A Tour of Vince Gill's Vintage Guitar Collection
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- Back in 2012 we visited country legend Vince Gill at his home studio in Nashville, TN to check out some of the rarest instruments in his collection of vintage acoustic and electric guitars.
From the the guitar he learned to play on, his father's vintage Gibson ES-125T, to the 1942 Martin D-28 herringbone he bought at age 18, to his 1960 slab board Fender Stratocaster, Vince shares some of his favorite instruments and the stories behind how he got them.
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Very humble guy, isn't super flashy and is true to his passion
"Could use some tuning.. Couldn't we all?"- Vince Gill. That was beautifully said
....... I'm untunable... (at least that's what my wife thinks).... You can check out some original music of mine on TH-cam if you like.... I think I'm missing a few strings and the tuners are beyond repair, but one day God is gonna fix me up in Heaven and I'll play better than new up there in Heaven. I even might join some of you players. Cheers.
Came down here to make the same comment
sounds like something Mr. Rogers might say
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Such a simple, humble man that plays music like an Angel
Having met VG after a concert locally, I can share that he is just as nice in person, kind, patient and willing to engage with people, as well as being a fantastic player with great taste.
what amazing guitar collection!!!. Amazing Martin, amazing Fender, Amazing Gibson guitars... to choose one, any hour, any day and play, and play, and play and going to heaven. Thanks for share your babies and for your amazing music Vince.
Vince seems like a nice guy. You can't help but like him.
A wonderful guitar player with a wonderful guitar collection :-)
Eric
I'm sickened to death he performed with the god awful that is swift.
It's like a violin virtuoso buying up Strads - Vince Gill is a virtuoso and good for him. Thank god he is conserving that history.
I've been lucky enough to buy a Shawn Mendes Martin guitar, and its absolutely amazing, a guitar for life.
Vince, I understand... I have 8 saxophones. I love each and every one. I like my other woodwind instruments I own but I love my saxes.
I wanna live in that room.
now I don't feel so bad about my 10 guitars ! But it is true, each one has it's sound, and that's the cool thing about having guitar as your instrument.
I can relate to so much that he said about guitars. They do need to be played and every guitar I own speaks to me in a special way - though differently than the voices in my head :-). Twice I spent every penny on a guitar and have never regretted it. I still have those guitars and we’ve had a great relationship that has lasted decades. The guitars he showed are Martin masterpieces, particularly the 000-45 and OM-45. It’s a joy that someone as famous as Vince Gill still has that pure love for guitars. Bless his wife for buying the OM-45 for him.
always a class act.
I also have my dad's guitar Vince, if you lose every other guitar you own, you'll be ok.
Think a lot of us old farts learned "Wildwood Flower" as our first song.
just blove the sound just like whooow
seems like a lovely man
I love his music and he is a great person, but it hurts my heart that so many people in this country have so much money to have so much and there are people that don't have food. People like this could pay our national debt off and never miss it. I did not realize how many rich people there were in this world until I went to gulf shores and worked on the high rise condos when the hurricane came through. The cheapest condo there was a million dollars. That is just one small place and people like this could stop hunger if they would all get together and help.-People tend to get greedy the richer they get. I know he does good things but could do a lot more if they all got together. If my friend was in a bind I would not take his guitar, I would just give or loan him the money, if I had that kind of money. Come on rich people and give me some hate comments. Nobody needs that many guitars.
does anyone know the song that he plays on his father's guitar. plz
It is called Wildwood flower.
wildwood flower
While living in Nashville I would regularly see Vince eating breakfast at Noshville diner after his workout at the Green Hills YMCA. He's just a regular guy in Nashville. The sign at the Pancake Pantry says, "No Reservations, Even Vince Gill waits in line here".
Best biscuits and gravy in town!!! LOL🤗
I love the guitars too much. The real treasure here is the brilliant sweet gentle man showing them.
