Tracii here’s my list: Wheels of fire One way ticket Winters fool Another season in hell Give a little Dirty luv Sex action (fun to play) Love playing along to your songs Tracii, seen you guys 5 times last year alone. You guys always bring it from start till the end of the show. I’ve been a fan since the 80’s. You are one of my guitar hero’s! Hope to meet you someday🤘🏻
"Were shooting for thrills... into the niiight!" Fight! Fight! My older brother bought the first cassette in the late 80's, and whatever my long haired older brother thought was cool, you best believe I copped it and worshipped it. Damn good to see you getting the recognition you deserve, and thanks Gibson for such a great program.
One of the All Time Greats from the 80's that just didn't get the credit he deserved. This video just solidifies his talent, his musicianship and just how genuine he truly is.
@@gibsonguitar Now, you guys can keep your overpriced guitars in tune. Also, Schecter (Solo II) and Eastman (SB59) guitars join the chat. They're everything a G/E Les Paul should be.
@@Sig721Tau Its a little awkward when only their CS and Vintage is up to snuff but at that price point, a third of it in fact, US PRS offers so much more. That being said, Gibson deserves their spot and legacy, great sound, great players, and iconic. Owning a Gibson Les Paul is the rock dream. I understand this now!
@@khgear7160 I got my Gibson les paul standard in August and it is a kick ass guitar and I don't have any tuning issues the new team at Gibson is nailing it and most people that don't have one talk shit about Gibson guitars I don't listen to that crap and bought one and it Rocks.
I've never understood why LA guns didn't reach super stardom. Such a great band, fuckin killer songs and records. Got to see him a couple years ago again with Phil, kicked ass as always.
@ May be that's true in the skill area, but Mick is far more Iconic. Therefore I would dare say Mick is better off than Traci, but I grew up listening to both and I'm glad to say both were a influence and I am better off as a player because of them.
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@@HaXaW5150 I grew up listening to and learning from thrash metal guitarists, so neither were an influence on me at all - I was just pointing out that Tracii is technically better and has more chops. Mick has always been a simplistic bluesy player who couldn't shred like most 80's guitarists could.
@ Then would you compare Mick to, say, Billy Gibbons or Eric Clapton?
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@@johndrake2729 No, I'd liken him more to 70's hard rock guitarists like Ace Frehley, Scott Gorham of Thin Lizzy and Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick, just not as good as any of those 3. And he's not even close to being as good of a heavy blues rock guitarist as Billy or Eric.
Tracii is just so good. He covers all styles with flair and I love his variety. He is the epitome of LA guitarists and so much more. So nice to simply hear him talk about the songs and the stories behind them. Didn't know Mick Cripps brought so many riffs to the table. Very cool stuff.
@FalconerPhoto I do believe he would refuse that title. He's not Yngwie. I stand by my comment, imho, maestro is fitting. But then I've only been listening to his music for 30 years.
Saw him at the Cathouse (After the Gold Rush) in Phoenix in 1990, had never seen the band before. He was stunningly good. His playing was super precise and fast AF, even on an LP hanging to his knees.
One of my favorite guitarists, Time will be gracious to him, and show what a great player of his era he was.Very underrated imo, Plus a super nice guy, when I met him at the Indianapolis Hard rock in 2001.
Another great guitarist to add to the series! Love that you've included some of the 'lesser appreciated' guitarists I grew up listening to. Scotti Hill and now Tracii Guns? Brilliant! 😁
You said there would be, “More to come” with Tracii Guns and you delivered! “One More Reason” to love Gibson and Tracii Guns! Time for some “Mother F’n Speed”! Thank you!!
Thank you Tracii & Gibson! One of the most underrated guitarists on the planet. Love his playing and the mighty LA Guns. Still releasing killer songs in 2020. 🔥🎸
Hell to the yes! Tracii Guns!!! Just has that rock-n-roll attitude! Thanks Gibson, and thank you Tracii for the killer riffs you wrote and showing us how you play them!!!!
