Guitars That Should Never Have Been Made

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  • @thefrogger6507
    @thefrogger6507 Рік тому +458

    The story of the WWI Strat is almost mirroring that of the AK47, actually. Leo Fender served in the Argonne and heard soldiers complaining about their Gibson 335s constantly jamming, getting dirt in the f-holes, and breaking easily, so he started working on a more reliable, cheap, solid body versatile guitar for the regular footsoldier. Sadly, he did not manage to get it approved before the war ended, but it and its derivatives became a staple of modern battlefields and are still used in some areas, despite being outdated and having dreadful ergonomics

    • @daggercatz7297
      @daggercatz7297 Рік тому +5

      Lmao

    • @Lepper36
      @Lepper36 Рік тому +15

      They did, however, use banjos and harmonicas to great effect in the meanwhile as the "Strat Battle Axe" as it would be known was still being designed. Problem was, said banjos and harmonicas were a fair bit TOO effective, and ended the war just shy of a year after the Americans joined it.

    • @alexanders562
      @alexanders562 Рік тому +11

      I did hear of the headstocks snapping. Heard stories of our boys dropping their Gibsons and grabbing the Hoffners.

    • @forton615
      @forton615 Рік тому +4

      @@Lepper36 Wasn't the Strat Battle Axe already invented in the middle ages? Also, the banjo and harmonica on Hiroshima and Nagasaki might have ended the war a bit sooner but generations later are still suffering brain damage to this day.

    • @badlydrawn_
      @badlydrawn_ Рік тому +1

      😂

  • @Uggsworth
    @Uggsworth Рік тому +170

    That little cowboy monologue was simply amazing.

  • @1997Awesomedude
    @1997Awesomedude Рік тому +196

    You are right Schecter was standard issue at the time, however due to supply issues on the frontlines a combat Strat isn't entirely unheard of

    • @titanuranus
      @titanuranus Рік тому +12

      The Germans did file a complaint with the Geneva Convention people over the Strat - which they called Der StratzuLautMeineOhrenSchmerzenundMeineAugenTränen, but the Swiss were still hung up on the Chlorine gas issue, so no action was ever taken.

    • @jessefunkhouser9761
      @jessefunkhouser9761 Рік тому

      But the strat came out in 1954 no?

    • @georgeprice4212
      @georgeprice4212 Рік тому +4

      No no no no….Americans were using Gibson Les Paul Standard models. At least one Brit was using a Gibson SG as well.

    • @bmac4
      @bmac4 Рік тому

      @@jessefunkhouser9761 tis a joke

    • @Julian-fy6si
      @Julian-fy6si Рік тому +2

      I’m pretty sure the schecter hellraiser c1 was standard issue, but the Americans preferred using the British stand issue chapman ml1 pros when they could get their hands on them

  • @James-dq3jo
    @James-dq3jo Рік тому +115

    Valid reasons to own a shark guitar:
    1) You are in a band that plays surf rock
    2) You live in a pineapple under the sea
    3) You are playing with Great White
    4) You are a backup guitarist for Katy Perry, and have a tendency to play slightly off rhythm.

  • @PanyingPilot
    @PanyingPilot Рік тому +76

    As a matter of historical record, Gibson Flying V's were used in the larger Medieval crossbows. Ovation Breadwinners and Deacons were preferred melee weapons.

    • @jasonremy1627
      @jasonremy1627 Рік тому +2

      The plastic back on the ovations makes them shitty for melee weapons. Medieval guitar weapons were ABSOLUTELY Nationals. You can do some real damage with one of those, and it won't even lose its tune.

    • @petertrast
      @petertrast Рік тому +1

      My Ovation was run over by a truck once (in a soft shell case). Not a scratch and still plays perfect 30 years later...

    • @PanyingPilot
      @PanyingPilot Рік тому +1

      @@petertrast Both Glen Campbell and I are pleased to this. Ovation, the Timex of guitars. Takes a licking and keeps on ticking.

  • @moonboogien8908
    @moonboogien8908 Рік тому +19

    "Goldfish are smarter than we give them credit for"
    Goldfish: my babies are tasty

  • @jasonremy1627
    @jasonremy1627 Рік тому +27

    Sammy G. accidentally discovers that Rule 34 applies to guitars.

