This guy has been seriously touring *forever*. I have been going to his shows since around 1994 and it's always the highlight of the year when they come through town.
I love the fact that he can be so badass on stage. But outside of that, as a person, he's a mature man and doesn't act like some rock n' roll bad boy douche. He's established himself and he does't need to try to act any kind of way.
LOVE THE REV!!!! we had a psychobilly/cowpunk band about 10 yrs ago called the ecclectomaniacs, rockabilly is the most fun music to play or hear live,,I love rockabilly so much
Saw the Rev at House of Blues Chicago in 95. That guy rocked the fuckin place. I'd never heard of him before that but been a fan since. Crazy he was using a 78 Ultralinear Super Reverb for all that time before the Gretsch amp. Jim is the real deal
You know what someone told me years ago when I was a youngin? That a good electric guitar sounds good even unplugged. should have a pleasing sound about it. I just bought my first Gretsch It sound wonderful unplugged. Now I'm hooked on all these Gretsch players Like Rev. Horton .
Takes me back to the laste 80s, when we used to frequently see RHH in Deep Ellum, Dallas. Good times. On a side note, I wish like hell my thumb would bend like that.
I meet him the late eighties or early nineties in deep elluim😮 then I didn't know who he was he was like this a good club and this one's not to great and oh In couple nights I'm playing it was it was awesome. I've seen 5 or six times since every times been great.most recently I seen him at the mesa theater in grand junction Colorado. It was a great show. Its weird. When he comes on stage you forget about the other bands that played .it's so cool thanks
Use bow rosin on the underside of the bridge and it won't move at all. None of my Gretsch bridges move, and they are not pinned. The other thing you want to do is use 11's.
Has he done any instructional videos/courses/dvds? It seems like he likes to teach. I have weird hands with huge palms and moderately long fingers, so I've pretty much given up on trying to use my thumb, but he inspired me. It doesn't look like he has excepionally long fingers either.
Well, it's taken me 3 years to admit it, but,...that didn't pan out..haha ....but he played and ripped it up...voodoo glow skulls opened...it was a great show
Holy crap I play a lot like the rev.i thought I was the only one who used his thumb to play the low strings I had to develop a new way to play after chopping off my finger tips on my ring and middle finger I can use them now but a lot more minimally I can't hold more than one string down at a time
Anything thats not metal sucks!.............just kidding i like this kind of music, and i have spent years trying to learn to play like these guys. i just wanted to be that one guy on youtube who hates on anything thats not metal.
I would pay big money for a good detailed 2 hour video lesson from this guy. He's amazing and underrated.
Guitar.com has a 4-video series on RUclips with him. it's old but good.
thanks Kermit.
He has his own very small RUclips channel, 222Horton, where he sometimes posts lessons.
This guy has been seriously touring *forever*. I have been going to his shows since around 1994 and it's always the highlight of the year when they come through town.
I love the fact that he can be so badass on stage. But outside of that, as a person, he's a mature man and doesn't act like some rock n' roll bad boy douche. He's established himself and he does't need to try to act any kind of way.
Agreed, funny guy too!
If you've never seen this guy live, you owe it to yourself to do so. Wow!
Denton, TX in 2004...and I've never been so drunk in public as that night. Also all my friends. Fuggit, *IT'S MARTINI TIME!*
One of our most under-rated guitarists. He can play anything.
Jim Heath is one of my favorite guitarists. I love his modern take on rockabilly. Reverend Horton Heat ROCK!!!
Psychobilly at its best....
The REV just rocks more accident than most guitar players do on purpose! Love him!
Jim must be the greatest guy to hang with. He's a guitar god and he doesn't even give a shit. Seems like the most down-to-earth rock star ever.
ONLY ONE JUDGE GOD ALLMIGHTY!!!
The Rev is great...Jimbo is an awesome guy too, talked to him for 10-15 minutes after a show in Akron a couple years ago!
