Keith Richards on his Gibson ES 350 (and electric guitars)
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- Keith Richards answers a fan question on why he won't use his Gibson ES 350 guitar on stage anymore. He talks some more about electric guitars in general: "You can''t beat the early jobs." Posted on Keith's website (Ask Keith) around 2003: www.keithrichar...
When Mr. Richards shares his thoughts on guitars - I listen.
I disagree with him that guitars were better at their inception than they are today.
Hmmm.... there's a mojo to an early 60s Gibson 335 that I've rarely felt with custom shop reissues. Hard to put into words....a springiness, elasticity in the wood that seems soft and resonant. Tried a 63 reissue in Germany a few months ago that came close but so many sound sterile and dead. Often plugged into a good amp you won't notice as a listener but as a player it's obvious to me anyway.
+IrishBog This is my experience as well.
Why? He didn't say anything of substance.
@@joesimon2018 He didn't say that. He said they're basically the same today.
He knows the truth about guitars. The funyy thing is, if you give the same guitar to Keith Richards, Peter Green, Santana, Eric Clapton, Leslie West and so on, it will sound completely different.
I'm impressed you know Leslie West.
sleepy55 that's not really a good analogy though because we all know that if you give the same paintbrush to Picasso, Manet, Monet, Warhol, Basquiat, etc you will get a different painting
Yes sometime they sound like pipe organs and sometimes like a bassoon depending on who is playing.... COMPLETELY different. I heard one guy play and it sounded like a queef.
There is no fucking "truth" about guitars. Everyone is different
my eyes read Leslie West but my mind read Leslie Nielsen
God Bless Keith Richards may he live forever...oh wait, he is living forever...
The master. God I adore this man. He’s the real deal.
He seems to have a strange, wonderful, probably unique inability to prevent himself from being utterly profound and perceptive and yet somehow he manages to carry this off with an air of jaded, self-effacing, world-weary resignation, a persistent shrug that says 'I don't really know how, or why and I don't really care', whilst at the same time he effortlessly rattles off priceless gems of deep musical insight driven by an insatiable passion for the work of (other) cranky old musicians and brand new sources of inspiration.
Hi Jimmy, I just listened to the first track on the Zep playlist on your RUclips channel The song remains the same: wow! Bonham sounds even better (and more manic) than usual and Page's guitar sound has the most 'bite' I've ever heard from him, or anyone else. Keith Richards has said he wasn't generally impressed by Zep, but he had tremendous respect for Bonzo's drumming. As for myself, I sacrilegiously venture to put Bonham's performances ahead of Moon's in the celestial skin-bashing stakes.
"all they did was put a phone in it"
Very well stated, Peter Friedman.
Peter Friedman ..that’s because he’s a uniquely talent genius-a real living legend.
Interesting perspective, Peter. I've always loved listening to Keith expound on any subject. He alternates between sounding like he's in the midst a drug-induced brain fog (or boozy drawl), and dropping erudite witticisms at the drop of a hat. It's pure entertainment. His intellect (and, surprisingly, recall) is impressive. As for his comments on Zep, I seem to recall him saying Bonham was a bit "heavy" (which is not to say that he disrespected his style), and that Plant was "exuberant" (well, his own Mick certainly is). But his most effusive praise (for Zep) was summed up by him simply saying, "Jimmy Page".
What's really a mystery is...how could Anyone ever hope to be cooler than Keith...?
Mike Riesco right
Be Charlie Watts.
MiCawBer 71 no way man, Keith is way cooler
Lol..the Beatles had FOUR cooler.
2:40 "The acoustic guitar - you gotta know this before you wanna get to know electrics". - never a truer word spoken
100% Bernie when I was learning. I, like most, wanted to go up the neck and crank an amp and play lead. A seasoned player told me learn rhythm guitar first on acoustic. His parting shot was remember you never hear a rhythm guitar until it stops playing and watch and learn from Keith Richards rhythm playing. That was a valuable lesson I remember to this day
This true artist can say whatever the hell he wants. When he talks about guitars its pure wisdom! His own style of playing in so many different keys, his tele he brings alive is amazing! He is the reason I wanted to learn how to play a guitar. Thanks Keef!
"wisdom"?? Lol..he said nothing of substance.
Johnny depp impersonated exactly like him in pirates of Caribbean as captain Jack sparrow
I do believe Keith Moon was an influence as well, I could be wrong
He did at that! & was pretty authentic too.
"...Well thats great Mr. Richards, but... umm... I just need to know what you'd like for breakfast"
I love you Keef.
he's correct, it's a mystery, like a stradivarius.
Keith on the Voodoo Lounge tour (1994 or so) played a Music Man guitar on at least one of two songs per show. I saw a show where he played "Memory Motel" with it. It was blue and didn't have a vibrato. He mentioned in a guitar magazine that he felt it was the best non-Gibson/Fender electric guitar he had played in quite some time. I forget the model. It wasn't the Van Halen one.
I think at age 57 I'm the last of the generation that would have had living relatives that lived during the purely "acoustical" time of life, my grandma was born in 1898, I know that as a young girl she would not have heard an electric guitar or piano anywhere in Pennsylvania at the time. I thought Les Paul invented the electric, or did he invent the Les Paul? Have to research that. Yeah, electricity came along in history and so did the electric guitar. I doodle on an electric all the time not plugged into an amp, the feel is different from when you pick that big acoustic box up, and every move you make on that guitar resonates acoustically, yep, different approach, but w similarities. Now Keith is truly a gut who is a gifted artist at blending acoustics and electrics for end result sounds that are magical. Wild Horses is an excellent example of that, how he do it? Multiple techniques that bring out the potential in each guitar. An acoustic that is Nashville strung, maybe 2 like that, and maybe another acoustic strung regular, an electric tastefully used, what a song
“I don’t understand music, but I do like the noise it makes.”- Brother Theodore
"All they did was put a phone in it" LOL
Seriously, he nails it here (everything, not just the phone bit) Yeah, that's the electric guitar.
