I love that Raphael has the humility to admit he's mostly a songwriter and uses the guitar as a tool but shines a light on Eric so he can really play it. Awesome!

@Maxy-K

4 ай бұрын

Yeah man! THAT is art in the making: Musicians communicating with their playing & sharing their conversation with the world. Mr Saadiq, kudos for being such a down-to-earth personality - SO RARE to see these days! Mr Gales...some of your chops tellin' me there's the vibe goin' on! And thank you for your ability to surprise. I have just watched this vid the 3rd time - and each time I'm more amazed by the delicacy of these little moments, when your playing interlinks & connects to Raphael's chords creating an intensity that is more than the sum of you both playing together! This form of understanding and the resulting goosebumps - that is why I picked up the guitar. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE MOST INTENSE VID OF ANY SIG-GUITAR DEMO I'VE YET SEEN!💯❣🤩

@lastonewon

4 ай бұрын

Raph is an amazing song writer and producer.

man, Eric Gales, just playing lefty without interchanging the strings is mind blowing.

@st9919

4 ай бұрын

came for specs stayed for eg

@jimbonacum8917

4 ай бұрын

he always does that. I saw him a few years back and he is unbelievable. Check him out if you ever get the chance.

@RomainBigeardGuitar

4 ай бұрын

@@jimbonacum8917 Saw him live last year. I have seen a lot of big names but he is just on another level

@dougckelly

4 ай бұрын

agreed! @@st9919

@Dave-nm3xc

4 ай бұрын

He's a hell of a player.

Eric is a beast of a guitar player. He should be in the rock and roll hall of Fame. His skills are amazing and technical. He is definitely one of the best I've ever seen.

@itguru2037

4 ай бұрын

His drug addiction ended that

@mrquick6775

4 ай бұрын

@@itguru2037He’s still addicted? But the drug addiction didn’t stop him from playing, he still deserves to be in the hall of fame. Plenty of white bois who have/had worse addictions are there.. Imjs.. 👀🤷

@BoricuaBenji65

4 ай бұрын

It seems that he is on the right track.

@itguru2037

4 ай бұрын

@@mrquick6775 yes but people who nominate artists to the hall of fame are haters.

@christianhenry4173

4 ай бұрын

​@@mrquick6775that's a terrible excuse. Many guitarists like slash did drugs and they are in it

We need the Saadiq signature bass next!

@ThisCharmingMan35

4 ай бұрын

Yes!!!! Please!!!!

@Thetimetraveler88mph

4 ай бұрын

Right lol

@PastorFunK

4 ай бұрын

BIG FACTS!!

@jimibeamon7316

4 ай бұрын

Facts!!!

@cadillacredd910

4 ай бұрын

I'm waiting!!

This is amazing BUT FENDER IM STILL WAITING FOR THE ERNIE ISLEY SIGNATURE STRAT!!!! Let’s get that done Ernie’s getting up there…

@AWesker99

4 ай бұрын

He already has 3 Custom Shop strats

@knockoutguitarist087

4 ай бұрын

but they arent available for purch. ive seen all three hes had made but i want to own one!!@@AWesker99

Raphael has always surrounded himself with great guitarists including the late great Spanky Alford, Jubu Smith, Nick Moroch and Josh Smith. He may not be known as mainly a guitar player but he absolutely deserves this. A soulful cat when he does play guitar and a diehard Tele fan, in addition to being a helluva good bass player. (Signature P Bass next?) Congrats!

@Dnell-tb1yd

4 ай бұрын

I disagree, I love Raphael too but, I think the signature guitar thing has been overdone. I think a signature instrument should be different from a stock instrument in more than cosmetics.

@Maxy-K

4 ай бұрын

@@Dnell-tb1yd: Hearing ya. Out of honest interest though, may I ask why you think so? And, just imho, "overdone" reached its peak with that blatant Bruno Mars sig. THAT was a cringe moment for me....

@Dnell-tb1yd

2 ай бұрын

@@Maxy-K I totally understand why companies especially the larger companies make signature products. It’s all about advertising and marketing. Fender is probably the worst offender, it seems like any artist that has a little fame or popularity gets a signature instrument, even it means basically slapping their name on a run of the mill guitar. Sadly PRS seems to be following that trend.

