List of guitars used in this video: bit.ly/50Guitars_MiW On this episode of the #GuitarStoreTour I play 50 iconic riffs... on 50 different guitars. Only at a place like Sweetwater Sound would such a feat be possible, not only due to the awesome selection of axes, but the unrelenting accommodation of employees like Steve, Justin, and Chad, to name a few. There will be many more videos to come from my visit to this one-of-a-kind location, but for now, please enjoy some legendary licks on some beautiful guitars. Make sure to follow me on Twitter to see where the #GuitarStoreTour will stop next, and tune into my TH-cam channel for new episodes every Wednesday. 50 States. 50 Guitar Stores. 50 Weeks.
oh by the way, a tip for walk(I'm no way better than you but here's something I found). Walk is in standard d with an extra quarter step down, and it gives the riff a bit more edge to it with both power chords and the barred g and c strings giving it a bit more of a brighter yet harsher sound.
As someone who works at the Gibson factory, I can confidently tell you that the SG you used to play paranoid is not a standard SG. You can immediately tell by the inlays on the PHF, fingerboard, and by the half pick guard. Standard SG’s have a full pick guard, and they don’t have gold hardware either.
I counted each time he played a PRS for those who are wondering. 0:13 Number 1 1:40 Number 2 2:03 Number 3 2:33 Number 4 3:07 Number 5 5:31 Number 6 6:22 Number 7 7:03 Number 8 8:10 Number 9 8:25 Number 10 8:46 Number 11 9:41 Number 12 11:06 Number 13 11:36 Number 14 12:18 Number 15 12:38 Number 16 13:25 Number 17 17 PRS guitars were played and on average every 2.94 guitars were a PRS.
I was wondering is there no god damn explorer or a flying V in the whole shop? Metallica is supposed to be played on thoose kind of guitars, not some guitars that scream : " I'm close to retirement"
@@Alberto-ny7kf nah they played Flying Vs in the Kill 'Em All days, then James went to explorers, Kirk played strat style but not single coil guitars, he would usually play ones with humbuckers or active pickups
Probably by playing it correctly. It is probably the most overplayed riff of all time in music stores all over the world, but what's even worse is that you see a lot of people strum it while it's actually supposed to be plucked, as Tyler did. And of course he was obviously trolling us ;-)
You'll probably never even see this, but the fact that you went to Sweetwater is insane to me. Not only were you the inspiration for me to play electric guitar (been going strong for three years now), but you went to my local store. This video was absolutely awesome, and I thank you for the entertainment and inspiration to keep playing!
There are a lot of people saying that you played something wrong or in the wrong key. People forget the fact that you played most of these from how you remember the melody and not the actual tabs.
Love going to Sweetwater! I drive 2 hours there and back. Usually spend most of the day there. I have probably played almost all these Guitars as well but not in 1 day.
Smells like teen spirit? Sweet child o mine? Stairway to heaven? Through the fire and flames? Under the bridge? Say it ain’t so? Back in black? Edit:Master of puppets? Enter sandman? Sunshine of your love? Where are these legendary riffs?
@xXTHEREAPERXx6 I never said it sucked, i said it is played wrong, meaning the way he played is not how it is really played. I only pointed out that he didn't play it the the correct way
I seriously thought, when he began to play Smoke On The Water, that they were gonna cut to the clip of him getting kicked out of Sweetwater a la Carlton on the fresh prince of bel air.
I love that he always plays the songs on, let's say, completely other guitars than the ones with which the songs were played and it still sounds hell yeah good!
Thanks for #45. Glad to see Coheed&Cambria getting some recognition! (their even older stuff deserves a lot of recognition. Load of amazing sounding technical guitar stuff to play).
This was not 50 Legendary licks on 50 Amazing guitars, this was 50 Legendary Licks on 90% Prs Guitars and 10% Amazing guitars. Dude. We got it. You like Prs.
@@CraigSkinflute69 i dont mind when people play riffs "differently" as long as it is pretty much the same or revolves around the actual riff, but wrong notes and chords are just annoying because now it sounds like a made in china version of the riff
I thought I was unlucky having 5 guitar centers and a Sam Ash about an hour away from me each all in the Atlanta area, but then I looked to see how many were in the surrounding states and realized we have 8 here and Alabama has 3 in the whole state and they are nowhere near each other. If you live in South Georgia your closest option is Florida and it's still forever away.
