I remember going to his house with my then girlfriend sometime in the mid 2000s. She was actually friends with his daughter Marion, and we'd just moved into a new unfurnished apartment and needed furniture. Anyways, we drove up to his house in the Hollywood hills to pick up this red futon they wanted to get rid of. As a guitar player, I was really into 80's rock but actually didn't know all that much about Ratt (I was brought up in the UK) but had an awareness that Warren was basically considered to be almost on par with Eddie Van Halen. He answered the door in a bathrobe, and we'd interrupted him practicing for his new tour with Extreme. He was sitting playing through his guitar parts whilst recording them, and then he'd listen to them back and then write down whatever score he'd give himself on a scale of 1-10 to gauge which songs needed more practice. I remember there being Japanese koy fish painted on the walls in true 80s rock star style lol. Anyways, the one moment I'll always remember is when he invited us in, he turned to me and said "Do you want a Coke?" I said "Yes please", and he went and got me one from his fridge. He then turned away back towards his couch to continue practicing, and I turned and said to my girlfriend - "WARREN DEMARTINI JUST GOT ME A COKE!"
34:10 - "I would advise NOT trying to do this professionally because it can be miserable" - that breaks my heart. For me, Warren is up there with Eddie, Randy and his own personal heroes. He's humble and deserves the recognition any guitar god gets. I wish RATT had been a different band - Pearcy was the visual focus but he can't carry legendary status - too much ego, not enough talent. Warren needs to be among legends. Definitely one of my heroes.
Thank God when I was learning guitar growing up my dad showed me guys like Warren , Jake E Lee, Nuno, Reb Beach, George Lynch etc. The music I play isn't really 80's sounding at all but I definitely owe a lot of my technical ability to the the influence of these guys. Thanks Dad!!
Way underrated b/c he played in a "hair band". When everyone else in the 80's was trying to out shred each other, Warren was the only guy who started playing deeper, and deeper in the pocket. Beautiful searing vibrato, fluid phrasing, and always played w/ feel and emotion. One of my favs, always has been.
I always dug Warren, and RATT, but my little brother was a RATT freak! We caught a show in BOISE with Autograph & Bon Jovi opening for RATT. Yea it was mid 80s. (Yes, killer show indeed.) My brother passed away in 2012. Thanks for the interview. I'm glad we found it.
Shane Hall so sorry for your loss Shane Hall, My brother was a RATT freak and turned me into a Huge RaTT freak too. Sadly he passed away killed by a drunk driver. Our brothers are in a better place hanging with all the greats like Robin Crosby May they Rest In Peace.
I seen him last in 2002 outdoors 1st Annie's Cincinnati with Dokken [No George Lynch or Jeff Pilson totally stunk] L.A Guns and Warrant and Firehouse who had a really great guitarist who was easily 2nd best behind Warren that night
Me my brother and my buddy packed into the front of a chevy luv and went to see Ratt, bon jovi opened for them. First rock concert! My brother's gone too. Sorry to hear about your little brother. Keep rocking!
DeMartini has one of the best sounds in all of guitar, any genre. Textbook rock n roll. The 80s were probably the best years for music as far as wide variety of originality.
Wow...what a difference. How time and maturity can change a person. I met Warren back stage back in the early 80s at the this club in Reseda, CA. It was in the valley called the Country Club. It was a happening club back in the 80s in the valley. It was like the Whiskey or Troubador of the Valley. Everyone played there. Warren was a really shy quiet young dude back in the day. He didn't say much, but now after 30 something years seeing him here in this video, he is not afraid to speak. Great to see you Warren and still rocking after all these years!!
YES I remember the Country Club. It was the best! Saw so many AMAZING shows there. Metallica - Motorhead - Stryper - I think Slayer. So many great shows. It was one of the best clubs!
I loved The Country Club in Reseda!!! We followed Armored Saint around town and saw them at the Country Club so many times...along with WASP, Ratt, Queensryche and the rest....great memories!!
Gmlasm the country club is still there. Although its a church now. Another cool place was the golden west ballroom in downey. It is still there also. However it is a church also. The country had the best sound. I lived in orange county it was a drive. I was very fortunate that i made it home from that place. My main hang out was the starwood. To set the record straight i was there to see y&t and caught motley. Vince is full of shit no fight took place. It was also the first time i sat upstairs in the vip section. It was so small and the bar well you know if you ever been. Also sorry but the cru would have got their ass kicked. It wasnt the band it was the bouncers back then they were some bad ass dudes and they'd kick the shit out of you
True genius. Has a difficult time explaining why he's so good. The fact that he picked up a guitar at 15 and was playing for RATT in Los Angeles four years later is shocking. He's so laid-back about it!
I knew he was influenced by Uli, because his solo tone sounded like if Uli played earlier 80's west coast style, also gotta wonder if Vai was influenced by Uli's bar technique or they both just came up with similar bar stuff independently. Always wondered if Randy listened to Bebop deluxe I know Ed did but Ed listened to a lot music that wasn't really mainstream in America like early holdsworth, an budgy as well as Cream wired era Beck The Who an the often unsung but really influential ZZTop. It's interesting to hear how early 80's late 70's bands took their influences and expanded on them to create something new.
Wish him and Jake would get together and do a album of 70's covers, of 70's bands that had two guitarist or more like like the stones sknard, BOC, ect.... would be really cool
George is already in one with Dug Pinnick!! He sounds great again. After Dokken I thought he lost something, stopped using Marshalls. But you need to have your act together to play with who he is playing with now.
Warren is my favorite guitar player of that era and one of my all-time favorites. I had to opportunity to talk with him at NAMM several years ago at an after-party and he was incredibly gracious. It's pretty cool when the poster on your wall comes to life and is as cool as you imagined! Thanks for the great music and great playing Warren. You inspired a generation!
One the best of all time. Fantastic sense of rhythm. Some of the slinkiest solos ever recorded. In his prime, he was absolutely devastating. Definitely my favorite guitarist of the hair metal era.
His solo stuff is of legend the main reason I listen to RATT. I remember the second I got his solo album had to special order it "crazy enough to sing to you" amazing
Loved Maiden and AC/DC in my early teens. Then saw the wanted man video on TV. When Invasion came out I bought it. Made me take up guitar. Addicted to this guys playing ever since. Wore out my vinyls in the lean years. Nice to hear him tell a story. Puts everyone's journey in perspective
Way Cool Jr., which he does toward the end here, was one of my absolute favorites which also demonstrates or combines so many things in Warren's playing. A well rounded player like Jake E. Lee.
