I agree entirely, there are so many brilliant guitarists out there but if they're not wanking the neck or the same stale old blues licks they're just dismissed.
@@773a22 The first song is Arabian Nights from Siouxsee and the Banshees, I didn't recognize the rest. For John McGeoch, check out the band Magazine and Siouxsie albums, Kaleidoscope, Juju, and A Kiss in the Dreamhouse. He did work with PiL but I'm not familiar with it.
MC Geoch is such an underrated player.. His creative chords, riffs and leads really put magic and mystery into Siouxie's music.. Never understood why Yamaha discontinued this model..
@Kris_P._Bude Dissing Van Halen..he was absolutely without doubt the most pioneering guitarist of his time.oh and sold millions of albums ,toured the planet a few times, ..ey_Ken
John was of the best UK guitarist ever. Was lucky to have seen him with Siouxsie and the Banshees a few times in LA the very early 80's. The new Eastwood replica looks nice
Beautiful guitar! I never knew McGeoch had a model of his own. This is awesome! Only thing I wish is that McGeoch would be recognized for his excellent work with The Armoury Show, as well as with the other great bands he was in, which you mention in the video. John McGeoch R.I.P...
Yeah he was definitely a guitarist that had the technical chops but a very artistic sensibility. He did a lot of sound painting and created a lot of atmospheres, which was more suited for postpunk. He knew when to pull back. He knew that less was always more
My first pro guitar was the SG1000, I tried it against all the competition from the US and it was night and day better for sound and playability. Everyone who plays it says it makes them a better player. I've still got it 40 years later, I wish it weighed 8lbs though!
I live in Japan, and today, I got to play a real 1990 Yamaha SG1000 through a JC-120. Playing Siouxsie riffs on that thing was so fun (I should have asked to try a flanger with it too!). I don’t know about around the world, but in Japan, you can buy an actual vintage sg1000 for the same price as the Eastman. I’m also a Killing Joke fan and got to play an Epiphone Es-295, like the Gibson es-295 Geordie Walker plays. The clerk at the store looked up online and showed there’s a store near my apartment that has an actual Gibson too, so I’m going to try it out soon.
@@jeanluc1313 The vast majority on Ebay continue to be in Japan and prices continue to go upwards. When adding VAT and excise duties to bring them over - and with sterling pretty low ATM this makes them about 35% more expensive than they were even just 2 years ago. Fo one in mint condition prices now exceed what the Eastwood costs, which is (I guess) why they see an opportunity to fill a hole in the market.
@@sboistan I've owned 2 SBG500 and the sound is there but I havent touched one of those guitars they used to call them les Paul killers .. Santana and britt pop guys in the 80s I love mine
@@bigwavedave8492 Really appreciate the info. Considering grabbing one of these or digging around for one of the yammys. I really like the fact that they can do the heavy blues rock as well as a convincing jangly sound. My Les Paul std only does one of the two!
@@sboistan don't know how good these easrwood are built...the 70's and 80's yamahas are out of this world in quality...mine is 81 and I am still trying to find a Les Paul better built or sounding than mine...and m8ne is not the high end but the mid range sg800s...playability is also centuries ahead of a LP std in my opinion. If you find a yamaha go for it...unless these new ones are as good. Cheers
that's a beautiful Guitar my friend just exactly everything that i love in a good guitar like if SG had a beautiful japanese baby with an Double cutaway Les Paul yeah it also reminds me of my Black Double cut by Gibson
I love the Yamaha SG, you can get a Les Paul or Strat sound out of it, and the action is insanely low. I have a 2000 and a 300 (left handed, because i'm a freak :-) )
If you're looking at this you might also want to check out the D'Angelico Brighton Premier. A similar but unique guitar with a MAP of $799.99, and if you call GC during the holidays they'll likely discount it 15%.
Is it just me, or does the body seem a bit smaller overall when compared to a Yamaha SG? I get that this isn't an exact replica, but something just looks off to me; especially when I glance over at my Yamaha SGs.
