What do you think is the most important guitar in the history of metal? This is a late 70’s Gibson Flying V that James borrowed from an auditioning Metallica guitarist which he never gave back 😱 He performed with it in from the second-ever Metallica show into the early 80’s prior to recording Kill ‘Em All, where he would end up selling this guitar for cash to tour. The guitar is then was resold and... now I’m playing it for you ;)
That boa is fake. Feathers would have disintegrated decades ago, especially when handled! Also, you can't re-dye them, so how come it's 3 different colors in 3 different places? I have the same ostrich feathers. They rot just like food does. So that claim is bullshit in at least 2 different ways.
I was at one of those shows, the one in Toronto. It was a great show, Faith no More opened, it was Mike Patton's birthday if I remember correctly, too. Only thing that sucked was I couldn't stay for all of Guns 'N Roses set as they were 2 hours late as usual and I had to catch the last train out of toronto. :(
I mean, let’s be real, if we could find Dave’s rich bich. THATS the guitar because James didn’t play at the start it was only Dave then he learnt how to play after the first songs were made
...which was as much in the amps James and Kirk used as in their guitars. When his Marshall amp was stolen (I believe along with Cliffs red Rickenbacker bass and other stuff), James had to go look in almost every music store he came across to get one that sounded almost exactly like it. Eventually he found one in a shop in Copenhagen, Denmark.
I know this video is two years old. So happy to be where you were. At that moment, that made me feel good about guitars. And watch new play then. I like what you do.
dude. the first thing you played on that is the verse to creeping death, my favorite riff of all time. you are officially my friend now, congradulations
@@zaynebonshire3900 Wasn't trying to bust on you in an evil way. Just good natured chiding. 😁 If I had Jimi's or James' Vee in my hands I'd be lucky if I could remember my name and what planet I was on.
Tony Iommi started metal and then over the decades others found ways to improve the genre and expand it we can thank many of the metal artists that helped create each sub genre
I was there, responded to a Recycler ad for band in Downey, CA looking for 2 guitar players, grabbed an old friend and we passed the audition, he had a V and I had a black 76 Explorer.
@@mintwestwood7827 Yep. I have a buddy that saw them during that tour and he was at a show where James couldn't play. A real man would've but I mean whatever. LOL!
Just signed up for the Guitar Super System! 👌☺️ I can't wait to start learning from you and finally be able to truly shred on my Jackson 🤘 Your wicked awesome Tyler!
There has been several shows that James hasn't'played guitar but just sang, with broken arms twice from skateboard accidents, and also while recovering from the pyro accident, John Marshall has filled in on guitar for him.
This is such an awesome thing to just get the experience for if you are a passionate guitar player, which I know we all are. Hope the auction goes well!
Like yourself playing guitar has taken me places and experience things beyond dreams and ambition. You give yourself to the instrument and magic can and does happen.
@@og3086 Actually Gibson just done a Custom Shop version of the Hendrix V. They made 125 of them and they're only 10 grand a piece... They done the SG he had as well and they're also only 10 grand if you're wondering what to put on your Christmas list. LOL! Paul Davids done a video on them earlier this week.
I really don't like this trend to dislike Simmons, Lars Ulrich and other legends just because they appear to be perhaps not the most fan friendly of all stars. They are still legends though, and have written and played on a whole bunch of classics and are solid musicians.
I own a white ‘79 Gibson V and it’s an awesome guitar. The narrow neck (39mm at the nut) takes a bit of getting used to at first but once you’re accustomed to it mine plays like a dream. I have it set up as low as the bridge will go and there’s still zero fret-buzz, I’ve never had to touch the truss rod. Still has the Gibson T-top humbuckers and all the original pots and wiring harness which all work perfectly. It hasn’t lived in the case all of its life either and has travelled all around the planet many times so it has plenty of signs of being played hard. One of the few guitars that I can honestly say I’d never sell. I bought it around 20 years ago for a very reasonable price but in the time I’ve had it the prices on these mid 70’s to early 80’s Vs has gone crazy. Would love to pick up a similar age Explorer at some point too.