Many years ago I snuck into the soundcheck for a Randy Rhoads tribute concert at the Shark Club in Los Angeles. It was a "who's who" of the the shred elite and one of the greatest hours of my life. I watched in awe as the greats put the songs together. Warren performed Over the Mountain with George Lynch. It was as epic as it sounds. Warren never looked "comfortable" or relaxed in soundcheck or the final performance. It certainly wasn't for a lack of skill of course, he just really cared about getting it "right." Doing justice to the song. You could see the concentration and commitment to detail. In the final performance. Awe inspiring to say the least. I was able to buy him a Heineken and eventually get him to sign by tab book for Out of the Cellar. What I really want to say here is how INSANELY kind and humble he was to me. He was just so profoundly different than some of my other heroes that were there. No one was a jerk. They were all under pressure, and very few would have more than a few run throughs. But he took the time and was genuinely nice and patient with my dumb asked a million times questions. He remains one of my all time favorites. And while my released music is light years away from his in style, I always keep him in mind when I relate to other musicians, especially in the studio. I will simple confirm what so many of you who have met him know: Warren DeMartini is a special guy. A world class player and songwriter, but more importantly a real gem of a human being... best to everyone.
I've watched this video several times and it never gets old. Warren tells the same story from his humble beginnings the same way it happened for many of us. "Why is it tuned this way?", "play through your stereo" and "No plan" is about as original as it gets. I don't think anyone else could have told this story that we're all pretty much personally familiar with in such a way as Warren DeMartini did in such a refreshing way in this video. No matter how old I get I will always love and respect this man for his awesome work that he has put out over the years. God bless you Warren! 😀
I graduated in 1990, saw Ratt 5 times on the Invasion Of Your Privacy & Dancing Undercover tours. Amongst all the guitar players of the 80's Warren really stood out. Ratt had a unique hook to their music, along w/ Warren's bluesy flavor in his solos that just made it so slick. If there was a mount Rushmore of 80's guitarists, DeMartinni & Lynch would be on mine for sure!
Warren changed my life at the Cotillion Ballroom in Wichita Ks when I was a kid. I stood right in front of him and witnessed some amazing guitar playing. Thank you for the never ending inspiration Warren
I seen Ratt and Poison at Hara Arena , Dayton , Ohio 1986. I was on the right side and i still have the metal pick you threw me , huge influence on me as I was only 15 and had been playing since i was 12. Your sound is as recognizable as Eddie's.
I was lucky enough to get a pick from Warren one night - very thick too........later that night I kept bragging to my buddies and one of them said "" lemme show you somthing - went to his room and came out with a metal pick he had gotten from Warren at some show -- and I'm like (( ok, alright - in a Denzel voice ))...........ok -- I shut my mouth for awhile.........Couple a hours later I'm trying to buy it off him.........good times !
Man, this is so long overdue, I am thrilled that Warren is still playing, I have been a HUGE fan from way back. His playing style definitely qualifies as a signature sound, -no doubt about it. I love all the old Ratt stuff, and REALLY look forward to the G4 stuff that should be coming out soon! GO WARREN! I love your style man, -what a laid back guy!
Sam Kupper you are 100 % CORRECT...THIS GUY KICKS ASS..Warren is a tasty player..other then Evh,he is the best from that time and still hasn't lost his touch.
Wrong. Yngwie was the Best yet many people didn't know or heard his music while everyone heard EVH and mistakenly claimed he was the best. I agree that Lynch was better than Warren. But here's a list of who were superior at the time with little mention at all in the mainstream. Yngwie, Tony MacAlpine, Akira Takasaki, Paul Gilbert, Greg Howe, Vinnie Moore, Jason Becker, Shawn Lane...
When I was 13; before internet.. Ratt and other bands seemed larger than life! I only had magazines and records to stare at. SUCH a great thing to see this!
I was there for this - great night, some awesome playing!... Even won a guitar! (The one at 13:10!) Then Ratt played the next night at a local venue - great show of course! Thanks Music Zoo for putting this together!!
Warren took my final layaway payment on my first guitar at a small guitar shop in Chula Vista CA in the mid to late 80s. I think it was 88. The guitar I got was a Charvel Model 2 in red. He signed it on the back of the headstock and my receipt. That was a great day
He wrote great riffs. I saw them back in the day, and their stage show wasn't that great. That bass players ballerina moves were embarrassing to watch, the rhythm section wasn't anything to write home about. The singer's pitch was all over the place. But Warren and Robin's playing really stood out.Those two guys in a better band would have been huge. But I still buy everything that Warren plays on, I love his writing and his playing.
I listened to ratt because the songs were great,warrens leads were great and it was cool.piercy had killer vocals on those studio albums and what they did personally in the 80s didnt matter because we didn't know about it,no internet,no foul. any other guitar player,drummer or singer and warren wouldn't be sitting here
Always loved Warren. One of the only players from that era that never ascended. All his playing is descending riffs. Probably why his phrasing is so creative.
Such an underrated guitar player he actually has such incredible fret skills and a very different technique. He always puts in just the right amount of lead to the song.
I met Warren backstage at the Universal Amphitheater in maybe 1999 when they played with Cinderella and Poison and I’ll never forget it. Tom Morello from rage against the machine was backstage chatting up a storm. And Warren was sitting on the couch in the back just chilling quietly. And people were standing around Tom and I walked right by him not caring at all and went straight to Warren Demartini. And he stood up quickly and I said hi my name is Michael and he said hey my name is Moore nice to meet you and shook my hand. He was so sincere I couldn’t believe it. I finally met Warren who had been listening to for years. I just couldn’t get over how gracious and kind he was. Thank you Warren.
Love you guys!!!! Back in 85 - 86 you guys are my 1st metal band!!!! Still bang my head to you guys now an I’m 50!!! RIP Robin.... love and respect!!! RATT ALWAYS!!
I got a guitar for Christmas when I was 12 in 1982. I tried to learn some chords and even plugged in to my stereo. Lol I lost interest pretty quickly and sold my guitar. I saw Ratt open for Billy Squier when I was 14. It changed my life. Warren blew my mind. Been playing ever since. Thank you Warren DeMartini.