Anytime I've ever seen Vince Gill interviewed I think, "Now that's the kind of guy you would want as a friend". He doesn't seem to have an ounce of hostility, arrogance or dishonesty. They don't come any better. I'd even buy a used car from him. : )
He is that way in person also.
hed put a new motor in it first
I really admire the passion he has for these guitars. They're not just pieces of wood and strings, or museum pieces to him. He truly appreciates them for what they are, and can absolutely play them to their utmost potential. If he were just some rich dude who likes to buy extremely expensive guitars, but couldn't play a lick, then people could hate on him, but that's certainly not the case.
50 guitars in the flood? I think I'm gonna be sick.
I thought the same thing!!!
No sir! I'm gonna kill Mother Nature!
thats justvwhat he lost msny famous musicians stored equipment there. hundreds of guitarscand amps were completly destroyed.
MmmMmm
Show some beautiful Martin rarity....leaves me wondering what 50 were lost...ugh
Don't listen to much country or Vince Gill, but how refreshing to see someone who seems to genuinely care and appreciate the good fortune he's had. Incredible guitar collection as well, very cool.
@@canadad4243 ditto mate, never heard of him either
YOu are messed up you greedy being
@@teddyboy9116never heard of Vince Gill?
@@rickyparrish2570 no mate
He was an EAGLE.. Him and Don Henley..
A Guitar can be like a suit of clothes , or a pair of gloves. When they fit you right you can go anywhere and do anything!!🎵🎶🎵
If you're a musician and you've got the cash there is nothing better than having a collection of instruments, large or small at your disposal. There to play, safeguard and love. We are only visitors to God's beautiful world once, and for a short time. These are the tools of a musicians trade and in the right hands anything is possible.
A musician friend, no longer here, told me never feel guilty or self doubt ownership of instruments when they are there to be played. That was always enough to reassure me. Thanks Mark. Thanks Vince for kindly taking the time to showing us round yours, we can see you are rightly proud of them.
maxwellfan55 God made us, the wood, strings,the emptiness, and the ability to play. Everything belongs to the creator. WOW!
maxwellfan55 amen,brother
Isn’t that an oxymoron a musician with lots of cash?
I need you to talk to my wife please. :-) A friend of mine asks me how many pairs of shoes Kim gets to equal a guitar I add to my collection.
I bought a Martin D12-35 new in 1974 and like an idiot, I sold it in 1982 (I needed the money at the time). I always kicked myself for that decision. But then about 2 years ago, I was sitting on the John at work (really) and to ass the time I was browsing through Craigs List on my iPhone. Just for grins I plugged "Martin" into the search window and all of the sudden, there it was - someone about 3 hours south of me selling was selling a 1974 Martin D12-35! The price was actually very reasonable based on similar guitars I'd seen in EBay, so I called the person and told them to consider it sold! I have a 1974 D12-35 again after al those years and I will NEVER sell this one!
Only thing to make this story better is if it had been the original Martin you sold.
Very good things can happen on the shitter. Just don't push too hard.
I got a beautiful sunburst Gibson Les Paul standard in 2003 for Christmas from my dad when I was 18, and foolishly (looking back) 5 years later in college I traded it for a Fender 52 reissue hot rod Telecaster because I wanted to play country music at the time but didn’t have the money. I still to this day regret that decision not necessarily for the guitar itself but because it was such an amazing gift from my dad and should’ve held on to it forever. Maybe I’ll find one just like it one day.
My mom bought me a 1971 D-12-20 from a garage sale when I was 16.I still have it. I love the way the sound resonates through my chest when I play it.
@@joiedillard6839 That's a sweet guitar too! Not often you find a Martin at a garage sale - at least not these days.
The people that are talking shit about Vince Gill are clearly jealous of him. He's been a very successful musician for many many years, so he has the financial resources to afford such a collection. Remember, I'm sure some of his guitars were free, because all those celebrity guitar players get free instruments, and also, he's worth millions of dollars, so him dropping 75K on a vintage guitar, is like most of us buying a pack of gum, it isn't shit. And lets not forget the insurance claim from those flood damaged instruments he lost, I'm sure that gave him plenty to go do some guitar shopping with.
