‼️Proof that Brad Gillis’s guitar NEVER goes out of tune! | The origins of 1962 Fender Strat | 🤯🎸 

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!

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.

You can tell Brads playing he is unique and just plays with a ton of feel and passion and I love it!

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

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

We just saw Night Ranger at the United By Sacrifice concert in Coleman, Michigan. Taste and tone from Brad Gillis. He had me grinning from ear to ear. Rock on!

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.

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

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.

Dear Brad, You know what bro, your best stuff was on Ozzy's tour man... Speak of the Devil. it was just awesome, my mouth's still open.😯🤯 (PS. Plz tell Brad I'm his #1 fan, period. ❤❤❤

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

Brad Gillis is why I play guitar.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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!

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.

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.

phenomenal player and all around great human being

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

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 .

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

I have an old IBZ RG570, made in Japan, with an old rusty Licensed Under Floyd Rose that WILL NOT go outta tune. Even after being in a flight case in storage for over five years, still in tune.

The Raider sticky was what got me!!!

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

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

Brads still such an amazing guitarist! Good guy as well it seems

Brad you are the best!!

If “speak of the devil” was the only album he ever played on, that would be enough for me!

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

Legend.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

I think the interviewer wanted to talk about his " GEAR".... not his gear 😅

I love that guy!

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

The guitar is why I play Brad Gillis

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...

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

living legend

One Of The G.O.A.T🎸🎵☮️🌎🌏🌍✊

Brads a beast ❤

Randy Hansen is the first Floyd user.

Brad is a damned legend! 🤘

Your one of my favorite players

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.

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

Love that guitar strap.

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

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

Ii want one now.

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

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

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

Did Brad mention how many springs he uses? His flutters are out of this world and it has to do with his his setup.

The guy lives in a parallel universe where his guitar never goes out of tune. #surreal

Brad Gillis = Legend

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.

Alameda Allstar 🤘🏽😊🤘🏽

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

Intrigued, bewildered, amazed, ....so how does it continue to last this long? Does the edge need to be filed over time? Graphite lubrication? Just how does it stay in tune?!?!?

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

He’s a savage.

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

Interesting trade.

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,

New Brad Gillis fan lol

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..

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

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

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

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.

How does he keep it in tune after clamping down the locking nut? Usually just the act of tightening the locking nut will cause strings to go sharp and flat.

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

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

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. ❤❤❤

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

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.

Looks like dad, plays like Brad Gillis!

Host has an epic beard.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The best of the best for sure still in 2024