Tone is spot on . Traci is my biggest inspiration for 30 plus years. He's so experienced and when he was young was as good a shredder as anyone. His blues riffs are sick. Ballad of Jane had very tasty solo. Traci is the reason I play guitar. Frfr just the riff in ballad of Jane is pure rock n roll.
That's right Traci, not everyone gets seeds, some of us only get stems. Great video. This dude has influenced me so much I didn't even realize it until I'm listening to him pick the songs apart and then I'm like, yeah I lifted that part from that song. No wonder my best stuff sounds so cool, I didn't write it! 😆 Keep rocking Traci! Also, loved how he was absolutely humble and giving credit to his band mates like Mick Cripps.
This is great..Tracii did a great job breaking these down for us. Rip n Tear and Never Enough are the only two LA Guns songs I've taken the time to learn and love playing. Never Enough is one of my all time favorite songs to play on guitar. My wife is sick of me playing that during warming up nearly every day. but for me it never gets old Now I can try to add a few more Guns songs now that Tracii has shown us how they're played. Thanks again..Also it was good to hear Tracii give mad respect to Mick and talk about respecting your bandmates.
TG: Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. Grew up on the first 2 albums and to this day am still inspired by them. Hope to see you guys out and about soon.
I remember getting the first album and thinking holy fuck this is what music should sound like at the time was playing in a New Jersey based Hair band in the 90's I did see Traci play in a local club the Birch Hill night club and his playing always gave me goosebumps 😅😎 I still play his riffage to this day....Awesome video
I really really, really got a lot out of this lesson. Thank you so much, always been a fan of yours! When you slowed it down especially able to get it.
Thanks so much for this video . You are giving it back to others. It’s so kool to see a pro sit down and walk everyone through the songs ,when most of us for years were telling ourself how do I play that damn Never Enough Thanks Again Man We all appreciate this
These guys Kick Ass live these days. Tracii and Phil got the right dudes backing them now. Making the band a little more youthful and rocking great chemistry no Drama.Phil sounds and looks 10 years younger than his age and performs at that level as does Tracii
Anyone who hears cocked and loaded for the first time is blown away. Such a unique, beefy, distorted beyond belief, crunch sound that your brain is going "What the f is this? I want more!" And here we are years later and it's still a cd I play just as often as anything else. Just fantastic timeless stuff. "Can you give meeeee, What I neeeeeeeedd" 🎶 🎵
Man I watched these guys at “FAT JACKS” bar in council bluffs iowa …..a f’ing bar before they broke big. Best live performance I have ever seen just unbelievable
It's amazing that the chords you first learn to play the guitar is used to come up with awesome riffs that are so memorable. No need to learn anything super complicated. it's how you use what you know, not necessarily learning more.
Always liked his playing. Out of all the 80’s era acts, their latest couple of albums really stand out compared to others. Funny story, when Pantera was touring Reinventing the steel I had a kid offer me a 100 bucks for my ticket on my way into the show. I declined. It was Pantera and Dime! Gotta see that right? Well Pantera absolutely sucked that night. I was really wishing I’d taken that 100 bucks. As it turns out LA Guns was playing in a bar called Midnight Rodeo that same night. They held their show up until after Pantera was over and somebody outside the venue was offering free entry to Guns with a Pantera ticket stub. We went, LA Guns totally slayed onstage that night. They were 100 times better, more energetic and just damn good rock show.
NIce Gibson. Tracii sounds terrific. That guitar 🔥. I will catch some crap for this. But, my favorite L.A. Guns song is It’s Over Now from Hollywood Vampires.
This is great I still listen to the first 3 L.A Guns albums ALL the time . Electric Gypsy - What a riff! And in the key of A, based on Looks That Kill. Never knew or thought that maybe because I heard Guns b4 Crue, but it makes perfect sense.
Been a fan of La Guns since 1989. I remember my brother watching an old vhs and walking in as Tracii was playing Cry No More and I loved that song pausing the video to try and work out the hand positions. Loved that whole album. We defo need this as a signature model Gibson.
have and will always love tracii. what a true G. almost teared up when he so humbly opens up w/ "can't play it anymore... probably easier for you" ... wish i'd have found his music earlier in my guitar playing.
