I took my kids with me to see Night Ranger at Biggs Army Air Field back in the 90's. During the show, Brad saw my 7 year old son rocking out. He motioned to him to hold his hand up in the air. Then, I still don't know how he did this... Brad flicked his guitar pick from about 20 feet DIRECTLY into my sons hand!!! My kid was stunned! And he became a lifelong Brad Gillis fan for life!

@raymondbarreras8153

3 күн бұрын

Excellent!

Amazing!!! It even transformed from a Fernandes to a '62 Fender with 22 frets in a matter of moments!!!

@MastersofShred

15 күн бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 For the record, Brad demonstrated the tuning stability on both his ‘62 Strat and his signature Fernandes in this video 😜👍

Brad's a wizard with the bar! His playing and tone on Speak Of The Devil with Ozzy was stellar. He's the reason myself and countless others adopted the "cricket effect" he made famous. I've since moved on from Floyds and don't use tremelos much anymore but when I do, I don't miss Floyds... I've realized over the years that I can still do everything with a quality 2 point floating vintage style tremelo bridge, locking tuners and a properly cut nut (the right string trees help too). I have a few US made G&L's with dual fulcrum tremelos that hardly ever go out of tune... one in particular that I abuse and it never goes out of tune. I've also had positive experiences with Gotoh vintage floating trems but the G&L is where it's at IMO. I realize Brad's original Floyds are the simpler ones without fine tuners, etc. but those early versions still rely on a locking nut, which are one of the things I hated about Floyds.

@jntdhome

15 күн бұрын

You're absolutely right. There are a lot of great two point trems out there. I have a Charvel DK24 with a recessed two point trem and it's amazing how well it holds tune even with Gillis like chirps, squeals, and dive bombs.

@johnmcminn9455

14 күн бұрын

My 1990 strat deluxe has the 2-point floating bridge. Got 3 springs and intonation done with a good tuner, it floats and does not go out . I play straight bridges mostly but I like the fight of playing against the springs . The Sperzel tuners are made so you don't need string trees, probably has something to do with it as well

It's totally amazing that this guitar goes from a beat up paint job 00:37 to a perfect paint job 03:24, and the "original Fender logo" 1:20 changes to a Fernandez logo 3:31all in the same clip.

@MastersofShred

15 күн бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🙌🙌🙌 It was a little bit of “Shred Magic” ;) All kidding aside, Brad had two main guitars for his show that night at the Arcada Theater: his ‘62 Strat and his Fernandes Strat. He played both that night and he ripped on both in the interview footage for us 😬👍Both had a super robust early Floyd Rose on it. They were INCREDIBLE 🤯👍🎸

@bluematrix5001

15 күн бұрын

Why is so hard for Floyd Rose to make a Trem as good as the originals???? Time to get a Vega-Trem

@joshuaramirez

14 күн бұрын

​@@bluematrix5001I'm getting a Sophia 292.

@loraljohnson

10 күн бұрын

@@MastersofShred Yeah, that was some Hollywood movie magic! I figured as much, but had to chime in.

Brad joining Ozzy at the spare of the moment and doing what he did on speak of the devil is just phenomenal to say the least. Total bad ass and a legend.

His was the last autograph I ever asked for. Thanks for that Brad.

Buuuuuuut it’s a different guitar in the hotel room…

@gordon9177

15 күн бұрын

Exactly. Looks like a Fernado Replica.

@j.p.sixgunner7194

15 күн бұрын

​@@gordon9177 Hellz yeah, they nice!

@loudlove69

15 күн бұрын

Exactly- and they did NOT explain his tuning process…who is locking down that nut at the top…because if that locking plate moves under the screw…you go sharp on one string and flat on the other….

@stratkiller2531

15 күн бұрын

Yup ones a Fernandez the other is a fender

@angusorvid8840

15 күн бұрын

The replica has some stock Fernandes pickups while Brad prefers a Duncan JB in the bridge and some Duncan high output strat pups in the middle and neck. I remember for a stretch he and Watson endorsed PJ Marx active pickups back in the 80s about the time when they were both Hamer endorsers. I tried some guitars with PJ Marx and they were very good. But I prefer passive pups, always DiMarzios like the Tone Zone, Super Distortion, etc.

I learned how to tune my Floyd properly from a Brad Gillis lesson on a Guitar Player flexidisc record. Brad rules.

