Floyd and I go back more than 40 years and he has never for one moment stopped bringing new amazing goodies to the guitarist. He's also one helluva nice cat. I am honored to call him a good friend.
Love when you have guests like this on the channel. It's nice to put a face on the people who have shaped music. I love how humble people are about their accomplishments (like you). Thanks man, love this channel.
I love these one on one chats. They don’t even feel like interviews. Just two guys who both love the instrument and who have been in and around the business for decades just talking shop. It’s living history. Superb stuff, Tim!
I got to hang with Floyd a little circa 1975 in Seattle when he was lead singer in a band named Oasys with the late Mark von Beck, a pioneer Seattle shredder in the 70's. I remember the band played a gig on one of the islands up here, a bar called something like the Cozy Corner right off the ferry terminal. He was crafting the whammy back then, but had not made it big yet. I bet he still remembers those days, especially von Beck.
My God man , the intro of this video is freaking fantastic !!! You can tell you are just having a blast !!! Carry on young man and have a blessed day bro.
YES! More of this. Love Floyd Rose. SO much gratitude and hes STILL inventing amazing things like the "Swivel Swing Bar". Keep on keeping on Mr Rose. Thanks for this interview Tim.
The man himself! "Steel the liiiiiiiiiiiiight! Turning darkness into light" Love that song. My first electric, which I still play every day, came with a Floyd Rose trem. When I realized that Floyd was the guitarist in Q5 I was shocked. I was 15 at the time and it was very inspiring. Loving the look of those guitars, by the way.
Good on Floyd for keeping ownership of all his designs. So often you read these stories of people losing all their designs or company for selling way to early on.
Stylus Pick was a picking hand speed aid. A pick with a conical tip that would basically 'choke' up on the string if you let the tip dip too far between the strings. Designed to train you to use only the very tip of your pick. They were sold in guitar stotres and guitar mag mail order back in the 90s. I still have a couple.
Floyd rose American inventor and entrepreneur . The locking tremelo system especially the gold colored is a thing of classic beauty and functionality. Kudos F..ROSE
Thanks for this Tim... I get so tired of people bashing Floyd Rose because frankly, they are just to lazy to learn how to adjust them. I started off on a fixed bridge...then went to a Kahler... Finally got a guitar with a Floyd and every guitar since has a Floyd... I hope to get to try one of these i hope they are available either on relatively affordable guitars or as a stand alone upgrade... What i think would be very cool is if using a clear acrylic "hump" and some kind of finish friendly adhesive could be added to almost any guitar or pickguard.
To speak with the man himself almost sounds sacred! The guitars are quite an amazing and high quality in sounds, I always wanted to own a guitar with a Floyd Rose. Cheers for this interview of valuable information
Man... so you seem like this super cool guy, soft spoken, etc., but that guitar speaks so eloquently and beautifully when you play it. Plus getting Floyd Rose to pop by? Damn! If I were half that cool, I'd be psyched. Anyway, thanks for being awesome, a sick player, and a quality human being. Much respect from New England! :)
So awesome! As a thinker/tinkerer I was beyond elated to realize I have the EXACT same shirt as Floyd! Now, If only I could think like him, and play like Tim. That incidentally, will either be the name of my band’s forthcoming album or what I’ll call my company once I invent the “next best thing.” IF I had an invention, a company, or a band. if only..........
I remember writing a letter to Floyd after reading a Guitar Player article on Randy Hansen who I think (Don't quote me on this) was the first one to acquire a Floyd Rose? Anyway, Floyd said yeah, I can sell you one but it has to be installed by a licensed tech. Took my guitar to Wurlitzer's in Boston and had it installed properly. I think it was one of the first ones he was machining in his garage or something. No fine tuners. Didn't even say Floyd Rose on it. Once tuned properly, I could do about 2 weeks worth of gigs before having to tune again. Such an amazing and revolutionary product! Still have it, just not mounted on any guitar right now.
First time seeing your channel, what a great video, I could listen to you two talk shop for hours. Attractive guitars too, would love get to my hands on one. You have some serious guitar chops also, wish this video was longer 😂.
