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.
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.
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"
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
@@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.
@@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.
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.......
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
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
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
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.
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.
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!
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.
Basically a rear loaded strat (no pickguard) SUPER STRAT ! The Bumblebee on the back of Van Halen 2 was the first rear loaded (funny term huh 😂) strat that I ever saw. So after that 'Bumblebee' Charvel was made, most companies followed ( Kramer, Bc Ritch, Ibanez,etc). The LA metal scene yielded lots of cool super strats FROM lynch, DeMartini, Keel, Rough Cutt (Amir Derakh), etc.
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
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.
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.
As a huge fan of Justin's Art, I appreciate this comment a lot! ^^ His custom made double neck crocodile guitar with his name in the inlays is pretty sick too!
@@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.
@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.
glenn tipton Hamer randy rhoads jackson rhoads michael schenker V uli jon roth sky guitar marty friedmen monarkh Very iconic and unique guitars as well
I'm sad that the handle on the JEM is a mystery to you. Vai had spoken about why he chose that many times over the years. It's just a whimsical Steve Vai thing. This is not a guy who takes himself too seriously.
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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.
I do really BIG poo's Brad🤤
I prefer when Dave mustaine was with Jackson guitars
No BC Rich Bich or Warlock? Sadness...
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.
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.
Haha!
Pretty true
Always loved the style of his guitars! That dark red flying V is crisp!
I want to like your reply, but do not want to ruin that NICE number
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"
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
Yeah there's for sure loads more I could've done, but the stream was already like 3 hours long as it was haha
Yah, can believe Slash’s guitar was left off
that's what I'm saying!
Jeff Waters red flying V
You forgot The Les Paul Greeny😢@@BradleyHallGuitar
James Hetfield's "EET FUK" ESP Explorer-style guitar deserves a mention.
Hell yeah! This one and the black "FUK EM UP" MX220. Then there's the black album era MX250s
- Paul Stanley, Ibanez Cracked Mirror
- John 5, Lava Telecaster
- Doyle, Dean Annihilator
- Chuck Schuldiner, B.C. Rich Stealth
- George Lynch, ESP Sunburst Tiger
who!?
@@meltv3399 tf you mean "who"?
Isn’t the Ibanez cracked mirror Marty Friedman’s signature guitar?
@@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.
I wanna say either George's Skull n Bones guitar or the yellow tiger are a little more iconic than the sunburst tiger
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.
There is not a single more iconic guitar IMO
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.
@@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.
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.......
True❤
Yeah the polka is the classic but the Jackson is his actual signature
James Hetfield's "More Beer" Gibson Explorer. Most iconic, no signature.
Really think SRV's first wife and BB King's Lucille should have made the list.
I like Buckethead's guitar. So simple and minimalistic, unlike a lot of his music
Just bought the synyster gates guitar and you called it "A syn" 😑
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
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.
I would say Brian May Red is one of the most gorgeous looking guitars of all time ❤
The fact that he made the original with his father just adds to the awesomeness.
@@kevinmitchell766 I know right
Where is chuck's B.C Rich Stealth masterpiece?!?
Exactly my thought... Legendary guitar.
Bro Chuck didn't have a signature guitar haha, can Death bonerbois just give it a rest for 1 day PLEASE lmao
@@BradleyHallGuitarFair point but the Polka Dot wasn't Randy Rhoads' signature guitar, his signature was the Jackson Conchord
@@BradleyHallGuitarnot signature, but BC Rich sure keep naming their Stealths after him, making it basically signature retroactively
@@BradleyHallGuitar That's a shitty excuse considering several of these guitars were never production pieces available to the public
Synyster gates guitar is awesome and no one can change my guitar
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
Paul Stanley fractured mirrors guitar !!! LEGENDARY 🤘🏻
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.
The WildChild Jackson Alexi had before he switched to ESP was quite legendary imo
I love the Schecter Synyster Gates Custom Guitar
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.
I always liked George Lunch’s guitar he played in the Dream Warriors video by Dokken. What did he call it? Bones? The Skeleton?
hey brad what do you think of 3rd ave strats
Eet fuk paired with the stance is pure distilled badassery
What do you guys think of our rankings?? 🎸
I watched it live I think they are great
Watching the streams live is a lot better because you get a lot of the inside jokes that went on during that stream
Very entertaining my good man! Thanks!
For the first time, I'm kind of in sync with your rankings.
If you can name the player just by looking at the guitar, it's a legendary guitar.
You forgot about Chuck's stealth
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.
I agree, the large upper "horn" on the Ibanez Fireman is also quite useful for the same reason.
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.
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.
02:08 Doppler Effect guitar.
Forgot Kerry King tiger ESP. Pretty dope
hey i was in this stream :D!!!
Wooooooooo
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!
I haven't heard that Mudvayne riff sense my devil lock days
Is Bradley doing live? Can anyone inform where? Could not find here or twitch. Thanks
I would like to know that too! 🤷♂️
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!
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
Jeff Loomis last had a signature Jackson Kelly, didn't he? He hasn't been with Schecter for a long time.