11:14 I was really bummed cus I never hear this song be mentioned on guitar TH-cam channels and when he played master exploder without the actual legendary riff by John Kennesky i was sad cus I was waitin for it
20, 38, & 48 are my favorite licks in this video. Because I think the guitars he was playing, it really went well with the licks (Gibson SG (red), Gibson SG (black), & Fender limited edition Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster)
I forgot about 4 & 10, but there not really my favorites, so yeah (Ibanez JEM Steve Vai “Woody” & Gibson custom Les Paul standard Slash Brazilian Dream)
List of guitars used in this video: bit.ly/50Guitars_MiW
On this episode of the #GuitarStoreTour I play 50 iconic riffs... on 50 different guitars. Only at a place like Sweetwater Sound would such a feat be possible, not only due to the awesome selection of axes, but the unrelenting accommodation of employees like Steve, Justin, and Chad, to name a few. There will be many more videos to come from my visit to this one-of-a-kind location, but for now, please enjoy some legendary licks on some beautiful guitars. Make sure to follow me on Twitter to see where the #GuitarStoreTour will stop next, and tune into my TH-cam channel for new episodes every Wednesday. 50 States. 50 Guitar Stores. 50 Weeks.
Hope you get the views as you said in the live :)
Love when my suggestion is in there
oh by the way, a tip for walk(I'm no way better than you but here's something I found). Walk is in standard d with an extra quarter step down, and it gives the riff a bit more edge to it with both power chords and the barred g and c strings giving it a bit more of a brighter yet harsher sound.
PRS private stock custom 24 semi hollow with koa top and PRS wood library custom 24 floyd was the most beautiful 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Music is Win island in the sun would have been better if you stopped playing and said hip hip and continued on playing the song
Anyone else say “ahhh I need to learn that” then forgot what song it was and had to watch the video over again?
Guitarist1506 hahahah me
Yeah
I kept waiting for enter sandman but it never came
Me, this is like the 10th time watching this
Guitarist1506 - Nope. Sorry, i must be fun at parties.
*plays John Mayer prs*
*doesnt play a Mayer riff*
Because why not
But play a mayer riff with a fender strat
Andrew King but play a Mayer riff with a mustang
But he can play smoke on the water
Why not, there are no rules here
Next video: 50 weird licks on 50 crappy guitars.
50 country songs on 50 different banjos
It would end up being a "50 different Strats" video. And nobody wants that.
Esteban Aguayo harsh 😂
@@soullessSiIence 50 Renditions of Stars and Stripes Forever on 50 Starcasters
Esteban Aguayo Don’t forget, Gibson les Paul standard 2019
As someone who works at the Gibson factory, I can confidently tell you that the SG you used to play paranoid is not a standard SG. You can immediately tell by the inlays on the PHF, fingerboard, and by the half pick guard. Standard SG’s have a full pick guard, and they don’t have gold hardware either.
You work at the Gibson factory? Free guitar pls.
@@numanses 😂😂😂😂
1:09 Hey, you guys see that less of a Paul on the right? No, not the yellow one... The orange one? Yeah, that was my first guitar.
Ayrton Coetzee less of a Paul? Lol jk
First one was a strat then a les Paul for my 13th birthday a few months ago. Young guitar student here 🤙
Holy crap that was my first guitar too. I still have it 😂
Epiphone Les Paul Special 2 Vintage Sunburst?
Orange? Do you mean sunburst?
One does not simply play a Pantera song on a prs
Alext2k3 and completely off, too
I don’t think he even tune a full step down.i heard standard and drop d
@@camman9235 even if it were drop D it wouldn't be correct. Dimebag tuned it to a quarter step down
Cam Man so what if u get the song rite the tuning doesn't matter
@@hellfire7284 tbh, screw the tuning, he didnt even play it right. he butchered it. jesus....
