This guy is so incredibly talented yet so down to earth.

@blackbox-music7637

3 жыл бұрын

He's in for the music not fame. I think this is why he's so likable

@petermanwaring585

3 жыл бұрын

Inspiration to us all

@popwarner1526

3 жыл бұрын

@@blackbox-music7637 yep. Justin Johnson stay away from the Hollywood scene. it seems that way. people find out about him from other people. not from some contract from a Hollywood promoter.

I would classify you to be one of America’s hidden jewel of musical talent. Thanks Justine for another cool video.

@robertarisz8464

Жыл бұрын

With 1.4 million subscribers and a million plus views for this video Justin is not that hidden. And the world is a better place for it.

I can only imagine the emotions of the guy who made this "guitar", when he sees what a master can do with it. Well done creator and musician.

As an Irish musician listening to this guy playing a Hurley which we use in sport to batter one another I prefer being battered by this guys talent

@spmoran4703

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Hurling is not a softies game.

@fionnbennett2093

2 жыл бұрын

Hurling is the sport of champions

@baskervillebee6097

Жыл бұрын

Just watched the new movie Vikings. They played a very lethal game with hurley sticks. Justin has a very different use for hurley sticks.

@elhorrendo7026

Жыл бұрын

I couldn’t agree more! Love your reply, you beautiful, Irish, bastard! PS. Hopefully you get that I’m NOT being being nasty. That is how I would talk to one of my mates. A beautiful (insert characteristic, cultural heritage, whatever) bastard is a term of sincere endearment. 👍🏻

@Kassandra_

9 ай бұрын

You nailed it👍I prefer Justins way of getting "hurled"

This guy could play an armadillo tail nailed to a railroad tie.

@ezo4

5 жыл бұрын

there is the possibility he has or at least something similar

@lealvdead

5 жыл бұрын

Damn dude! That was good! You funny f*cker you! 😄

@911elijah

5 жыл бұрын

Only in Texas

@dennismohican599

5 жыл бұрын

lmao! yea that was great.. hell yea i'm from TX!

@midget9629

5 жыл бұрын

He does have a video of a didley Bo. Lol

Sometimes this dude catches me off guard. Honestly I expect to hear really good tunes each time I watch but this was like water flowing right out of that guitar. I mean it’s so damn smooth and crisp like a cool running stream. Bravo brother that was slick business

@sherrymichelic3995

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's so cool! That stick sounds pretty damn slick! The kicker is, I live in a town named Hurley!

@JaimeHurley

4 жыл бұрын

Sherry Michelic, must be in Ohio, my last name is Hurley.

@katherinehunter9526

4 жыл бұрын

Ditto! ✌❤🎸🎶🙏 KEH 🌹🇨🇦

@davidsmelser9345

3 жыл бұрын

Damn I'm hypnotized by that

@elhorrendo7026

Жыл бұрын

So beautifully described. It really does have that feel to it! Seriously, when he unwrapped it and just shredded out a few beautiful notes (I also always know Justin is going to do something beautiful and awesome) straight out the box, before even playing anything specific... just so cool!

A Polish, Native American, hurley stick guitar. I don't remember doing any acid...

@tyvin8

4 жыл бұрын

Reminder to Chris H; you were microdosing brother...lol

@slickmuck4312

4 жыл бұрын

You never fully remember lol

@delmaneboshoff5610

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha

@michaeltaylor8835

4 жыл бұрын

Hurley sticks are Irish

@ken8of8

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaeltaylor8835 Aren't they just called hurls?

It’s sometimes disappointing to see him play on a regular guitar when you know he plays great music on femur bone, rattlesnake, and spiderweb guitars 🤷‍♂️

@justinjohnsonlive

4 жыл бұрын

😁 thanks man

@gypsijo

3 жыл бұрын

Lol!

I watched this and bought one. I’ve Ben playing for 45 years and I’m excited, can’t wait to get it. Shipped from Poland.

@TheGhuru

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Please let us know your thoughts after playing it for a while.

@bjornbjorn8235

4 жыл бұрын

How much is it please. Nice design.

I surely didn't expect that sound by just looking at it.

During the unboxing of the hurling stick, the sound took me straight to the song "The House of The Rising Sun". Beautiful tone, great sound, Especially in the hands of such a master guitarist !