+Randy Woolum I don't even like modern country and I LOVE Vince Gill. Jealousy makes people say some silly shit. :/
I'm not Vince Gill fan nor country fan for that matter. But I can appreciate his passion and appreciation for guitars. Stunning and beautiful collection. I think most of these bash reviews are from the strictly rock n roll and only rock n roll world. We have to appreciate their passion as well lol.
I was going to say the same thing. you have to appreciate a love for martins like that. best acoustics made.
Who is talking shit about him? All the comments I read were positive and good natured. You better believe I'm jealous of his work, guitars, money, celebrity, career, etc. Unless you are just as talented, wealthy and have a great career in music like he does, you're probably jealous of him or envious at least.
dude has a light in his heart
..... I find (right or wrong) the some of the best musicians/singers are among the most humblest people in the world. I want to be mad at him for having so many guitars, but I can't since he is so nice and he has paid his dues as a guitar player/ performer. You can't say he didn't work hard to get where he is at. I Love Amy also.
Not only that, but he knows his guitars, and obviously isn't afraid to play them.
Jealousy would be my guess. The world is full of people that resent others having what they don't. Never mind the fact that Vince worked and played his ass off to get to where he is, and deserves what he has, a certain faction will always hate him for it. They are probably the type that are too lazy to even try to work hard and succeed at anything
He does. He's such a wonderful man.
That light is Jesus...
The 1928 000-45 sounds so amazing!
I thought the same thing! That's wasn't played into a great acoustic recording mic or anything like that but you could still hear the complex overtones and the full sound it has. Absolutely beautiful.
+Igor Sekulic BINGO!!! You've got a good ear, my friend! :)
he's got that tuned down to a c
Elimnio knows
Wow, No kidding.
I love the little bits of wisdom he subtly drops..
"could use some tuning.. couldn't we all"
Vince Gill is a class act. We need more people in the public spotlight with his virtues!
Right on! He is a principle man whether he uses those words or not.
Who needs a Bass Boat when you have a beautiful collection like yours Vince Gill? You are the best of the best !
Thank you so much Barry. Have you been to any of my concert !
That 1928 000-45 is pure sound sex.
That Martin collection...
If I were some billionaire, I'd buy any Brazilian Rosewood Martin I can find.
I like it!
Why wait that long? For the price of a crappy used car, you could have one right now. 4k to 8k will get you a nice one.
Anything with a Martin tag and a date before 1970 would be coming home with me.
I own a Sigma 000R-28V, honestly, smartest decision I have ever made. Guitar actually can sustain like a Martin. I know they're a knock off, of Martins, but damn they did a great job. Martins are too overpriced, but if you own one, I mean no disrespect.
Couldn’t think of a more deserving person to have so many rare and coveted guitars. This man can play the hell out of them
Amen! 😊
AND HE PLAYS HEAVEN INTO THEM, THANK GOD, 😊 🙏 ❤
I heard somewhere that Merle Haggard went to visit the Country Music Hall Of Fame. He referred to the singers there including himself. (As the chosen few). I am here to say that Vince Gill is for sure one of the chosen few. Vince has more talent is his little finger then most stars out there today. Vince can play any instrument he touches. He can sang like no other. And he has a heart for his fellow man. The man has a love for music instruments. Maybe Vince was born to late in life.Naaa, I think Vince came along at the right moment. He can carry on where Great stars like George Jones and Merle Haggard left off. God Bless You Vince. Please keep the great music and sounds going.
How can you not like Vince Gill. I love the care he takes with each guitar as he picks them up and puts them back. Losing those guitars in the flood must have hurt him much more than financially
If vince could bottle the smell of all those guitars... wow. :P
He is a true musician, of course he would opt to to buy guitars over boats and second homes.
Probably was the better long term investment to moneywise :P
I was fortunate enough to meet Vince in Nashville not so long ago. Although he was in a rush, he still made the time to talk to me and sign a guitar. Such a humble and inspiring guy!