@hailmaryrecordings8255

9 күн бұрын

Nice! 😂

@joeyvanostrand3655

7 күн бұрын

I learned about 10 years ago from the guys at FU tone. I e en have two guitars with FR Special and if they are set up correctly, they hold PERFECT TUNE. The only issue I have with the cheaper licensed and Special double locking Trems is that I wear out either bridge posts or knife edges. Not on the 1000's and above though.

gotta love brad, he makes everything look easy,...great player, great guy

Wow! I remember reading about that guitar in Guitar Player Magazine after your first album! I’m glad she’s still around. I think I read that you got a tremelo from Floyd Roses garage .

I f'n LOVE Brad's playing! Always have! And THAT guitar was on "Speak of the Devil" with Ozzy!

@MastersofShred

14 күн бұрын

Such a legendary Ozzy album! Brads a beast!!🙌🎸🎸🎸

@hon8177

12 күн бұрын

​@@MastersofShred the best ozzy album! Brad was better than Zakk!

Brad Gillis is why I play guitar.

@RKDriver

4 күн бұрын

Love the guy.

Brad is a legend man....OG for sure. Sounds like Jack Blades still has his pipes too.

He did some bad-ass playing on Speak of the Devil.

Brad's the coolest guy ever! Saw him with Ozzy and was truly blown away.

@MastersofShred

15 күн бұрын

Yup! Brads a class act! 👏🙌🎸

The Raider sticky was what got me!!!

I have a 1992 Ibanez rg450dxlb that stays in tune just as well. Dive bomb until the strings just droop and back in tune. The trem is called the lo trs trem ii

When your stunt double looks like the movie star but you can still tell, side note Brad's original guitar was part of the inspiration for my building my main guitar back in the 80s , also painted at an auto body shop and has gray primer as well

I had an old Kramer Focus 3000 with the original Floyd that was the same way. I miss that guitar.

Brad is indeed the father of LA Beast!! Shred the gnarnia and have a good day!!

phenomenal player and all around great human being

@MastersofShred

15 күн бұрын

💯! Brad is a class act👏🙌🎸

It really comes down to taking the time to stretch your strings after installing a new set. Stretch your strings until they don't go out of tune.

@MastersofShred

3 күн бұрын

Good point! I got a string change coming up soon, I’ll give them a good stretch 👊😎👍🎸🎸

Used to see pic's of Brad playing that guitar in the 80's. It's beautiful in a very rugged way. I bought my first guitar in '87. It was an Ibanez RG in the same color scheme.

I got to hang out with Brad years ago and he is a great guy and a great guitarist.

Brad is the reason my first guitar was red with a tremolo. It was a brand new when I bought it (can't remember if it was in '85 or '86) MIJ Ibanez Roadstar II (RS-440). I beat the hell out of the tremolo trying to copy Brad (think the outro to "Touch Of Madness") and that thing never went out of tune.

Brad is great! Such an amazing guitarist! Cool interview !

@MastersofShred

15 күн бұрын

Thanks so much man! Happy you dig the interview! 🙏🙌🎸

Saw them a couple years back when they came to Alaska. It was one heckuva show.

Legend.

Brad is great. Saw him with Ozzy and he nailed that gig. I have an old USA Hamer with a German made Schaller Floyd, and that guitar simply won't go out of tune.

@MastersofShred

13 күн бұрын

NICE! Those vintage USA Hamers are AMAZING! Remember Brad’s red and black Scepter?! 🤤🙌🎸

Brad n Jeff were magic when they were on stage in Night Ranger.

back in the days 80s at Del Mar fairground in San Diego Ca, w/Stphen Wolf - f jamming never forget !

Brad you are the best!!

Randy California from the band Spirit also got one of the first Floyd Rose Tremelo Systems

Brad is a damned legend! 🤘

Brads a beast ❤

Your one of my favorite players

Pretty cool that you would cover this. I read that years ago when Brad said they never go out of tune. That is not my general experience when dealing with Floyd Rose lol.

@Rockr69747

15 күн бұрын

He said that about the original 25 Floyd made. I have to say I had an Epi LP with an FR 1000 and once properly setup it held it's tune rather well. The others I've had, well.......

Brad Gillis = Legend

Brads my favorite guitarist...why i play... completely jealous someone got to play that guitar! Meant everything to me

I bought a custom made Dan Torres Strat made from Zebra Wood, made in 1978 with original Floyd Rose and EMG pickups (18v) Even the pick guard is Zebra wood. It's amazing. They don't go out of tune until a string breaks...