There's a video of James playing that guitar, he played it on phantom lord on the Live at the Metro 1983. It looks like the neck pickup may be gone, but it's probably the same guitar
*James borrows guitar* *Carves the almost would-be band name's initials on it, and never returns it* *Person auditions for metallica* *Gets rejected but James sells the guitar to him 4 cash* Everybody : "IT'S JAME'S GUITAR MAN"
Great vid...watching all the signed stuff wow...a m8 of mine has John Bonham's last tour jacket which he was given by Billy Connolly with a lovely letter. ..it resides on the Isle of Arran.
I’m rewatching this episode and I found some mistakes: The fact that Hetfield was straight vocals: that’s false; he injured himself with a skate; The last riff that he plays on the Flying V; it is (if I’m not wrong) a part of the riff from The Call Of Ktulu, and Mustaine was only credited for it, and only that part, which is very similar to Hangar 18, but that’s even another part of the song, so I didn’t understand ehy he says “I know it’s Dave Mustaine”
I've been looking through the comments. Cant believe James and Billy haven't said anything. These things gotta bring back memories. Billy's guitar looked pretty neglected. Sad. I'm sure he never thought it would end up where it has. Cool stuff. Nice work man. You're a lucky dog.
There's something off about the story on that guitar. The owner claims James sold it before they moved to SF, which would have been in 1982. How ever, there's footage of James playing (what I assume to be) that same guitar in 1983 at The Metro for the song Phantom Lord. How ever it may be completely different guitar since there are many differences between this, and the Metro guitar. For an example, different truss rod cover, different pickups, different bridge, different knobs, different pickup selector placement etc. It's hard to know if the guy who bought the guitar made those modifications himself, or if that's just a completely different brown Flying V.
If you to talk Flying V, you have to include one of the 3 Kings of the blues. Albert King was killing the Flying V when most of these guys were in diapers!
Actually he was killing it before they were even born. He was killing it before anybody had ever heard the name "Jimi Hendrix" or "Eric Clapton" as well. Honestly and sadly a lot of the reason so many people know Albert now is because of the people he massively influenced and he never really got his respect in his time from the masses. There's not a single blues guitarist since that hasn't straight up ripped him off and what are all known as "cliches" now were just straight up Albert King licks back in the day. Freddie never got his due in his life either but he's one of the absolute all time greats that also massively influenced the icons.
The guy at 8:06 is not quite right as during the 92 tour Hetfield got burned by pyrotechnics and guitarist John Marshall played his part for the following shows as Hetfield only did vocals. Anyway. Great video. You are very lucky to be allowed to play on it. Wearing that Hendrix garnment as well :-P I still remember it clearly as it was in Montreal and I was suppose to attend the show. Guns n Roses were there as well and because of the Hetfield event which ended the Metallica performance and Axl's decision to quit stage after 40 minutes (after having fans waiting 2 1/2 hour for their part) there was a riot in the streets started by angry fans. In the end I was happy not being there.
the gibson SG is the most important guitar in the history of metal. It's undisputed. Tony Iommi used one, Glenn Tipton used one in the early days of Judas Priest and Hetfield's first guitar was actually a SG
Look what Gilmour gave up last year. The guitars he used on Dark Side, Animals, Wish You Were Here, The Wall and the ones he toured each of those albums with. The proceeds from all of them went to charity. My guess is that the stuff in this auction probably didn't come from the artists themselves. They seem to have passed through numerous hands before landing in this auction and the proceeds will likely go to the previous owners, NOT charity.
I'm pretty sure Bon Scott didn't write back in black. There's an interview with Johnson talking about what back in black is about and how it was written
@@bakstabbath That's not true, in the video about making that album Brian Johnson has told the story about coming up with the lyrics to that song and Hell's Bells. There's no word on that album by Bon. All the myths and rumors saying otherwise are tales made by people who can't take losses...