LOVE THE REV!!!! we had a psychobilly/cowpunk band about 10 yrs ago called the ecclectomaniacs, rockabilly is the most fun music to play or hear live,,I love rockabilly so much
Came for a rig rundown, got a techniques lesson and example
Stellar.
KaisDragonBlade me as well -- I check this out all the time trying lift those tasty licks!
Galaxie 500 is one of my favorite songs.
First time I saw the Rev they opened for Soundgarden on the Superunknown tour. They blew Soundgarden off the stage.....it wasnt even close.
Hands down, no bullsnit, my absolute favorite entertainer
I nearly soiled myself meeting him
Saw the Rev at House of Blues Chicago in 95. That guy rocked the fuckin place. I'd never heard of him before that but been a fan since. Crazy he was using a 78 Ultralinear Super Reverb for all that time before the Gretsch amp.
Jim is the real deal
Kind of hard to do their normal rig rundown -- "I take this guitar, plug a cord into it here, then I take that same cord and plug that into this amp."
Having the Rev plugged in would have been nice. He's a hell of a player!
To change strings on a Bigsby you need to use a capo to hold the strings in place as you change them...I figured that out after much frustration.
djangolad ...agreed
I'm buying my first Gretsch w/a Bigsby tomorrow (been a Fender guy my whole life) - thanks for the tip on changing strings - that will come in handy!
Oh. Never thought of that. Thanks
DUDE. I restrung my first Gretsch with a Bigsby last month. It took me over an hour. Thanks for the advice. Should have looked up how to do it first.
Late to the party but that is a great idea
Premiere Guitar needs to invest in a wireless mic for interviews...
This Gretsch guitar is really something. So pretty in every prospect.
Love the Rev, such an amazing player.
i love how it went from being a rig rundown to a full out guitar lesson...lol
ive never had as much fun playing guitar as i do when i play galaxy 500
favorite comment i have seen in a while
any tab for that brother? would be much appreciated
in greece i may be the only one who knows the rev so its kinda hard to find tab books on stores
premier guitar always has the best rig rundowns!
Silverface Super Reverb was kicked up to 70 watts from 45 in 1977, I owned one once (78'). That's why they're so Boss!
Gretschy Gretschen McGretschowitz
Loving that guitar.
You know what someone told me years ago when I was a youngin? That a good electric guitar sounds good even unplugged. should have a pleasing sound about it. I just bought my first Gretsch It sound wonderful unplugged. Now I'm hooked on all these Gretsch players Like Rev. Horton .
To sum up the rig: Gretsch, delay, amp.
I'm 12 years late to this video, but that walking bass thing he did with his thumb over the neck at 08:40 is great and i'm gonna try it later.
Beautiful guitar
Great unplugged sound.
Takes me back to the laste 80s, when we used to frequently see RHH in Deep Ellum, Dallas. Good times. On a side note, I wish like hell my thumb would bend like that.
seeing him in feb...hopefully playing with him!!....lots of wisdom from this vid, ty
I wish this was about an hour longer...that man can pick!
Hey, I've got the same glasses as the Rev! Got some of the lickage, too...
Rev throws a shout to Split Lip! Sweet.
I luv the Revs Signature Gretsch! Great player and great no frills setup!
Right? I woulda loved to hear that Gretsch amp!
10 years ago...think he's back to Fender amps ...
As a big bigsby player i have locking tuners on my hollowbody they really do make it easier
I love this guy
I love the revered!
The Reverend for President!
I meet him the late eighties or early nineties in deep elluim😮 then I didn't know who he was he was like this a good club and this one's not to great and oh In couple nights I'm playing it was it was awesome. I've seen 5 or six times since every times been great.most recently I seen him at the mesa theater in grand junction Colorado. It was a great show. Its weird. When he comes on stage you forget about the other bands that played .it's so cool thanks
Ok, this is 9 years old but damn, that was way too short. I could have listened and studied for a few hours! That was great
Brown ale on draft in the background. Gedin 👍🏿
Sweet guitar. My favorite so far. That Fillmore show was fun. Good times
Oh! I love him!