This looks like a very comfortable and fast guitar! The absense of the middle pick up would leave LOTS of room for palm muting and Right Hand speed positions. It's not just your left hand that has to move,but your Right Hand moves continually in that area for speed.The "flush Mounted" bridge FINALLY allows the Right Hand to rest comfortably near the strings without arching the wrist over the guitar, and proves the "initial" in-compatability with ALL Top Mounted "Floyds" where the neck MUST be slanted in the pocket to bring the strings closer to the neck on the bridge end! Looks like those Frets were given a good "working over" for the neck to be so straight (flat). The man has been busy!
What a pleasure and an honor to see such a great man and inventor, one of the best parts of guitar history and innovations of all time, the ability to dive bomb and return in tune,plus the micro tuners,let's not forget that aspect of one the greatest inventions of our generation, from a truly humble genius,who isn't done making the guitars of our dreams,thanks so much for your time Floyd and cudos Tim, a legend recently stated that all the possibilities of the guitar have been exhausted, sorry but you just smacked that theory right upside the head, Mr Rose,and remember it's not how fast you can play, but how many riffs you can get to stay, in the hearts and minds of the listeners,kids today are so fortunate to have these tools to learn with today, we had to do it all the hard way, pop music is the worst vacation the music industry ever took, now back to the guitar🎸BINGO😊👍
I had a Jackson with a F/R, played it everyday and never had to tune it once. Fortunately I have neutral PH skin so my strings last. You are the man Mr. Floyd Rose!
Cool Video Interview Tim! I still have my original Krammer Focus and Floyd Rose, working great after all these years, I had routed out the back under the bridge so you can bend up as well, got some great tones going through a 50 watt JCM 800 and Marshall 1960 4x12 🎸😎✌️
Thanks Tim. Very informative. I love your playing too. Even if it makes me feel so very inadequate. Still, I'll practice, practice and practice some more!
I look forward to your videos every time. This one was particularly fun to watch. I’m not good enough to deal with all of the things that make a guitar with a Floyd worth it because of my skill level as a player, so I like a hard tail guitar. Pick handling is my nemesis. I don’t care what I do, I get pick spin. Gorilla Snot seems to be best right now. Now I believe that the forward cant that my teacher has me use to combat my deep picking is a huge part of that problem. Cool vision on Floyd’s part to fight it by design. Still not sure that I need a guitar with the trem to get the help, but love the idea! Thanks for the awesome video and chance to meet Floyd Rose. Practice, practice, practice.
@@andrewbiggs8435 Thanks! I went searching for the video, but Hiland has so many videos and endorses so many products I gave up after an hour. Lol. Ive been wanting one of, especially since it can be swapped out on different guitars.
I used to have an HSH Ibanez s570 that was similar to this, everything was so close to the strings that the pick couldn’t fall very far underneath the string, and as a result, it played very fast like this. I can also hear the clicking of your pick hitting the top of the guitar as you play, which is reminiscent of that old Ibanez :p
I had a Les Paul Custom with 3 pickups that unintentional did the same thing. Didn't play any faster, but that middle pickup getting in the way anytime you strummed was annoying as shit.
What an interesting guy. And I think he's right about players digging in too much with the pick. Sort of the flip slide of the Stylus pick, but Floyd's solution looks like a lot more fun! I hope he licenses this new invention, because my needs are not such that I will deal with a locking nut.
In 1980 I bought a used Ibanez that had a FR, I had not even heard of them never mind played one, while I was in the store it played like a dream but when I got home I changed the strings ( a pain in the arse) at it would not stay in tune and was driving me mad, I took it to multiple techs but at that time they had not experienced it and I didn't get it fixed, it took time for new tech to reach South Yorkshire England at that time, I got it the best I could and sold it, I haven't had one since.