Warren is one of my favs. I've noticed that when it's just him, he's great, but he shines within the context of a song. Hope everyone gets what I'm saying. He is so melodic. Some guys can just shock and ahh alone. Like the beginning of the Morning After. WoW. It just is there.
Warren is one of the greatest players of that era, saw him live with Ratt in Pittsburgh, once in 1989 and once in 1999, both times he exuded a laid-back, rock star cool and a Joe Perry meets George Lynch Vibe. His playing has been a huge influence on me, and he, along with George Lynch, are easily the finest of the post- Van Halen Hard Rock guitarists. Really enjoyed this!
The '89 show was at the AJ Palumbo center, the City to City to tour, and then I caught them in '99 at the Metropol, supporting their self-titled album. Great memories!😊
I was born and raised is Los Angeles. I remember the RATT EP coming out and buying it ( I still have it) I became a fan and still am to this day. Warren De Martini Rules!
I am so glad that I came across this! I saw him live and man, what a tone, fluidity, phrasing! He"s the total package as a guitar player! One of the absolute best! I loved 80's guitar playing it truly elevated guitar playing and Warren was one the best! Miss those days!
Warren was always a very humble person from the very beginning days of Ratt. I know because I was fortunate to know the band before they ever cut their first ep . In fact for me it was Warrens presence that made RATT what it was ,it certain wasn’t because of stellar vocals which even steve admits lol.
I've been a fan of his since the mid-'80s and this is the first time I've ever heard him speak. Seems like a really cool, down-to-earth guy. Such an underrated guitarist.
Aw man- I met Warren, invite only show for MSG, anyhow shaking his hand,some person bumps into us, totally gets Warrens hand on the corner of CD rack. Doh! Great guy. Killer shredder
Hey Warren DiMartini, it's Ritchie "Rooster" Brubaker. Man, you got somewhere, from listening to us in the parking lots, then going to my folks house to listen to the Yardbirds! Best to ya man, but I've still got 11 years on you! I played with Jake on the last night before HE went to join Ozzy! Geeze man, same High School, same town, same friends, and we ALL knew Danny Astor! How can we go wrong?
I remember in highschool having tons of pictures on my bedroom wall of Ratt.One of my favorites rock bands.saw them 3 times in Boston.Warren still has that grove n sound.cool video thank you for showing us.
They blew Billy Squire away on that tour. I remember their energy and when Billy came on stage he just stood in front of the microphone barely moving. It didn't help my high and I fell asleep in my seat. Next thing I remember the staff was shaking me yelling"are you alright"? They thought I was ODing, lol.
I've always thought Ratt had some of the coolest riffs out of all those 80s 'glam metal' bands. Then of course you have Warren doing some of the coolest solos. He's almost like Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme. Also, Vito Bratta of White Lion. Listen to the solo of the song "Wait" and you will be blown away. You will listen to it over and over again wondering how that guy isn't considered one of the best ever.
Nuno is by far one of the very best ever players. what he does is other worldly. Saw generation axe. He smoked everyone. zak Vai malmsteen. smoked em. EVERYONE EM
51:46 "Way Cool"! I actually started laughing out loud, I was tickled so much, to hear him paly this monster classic riff again! Very special music and memories from a very special band and player!
Omg...i was into pop music as a little girl..loved Duran Duran! My brother and sister were into rock music. That's how i knew who Ratt was back in 84'. Never told anyone but i was 12 and secretly had a crush on De Martini. Lol!!!
To me Warren was the only member of Ratt that was really into the musical aspect of things-not just doing it to 'get chicks' in a band that I think he really carried musically. Watching videos of Stephen Pearcy and Bobby Blotzer by comparison, Warren seems really down to earth and realizes times have changed and isn't chasing the glory days. Relaxed, composed, sober, intelligent.
Warren is awesome I wish he would tour today he is absolutely one of my favorite guitarists of the 80's he is underrated and in my opinion he is in the conversation with all the 80's guitar greats!
I am going to watch this a few times. Really enjoyed it. Warren and George Lynch are two of my all time favourite guitar players. Love how humble he is.
Saw Ratt live twice. First time with Poison which we dubbed the concert “Ratt Poison” in July of 2007 Then saw them again at a three day festival called RockNAmerica in 2010 and got to see Warren with them.
Absolutely huge fan . Loved Ratt. Never ever forget when that album came out cassette I was so excited to have it . Actually had to steal it because I had no money sorry ratt still love all your work and music. 48 never ever let the rocker inside of you or us go . Heavy metal for life
He's so humble.... He looks like that shy 18-years-old guitarist in my neighborhood with an incredible talent who would always blow a 16-years-old me out and who I would always admire. The Lay It Down intro! Wow. Out of the Celler album is packed with so much talent, energy, and spark. His razor-sharp, lightening-fast and melodic solos still give me an electrical shock. Whatever happened that made him feel "miserable", I wish him all the luck. He's got so much talent; he needs to put it out more. Please come to Japan again and let us hear you play your guitar.
I saw Ratt eight times in total and three times from the front row. At the Savannah, Ga show in ‘87 I caught one of Warren’s stainless steel guitar picks and it stayed in my wallet until last year when some asshole stole the wallet. It had been with me all over the world and even during Desert Storm. Still bums me out that it’s gone, especially now that my grandson is taking guitar lessons. Keep rockin WD…your sound and style epitomized the era…much love!
I adore him since around 1985, always a huge influence in rock guitar playing and style, his early mixolydian and dorian licks and of course his phasing where something brand new beside all the other "pentatonic shedders" in those times Ratt´n´Roll forever :) ...
Hearing Warren play makes me realize his part in Ratt which i really pretty much knew but this is so cool to see and hear and man dose this bring back the best of memories of my youth as a guitar player myself I've always paid the most attention to the guitar player's in all the 80's band's and one thing i learned is the guitar player's in those bands were up against very high standards mainly set by EVH and that caused some of the greatest players in history as far as being virtuosity in a commercial way which EVH also set high standards for but the majority of the 80's band's were definitely holding their own and Warren De Martini definitely was one of my favorites for sure.