A lot of people here are saying that he called it an Explorer, but when does he do that? I listened to it many times, but don't hear him say "Explorer" once.
I actually like the Flying V shape because it allows you to lean the guitar againtst your leg, providing a more upstraight position while you're sitting. Though the Explorer looks better visually IMHO, that V you lean your leg against means the guitar is not going anywhere anytime soon.
Wait a minute... Hatfield sold the guitar to the guy he borrowed it from?, its original and rightful owner? Did I hear that right?!!! If so, it is perfect Heavy Metal logic. 😂.
Im glad you got meter with your health, I've seen that youre robust, but in this era you were thicker, now youre thinner and healthier. Keep on the good work
What do you think is the most important guitar in the history of metal?
This is a late 70’s Gibson Flying V that James borrowed from an auditioning Metallica guitarist which he never gave back 😱 He performed with it in from the second-ever Metallica show into the early 80’s prior to recording Kill ‘Em All, where he would end up selling this guitar for cash to tour. The guitar is then was resold and... now I’m playing it for you ;)
Iommi's SG
Your the best man keep up the great work. Amazing
@@billmozart7288 about time somebody came to their senses!!
it is.
The one I use to play metal.
*has Flying V "Kill em All" era guitar in hands*
Plays master of puppets songs and black album solos
I thought that ................. FAIL ............. lol
For real it’s so fucking annoying
It’s still Metallica man
@@JakeMatye its surface level normie metallica tho :(
Both fucking iconic and amazing albums
Should have played more Kill em' all on that V.
7:43 "I know that was dave mustaine"
Call of Ktulu was on Ride the Lightning still.
@Landry Spoor maybe to avoid copyright?
I like to think he was showing the guitar that started the band all the new riffs Metallica made ever since James sold it
What’s that first Metallica riff he plays?
It’s a shame he didn’t play a single kill em all riff
That's what I was thinking, should've given the guitar to Pete Cottrell
@@prabhdensingh8740 exactly
Even the bass guitar, I would've played Detroit Rock City or I was made for you loving you, something iconic
im sorry but im in love with that profile picture
It would be cool if he played seek and destroy on it
I would've died of sheer joy if I ever got to wear Hendrix's boa and played on Hetfield's V.
Also eddies pick
That boa is fake. Feathers would have disintegrated decades ago, especially when handled! Also, you can't re-dye them, so how come it's 3 different colors in 3 different places? I have the same ostrich feathers. They rot just like food does. So that claim is bullshit in at least 2 different ways.
@@cattymajivlowkey was gonna say the same thing on how it's different colors seems hella suspicious
the fact that tyler didnt play any Kill ‘Em All riffs on the one guitar that has KEA tone makes me mildly upset.
Copyright ? those Metallica lads get whiny about their catalogue .
@@weehudyy there are literally milion of bootleg concerts of them with audio ripped straight from their pay stuff and they dont take it down.
@ Shamed by their earlier behaviour ... Incidentally they don't let Rick Beato use any of their clips ( Like the Eagles and Zep ... )
OKAY THAT'S IT I'VE PEAKED GOODBYE NOW
Cool
Ok bye
Bye
See ya bozo
He left the building.
this man lives a life that we can just dream about
Life*
@@kaspertheshepherd3010 yeah, that was a missprint :)
I can't tell, Im not him :D
And I am very happy for him💪
Who is this guy?
Brb, gotta find a million dollars haha :)
They should've given you the guitar mate! Would be great to see you shred on it
What good is a million dollars if you dont have another half to buy a guitar
Actually Hetfield did other shows with being strictly on vocals after he suffered his 3rd degree burns, while John Marshall was doing his guitar parts
I thought of that as well And he broke his arm in 86 on the puppets tour Marshall did guitar duties then as well.