Nice playing, as always! I think the first chord on Arabian Knights is a CMaj7 (I played an Em for a long time until someone corrected me)... Thought you'd like to know too :)
@@Guedzilla come to think of it you're right, but he does play the A string with that Em shape for the first two bars in the album version, which sounds like he was playing the maj7 shape there instead
@@abyface I hope I didn't sounded like a jerk "this is how you should play it"... I just wanted to share what was an "oh wow!" moment for me with other fellow McGeoch fans. If only we could get our hands on the original multitracks...
If we're talking Gibson SG.. in the late 50's Gibson discontinued the Les Paul as it wasn't the big hit they hoped it would be. They revamped their Les Paul model into what became the SG. Les himself didn't like the new model so he asked Gibson to not use his name for that model so Gibson renamed it to SG for Solid Guitar. I'm not big into my Yamaha history but think they tried to come up with their own take on it. To me it looks like a Les Paul and an SG had a baby. It has the double cut shape but shares the body contours and thickness of a Les Paul.
@@raymon8044 the yamaha sg1000 was called the Les Paul killer as it was probably a better guitar than the gibson...soundwise it's up to personal preferences(I like both)...but qualitywise, the yamaha is centuries ahead of the gibson...cheers
I like those old Yamaha’s, but the Revstar 502T has wrapped its tendrils around my brain. I will have one in Bowden Green in Vintage Japanese Denim before the end of 2021.
@@davidgood6744 I got me the green bowden it's an amazing guitar. Also got me the RS620, soo good too. These two models completely satisfied my hunger for Les Paul with P90 and humbuckers. Here you can hear the RS502T in action in a track I made Listen to Dreamin' by Savana Violenta on #SoundCloud soundcloud.com/savanaviolenta/3a-1?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=1
I've got a 1979 SG1000 that I paid £400 for in 2001. It has push-pull tone knobs that act as coil taps - pretty much going from Gibson to Fender. This seems to completely ignore that, so it's not even a good copy of a SG1000.
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This is awesome! John McGeoch is one of my favorite guitarists, so underrated in a community dominated by the shredder mentality.
I agree entirely, there are so many brilliant guitarists out there but if they're not wanking the neck or the same stale old blues licks they're just dismissed.
well said
Could you guys name the songs played on this demo ? And where should I start to listening to John's work?
@@773a22 The first song is Arabian Nights from Siouxsee and the Banshees, I didn't recognize the rest. For John McGeoch, check out the band Magazine and Siouxsie albums, Kaleidoscope, Juju, and A Kiss in the Dreamhouse. He did work with PiL but I'm not familiar with it.
@@flux1968 mate you are the best
The first song in this video is killer!
MC Geoch is such an underrated player.. His creative chords, riffs and leads really put magic and mystery into Siouxie's music.. Never understood why Yamaha discontinued this model..
Probably discontinued because edward wack halen or kirk cram it didn't shred on them. 🤷
@@Kris_P._Bey_Ken Good point they need a flashy name..
They never discontinued SGs, you can find them averywhere and they are great guitars, unlike those crap copies.
@@anacoreta9381
Ok thanks I've found some on their web site. They are made in Japan.. They must be really good for sure..
@Kris_P._Bude Dissing Van Halen..he was absolutely without doubt the most pioneering guitarist of his time.oh and sold millions of albums ,toured the planet a few times, ..ey_Ken
OMG, Juju was such a massive record. And John McGeoch easily the best guitarist the Banshees ever had.
Thank you Andy, for taking us Into the Light.
John was of the best UK guitarist ever. Was lucky to have seen him with Siouxsie and the Banshees a few times in LA the very early 80's. The new Eastwood replica looks nice
tis a bit good
John was a guitarists guitarist, good to see him being recognised.
Love John McGeoch!
How amazing Siouxsie & The Banshees music is. Truly unique!!
Beautiful guitar! I never knew McGeoch had a model of his own. This is awesome! Only thing I wish is that McGeoch would be recognized for his excellent work with The Armoury Show, as well as with the other great bands he was in, which you mention in the video.
John McGeoch R.I.P...
