Playing THE FORBIDDEN RIFF in a Huge Guitar Store 

We should all play the forbidden riff at once. They can't stop all of us. GUITAR PLAYERS! If you want the best guitar lessons in the universe, here you go: guitarsupersystem.com Check out all the gear in this video: bit.ly/MIWsnamm19

The real fear is starting to play stairway, nobody stopping you and then you realise you've never learned more than the first two bars because you've never made it further into the song...

i want 30 people dressed as led zeppelin members to storm a guitar store and all play stairway to heaven

I learned how to play the entire song including solo back when I was about 16. It took me about a year to get it down and the local music store owner would always ask me to play it when I came in. He was an instructor too so it was his way of forcing me to practice. I stopped by about 5 years ago when I was in town to say Hi. He looked at me and said "well good afternoon and damn you are getting old. You know what to do, right?" and pointed the tester amp stacks. I'm 45 now and haven't lived in my home town since I was 19. He still makes me practice the solo!

The sound during 4:36-5:11 is out of this world. 😍

I can't play Stairway? "Not here" Alright, then here's Wonderwall. "Get out"

*starts to Play stairway* Rifften guard: By the order of the Jarl stop right there.

Electro Harmonix is just GOD TIER. The pedals are so nice, Tyler almost forgot he had a skit to do.

All of the Forbidden Rifts: 1:24 3:13 8:40 11:15 12:41

When you're not a Guitar person, so you read the comments to get the joke.

For those wondering why it's "the Forbidden Riff", it's because it's real easy to learn and is generally the most overplayed riff when trying merchandise at guitar stores, to the point where the store owners have said "Don't do that."

I am fascinater by these guitar nerds. How knowledgable they are but then also how serious they are about the forbidden riff. And the first one, how quick he notices it...

That electro harmonix clip was so cool. Those sounds were so amazing

*start playing stairway to heaven* Salesman: We dont do that here

This was back in the good old days when you could still go out and do stuff like this

the way he looked at the camera every time 😂😂😂

I loveeeeee that Martin 16e at the end. What a beautiful sounding guitar. Definitely on my list now!

"Hey man, I'm going to play this riff on camera. Stop me when I do. Gotta make this look legit!"

“I’ll let you play if you buy it” *plays stairway* (Taking guitar off him) “sorry not for sale”

10:24 Amazing guitar riff.

I'm not a musician, let alone a guitar player, but I still watched the entire video. Well done, good sir.

I play "Stairway" at home, often. My girlfriend loves it. Her boyfriend really likes it too.

Okay, this is a real clever way to get someone to watch a video they otherwise wouldn't be at all interested in.

I don't play guitar, but that omc-16e was just beautiful and sounded great to me. I might have to start taking lessons.

Love it that all manufacturer reps go with the fun ❤ What a great industry

This guy: **plays stairway to heaven for 1 milisecond** guitar players: we don’t do that here

They may not like "Stairway To Heaven", but I´m sure they cannot resist to the charm of "Smoke On The Water" played on the low E-string!

Only seeing this now and the timing of Starway in each booth is just so perfect! XD

all of this is very entertaining, i'm curious if he's ever been introduced to either Simon the magpie or Sam from look mum no computer, both men do really incredibly interested and entertaining things with sound equipment that would make this epic.

Me: >starts to play Stairway To Heaven Guitarists: *"So you've chosen death"*

"No stairway" "No problem man" *plays wonderwall

A great video, and a great laugh. My warmest regards from Dean in Australia.

Those acoustic guitars are awesome!!! 😍

Why is this in my recommended And why did I watch the whole thing even though I don’t play guitar?

-Stairway to heavem Guitar store: No -Highway to hell Guitar store: Yes

I love his camera gaze when they prevent him from playing the fobidden riff🤣

You are a brave man

Riff starts Employee: *STOP. YOU’VE VIOLATED THE LAW.*

I came to RU-vid tonight to watch a video about fixing my truck. Now I'm about 30 minutes into researching the history of the "Forbidden Riff". You win again YT.

3:46 I absolutely love that sound and pedal!

I love the pedal sound effects.

I used to play it at music stores when I was being ignored. Works EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

This is such a clever marketing strategy. It keeps people watching, anticipating the forbidden riff, while you get shown loads of awesome gear. And then the satisfaction of seeing the reaction. Perfect!

4:56 that sounds like the 432 htz frequency music on RU-vid… very awesome.

The slow look to the camera after getting stopped always gets me 💀💀💀💀

So it's like playing Fur Elise on the piano. Most novice pianists know the beginning but rarely the entire thing, and people will hate you if you try.

Really want to see a video of Jimmy Page going to guitar stores and playing stairway and watching them try to tell him that he can’t play it.

Cool video and nice chops

I love how he throws them off actually playing nicely and then whips the riff out

Im gonna make a guitar store were the only riff u can play is stairway to heaven...