Just Hetfield Things lol
Wrong. It was Craig Wells of Metal Church. Then when Craig left MC John took his place.
I was at one of those shows, the one in Toronto. It was a great show, Faith no More opened, it was Mike Patton's birthday if I remember correctly, too. Only thing that sucked was I couldn't stay for all of Guns 'N Roses set as they were 2 hours late as usual and I had to catch the last train out of toronto. :(
Yep, I saw the show they did in Orlando with GNR. James played a cast and a microphone, that was it.
The guy in charge of the Auction was wrong about the Guitar. It is not a Explorer, it's a Flying V.
Bruh i was looking for that one comment but i didn't find it, glad u r here
I work for Gibson USA and I Would never live it down If I didn't say anything
@@roberthailey1770 but also as well is he’s talkin about his first v it wasn’t even a Gibson it was knock off Electra V
...and they didn't just say it once... They both called it an explorer at least 3 times during the video.
@@livewire2759 fr tho and even then his vry first guitar was a SG 😂
But do they have Jack Blacks acoustic guitar with horns from the movie?
The acoustic "SG"? I LOVE that guitar! LOL
Who cares? It was jack black's!
@@bryanbrett8943 take that jack black disrespect and carry it right tf outta here along with the rest of ur clown ass
The most important guitar of metal is probably Tony Iommi's SG, but these guitars are still cool!
Or just the SG in general
Truth.
This is probably historically correct.
But its gotta be Dime’s lightning bolt ML
Yes and to think he almost used a strat 🤔🤣
@@danfitzpatrick8517
But the real question is, what is the most important pickup in metal history?
The Eet Fuk might be Hetfield‘s most iconic guitar
that or the white flying v from the kill em all era
You guys forgot his black explorer
I'd have to say that's 2nd behind the white Flying V....
Most definitely is eetfuk, I know people who would probably sell their house for that guitar 😂
ESP and Gibson would make a small fortune if they could just come to some sort of licensing deal for ESP to make the MX’s again.
Actually not the only time James didn't play, when he broke his wrist in '86 John M took over till he was healed.
That and after the pyro accident in '92. John Marshall filled in again until Hetfield was healed.
Tony Iommi‘s Gibson Sg is the most important guitar in metal history
I was looking for this exact comment so I wouldn’t have to say it myself😂
Yes
All of iommis influencer' are the real answer.
Rhoads's polka dot can be the second most important
YES
The World I know would have been totally different if it wasn't for that frickin Flying V
Ikr??
I mean, let’s be real, if we could find Dave’s rich bich. THATS the guitar because James didn’t play at the start it was only Dave then he learnt how to play after the first songs were made
dave mustaines hair is the most important piece of music history in the 90s. i believe it made him twice as goof
@maddie watch the james hetfield at guitar centre. He started playing in high school.
@@scottterwiel yup he said it in The Guitar Center Interview
2:10 I'm glad he says "28% better" instead of 27%
Beat me to the comment
Oh my god that would have been dark😂
Ion get it
@@everychannel1025 he talkin bout the club man
@@Va1eri3405 what club
That guitar sounds like a guitar James Hetfield would own. Gnarly tone.
And by “own” you mean “steal” 🙂
Is it James’?
Yeah it sounds almost identical to the Ride The Lightning tone
This was literally his guitar ofc it sounds like he’d own it
You people realize a guitar doesn’t give that tone it’s pedals
James still has his main flying V (copy) that he had since the first album; it's white like the Michal Schenker guitar he liked.
Truth. And Kirk had a black V with white pick-guard.
@@artmpowers still has it, i believe. Took it out in late 2005 to do a Master of Puppets demo for Guitar World...
The Gibson flying V is the real deal. You can hear the authentic Metallica sound.
Lol
yeah but that doesn't make any sense because Hetfields original flying V was not a gibson, it was just a copy of a gibson with a gibson sticker on it.