What a cool guy & gorgeous guitar. Thanks!!!
Damn I'de be happy to be able to play like that on that type of gear
Use bow rosin on the underside of the bridge and it won't move at all. None of my Gretsch bridges move, and they are not pinned. The other thing you want to do is use 11's.
Fingerpick battle: Heath vs. Knopfler. Annnnd after seeing the 7:13 point....nevermind. Both are masters.
RHH has Sound Post vs. Trestle Bracing of the SS
Someone should tell the Rev about those replacement Bigsby shafts with the holes in them
Nice. Whatever new camera you are using looks fantastic.
Plug the guy in!
rig rundown and guitar lesson!
I'm a drummer, but Jim is my guitar God. LOVE this guy.
Has he done any instructional videos/courses/dvds? It seems like he likes to teach. I have weird hands with huge palms and moderately long fingers, so I've pretty much given up on trying to use my thumb, but he inspired me. It doesn't look like he has excepionally long fingers either.
I wish he would. He would be a amazing teacher.
Bigsby bridge type/series ?
Seems like such a cool dude.
7:00 ~ hold the damned mic near sound source!!
In some videos I see he uses a couple of pedals.. one looks like a volume pedal..are there others?
Well, it's taken me 3 years to admit it, but,...that didn't pan out..haha ....but he played and ripped it up...voodoo glow skulls opened...it was a great show
8:25 - is that a song? if so whats the name?
Indigo Friends
thanks
Kinda sounds like cold shot by stevie ray Vaughan
I swear you can go to any city in the US and find a flyer for a Reverend horton heat show
Newcastle brown ale? I’m watching from down the road from Newcastle upon Tyne England!! Small world.
what band is he mentioning in 9:24?? i could not make out what he said!
Split Lip Rayfield
Holy crap I play a lot like the rev.i thought I was the only one who used his thumb to play the low strings I had to develop a new way to play after chopping off my finger tips on my ring and middle finger I can use them now but a lot more minimally I can't hold more than one string down at a time
too cool!
SUPER reverb
Wish he had a signature series workingman’s model that didn’t cost a down payment on a house!
I also love how he looks like he could be Robert Patrick's brother
Jim Heath, OR
Brian Setzer?
Stetzer's garbage.... Jim's the real deal.
Seen Jim so many times.... love the psychobilly freakout
real cool man.
Let’s talk about his guitar and amp setup, and then let him play unplugged with the microphone a couple feet away lol
What the hell @ 7:47! Sounds like a effin' accordion! I gotta lift that.
It's all in the thumb
That's what she said at 3:05
Anyone who disliked this video must not be able to play the solo in Galaxie 500 😀
Been seeing him live for 25 years. He's up there with Fishbone for incredible music and showmanship live.
rig rundown sounds like it could be a revernd song
*TEXAS MUSIC ALL DAY*
Work ethics are cool
Rev was clearly annoyed with the host
NEWCASTLE BROWN ALE!!!!! NUKIE...
Anything thats not metal sucks!.............just kidding i like this kind of music, and i have spent years trying to learn to play like these guys. i just wanted to be that one guy on youtube who hates on anything thats not metal.
Funny, he has a song called "death metal guys" where he talks shit about metalheads, you should listen, you might learn something.
is rig is simpler than mine
1:45 hght....hg....hot pickups
Boy he got old
And you got even more stupid...
Show Pony!
$3,500-4,000.00
The last show I saw was Reverend Horton Heat. That was in February 2020. Just before this pesky pandemic hit.
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A friend of mine gave me a cd of Horton Heat I gave it a play and I must say I like the way it burnt in the fireplace better.
Damn, you're cool.
Creston Horton XD
Chomo
What a terrible interviewer. I would have done MUCH better.
The Rev is coo. Way coo.