"They've only been around for my lifetime, which isn't very long"... Says one of the oldest rockers out there...
Though he has a great reputation as a loud rocker, some of Keith's finest work has been on acoustic guitars.
Keith Richards LP Black Beauty was stolen, not sure when but Steve Marriot told me in 1978 that after a Small Faces gig a guy tried to sell it to him, he recognised it as it was previously his ( if I remember correctly), told the guy it was stolen and bought it, paying not too much. He called Keith and gave it back to him.
Imagine how happy Keith was.
It is so true what Keith is saying...
pedals and other crap...well said
Petals are crap only when you don't know how to use them . Jimi Hendrix is one of the few who knew how to use petals and other effects like uni-vibe , fuzz tone and whammy bar . All the grunge and metal guitarists usings petals sound silly . I think this is what Keith meant by petals and other crap .
Mike Habic You might have forgotten that Keith’s guitar tech takes care of the effects backstage, like so many other guitarists, and songs like Satisfaction, Street Fightin’ Man, Sympathy for the Devil, Gimme Shelter, Fingerprint File, Beast of Burden, Shattered...
its all in the fingers
@@randalmcmurphy1893 Amen.
@88Gibson LesPaul bollocks, there is no problem with learning them all at the same time. In fact you are better off working with the sound you are going to end up with. It's not even possible to play many blues or rock styles without overdrive or distortion, it just sounds like hank Marvin without them
I´m listening.
When the end comes the only one left standing will be Keith .
He a sir and legend
Every time you smoke a cigarette, God takes five minutes off your life and gives it to Keith Richards!
That's no Lie!
😂😂😂🤟
Keith Richard's stock just went up 100% - a Patrick O'Brian fan!
How does this guy stay alive??
Cigarettes and alcohol. Vitamin Z.
Marsbonfire every time some one smokes god takes 5 minutes off their lives and gives it too Keith
Being a multimillionaire helps
He knows a good mortician.
Good drugs🍷💊🎉😎
thanks Keith !!!
what's w/ keith's hair/headgear, is he doing circumcision's now?
no....castrations....all he has to do is strum a chord....
Love Richards.. and Brenda hahha!! And my Gibsons 🇺🇸🍺🍾🎂🎉🚨🤘🏼
What's his favourite pointy headstock, locking-trem guitar?
PRE CBS FENDER TELECASTER, GODS GIFT TO GUITARISTS !!!!
Which of the British manufacturers of guitars are considered to be among the highest quality?
None really.
Burns guitars.
Hudson guitars are nice...
Any ideas about what guitar he is referring to in the beginning?
If Kieth Richards gives advice or information about guitars or music, people should listen, because if anyone knows, its Kieth Richards, I don't think he's making it up. I agree when he says the guitar is a strange instrument, they can wield much power in music and can have the ability to attract the Spirit world. This can be a very controversial subject so probably be better to drop it, because the musician would really have to know how to recognize Spirits. This, in turn, could prove to be very dangerous and possibly backfire. I cant think of anything worse than an angry, pissed off Spirit. I have to be very careful, myself, because I believe some Spirits have been following me around but it's probably best not to talk about it now. I just know that listening to, watching, and commenting on clips and videos helps me immensely, keeping me going in a good, positive direction. On the flip side, I believe a very bad, terrible, and incredibly crafty Spirit, very powerful is trying to kill me, I can recognize it, I know it's out there because I can sense it, and I can feel it deep down in my bones.
His children have to put him in their Will when they die off....He will still be alive & playin' His Fender+Gibson w./ only 5 strings...G.D.G.B.& D notes.
He is the best. Also he was still majorly drunk here. And he stopped drinking, which is like the Mississippi flowing North.
Keith said that smoking a fat joint of California pot for breakfast is the best way to start the day.
Off. His. Box.
Yup whatever he's selling i'll take one!
Stratocaster
Keep your Einsteins. Make mine Richards!
You're an idiot.
Keith is a juju vampire sprite. The rest of us are merely followers.
nice dye job!
What does he mean, "phone in it"?
What he saying is the pickup is like a microphone
Early experiments to invent the electric guitar involved the use of things like microphones, a well as telephone mouthpieces from land line handsets.
Microphone. Stupid.
Should have told his thoughts on Jack Daniels on that day
9 / 10 if your an amazing guitar player you dont need pedals to prove that your guitar playing is good but I guess there good in certain parts in songs but not to be used just for the sake of playing 👌
0:53
60s and 70s will only happen once. best music movies Cars, and Evel Knievel. lol
Old Rick must of just did him a bump of his daily H and a shot of whiskey lol !
the old guitars were built by better craftsmen and better aged wood
bullshit
Leo got right the first time.
Not sure what he really said.. Hey Keith lets hear the story when you picked up Chuck Berrys guitar and got caught..
Haha, Nobody touches my guitar...BAAMM
fanx keef.
It's a matter of touch, it's a matter of feel, it's a mystery???? Jack Daniels????
Lol
Hasidic Jew?
Is he wearing eyeliner
He had it tattoo'ed in permanently in the late 60's, I think. If you look at him now, it's still there.
Yeah, he went through that brief period when he dyed his hair black and put on thick eyeliner. Was it the Bigger Bang period? Anyway, he looks great now.
Zolar Waka Ik he dyed his from the late 90s to early 2000s
aren't you?
poor keith!
Keith Richards on drugs
Shut up and play the guitar. Let the guitar do your talking because it clear that it’s difficult to put to sentences together that make sense.