@dioad1739

4 жыл бұрын

Little Jake that’s the tune my brain was searching for. Thanks

@markmayes41

3 жыл бұрын

LOL... Glad to know I'm not the only one who heard "Church of the Rising Sun" in the intro warm up. 😃

@johnhariis250

3 жыл бұрын

@@markmayes41 House of the rising sun, by The Animals 🎸🎼

@gailhicks6547

3 жыл бұрын

My mind went there, too.

That horse guitar : You're not only play it, you're ride it! 🏇

Man you make everything sound so cool, It's like magic.

I'll just bet there were some folks in Poland that smiled all day long after hearing their beautiful handiwork.

That's not a guitar that's a piece of art

Just brilliant. You know youve just listened to a good relaxing tune when its over WAYYYYYY too quick. Dude never fails to perform. Bravo Mr J, bravo.

Who could thumbs down this? I've played for over 50 years, seen this guy play a variety of items and does it fantastically. Thumbs up to you brother. God bless you.

Jesus this guy can play! Well I guess my days gone now gonna roll a fatty and watch every single video ya got!

Walked straight out of the movie RANGO & into the sunset on a dirt road lined with saguaro cacti...

I smell rattlesnakes, Mexican cantinas and a desert sunset. Great looking, even better sounding. Well done!

@aeredhaelredfalen6194

4 жыл бұрын

Perfect for shots of a good smoky Mezcal.

@marywillis1630

3 жыл бұрын

Holy shit, me too!! Quentin Tarantino peeking out from behind a cactus....

Hurling stick. Hurl-ING stick. Irish sport. 3,000 years old. Cross between Lacrosse, field hockey and baseball. It's a bit like assault with a deadly weapon , with points given.

@number6photo

5 жыл бұрын

ursafan40 The sport is called hurling. The stick is called a hurley. You’re right that calling it a “hurley stick” isn’t quite right. That’s kinda like saying a “baseball bat stick”. You could say the guitar is made from a “hurley” though.

@lizziesangi1602

5 жыл бұрын

😅😅😅sums up the Irish pretty well. No insult, you've an Irish kinwoman here.

@ursafan40

5 жыл бұрын

@@lizziesangi1602 None taken. You know we're proud of it :-)

@paulmcginley3237

5 жыл бұрын

@@number6photo it's called a hurl. And has fuck all to do with hocky or baseball

@paulmcginley3237

5 жыл бұрын

@@lizziesangi1602 this is not made from a hurl. It's made to look like a hurl. Hurts are made from ash. Not oak also. And are alot thinner wood

What a stunning guitar, and played majestically!

Новое-это хорошо забытое старое. Здорово играете.

That sir is a rich, beautiful sound. Thank you.

The sound is as beautiful as the quitar!!!! Just beautiful Justin..... I could listen for hours...

@TheGhuru

5 жыл бұрын

I know, right?

@ralex3697

3 жыл бұрын

The man is talented

That was beyond inspirational , I feel the desert on my Harley Davidson, thank you for the pictures in my head and the vibe.

Justin!!! it has to be sorcery, you pick it it up and the very Angels of Heaven stop to listen. That little test literally made me cry.

Just cruising around KZread today and the title caught my eye. I'm from Irish roots, fifth generation in America, and don't even know about Hurley sticks. And this wonderful instrument from a talented craftsman is simply amazing. And the way you play it...wow, just WOW. Thank You for sharing your talent with us.

Dude looks like he just stepped off the Skynyrd tour bus.

@TheGhuru

5 жыл бұрын

lol

@mikehunthurts6476

4 жыл бұрын

Stevie Ray Vaughan

@mikemaloney3888

4 жыл бұрын

But he can play

@delmaneboshoff5610

4 жыл бұрын

The first time I saw him was when he played that 3 string shovel guitar he had rigged up... with the top hat he kinda reminded me of ol' Slash......

@knowmusicman157

4 жыл бұрын

Only Rickey Medlocke is in Justin’s league.

A string for each of the 4 Irish provinces: Ulster (North), Munster (South), Leinster (East) and Connacht (West).

My boy friend, whom stays here in the mountains of WV is Justin’s cousin. He introduced me to his music and I absolutely went Gaga! This whole family is so musically talented. I can’t imagine Justine sitting on my log home big front porch playing this music. Justin, you are def invited to my farm. Horses, chickens, dogs everywhere and right outside Watoga State Park. The Hillsboro and Seebert area. No one around but the mountains. Lord your music would move the mountains. I’m thankful I was introduced to such talent. May have to buy the horse guitar. I have a beautiful solid black American Quarter Horse I trail ride everywhere. Life is good, simple and your music is so uplifting. Congratulations on all your success.

