Schon's career. Love the personal stories behind some of these gems, up for auction.
For those of you who feel Neal Schon doesn't care to straighten out his picture frames, he did, many times. He simply gave up long ago, because he didn't want to turn down his amps from 11. LOL
That F50 is gorgeous!
He’s my favorite player, plus I used to work at Guild. He came to the factory once. Good to see him playing one.
Neil's best work, take-offs, along with 2nd to none un-predictable neck wide screaming pauses.
Wanted to hear him play the 1977 Black LP !😩. That guitar has the MOJO. Talk about TONE…that Live in Houston Escape DVD has it on it I believe…just amazing rock tone!!
That 69 Goldtop looked in amazing shape for the miles it has. Neil must take great care of his babies.
Damn, what a legacy! I love this guy!
My guitar hero!
Neal Schon is a guitar God.
One of the greatest, thank you for the all the great memories! It was a great time for live shows, my first Journey was Calif music festival, I want to say 79 at the LA Coliseum. 3 days of great rock! Saw Journey at Ventura country fair grounds, Billy Squier Opened for them, believe it was escape tour. Next was Rose Bowl show, then Frontiers where Bryan Adams opened. Finally Raised on Radio, which I noticed the vibe being different. I remember Randy Jackson on Bass. Blessed times, best band imo behind the Beatles. Arnell is great however Steve Perry has to have the most powerful an beautiful natural voice Ive ever heard live CONSISTENTLY.
I was at that Ventura County Fairgrounds show with Squire opening ('82 I think?). I just remember his epic tone and extended soloing. He seemed pissed off to me and he took it out on his leads which was actually great fire breathing energy for us the audience!
@@stevenjones6780 I believe you are right and now knowing the animosity drama they had going on, I wouldnt doubt they had a spat before the show. Very intersting documentary on them and their personal issues but it never stopeed them from puting on a great show.
@@jorgea3507 'Documentary'? Maybe I shouldn't ask unless I want the drama. I guess part of what we love about great music made by great musicians is their ability to transcend all that. Thanks for the reply.
Neil has passed the “great guitarist” label it just oozes out of him he is as one with any guitar he plays he is awesome.
He is
Oppoo
I really appreciate his work in Bad English and Hardline. He showed all his Technique and Knowledge in this two bands. Not so much in journey, because is more AOR sound.
Classic '59 tone....with tons of gain, reverb, and delay
Looks like a new actor playing the Neal schon character
The thumbnail looked like wanda sykes holding a guitar
fantastic
These are some of my favorite type of videos. Its like being reintroduced to old members of the band. Love the stories behind the guitars.
The story is everything, isn't it?
One Love From Greece ! We love Neal Schon !
great player man ! oula !
At $500 000, those Gibson pentatonics cost $100k per note.
Neil and Carlos a match made in heaven. Neil's killer tone and solo's on 3 and Caravanseria as nasty, timeless and fresh now as it was then, just does not get better. Still yet to hear any duo better than these two. No one screams like Neil Schon. Cannot sing his praises enough.
No one to depend on, jungle strut! They pushed that boogie tone for days
Classic 59 processed tone he means…. How could you even tell with all that gain and delay?!?!?!?! That 59 through a Fender would have sounded much better….. oh well….
I was gonna say the same thing!!
Beautiful!!
one of the greatests, a true inspiration
The worst thing you can do to anything with age is refinish it. Patina can never be replaced.
Without Steve Perry there is no Neal Schon or Journey
Schon, ,,, one of the most underrated guitarist out there.
Dude, you are seriously fucking demented. He's been one of the greatest guitar players, in one of the largest touring bands for almost 60 years........
Did Neal play at Woodstock in 69 with Santana?
Neil’s best wok was on Journeys first three albums before Steve P
Monster guitar player. Agreed, his playing today is every bit as good as it ever was. Would love to see if he still has some of his other guitars from back in the day, such as the red Roland Strat-style guitar and his Schon/Jackson NS-6 guitars from the 80's. Also, he has used many different amps over the years, what has he done with all of those?
Geez only two comments for this guitar God? Come on. Firstly, that burst is insane one of the nicest tops I've ever seen. Second I was just watching him play Rock Candy with Hagar on stage and man, that was an INCREDIBLE display of guitar prowess my God.... the solo was just so perfectly executed. And the fro???? Legend.
Thank you for your comment!
I saw that same video about a month ago too... Hagar was *SO* was amazed with that performance... he said something like *_unrehearsed baby... how 'bout that!_*
Hagar was in La La Land... and believe me... with a player like Schon up there... I get it!
The 'fro was his power! Awesome playing on Rock Candy.
Very cool !!
Candyman got you dawg
Ok but you used Arias for a good while and you didn’t mention them. There in most of the photos from the 80s and I bought a Aria PE60 pro2 just because I was big into you and journey at the time. Loved that guitar. Sorry to say I sold it a few yrs back because it was so heavy. After a. Set it just killed my neck
Classic 59 tone! Cue masses of overdrive and reverb/delay ..