@@slavicco8368 Yes. the mark of the flaying v that james had was Elecktra
...which was as much in the amps James and Kirk used as in their guitars. When his Marshall amp was stolen (I believe along with Cliffs red Rickenbacker bass and other stuff), James had to go look in almost every music store he came across to get one that sounded almost exactly like it. Eventually he found one in a shop in Copenhagen, Denmark.
As Ron McGovney pointed out on twitter, this is not actually Hetfield's guitar.
For me it's easily Randy Rhoads' Karl Sandoval Polka Dot Flying V.
Iconic.
Or the Dime from Hell
@@RG-qi8sq of course i second that, hetfield, randy and dime. Their inovation changed the course of metal forever
theres only one karl sandoval diamond flying v which i saw on the Pawn stars. Wish i had that.
Yeah
Or his Les Paul Custom
Tommy Iommi's SG is by far the most Important guitar in the history of metal
I agree. Silly kids.
True
Apparently he was going to use his strat on the first album. But then it broke somehow and he was forced to use his SG
No doubt.
Agreed
I know this video is two years old. So happy to be where you were. At that moment, that made me feel good about guitars. And watch new play then. I like what you do.
dude. the first thing you played on that is the verse to creeping death, my favorite riff of all time. you are officially my friend now, congradulations
That Gibson Flying V, Jimi Hendrix played that one! (but the color is different)
...and left handed.
@@TribalGuitars I’m an idiot that i didn’t say that, but thanks for helping
@@zaynebonshire3900 Wasn't trying to bust on you in an evil way. Just good natured chiding. 😁
If I had Jimi's or James' Vee in my hands I'd be lucky if I could remember my name and what planet I was on.
@@TribalGuitars It was also a diferent type of flying v
Tony Iommi without a doubt made metal with his SG.
I’m a diehard Metallica, but I agree with 100%
Yea he did obviously but James hetfield and mustaine changed it
Tony Iommi started metal and then over the decades others found ways to improve the genre and expand it
we can thank many of the metal artists that helped create each sub genre
I would say Tony is to metal what Hendrix is to the guitar in general.
@@charleskopievsky1245 Motorhead did it before metallica
I promise I would die if I got to play James Hetfields guitar
Its only hetfield
Go play it ASAP there are way too many drama queens on this planet.
You can almost see it on your face, "Downstrokes, Downstrokes, must not alternate pick!"
Master of Puppets almost got him 😂😂😂
You could see him struggling too.
I was there, responded to a Recycler ad for band in Downey, CA looking for 2 guitar players, grabbed an old friend and we passed the audition, he had a V and I had a black 76 Explorer.
8:22 James also didn't play guitar when he sang stone cold crazy with Queen in 1992
Or after he burned his arm up in the pyro. He sang and his guitar tech played his guitar parts.
@@jmustang2000 lol
Or at some 85 shows when he broke his wrist in skateboarding accidents. twice.
@@mintwestwood7827 Yep. I have a buddy that saw them during that tour and he was at a show where James couldn't play. A real man would've but I mean whatever. LOL!
@@SimpleManGuitars1973 u fr? Wow. A real man would’ve. Smh
Tony Iommy's SG is by far the most important guitar in metal, but this is pretty cool too
yup
...and the most interesting fact about Iommi's guitar is the P-90's on it! (for those n00bs who say "you can't play metal with single-coils")
@@fgonzalez90 yep cuz single coil hot rails exist
How about the Fender Strat he wrote all the original songs on but died after recording Wicked World and Evil Woman ??????
Yes
Just signed up for the Guitar Super System! 👌☺️ I can't wait to start learning from you and finally be able to truly shred on my Jackson 🤘 Your wicked awesome Tyler!
Yes, guitars, but I’m going to talk about a connection to that Ween shirt. My son and Dean Ween’s son were best friends growing up.
There has been several shows that James hasn't'played guitar but just sang, with broken arms twice from skateboard accidents, and also while recovering from the pyro accident, John Marshall has filled in on guitar for him.