Guitar store employee:"Sir we closed 5 hours ago"
It's Sweetwater, when do the ever close
You did not just play Layla like that
HaliniSnow Layla definitely wasn’t right
It is right. There’s 3 overlapping riffs on it all on different octaves
@@jakebennett8962 yeah you are right
You did not just play Walk like that
you did not just you did not just.
1:00 Oh my god that tone is amazing
Kinda sucks balls IMHO
I know, right?!
No sane person plays Welcome to the jungle like that
That’s literally what I was thinking 😂 you gotta hit the b string every other!
Who cares?
@matthew 10805 true that
Along the watchtower was completely unrecognizable but great video. Do more please!!
Probably for copyright reasons
@@elektrik-fz4up this video demonitized way before that riff
Not really I recognized that little triad thing
No 20 was have a drink on me not rock and roll aint noise pollution.
gamesandguitars003 me too XD
Me too dude
YES
It hurt me
3:11 "Africa by Toto"
737NG wow haha
Thought the exact same thing
737NG i thought that too
I love the prs he played in that song
737NG i thought about that too
Great idea, nice guitars.
However, I'm surprised that so many riffs were played incorrect, especially the more "metal" ones.
Hes trying not to get copyrighted
@@BadBadGamingBBG I don't think that was the intention.
Stone of Power Kinda is
@@BadBadGamingBBG but he played a number of riffs right (I think)
the pride and joy was incredibly wrong
The way you played Holy Diver made me ache
Bro gaming wiz STASKED chill my dude
Bro gaming wiz STASKED not that hard
@xXTHEREAPERXx6 did literally barring in drop D on a squire would sound better
@xXTHEREAPERXx6 yeah but the way he played it is just wrong
Agreed it was really off
I wonder what guitar he’ll play next!
-oh... another prs of course.
We get it, you like prs
Poopy really shitty
Whats wrong with that.. they scream American freedom.. not sweat shop communism
I love me a prs
PRS pays his bills btw.
He's a PRS endorsee
9:36 goes to bend neck, realizes there is a floating bridge
10:13
“2019 Gibson SG Standard”
Gibson custom crown
Gold hardware
Block inlays
I think the model is just called standard
@@dominikweber4305 it is literally an sg custom
Someone doesn't watch his Trogly! 😉
Tyler, I love you.
BUT WTF WAS THAT ON PARANOID
good thing im not the only one lol
Man that didn’t sound good without the hammer-ons
I’m not the only one that picked up on that!
Also why so much reverb on castles made of sand
Come on dude really , just because he didnt add a little hammer on in the middle doesn't mean it sounds bad
That last riff at 13:24 was too good 😩😍
Sounds familiar...hmmm
Is this a guitar heaven?! Soo many beautiful models! 0_0
It's just a store mate.
@@maikelchris3043 oh yeah you're right, silly me, I'll better stop being excited, it's just an ordinary corner store
@@JacobLukasiewicz not just a store if your an electric guitarist its not
ITS HEAVEN
JacobLukas this is sweetwater the biggest music store in the world in Fort Wayne indiana
You should see the Chicago Music Exchange. best store on the world
I counted each time he played a PRS for those who are wondering.
0:13 Number 1
1:40 Number 2
2:03 Number 3
2:33 Number 4
3:07 Number 5
5:31 Number 6
6:22 Number 7
7:03 Number 8
8:10 Number 9
8:25 Number 10
8:46 Number 11
9:41 Number 12
11:06 Number 13
11:36 Number 14
12:18 Number 15
12:38 Number 16
13:25 Number 17
17 PRS guitars were played and on average every 2.94 guitars were a PRS.
1 was too many to be played imo lol.
"Walk" with mids almost made me throw my phone
I would of excused it if he played the right notes at least..... he completely butchered Walk
Parker Hetzel I wouldn't say Metallica or Pantera have bad tones by any stretch, and they certainly scooped their mids.
And Scar Tissue, and Welcome Home sounded wrong without the wah
I almost cried because of Walk. That was just... horrible and he is a bloody good guitar player.