Nice guy
Beautiful guitar worth a few bucks
One of the most underrated guitarist in the world and a member of my favorite groups..
Saw him with bad english back in the mid 80's in outdoor concert in San Diego.
Enjoyed watching and learning history of each one
Thanks for watching
Guys like Neal, Eddie Van Halen (RIP), Joe Perry, Slash, etc. They all like the older guitars and amps, est 1958, 59, etc. With today’s technology and tools and building techniques, you’d think they would be using more modern stuff.
I thought he was going to talk about all his gear and all he talked about is his guitars!! Is there one talking about the rest of the gear?? I'd like to know about the amps by him.
Neal is the king and watching this makes me happy, but it's an auction company which means that these instruments that made some of the greatest and most memorable music in history were sold to some wall street guys with far more money than talent, who either abused them or stuck them in a glass case on a wall in their "man cave" as a trophy to show off to their other cigar chomping overcompensated buddies. And that makes me sad.
What kind of p90 was used in the neck positioning the 77 black Paul back in the 80s?
Trogly mentioned something about the Neal Schon auction in one of his videos so I had to check it out! Killer gear, man! I hope Heritage Auctions is doing a collab with Trogly’s channel. Love to see a deeper dive on the guitars up for auction (even though I can’t afford any of them, lol).
Please please NEAL…….. can you speak about „the eternal caravan of reincarnation“ from Caravanserai. Abbout the Voicings, the structure. And the spirit at the recordings….for me it is absolut magical….. with closed eyes I can see the caravan entering the caravanserai on an magical late afternoon
Silver jubilee !
Were these auctioned off?
Perhaps eliminate the background music
Why's his volume so low its barely audible with all that amplification behind him ...
The best times. We’re old, and have surrendered. Now we can know excellence and happiness…
Neal sounds exactly the same on every guitar
I'd say his sound on _Infinity_ is way different from _Trial by Fire._
Which guitar was on _No More Bottles_ ?
When are these auctions ?
This auction took place July 31st 2021
You guys need to have one more concert with Steve Perry
It’s never gonna happen…..stop asking
I want the Guilds. I am a Guild fanboy.
Legend
Which one goes to 11?
In the end, age wins...
Back around 1980 I bought a 1969 P90 Les Paul reissue like Neal's and had humbuckers installed. Oops.
I have a 79 LP Deluxe that's been routed for humbuckers. Doesn't matter a bit. The guitar ain't going nowhere.
It was different back then. The core instrument was ok but the hardware needed tweaking. I have a '73 LP Deluxe with a brass nut, Grover tuners & a Leo Quan Badass bridge. Modding was pretty standard, which is why seeing so many from the 70s now in mint condition is laughable.
Don’t need all those..it’s just sales
volume is too low on this video
why neal sell?
Bidding going to start @ $350K-500K for the LP. Damn....
Looks different when he is clothed .
To bad sound is so low.
No strats!?!?
I thought this was going to be his wig
collection
Bitch troll alert🤣🤣🤣you are
I had to turn this way up to hear it. audio is very low on this video. Mic placement is extremely important.
Man...how could he sell this gear.
It seems many of that generation are.
@@fintanoclery2698 crazy
Mr. Perry didn't even want to get back together after 40 years with Journey because Neal must have really pissed him off 👎
Incredible he's kept his natural hair color all these years
Same with all guitar strings, kept them too.
@Mike Oxlong the face is fuller, plastic maybe. He's got a white Lionel Ritchie thing going on
Can’t take the guitars with you when you go bro. That’s the world’s greatest equalizer. You, Carlos, Slash, Joe Bonomassa will find that out eventually. If your lucky you’ll lose them all in fire before you leave. And that way it will insure that knowbody will be picking and plucking your prized possessions after your gone. 😂
Someone is getting the years and spelling wrong in this video, and their an auction house??
Are you sure? Because it's _they're,_ not _their._
Neal you probably have a shit load of guitars like Ted Nugent, he has a 59 too.......👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Proof these vintage guitars aren’t anything special from a modern made guitar. Neil Schon is wealthy enough to hang onto these guitars if they were truly superior. He’s figured out his modern made PRS guitars sound as good or even better, and he’s making out far better getting the $$ out of these relics rather than pretend they have some special unobtainium mojo
sound ? *HSAS*
Classic 59 tone? sorry pal, with that much gain, any guitar would sound simular.
Horrible audio. I can't hear anything. What a shame and a waste of good material.
Hell of a guitar player! But I refuse to listen to the Steve Perry era. The Perry-heads aren't even aware of his career before that. What a band that was...
Sorry fellas...he's turned into a kook....was great once...
I'll give you $25 for the scarab banner! 🪲