Who is the overbearing arrogant guy in the checkered shirt that likes to hear himself talk and comes across as a know it all and technical expert on all topics...This character tends to want to dominate the conversation and be the center of attention. What's his claim to his self proclaimed fame? I thought he was Gruhn's repair shop guy. This guy talks like he knows more about everything music/guitars than George, Vince and Tom and is totally impressed with himself. Very annoying personality and totally opposite of the humble, sincere likeable Vince Gill. If I were George Gruhn, I would reel him in and have a man to man talk with him. With the knowledge, experience, success of Vince Gill, George Gruhn and Tom Bukovac, this arrogant checkered shirt guy totally dominated this conversation and on air time, undermining Vince, George and Tom as the focal point know it all character.
Greg is a great dude. I visited Nashville and walked into Gruhn's wearing a Carter shirt. He took one look, chuckled and gave me a Gruhn's shirt off the shelf.
Really...One just has to watch this video unbiased and listen.. He may be a great individual in many facets but to me, in this video, he came across as a dominating character with "all the answers". @@501chorusecho
“I have several of your bad weekends” is such a hilarious line Vince casually tossed out. Not only is he one of the best ever, guy certainly has jokes 🤣
The part about George being so gracious and inviting is so true. My wife and I visited Nashville last year. We went to Gruhn's . George was at lunch. As we were leaving George pulled up. We asked for a picture with him in front of the building, which he obliged. After the photo I mentioned a 1933 Martin he had advertise on his website. He said you want to see it? Of course I said yes knowing I could never afford such an instrument. He carried us upstairs to his floor of the building. He showed us his snakes. My wife even held and petted his white python. He showed us all the instruments he had in his private area. He played some Bluegrass for us. We spent over an hour with George and his knowledge of things other than guitars was so enjoyable. The highlight of our trip for sure.
Mr. Gruhn is a national treasure. Great that you are recording these heady conversations. Very interesting discussions….thanks for sharing this with us.
Seeing this video posted is like waking up on Christmas Morning when I was a kid. Thanks Corey, Greg, Vince, George and Uncle Larry for letting me be a fly on the wall at this party 🙌
Tom and Vince definitely belong in the back of the class. You guys crack me up. Thanks Uncle Larry for doing this and thanks to the guys for helping you do it!
It’s hard to believe I met most of these folks when I visited the shop about a month ago. Everyone was super friendly, kind, and helpful even with my two toddlers and wife in tow. I’m grateful to be provided this opportunity to listen in on another great conversation at Gruhn’s!
Absolutely fantastic . If you are a guitar lover, this is the stuff your dreams are made of. Thank you Tom for gettin' us inside that wonderful place where time seems to stop. Vince is one of my true heroes and having him in the show is just phenomenal. What a down to earth genuine and funny gentleman he is. The guys workin' at the shop are excellent and then you have the one and only George Gruhn, you can learn more about guitar with him in half an hour than in one month in the University. Thank you Uncle Larry, much much love from West Spain 🙂
It great to hear about the old Nashville from George. These RU-vid of yours are the best learn cords and history about guitars and good fun THANKS Uncle Larry
A freakin Eagle is sitting in the group, a living legend, and he hardly gets a word in edgewise... Lol. Gotta love Vince's humility and down-to-Earth'ness. I wish more were like him.
Love Vince. What a good sport and a true gentleman. But wow, what a shame we didn't get to hear much from him. And finally at the end, Tom says, "Guys. Guitar channel." "I gotta piss, let's get to the punchline, Vince whaddaya wanna say?" "I'm good." Hahahaa! Yep, what a gentleman. Yeah, would LOVE it if Tom had a chat with Vince like he did with Dann Huff (that was gold).
It reminded me of an interview I watched with EVH and DLR back when they were getting ready for the final tour. DLR completely took over the conversation, interrupting Ed when he was trying to talk, and I was thinking, "Dude, wake up to some self-awareness. We tuned in to listen to what Ed has to say, not you!" 😅 But it's all good. Great video regardless.