These videos are really encouraging me to buy a Les Paul. Can't afford a Gibson, but hopefully an Epiphone will do. P.S - I hope you folks at Gibson are talking to John Sykes about doing a video!
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This man paid his dues never sold out and is definitely one of the fucking best out there
Never sold out because he never had the chance to
Nice guy it seems too.
he tried to sell out but no one was buying
The guys a master.
@@benblair2591 He has two gold records. How many do you have?
We did a little survey before shooting this one and these were the top songs of that survey. If we do more, which songs would you like?
Tracii here’s my list:
Wheels of fire
One way ticket
Winters fool
Another season in hell
Give a little
Dirty luv
Sex action (fun to play)
Love playing along to your songs Tracii, seen you guys 5 times last year alone. You guys always bring it from start till the end of the show. I’ve been a fan since the 80’s. You are one of my guitar hero’s! Hope to meet you someday🤘🏻
Defo wheels of fire,my man.
Kiss my love goodbye
Speed
Crystal Eyes
Sex Action
Speed
"Were shooting for thrills... into the niiight!" Fight! Fight! My older brother bought the first cassette in the late 80's, and whatever my long haired older brother thought was cool, you best believe I copped it and worshipped it. Damn good to see you getting the recognition you deserve, and thanks Gibson for such a great program.
Do you talk about those d fifties behind you?
That Pelham blue custom is SICK
I've got an SG in the same color with a black pickguard. Love it on a Les Paul too!!
It looks like it’s got white and gold binding.... and that is fu€&in super sweet!!!
Pelham Blue is one of my favorite guitar colors especially when it ripens with age to a green
His stuff is so killer, and his tone and rhythm are on point. Sucks that you don't hear this kind of thing on the radio today.
Tracii is a very clear and precise player. Really like his style. And that guitar and rig are insane.
One of the All Time Greats from the 80's that just didn't get the credit he deserved. This video just solidifies his talent, his musicianship and just how genuine he truly is.
Riff Lords and Icons are some of my favorite youtube shows, Gibson is really keeping us entertained.
Thanks for watching
@@gibsonguitar
Now, you guys can keep your overpriced guitars in tune. Also, Schecter (Solo II) and Eastman (SB59) guitars join the chat. They're everything a G/E Les Paul should be.
@@Sig721Tau Its a little awkward when only their CS and Vintage is up to snuff but at that price point, a third of it in fact, US PRS offers so much more. That being said, Gibson deserves their spot and legacy, great sound, great players, and iconic. Owning a Gibson Les Paul is the rock dream. I understand this now!
@@khgear7160 I got my Gibson les paul standard in August and it is a kick ass guitar and I don't have any tuning issues the new team at Gibson is nailing it and most people that don't have one talk shit about Gibson guitars I don't listen to that crap and bought one and it Rocks.
I've never understood why LA guns didn't reach super stardom. Such a great band, fuckin killer songs and records. Got to see him a couple years ago again with Phil, kicked ass as always.
Just saw them recently and they rocked, even their new stuff is killer.
Because of the 'supergroup' merger with you-know-who ;)
Finally, a great guitar player that's giving Mick Mars credit for being a influence.
So many of us learned how to play learning early Motley songs.
@ May be that's true in the skill area, but Mick is far more Iconic.
Therefore I would dare say Mick is better off than Traci, but I grew up listening to both
and I'm glad to say both were a influence and I am better off as a player because of them.
@@HaXaW5150
I grew up listening to and learning from thrash metal guitarists, so neither were an influence on me at all - I was just pointing out that Tracii is technically better and has more chops. Mick has always been a simplistic bluesy player who couldn't shred like most 80's guitarists could.
@ Shredding is boring anyway. I very much prefer short bursts to long mindless scale runs.
@ Then would you compare Mick to, say, Billy Gibbons or Eric Clapton?