Always great videos and I’ve loved your playing for years 👍👍 Floyd is one of the guitar world’s great inventors!! Bass players have had something like this for ages, Either they play over the pickups to stop their fingers going too far under the strings and slowing them down, or have a wooden ‘ramp’ when the pickups aren’t under the hand. I switched to a bass where there was no pickups under my hand in the late 80s, so I took the side of a small, thick plastic medicine bottle which was kinda pickup size and glued that to the bass!! It was just too weird to play without anything under the strings 😂 I didn’t invent it at all, just came up with my own solution! Now ‘ramps’ are retrofitted to basses out of ebony or whichever wood matches the bass. I’m amazed that blend pots aren’t as prevalent on electric guitars as they are on electric basses!
Floyd and I go back more than 40 years and he has never for one moment stopped bringing new amazing goodies to the guitarist. He's also one helluva nice cat. I am honored to call him a good friend.
Can't help but smile when watching Tim play.
Stephen Adams yeah and you can tell by his smile that he still absolutely loves playing himself
Seriously! His joy just comes shining through. It's an important part of playing and gets transferred to the audience.
I could listen to the beginning on a loop for hours.
Neither can Tim!
Awesome interview Tim! One of my favorites you've done ...and I love them all 🤘🎤🎼
I think you enjoy playing the guitar more than anyone I've ever witnessed. The pure joy in your face is just priceless!
Love when you have guests like this on the channel. It's nice to put a face on the people who have shaped music. I love how humble people are about their accomplishments (like you). Thanks man, love this channel.
8 of my guitars have Floyd's but I think this is the first time I've ever seen the man behind the design.
8 of my guitars got ripped off...... None with a Floyd
@@rictube11 No great loss then. LOL
I'm glad I'm not the only one with Floyd Rose disease, I've got 6 guitars and 5 have floyds
What a wonderful visit, thank you so much Tim and Floyd!
That intro jam sounds like David Gilmour played for Steely Dan, and boy is it nice
more like a David Gilmour / Steve Vai hybrid
Very much Vai to my ears.
Exactly, spot on!!!!!
Very enjoyable!
Every time i watch you play Tim, i am inspired to go pick up my guitar and practice. Thanks....
I love these one on one chats. They don’t even feel like interviews. Just two guys who both love the instrument and who have been in and around the business for decades just talking shop. It’s living history. Superb stuff, Tim!
Thanks so much, Tim! Always a pleasure.
I got to hang with Floyd a little circa 1975 in Seattle when he was lead singer in a band named Oasys with the late Mark von Beck, a pioneer Seattle shredder in the 70's. I remember the band played a gig on one of the islands up here, a bar called something like the Cozy Corner right off the ferry terminal. He was crafting the whammy back then, but had not made it big yet. I bet he still remembers those days, especially von Beck.
80s flashback! Floyd Rose, Eventide Harmonizers, Jackson superstrats in day-glow colors!
And bandannas tied around their legs for some strange reason.
Nice to see Floyd again - still remember his 80’s Kramer ads
My God man , the intro of this video is freaking fantastic !!! You can tell you are just having a blast !!! Carry on young man and have a blessed day bro.
That was great, Tim! Lovely playing and interview. Floyd seems like a great guy.
Tim has one of the best if not the best sounding guitar tone I've ever heard. Liquid crystal.
YES! More of this. Love Floyd Rose. SO much gratitude and hes STILL inventing amazing things like the "Swivel Swing Bar". Keep on keeping on Mr Rose. Thanks for this interview Tim.
Tim you’re videos always Rock but having Floyd rose on your show was soooooo COOL. Great Story!
The man himself! "Steel the liiiiiiiiiiiiight! Turning darkness into light" Love that song. My first electric, which I still play every day, came with a Floyd Rose trem. When I realized that Floyd was the guitarist in Q5 I was shocked. I was 15 at the time and it was very inspiring.
Loving the look of those guitars, by the way.
Good on Floyd for keeping ownership of all his designs. So often you read these stories of people losing all their designs or company for selling way to early on.
My new favorite channel. Tim is amazing enough for me to watch all the ads lol
I worked for Floyd building guitars, he and Faith are great people, always treated me well. Looking forward to trying one of these.