Dive the bar, then bend the G or low E string, then play a big chord without touching the bar. That’s the test for tuning stability that no one ever does. Lots of guitars with non-locking trems can come back in tune perfectly after using the bar.

living legend

@MastersofShred

15 күн бұрын

Couldn’t agree with you more! 🙌🎸🎸

Love that guitar strap.

The guitar is why I play Brad Gillis

I have my Ibanez from the 80s the original floyd rose on it, once the strings are played for a bit it stays in tune no matter how much you abuse it

@MastersofShred

17 сағат бұрын

Yeah it seems like you really just need to give your strings a good stretch before tightening the nut down in order to achieve some solid tuning stability 😯👍🎸🔥

Love Brad Gillis and Night Ranger! Saw the early in their career. Any guidance for those of us nobodies who want a more stable FR than the FR Special? Thanks.

When I was in 11th grade Ozzy was coming to town on his Speak of the Devil tour and I was REALLY wanting to see Brad Gillis since he was on the live album... Our local chief of police was trying to get Ozzy banned because he "is a bad influence on the youth of our town..." My stepbrother and I made these "Ozzy for Police Chief" campaign buttons and Ozzy's press saw them and we got backstage passes and met Ozzy and Jake E. Lee and the rest of the band! SUPER nice guys. Was sad to not get to see Brad but was stoked for the rest. Brad's multi-finger taps and hammer-ons are out of this world.

The guitar he is playing here is NOT the guitar you are playing at the hotel.

@whothehedoyouthinkiam7662

15 күн бұрын

He probably meant he played an original Floyd, if not I stand corrected. :)

@jasongoad1084

15 күн бұрын

Maybe. But he actually said I played "this guitar".

Without fine tuners at the bridge, when you lock down the nut, the locks push the string sharp from where you tuned using the tuning pegs. I guess Brad is compensating for this before locking down the nut? Great interview!

@MastersofShred

13 күн бұрын

Yeah, great point, more than likely so😯👍🎸 Also thanks so much for the kind words! Happy you dig the interview! 🙏🙌🎸🎸

Brother, my main take away from this video is, you look fantastic! Blessings🙏

Randy Hansen is the first Floyd user.

@funkster007

14 күн бұрын

The "Hendrix" guy? Never would have guessed. Interesting.

@kennyblackbird5674

14 күн бұрын

@@funkster007 Rainbow, Van Halen, Randy Hansen were on tour in 78 and of course Blackmore got pissed at too many shedders on one tour kicked Randy off first then Van Halen followed a couple of weeks later. It was during that time Randy was using the Floyd unit.

@claudelee5382

14 күн бұрын

@@kennyblackbird5674Randy got the first one, Floyd was his guitar tech

@kennyblackbird5674

14 күн бұрын

@@claudelee5382 Yeah I was going on what I remember from reading some interviews years ago but I had forgotten about that info of Mr. Rose working with Randy. Thanks for the info 👍👍

One Of The G.O.A.T🎸🎵☮️🌎🌏🌍✊

Brad is one of my hero's.. Floyd sells these now and I"m going to have one put on a strat I just put together.. As soon as I can find someone to install it.. I probably could, but I want to make sure it's done right.. I saw Brad with Ozzy.. I had tickets to the Lousiville KY show which was supposed to have RR's. Of course, we all know he passed, and so they delayed the show like two or three weeks if I remember right.. You could either get your money back or just hang on to your tickets which is what I did and then I saw the show and Brad killed it.. I mean he really did a great job.. Considering he didn't have much time to learn all those songs and he did a killer killer killer solo that was so damn good.. Anyway, I had to comment.. I'm 62 and I've seen him and he's so good. I also saw him with Night Ranger and that was good, but I liked the Ozzy show better.. 🙂 Regards from south central Indiana. Tim

@MastersofShred

14 күн бұрын

Hey Tim! Thanks for sharing that story and the info on that new Floyd reissue, we will have to look into those! 🙌🎸

All of us mere mortals go through some kind of living hell trying to keep our tremolos in tune, even when we have quality ones like the original Floyd Rose. At some point it puts us in the fetal position completely in despair and crying our eyes out. There must be some kind of magic happening with his that is supernatural.

I have one of those Floyd rose bridges from the early eighties with no fine tuners.

@MastersofShred

14 күн бұрын

That’s pretty awesome! They are super hard to come by these days 🎸🎸

How did they add a fret? New neck or fretboard? Cool either way!