@@johndrake2729
No, I'd liken him more to 70's hard rock guitarists like Ace Frehley, Scott Gorham of Thin Lizzy and Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick, just not as good as any of those 3. And he's not even close to being as good of a heavy blues rock guitarist as Billy or Eric.
Tracii is just so good. He covers all styles with flair and I love his variety. He is the epitome of LA guitarists and so much more. So nice to simply hear him talk about the songs and the stories behind them. Didn't know Mick Cripps brought so many riffs to the table. Very cool stuff.
Tracii is a real live maestro. I could watch him all day and never stop being both amazed and entertained.
@FalconerPhoto I do believe he would refuse that title. He's not Yngwie. I stand by my comment, imho, maestro is fitting. But then I've only been listening to his music for 30 years.
Tracii is awesome, it was so great to see him on L.A guns show at the whiskey, I still have the Pick he gave me after the show. Coolest moment !
That tone is incredible
The HeardRush pedal board
I was thinking that the whole time. Lol
Pursuit of tone is a good series to check out
One of the most underrated guitarist of the 80’s
really???
A title he genuinely deserves 👍
Hell yes a super down to earth cool dude and great player
Yes bro, It's true.
Saw him at the Cathouse (After the Gold Rush) in Phoenix in 1990, had never seen the band before. He was stunningly good. His playing was super precise and fast AF, even on an LP hanging to his knees.
Not enough people really know what a great rocker Tracii is
Tracii is the man. Good dude.
One of my favorite guitarists, Time will be gracious to him, and show what a great player of his era he was.Very underrated imo, Plus a super nice guy, when I met him at the Indianapolis Hard rock in 2001.
I love watching Tracii play. He has great riffs, they are fun to play and not boring. I love this!
Another great guitarist to add to the series! Love that you've included some of the 'lesser appreciated' guitarists I grew up listening to. Scotti Hill and now Tracii Guns? Brilliant! 😁
He still tears it up. I've always liked his playing.
To this day, the bass intro to One More Reason is one of my go to riffs for sound checking my bass signal. LOVE that first record!!!!
Tracii's tone and style is cool, one of my favorite guitarists of all time
You said there would be, “More to come” with Tracii Guns and you delivered! “One More Reason” to love Gibson and Tracii Guns! Time for some “Mother F’n Speed”! Thank you!!
Thank you Tracii & Gibson! One of the most underrated guitarists on the planet. Love his playing and the mighty LA Guns. Still releasing killer songs in 2020. 🔥🎸
cool sounding tone Tracii. I LIKE
Tracii has always been one of my favorite guitarists and never got the credit he deserved!. So great to see him on this video. Thank you!
Always loved his playing and feel like he is another one of those guys that just never get their due.
Thank you Tracii for doing this video! It is so cool, as is your playing!!! \m/
I still have my pick from my mates band supporting him 2 years ago, best regards from Dublin Ireland
Hell to the yes! Tracii Guns!!! Just has that rock-n-roll attitude! Thanks Gibson, and thank you Tracii for the killer riffs you wrote and showing us how you play them!!!!
Such awesome Classics, right there! LA Guns Rocks!! Thanks again, Gibson ❤
This was a KILLER video!!! Thanks Tracii & Gibson!
I love his writing style, how his writing just contains essential parts then lets the player improvise and add what they want to play live
Traci has so many killer riffs back in the day. This guy is a true legend. So much great music came out of L. A. Guns.
Awesome Guitar, awesome tone, Love Tracii 👍 Fan here from Philippines 🇵🇭
Would really love to see Tracy doing Gibson icon also. Great underrated guitarist.
Tracii is the coolest! Thank you Tracii for filming this and Thank you Gibson for the Riff Lords series. Keep them coming!
Wow, great tone and down to earth guy. Really enjoyed this.
Love the old stuff more than ever. Thanks Mr. Guns.
The devil you know was an awesome album. I'm more into the thrash/ heavier styles of metal but I've always loved L.A. Guns and Tracy's guitar playing.