  • @nwojdak
    @nwojdak Рік тому +42

    4:48 The shark guitar with the leg sticking out was a custom-made B.C. Rich made for Great White's guitarist Mark Kendall. Sharks are kind of their whole motif. It also sold at auction in 2017 for $20,000

  • @Andrelix67
    @Andrelix67 Рік тому +14

    When he said “have you ever cut your own hair…” I laughed sooo haaaard

  • @stereoroid
    @stereoroid Рік тому +22

    One of my favourite guitar mod stories is of a mod that didn’t happen. The story is that, back in the 80s, Robert Fripp wanted to get a full Roland pickup and circuit installed in one of his Les Paul Custom “Black Beauty” models. His tech guy said “no, Robert, you don’t want to do that” and suggested a “lawsuit” copy for the job. I think the first one was a Tokai, and since then Robert has used Roland-equipped guitars from Fernandes and others, most with a trem too.

    • @chrissturley823
      @chrissturley823 6 місяців тому +2

      I’m confused. The story he tells of the black beauty that his buddy sold…. In one video he claims the body was routed out to fit a Floyd Rose, and now in this video he claims it was routed out to fit some MIDI system. I love Sammy G, but this kinda sounds like BS to me.

  • @OriginalBadRobotz
    @OriginalBadRobotz Рік тому +30

    we didn't start using fenders until desert storm
    I remember how unreliable the tuning was in Vietnam when we were using Gibson

  • @CadPCrayon
    @CadPCrayon Рік тому +13

    The "steakburst" guitar had me rolling in laughter. Although I wonder how good a finish similar to that (red fading to white or vice versa) would look in person.

  • @comeridewithmeAE
    @comeridewithmeAE Рік тому +11

    I love that your goldfish didn't have individual names, they're just the Boys

    • @sheltongolden4394
      @sheltongolden4394 Рік тому +7

      I also like that The Boys wound up having babies.

    • @celparadise3726
      @celparadise3726 Рік тому +2

      SamiG and his wife always referring to their son as "the boy" makes this even funnier :D

  • @ItsJustMe0585
    @ItsJustMe0585 Рік тому +9

    Thanks for standing up for the fishies in this video. I've had my fancy goldfish for 7 and 8 years now, and they have a lot more personality and smarts than people give them credit for. Every time I see a goldfish in a glass bowl or something stupid, it breaks my heart. That's a horrible existence.

  • @mrseaweed88
    @mrseaweed88 Рік тому +10

    Yes the WW1 choice of guitar for the American army was in fact an early Stratocaster, previously it had been a primitive gretch, but they were quickly phased out over how quickly the thin wood of the hollowbody broke.

  • @nickboon1235
    @nickboon1235 Рік тому +16

    It’s so funny how Sammy G can upload a video and whatever is the thumbnail or the title, I WILL INSTANTLY WATCH IT

  • @hucktn83
    @hucktn83 Рік тому +7

    Jerry Reed played an acoustic guitar that had that homemade 90 degree cutout in it. But if I had his skill level I’m sure I could get away with that too 🤣

  • @sgvincent100
    @sgvincent100 Рік тому +7

    A coworker of my wife made custom cakes, so she asked her to make a Fender Strat cake for my son’s birthday, sending her photos of my Strat. What we got was very similar to your bacon guitar cake. At least she got the color close to Eric Johnson’s Lucerne Aquamist (mine is tobacco sunburst).

  • @natethegrateful_
    @natethegrateful_ Рік тому +4

    There is no other channel to go to where I can both check out guitar gear and laugh my head off. Great video.

  • @MojoStrummer
    @MojoStrummer Рік тому +2

    The guitar in the bottom left of the Shark Collage is a replica of Brook's guitar from One Piece. In that sense, it's amazing.

  • @thealmightytigor5308
    @thealmightytigor5308 Рік тому +3

    Nah bro they used the MBM-1 Matt Bellamy signature guitar the one with the pad

  • @nunyobidniz
    @nunyobidniz Рік тому +3

    Yeah, it was Schecters in WWI. They didn't use Fenders until WWII. Little known bonus fact: in Korea 🇰🇷, they were still using the Fender Strat, but the Gibson SG was introduced to service in early '53

  • @andresymedio625
    @andresymedio625 Рік тому +3

    this one was surprisingly way way funnier than yor usually funny stuff, keep it up bro!

  • @theneonchimpchannel9095
    @theneonchimpchannel9095 Рік тому +2

    I was in the process of building a guitar that looked like a Chimpanzee...The Chimpenbacker. I bought all the parts and the wood, the neck was one a friend found on hard rubbish day, previously attached to a BC Rich that was nowhere to be seen. However, the friend who was helping me was far too busy and so it never came together. I did paint the neck though. The headstock looks like a Chimp's foot holding a banana.