This is a great conversation to be a fly on the wall to witness. It reminds me that conversations between friends is the same no matter who you happen to be. Thanks Tom. Keep shining!
Further proof Vince Gill is not only an amazing singer/song writer/player, he an all around really good guy. Great episode, Tom, thanks for doing this stuff!
Hey, Tom. Of all the things Vince so richly deserves recognition for, being a good man sure seems top of the list. If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, wouldn't the world be so much better if we could all follow his example and imitate that. Thanks so much for giving us a peek at your friends and you in your natural habitat.
Absolutely fantastic conversation gentlemen. Even into my 50's and so much to learn still. I'm in love with the guitar and music in general now more than ever. Thanks for the history lesson George. Great stuff to chew on.🙏
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this series at Gruhn’s. I can’t tell you enough how much I enjoy watching you guys shoot the shit I could watch these all day. I love how passionate Mr Gruhn is about the instrument. Thank you for doing these !!!
This was like being invited to sit at the grown ups table as a kid, only waaay more interesting. I learn so much from these sessions. Thank you for letting us behind the curtain.
What a privaledge to be able and get this kinda insight on the good stuff. I hear ya loud and clear and Vince also said it. Doesnt matter if its a guitar that doesnt play good. Ive noticed good guitars will have a sweet spot. Thanks Tom for taking the time for including us. Love ya buddy
Again another great segment that no doubt will be cherished for years to come. I also love your facial expressions every time someone cell phone went off. I will put money on it that you have everyone put their phones in a bucket and leave them outside the room next time Lol.
I absolutely loved this....the camaraderie and story telling was unsurpassed...would've love soaking up the love between some of these giants ....good stuff...
Really enjoyable to listen to people who have lived and breathed guitars their entire lives have a discussion sharing their knowledge, opinions, and experiences .
Hey, Uncle Larry! Awesome conversation! Felt like I was in the room with you guys just hanging out and listening. Whoever the cameraman was tell them they did a great job too! Its always awesome when you post things like this
I only ever went to the old store downtown back in the late 90s, would love to visit the new place. Really enjoy listening to Vince (and George!), great roomful of folks! 🙏
Great roundtable discussion!!....I went to Gruhn's for the first time 3 years ago...Spent an hour drooling over every guitar in the store...Met Cory, who is one of the nicest guys ever!!...We ended up realizing we're both from Long Island NY and that we both worked at the same guitar shop there in 1987...He was the guy who replaced me when I quit!!...Again, great video gents!!...
I met VG on his tour bus thirty yrs ago, thanks to a buddy of mine who had been a long time acquaintance with vince's tour manager. both were a couple of sweethearts. later on VG played that venue, humphrey's on shelter island san diego, as the sun was setting. gorgeous lil outdoor venue to match the music🌴🌇
Uncle Larry, thank you so much for doing this!! It was a couple minutes before I recognized Vince!! It's been a minute, or his beard changed color or something. LOL But I just can't tell you how much I enjoyed it! One person was a little over bearing, but that's human nature, that's just the way it is. George is so precious, people sometimes don't get it. I had an Aunt that passed away in 1998. She was born in 1899, and was 99 years old. She lived in an assisted living place, and had gotten appendicitis. They could do a simple surgery and she would have been fine, she just said it was time to go. I stopped every day for 4 months and talked with her. I learned a wealth of things from family to world events she had experienced first hand! She flew in a Ford TriMotor in the early 30's and a Boeing 737-200 in the 70's!! She lived through 2 world wars, Korea and Vietnam! About 3-4 hours a day we talked till she was too tired. Then I got there one day and the bed was empty. That's why I love to hear George talk about things. I'm a Vince Gill fan too, but as a player. I love his road stories, and everything that happened in his past. People don't do enough of that anymore, just sit around and have conversation. This was special, so are you! Thanks so much!! --gary
I acquired my first vintage instrument (i only have two, not a collector, player stuff) only a gentlemens deal- like what they were talking about towards the beginning. Meaning i bought this old SG from my buddy for what he paid and agreed that if I were to ever sell itd be offered first to him and at the price he sold it to me. It is the right thing to do and honestly keeps a lot of these instruments playing and in the hands of players imo
My Christmas is complete….what a gift to “be in the room” listening with these men’s who are so generous to share their knowledge and passions for guitar…..thanks Larry and all.
