What a criminally underrated musician. Same goes for Tim Armstrong. They have written some of the best songs of all time with little to no recognition. That's punk as fack.

He played Epiphone for years but they didn't give him a signature guitar. Glad ESP did the right thing.

@themechanix2311

6 жыл бұрын

Simon Tay it’s an LTD not an ESP the epiphone of ESP if you will

@Westcoasttrendkill

6 жыл бұрын

The Mechanix Ltd guitars are way better than epiphone.

@fernandomilan8754

6 жыл бұрын

Yet, he`s got his signature. And for the company it`s a clever move. Just like Matt Freeman`s signature. Mostly younger people would listen to their music and maybe could afford the second lines instead of the main ones.

@MichaelD8393

6 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Tim's Gretsch.

@fernandomilan8754

6 жыл бұрын

Korean made

It’s so cool seeing Lars finally getting some recognition

I'm glad this guitar hurt all the "tone purists' ears." Lars is a great guy. He may not be able to play all of your scales but he has a record contract and you don't .

@danielthompson5785

6 жыл бұрын

Having a record contact has nothing to do with ability or respectability

@adriansoul7223

5 жыл бұрын

All i see is people "loving how it hurts and annoys" others. Really shows what kinda musicians you are.

@goddessintriptych7046

5 жыл бұрын

I liked him better on Ride the Lightning.

@fredriksvard2603

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, its just that the guitar is ugly as sin. But would be boring if everybody played sunburst les pauls, white strats and Metallica signature models i guess.

@search895

4 жыл бұрын

@@adriansoul7223 We are punk rockers 😄 And we love his tone.

He deserves it. Glad he`s finally got his signature.

Cool but when will they show the guitar? He’s just sitting there talking. I don’t see a guitar

@manueldrasdo1730

6 жыл бұрын

He cannot really Play hahaha that's why

@jakegalloway5695

6 жыл бұрын

power chords or "real chords" its still about playing music

@jd9781

6 жыл бұрын

lol

@wickedlee664

6 жыл бұрын

Adam Tracy did nobody get your camo joke?? Haha

@donhasselbach2107

6 жыл бұрын

it blends in so well very hard to see

Pretty sure I recognize that “mid tempo stuff “

@MikeB12800

4 жыл бұрын

Hanzos Lifted roots radicals

@speedhead

3 жыл бұрын

took the 60s bus out of downtown cambell ben zanato he was out there he was waiting for me

@dalesfailssagaofasuslord783

3 жыл бұрын

@@MikeB12800 hell yeah

@dalesfailssagaofasuslord783

3 жыл бұрын

@@speedhead while the punk rockers aaand the moon stompers ( think that’s the lyric haha)

Why did y’all expect? It’s Rancid not Symphony X

@mikemsea4086

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha

He’s no longer with Seymour Duncan. EMG is making his signature pickups now. Yes they’re passive and they are bad ass.

Good to hear you got a signature guitar always enjoyed your

Casual Rock n Roll!! Started singing the moment i heard the guitar! "Lace up your boots and roll up your jeans cause the trains are running on time"

he deserves this guitar....love you Lars

@user-zl1yn6ys1c

2 жыл бұрын

Facts. Lars and Tim are the modern-day Joe and Mick

Lars is a good dude. Wrote some great tunes.

Ummmmmm, I’m pretty sure you can change your tempo on any guitar and the tone will not change......

@search895

4 жыл бұрын

I would bet he is referring that in some songs with different speed you can benefit from a different sound. It happens with all tracks in the mix. It's not the same to compress or gate fast drums than slow ones. In punk guitars, for instance you may prefer to sound a little clearer when playing fast riffs so they dont get muddy, but when you slow down sometimes you feel like something is missing. That's why some bands (Nofx, Pulley, etc) record some medium tempo with a fuzz instead of the same distortion from the other songs in the record. This guitar sounds cool to me in this video (guess the amp helps a lot), it's sharp and spiky and dirty and muddy at the same time, like some of the songs from Rancid's albums.