  • @MountainHomeJerrel
    @MountainHomeJerrel Рік тому

    Great content as always. Thanks for the guitars!

  • @austinfolsom856
    @austinfolsom856 Рік тому

    Love watching your videos dude. Keep it up

  • @AcousticSerenity
    @AcousticSerenity Рік тому

    Saw Twelve Foot Ninja use a shark guitar in the “one hand killing” vid. Looked pretty awesome lol

  • @georgekay372
    @georgekay372 Рік тому +25

    “I have a vegan buddy who has an irrational hatred of Les Pauls”
    Hey that’s me!

  • @LilScrewmatic
    @LilScrewmatic Рік тому +3

    The americans usually used Schecters, but occasionally you would find a Stratocaster or even sometimes a Les Paul out on the battlefield. Some incorrectly claim that they didn't use Combat Strats until WW2, but that is actually just a common misconception.

  • @dc9662
    @dc9662 Рік тому +15

    American here. Yes, I've used a Strat in all wars since WWI.

    • @alexanders562
      @alexanders562 Рік тому +1

      bless you for your service

    • @imwastedhere
      @imwastedhere Рік тому +1

      I thought they use telecasters in WW1 and started using strats in WW2

  • @kronoscamron7412
    @kronoscamron7412 Рік тому

    That story about the Gibson les paul black beauty is very familiar.
    I had one and sold it because I was in a financial rutt. Regret it because I loved that guitar

  • @dandaniels851
    @dandaniels851 Рік тому +1

    So glad I didn't see any of my guitar creations on your list 😆

  • @marcsunemusic
    @marcsunemusic Рік тому

    4:48 bottom left guitar is an original design from a character in the One Piece manga. Brook (the owner) has the title of Soul King and yes, I'd love to have one of these 😎🤣

  • @brandonfranklin4533
    @brandonfranklin4533 Рік тому +6

    Hey Sammy I've got a question for you. I have an old 70s era Matsumoku Factory guitar that I've been itching to refinish and deck out with new hardware. Would it be a travesty to modify such a "vintage" instrument or are these not so desirable that I could get away with it? Not looking to sell it just supe it up to my own liking. It's a neck through guitar with oak body wings.

    • @TylerJohnstonGuitar
      @TylerJohnstonGuitar Рік тому

      Deck it out man, and you’ll probably be able to find a stock one from the same factory on Reverb if you change your mind after.

  • @nezumi1856
    @nezumi1856 Рік тому +1

    4:49 That cyan colored shark guitar is a brook's guitar from one piece I thnk

  • @msoma6567
    @msoma6567 Рік тому

    They were using Jackon Warriors at WW1 if I am not mistaken.

  • @hashimmahamerul8857
    @hashimmahamerul8857 Рік тому

    Dude, you should make Playing sll Fender Guitars 👍🏼

  • @SirTavvi
    @SirTavvi Рік тому

    Dude these are cool as hell I would love to have some of these guitars!!!

  • @Charlesdarwinofficial
    @Charlesdarwinofficial 5 місяців тому

    4:09 man knows his steak. Guga would be proud

  • @ringsystemmusic
    @ringsystemmusic Рік тому

    Did not expect a Terrible Aquariums installment from ol’ Sammy G, but I’m not complaining

  • @donwright3427
    @donwright3427 Рік тому

    Forestay dissection of string to make guitar flexes comedy cycle golf

  • @GROENAASMusic
    @GROENAASMusic Рік тому

    The bacon steak guitar cake is actually hilarious.

  • @tallguy810
    @tallguy810 Рік тому +2

    Speaking of combat-ready guitars, I saw a couple AR15-shaped guitars on Tommy’s Guitars website. One was painted like an American flag, as I recall…

  • @Fidozo15
    @Fidozo15 Рік тому +3

    My homeboy here is legit making this video so Chibson can think of new models

    • @Fidozo15
      @Fidozo15 Рік тому

      @message me on telegram👉@Samuraiguitarist "rich out" holy fuck whoever wrote this must be goddamn Stephen King

  • @chasbee
    @chasbee Рік тому +1

    You really wanting to try the acoustic guitar with a trem system is no worse than me secretly kind of wanting that poop emoji guitar...

