Elvis Presley's $500,000 "Prop" Guitar 

my mom's best friend from childhood, had/has tickets for the next concert elvis was supposed to perform when he died.

Elvis did have some decent guitar chops. Listen to Baby What You Want Me To Do from the ‘68 Comeback Special.

In his 68 comeback show he played some great electric guitar.

Tyler just casually holding a guitar of Elvis' haha. The nostalgia in the bathroom really rides home the magnitude of your memorabilia. What a fantastic piece of guitar history.

How can you not be a fan of Elvis!

Wow, this is insane! Being a fan of Elvis since my childhood I would be way too nervous even just holding this guitar.

I'm an Elvis fan, which is unusual for other 13 year olds and i've always liked his playing, even the simple stuff. (I am a guitar player too)

Of all the movies he did, Elvis said that his favorite was King Creole. Having seen it myself, I can certainly see why - it’s a terrific movie! I’ve also got the original soundtrack for G.I. Blues on vinyl in my catalogue. (I don’t call it a collection; collecting is for stamps, not music.) It belonged to my late grandfather, who I think was about the same age as The King of Rock and Roll himself.

Your video editing is simply pro. Love your channel and your personality (and guitar chops). Thanks for creating actually really good content. 🙏

Thanks for showing us this and playing it. Sounds really nice.

Presley could play some cowboy chords, and also some very basic R&B. You can hear his playing on "Blue Moon"(an early B-side/album cut), and the AM radio version of "Love Me Tender". In the '68 comeback special he does "Baby What You Want Me to Do" and cops a few Jimmy Reed licks on Scotty Moore's big jazz box, a Super 400, I think. Singing was his strong point, so he learned enough guitar to get by when he was starting out, but as soon as he got famous, his people could and did hire the very best accompanists and Elvis only played guitar when he felt like it. He's the reason I've been doing gigs for sixty-plus years. He was on Jackie Gleason or Red Skelton's TV show before Ed Sullivan and I saw the power of live rock and roll. I knew in an instant what I wanted to do.

Elvis ain't dead!!! He just went home!!

Elvis was a well rounded musician. He also played piano and bass, quite well.

I like the positivity😊. I'm not particularly an "Elvis Fan" either but I can TOTALLY respect this...! Very Cool🤘🏻❤️🎸🎶

Damn Tyler this is insane so cool you got your hands on that amazing

I'm from Memphis originally. I went to Graceland with my mom at 12 yrs old. Was pretty darn cool in a 70s way. The "jungle room" has green shag carpet all the way up the walls.👍

Rather than needing to pay for the rights or something, it was probably the other way around. They probably didn't want to give Gibson free product placement in those films. If you want your brand name in a movie, you have to pay the people making the movie for the advertising.

I wish I had a half a million dollar guitar that belonged to Elvis

The fact it’s so old and still looks like this is crazy

Dude I gotta hand it to you, I really like the shift in content to less meme-able stuff, to this kind of content. Love it.

Dude those movies mentioned are 3 of his more well known ones. You can find them almost anywhere.

Lovely turn around there at the end!

I loved Elvis when I was 4 so Rock and Roll was already a passion. One of my earliest memories was Elvis on my Dad's TV. Then Grease at 7 cuz "Greased Lightning" was Elvis -ish...by 10 I was into Michael Jackson and Rush, Def Leppard. All started with Elvis! My eclectic tastes!

Loving You (1957) - during Party, a song played in the first part of the movie, and for a few songs afterword, until he is gifted with a Gibson Natural finish J200. King Creole (1958) - when he plays Lover Doll in the 5 and 10 cent store G.I. Blues (1960) Viva Las Vegas (1964) - The Lady Loves Me, duet with Ann-Margaret, when he falls in the pool. There may be more, but those are the scenes I recall by memory.

That is insanely cool, and the fact that it was in Blue Hawaii alone will bring huge bids. The stamp inside, too cool. I would personally remove the black and reveal the Gibson logo again. Looks almost mint condition.

Elvis was a good guitarist. He really was.

I can't believe they are sending it through the mail!

Cool guitar! It's in amazing shape. Sounds good, too. In case anyone is wondering, the outro song is Girl in Black J.F. Gloss.

What a treasure Tyler, How cool to play that one guitar that Elvis played...

"if they are cancelled..." man that made me chuckle out loud!

Dig your playing dude! Wish i could improvise like that!

6:03 you mean the 40's or 50's, not the 70's.

Tyler does the opening in his acoustic room.. where he has a picture of an acoustic hanging

Thank you for working with my daughter Audra McLaughlin- she is an awesome artist and person :)

That’s one nice sounding prop!

All the history aside, it sounds really good!

so funny , the Scarf Dude !!! you crack me up Tyler

Farking hell, when are you gonna do a guitar 🎸 Giveaway!

If I was Elvis home in Graceland, back in the 1960s with that guitar, I would be strumming some Nirvana.

Tyler can you make a video on the best guitar shapes for each genre

Sweet!