2 of my all time favorite guitar players, then add in the great George Gruhn and Greg voros, it doesn't get any better than this....Awesome, thanks Tom
I love your channel so so much man! Too bad I missed the first couple of years. Always late to the party. 😅 Oh, and I just gotta tell you how beautiful your song ”Off my mind” is. It’s never leaving my playlist! Stunning!
Someone had texted George some detailed photos of a banjo. Joe Spann needed to see them and they came through just as the show was starting. George asked me to run them down the hall and show Joe. That's why I was holding his phone. I turned it off when it kept on ringing.
I played guitars in Gruhn’s twice. On acoustic guitars that are beyond description. The second you pick it up you sense that it’s shockingly lighter than you expected. The next is that the neck welcomes the crook of your hand. Then the fingerboard feel. It’s perfect and you realize you never knew before what perfect even was. It does not have a metal rod through the neck. You play it and you can feel the music vibrations through every part of the guitar that touches your body. It is a Zen experience. And you get to listen to other players, noodling. And they are all incredible. I’ve always wished that in another life will wind up in Nashville in the 1960s 1970s.
Thank you for letting me be a fly on the wall for this round table chat. This was the best hour I have spent in a very long time. The knowledge a humor of these folks is a joy. I hope you do more of these.
What a blast!! lol! Really appreciate you letting us in on this!! What a precious moment!! Would’ve loved to been there, mostly so I could take those fellas phones away from them. lol! Funny to watch everyone kinda cringe when they’d ring. lol! Thank you Sir!!
I was in a bar on the Gulf of Mexico, in a fishing town nobody goes, some folks from Tennessee called it 'Nashvegas.' I spent some time in George's old shop, bought a Fender Bassman there, still sounds good, thanks George.
Many thanks, Uncle Larry. I feel like I’ve been sat at a table with the coolest bunch of Uncles ever. Watching you and Vince cracking each other up was truly heart warming. Thanks again ✌️
Vince Gill .. my hero. A long time ago I had to cover all his guitar stuff and sing high harmony in our 70's Pure Prairie League cover band. Got to get to Gruhn's some day. When Stan Jay was still alive I used to regularly stop in to Mandolin Bros every time that I needed to call on DiMarzio to sell them with connectors and patch cables. I loved Mandolin Bros, too bad it's gone now. Got to play a lot of "I'll never be able to afford that" guitars there.
This was cool. Fun seeing you all have a good time. Thanks! Vince seems like such a cool guy, a real down to earth person. I don't care about meeting famous people but he definitely is one person I wish I could meet. Always been a big fan!
@@501chorusecho- This is absolutely, 100% as sincere as sincere gets…there is no other musician on this planet that I would like to meet (in person) more than you. I would want nothing from you - zero. I’d like to meet you to just to look you in the eye, and try my best to communicate how much I appreciate what you’ve given me through all your videos. I don’t need you to recognize me, should we ever meet a second time. I don’t need you to remember my name, I don’t want anything from you. I just like the idea of you walking away from that encounter and pausing to really realize (and appreciate) the profound impact you’re having out here. Pick any video…read almost any of the comments…they’re all kinda communicating the same thing I am here - I’d just like to tell you mine, eye to eye.
good stuff...my gruhns adventure as a canadian...made the pilgrimage in 2014 ish and loved it. Wanted an old firebird but couldnt afford it. My ladyfriend pissed off the salesman by asking if Gruhns had a bargain bin... Found a national baritone roundneck in the back for 2500 that was wonderful!...got it home and googled it and got no results!!! nothing in the entire planet matched what I had. Contacted National and they told me I had a prototype for a tricone from 2001 that was a one off from the back of the factory when they were working up powder coated tricones. Became my little gift from heaven.