Brad is so awesome! Jesus, what a shredder! What pickups were in the original guitar? Is that an EMG in the most recent one?

Ii want one now.

Saw Brad Gillis play with Ozzy after the sudden passing of Randy Rhoads. He saved that tour…!

Hey Brad if you see this I have one of those original Floyd roses. When they were made in his garage If interested in seeing it let me know hopefully you’ll see this or someone that knows you can pass it along to you. Appreciate you always a big fan

My favorite part of the guitar is the Raider logo on the headstock. RAAAIIIIDERRRSS!!!!!

@MastersofShred

14 күн бұрын

I agree! So badass!🙌🎸🎸🎸

*_Well Speak of the Devil! It's Badass Brad Gillis himself!_* 🤘 😫 🎸

To be fair, my Edge doesn't go out of tune either (because I learnt how to set it up properly the hard way). It's been a thing for decades lol,

Interesting trade.

Thats my kind of shredder axe!! I would LOVE to get my hands on one of those and Brad Gillis is such a badass! I have a very similar guitar, ESP LTD Cult 86. I just love that original super strat appeal. It’s not nostalgia because I didn’t exist for a lot of this stuff. I’m curious to see if I subscribe by the end of this video. Edit: I did subscribe

@MastersofShred

4 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for subscribing and dude . . . I freaking LOVE those ESP LTD Cult ‘86 guitars! You NEVER see those out in the wild! I remember spotting one at the Sam Ash in LA a few years back and I was getting that gear itch & almost bought it 😜🎸

@visionop8

4 күн бұрын

@@MastersofShred Thank you! Oh man it is really something. I came across it while looking for a Jason Becker-like guitar. I immediately swapped the Floyd Rose Special for a German OFR and it is PERFECT! This is an amazing channel and I’m going to go straight into your Reb Beach videos. I’m so glad you’re doing this.

@MastersofShred

4 күн бұрын

@@visionop8 Thanks man! I appreciate it! 🙏 Yeah, I would have done the same thing, those Floyd Specials are pretty terrible, I hate seeing them on $1k guitars, they could at least go for the Floyd 1000’s😜 My brother actually just scored a Ying Yang Jason Becker Kiesel . . . OMG . . . It’s incredible! You can’t go wrong with any of his signature axes🙌🎸🎸

New Brad Gillis fan lol

I have a Charvel Model 2 I can do that with. Btw your work on "Speak of the Devil" rules!

2 of Eddie's techs describe how to set up a standard trem the way eddie used to. If you do it correctly, you will have nearly floyd results master builder john cruz shows you some tricks, too

@MastersofShred

14 күн бұрын

No kidding?! 😯 We will have to definitely look into this! 🎸🎸🎸

Looks like dad, plays like Brad Gillis!

I have a guitar made for me in the late 70's with that Floyd and I sold another guitar with the same one as well. The other guitar is still available and is like new if Brad is interested the guy will sell it very reasonable.

@MastersofShred

14 күн бұрын

No kidding?! Could you shoot us some pics / price to info@mastersofshred.com and we’ll see if we can’t pass the info off to Brad👍🎸 I think Brad would more so be just interested in the bridge itself but you never now 😬👍 Thanks! 🎸🎸🎸

@soundscapematrix

14 күн бұрын

@@MastersofShred Sure......I'll send some shortly

@soundscapematrix

14 күн бұрын

@@MastersofShred I sent you the only picture I have to your email

He’s a savage.

I would have liked a nice up close look

My Floyd guitars all require an additional stabilizer gimmick on the springs to stay reasonably in tune

Man interviews Brad Gillis one of the GREATS !! and doesn't know the difference between fine tuners, a locking tuner and a lock nut UNREAL..

@MastersofShred

5 күн бұрын

Hahaha don’t worry, he knows. It’s called overwhelming excitement because you get to interview one of your favorite guitarists of all time. 👍🎸

@sharp9music98

3 күн бұрын

C’mon man, he just misspoke in the moment for fuck sales. Endless, negative, toxic criticism….but hey….if it makes you feel good…

He didn't mention his brother is an electronics engineer and they routed the strat body for a nady wireless, one of the first wireless guitars ever

Host has an epic beard.