Fun fact, when Warren and Ratt came to the Toy Tiger around 1997 in Louisville, KY on the Collage tour. I was a little known at the time as a local keyboard player in rock bands. I got to drink with the Roadies and talked them into letting me sit on top of the Marshall stack at the show before the band played. Warren came out smiling at me on top of his stack, the power unleashed of the opening song, bounced me off the top to the floor in about 2 power chords in. A good 8-foot drop. I am on my back and Warren looking down at me and laughing and pointed, best thing ever. Yeah, lost my cup of beer as it went everywhere...
@THE ACOUSTIC CAGE You are right, I must have made that up. I am 50 years old at this point and have no reason to lie, not a kid. So fuck off as it 100% happened. Do you have any idea what the watts those things throw off in a concert? It was on top of Marshall speakers that were joined together, maybe stack is a loose term? I'm not talking a 5150 on top of two 12x4's you idiot.
Somehow I figured out how to use a cassette deck recorder/player as my first overdrive. If you cobbled up a way to plug your 1/4" into the record input, cobbled a way to get a 1/4" out of the monitor, and then put your finger into the deck to make it think you were recording with a recordable cassette - press record&play, then adjust the VUs to your likeness. As I remember this was the closest I ever came to getting the "Limelight" sound. You still had to plug this into an amp, but didn't matter what kind.
I remember going to his house with my then girlfriend sometime in the mid 2000s. She was actually friends with his daughter Marion, and we'd just moved into a new unfurnished apartment and needed furniture. Anyways, we drove up to his house in the Hollywood hills to pick up this red futon they wanted to get rid of. As a guitar player, I was really into 80's rock but actually didn't know all that much about Ratt (I was brought up in the UK) but had an awareness that Warren was basically considered to be almost on par with Eddie Van Halen. He answered the door in a bathrobe, and we'd interrupted him practicing for his new tour with Extreme. He was sitting playing through his guitar parts whilst recording them, and then he'd listen to them back and then write down whatever score he'd give himself on a scale of 1-10 to gauge which songs needed more practice. I remember there being Japanese koy fish painted on the walls in true 80s rock star style lol. Anyways, the one moment I'll always remember is when he invited us in, he turned to me and said "Do you want a Coke?" I said "Yes please", and he went and got me one from his fridge. He then turned away back towards his couch to continue practicing, and I turned and said to my girlfriend -
"WARREN DEMARTINI JUST GOT ME A COKE!"
I would have responded the same way! LOL
Ratt toured with extreme?
Great story! Thanks for sharing!
" that Warren was basically considered to be almost on par with Eddie Van Halen."
No, Warren's really good, but nowhere near EVH.
Talk about a jaw dropping day. Holy shit!
It's 2019 and I still got chills when he started playing "Lay it Down" for that brief moment. Timeless riff.
Why does it matter what year it is xD ur on youtube u can hear it whenever you want
I still love it, and play it on my guitar too. It is so killer.
Yeesss!!! 🤘😝❤
Me to...brings me right back and now its 2020 lol. Saw them live in Hawaii . I think I was around 18...amazing performance 🤙👊🤘
My fave riff from the 80's!
34:10 - "I would advise NOT trying to do this professionally because it can be miserable" - that breaks my heart. For me, Warren is up there with Eddie, Randy and his own personal heroes. He's humble and deserves the recognition any guitar god gets. I wish RATT had been a different band - Pearcy was the visual focus but he can't carry legendary status - too much ego, not enough talent. Warren needs to be among legends. Definitely one of my heroes.
well said, I agree about Warren but Steven was great too. It seemed like they all gave it there best.
steevkelly Amen to that. I love Stephen's voice, but he usually doesn't try hard enough and drags so slow.
Well fucking said!!! He is my hero!!
Spot on.
Pearcy is a decent guitarist in his own right, besides being RATT's primary songwriter. Kinda like Nikki Sixx, he deserves more credit than he gets.
I have always been a Warren DeMartini fan and it is such a honor to meet him and build his signature Charvel Guitars! awesome!!!!!!
Sean Silas 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻
Why don’t Charvels have a 1¾” nut anymore like they did back in the 80s?
thats sick. hes underated imo but i just ordered the blood drip skull american made model im so stoked
oh you make great guitars, i got one cross of swords on of my favorites!!!
Wow.
Thank God when I was learning guitar growing up my dad showed me guys like Warren , Jake E Lee, Nuno, Reb Beach, George Lynch etc. The music I play isn't really 80's sounding at all but I definitely owe a lot of my technical ability to the the influence of these guys. Thanks Dad!!
@@joep1551 randy is best
Your dad has a great ear for talent and good taste in guitarists. I commend him! 👍
Way underrated b/c he played in a "hair band". When everyone else in the 80's was trying to out shred each other, Warren was the only guy who started playing deeper, and deeper in the pocket. Beautiful searing vibrato, fluid phrasing, and always played w/ feel and emotion. One of my favs, always has been.
Exactly! Well said....
Slash
Not true.. any true guitar fan knows exactly who Warren is and how good he is,
I've seen this comment somewhere else.
Lot of guys were awesome back then. It was the golden age of guitar
I always dug Warren, and RATT, but my little brother was a RATT freak! We caught a show in BOISE with Autograph & Bon Jovi opening for RATT. Yea it was mid 80s. (Yes, killer show indeed.) My brother passed away in 2012. Thanks for the interview. I'm glad we found it.
Shane Hall so sorry for your loss Shane Hall, My brother was a RATT freak and turned me into a Huge RaTT freak too. Sadly he passed away killed by a drunk driver. Our brothers are in a better place hanging with all the greats like Robin Crosby May they Rest In Peace.
Sorry to hear about your brother. Keep the rocking memories alive!!
May your brothers rest in peace 🙏 ❤️
I seen him last in 2002 outdoors 1st Annie's Cincinnati with Dokken [No George Lynch or Jeff Pilson totally stunk] L.A Guns and Warrant and Firehouse who had a really great guitarist who was easily 2nd best behind Warren that night
Me my brother and my buddy packed into the front of a chevy luv and went to see Ratt, bon jovi opened for them. First rock concert! My brother's gone too. Sorry to hear about your little brother. Keep rocking!
Damn. By far the most I've ever heard Warren speak. Awesome stuff.
So true...but take out all the times he says y'know and it'd be about 10 minutes all up :-)
@@jimmyagates I had to be resuscitated lol
DeMartini has one of the best sounds in all of guitar, any genre. Textbook rock n roll. The 80s were probably the best years for music as far as wide variety of originality.