And the fact that he played it on a prs
It is a sin to play the four forsemen on coil split
Rammadan Steve i thought i was the only who noticed 😂
I was in the comments for only this reason
I was wondering is there no god damn explorer or a flying V in the whole shop? Metallica is supposed to be played on thoose kind of guitars, not some guitars that scream : " I'm close to retirement"
@@bedrosarmenakov4993 metallica plated strats in the early days tho
@@Alberto-ny7kf nah they played Flying Vs in the Kill 'Em All days, then James went to explorers, Kirk played strat style but not single coil guitars, he would usually play ones with humbuckers or active pickups
This was going to be 100 Legendary Licks on 100 Amazing Guitars, but he got kicked out because he played Smoke On The Water
0-3-5 0-3-6-5 😭
Lol. That’s the first time I’ve ever typed lol. You made me lol
Riff no. 20 is have a drink on me, not rock n' roll ain't noise pollution
Yep. Was just about to comment that.
d A n K b O y e I was bamboozled when that happened 😂
Yep it certainly is. Damn good song in any event.
@@nbrowser both are amazing songs
@@hunterjegou5620 i'm here to unbamboozle any bamboozles
50 legendary licks played through a line six apparently
How did you get away with playing ‘Smoke On the Water’ in a music shop?
Probably by playing it correctly.
It is probably the most overplayed riff of all time in music stores all over the world, but what's even worse is that you see a lot of people strum it while it's actually supposed to be plucked, as Tyler did. And of course he was obviously trolling us ;-)
He had to.. *dispose*
Of the employees
He was actually playing at his house. He just has that many guitars.,.
You'll probably never even see this, but the fact that you went to Sweetwater is insane to me. Not only were you the inspiration for me to play electric guitar (been going strong for three years now), but you went to my local store. This video was absolutely awesome, and I thank you for the entertainment and inspiration to keep playing!
Sweetwater is one of the biggest names in music gear, funny to hear it refered to as a local store
@@mrepicpant I get that a lot lol
I live like 50 minutes away so I'm hoping I can go soon
Correction: 50 amazing riffs played wrong on 50 amazing guitars.
There's nothing wrong with having a unique way of playing certain pieces.
Yea like who really cares about the correctness, it’s still musical.
He cant get copyrighted like that he does it on purpose
And almost all of the guitars are prs
Let the man play how he wants to. Aaaaaand he’s most likely trying not to get copyrighted.
I feel like I've been Rick rolled by the last riff
Same
That last riff was great I immediately chuckled
Stairway to heaven?
@@kalbra gotta love the look on his face during the rickroll.
If I ever hear Blackbird played like that again...
It wasn't that bad chill tf out
Generation Gamer it was that bad, listen to the original song
Yeah lemme just play it twice as fast with random licks in it
Dan Ream - “sounds like a country song....”
I was thinking the same thing! I play it better that!
That les paul special is absolutely gorgeous...
I liked the way he played layla. Sure, it might not have been note for note or in the right place, but hey, it gives it its own unique feeling.
A PURPLE FENDER JIMI HENDRIX LIMITED EDITION STRATOCASTER?!?!?!?!!? Do they accept kidney for payment?
Im afraid a kidneys probably not enough...they can literally can that strat purple haze
Mate it’s 800 pounds
Next video: 50 amazing licks on 50 legendary guitars
50 partically good licks on 50 favorable guitars
50 licks you play wrong on
50 guitars you don't own.
oh boy get sum alterbridge riff
There are a lot of people saying that you played something wrong or in the wrong key. People forget the fact that you played most of these from how you remember the melody and not the actual tabs.
Yeah. But the song he played for rock and roll ain't noise pollution is the wrong song, the songs actually have a drink on me.
Yeah sure but he played the completely wrong song at one point
"actual tabs?" lol
I understand your point and kinda agree with it. BUt then he shouldn't name the titel like he did.
so he remembered it wrong and in the wrong key
1:18 that little lick he did at the end 🙌
5:45 that isn't Rock and "Roll Ain't noise pollution", its "Have a drink on me"
It is! That’s so annoying.
Yeah it is. That's a pretty big flaw. No hate towards Tyler though.
Ikr
Some of these tones sound like you was playing a line 6 with a metal zone
Love going to Sweetwater! I drive 2 hours there and back. Usually spend most of the day there. I have probably played almost all these Guitars as well but not in 1 day.