Make sure you only down stroke all those Hatfield riffs.
Except for Battery
Didn't know Chris Hatfield wrote some riffs
The king of downstrokes
@@johndude2726 That’s Johnny Ramone
@@prometheustv6558 ok. i stand corrected
This is such an awesome thing to just get the experience for if you are a passionate guitar player, which I know we all are. Hope the auction goes well!
I would die to even feel James guitar ur so lucky to play with the best metal guitarist where he made all the heavy riffs
Like yourself playing guitar has taken me places and experience things beyond dreams and ambition.
You give yourself to the instrument and magic can and does happen.
He had his amp settings, effects setup perfectly to sound just like early James shredding.
U are so lucky dude I can only dream of playing my hero’s guitars
Obviously Hetfield left some of his insane down picking mojo in that V
It’s weird know that Jimi Hendrix played a Flying V shortly before his death but know there’s metalhead’s that would pay millions to get one
Albert King was playing one way before Hendrix and might even be the reason Hendrix wanted one to start with.
@@SimpleManGuitars1973 oh thanks for the information but I think my point still stands
@@og3086 Actually Gibson just done a Custom Shop version of the Hendrix V. They made 125 of them and they're only 10 grand a piece... They done the SG he had as well and they're also only 10 grand if you're wondering what to put on your Christmas list. LOL! Paul Davids done a video on them earlier this week.
My 1st concert was Van Halen & Black Sabbath in 1978 @ Boutwell Auditorium- Birmingham,Al.
can i get a 10 hour vid of tyler just playing metallica riffs
That metallica tone was SO accurate on creeping death🔥🔥🔥 if its not the same tone
Wait a minute, that's not Tony Iommi's SG...
This comment is so important!!!
Because tony is overrated
@@timeswehadwewonthaveagain6980 its impossible to overstate his importance.
@@jordanpratt9384 well hes a woman basher and an egomaniac
@@timeswehadwewonthaveagain6980 I dunno,I thought we were talking about guitar playing.
YOUR HEART IS PUMPIN
What did you do!
@@zeinrahman5364 A little somethin
Lol
Wow u are blessed brother. !! Loved the video to no end!!! Drooling and salivating
I, a Mere mortal played one of Paul McCartneys guitar a few years ago.
7:53 gibson explorer...? bruh, thats a flying V
I like the Zepp 3. If I wasn’t broke I’d bid on it
A guy in a Ween shirt played more notes on Gene Simmons bass than Gene Simmons.
I really don't like this trend to dislike Simmons, Lars Ulrich and other legends just because they appear to be perhaps not the most fan friendly of all stars. They are still legends though, and have written and played on a whole bunch of classics and are solid musicians.
@@freakazoid4691 Simmons is a huge prick though
The “MUYA” really dates that guitar.
I own a white ‘79 Gibson V and it’s an awesome guitar. The narrow neck (39mm at the nut) takes a bit of getting used to at first but once you’re accustomed to it mine plays like a dream. I have it set up as low as the bridge will go and there’s still zero fret-buzz, I’ve never had to touch the truss rod. Still has the Gibson T-top humbuckers and all the original pots and wiring harness which all work perfectly. It hasn’t lived in the case all of its life either and has travelled all around the planet many times so it has plenty of signs of being played hard. One of the few guitars that I can honestly say I’d never sell. I bought it around 20 years ago for a very reasonable price but in the time I’ve had it the prices on these mid 70’s to early 80’s Vs has gone crazy. Would love to pick up a similar age Explorer at some point too.
That beautiful Billy Gibbons les paul is a Tokai love rock, some will know how good they are... :)
Love my Tokai's, but that's the only one with re-sale value on the planet :)
Tokai. LOVE them.
They are going up in price as people find out how good they are though.
Clicked as fast as I could when I saw MUYA engraved in the flying v
Imagine playing literally any famous cover on the guitar it was written that would have been a wicked experience!