Stylus Pick was a picking hand speed aid. A pick with a conical tip that would basically 'choke' up on the string if you let the tip dip too far between the strings. Designed to train you to use only the very tip of your pick. They were sold in guitar stotres and guitar mag mail order back in the 90s. I still have a couple.
have been using a Floyd Rose since i got a Black 1987 Kramer Sustainer. Fascinating interview with the man himself. thank you Mr. Pierce.
sorry, i think ir was an '89 Kramer.
Tim those melodic runs were so sweet, thank you for the inspiration.
I met Floyd in Seattle. Very nice guy.
Robin, even though you aren't making movies anymore i thoroughly enjoy your guitar videos.
That is some fancy playing at the intro Tim, I love your wide interval riffing and connective tissue, nice subtle 'whammy' pitch work too.
Tim your lines are so dang beautiful! I was a huge fan even before I knew I was, loving the guitar in Runaway and thinking it was Ritchie haha
Killing it in the intro Mr. Pierce, outstanding
I absolutely love that pick up configuration. I have no idea what you don’t see more guitars with that set up.
Wow, so amazing to meet the man behind the machine.
What a nice fellow. Thank you for interviewing Mr Rose.
Wow that intro, I would of never thought to play it like that. What a great display of technical prowess
Floyd rose American inventor and entrepreneur . The locking tremelo system especially the gold colored is a thing of classic beauty and functionality. Kudos F..ROSE
I don't know anyone who has more fun playing the guitar than Tim.
I would like a replacement pickguard that does this
Diy! Buy some pickguard material and cut it up to shape and height.
@@loopie007 thought about that....have to basically double it up and finger plane it down....I'm lazy I just want to pay 49.99
Runbarr does this for under 20 bucks. Enjoy.
@@Blurillaz cool
@@silverpairaducks lol that's a very specific price
Wow Tim what A Great Show and Some Floyd Rose History Thanks Love your Shows 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
Totally ridiculously effortless playing from one of the top 10 guitarists alive today !! every one of your notes says something ! no matter how fast.
Floyd is a true legend. Hall of Fame material for sure. Thanks for the great interview Tim.
Thanks for this Tim... I get so tired of people bashing Floyd Rose because frankly, they are just to lazy to learn how to adjust them. I started off on a fixed bridge...then went to a Kahler... Finally got a guitar with a Floyd and every guitar since has a Floyd... I hope to get to try one of these i hope they are available either on relatively affordable guitars or as a stand alone upgrade... What i think would be very cool is if using a clear acrylic "hump" and some kind of finish friendly adhesive could be added to almost any guitar or pickguard.
love your videos man
great guitar work, keeps us all jelly out here. and i can tell your having fun! excellent!
To speak with the man himself almost sounds sacred! The guitars are quite an amazing and high quality in sounds, I always wanted to own a guitar with a Floyd Rose. Cheers for this interview of valuable information
He seems like such a down to earth guy. Pleasure to sit down with, I'm sure. Great interview clip, thx!
Music, Curiosity and Bicycles, the real anti-aging treatments. Thnx for the guitar history class.
I ride bike. I just got skates .
Man... so you seem like this super cool guy, soft spoken, etc., but that guitar speaks so eloquently and beautifully when you play it. Plus getting Floyd Rose to pop by? Damn! If I were half that cool, I'd be psyched. Anyway, thanks for being awesome, a sick player, and a quality human being. Much respect from New England! :)
Tim, you're very inspiring..im a fans.
Nice one Tim.
You always get great guests.
So awesome! As a thinker/tinkerer I was beyond elated to realize I have the EXACT same shirt as Floyd! Now, If only I could think like him, and play like Tim. That incidentally, will either be the name of my band’s forthcoming album or what I’ll call my company once I invent the “next best thing.” IF I had an invention, a company, or a band. if only..........
Hey Tim,
What an informative video. Mind blowing that Floyd is still innovating and playing again. I'd be a good fit for this type of guitar.