Wow...what a difference. How time and maturity can change a person. I met Warren back stage back in the early 80s at the this club in Reseda, CA. It was in the valley called the Country Club. It was a happening club back in the 80s in the valley. It was like the Whiskey or Troubador of the Valley. Everyone played there. Warren was a really shy quiet young dude back in the day. He didn't say much, but now after 30 something years seeing him here in this video, he is not afraid to speak. Great to see you Warren and still rocking after all these years!!
YES I remember the Country Club. It was the best! Saw so many AMAZING shows there. Metallica - Motorhead - Stryper - I think Slayer. So many great shows. It was one of the best clubs!
I loved The Country Club in Reseda!!! We followed Armored Saint around town and saw them at the Country Club so many times...along with WASP, Ratt, Queensryche and the rest....great memories!!
And Norman's rare guitars right down the street... You couldn't afford more than a couple bean and cheese burritos from del taco, but you could dream.
Gmlasm the country club is still there. Although its a church now. Another cool place was the golden west ballroom in downey. It is still there also. However it is a church also. The country had the best sound. I lived in orange county it was a drive. I was very fortunate that i made it home from that place. My main hang out was the starwood. To set the record straight i was there to see y&t and caught motley. Vince is full of shit no fight took place. It was also the first time i sat upstairs in the vip section. It was so small and the bar well you know if you ever been. Also sorry but the cru would have got their ass kicked. It wasnt the band it was the bouncers back then they were some bad ass dudes and they'd kick the shit out of you
You can tell he's still a little shy though
True genius. Has a difficult time explaining why he's so good. The fact that he picked up a guitar at 15 and was playing for RATT in Los Angeles four years later is shocking. He's so laid-back about it!
I knew he was influenced by Uli, because his solo tone sounded like if Uli played earlier 80's west coast style, also gotta wonder if Vai was influenced by Uli's bar technique or they both just came up with similar bar stuff independently. Always wondered if Randy listened to Bebop deluxe I know Ed did but Ed listened to a lot music that wasn't really mainstream in America like early holdsworth, an budgy as well as Cream wired era Beck The Who an the often unsung but really influential ZZTop. It's interesting to hear how early 80's late 70's bands took their influences and expanded on them to create something new.
Wish him and Jake would get together and do a album of 70's covers, of 70's bands that had two guitarist or more like like the stones sknard, BOC, ect.... would be really cool
What a sh*t head.
He's a nobody outside of the USA. And rightly so.
George Lynch & Warren DeMartini should start a SUPERGROUP
I like that suggestion!
George is already in one with Dug Pinnick!! He sounds great again. After Dokken I thought he lost something, stopped using Marshalls. But you need to have your act together to play with who he is playing with now.
In the early 80s, I thought they had very similar lead styles. Both phenomenal players!
Add Joe Lynn Turner, Bob Daisley, Carmine Appice and maybe Don Airey ....all great song writers...name of the band.... THE SHIZNICKS...... ... .
Warren, George and Jake e Lee should start a super Glam metal group ..
Warren’s solo phrasing on those Ratt tunes are epic.
No doubt!
Warrens raw talent at 18-19 years old was mind blowing! Definitely a treasure.
Warren is my favorite guitar player of that era and one of my all-time favorites. I had to opportunity to talk with him at NAMM several years ago at an after-party and he was incredibly gracious. It's pretty cool when the poster on your wall comes to life and is as cool as you imagined! Thanks for the great music and great playing Warren. You inspired a generation!
One the best of all time. Fantastic sense of rhythm. Some of the slinkiest solos ever recorded. In his prime, he was absolutely devastating. Definitely my favorite guitarist of the hair metal era.
have you listened to reb beach? there are a lot of killer 80s guitar players
His solo stuff is of legend the main reason I listen to RATT. I remember the second I got his solo album had to special order it "crazy enough to sing to you" amazing
@@elicalvillo4303 Yes!
@Doss Koont F-ing A.
@@trillrifaxegrindor4411 Randy Rhoads easily top of the that era
Lay it down has such a killer riff
Loved Maiden and AC/DC in my early teens. Then saw the wanted man video on TV. When Invasion came out I bought it. Made me take up guitar. Addicted to this guys playing ever since. Wore out my vinyls in the lean years. Nice to hear him tell a story. Puts everyone's journey in perspective
So cool to see him rip through all the classic stuff,he's got such good vibrato and phrasing.
Way Cool Jr., which he does toward the end here, was one of my absolute favorites which also demonstrates or combines so many things in Warren's playing. A well rounded player like Jake E. Lee.
Many years ago I snuck into the soundcheck for a Randy Rhoads tribute concert at the Shark Club in Los Angeles. It was a "who's who" of the the shred elite and one of the greatest hours of my life. I watched in awe as the greats put the songs together. Warren performed Over the Mountain with George Lynch. It was as epic as it sounds. Warren never looked "comfortable" or relaxed in soundcheck or the final performance. It certainly wasn't for a lack of skill of course, he just really cared about getting it "right." Doing justice to the song. You could see the concentration and commitment to detail. In the final performance. Awe inspiring to say the least. I was able to buy him a Heineken and eventually get him to sign by tab book for Out of the Cellar. What I really want to say here is how INSANELY kind and humble he was to me. He was just so profoundly different than some of my other heroes that were there. No one was a jerk. They were all under pressure, and very few would have more than a few run throughs. But he took the time and was genuinely nice and patient with my dumb asked a million times questions. He remains one of my all time favorites. And while my released music is light years away from his in style, I always keep him in mind when I relate to other musicians, especially in the studio. I will simple confirm what so many of you who have met him know: Warren DeMartini is a special guy. A world class player and songwriter, but more importantly a real gem of a human being... best to everyone.
I've watched this video several times and it never gets old. Warren tells the same story from his humble beginnings the same way it happened for many of us. "Why is it tuned this way?", "play through your stereo" and "No plan" is about as original as it gets. I don't think anyone else could have told this story that we're all pretty much personally familiar with in such a way as Warren DeMartini did in such a refreshing way in this video. No matter how old I get I will always love and respect this man for his awesome work that he has put out over the years. God bless you Warren! 😀
The man is so awesome!!! One of the most original guitarists ever!!!