There's a video of James playing that guitar, he played it on phantom lord on the Live at the Metro 1983. It looks like the neck pickup may be gone, but it's probably the same guitar
What crazy amazing sound that V has.
The Boognish returns. Shout out to Gene and Dean Ween!
*James borrows guitar*
*Carves the almost would-be band name's initials on it, and never returns it*
*Person auditions for metallica*
*Gets rejected but James sells the guitar to him 4 cash*
Everybody : "IT'S JAME'S GUITAR MAN"
Metal Up Your Ass was supposed to be the debut album's title, not the band name.
...and none of it is true
That Billy Gibbons LP sounds killer.
Great vid...watching all the signed stuff wow...a m8 of mine has John Bonham's last tour jacket which he was given by Billy Connolly with a lovely letter. ..it resides on the Isle of Arran.
I’m rewatching this episode and I found some mistakes:
The fact that Hetfield was straight vocals: that’s false; he injured himself with a skate;
The last riff that he plays on the Flying V; it is (if I’m not wrong) a part of the riff from The Call Of Ktulu, and Mustaine was only credited for it, and only that part, which is very similar to Hangar 18, but that’s even another part of the song, so I didn’t understand ehy he says “I know it’s Dave Mustaine”
I can just picture Gene Simmons playing that bass in KISS's prime. Makes him look much more intimidating.
Iommis Monkey SG then Michael Schenkers 1st Black and White Gibson Flying V he started using right after UFO for the 1st Michael Schenker Group Album
The most important guitar in metal is the Gibson SG that Tony Iommi used when the Strat pickup failed.
I've been looking through the comments. Cant believe James and Billy haven't said anything. These things gotta bring back memories. Billy's guitar looked pretty neglected. Sad. I'm sure he never thought it would end up where it has. Cool stuff. Nice work man. You're a lucky dog.
There's something off about the story on that guitar. The owner claims James sold it before they moved to SF, which would have been in 1982. How ever, there's footage of James playing (what I assume to be) that same guitar in 1983 at The Metro for the song Phantom Lord. How ever it may be completely different guitar since there are many differences between this, and the Metro guitar. For an example, different truss rod cover, different pickups, different bridge, different knobs, different pickup selector placement etc. It's hard to know if the guy who bought the guitar made those modifications himself, or if that's just a completely different brown Flying V.
If you to talk Flying V, you have to include one of the 3 Kings of the blues. Albert King was killing the Flying V when most of these guys were in diapers!
Actually he was killing it before they were even born. He was killing it before anybody had ever heard the name "Jimi Hendrix" or "Eric Clapton" as well. Honestly and sadly a lot of the reason so many people know Albert now is because of the people he massively influenced and he never really got his respect in his time from the masses. There's not a single blues guitarist since that hasn't straight up ripped him off and what are all known as "cliches" now were just straight up Albert King licks back in the day. Freddie never got his due in his life either but he's one of the absolute all time greats that also massively influenced the icons.
ALBERT KING.....THE ABSOLUTE "KING" OF ALL FLYING V PLAYERS. AND, IN MY OPINION, THE REAL "KING" OF THE BLUES.
@@SimpleManGuitars1973 Albert was Stevie Ray Vaughan's personal mentor.
Specifically says “METAL”.
@@dvdpz89 No argument on the guitar, we are discussing musician, and their contributions to actually playing a Flying V
The guy at 8:06 is not quite right as during the 92 tour Hetfield got burned by pyrotechnics and guitarist John Marshall played his part for the following shows as Hetfield only did vocals. Anyway. Great video. You are very lucky to be allowed to play on it. Wearing that Hendrix garnment as well :-P
I still remember it clearly as it was in Montreal and I was suppose to attend the show. Guns n Roses were there as well and because of the Hetfield event which ended the Metallica performance and Axl's decision to quit stage after 40 minutes (after having fans waiting 2 1/2 hour for their part) there was a riot in the streets started by angry fans. In the end I was happy not being there.