Shots fired at Yamaha
They need to give in and give us these. The revstar is great. Looks dreadful tho
right? Pity that Eastwood logo looks GENERIC
Yeah he was definitely a guitarist that had the technical chops but a very artistic sensibility. He did a lot of sound painting and created a lot of atmospheres, which was more suited for postpunk.
He knew when to pull back. He knew that less was always more
@@2beJT Electric tape? Lol!
@@2beJT Agreed, pokes the eye a bit! : )
Damn, that pickless playing technique is something else!
I was thinking the same thing!
Andy has a whole video about it if you go back to the beginning of the channel!
My first pro guitar was the SG1000, I tried it against all the competition from the US and it was night and day better for sound and playability. Everyone who plays it says it makes them a better player. I've still got it 40 years later, I wish it weighed 8lbs though!
I was going to comment, I have an SG1000 from 1983, it's awesome but it's back breaking.
Sounds terrific! One of my favorite guitarists of all time!
👍 We all grew up with his awesome guitar sounds in the early 80's with SATB and PIL - such a good time ..!
Love it Magazine the The Skids Bill Nelson in a beautiful package a must buy
all respect to john! saw pil in 92 in sao paulo... great gig.. rip... your legacy will live forever
I think John Frusciante once said that listening to John McGeoch taught him everything he knew on guitar!
AYYY FRUSCIANTE FAN!
that's insane, Andy! Call Severin and Budgie and start rehearsals ASAP!!!
Holy shit! My favourite guitarist playing my favourite guitar. Thats a copy of my other favourite guitarist.
That bridge pickup is so meaty but well-defined, perfect for McGeoch's weird voicings. I *need* one of these
Just bought one. It's beautiful❤
Damn Andy, you rock. That was extraordinary
I have one, it's my favorite guitar.
I absolutely love it
Great seeing other guitarists out there that have a passion for this area of guitar.
Very very well done, sir
Brian May of Queen and Mark King of Level 42 both mentioned McGeoch’s playing as an influence in the 80s!
A great song on a fantastic album, recorded and produced by Nigel Gray at Surrey Sound Studios. 🎸🙏🏻❤️
I live in Japan, and today, I got to play a real 1990 Yamaha SG1000 through a JC-120. Playing Siouxsie riffs on that thing was so fun (I should have asked to try a flanger with it too!). I don’t know about around the world, but in Japan, you can buy an actual vintage sg1000 for the same price as the Eastman.
I’m also a Killing Joke fan and got to play an Epiphone Es-295, like the Gibson es-295 Geordie Walker plays. The clerk at the store looked up online and showed there’s a store near my apartment that has an actual Gibson too, so I’m going to try it out soon.
Great! Music is spot on!
Andy is a national treasure
Wonderful guitar and the music of one of my all time favourite guitarists. Very tempting now that the Yamaha’s are going for crazy money.
I'll stay with my lovely Yamaha SG :D
Me too but not everyone can be so lucky.
@@whssy There are lots available on EBay.
@@jeanluc1313 The vast majority on Ebay continue to be in Japan and prices continue to go upwards. When adding VAT and excise duties to bring them over - and with sterling pretty low ATM this makes them about 35% more expensive than they were even just 2 years ago. Fo one in mint condition prices now exceed what the Eastwood costs, which is (I guess) why they see an opportunity to fill a hole in the market.
Recently acquired an sg1000 88' mint condition. It was an expensive purchase but it's worth it!
I was half expecting the the Camoflange to be mounted on a mic stand. Magazine fan in the house.
Andy my favorite and best guitar demo guy out there
Oh man, I was having a bad day. The intro made me smile
It was quite nice indeed. 😎
Love the opening music. Nice play.
This looks like my dads 1989 Yamaha SG-500. I picked it up when I was 13 years old.
I wish these hadn't all disappeared into production hell. I want to try one out so bad but they're impossible to find!
Sorry to hear about them being sold out. I'd click Eastwood's "email when back in stock" button. Thanks for watching!