I graduated in 1990, saw Ratt 5 times on the Invasion Of Your Privacy & Dancing Undercover tours. Amongst all the guitar players of the 80's Warren really stood out. Ratt had a unique hook to their music, along w/ Warren's bluesy flavor in his solos that just made it so slick. If there was a mount Rushmore of 80's guitarists, DeMartinni & Lynch would be on mine for sure!
Ratt used to hang out in Pacific Beach! Warren being an old school surfer puts him high on my cool dude list. Hence, why he is so chill.
PAC Beach ruled. Loved that bar right where the pavement ends and the sand begins. Was it “World Famous”?
Was that the same bar that Vince Neil and David Lee Roth used to hang out at?
Warren changed my life at the Cotillion Ballroom in Wichita Ks when I was a kid. I stood right in front of him and witnessed some amazing guitar playing. Thank you for the never ending inspiration Warren
this should have 1 billion views
Or at the very least 999m views!!
I seen Ratt and Poison at Hara Arena , Dayton , Ohio 1986. I was on the right side and i still have the metal pick you threw me , huge influence on me as I was only 15 and had been playing since i was 12. Your sound is as recognizable as Eddie's.
I was lucky enough to get a pick from Warren one night - very thick too........later that night I kept bragging to my buddies and one of them said "" lemme show you somthing - went to his room and came out with a metal pick he had gotten from Warren at some show -- and I'm like (( ok, alright - in a Denzel voice ))...........ok -- I shut my mouth for awhile.........Couple a hours later I'm trying to buy it off him.........good times !
The man responsible for some of the greatest guitar solos in the 80s~
Fuck, I won't argue with that!
Those solos in Round and Round,I’m Insane and Body Talk,good Lord!!😵🤘🏼
@@sasaterzicprod.22 Indeed~
Man, this is so long overdue, I am thrilled that Warren is still playing, I have been a HUGE fan from way back. His playing style definitely qualifies as a signature sound, -no doubt about it. I love all the old Ratt stuff, and REALLY look forward to the G4 stuff that should be coming out soon! GO WARREN! I love your style man, -what a laid back guy!
Warren was my hero back in the day. Its amazing he did this Q&A so well, with how shy and reserved he is in real life.
he's so underrated
Sam Kupper you are 100 % CORRECT...THIS GUY KICKS ASS..Warren is a tasty player..other then Evh,he is the best from that time and still hasn't lost his touch.
Uh Warren is fantastic but hes not the best George Lynch was the best of that time period or they tied since their styles are so different ....
Wrong. Yngwie was the Best yet many people didn't know or heard his music while everyone heard EVH and mistakenly claimed he was the best. I agree that Lynch was better than Warren. But here's a list of who were superior at the time with little mention at all in the mainstream. Yngwie, Tony MacAlpine, Akira Takasaki, Paul Gilbert, Greg Howe, Vinnie Moore, Jason Becker, Shawn Lane...
Kei Kurono can't believe you didn't put Nuno on that list.
Shan Collins Nuno is amazing too I agree.
Warren and Robbin Crosby (RIP) made such delicious riffs together.
I saw Ratt in (I believe it was '85) Sacramento. He and Robbin did this awesome dual guitar solo at the break. Great show.
My favorite member of Ratt! I remember voting for him in circus magazine best guitar player!
When I was 13; before internet.. Ratt and other bands seemed larger than life! I only had magazines and records to stare at. SUCH a great thing to see this!
I was there for this - great night, some awesome playing!... Even won a guitar! (The one at 13:10!) Then Ratt played the next night at a local venue - great show of course! Thanks Music Zoo for putting this together!!
Turbo2Pete sweet man enjoy the charvel!!!
where was this at ?
Warren took my final layaway payment on my first guitar at a small guitar shop in Chula Vista CA in the mid to late 80s. I think it was 88. The guitar I got was a Charvel Model 2 in red. He signed it on the back of the headstock and my receipt. That was a great day
From learning his 1st chord at 15, to be one of the best players in Rock by 21?? Amazing!
I only listened to Ratt because of Warren, and I only listened to Dokken because of George Lynch.
I hear ya....but without the songs, there wouldn't have been much point.
He wrote great riffs. I saw them back in the day, and their stage show wasn't that great. That bass players ballerina moves were embarrassing to watch, the rhythm section wasn't anything to write home about. The singer's pitch was all over the place. But Warren and Robin's playing really stood out.Those two guys in a better band would have been huge. But I still buy everything that Warren plays on, I love his writing and his playing.
Same. And Night Ranger only because of Brad Gillis.
Another great example.
I listened to ratt because the songs were great,warrens leads were great and it was cool.piercy had killer vocals on those studio
albums and what they did personally in the 80s didnt matter because we didn't know about it,no internet,no foul.
any other guitar player,drummer or singer and warren wouldn't be sitting here
Always loved Warren. One of the only players from that era that never ascended. All his playing is descending riffs. Probably why his phrasing is so creative.
Good call!
I bet he plays alot of Aerosmith tunes.............
One of my guitar heroes, I wish for him the best
Warren is an amazing guitarists.
one of my Hero's along with EVH Randy Rhodes George Lynch etc.
Such an underrated guitar player he actually has such incredible fret skills and a very different technique. He always puts in just the right amount of lead to the song.
Warren DeMartini is,was and never will be underrated..........he is loved and idolized by millions of guitar players world wide
Lay it Down
26:54 rhythm
27:22 lead
Thank you! Came here specifically for that ;)
Me too. Thanks.
Many thanks.
Best O.R. ever!
This one really reminds EVH's Unchained thing.
I met Warren backstage at the Universal Amphitheater in maybe 1999 when they played with Cinderella and Poison and I’ll never forget it. Tom Morello from rage against the machine was backstage chatting up a storm. And Warren was sitting on the couch in the back just chilling quietly. And people were standing around Tom and I walked right by him not caring at all and went straight to Warren Demartini. And he stood up quickly and I said hi my name is Michael and he said hey my name is Moore nice to meet you and shook my hand. He was so sincere I couldn’t believe it. I finally met Warren who had been listening to for years. I just couldn’t get over how gracious and kind he was. Thank you Warren.
Warren is super laid back and super cool...Thanks for posting this video Music Zoo.
Such a humble guy. One of my favorite guitarist. So underrated.
Warren through a 5150, and It sounds like him! proof that any good tube amp will do the trick, thanks for sharing this, it was awesome!