@xwhite2020

3 жыл бұрын

I'll take the word of 30 year millionaire pro over a youtube comment.

@nckhed

3 жыл бұрын

@@xwhite2020 Yeah, but as soon as ANY professional musician mentions tonewood, THEN their professional opinions and credibility go right out the window. That seems to be the only topic that bedroom players "know better" than the pros. 🤷‍♂️

@xwhite2020

3 жыл бұрын

@@nckhed you saying the guitar substrate material does not affect tone? I'm sure it does. Probably less than some may believe but it certainly does have an effect.

This guitar sounds sweet through an ac30....I think my neighbors love it

A true Legend.

Love the look and style of that guitar

I come back every now and then to this video because i LOVE the tone. Fuck the opinion of anyone. I am one of the wider music lovers you can find, i love any kind of music and any type of guitar tone. And any kind and style of punk and hardcore style. This video is a beautiful raspy muddy punk tone. It's not heavy metal, it's not prog stuff, it's not clean melodic punk pop. There are tons of punk bands that sound like this. If you are not in that scene, well you are missing it and if you dont like it, to each their own. The thing about Lars not being a great shredder means nothing. He is a punk rocker and that's it. Zero problem.

Lars is the man but did they have him playing through a line 6 or something?

@thepanman8

6 жыл бұрын

Mustve man. Or something with high gain output. It sounded too good to just be lars' signature making that distortion. That distortion sound was actually pretty good

@coreylegend4248

6 жыл бұрын

Rick D you are cool Rick D even when you are stuck in a room full of trolls!

@search895

4 жыл бұрын

Anyone who dislikes this sound makes me wonder if they really like the sound of punk. It's not metal and it's not regular rock. Also some guitar tracks from their albums sound like that.

Lars playing casual rock n roll years before the song came out

this guy is a legend, that guitar is sooo sweet

Ltd Vipers are always beautiful

I freaking loved Rancid when they hit the scene. Punk but yet the songs were catchy and had a cool hook. Much better band than say Green Day who tried to be punk. His guitar sound was really unique. Bunch of young haters on here that don't have a clue.

@williamlittlefield4749

5 жыл бұрын

Green Day not punk?!? You must've started listening after Dookie … but even then, punk is not about a sound - it's about doing whatever the fuck you want without caring about the fallout. Green Day and Rancid proved that not all punk has to be based on Black Flag and the Dead Kennedys ...

@imbadatguitar9288

3 жыл бұрын

I disagree heavily with ur Green Day point. No offense, but Green Day was more a punk band that played pop-ish music, hence why it’s called pop punk... rancid is more a gutter punk band, but still very very good! I love both bands, but a lot of Green Day’s stuff pre 21ST century breakdown is definitely punk, at least pop punk.

The first guitar I ever bought with my own money, was a 2006 LTD Viper-400.(set neck, all mahogany EMG 81/85) That was 2007 and I owned 3 guitars. Ten years later and I have 9 Electrics(Eight 6-string, One 7-string) 2 acoustics and 2 basses.(1 Largemouth 1 smallmouth).

@billybobbobson5346

6 жыл бұрын

Mick Beers oh wow. Lol.

One of my best inspirations

I didn't know Lars had a signature model. This will be my next purchase

@77Fortran

3 жыл бұрын

Did you end up buying the guitar?

@saltpeter7429

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, did you get it yet? Looks and sounds rad, I wonder what the rest of the rig is. Amp, pedals and whatever.

Really nice Axe love the camo sounds really distorted sweet!!

I wonder where I can find a pickup selector like that one so I can install it on my guitar.

I need to know how to get that tone from the video plz

Lars is all Punk !!! Love him and everything he’s done for music 🤘🎸🎶🤘

I'll save you the time: Comments are a bunch of butt hurt kids who wouldn't know raw rock n roll if it hit them in the face.

@search895

4 жыл бұрын

Also some that say punk sucks because it's easy to play. Most of them can not play bass like this guys' band bassist.