Guitars are like friends, they are all different, they are all special...
When I turned 21 (a thousand years ago) my dear mother bought me a mid-range Ibanez acoustic. Nothing special. I took guitar lessons from a guy called Peter Rawkins and he had a great ear. The crappy intonation annoyed him and so he changed the nut and saddle and lowered the action and showed me how to tweak the truss rod and that bloody thing rang like a bell. Still does 37 years later. You can have your pre-war martins and a 100 guitars in drawers (and I’m jealous) but really, you only have two hands and can only play one guitar at a time. When people ask “what’s the best guitar you have ever played?” I say the next one I get to pick up. Such a privilege to just play what you have and enjoy it.
I know what you meant, I have a Spanish guitar my mum bought for me when I was 15 (47 years ago) no commercial value but to me priceless, this would be the first out in a fire followed by my keeper PRS McCarty from 2000, that eats Les Pauls!
Man, what I wouldn't give to hang out with Vince and talk guitars..
Wow! A 1928 Martin 000-45... that guitar has a beautiful tone and the very reason they will cost you between $90,000 to over $150,000. That one I would lock in a safe if it were in my home. Vince has an amazing collection and he deserves every one of them.
These Germans made the best guitars in the world 🌎 thank God martin left Germany and came to the states 😍
this video isnt long enough
So many jealous people in these comments. He is a great man and a very generous one at that. He doesn't owe anyone an explanation on why he has all of these or if he plays them. Plenty of people collect random things and they sit in a box and never get used. Vince shares his beauties with the world through his music. What more could you ask of a man?
Do people hate on Jay Leno or Jerry Seinfeld for their 100 plus classic car collections....man people are so petty, it really upsets me, but I know Vince would just look at those hater comments and just smile, and say softly "oh well, like I said: we all need tuning" LOL
Merle Haggard has a massive model train collection worth a lot of friggin' money, do they hate on him too?
He almost tears up talking about his father's guitar. I have one that was my grandfather's....worth more than all the others put together, no matter how much the others cost.
Wow...thanks for sharing...my ole' cowboy country guitar playing dad just passed in his 90s, he really liked you! Left behind a few Martin's for us to enjoy, I'm fortunate that I play...)
I like Vince because he comes across as a very genuine man,upright and honest,with compassion for people going through a difficult time. Deservedly very popular.
Neat guy. Neat guitars. Neat video. Don't see too many people like him. I'm mostly agnostic in my old age and I'm not into country/bluegrass/gospel, but I say "God bless/blessed Vince Gill". The world seems a brighter place with him in it. :)
5:56 :( What's one more ding, right?
+TruthSurge 03:00
+Painted Pony Oh, I heard that one too. It hurt. "these are the rarest..." DING. godz..... when you're filthy rich, apparently, banging your rare guitar against something hard isn't an issue. Just a $100,000 guitar, man. C'mon. His wife is rich too so dropping $100,000 for his b'day guitar is like me dropping $100.
Did you hear the sustain off that thing at 03:00? Incredible... never heard that from such a small bodied guitar. Yeah, he seems like a posh nerd. I'd rather not be one of those.
+Painted Pony Yeah, sustain is a nice thing to have and of course it's a function of how hard the nut/bridge saddles are, how firm the body is and how big the strings are and how far they are from the frets (unless you're hitting an open string). I always used light strings and really low action so my tone and sustain took a major hit hahahha. But you do what you have to. I think Vince is your normal country guy who just happened to learn how to since his ass off with some country/bluegrass tenor and pick a fairly mean Tele/Strat. Then he became rich and married his Christian sweetheart, Amy Grant and now they can pray to God all day for the rest of their lives w/o working and surf eBay for their next 1928 Martin! :)
Yeah, he is religious, isn't he? You'd be better off with drugs
Vince is genuine. No aires. And a heck-of-a good guy.