I bought the same amp he is using for the main reason I want to recreate tones like he had on Invasion. This amp does it easily.
a 5150 is essentially a hot marshall..thats what everyone played back in the day so why wouldnt it sound great?
@@jerryfreese7572 is it the S?
Legend. His chordal work is beautiful.
Ratt is one of my all time faves. I’m a definite 80’s child. That music era was the best. When he played Lay it Down I was ready to rock!
Love you guys!!!! Back in 85 - 86 you guys are my 1st metal band!!!! Still bang my head to you guys now an I’m 50!!! RIP Robin.... love and respect!!! RATT ALWAYS!!
Hell yeah! Demartini. One of the best. Thanks for sharing.
I got a guitar for Christmas when I was 12 in 1982. I tried to learn some chords and even plugged in to my stereo. Lol I lost interest pretty quickly and sold my guitar. I saw Ratt open for Billy Squier when I was 14. It changed my life. Warren blew my mind. Been playing ever since. Thank you Warren DeMartini.
1987----I went and bought my first guitar, saved up all my lawn mowing money and allowance when I was a kid because of Warren, he is a badass still
Awesome.
I remember those days, saving your hard earned money to get your own stuff.
Kudos!
Warren is one of my favs. I've noticed that when it's just him, he's great, but he shines within the context of a song. Hope everyone gets what I'm saying. He is so melodic. Some guys can just shock and ahh alone. Like the beginning of the Morning After. WoW. It just is there.
Tone is awesome even in this Q&A setting.
Warren is one of the greatest players of that era, saw him live with Ratt in Pittsburgh, once in 1989 and once in 1999, both times he exuded a laid-back, rock star cool and a Joe Perry meets George Lynch Vibe. His playing has been a huge influence on me, and he, along with George Lynch, are easily the finest of the post- Van Halen Hard Rock guitarists. Really enjoyed this!
@Neville James Martin 7
Cocina.
@Frank DeSalvo Hahaha! I did😆
Was that he Night Ranger Ratt show at The Stanley?
The '89 show was at the AJ Palumbo center, the City to City to tour, and then I caught them in '99 at the Metropol, supporting their self-titled album. Great memories!😊
I was born and raised is Los Angeles. I remember the RATT EP coming out and buying it ( I still have it) I became a fan and still am to this day. Warren De Martini Rules!
I love that he gives Robin credit. It’s really cool because many other guitarists would have kept all the credit.
Robin Crosby was the gentle Giant I remember all the 80’s music being born in 72’!#🐀🎸🤘🏻@Seth K Johnson
Bondalero 007 yes I know. His nickname was King. Another rockstar who was gone too soon.
Did he really i thought he acted like robbins contributions were not to his standards lol I like both but I miss robbin addiction is a mthrfkr
I am so glad that I came across this! I saw him live and man, what a tone, fluidity, phrasing! He"s the total package as a guitar player! One of the absolute best! I loved 80's guitar playing it truly elevated guitar playing and Warren was one the best! Miss those days!
Warren was always a very humble person from the very beginning days of Ratt. I know because I was fortunate to know the band before they ever cut their first ep . In fact for me it was Warrens presence that made RATT what it was ,it certain wasn’t because of stellar vocals which even steve admits lol.
I've been a fan of his since the mid-'80s and this is the first time I've ever heard him speak. Seems like a really cool, down-to-earth guy. Such an underrated guitarist.
This dude is one of my all time favorite guitar players. Ratt in general were just cool.
Warren's one of my favorite guitar players, but now you get a sense of why Robbin and Stephen did all the interviews.
Aw man- I met Warren, invite only show for MSG, anyhow shaking his hand,some person bumps into us, totally gets Warrens hand on the corner of CD rack.
Doh!
Great guy. Killer shredder
Hey Warren DiMartini, it's Ritchie "Rooster" Brubaker. Man, you got somewhere, from listening to us in the parking lots, then going to my folks house to listen to the Yardbirds! Best to ya man, but I've still got 11 years on you! I played with Jake on the last night before HE went to join Ozzy! Geeze man, same High School, same town, same friends, and we ALL knew Danny Astor! How can we go wrong?
Wow that's so cool! Can you share more information about your time back then? Like his influences, what his guitar practice looked like etc. Cheers!
I remember in highschool having tons of pictures on my bedroom wall of Ratt.One of my favorites rock bands.saw them 3 times in Boston.Warren still has that grove n sound.cool video thank you for showing us.
Love Warren so much . Super talented and an amazing style and tone. He is an awesome player!
Warren plays with such feel man he's awesome!! A humble dude too
Wow! What a cool and humble guy! I really had no idea about Warren until now. What a gem!
They blew Billy Squire away on that tour. I remember their energy and when Billy came on stage he just stood in front of the microphone barely moving. It didn't help my high and I fell asleep in my seat. Next thing I remember the staff was shaking me yelling"are you alright"? They thought I was ODing, lol.
I've always thought Ratt had some of the coolest riffs out of all those 80s 'glam metal' bands. Then of course you have Warren doing some of the coolest solos. He's almost like Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme. Also, Vito Bratta of White Lion. Listen to the solo of the song "Wait" and you will be blown away. You will listen to it over and over again wondering how that guy isn't considered one of the best ever.
Vito bratta.....listen to his soloing at the end of "all you need is rock n roll". That funky breakdown
Warren is great, and I love those old Ratt riffs and solos, but he is NOT Nuno.
Nuno is by far one of the very best ever players. what he does is other worldly. Saw generation axe. He smoked everyone. zak Vai malmsteen. smoked em. EVERYONE EM
@@daviddemaria3982 Vito...... the best tone of the 80s hands down. RIDICULOUSLY GREAT PLAYING.
Yeah Vito
51:46 "Way Cool"! I actually started laughing out loud, I was tickled so much, to hear him paly this monster classic riff again! Very special music and memories from a very special band and player!
Warren is a guitar god, absolute legend.
I loved the duel guitars of Warren and King and Phil Collen and Steve Clark. Too bad both ended too soon.
You mean Warren and Robin Crosby, right?
@@kevinschmitt1852 Robbin Crosby was called "King" by his bandmates
@@harleyrider76 And Robins guitars - all so cool !!