@tammymccracken3854

4 жыл бұрын

Boyfriend is Richard Tawney. Left that part out 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I hear a smoky dark room, suspense and anticipation, hearts thumping. No one speaks.

This piece of wood has many stories to tell.. and it sounds awesome when you tickle it. Thanks for the tune.

@havick27

5 жыл бұрын

With each string or note he plays tells a tell no one ever heard.

Sounds like a Mix vetween a Tarantino movie and a Moricone soundtrack 😎

@Cylance-ji9tn

5 жыл бұрын

NAILED IT❗😁👍

@ryanerx9140

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah man big time mate

@katherinehunter9526

4 жыл бұрын

No kidding. ✌❤🎸🎶🙏 KEH 🌹🇨🇦

First strum got the Spanish guitar vibe ...... then blued it up ...., wish I had a neighbor who played out like that

Wow!This guy always surprises me.He is a genius guitarist

Spaghetti Western music will flow well from this instrument!!!

@yupnope3171

5 жыл бұрын

Heard the making of the Spaghetti Western music at the beginning of your testing. You are the man, you have inspired me to take up guitar in my 40's, thank you.

@HDshovelEd

5 жыл бұрын

Bryan Cripe ,I was thinking the same thing as I was listening

@LumiLupo

5 жыл бұрын

Id love to hear that spaghetti western music played with on that guitar :D

@d-vision2426

5 жыл бұрын

@Andalusia T.O.L I'm 47 and have a guitar just sitting here. These videos certainly get me thinking about getting serious about learning to play!

@miguelangelaguileraaguiler4415

5 жыл бұрын

I think the same

An Irish Hurley stick from Poland. HA! You are a great musician! God has blessed you!

Im sitting here at work 3am in the morning cruising around the net and KZread, bang, out pops Mr J here, I sit, I have a listen and instantly I wish I was at home with my hifi thats hooked up to my desktop for sound instead rhe crapy little speaker on my phone..... Man, I woild give up my left to be able to play even half as well as this....

I really like the sound of that Hurley stick. Excellent.

Gorgeous instrument and sounds so beautiful!! And Justin is the “master”. 😬

@JohnCastleSmokeless

5 жыл бұрын

Makes me want to learn to play. I should have started a long time ago; at 43 years old, and hearing that it takes an average of 10 years of _intense_ practice, I'll probably never get beyond the basics. But that's good enough for me.

Before you said you were in Hollywood I saw the LA skyline and knew you were in my neck of the woods; and immediately wondered if I'd be able to catch a live performance while you're in town. Let your fans know if you'll be playing somewhere please. At the end with the horse head zoomed in on, I wondered if you could get it to neigh?! Hay man you can try😀🎵

What a beautiful sound from this guitar, so rich. Amazing guitarist!

dude loves his accessories. also, the guitar is beautiful looking, and the music is equally so.

Hurling- believed to be the world’s fastest ball game played by a team.

@hoggie094able

3 жыл бұрын

Correct. Made an official sport in 1884 Everyone outside of Ireland describes it as a mix between Hockey, Rugby and Murder. Very accurate description

@jamesryan5436

3 жыл бұрын

Fact . 👍

@lindenvillage2474

3 жыл бұрын

True one of our national games very fast , exciting, dangerous , and fun ,👍☘️🇮🇪

Listening to you play makes me feel So serene...it’s heavenly and so good for soul... Absolutely Amazing

i love these vids when your just sat in front of some nice back drop playing guitar (of various types)

That guitar is beautiful, but what you just did with it is, well,...um...aah hell! Words can't describe it properly. You rock dude!🎸🎸🎸

Man I just want to meet this legend he can play the shovel the cigar box and so much more. your an awesome guy Justin

@mcshawnboy

5 жыл бұрын

Any chance he is the same guy who went by Shovel Man? He was West Coast, but had a hayseed musculature of throwing bales from a non-kicker baler.

WHAT A GLORIOUS RIF!!!! I can just picture the lone rider wending his way through the canyon to God knows what! A beautiful guitar played by expert fingers - it doesn't get any better than that!!!! Thanks for posting! John B. Shaw

This man is an amazing musician. He should be a hall of famer👍👍👍👍👍

We now know where Quentin Tarantino finds the original music for his movies: that guitar and Justin Johnson

The music, on point, the guitar, beautiful, the scenery, breath taking, and you, so handsome.