William Testa about 2 hours for me too. Always worth the drive.
You sick tyler, but there's one thing driving me mad: that TOTALLY INACCURATE MASTER EXPLODER RIFF OH COME ON YOU CAN'T RUIN TENACIOUS D LIKE THAT!!
Beautiful way to end the video. Brought tears of joy to my eye ball sockets.
When he played Welcome home it warmed my heart...wow coheed doesnt get enough love.
11:21
That was not master exploder
22megaton i swear to god i thought i commented this
😂
Apprentice Blower-upper
Ik I wanted him to play the riff so bad cus I never hear it played anywhere else and I got so excited but he didn’t 😐
No. 20 is have a drink on me man come on😂, and why did you play welcome to the jungle like that😂
I mean ... I like PRS .. and I have one ... but ... you obviously are totally addicted to this brand! :-)
Well they do endorse him. Gotta get that sweet sweet endorsement money
@@mdurst2009 pretty sure he wasn't endorsed at the time of this vid.
@@stoneofpower6192 I dont think so either since he just announced an endorsement recently.
Im just gonna assume this means Im psychic.
@@mdurst2009 yeah, let's just leave it at that
@@mdurst2009 Or maybe he just really likes PRS. They are some pretty sick guitars, after all.
Smells like teen spirit?
Sweet child o mine?
Stairway to heaven?
Through the fire and flames?
Under the bridge?
Say it ain’t so?
Back in black?
Edit:Master of puppets?
Enter sandman?
Sunshine of your love?
Where are these legendary riffs?
True.
Remember (he didn’t follow this rule the whole time but...) it does in the title “50 amazing LICKS”
Pink Floyd Money?
Pink Floyd Shine on...?
Buddy Guy Marry had a little lamb?
@@legchyloyanishevskyyvolod3005 True,forgot to add those.
You forgot Money for Nothing or Sultans of Swing
The fact that absolutely no dire straights was on here is depressing
Damn I just started working there! I can't believe I missed out on your visit
Might as well be called “50 legendary licks on every Paul Reed Smith in the store”
*played wrong
@xXTHEREAPERXx6 oh please, tell me i'm wrong...
Didn't say he played bad
@xXTHEREAPERXx6 I never said it sucked, i said it is played wrong, meaning the way he played is not how it is really played. I only pointed out that he didn't play it the the correct way
I seriously thought, when he began to play Smoke On The Water, that they were gonna cut to the clip of him getting kicked out of Sweetwater a la Carlton on the fresh prince of bel air.
Thank God for music!
12:30 out of all their riffs you pick that?
lord, the way you played Paranoid and Welcome Home :(
Down picked... almost shed a tear for that song bc I'll never hear it again without thinking about that...
and limelight and pride and joy and about 15 others
I was aching watching him play welcome home
Come on at 10:48you have to say killing in the name of or it just ruins the whole thing
TheStar Voice I thought I was the only one that said it out loud
You also have to play it right
@Michael but there the song says KILLING IN THE NAME OF (PAMPAPAMPARARARAMPAPAPAPAAAA) that's what they meant
3:07 is probably the most beautiful guitar I've ever seen.
i agree... imagine having money 😪
I love that he always plays the songs on, let's say, completely other guitars than the ones with which the songs were played and it still sounds hell yeah good!
He played like 40 prs but no Musicman JP or Ibanez Prestige
Bro
17 prs
1 ibanez
"*legendary guitar riffs*" plays weezer and tenacious d but no dire straits.
Fuck you tenacious D is legendary
dude compared to dire straits they don't come close
Did dire Straits save the earth from the devil?
Vigor gamers 1, libtards 0
And fucking Darkness were in it 😑
Thanks for #45. Glad to see Coheed&Cambria getting some recognition! (their even older stuff deserves a lot of recognition. Load of amazing sounding technical guitar stuff to play).
Loved hearing Mediterranean Sundance and your speedy Blackbird!!! Great vid!