I remember writing a letter to Floyd after reading a Guitar Player article on Randy Hansen who I think (Don't quote me on this) was the first one to acquire a Floyd Rose? Anyway, Floyd said yeah, I can sell you one but it has to be installed by a licensed tech. Took my guitar to Wurlitzer's in Boston and had it installed properly. I think it was one of the first ones he was machining in his garage or something. No fine tuners. Didn't even say Floyd Rose on it. Once tuned properly, I could do about 2 weeks worth of gigs before having to tune again. Such an amazing and revolutionary product! Still have it, just not mounted on any guitar right now.
Wow! Dude, that playing and feel for the music made me forget why i tuned in! Nice chops!
Tim - great interview! Love your passion and very selective interviews. Great way for subscribers to stay relevant in an ever changing musical world.
First time seeing your channel, what a great video, I could listen to you two talk shop for hours. Attractive guitars too, would love get to my hands on one. You have some serious guitar chops also, wish this video was longer 😂.
I am amazed no puns have been made about 'right hand help'. You are quite the decent crowd.
This looks like a very comfortable and fast guitar! The absense of the middle pick up would leave LOTS of room for palm muting and Right Hand speed positions. It's not just your left hand that has to move,but your Right Hand moves continually in that area for speed.The "flush Mounted" bridge FINALLY allows the Right Hand to rest comfortably near the strings without arching the wrist over the guitar, and proves the "initial" in-compatability with ALL Top Mounted "Floyds" where the neck MUST be slanted in the pocket to bring the strings closer to the neck on the bridge end! Looks like those Frets were given a good "working over" for the neck to be so straight (flat). The man has been busy!
What a pleasure and an honor to see such a great man and inventor, one of the best parts of guitar history and innovations of all time, the ability to dive bomb and return in tune,plus the micro tuners,let's not forget that aspect of one the greatest inventions of our generation, from a truly humble genius,who isn't done making the guitars of our dreams,thanks so much for your time Floyd and cudos Tim, a legend recently stated that all the possibilities of the guitar have been exhausted, sorry but you just smacked that theory right upside the head, Mr Rose,and remember it's not how fast you can play, but how many riffs you can get to stay, in the hearts and minds of the listeners,kids today are so fortunate to have these tools to learn with today, we had to do it all the hard way, pop music is the worst vacation the music industry ever took, now back to the guitar🎸BINGO😊👍
He can throw down on that axe. Wow and wow. God bless you brother.
Looking forward to your Grammy gig. Peace and LoVe.
That opening piece sounds like something I would play.....if I were good enough to play guitar like that!
When Floyd invented the Floyd.... he was a jeweler.
Yeah, I'm slow with my right hand as well...but, our definitions of "slow" are a bit different. Great Tim!
I had a Jackson with a F/R, played it everyday and never had to tune it once. Fortunately I have neutral PH skin so my strings last. You are the man Mr. Floyd Rose!
excellent video. The Stylus picks work great too.
This channel is a fabulous resource! Thank you!
Used to pick on the end of the fretboard for the same effect, but this is a large improvement.
When you play like Tim, you don't have to be lightning fast, this guy is amazing !!
Cool Video Interview Tim! I still have my original Krammer Focus and Floyd Rose, working great after all these years, I had routed out the back under the bridge so you can bend up as well, got some great tones going through a 50 watt JCM 800 and Marshall 1960 4x12 🎸😎✌️
I love the FR on my Les Paul. Never goes out of tune.
I also see you using your pinky more.
Your playing style is what I aspire to.
Thanks Tim. Very informative. I love your playing too. Even if it makes me feel so very inadequate. Still, I'll practice, practice and practice some more!
Wow the sound is so amazing it almost brought tears to my eyes I wish I could afford one
Remember those Stylus picks from the 80s?? I still have some somewhere laying around. I will admit, it worked for me way back when.
I look forward to your videos every time. This one was particularly fun to watch. I’m not good enough to deal with all of the things that make a guitar with a Floyd worth it because of my skill level as a player, so I like a hard tail guitar. Pick handling is my nemesis. I don’t care what I do, I get pick spin. Gorilla Snot seems to be best right now. Now I believe that the forward cant that my teacher has me use to combat my deep picking is a huge part of that problem. Cool vision on Floyd’s part to fight it by design. Still not sure that I need a guitar with the trem to get the help, but love the idea! Thanks for the awesome video and chance to meet Floyd Rose. Practice, practice, practice.