Instant Vintage is such a certified classic....

Loving Fender’s embrace of great, relevant Black guitarists with their signature models: Raphael, H.E.R., Steve Lacy, mononeon (bass)… who am I forgetting? They’re not the typical “guitar heroes” but they’re powerful forces in modern music. Music has changed in the past decades and I’m glad Fender is keeping up with

@lastonewon

4 ай бұрын

Andrew Gauche

Didn’t realize I needed a Saddiq, Gales collab until this. Let’s go!

Eric Gales is one of the greatest living blues shredders alive PERIOD!

@Rebelconformist82

4 ай бұрын

Certainly!!

I'll be saving up this year, good to see R&B continuing to get it's shine!

@J.C...

4 ай бұрын

Go listen to the guitar solo at the end of PWA Instrumental by 5th Ward Boyz. Played by Joe Bythewood Jr, aka JB Money. IMO, it's probably the greatest solo ever played on a rap or r&b song. Joe was incredible. He's no longer with us today. Bless his soul. He played with all kinds of people. 5th Ward. The Isleys. All kinds of people.

@J.C...

4 ай бұрын

You can also see Joe here on KZread. There's a vid of him playing Maggot Brain. Possibly a few others. Been a while since I looked.

Raphael and Eric should record the song they were playing because it sounds INCREDIBLE!!!! 🎸🎸🏆🏆👍🏾👍🏾

Raphael Saadiq is a great Bass Player and great guitar player. He also a pioneer.

I met Eric in Detroit at one of his shows. He was genuinely a wonderful person. After completing a blazing set he took time to meet and greet everyone in the club. What a treat! Congrats to Raphael on the new axe. Bravo.

Would LOVE to see an Eric Gales sig. BEAST of a guitar player.

This guitar showcasing convinced me Raphael and Eric need to make a collaboration album together.

@AWesker99

4 ай бұрын

Saadiq produced Good For Somethin

Bravo to Raphael Saadiq and Mr Gales that guitar 🎸 is beautiful and the tone is perfect

@fender

4 ай бұрын

It's truly one of a kind.

It's wild how the most talented guys are so humble. But fans are always saying who's better than who & who sucks

I love everything about this video. Congrats to Raphael and thank you for bringing Eric in to play it. He's always great to see and hear

Absolutely well deserved!! Amazing songwriter!! From Toni Tony Tone to D’Angelo and beyond…He really is that guy!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

This gentleman Raphael has written and sang some of all time favorite songs. This is well deserved

Congratulations on the new guitar Raphael 🙏

Confirmed what I always suspected about Raphael Saadiq... Humble genius 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

A beautiful instrument (both) Raphael and the Tele. I love that it's a Raphael Saadiq Signature. Much deserved. I love that it's a Fender Telecaster. 75 years of perfection. I love that it's Red. Not enough red guitars in this world. And that fabulous pick guard seals the deal. Insta-buy. Much love ya'll.

Congratulations Raphael! So deserving! 🎸🙏🏽❤️

@fender

4 ай бұрын

💯

Raphael does not look 57 dude literally looks 30

How about a Eric Gales Fender Stratocaster ?

@ATX0705

4 ай бұрын

That's what I want to see as well.

@iamtorrego

4 ай бұрын

Fender stopped doing signature guitars for guitarist.

@non_brewed_condiment

4 ай бұрын

@@iamtorrego this

@Maxy-K

4 ай бұрын

He already has! Check "Magneto Guitars" - Fender seems to have been a lil' late to the party...😉

The only signature Fender to come out in the past 10 years that I actually would buy.

CONGRATULATIONS Raphael!!!!! (Very cool to have Memphis' own Eric Gales with you!!!)

Amazing! I'm a big fan of both artists, so this was a special treat for me. Thank you Fender!