For me, Michael Schenker’s Flying V is the most important one in Hard Rock & Metal history
This guy has lived the rockstar life more than most rockstars and not many people have even heard of his music
05:30 i swear to god i knew that you're gonna play it on this video, my god how i love that.
the gibson SG is the most important guitar in the history of metal. It's undisputed. Tony Iommi used one, Glenn Tipton used one in the early days of Judas Priest and Hetfield's first guitar was actually a SG
That James hetfield guitar was definitely important for metal but no guitar is as important for heavy metal as Tony Iommis SG.
James first “real” guitar was a 69’ SG he had when he was in high school.
Great vid man!!! The boa, V, les paul and the Mighty War Axe!!! And so.e of these albums are Amazing
BTW you can get feather Boa's at a party store for about $3-$4 bucks. @ $3.99/Hobby Lobby.
Need a little more velocity on Creeping death, I’m afraid.
Imagine James and Dave watching this separately and seeing Mustaine’s song being played on Hetfield’s guitar
Some of these I can’t believe that the musicians gave up.
Look what Gilmour gave up last year. The guitars he used on Dark Side, Animals, Wish You Were Here, The Wall and the ones he toured each of those albums with. The proceeds from all of them went to charity.
My guess is that the stuff in this auction probably didn't come from the artists themselves. They seem to have passed through numerous hands before landing in this auction and the proceeds will likely go to the previous owners, NOT charity.
Bon Scott also wrote You shook me all night long.
The very same boa Jimi wore when he played the single greatest intro ever… wailing on ‘Killing Floor’ in 67
Its kinda cool when Tyler plays Metallica riffs on Hetfield's guitar because those riffs are practically worn into the guitar
I'm pretty sure Bon Scott didn't write back in black. There's an interview with Johnson talking about what back in black is about and how it was written
Bon co-wrote "Shook Me" and a couple others before his death, but Back in Black lyrics were Johnson all the way, as a tribute to Bon.
@@bakstabbath ah! Thanks for clearing that up!!
@@bakstabbath That's not true, in the video about making that album Brian Johnson has told the story about coming up with the lyrics to that song and Hell's Bells. There's no word on that album by Bon. All the myths and rumors saying otherwise are tales made by people who can't take losses...
We are expecting hundreds of thousands of dollars, but we don't know the difference between a Gibson Flying V and a Gibson Explorer. Awesome.
A lot of people here are saying that he called it an Explorer, but when does he do that? I listened to it many times, but don't hear him say "Explorer" once.
8:13 he also only did vocals for a part of 1992 after he was burned in Montreal
And 86'after breaking the same arm skateboarding
That’s a mighty fine a pickin and grinnin...love the tone on both guitars..
8:11 untrue, James broke his hand skateboarding and was strictly vocals for quite a few shows.
I think you'll find the most important guitar in metal history is Tony Iommi's SG👍
Not first, was just quite early
Ok
That bass sounded killer. Loved the tunes.
I actually like the Flying V shape because it allows you to lean the guitar againtst your leg, providing a more upstraight position while you're sitting. Though the Explorer looks better visually IMHO, that V you lean your leg against means the guitar is not going anywhere anytime soon.
What was the Metallica song that came after the AC/DC signed album? That riff is really cool, those high notes are killer
Same im looking for it
Its the solo from Nothing Else Matters
@@novanogo07 thank you!
Wait a minute... Hatfield sold the guitar to the guy he borrowed it from?, its original and rightful owner? Did I hear that right?!!! If so, it is perfect Heavy Metal logic. 😂.
No that was an asswhole act
@@timeswehadwewonthaveagain6980 it’s called business baby
Is music a win tho
Hetfield not playing guitar on stage? That’s a sight you’ll never see or never wanna see.
Im glad you got meter with your health, I've seen that youre robust, but in this era you were thicker, now youre thinner and healthier. Keep on the good work