@dsharp7441

3 жыл бұрын

@@search895 yup...well I love that shit tbh....when everyone starts loving punk(again) ...there will be a commercialized version and fakers will claim that they have been punk since...BULLSHIT!!! lol

love lars

I LOVE RANCID ... LOVE LARS... LOVE PUNK ...

I was wondering what kind of LTD this was I thought it was the Viper at first but had doubts due to it not being high end. So its a Volsung signature series I didn't know Lars had one of those..Cool guitar!

The king talk' s you listen son!

I wonder what amp he's playing through here. Do you think its his jcm 900? Tone sounds just like out come of the wolves imo.

Ah *that's* how you play the Ruby Soho bridge :)

Lars You Rock Brother!!! Straight Up Bad Ass!! Much Love Brother Keep The Faith Rolling And Keep Smiling My Good Man.... 801Punx For Life

Wow this guitar lets you play different tempos...mind blown. Massive Operation Ivy fan BTW :P

@search895

4 жыл бұрын

In different tempos the muddiness can blend differently in different amps or mixes. It's not the same to mix fast than slow drums. With guitar riffing sometimes is slightly similar.

great tone

For all the left handers out there. Can we have a lefty model?!

That looks so rad!

“You can play any style of music you want on this guitar. As long as it’s hard AF.”

Lars played SGs before.I think after Gibsons downfall he looked for a similar guitar.Good choice,although personally I don't like the camo finish.Looks like our Bundeswehr camouflage.

@williamlittlefield4749

5 жыл бұрын

He stopped playing LPs due to the weight and his bad back - the Volsung is super light

Best for hardcore/punk :O

Legend, the good Lars!

Question that hopefully someone can help me answer but what Seymour Duncan pickups does he use or would be similar to his

Really cool guitar but couldn't afford it bought a Viper very pleased with it

Lars is always Lars. No bullshit let's make something happen

Why not ESP on the headstock?

@COBHC8890

4 жыл бұрын

ESP's are hand made, and cost big bucks. The LTD's are much more affordable for the working man. Most high-end ESP players have a signature ESP, and a LTD. If you look up most of the player roster in the site, 80% of them just have an LTD.

Will there be a LTD version that doesn’t cost $1K for us broke ass musicians?

@CrazyLeyther

6 жыл бұрын

ERIC F he's demoing the Ltd in the video.

@billybobbobson5346

6 жыл бұрын

Did you watch the video?

@BuddhaDog93

6 жыл бұрын

The LTD costs choose to a grand new, probably more after tax. The LTD signatures are on par with the LTD deluxe series, which are great. But since they bumped the prices after ESP's most recent company reworking I just think they're stretching it these days. I mean fender has the EOB strat which has a fernandes sustainer, Schecters with the same option and more, Jackson's have top quality x series for 600 - 1099. Even Epiphone has sort of been giving supreme bang for buck. ESP are an amazing brand and I've always sworn by them but they may want to consider stepping it up for 2018. The prototypes look legendary for sure.

@jrmarrero96

6 жыл бұрын

Its still cheaper than buying a Gibson SG, that's for sure.

@headspacemhk8297

4 жыл бұрын

Haha right lol your best bet be buy one the cheaper vipers and install his emg signatures in it or a Seymour Duncan sh 6 cause according to Seymour Duncan they say that be the closest to his

I wish that came as a EC model

Lars is an old school punk rock musician. Hes more of a songwritter then a shredder. If you come here expecting brain melting leads, wrong spot. That being said, its a cool looking guitar, Im just not sure what market its for? personally, were I in the market for an ESP guitar, Id be looking for a metal machine with locking tuners and an evertune bridge. Punk rock never had a dedicated guitar brand/style IMO. I get a crunchy punk tone mainly through my amp so yeha.. a punk artist model guitar doesnt interest me in aany way.

That thing sounds awesome. Wish esp would let me demo a gary holt blood red guitar or give me one.

Interesting, for me punk is not about fancy guitars, back in the 80s you were happy to have a shitty kit guitar with hopefully a amp with enough distortion included...