That 000-45 sounds amazing. Thats just the camera mic too. Imagine that thing with a U47 and a Neve in front of it
maybe you'll bump into one at a yard sale :)
do you know the name of the song he plays on his dad's guitar
I don't know his music, I just bumped into this video and was wowed by his collection
The song is ""Wild Wood Flower". an old song by Mama Maybelle Carter and the Carter Family. Like Vince, my Dad also taught that song to me.The first song I learned and still can't play it as good as my Dad did. LOL.
Just ran across this video. Always loved Vince. I was crying in less than a minute. I have a Grammer my Dad gave me that was made in 1958, still has the numbered paper on the inside. The first song he every played for me was Wild Wood Flower, as well.
Mary Bettencourt beautiful
How can you not like Vince Gill
I have a collection of cheap Sears & Roebuck guitars. Still got my favorite Indonesian-made guitar I used as a flotation device to save my dog during the Tulsa floods of 2016, ...my ex-wife got the dog though.
a collection is as important as any other collection.
That sounds like the makings of a country song. LOL
I have 11 guitars, all acoustic and I'm so glad to hear Vince talk about not having bass boats, etc. I don't have a motorcycle, snowmobile, 4-wheeler or boat of any kind. My 11 guitars are my passion and allow me to practice my passion, playing and singing pop, folk and country covers.
I have to agree about the Martins. I can play any acoustic, from cheap to expensive, but I always come back to a Martin and that full sound it has. Nothing else sounds like a Martin.
Vince Gill, you're a lucky, lucky dog...good on you and your wife...take care.
Vince Gill is a great man with a great collection!
great men rescue ppl from burning buildings dude.-- hes just a singer guitarist
kal Desjarlais Ok dude, whatever floats your boat!
***** if a dude ran into your burning house and pulled out your mother or son- you still think vince is a greater man than that???? you got shit for brains yu fuk
kal Desjarlais You are a classy bitch!
***** just by reading your stupid blither, I can tell I got to you--
Hey Vince Try A Gary Montgomery Guitar two on Reverb.
Haven't started watching yet, but I know I'm about to be impressed...
I like the fact that vince gill owns em. A proper musician who loves em and plays em
Is the song he played in the beginning called "Wild wood flower?"
yup - old american traditional bluegrass type tune
Not getting religious or judging here but just think how many people one of those guitars would feed? Like one of them is as valuable as 700k! I mean you can only play one at a time and I'm not perfect by any means but we are all going to die and none of these go with us nor will we be blessed by how much greed we left behind....So why hoard when people are starving to death, or homeless, or just plain broke...I love guitars and can play them too but would not be able to live with myself in such a trade off...
Wow being in that room with all those guitars would be like during and going to heaven. I hope he understands how lucky he is to be that fortunate. God has truly blessed him.
Could anybody help me pick out the tuning on the 000-45 and what the little tune is that he’s playing at around @3:25? It gets stuck in my head about 10 times a day and I can’t pick it out from the video on my own.
So when the Allman Bros are playing in town and call you up to go jam, you just open a drawer and grab a 335 or Strat or Tele and head out. That would be livin' the dream!
HIs OM45 was my my boyfriends moons ago...He sold it to a guitar repair guy in Nashville.
How could 180 people put thumbs down on this...?
because they all "need tuning" LOL
I still have my D-28 I bought in 1955. Sure love it...
He is a very loving soul, to people and to guitars....to be able to recognize that each is different, has it's own "voice"....each guitar unique, each person unique..... Vince definitely is one of a kind himself. Thanks for posting this, I truly enjoyed it!
Vince Gill,
Beautiful collection !
Thanks for history lesson
Love love love the Sustain
That get come out of beautiful Martin , one of these days
would love to visit the martin factory in Nazareth, PA
Not sure if ill every own a martin 000
But I like dream !
God speed keep making beautiful music my friend stay safe
😷
vince is a good man
There's a guy in NZ , who makes musical instruments , He uses Kauri one of the earth's most ancient trees, The tone of the wood is warm, and mellow, His name is Laurie Williams, He lives in a valley in Northland , south of Kaitaia , He's a Luthier of great reknown, but very humble in his gift, WHO ever buys a guitar off of him, will be blessed indeed. , I've heard His work, , Stunning to look at too. God Bless all you Musos , 🙏 ❤
Vince has more vintage Martins than the Martin museum 😂
Vince doesn't realize it, but he doesn't need to die to go to Heaven. He's already there.