The list needed a swooper duper ultimate tier to contain Jay Yeunger's sparkly green Iceman.
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
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.
You should do a bass tier list
Putting synyster gates guitar so low is a war crime
A7X is my favorite band ever but man that guitar is a monstrosity haha
I love the gothic design of it, not to mention how sick the specs are
@@mrseaweed88Same + the fretboards Inlays Look very sick
dogshit design tbh
@@BradleyHallGuitarlmfao syns guitar looks very unic and beautiful. If we had Tommy iommi sg, why we don't have Matt heafy les Paul's?
Dimebag is my lord and savior
Dime damn right
I missed the Ibanez JPM Models...
The best axe that i ever have played in my life...
Cuz eddie van halen was the guy who inspired dimebag, in fine with the Frankenstrat being the only guitar above dimes
9:42 i love this guitar gonna buy it one day
why snakebyte as Hetfield's guitar?? Should be EET FUK, Electra V or Iron Cross
The Paul Gilbert @6:29 looks like two old-time can openers on a stick.
The Handle is for poseing according to Steve Vai
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
James hetfields 1988 and above esp mx guitars. Alexi laiho esp vs are really sick aswell. Dimebags dean mls play really wonderful aswell
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.
I have a Brian May red special. You NEED to play it! 24 frets 24 inch scale length. It's fast, slinky, bendy, MAGIC!
I love a good RG (6 string, 7 string, upside down headstock) and anything that looks like an explorer - Especially the Snakebyte!
Would have loved a steaming hot take on Fredrik Thordendal's Ibanez FTM33!
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!
Adrian Vandenberg's Peavy from the late 80's is my all time favorite
John 5s black bigsby tele is just 👌🔥
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.
I've wanted an Ibanez Xiphos 7 for the best part of 20 years since discovering Necrophagist
I watched this whole video with a tuning peg in my nose and now my nose feels like shit so thanks Brad!
The Jem’s handle was so that vai could throw it around stage easier
Kerry King’s Guitar is so cool, he could kill All his band members with The headstock
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.
Why there is no Glenn Tiptons Hamer guitar (see Painkiller videoclip)?
Jip. That's why I clicked! To see the Hamer GT!
how can you rate the guitars if you have not play them or touch them. its like rating something with only going by looks
soul power would perfectly fit there
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.
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.
Basically a rear loaded strat (no pickguard) SUPER STRAT ! The Bumblebee on the back of Van Halen 2 was the first rear loaded (funny term huh 😂) strat that I ever saw. So after that 'Bumblebee' Charvel was made, most companies followed ( Kramer, Bc Ritch, Ibanez,etc). The LA metal scene yielded lots of cool super strats FROM lynch, DeMartini, Keel, Rough Cutt (Amir Derakh), etc.
Calls an ML a razorback, game over. Bye
RR24 amazing
Guthrie axe?
Jeff Han?
Not a guitar, but the Alex Webster custom Spector Euro-LX5 blood splatter bass is Legendary.
Rockband guitar or guitar hero guitar??
Although, in all seriousness, I'd love to see you expand on this tier list in the future.
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
Randy deserves legendary status for the same reason pages was there. Because he could play it.
when is Bradley going to get a beans graphic guitar? that would be legendary
What about Kane Roberts with the machine gun guitar?
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.
Is it just me or does the Jeff Loomis guitar look like Jeff Loomis himself.
Me: watching with a tuning knob in my nose...
My lady walks by: Wtf!?
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.
I oddly agree 99.9% with you Beanley..! Good Show Bro
I know you didn't like the Larada stuff, but what about the Kaizens he designed with ernie ball?
Personally, I prefer the 1984 version of Brian May's guitar. Used in the Kind Of Magic album as well as his spare for many years.
this video could have gone on forever 😂 satchels charvel - lemmys rickenbacker - mat bellamys manson - james roots jazzmaster and so on haha
Can't believe you did Iommi like that 😢
McCready's 60s Strat is cool
ML, Frankenstrat and red special are my choice
SRV strat?
Justin Johnsons 3 String Shovel Guitar 😉
As a huge fan of Justin's Art, I appreciate this comment a lot! ^^
His custom made double neck crocodile guitar with his name in the inlays is pretty sick too!
I want nothing more than a Kerry King V with the ESP reversed banana headstock. Fucking rips
I'd put Dave Mustaine's signature Dean guitars in legendary but his Gibson signature guitars are kind of meh..
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.
@@shelbyavant5081 you think the Gibson is better than his Dean signature guitars?
@@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.
@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.
@shelbyavant5081 and yes I do agree about the Jackson and ESP guitars.
Anyone know where I can get a Dean ML in Europe?
Holy shit, I disagree literally everywhere
Now.. if you'd done Kerry's old ESP sig...
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.
glenn tipton Hamer
randy rhoads jackson rhoads
michael schenker V
uli jon roth sky guitar
marty friedmen monarkh
Very iconic and unique guitars as well
I'm sad that the handle on the JEM is a mystery to you. Vai had spoken about why he chose that many times over the years. It's just a whimsical Steve Vai thing. This is not a guy who takes himself too seriously.