  • @redram5150
    @redram5150 Рік тому +1

    Salvador Dali holding that gun. The whole guitar is unintentionally surreal

  • @charlesinsandiego2537
    @charlesinsandiego2537 Рік тому

    I saw Jose Feliciano play a lucite guitar with live goldfish in it on TV in the 70s.

  • @SarahElisabethJoyal
    @SarahElisabethJoyal Рік тому +1

    Ah yes, the quality content I expect from my Sammy G videos.
    Useful tips on goldfish husbandry.

  • @fredgaboury5080
    @fredgaboury5080 Рік тому

    There used to be a Zappa cover artist that would play around town, they had a video on public access TV. The guy would play a shark guitar, and during the song "Mud Shark," he would violate a blow-up doll with the headstock

  • @andrewlove5745
    @andrewlove5745 Рік тому +1

    Kinda need that trump guitar for... Ugh... A project... 👀

  • @Youtubemademeaddahandle
    @Youtubemademeaddahandle Рік тому

    The Floyd/naught should not have but was still gave me chuckle to see (after the micro delay of shock).

  • @Troggie42
    @Troggie42 Рік тому

    I get the feeling that DM sesh from the beginning might be from them 12 string not-actually-a-floyd-rose guys lol

  • @aadeniscool
    @aadeniscool Рік тому

    5:30 kind of looks like a Parker Fly headstock.

  • @ethanskelly467
    @ethanskelly467 Рік тому

    6:21 This must be Zoltan Bathory's first guitar

  • @jeffthevideoguy23
    @jeffthevideoguy23 10 місяців тому

    Gibson made great WWII Les Pauls. They had "Patton Applied For" stickers on the pickups.

  • @Gattygoon
    @Gattygoon Рік тому

    Gretsch made a production acoustic guitar with a Bigsby that I was curious about

  • @aidanmaggio5538
    @aidanmaggio5538 Рік тому +1

    We need more SamuraiMetal I think

  • @1337million
    @1337million Рік тому +1

    I saw a youtube video years ago where someone did indeed slap a floyd rose on an acoustic

  • @ideaynojodas
    @ideaynojodas Рік тому

    LOVE your shirt!!

  • @hunter00143
    @hunter00143 Рік тому

    The bacon steak guitar cake looked like a pillow at first. Fluffy guitar when

  • @oatmeal710
    @oatmeal710 Рік тому

    we were using b.c. rich back then, geneva conventions outlawed them though

  • @josephpoisel5610
    @josephpoisel5610 Рік тому

    1:57
    *southern accent gradually gets heavier*

  • @gravyking7058
    @gravyking7058 Рік тому +1

    I beleive it was Kramers before we switched to charvel back in the 80's.

  • @MrMan-sy4ev
    @MrMan-sy4ev Рік тому

    The Americans carried a 1911 Les Paul. The humbucker edition was wildly popular among soldiers for its overall performance and resistance to the mud. This was considered a huge improvement to the Russian balalaika which was known to jam when it got wet.

  • @Vivi_9
    @Vivi_9 Рік тому

    Translucent guitar and fish named The Boys... very on point!

  • @UTubeHandlesSuck
    @UTubeHandlesSuck Рік тому +2

    Now this was a great video- interesting material, multiple side trips down Sammy's trains of thought, plus now we get to see who gets triggered by this video just like the last one! Great day!

  • @decentpotatoes
    @decentpotatoes Рік тому

    I honestly want half of these guitars, just for the pure novelty.

  • @daniel-vr2pw
    @daniel-vr2pw Рік тому +1

    standard issue back then was actually the PRS silversky in pink.

    • @sagittated
      @sagittated Рік тому +1

      Technically, I think it was burgundy mist.

  • @MilesMcNallyLuthierie
    @MilesMcNallyLuthierie Рік тому +1

    That little cowboy also looks an awful lot like Santana 🤔😅

  • @scottbattaglia8595
    @scottbattaglia8595 Рік тому

    I think they were playing pre 90's Jackson Soloists back in WW1

  • @davidriley4895
    @davidriley4895 Рік тому +1

    The goldfish story was worth the Trauma of seeing some of those modifications.
    💀AF @ How the goldfish got bloated

    • @PanyingPilot
      @PanyingPilot Рік тому +1

      You can tune a guitar, but you can't tuna fish.

  • @1965Gindy
    @1965Gindy Рік тому

    The first guitar is something wierd that would be in a dream, and unthinkable in reality.