Jimbob exactly.
He’s just like Nigel tuffnel. “Just listen to the sustain”. Vince Gill is such a gift to us. What a talented ,God fearing man. Saw him a few months ago with Eagles. None better
Legend has it that Martin is still ringing....
Just a little bit. Can you hear it ?
Well, if it was plugged in you could.
Ol Vince is a special guy. I’m really grateful to have been raised at a time where he was often on the airwaves.
That 1928 000-45 sounds amazing. You are a blessed man, all the guitars, talent, and one of the nicest women in the world for a wife. Please continue to bless the world with your talent.
That video could be hour longer! I was just starting to drool and it was over :(
Thank You to Musician's Friend for this. Mr Gill is a favorite of mine.
whole area humidity/climate controlled I imagine?
My Dad has the same Gibson ES-150 & the first song ever that I can remember as a child was Wildwood Flower, an unforgettable memory. Obviously Vince feels the same about his Dad, the song & his Gibson!
Fantastic that you still have that D-28 that you bought when you were a kid.
Vince Gill is an amazing example of how one can become a bonafide star, successful beyond measure, and still remain down-to-earth and sincere. It may seem impossible for one to be showing off a zillion-dollar guitar collection and still appear like a regular guy, but I think a large amount of his success was born out his love for music and he recognizes that.
He isn't a 'regular guy' though, is he. Look at his collection. I mean, really...
@@jean-pierreforget1327 what I said, eight year ago, was that he APPEARS as a regular guy. My point was that despite the collection, he appears regular. It’s my opinion based on perception. You may perceive differently.
I like to just listen to this man talk. He seems like he'd be the coolest person in the world to just hang out with. Even without all his money and fame.
"... could use some tuning. Couldn't we all..."
Those words resonated the most with me.
Thank you for sharing a glimpse of his personal life.
Seems like a really nice guy who's very passionate about preservation of vintage guitars.
I love how Vince Gill speaks. He speaks poetically and beautifully and yes "he has light in his heart"
Wow. Amazing collection. I lost my favorite guitar in a flood in '98. It was a lawsuit Takamine jumbo with the Guild headstock. That thing could sing. When I found it it was about 20lbs soaking wet and full of mud.
Man this guy is so dang real. Vince Gill is such a role model. Humble, down to earth, knows *exactly* who he is and doesn’t seem to care a lick what others think about him.
Kind soul there.
Good people deserve nice things....what a dream collection of beautiful instruments
I have a tremendous amount of respect for Vince Gill, his talent, and his personality. Love the guy, His music has always spoken to me at just the right moments. These videos of him in his studio with his guitars are very special.
The Mr. Rogers of the music industry. There just isn't a mean bone in Vince Gill's body
To write a song about his wife in "When My Amy Prays" ... such a loving tribute, so glad he won an award for that!
Those vintage 000-45 and OM-45 are stunning and sound like something coming off the front porch of Heaven. The triple 0 and OM bodies have always been beautiful and sounded incredible, but that 45 aesthetics combined with their tone are pure works of art. Those are the 1958,59, and 60 Les Paul sunbursts of the acoustic guitar world for me. And he has both! Superb video and while I've never been into country music I can sure step back and appreciate this guy's collection and his passion for finely made guitars.
The world would be a better place with people like Vince & Amy.
Vince came up the hard way in music wondering around bluegrass festivals, bar bands for pizza and beer money in some one horse Oklahoma town. Semi stardom when he got a break to play for PPL. Struggled around Nashville for several years before he started making great songs with his great voice one of the best in music history and the more little known fact about Vince he might be one of the greatest musicians walking on this earth today. He can wear out anything in he puts in his hands from country to rock to bluegrass he's a once in a lifetime talent!