It’s their BEST album imho. It’s the perfect combination of the first two albums while still sounding current.
Great stuff! Tracii is the real deal!
The sound was amazing on my headphones. Tracii is one of the guitarists I look up to. Thanks for having him do this.
Love that you open with a song from my favorite LA Guns album
Thank you Gibson & Tracii Guns,
This is great stuff.
Thank You Gibson this is AWESOME! I loved everyone of them! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Always love his Rhoads inspired riffs and solos!
Amazing guitarist!!
Tracii is awesome and I love L.A. Guns and Gibsons!!
Thanks Gibson for keeping things classy
What an awesome video. Always wanted to know how these riffs go and the history of them. Thanks guys!
I totally love old la guns. Airplayed his riffs as a teenager. Cocked was Grade A album with such a distinctive sleazy sound. Legendary.
i wish i had seen this video 30years ago!! great
just learned more in the first 15 minutes of this than I have in the past 35 years playing gtr
Nice words of encouragement for those just starting!
Well done Tracii! Cool Video!
Thanks for sharing Gibson!
Be Well All!
Tone is spot on . Traci is my biggest inspiration for 30 plus years. He's so experienced and when he was young was as good a shredder as anyone. His blues riffs are sick. Ballad of Jane had very tasty solo. Traci is the reason I play guitar. Frfr just the riff in ballad of Jane is pure rock n roll.
That's right Traci, not everyone gets seeds, some of us only get stems. Great video. This dude has influenced me so much I didn't even realize it until I'm listening to him pick the songs apart and then I'm like, yeah I lifted that part from that song. No wonder my best stuff sounds so cool, I didn't write it! 😆 Keep rocking Traci! Also, loved how he was absolutely humble and giving credit to his band mates like Mick Cripps.
Thank you Tracii, and thank you Gibson! This is awesome!
The colour of that Guitar Is hypnotizing!
This is great..Tracii did a great job breaking these down for us. Rip n Tear and Never Enough are the only two LA Guns songs I've taken the time to learn and love playing. Never Enough is one of my all time favorite songs to play on guitar. My wife is sick of me playing that during warming up nearly every day. but for me it never gets old Now I can try to add a few more Guns songs now that Tracii has shown us how they're played. Thanks again..Also it was good to hear Tracii give mad respect to Mick and talk about respecting your bandmates.
TG: Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. Grew up on the first 2 albums and to this day am still inspired by them. Hope to see you guys out and about soon.
when i first heard Rip n Tear i was hooked! hands down you set the bar!!
Tracii is an American treasure. Love this so much.
Loved LA Guns as a kid. Great to see Tracii is still an awesome guitarist.
Gibson TV John Sykes, please!!! That would be the ultimate Riff Lords chapter.
Yes. Please. That would be a very valuable episode.
Up!
Bring him on, and have him discuss every aspect of his 78 LP Custom, and other Les Pauls he has
Yes please
That would be excellent. Please please!
I remember getting the first album and thinking holy fuck this is what music should sound like at the time was playing in a New Jersey based Hair band in the 90's I did see Traci play in a local club the Birch Hill night club and his playing always gave me goosebumps 😅😎 I still play his riffage to this day....Awesome video
I really really, really got a lot out of this lesson. Thank you so much, always been a fan of yours! When you slowed it down especially able to get it.
I just love the way him and slash play! They have style!
Thanks for hearting my comment!
*Gibson TV* *THANK YOU* *CATER*
Tom Keifer next please.
Absolute legend and a really nice friendly bloke aswell.
Awesome! Thank you Tracii and Gibson
Love L.A Guns, there music is the perfect soundtrack.
Very cool 👍👍👍! Gibson and Epiphone, please, never stop making pelham blue guitars, they are the most beautiful thing! 😍
I'd love to have one.
@@johndrake2729 me too.
Thanks so much for this video .
You are giving it back to others.
It’s so kool to see a pro sit down and walk everyone through the songs ,when most of us for years were telling ourself how do I play that damn Never Enough
Thanks Again Man
We all appreciate this
Tracii showing why he is one of my top 10 favorite guitarists.