@freimitemail

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I thought! Thank you for a really entertaining 5 min through and through, Justin Johnson!

@freimitemail

5 жыл бұрын

7 min!!!

@k.g.3982

5 жыл бұрын

@@freimitemail awesom

@eldermikat

5 жыл бұрын

Oh, yes, he's lovely! Not gay or nothin, but . . . Woo hoo.

5:10 when the wind starts blowing his hair and the notes he starts playing really got me feeling some type of cowboy way

How could anybody thumbs down something as cool as this.... !??

I was a big fan the first time I heard him play

I really feel like what you play would sound great in a western movie

I keep coming back to this video, which was one of the first videos I saw when I "discovered" Justin entirely by accident. I love seeing L.A. behind him, as he's sitting there on the patio. I spent a lot of years in that town and I often miss those days of hanging out with other creatives. Now, as for the guitar, this is one of those guitars that started me getting interested in electric guitars, in addition to acoustics. Aside from the awesome look of it, with the horse head and all that (which is a running theme of mine, having been a rider my whole life until I became disabled) this guitar has a much more "full" sound than I would have anticipated, if I had just seen it standing in the music corner of my home. It is a real surprise. Of course, Justin could turn almost anything into an instrument and have it sound good, his talent is so extreme. It SOUNDS effortless, the way he plays it, but even I, a complete rank amateur, can clearly see the work that has gone into his career. I have nothing but respect for this young man, and I suspect that, before long, his star is going to hit its zenith.

Sir, you are truly gifted. I wish you a long and healthy life. You have many heart's to touch.

You wouldn't use a Hurley with that grain for playing hurling. Also , for the game they are made out of ash. For those that don't know about hurling I suggest you watch some on KZread. But it's great to see a guitar made out of a Hurley. Hurling as a sport is thousands of years old. It's also the fastest ball game in the world

@professorpopkiss

5 жыл бұрын

Just saw your message, I couldn't agree more. C'mon Tip. Gortnahoe.

@RobMacKendrick

4 жыл бұрын

"Clash of the ash", as we say in Scotland. (That's shinty, but you probably couldn't make a guitar out of one of those.)

@joenavanodo3780

4 жыл бұрын

Aidan Quinlan : My father made hurley sticks from young ash trees he harvested. He would find them in the wild country on East Limerick Tipperary border as he was out hunting for pheasant, grouse, rabbit, duck. Except for having them rough cut on the bandsaw at the local sawmill, he did it all with hand-tools. I don’t think he ever owned a power tool. All gone now, but for the memory.

@RobMacKendrick

4 жыл бұрын

@@joenavanodo3780 That's when it was done properly. Not much in the way of sport equipment made by the player anymore.

Wow just wow. Thats beautiful.

@samfosdick9874

5 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I thought

I am watching you for the first time today and I'm hooked. Your music.....gives me a lump in my throat...goosebumps...and an all around great feeling. You are truly a great musician. You can really touch someone's soul❤️ You my friend are just astounding in everyway!

Man do you know how awesome it would be to be this guy's neighbor.

i clicked on this like oh what a cool thumbnail then WOAH THATS A HURLEY

THAT is a gorgeous thing. Nice tune, reminds me a bit of 'House of the Rising Sun'. How wonderful would it be to live down the hill from this guy and have this cool music just kind of float down to you...

Love listening to you're playing, you create some wonderful pieces.

I'm with everybody else. My comment says great playing and what a sound. Great instrument. Discovered Justin Johnson, tonight. Wow! I'm 70 and learning guitar. You truly are an inspiration, like a beautiful sunset w/pounding waves-surf on a beach. /

I just found your channel, and this instrument sounds beautiful. Such a great sound to the ear! You’re a very talented young man and I could listen to you play all day.

Willie Nelson's Teatro -"never cared for you"👍🇺🇸

Imagine walking outside to a godly guitar guru playing lonely western times on his porch

Just happened upon this--so glad I did. Love!

Tha tune touched my very soul! I feel it! Geez I love the way you play!!!! :-)

@GlenRwodzi97

5 жыл бұрын

Thats the best way to put it

@spacepanda4207

5 жыл бұрын

Srsly well put feel the exact same way

getting stuff sent to Hollywood!

