Shred Guitar In The 80s: Shredding On My '84 Aria Pro 2 RS Straycat, Yngwie, Randy Rhoads with Ozzy! 

If you enjoyed this video you might enjoy the video I did on learning to pick fast in the 1980s. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XHjqQhCm-Mg.html

The red RS Straycat was my first electric guitar as a kid. My mom got it used from a local guitar shop for Christmas when I was probably about 13 years old. I'm 32 now and still have it. I just began getting back into playing a couple years ago and sometimes I put down the Les Paul or Tele to jam on the Straycat. I have a good deal of nostalgia for it and will probably hold onto it forever.

Nice to see someone who can really show how good those guitars where in the time.

Nice playing! I have a white 1984 Knight Warrior I think I'll bring back to life since you did such an inspiring video. My first electric guitar which is languishing in storage. Hopefully I can get the Kahler Flyer trem working. Damn things have gotten expensive

Jaysus, the playing here is tasty as!

Hi Bill, I’m really enjoying your channel. Your playing and presentation is superb 👍

Man, I could listen to you play all day long 👍

My first axe was the APII "The Cat" I bought it in 1986 (not knowing Yngwie pictured it) I scalloped the neck, I put a Dimarzio Megadrive in the bridge and (later on) a HS3 in the neck (HSS) and replaced the original bridge for a original kahler locking trem... Is a black beauty, I had a lot of fun playing it, sounds amazing! But now, 30+ years later is up for sale in CL... I hardly play it now, I have others that suits better these "modern times" for me... I really enjoy your videos!! All the love!

I have just resenty purchased a 85 Aria Pro ll Night Warrior and it is a hell of guitar, I am really play bass but I play just enough guitar to fake it. I stoped playing for over 20 years and started playing again about 2 years ago and have purchased quite a few Japanese guitars and basses. Aria Pro ll zz Deluxe guitar and the Aris Pro ll zzb bass. A Westone Concord bass, Westbury Track ll bass, Westbury Standard guitar and I can't say enough about the late 70's - mid 80's Japanese instruments, no more Fender or Gibson for me.

Nice ripping!

Cool Randy Rhoads memorabilia! Thanks for showing that Bill. I consider myself so fortunate to have seen Randy play in concert with Ozzy in Montreal in 1981. What a guitar player! Such a tragic loss a few months later.

Nice playing! I still own a Japanese RS Straycat in white. It was the first electric guitar I ever owned and I bought it cheap in 2004. I thought it was in '85 since I found the same model in a 1985 Aria Pro II catalog online. It has "Made in Japan" engraved on the neckplate so it's definitely from before '87, but I can't find a serial number.

I just bought a aria pro II RS stray cat in black with double humbucker from FB marketplace for 150$ it's my 4th Aria Pro II over the years. I like it a lot.

I didn't know Aria Pro guitars till just a few minutes ago, i just came to YT to see how they sound and found your video. WOW!!! I am very interested in Fender Strats to get that Yngwie sound, but also would like to have kinda my own sound, would you recommend me getting an Aria Pro 2 o should stick to a Fender strat???

I like this 👌

Great video, Bill! Nice playing and like your channel. Just subbed! 🤘🤘🤘🤘 Turn it up! 🤣🤣🤘🤘🤘🤘

Is this RS with MMK45 or the SD1 style? Sounds great

A little Stargazer!

Hey man slow down, i can't hear that fast!😀