@neilpincus855

2 жыл бұрын

Why play shit gear to earn punk points? Buy the best you can afford. Good guitars play better and sound better.

one of these with Tony Perry?

この人パンクを愛してるし、音楽も大好きなんだなぁ

Lars is great love him to ruby soho

why did he just get a coil tap

Little Sammy was a punk rocker!

There is no such song called little sami was a punk rocker, i believe the song he is referring to is wars end.

@Suburban_waste

6 жыл бұрын

All's well that ends lol i noticed that too but thats probably what he calls it on the set list but wars end was better for track list

@williamlittlefield4749

5 жыл бұрын

Ummm... it's his fucking song, he can call it whatever he wants.

Is Lars black dutch?

Does anyone know if this guitar is built in the USA??

@andreaparussini7843

4 жыл бұрын

nope, ltd guitars are built in asia

Campbell Pride.

the mid tempo is roots radical

Anyone knows What pedal he uses. ?

@shawnawesome7770

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure about in this video but usually he just uses marshall amp with and that guitar has active pickups as far as i know. 🤷🏾‍♂️

I can get the same tone with pawn shop Behringer beginners amp and a Palmer knock off guitar.

@coreylegend4248

6 жыл бұрын

Omar Varela wrong you are a broke loser!

@giantxwarrior3902

6 жыл бұрын

Omar Varela Hahaha. Same.

@morals57

6 жыл бұрын

You should definitely go do that then!

@markolivares6943

5 жыл бұрын

Says the kid playing a squire

@search895

4 жыл бұрын

What a mistery. You could sound like a jcm and a lp standard with different gear and in a blind test no one would notice. Or you could sound like crap with a fender and a good amp. The fact that some punk tones arent popular amongst the regular guitar player is another different thing.

I wouldnt use it for prog or anything, but its a pretty badass guitar nonetheless

Bad ass Mo fo!!🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

I would like to have it but it is too expensive even if it's a ltd

Now I want a esp viper

por fin muestran una guitarra a lo que va...

So you can play fast OR mid tempo? On the SAME guitar? No shit! I gotta get one!

Coolest dude around

Song at 0:55? I needa know

@ep.artwork6264

5 жыл бұрын

That song is called Dead Bodies by rancid

Nice! Hopefully you guys can make him a custom shop version ;)

@915bigdirtyman

6 жыл бұрын

Axxion 555 that guitar is Lars custom

@axxion231

6 жыл бұрын

Alex Romero yea but its a ltd series. Usually when they make artists guitars they make them a ESP custom shop version and sell a ltd version like this for the mass. Its weird that his only sig is a ltd lol.

@topfloorstudio2684

6 жыл бұрын

Axxion 555 [Ltd]That's all he's worth.

@915bigdirtyman

6 жыл бұрын

Axxion 555 ah you're right...I guess they figured he wasn't worth it lok

@williamlittlefield4749

5 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure the version he plays is the same one they sell retail ...

Don’t hate the tone, but the main issue I have is that he said you won’t lose any tone when you play any tempo, you don’t lose any tone regardless what tempo you’re playing in. Another thing I have an issue is that he said that the neck is really fast, no your hand is playing fast, not the neck. Lot of people hate the tone, but I guess it’s more for those people who like punk, so I see why he has that tone. That’s where most people argue about, the one who talks trash about it are most likely prog metal fans like me who like tighter and noise gated guitar rhythm tone instead of a guitar that has gain all the way to 10 as well as treble if that’s how you get a punk tone, they don’t realize that these two genre are way different from each other and we should stop trashing about his tone if we clearly don’t know this genre.

@jakegalloway5695

6 жыл бұрын

some coated necks make your hands feel heavy it may be in your head but I have felt that also

@goddessintriptych7046

5 жыл бұрын

"Another thing I have an issue is that he said that the neck is really fast, no your hand is playing fast" Usually when guitarists say this, they mean that the finish on the back of the neck is smooth.

@williamlittlefield4749

5 жыл бұрын

@@jakegalloway5695 It's not in your head - I've had my hand get stuck on lacquered necks under hot stage lights … I sand down all my necks these days.