Sounds great but it's a spot on of my Yahama SBG500 80s guitar that I have loved for 25 years Cheers man
You mean, not quite as good - what's better about the original yammys? Just curious, I have never seen one in the wild
@@sboistan I've owned 2 SBG500 and the sound is there but I havent touched one of those guitars they used to call them les Paul killers .. Santana and britt pop guys in the 80s I love mine
@@bigwavedave8492 Really appreciate the info. Considering grabbing one of these or digging around for one of the yammys. I really like the fact that they can do the heavy blues rock as well as a convincing jangly sound. My Les Paul std only does one of the two!
@@bigwavedave8492 And Steven Rothery (Marillion), Andrew Latimer (Camel), used Yamaha SBG 2000.
@@sboistan don't know how good these easrwood are built...the 70's and 80's yamahas are out of this world in quality...mine is 81 and I am still trying to find a Les Paul better built or sounding than mine...and m8ne is not the high end but the mid range sg800s...playability is also centuries ahead of a LP std in my opinion. If you find a yamaha go for it...unless these new ones are as good. Cheers
Saved the best for last. Of course you have to smile playing that!
That was a refreshing change up.
Great stuff! 👍🏽🙏🏽🎸
that's a beautiful Guitar my friend
just exactly everything that i love in a good guitar
like if SG had a beautiful japanese baby with an Double cutaway Les Paul
yeah it also reminds me of my Black Double cut by Gibson
GJ Andy. Please keep it up.
Nicely played & presented.
I love the Yamaha SG, you can get a Les Paul or Strat sound out of it, and the action is insanely low. I have a 2000 and a 300 (left handed, because i'm a freak :-) )
Greenock's legendary guitarist
Hot damn how did I miss this???
So happy I picked a Yamaha SG up. Something different
The "Juju" album is must own for any guitar player worth his salt.
Brilliant
Arabian Kniiiiiiiiiiights! One of my favourite songs of theirs.
EDIT: AND Spellbound! That's Jackpot, man.
I've always wanted one of those Yamaha SG's! I couldn't ever find one though, this is epic! You make everything sound golden Andy
Yam SGs are still around, but you'll pay several grand for a good example.
If you're looking at this you might also want to check out the D'Angelico Brighton Premier. A similar but unique guitar with a MAP of $799.99, and if you call GC during the holidays they'll likely discount it 15%.
Been trying to buy one for months but never in stock sadly.
Greetings from Shanghai! Hi Andy, would u have a semi hollow single cut FLAT fretboard guitar to recommend? Thanks in advance
Great guitar, keep it up man.
This looks great, but I want a Yamaha Revstar 502T so bad it hurts when I pee.
I have one.....in Japanese blue denim. Great guitar for the price.
I love the Revstars with P90s in them. Amazing value.
The Revstar has a very unique sound. I have it and a real Yamaha that this guitar is based on...
you should get that checked out ; )
The Yamaha is a great axe, I hope you get it.
@@patrickcannady2066 My urologist straighten all of that out, but 502ts are hard to come by in the USA right now.
How does this compare to the PRS S2 line of guitars??
Is it just me, or does the body seem a bit smaller overall when compared to a Yamaha SG? I get that this isn't an exact replica, but something just looks off to me; especially when I glance over at my Yamaha SGs.
That's mint !! 😉💕
Awesome demo! Love it.....guys is Andy using a pick in that opening? Sometimes it looks like he is, other times not.
The great Bob Marley played one of those!
The Original Yamaha models SG 1000 was made in Japan where is this Eastwood model made?
Indonesia, Korea, china.
If Yamaha started again the production of the 1000s they would sell like crazy. Their 1800s are too expensive...
You still have that Ibanez Artist Andy?
man i want one but they are impossible to find in sunburst !
I luv it but my ocd hates where the 2 piece top is split...
I heard a rumooooor 🤘
cannot decide between this and the yamaha sg600
Stuart Adamson , Midge Ure , Bill Nelson , Santana
Well done, John was a genius. I’ve done a few Mcgeoch covers on my channel if anyone is interested.
I've noticed that the first bunch have a much darker fingerboard wood colour compared to the one in this video. Anyone here knows why?
no coil split?
How can Eastwood replicate yamaha's guitar without copyright infringement?
