Randy Bavhman's 10 Guitars That Changed Rock and Roll

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These are Randy Bachman's idiosyncratic picks of the 10 guitars that changed Rock and Roll. The titles make the larger claim of changing music, but Randy himself keeps referring to Rock and Roll. Warning - no Guilds are involved.

The videos seem to be quite impromptu and have low production values. They are poorly rehearsed, and Randy is a bit sloppy. But they are interesting, maybe.

http://youtu.be/pDnJFFTJ7Ts

http://youtu.be/jmGWQodDIoQ

http://youtu.be/EWlD8dUyAC0

http://youtu.be/vX8NJUVd-bo

http://youtu.be/KjwOv_xPguc

http://youtu.be/CQCSaoK-Rkw

http://youtu.be/T9YLzqWW4kI

http://youtu.be/fj2zlwAEnt4

http://youtu.be/ivPrehW4Ygk

http://youtu.be/-uJgQcB7F2I
 

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I was more interested in knowing the list than listening to the crumudgeon talk about the good old days. :)

So here's the man's list:

#10 Rickenbacker 12 String
http://youtu.be/-uJgQcB7F2I

#9 Gretsch Country Gentleman
http://youtu.be/ivPrehW4Ygk

#8 Gretsch Chet Atkins
http://youtu.be/fj2zlwAEnt4

#7 Fender Stratocaster
http://youtu.be/T9YLzqWW4kI

#6 Fender Telecaster
http://youtu.be/CQCSaoK-Rkw

#5 Gibson Les Paul
http://youtu.be/KjwOv_xPguc

#4 ES 335
http://youtu.be/vX8NJUVd-bo

#3 Gibson L5
http://youtu.be/EWlD8dUyAC0

#2 Gibson ES 295
http://youtu.be/jmGWQodDIoQ

#1 Harmony Danelectro/Stratotone
http://youtu.be/pDnJFFTJ7Ts
 

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I was more interested in knowing the list than listening to the crumudgeon talk about the good old days. :)

Hah! You missed the old in old curmudgeon. We, in Canada, are used to hearing him because he has a CBC radio show, one that may get carried by NPR. The good old days, though, are the contexts for the guitars featured, and he attempts, with varying degrees of success, to recreate these contexts musically. The guitars are interesting in and of themselves, but it is more interesting to hear how and why they were important to Rock and Roll - or at least to hear Bachman's opinions on the matter.

I suspect, however, that his choices were partially determined by what he had in his collection.
 

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I just wished he had TUNED the guitars before playing them.

Yes. The 12 string was particularly dreadful, wasn't it? I didn't included the clip where he plays them all back to back, because it is even worse. Sloppy. Not more than one take, I think. Probably no prior planning or rehearsing, either.
 
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