So glad you included 311!
literally no one:
me at 4:38: WHY WE GOING SO FAST 😳😳😔
bc it's Blackostrich
@@diegoalonsocatalancofre5584 LMAO
Why did the standard American strat at the beginning sound the most magical out of all 50 guitars seriously I’m not biased
Most of these would classify as riffs, not licks.
UHHUIHHUM ACCUALLY URVL GAY
Too bad there wasn't a Dean From Hell for the Walk
I was thinking same thing. I mean. Any V would have made more sense
Thats what I'm saying, at least a Dean ML not even a dean from hell just any dean ml but..... none 😔
Echo is tough to play, I’m glad you added it in the video. Such a good song
20 was "Have a drink on me" not "Rock and Rock ain't noise pollution"
Mohammed Ali I was wondering what song that was thank you
Limelight is such a legendary song
This was not 50 Legendary licks on 50 Amazing guitars, this was 50 Legendary Licks on 90% Prs Guitars and 10% Amazing guitars.
Dude. We got it. You like Prs.
"50 riffs played wrong on basic guitars with a few special ones sprinkled in"
“Played through a line 6 spyder”
Can you play them?
@@CraigSkinflute69 the ones that are played wrong, i can play correctly.
@@hokkasenjimi3838 do you gotta complain about it though , maybe he wanted to play them differently
@@CraigSkinflute69 i dont mind when people play riffs "differently" as long as it is pretty much the same or revolves around the actual riff, but wrong notes and chords are just annoying because now it sounds like a made in china version of the riff
You played half the riffs right. On a good day.
First AC/DC riff it isn't ,,Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution"', it is ,,Have Drink on Me" ;)
You pick like someone recovering from a transitory seizure. Zero feel, just hacking away.
All steve vai does is play a million notes a second he has no feel
And here I am... With no guitar store even remotely close to me.
I thought I was unlucky having 5 guitar centers and a Sam Ash about an hour away from me each all in the Atlanta area, but then I looked to see how many were in the surrounding states and realized we have 8 here and Alabama has 3 in the whole state and they are nowhere near each other. If you live in South Georgia your closest option is Florida and it's still forever away.
11:14 I was really bummed cus I never hear this song be mentioned on guitar TH-cam channels and when he played master exploder without the actual legendary riff by John Kennesky i was sad cus I was waitin for it
the way you played walk made me almost cry
Glad welcome home was on there, I could instantly guess it from that opening lick/riff.
This is a list of his favorites.
The look after welcome to the jungle was" me want one of these." 🤣🤣🤣
13:36 the look on his face says it all
He knew...
Would have loved to see him there at Sweetwater. Happened the year before I began my guitar journey. Hopefully he comes by again someday!!
The last one was just to perfect
You playing for the love of god hit me differently 😊
50 legendary licks played on PRS guitars and some others
Should have used a better sounding amp
this thing goes into distortion if you strum more than 3 strings at once
Came to my home state before I began playing! I'm jealous! Come back anytime!
Man I love the riff "Have a Drink on Noise Pollution" 💀
The way he played can’t get no satisfaction made me wanna quit on life
The salt omg
Come as you are without the effect and alot of treble made me a bit disapointed
If you played Smoke On The Water, why didn’t you play stairway
@@Toumaiii Denied!
Nice video man.
Never heard of Friedman guitar. But they're tone so amazing
The last riff and the look - so awesome 😎
More like 50 licks I can't play on 50 guitars I can't afford. Thanks Tyler.
Played "Purple Haze" on a purple guitar
I own that guitar
As an Ibanez user, i am offended. 😂
why? he played an Ibanez
I Just Watch why?
@@tuukkasivonen4533 the tone he used was way more distorted than it should've been on the Steve vai signature Ibanez
No B.C Rich guitars?
WOODY ?
Coheed between RHCP and ZZ Top shows that someone finally appreciates them.
20, 38, & 48 are my favorite licks in this video. Because I think the guitars he was playing, it really went well with the licks
(Gibson SG (red), Gibson SG (black), & Fender limited edition Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster)
I forgot about 4 & 10, but there not really my favorites, so yeah (Ibanez JEM Steve Vai “Woody” & Gibson custom Les Paul standard Slash Brazilian Dream)