Congratulations Raphael! 🔥🔥🎸

Saw Raphael in 2019 show, and I saw Eric Gayles a month ago. They both know how to bring the heat live. Eric Gayles plays guitar like he's gonna launch into space

Congratulations on your Telecaster Raphael Eric Gales is a Monster on Guitar 🎸 🔥

No wayyy Raphael has his own guitar?! Bruhhhhh Yall dont understand what this does for me I grew up on this guys music n grew up to play guitar n to see him have his own guitar ...is crazy Im 100% positive i cant afford it but its still awesome to see

I love this Tele! Great color scheme and pickguard.

What a fantastic looking Tele. Outstanding.

Congratulations,I’ve always loved your music and song written style

Ok.......Ok...... Listen guys I can listen to a whole cd/LP of just what’s going here in background!!! Y’all are killin it!! You ain’t gotta spend a bunch of money, just let the tape roll and let what happens happen and I will buy it!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥. Love the new guitar by the way!!!

Such a beautiful guitar.

The Telecaster formula love keeps getting stronger every day and every time. He says 'middle pickup' when he means the middle 'position' and both Rafael Saddiq (suh-DEEK) and Eric Gales play both pickups of this position so doggone good... and DAMN good too!

Your guitar has great sound!and tone. Love it! Will have to play one when they get to Canada

FANTASTIC! I want one.

You guys are both total studs ! Awesome 😎

He's got a good out look on music ,going back 40, to 50 years and pulling thing out of the great musicans riffs and making it his !, I like Eric Gales stuff also together they sound good i like the axe to peace to all

This is doppeeee! Love this man, two of my favorite players!!

@fender

4 ай бұрын

The ultimate duo

Wow. That’s awesome. They made him his own Signature guitar. Props

Raphael that guitar is amazing!

Hey folks. For the record and all of you saying it. Hendrix did NOT play it strung like Eric Gales, Albert King , Doyle Bramhall II etc. He played a right handed guitar restrung lefty 99% of the time. But if he was at a jam or trying out someone’s guitar he could play like Eric etc but most times a righty strung left handed. Nut changed , bridge and intonation adjusted and he bent and sometimes shortened the whammy bar. Cheers. 👍🏻✌🏻

I'm saving for an Acoustasonic so I could finish my Americana album, but suddenly I think I need to save for one of these instead.

@Lean6

4 ай бұрын

Lucky for you, there are plenty of used Acoustasonics out there. I don't expect this RST to come cheap any time soon.

Nice. Both of these bros such great musicians. 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

Wow! Very Very Underrated Musician I saw Him with Tony Tonie and Tone (JUST ME AND YOU TOUR) They Blew my Mind so so much musical 🎵 Talent.

Play Eric Gales!!! 🔥🔥🔥 Beautiful instrument! 😍

😃I'm about to check this out.. Instant Vintage is one of my favs... Thanks Raphael and Eric.

@fender

4 ай бұрын

Hope you love it!

Can’t wait to get mine!

I would love to hear an album of these two together.

Cool to see Saadiq get a sig guitar! It's always jarring seeing him with dreads though. He's always super-short hair Raphael Saadiq in my mind 😆

That pickguard design is nice! I need this guitar.

@fender

4 ай бұрын

It's pretty sweet 🎸

This is just the coolest

Gales is SO NICE!

They should make an all rosewood tele in the main production line that’s affordable. I would love to see that .

🇮🇪 it's brilliant video sharing unbelievable magnificent guitars 🎸 🎸

Thank u 4 this….👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🎸

Fire guitar, ima get one soon.

I love this guitar. I hope I can get one soon and I PROMISE to record with it. Will return here to post the link if I can manage the cash.

Man I want this guitar so bad! Looks like I’ll have to start saving and maybe by end of year I’ll have it!!😂😎🎸

Cool all the way around.

Awesome

Gratitude

I've never heard of this artist, but that is a nice looking Telecaster, and I want one. I'm a huge fan of Eric Gales.

@SalimSivaad

4 ай бұрын

He was the lead singer of Tony, Toni, Toné. You’ve probably heard his music even by accident. Like, “Do you know what today is? (It’s our anniversary)” or “It never rains in Southern California”

@Dave-nm3xc

4 ай бұрын

@@SalimSivaad I'll have to check it out. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

I didn't know he played guitar. Kudos brother! I'm looking forward to a guitar song or two. Now I'm going to listen to, Sometimes.