@MastersofShred

15 күн бұрын

Thanks man! All the credit goes to Don Johnson! 😜🙌🎸

The one in the hotel room is different, the paints not faded! 2 geetars

@MastersofShred

14 күн бұрын

Yes, that’s correct! 😬👍🎸 The guitar in the hotel was Brads vintage signature Fernandes which also has the same early Floyd Rose Trem and the one in the interview itself is Brad’s Fender. He puts both demonstrates both trems and they both performing with flying colors. 🤯🙌🎸🎸🎸

That Les Paul he traded would be worth around $7,100 today.

@whothehedoyouthinkiam7662

15 күн бұрын

There is no telling what that original Floyd is worth.

@clemguitar63

15 күн бұрын

@@whothehedoyouthinkiam7662 It's 'ONLY WORTH' what is willing to pay!

@theburkett67

14 күн бұрын

@@whothehedoyouthinkiam7662 Oh, no doubt. I was just throwing that out there.

Alameda Allstar 🤘🏽😊🤘🏽

I don't deny what he is saying about the Floyd but why won't they remake them?

@MastersofShred

14 күн бұрын

That’s a great question. My guess is that they would cost too much are there is more money to be made making cheaper units. 🧐🎸

The best of the best for sure still in 2024

Guy is such an amazing guitar player. His NR material is incredible but that Ozzy album was freaking magic!

@MastersofShred

14 күн бұрын

I hear you on that! That Ozzy album was menacingly shredsational! 🙌🎸🔥 Brads a living legend 🎸🎸🎸

Without a guitar i can't even bend a note, but i can throw a book across the room... Yeah, it's that funny.

Eventually the strings wear and they go out of tune. But with new strings all broken in the Floyd is a beast. Any Floyd really.

Can you still get old models?

Brad’s MONSTER playing on “Speak..” is the most killer playing on ANY Sabbath album, let alone live. Especially considering how much time he had to prep, he just destroyed the licks on that album…especially his feedback control, and his taste in lick structure and delivery. Actually, ALL of the musicians on Speak of the Devil were at their absolute best. ❤❤❤

Holy ozzy fans, that's the 3ed Floyd ever made

It's his fender what are talking about,I have known him for 40 years... Same guitar whole time ...Used it with Ozzy also.

Set it up right, install good strings, tune em, stretch em, dive bomb, pull up, stretch again and yours can hold tuning too.

Took my White Les Paul custom...'didn't have allot of money back then'.

@billydeewilliams9104

14 күн бұрын

It'd be funny if during the live show at the end, his guitar was outta tune!!

Doesnt Guthrie Govan's guitar(s) have those original Floyd Rose tremolos too?

@MastersofShred

12 күн бұрын

I believe they are the Gotoh trems right? They are super clean looking and resemble the early Floyd's like Brads. They are in pretty high demand right now in the Guitar World :)

@sopwithsnoopy8779

12 күн бұрын

@@MastersofShred I just remember that there are no fine tuners on the bridge, on the Floyd's that come on the Guthrie Govan signature guitars. Gotoh makes some good stuff.

The first one’s a Fender. The second guitar is a Fernandes. So two different guitars. Both with Floyds. 👍🏻

He was cool. I asked if he was using a esp. he replied. Prs

@MastersofShred

14 күн бұрын

I remember Brad telling me about the time Steinberger gave him a guitar and used it for a few shows but it wasn’t really his thing tone wise 😯👍🎸

I hate it when people don't look at you when you talk to each other

He was playing a different guitar at the hotel

Yeah i have an original 84 non tunning floyd rose made in Germany on a kramer striker

There’s a Japanese Luther in New York that I go to that I can get a set up that will last 10 years on a Strat

@whothehedoyouthinkiam7662

15 күн бұрын

It will only last that long if the neck never moves from temperature change. Except for that, mine will last that long. Its a great thing when its is that right. :)

neck swapped to a fernandes?

@MastersofShred

15 күн бұрын

Not quite, so Brad has two main axes, his 62 Strat and his vintage Fernandes Signature model from back in the 1980s. He uses both and both equipped with the early Floyd Rose Trem 😬👍🎸

If you ever have a guitar that doesn't go out of tune,keep it

The hard thing about not having fine tuners, is that just locking down the nut clamps makes the string go out of tune.

@Storm.13

15 күн бұрын

As in they go sharp when locked ? That means the string retainer bar isn't adjusted correctly.

@gtdcoder

15 күн бұрын

@@Storm.13 So if the retainer is lower to increase tension, the strings don't go sharp when locked? Never knew that!