Omg...i was into pop music as a little girl..loved Duran Duran! My brother and sister were into rock music. That's how i knew who Ratt was back in 84'. Never told anyone but i was 12 and secretly had a crush on De Martini. Lol!!!
Thanks so much for sharing - enjoying the one & only WD.
Please come back to Scotland...
Great video .. Ratt was a great band.
To me Warren was the only member of Ratt that was really into the musical aspect of things-not just doing it to 'get chicks' in a band that I think he really carried musically. Watching videos of Stephen Pearcy and Bobby Blotzer by comparison, Warren seems really down to earth and realizes times have changed and isn't chasing the glory days. Relaxed, composed, sober, intelligent.
One of my favorite guitarists. Such an awesome guitar sound, and his vibrato is KILLER. Never get tired of that first Ratt album!
One of the best. His playing is way cooler and amazing than many big names. One of my fav guitarists of all times. \m/
Warren is awesome I wish he would tour today he is absolutely one of my favorite guitarists of the 80's he is underrated and in my opinion he is in the conversation with all the 80's guitar greats!
Warren & George were my 2 biggest influences... Warren's tone tho.... It's timeless
I am going to watch this a few times. Really enjoyed it. Warren and George Lynch are two of my all time favourite guitar players. Love how humble he is.
One of the greatest rock guitarist ever! Super underrated!
Super Underrated? I think you got rocks in your head. I hope college goes good, I mean well. ☺
Saw Ratt live twice.
First time with Poison which we dubbed the concert “Ratt Poison” in July of 2007
Then saw them again at a three day festival called RockNAmerica in 2010 and got to see Warren with them.
One of the greatest shredding guitarist and very underrated!
Warren DeMartini is,was and never will be underrated..........he is loved and idolized by millions of guitar players world wide
Absolutely huge fan . Loved Ratt.
Never ever forget when that album came out cassette I was so excited to have it . Actually had to steal it because I had no money sorry ratt still love all your work and music. 48 never ever let the rocker inside of you or us go . Heavy metal for life
Listening to Warren play his parts of those memorable songs, it showcases 2 things; his incredible talent...and that of Robbin Crosby's accompaniment.
RIP King!
@@Lerxstification oh hell, Lerxst lives! I remember you from the old Metal Sludge forums....
my first guitar heroe back in the 80`s
He's so humble.... He looks like that shy 18-years-old guitarist in my neighborhood with an incredible talent who would always blow a 16-years-old me out and who I would always admire. The Lay It Down intro! Wow. Out of the Celler album is packed with so much talent, energy, and spark. His razor-sharp, lightening-fast and melodic solos still give me an electrical shock. Whatever happened that made him feel "miserable", I wish him all the luck. He's got so much talent; he needs to put it out more. Please come to Japan again and let us hear you play your guitar.
Phenomenal guitar player! Met Warren in 1987 in Corpus Christi Texas!
I saw Ratt eight times in total and three times from the front row. At the Savannah, Ga show in ‘87 I caught one of Warren’s stainless steel guitar picks and it stayed in my wallet until last year when some asshole stole the wallet. It had been with me all over the world and even during Desert Storm. Still bums me out that it’s gone, especially now that my grandson is taking guitar lessons. Keep rockin WD…your sound and style epitomized the era…much love!
Warren and Jake made guitar real
such great down to earth guys who taught us all, they should do a G3 type show with Warren, Jake and George lynch
Was a treat to meet him at Namm in 09, was hanging with Carlos carvazo
I adore him since around 1985, always a huge influence in rock guitar playing and style, his early mixolydian and dorian licks and of course his phasing where something brand new beside all the other "pentatonic shedders" in those times Ratt´n´Roll forever :) ...
Hearing Warren play makes me realize his part in Ratt which i really pretty much knew but this is so cool to see and hear and man dose this bring back the best of memories of my youth as a guitar player myself I've always paid the most attention to the guitar player's in all the 80's band's and one thing i learned is the guitar player's in those bands were up against very high standards mainly set by EVH and that caused some of the greatest players in history as far as being virtuosity in a commercial way which EVH also set high standards for but the majority of the 80's band's were definitely holding their own and Warren De Martini definitely was one of my favorites for sure.
Fun fact, when Warren and Ratt came to the Toy Tiger around 1997 in Louisville, KY on the Collage tour. I was a little known at the time as a local keyboard player in rock bands. I got to drink with the Roadies and talked them into letting me sit on top of the Marshall stack at the show before the band played. Warren came out smiling at me on top of his stack, the power unleashed of the opening song, bounced me off the top to the floor in about 2 power chords in. A good 8-foot drop. I am on my back and Warren looking down at me and laughing and pointed, best thing ever. Yeah, lost my cup of beer as it went everywhere...
@THE ACOUSTIC CAGE You are right, I must have made that up. I am 50 years old at this point and have no reason to lie, not a kid. So fuck off as it 100% happened. Do you have any idea what the watts those things throw off in a concert? It was on top of Marshall speakers that were joined together, maybe stack is a loose term? I'm not talking a 5150 on top of two 12x4's you idiot.
Neither FUN or FACTual. I love how people comment then make it about themselves. 😂
@@carrrexx7190 You have one sub, I had the date wrong - 19/08/1998 U.S.A.
Louisville, KY - Toy Tiger
@@FancyTailAquatics I don't know if that's a good thing or not. I like sub sandwiches..😂
@@FancyTailAquatics ok, I detect sarcasm? what? Your name sounds like a underwater gay orgy. You got a point to make?
I really love the guitar tone and the sound.. one of my favourite bad..
A home stereo with a Mic jack and headphone jack was my first amp!! No distortion but it was electrified...
Somehow I figured out how to use a cassette deck recorder/player as my first overdrive. If you cobbled up a way to plug your 1/4" into the record input, cobbled a way to get a 1/4" out of the monitor, and then put your finger into the deck to make it think you were recording with a recordable cassette - press record&play, then adjust the VUs to your likeness. As I remember this was the closest I ever came to getting the "Limelight" sound. You still had to plug this into an amp, but didn't matter what kind.
@@capgage1 brilliant! Miss those days...
This was 1983. I later got proper amps and pedals (I guess)... but NOTHING ever sounded like that.
@@capgage1 1984 for me! An old Realistic with warmth. May have had a tube or two. I'm old. Just deny it's scourges ;)
Class act and great guitar player and super nice down to earth guy