These guys Kick Ass live these days. Tracii and Phil got the right dudes backing them now. Making the band a little more youthful and rocking great chemistry no Drama.Phil sounds and looks 10 years younger than his age and performs at that level as does Tracii
Guitar GOD and LEGEND! Love tracii guns
Electric Gypsy has opened my eyes! What a hammer!! Makes me wanna play all night long 🤘
Anyone who hears cocked and loaded for the first time is blown away. Such a unique, beefy, distorted beyond belief, crunch sound that your brain is going "What the f is this? I want more!" And here we are years later and it's still a cd I play just as often as anything else. Just fantastic timeless stuff.
"Can you give meeeee,
What I neeeeeeeedd" 🎶 🎵
I'm late to this but I'll be at the Coach House in San Juan 12-28-23. I won't be late for that!
Man I watched these guys at “FAT JACKS” bar in council bluffs iowa …..a f’ing bar before they broke big. Best live performance I have ever seen just unbelievable
It's amazing that the chords you first learn to play the guitar is used to come up with awesome riffs that are so memorable. No need to learn anything super complicated. it's how you use what you know, not necessarily learning more.
THANK A MILLIONS FOR THIS🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍
Always been one of my favorite Guitarist
Always liked his playing. Out of all the 80’s era acts, their latest couple of albums really stand out compared to others.
Funny story, when Pantera was touring Reinventing the steel I had a kid offer me a 100 bucks for my ticket on my way into the show. I declined. It was Pantera and Dime! Gotta see that right? Well Pantera absolutely sucked that night. I was really wishing I’d taken that 100 bucks.
As it turns out LA Guns was playing in a bar called Midnight Rodeo that same night. They held their show up until after Pantera was over and somebody outside the venue was offering free entry to Guns with a Pantera ticket stub. We went, LA Guns totally slayed onstage that night. They were 100 times better, more energetic and just damn good rock show.
Pantera were always drunk and drugged out and generally sucked live, seen them too couple times
Tracii is a great teacher. Leather , cowboy boots and full throttle chords ! 😎
So great! Tracii - thanks!
NIce Gibson. Tracii sounds terrific. That guitar 🔥. I will catch some crap for this. But, my favorite L.A. Guns song is It’s Over Now from Hollywood Vampires.
This is great I still listen to the first 3 L.A Guns albums ALL the time . Electric Gypsy - What a riff! And in the key of A, based on Looks That Kill. Never knew or thought that maybe because I heard Guns b4 Crue, but it makes perfect sense.
Been a fan of La Guns since 1989. I remember my brother watching an old vhs and walking in as Tracii was playing Cry No More and I loved that song pausing the video to try and work out the hand positions. Loved that whole album. We defo need this as a signature model Gibson.
His sound ain't too shabby.
0:00 Intro
1:22 “No Mercy”
8:25 “One More Reason”
15:29 “Electric Gypsy”
23:03 “Rip and Tear”
34:31 “Never Enough”
44:59 “The Ballad of Jane”
48:42 “Killing Machine”
55:12 “Speed”
1:03:25 “Gone Honey”
Great job Tracii !Love seeing this stuff! Love the tone of the new VHT. 🤘🤘🤘
I love this !! Thank you so much . Very insightful. You Rock Traccii
Always bean one of my all tome favorite guitar player. Met him in LA 20 years ago. He is such a cool nice guy!
have and will always love tracii. what a true G. almost teared up when he so humbly opens up w/ "can't play it anymore... probably easier for you" ... wish i'd have found his music earlier in my guitar playing.
What a fantastic Musican He is😎🤘
These videos are really encouraging me to buy a Les Paul. Can't afford a Gibson, but hopefully an Epiphone will do.
P.S - I hope you folks at Gibson are talking to John Sykes about doing a video!
Get out!! Jk what's up buddy
I have an awesome 2012 epiphone les Paul standard cardigan red that is so bad ass, good even for any knee it's that good.
This is my favorite Riff Lords! More please!