Let's be honest, you just wanted to see people's reactions. 😏 1:24 "Ohh..." 3:12 "Oh yeah, no. None of that in here." 8:40 "No Stairway. Not here." 11:16 "Get out!" 12:42 "Oh dude. Sssh!! No, play something else." You're welcome. 😉

That’s pretty funny! The look on his face when he’s stopped cracks me up🤙🏼

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Every time he plays the forbidden riff: 1:24 3:13 8:41 11:17 12:42

Guy: *Plays stairway.* Guitar store employee: So you have chosen, death!

Those Electro Harmonix boxes are a Dream!! Wow! So sweet!! So did you love that Taylor builders edition!?

Nice work with the gag, man! Those sales people did a pretty decent job with their acting.

Led Zeppelin's, "Stairway to Heaven" came out in 1971. It was so loved that everyone wanted to play it. It was played so often in guitar stores that within a few months (as I recall) it was forever banned. The guitar store employees were quite tired of hearing it. It looks like I have to address the, "NO, IT WAS WAYNE'S WORLD" punks who are obviously suffering from the Dunning-Kruger effect. I'm in my 60's. I was there. Stairway to Heaven came out in 1971. I was in high-school at the time. Wayne's World came out in 1992. My best friend and I were into playing guitars. As something to do, we would cruise the music stores. Everyone was blown away when Stairway came out. It was a really great tune. People who knew how to play it would go to these places to show off. A number of students would bring their guitars into their classrooms at high-school and play it, until it got weird. The first couple times we saw this happen at the music stores it was pretty cool. Then it became a joke, "ya think when we get to Guitar Showcase, someone's going to play Stairway to Heaven, ha ha?" "Ya, probably". It finally became annoying. It got to the point where we would see a music store employee go to a guy and politely explain that they hear that song so frequently that it's really getting on their nerves, so could they please not play that song. This is what made me crack-up to see it on Wayne's World, because it made me remember the whole thing. Of course a lot of young people heard about it on Wayne's World for the first time and made the assumption that they now know everything.

The first guy stopped him 😂 he smiled like what is he doing

This right here has that sound to 3:25 especially that last part when it just feds into that dark creepy sound god damn.

Everyone who doesn’t know what the forbidden riff it’s one of the most overplayed riffs in guitar history Which is stairway to heaven by Led Zeppelin and guitar store workers hear it about 90 times a day. Thx for all the likes

I would've thought Smoke On the Water was worse, personally.

His face waiting menacingly to ply the riff 😂

4:48 that mood is hauntingly beautiful.

“We’re shooting a video, when I play stairway will you tell me to stop?”

Here’s a thought, what if jimmy page himself walked in there and started to play stairway to heaven? Do you think they’d stop him, or let him keep playing?

I usually don't watch ads, but this one enjoyed so much

i love the face you make when they shut it down LOL!!!!

“Hey when I play this riff. Act like I just offended everyone you love.”

8:46 “No stairway. Not here.”

I'd love to hang out with this dude. killer instructor, damn good musician, and all around chill dude. ❤

11:30 is such a mood. Sounded really nice.

What can I say man,,,,,,,,,no one wants to climb stairs anymore. How about a remake. Escalator to heaven?

Jimmy Page: * Walks in, plays Stairway * Worker: Not even you

I knew what the "Forbidden Riff" was even before I started watching. I don't play but my cousin and nephew do. I made my nephew learn Stairway. Very funny bit. You got me to watch the whole video. Thanks.

He he Excellent marketing tool, people watch waiting for the forbidden riff but cannot help seeing all the lovely goodies

*plays forbidden riff* Smoke on the water: Am I a joke to you?

Should be called: “How to get any guitar store employee to touch your hand”

1:53 That face says, "he has no clue that I'm going to do it."

04:37 Suddenly i feel like walkikg on clouds. So soothing..!

This is honostly really smooth advertisement though, not even a criticism, you are keeping people hooked with the stairway to heaven gag while also teaching us a lot about these products

0-3-5 is the real forbidden riff

Holy crap I love that grand canyon. The sound! Melts into tranquilty

Well played

Guitar audio quality. 10/10 Voice audio quality 1/10

Someone played Stairway at my school as part of the pre-show to the concert and all the guitarists looked at each other and said "He played the forbidden song" 😂

Nice pedal demo

if I ever get guitar lessons I would play the forgotten riff and adore it

I thought the Forbidden Riff was Smoke On The Water, but I guess that's just "The Riff That Shall Not Be Named".

No Stairway? Fine. Smoke on the Water it is.............

i love how hes going around playing the forbidden guitar riff while wearing a tshirt with THE jazz lick on it

The song he made at 10:02 was awesome

*Starts playing Stairway to heaven* Employee: That's Illegal.

Starts Riff: Guitar Store Employees everywhere: Imma have to stop you right there chief

Went from one to stairway to heaven and that guys mood switched so fast 😂

fr tho for a second, that taylor in the beginning is beautiful

I dont play guitar but the fact that they dont want anyone to play stairway makes me want to see you do it all that more.

I'd love to see Jimmy Paige in disguise going into different stores and start cranking out Stairway at 50% talent.

This video cracked me up so much. There are some amazing sounding guitars and effects in this video, and in my teenage years I was asked a couple times not to play Stairway to Heaven lol.

That Grand Canyon pedal sounds amazing.