@search895

4 жыл бұрын

If you play fast all the time, usually you will end up with a clear distortion, for speed muds all the thing up. Then when you have a midtempo song, you may feel a lack of intensity. Sometimes you can play distortion for fast and fuzz for slow, for it fills the sound better. I believe he was probably referring to that aspect.

Lars is one of the most important Punk Rock guitarist in the history of Punk Rock world wide. He has a style heavily inspired by early Punk and is one of the tightest players in the scene. Rancid being some of his best work. The guitar is cool, but when I saw it on the ESP site and I was kind of lack luster about it. Larz has never sold out, but ESP is the broke musicians saving grace and a signature model pays the bills for an artists endorsement. It's a cool axe, but it kind of doesn't suit Larz. He's always been an Epiphone LP player. Epiphone is where the rebels go and as an Epiphone LP player myself I can attest to the quality and the sound of an Epiphone guitar. Amazing.

@johnmcvay4403

6 жыл бұрын

Jon Villalobos you misspelled "least"

@umanile

6 жыл бұрын

early punk rock? What about Steve Jones, Johnny Ramone and Cheetah Chrome? Go study some history dude!

@roosterj2599

6 жыл бұрын

Very true. I think I was trying to stay in his age group. I left out Johnny Ramone for sure. I am way more an early Misfits, the Exploited, DK, Black Flag kind of listener. I'm not a punk rocker per say. I'm a Metal Head. Rancid and the Ramones are a much happier punk than the Ramones in my opinion, but very important to the scene. I can give you history on metal all day, but not on Punk. I also mispell even when I have spell check so that makes me twice as retarded.

@Tommynator666xxx

6 жыл бұрын

Jon Villalobos uh...no..

@jakegalloway5695

6 жыл бұрын

we have sex pistols, ramones, and my home town heroes dead boys......"punk rock" is about not caring about who plays what or what you know, but how you don't give a shit about it.

Thisnis a Viper did this guy rename it?

@johntaylor9381

6 жыл бұрын

Nathan Shuman I think it is basically a Viper but with a few of his personal mods on it, most notably Seymour Duncan pickups.

@matthewjohnbauer

6 жыл бұрын

The first thing he says is "This is my signature ESP Viper called the Volsung"

Lars keeing it real

I'm not homosex but I love that man :D XD...Lars is a great punkrocker

Lars is pretty common name in danish so its not too weird

The tone is so muddy... guess ive been listening to too much prog metal.

@whydough1779

6 жыл бұрын

Johnny The Fish same here, got use to the tight djent tone that this tone is off putting for me, got no hate for it though. His tone is basically for this type of genre, get fixated with one genre that you get used to that tone of your favorite genre. I don’t consider djent to be a genre before anyone come ranting to me thinking that I’m one of those who believe djent is a genre.

@whydough1779

6 жыл бұрын

Johnny The Fish the only problem I have about this vid is that he has no clue what he’s talking about.

You see some people/ bands pretending to be punk and shit. But not these guys. These guys were fuckin punx threw and threw

so punk!

What I learned from this video: The Volsung has volume knobs, the end

When Lars design a guitar...

You have a esp signature guitar wait what???lol...

Looks interesting anyhoo

So damn epic

But Lars can it play ska? Fucking with you tinking bout that and out come the wolves on Tim's internet radio and Tim's talking about ska and you say something to the effect that's alot of skaisms and you mentioned the intterupters next three albums cuz Kevin bovina was there with you guys great moment I love SG styled guitars very curious to try this out and purchase one just for the hell of it

his tone is rancid

What happend to Lars Fredrickson and the bastards !? : p

"Little sammy was punk rocker"....

Punk rock camping in Ohio June 1st - 3rd get off your asses and make this trip , we're driving from KC I have room for 1 more so hit me up

ruby soho

So does it make him less punk for having endorsements and a record label? He’s like part of the system Mannnn

man this guy cab play fast

Inlays and the pickups make it look cheap

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