What a great interview! Thanks, Tim!
WoW! Thanks for the interview and the the knowledge...
He seems like a genuinely fascinating man. What a contribution to music he has made.
Good show - Floyd brings alot to the party - and I dig the vinyl collection !
Thanks for this awesome video Tim! Love your technique.
So, like a ramp on a bass?
Exactly
yep
ala Gary Willis
Exactly the same except with this version you'll ruin the finish on the guitar
That's the word! It just took me too many words to describe it because I didn't know what it was called..Hahahahahaha
Bass has been ahead of the curve on everything. I guess guitarists trend to the traditional.
Thank you Floyd Rose for your amazing creativity, craftsmanship and contribution to Rock music!!!
A great jam Tim. Speed guide is probably no going to sell. Just hold the pick where you need it. In da fingers.
Johnny Hiland was promoting a similar product that limited picking depth a couple years ago. But the one he was using could work on any guitar.
It's called the Runbarr. I got one just the other day. Around $20 and it seems to work.
@@andrewbiggs8435
Thanks! I went searching for the video, but Hiland has so many videos and endorses so many products I gave up after an hour. Lol. Ive been wanting one of, especially since it can be swapped out on different guitars.
@@andrewbiggs8435 ezrollguitar.ipower.com/ezrollguitar/index.html
Awesome video! So cool to see the man who's name I've mentioned a thousand times!
I got to say I've never seen a recessed Floyd Rose until now and I definitely need one in my guitars
I used to have an HSH Ibanez s570 that was similar to this, everything was so close to the strings that the pick couldn’t fall very far underneath the string, and as a result, it played very fast like this.
I can also hear the clicking of your pick hitting the top of the guitar as you play, which is reminiscent of that old Ibanez :p
I had a Les Paul Custom with 3 pickups that unintentional did the same thing. Didn't play any faster, but that middle pickup getting in the way anytime you strummed was annoying as shit.
What an interesting guy. And I think he's right about players digging in too much with the pick. Sort of the flip slide of the Stylus pick, but Floyd's solution looks like a lot more fun! I hope he licenses this new invention, because my needs are not such that I will deal with a locking nut.
Thanks Tim and Floyd.
Loyal subscriber.
Q5 Steel the light
Give it a listen.
Historic interview. Thanks Tim.
I can see the _SMiLE_ box set in the background. Good stuff!
Awesome video Tim Thank you
Very interesting video. Keep up the good work!
Great Video, cool interview with Floyd.
Cool video Tim. Thanks.
In 1980 I bought a used Ibanez that had a FR, I had not even heard of them never mind played one, while I was in the store it played like a dream but when I got home I changed the strings ( a pain in the arse) at it would not stay in tune and was driving me mad, I took it to multiple techs but at that time they had not experienced it and I didn't get it fixed, it took time for new tech to reach South Yorkshire England at that time, I got it the best I could and sold it, I haven't had one since.
Saturday Morning with Tim Pierce
Tim, very informing xx Nice vid xx
Always great videos and I’ve loved your playing for years 👍👍 Floyd is one of the guitar world’s great inventors!!
Bass players have had something like this for ages, Either they play over the pickups to stop their fingers going too far under the strings and slowing them down, or have a wooden ‘ramp’ when the pickups aren’t under the hand. I switched to a bass where there was no pickups under my hand in the late 80s, so I took the side of a small, thick plastic medicine bottle which was kinda pickup size and glued that to the bass!! It was just too weird to play without anything under the strings 😂 I didn’t invent it at all, just came up with my own solution! Now ‘ramps’ are retrofitted to basses out of ebony or whichever wood matches the bass.
I’m amazed that blend pots aren’t as prevalent on electric guitars as they are on electric basses!
Another great episode Tim great interview
I hope that guitar makers add this as an option to new guitar builds!