Smart move 👍👍👍
Nice
Nice playing, as always! I think the first chord on Arabian Knights is a CMaj7 (I played an Em for a long time until someone corrected me)... Thought you'd like to know too :)
CMaj7 for just the first two bars, then it switches over to Em
th-cam.com/video/x4mOmAnHGiE/w-d-xo.html 😎
@@abyface Mmm, I don't know, that pinky seems to be up there all through the song… th-cam.com/video/4RxzDa3tSjE/w-d-xo.html
@@Guedzilla come to think of it you're right, but he does play the A string with that Em shape for the first two bars in the album version, which sounds like he was playing the maj7 shape there instead
@@abyface I hope I didn't sounded like a jerk "this is how you should play it"... I just wanted to share what was an "oh wow!" moment for me with other fellow McGeoch fans.
If only we could get our hands on the original multitracks...
For some reason I keep thinking about my Yamaha SG2000...
I wonder why...
GGGGGET IT. So rad
MAJORCOOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At Last a neck with some girth to it!
You really need a JC120 to get that McGeoch chime.
and a marshall of some kind
Roland JC-120 and Marshall JMP MkII. MXR M-102 & M-117 and Yamaha E1010.
Even despite the McGeoch link that guitar was a beautiful thing. Wasn't the original SG known as the Les Paul killer?
If we're talking Gibson SG.. in the late 50's Gibson discontinued the Les Paul as it wasn't the big hit they hoped it would be. They revamped their Les Paul model into what became the SG. Les himself didn't like the new model so he asked Gibson to not use his name for that model so Gibson renamed it to SG for Solid Guitar.
I'm not big into my Yamaha history but think they tried to come up with their own take on it. To me it looks like a Les Paul and an SG had a baby. It has the double cut shape but shares the body contours and thickness of a Les Paul.
@@raymon8044 the yamaha sg1000 was called the Les Paul killer as it was probably a better guitar than the gibson...soundwise it's up to personal preferences(I like both)...but qualitywise, the yamaha is centuries ahead of the gibson...cheers
Pretty lively spanky axe Great vid Andy
I heard a rumor... Was just listening to Siouxsie today.
You could grey import an original 70’s/80’s Yamaha SG1000 from a Japanese guitar shop for under £1000. It will be better made too. That's what I did.
I heard a rumor -- what have you done to her
25½" scale length?
24.75"
@@jfo3000 Thanks, the original was 25½" wasn't it ?
Song at 4:04, please?
Aside from the Banshees opener, these are all riffs I came up with for the demo. Thanks!
@@AndyDemos Thank you.
Thank you but no THANK YOU I'll stay with my LP.
check out my documentary about what happened to John McGeoch's actual guitar! th-cam.com/video/VZpNUDaxVb8/w-d-xo.html
Guitar looks sweet but I bet you could rock the crap out of a shovel with some strings on it. And please do that demo.
Looks good and sounds great.
ヤマハのギターもコピーしてるのね
日本人から見ると新鮮。
Arabian nights! ❤
Big Country used SG2000 s
If it plays half as well as my workhorse Yamaha does it's worth it.
I don't even know who McGeoch is. As always I just came for Andy. Hopefully he won't sell me anything this time..
Andy edumacation saving the world one guitar at a time
Listen to Ju Ju by Siouxie and the Banshees.
The Yamaha Revstars are a better option. I'm talking about the RS502T and Rs620 and the upper models.
I like those old Yamaha’s, but the Revstar 502T has wrapped its tendrils around my brain. I will have one in Bowden Green in Vintage Japanese Denim before the end of 2021.
@@davidgood6744 I got me the green bowden it's an amazing guitar. Also got me the RS620, soo good too. These two models completely satisfied my hunger for Les Paul with P90 and humbuckers. Here you can hear the RS502T in action in a track I made Listen to Dreamin' by Savana Violenta on #SoundCloud
soundcloud.com/savanaviolenta/3a-1?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=1
I will check it out.
I've got a 1979 SG1000 that I paid £400 for in 2001. It has push-pull tone knobs that act as coil taps - pretty much going from Gibson to Fender. This seems to completely ignore that, so it's not even a good copy of a SG1000.