On a “Crazy Horse” guitar, a western-tinged ditty. Loved it 🥰

You are the MASTER Justin. Thank you so much for the music you give us that makes us keep going.

gotta tell you: you make make me feel sick. where the heck was I when God passed out all the talent? if I could even HOPE to do that I think I'd never sleep. heck, I'd settle for being able to MAKE a guitar that sounded that good. never even thought I'd be able to FIND a teacher! But I have ADHD, a sequencing learning disability, & had a dad who said, "if you come in with blisters on yr hands you know you earned yr dinner." and he sure didn't mean blisters from playing a quitar! 13 kids had to help feed the family. with kids of my own my job was to raise them. now @ 75 I'm too old to start . glad you had the opportunity kid. God bless.

@alexklaar9547

4 жыл бұрын

Keep rocking old man ,every bear his turf.😎🥂

@delmaneboshoff5610

4 жыл бұрын

ohwhatelse you're never too old to learn my good man. If there's one thing my late father managed to get into my thick skull, never stop learning....

@indyjones1135

4 жыл бұрын

Not too old, what else you going to do? Learn guitar now!.

@cav5659

4 жыл бұрын

Might be a bit harder to learn when you’re older, but it’s never too late to start and learn.

Listening to this and I can picture myself in a black n' white western in the middle of town ready for a shootout! Great sound you sir are a true guitar God!

A great honor and a guitar maker’s dream for such a talented artist as J.J. to receive, appreciate, and enjoy the product of your labor.

No matter what video of Justins I come across, I'm always in awe, and can't help but watch it through multiple times.....

That is really cool, I have never seen one of those. The sound is awesome, and dude you can play.

Man this guy could play a rotten fitted out with fishing line and it would sound amazing

I love the sound of it and love just watching him play

I truly enjoy watching and listening to Justin play. Truly inspiring me to resume my music lessons after a half century hiatus.

Wow! That’s a beautiful 4 string. Sounds fantastic and that song sounds like it’s from a Clint Eastwood spaghetti western movie! 🎸

Totally awesome, great tunes

Omg that such a beautiful instrument. What incredibly piece of art work. The hand tooling on the leather is stunning. It was so silly how exciting it was to watch you open it and play it right away. Wow what a nice sound too. Thanks for sharing how what tuning you have set it at. Oh my God and Goddess I'd love to be your neighbor. Sending over my home cooked meals, that I made listening to you picking your guitars next door. What a treat. I had an old R & B guitar player living next door until he passed away, who I had that kind of friendship with for year's. It was always great to hear something he'd been working out in the kitchen made it into a song he'd end up playing with his Band, The Downtown Sound. Music is magical to me. Thanks again for sharing your music and experiences with us. Keep on picking. ✌❤🎸🎶🙏 KEH 🌹🇨🇦

You can hear the warmth of the sun on the porch here! This has got to be one of my favourite Justin Johnson videos ive seen and thats saying something!!

Amazing sound! Made think of Peter Frampton at moments yet also sounded like it could be the backtracks to a Quentin Tarantino production

SWEET!

This is just perfect, could listen to it all day long

Unlimited excellence! I pray to hear you Justin playing on this guitar more.

That thing sounds killer

@matthewhorizon6050

5 жыл бұрын

It sure does, Killer.

Great sound.was waiting for house of the rising sun to bust loose.

That song! I feel a hot wind on my shoulder and the touch of a world that is older...

Hurling is the fastest sport on grass. And to see one of my favourite GAA sports turned into a guitar truly puts a smile on my face.

Ok so if I'm playing this tuning on a guitar i remove the top and bottom e strings and the b string is tuned to c?

I love the song hallelujah and would love for you to play it on a Hurley stick guitar....will u please??...I know you can do it....love your playing

I love that someone turned a Hurley into a guitar. Hurling is the best sport in the world (in my opinion).

I have been a hobby woodworker for about 40yrs and am amazed at some of the guitars you get and what they are made of. Cigar boxes and Hurley sticks. Who would have thought. And they play nice. A friend is a studio musician and has been in demand for years. He has a collection but they are mostly Gibsons and Les Pauls. I think there is a Strat in there somewhere but he plays them all when he does gigs. Fascinating. I always enjoy talent in all aspects. I have thought of making one for years but this is amazing.

Hey Justin.. Just wanna say I love your rings, your bracelet, your hat, your boots, and your hair... Above all that, I wanna talk about the roots in that beautiful guitar... The Irish folks, have got strong Celtic roots, wich relate to Mother Nature and all the animals, just like the native Americans... You can co-relate that in the feathers, the horse’s head, and the beautiful materials used in the instrument... Big hug, and top respect!!