@AWesker99

4 ай бұрын

He plays bass too

Awesome!

RS...❤ and EG go with Fender you have long since arrive no more off brands bruh...Cheers from Lido Isle, Newport Beach, CA. ✊🏿🤙🏿🙏🏿

I love you fender 🗣️🔥

@fender

4 ай бұрын

❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

So damn cool. Raphael is the goat.

Eric Gales needs a Signature guitar too

Wow Fender didn’t want to run up the lighting bill or what?🤣 Congrats on the signature model Raphael, well deserved!

Very COOL! WooF!!

maybe the first ever artist in history to get their own signature model guitar and then have to have another guitar player play it to its fullest potential on the promo spot. fascinating. next up it'll be the Machine Gun Kelly Jazzmaster being played by Nels Cline or something.

Aight Rah, now that you have a guitar it's time to give us a new fire Saadiq album.

Congrats ❤ I be saving up for this guitar. Give some south paws some love 💕 I just turn in upside down 😎🎸🎸😎.

He is legit playing that guitar upside down... I'm just thinking about chord shapes, scales (pentatonic, etc...), the cage system ... and how you'd have to train your way of thinking to play them upside down.

I don't know who this dude is but i like him

I wish Fender would provide an Ernie Isley Zeal Strat. 🤔

Will there every be an Ernie Isley Strat???

@ejstar8917

4 ай бұрын

That would be dope!!

@horacebond9394

4 ай бұрын

@@ejstar8917 you know Ernie has played a strat his entire career. Many of their songs feature guitar, rhythm and lead. Some of the greatest songs in music history. But Raphael is also such a great rhythm player, but he will bow to those who are better, example Anniversary-huge hit, but Raphael got JUBU to play the rhythm guitar. If you don’t know who JUBU is, I suggest a google search and prepare to have your mind blown

@ejstar8917

4 ай бұрын

@@horacebond9394 I’ve been well aware of Jubu Smith for a very long time. Raphael Saadiq has worked with some really dope guitar players Rob Bacon, Ernie Isley, Eric Gales Chalmers “Spanky” Alford and Jubu Smith. All of them are underrated.

Ultimate dream is to experience saadiq intertwine with Jack White 🙏🎸🔥🎧🎶☮️🪄✨❤️‍🔥🥰💯

@rhimc83

4 ай бұрын

And connect Shelia E on the One/ that rhythm 🪘🥁💓🎶 music/energy lives forever 🙏🙌💓

What makes Eric Gales so good? He's Eric Gales!

I need an Eric Gales artist guitar!

Eric Gales WHAT !? DAMNIT BOY

Should’ve let Jubu demo that ax 🎸

How does Eric Gales play bar chords?

SHIT... Fender needs to give Eric Gales his own Stratocaster...

I’m glad that all these artists are getting their own signature gear but perhaps they (Fender) should slow down on the signature instruments. They could bring back Rosewood fretboards to the player series that would be nice. I enjoy my Pau Ferro fretboard but having Rosewood only back on the Vintera ll guitars is a bit disappointing. If they were to do that I suppose that would cannibalize sales of the Vintera ll lineup, unless you really wanted the vintage specifications. Cheers.

@anthonyjones2153

4 ай бұрын

Rosewood is hard to source for importing that's why they use pao ferro the costs are super high because it has to be ethically harvested a probelm Gibson had a few years back

@mattmanley7118

4 ай бұрын

@@anthonyjones2153right right. Its been taken off the CITES list if memory serves me. All in all that would be nice to have it back across the Mexican range of guitars, but I’m not saying the alternative is bad.

Oakland stand up!!! #oakland #TonyToniTone

Eric makes has his own line he not just a singer

Eric Gales kembali bermain gitar dengan Fender???

If anybody should have a signature guitar is Jubu Smith

Please 🙏🏾 ask fender to make a left handed version I really don’t want to modify the guitar 🎸 ❤.

Another reason I am a Fender guy.

Love the sound but the price is out of reach for me. 👍🏽❤️

Will there be a signature bass for me to buy???