  • @captross07
    @captross07 Рік тому +1

    Actually, you're both right!
    See, in 1918, the Stratocaster was *technically* the US Military's standard issue guitar, but prior to declaring war, the US only had a standing army of about 120,000 guitarists. However, they're entry into World War 1 required at least 2 million guitarists. They succeeded, but unfortunately Fender at the time did not have the necessary infrastructure to produce nearly enough Strats for the war effort. So, the US licensed larger company Kramer to produce a "strat-like" guitar that could use the same pickups & had the same fret access as the standard issue Fender. They came through!
    So, in summation, our brave guitarists were equipped with both Fenders and Kramers!

  • @kronoscamron7412
    @kronoscamron7412 Рік тому

    I am a student of a koryu kenjutsu school and I am a guitarist.
    So I definetly subscribed.

  • @TheAtrxcity
    @TheAtrxcity Рік тому

    Respect for your knowledge on goldfish bro.

  • @PH0ENIX_01
    @PH0ENIX_01 Рік тому

    This video has tinnitus ringing. Sounds like an old TV

  • @orpheus3342
    @orpheus3342 10 місяців тому

    2:00 Earns a like for sure 🤣

  • @illiniheel67
    @illiniheel67 Рік тому

    The WWI item was a jab at the T-Rex meme....purely for fun.

  • @mojorocketman
    @mojorocketman 2 місяці тому

    That Wild West guitar was designed for the Pantera song "Cowboys from Hell".

  • @coreyradtke3497
    @coreyradtke3497 Рік тому

    I saw that 1918 WWI strat on market place and confirmed that it has hundreds of confirmed kills with the seller.

  • @jerewii3797
    @jerewii3797 Рік тому +2

    The putter gave me a headache in my teeth.

  • @seandaniel23
    @seandaniel23 Рік тому

    I would not call that hatred irrational

  • @TheNinnyfee
    @TheNinnyfee Рік тому

    I want that Takoyaki guitar. It's hilariously amazing.

  • @MaxtheFinger
    @MaxtheFinger Рік тому

    The guy with the gun is Dennis Hopper. He's on glue.

  • @boomshankah1123
    @boomshankah1123 Рік тому

    Knock me down with a feather - I didn't know octopi had balls- big ones too.

  • @coryman125
    @coryman125 Рік тому +1

    If those weren't real fish in the aquarium guitar, it would actually be kinda cool! I mean, by the standards of what was in this video, anyways

  • @TheMelody911
    @TheMelody911 Рік тому +1

    More of this videos please 😃

  • @derekpierkowski7641
    @derekpierkowski7641 Рік тому +1

    Shark getfiddles are the
    Shiznit!

  • @kitdegala
    @kitdegala Рік тому

    that one fish guitar (bottom left) is actually the guitar of Brook, a One Piece (Anime) Character haha

  • @philipnilsson7021
    @philipnilsson7021 Рік тому +2

    No the americans used keisel its not very well known but the fenders were used against the japanese who used ibanez

  • @bobparker8294
    @bobparker8294 Рік тому

    I don't know about electric guitars in World War 1 but I do know that one of the most famous WW1 American flying aces was named Eddie Rickenbacker.

  • @otakubancho6655
    @otakubancho6655 Рік тому

    Nooo!,my eyes!,I can't unsee these!😳😳😳😳

  • @jerrymorgan1752
    @jerrymorgan1752 Рік тому

    The only shark guitar I would own would be a Jackson Custom Shop Death Angel.

  • @Nicenigel14
    @Nicenigel14 Рік тому

    4:12 c'mon Guga Foods, do a colab with Sammy G, he knows his stuff!

  • @MrRockNRoll
    @MrRockNRoll Рік тому +1

    A shark guitar only works if you're Mark Kendall 😄 Sent you a tweet of a crazy guitar mod

  • @thelastsaxtop
    @thelastsaxtop 8 місяців тому

    Historical fact check - they were using Fenders in combat in 1918 but back then, the brand was called Panzer. Got changed to Fender in the late 1930s in response to the release of the Panzer tank series, at a time when anti German sentiment was rising.

  • @ArturdeSousaRocha
    @ArturdeSousaRocha Рік тому

    This video reminded me that I wanted to check out "Combat Rock".

  • @RevictionRyan
    @RevictionRyan Рік тому

    Can we talk about the guitars the band Strawberry Alarm Clock used?

  • @wglennhowells
    @wglennhowells Рік тому +1

    1918 Strat, omg that had me laughing

  • @jcwarlock
    @jcwarlock Рік тому +1

    It was chibson guitars they used in ww1