Omg what !!!! ❤❤ i want it

Totally off topic , but can you do something with : how to play lofi guitar? Love to see your take on it

Certainly not the strangest job title,Puff Daddy had Farnsworth Bentley as his assistant/umbrella holder.

J45 is a great guitar. I have a J45 Custom Gibson

I have a late 90s Carlo Robelli that looks IDENTICAL to this lol

Love the GI blues poster, looks like the headstock snapped off 04:11...Go Gibson.

Considering that elvis left behind critically acclaimed recordings in multiple genres of music, if you're not a fan, then you don't like music. That's how great he is.

Meanwhile me saving for a modern eagle V through my part time job.........

Graceland is not on LA,it's in Memphis,Tennessee

If Elvis was in the title it would get more views imo.

Isn't "That's All Right" in A?

My dream acoustic now lol 😂

Is it just me or that bridge on the guitar is installed the other way around?

Graceland is in Memphis Tennessee

Its got a great tone: bright, but not too bright. I just love acoustics. I mostly strum now and a fuitar like that would fit that need quite well...but kudos to whoever gets it...cause it sure as hell aint me...😅

is it thee'' or just a replica that's highly saud after?

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King Creole is his best movie...maybe his only good movie. Scotty Moore and James Burton? Holy crap...what a journey you're about to go on. Remember, Scotty had no reference to go to...he had to make up that style on the fly. Burton may be one of the best guitar players ever.

Is it common to ship guitars like this? Seems like I would be very nervous to send this in the mail 🤷‍♂️

Perhaps a keyboard or drum set in front of the commode would be good.

J-45's have such an unmistakably full sound.

The question is.. how did you get this guitar? I really want to know.

As a big Elvis fan...especially his movies...I'm very skeptical about this guitar. The guitars that featured in his movies had ZERO finishes on them. This was to stop them reflecting under the studio lights. I can obviously see this one is finished in Nitrocellulose. That is a big flag for me. Could it off been applied after? Sure, but why wouldn't you keep it original? Also, the colour seems off. Elvis's J45's in the movies seemed to have a much lighter coloured burst, this is quite a dark burst. Sure it's stamped by Paramount but is it THE one or, one of the ones in the ACTUAL movies...questionable.

Elvis was an intermediate guitarist he knew all the open chords and had some good rhythm but just don’t expect Elvis to play you a guitar solo.

Well I dont really know if Elvis was a good guitar player. But I know he always had great guitar players in his band

Take a look at. Elvis on tour and 66 comeback he was playing well he wasn’t jimmy h but nobody was

Nice

That Epiphone surely can't be intonated with a bridge at that angle?

I have to say I'm a little disappointed in your attitude towards Elvis. I myself am not a huge fan of his but have much respect for a musician of his caliber

You have a left-handed strat? If you don't need it, well... Also I notice toilet seat down this time - well done!

Hey brother I am a guitarist as well and I play a quite decent . But I really need a new electric guitar but can't afford one 😞

He actually play guitars. He didn't pretend .his crew and Elvis would practice on their guitar in the jungle room

But did Charlie Hodge get his supplies from a scarf joint? Coat, etc....

I SEE ALSO SCOOTY MOORE GUITAR ON YOUR WALL

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That does totally fly today, film or TV productions put black electrical tape over the guitar logo and it eliminates brand association.

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There on you tube bro

Elvis was a good player in one early record , bill black couldn’t get his lick s right and Elvis did it.

Elvis was always a showman first and a musician second.

I'm related, someone buy this for me. Seriously. You don't think he'd be mad If I threw down on some Zac Brown, Stapelton, Colter Wall, or Dave Matthews on it? Hell, just buy it and let me record a few tunes on it.

I can't help but want to hear Snow-Hey Oh on that guitar. I think it would sound wonderful.

If you look closely in the Elvis movies, the guitars magically play without strings.

Is it me, or does that j45 have a very "tinny" overtone, more than a maple top even

Where's your blue suede shoes?

Que pasa

Just decent? The Elvis movie was a 10/10!

I'd really love to see Gibson try to sue the movie company for using a legitimate historical piece in a movie. I'm not a lawyer but I don't think they have a chance in hell of winning

I can't with this fucking thumbnail 😭

Elvis was a performer and an amazing singer, not a guitarist. Guitar came second for him. Kind of like Kurt Cobain. Still both legends.

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“Elvis” was way better than “ehh.”I didn’t like it at first but after re-viewing it, I changed my opinion. Because Baz Luhrman’s production is so over the top (that’s what he does) it’s easy to lose track of how good the acting and story telling is. Austin Butler did a great Elvis. And Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker? Comer on, man. Serious acting chops and incredible makeup. The movie is as much about Colonel Parker as it is about The King Of Rock And Roll. May be watch it again with a more open mind.

I like to keep my full-size upright bass in the shitter for when I go poo.

Graceland.... Memphis not LA.

Please,please do the interview with "VITO BRATTA " before he pass away,they are gettin older and older..

Excuse me I'll be in the bathroom for awhile!

Elvis an Charlie met in the 50s not the 70s

My mom has been mad at me for 20 years for saying Elvis was a poser guitarist