Reacting to 80's Gear Rundowns | Vintage Guitar Rigs

Huge hair, huge racks and flashy guitars! Let's check out some 1980's guitar gear rig rundowns!

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[JamieStephens]

As a touring guitarist in the 80's my rig consisted of a Les Paul into a JCM 800 with a Boss EQ and a DM-2 Delay. The only big racks I was interested in were in the front row:)

[barriem]

"The higher the hair, the closer to God" is one of the best descriptions of 80s metal I've ever heard. 👏

[mikedenkinger]

I love how Michael Angelo also immediately runs through his signal chain and brags about being in and then immediately goes into a seizure with a whammy bar.

[BenCoombs]

Hands down one of the most entertaining videos I've seen in months!! Vintage gear, reaction shots and a healthy dose of grease!! Please do a part 2 RJ!!

[altbouch]

These rigs are hysterical. Your reaction shots are great. I like this format and if you can find more topics like this, you should make more. Props for that Uncle Larry shirt.

[TheAxeEver]

I absolutely LOVE Steve Lukather’s playing. He probably my all time favorite guitarist. But that little diddy he did at 8:45 is what we used to call a coke twitch. Kinda like a goosebump shiver. Hey, I’m not knocking him for it. It was the 80’s man! For many of us it was winter all year long. You know....always “snowing”. I remember watching this video when it came out and we used to laugh because all through it you would hear him do his “second wave sniffle”. So happy he (and a lot of us) cleaned ourselves up since.

[markedwards]

80's rigs, amazingly, are still unsurpassed.

[lynnhathaway]

This is hilarious. Felt like I was watching an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.

[georgemcmillan]

At the height of my rig in the 80s, I had two 18 space racks full of processors, eqs, delays, reverb units, Dunlop rack wah system, and a midi switching system. Eight Peavey Butcher 4x12s, and eight Peavey Butcher heads. I had 10 guitars onstage, a Yamaha DX7 with soundbank, electric acousting on a seperate stand, and a custOM mini B.C.Rich Mockingbird mounted on a mic stand set up for slide. Damn, I really miss the 80s...

[BentTom]

2 years later I still love this video. More REH and Hot Licks video reviews please!

[AngusClarkGTR]

Lukather's is the total LA session archetype. He was like the proving ground that so many others followed. I can't say that it was my favorite thing, but it is THE thing. Brad Gillis' tone on "Speak of the Devil" is insanely good. It has that stereo'd sound to it. The guys as Atomic Guitar Works in Phoenix were still installing the wireless units into his guitars within the last 10 years! They did the same for Joel when he was in Night Ranger. Michael Angelo can't have had as much bread as either of the other guys, hence the pedals. Side Note - remember when Vai came out with the 2-necked heart guitar in a David Lee Roth video? We were all like, Michael Angelo has GOT to be PISSED!!! Love this vid!

[EricMerrow]

"I play 4 100 watt marshall stacks" ....just Loved the video man!

[sesa]

I’m all in for more rack content. I can’t wait for the “Get it off the floor” movement.

[waltersmetak]

Having started on guitar in the early 80s, this clip was really a scream! The vintage strat all hacked to bit to fit all this insane amount of stuff - wild! The Bradshaw gigs were insane! Over the top! Really loved the video - great choice! Very fun to watch and to remind us of the 80's excess.

[enzonuestro]

RJ's reaction on micheal angelo's dive bomb is the face of my Filipino mom when I told her i dont want to be a nurse and proceeded to say "ar u stooped?"

[erdismaxhelaku]

Bring back the 80s! No more Helix and Kempers

[lockyanning]

Laughed all the way through. Badass playing by vanishing characters. Remember those racks and their mysterious lights.

[DrScrambles]

We need more of these!! This was great. It brings back memories of watching the old 80s dudes rigs in the clubs growing up back in the mid 2000s. Made me want rackmounts and stacks...Now I'm getting ready to sell my 120w head and 4x12 for a 50w and 2x12. How times have changed.

[dizzyred]

This is by far one of the best vids out there … classic vhs videos w RJ commentary lmao such a brilliant idea …nobody else clda made this that fun !

[michaelwade]

Luke with that Valley Arts guitar and all that grease, not to mention the killer opening jam he played on his Star Licks lesson was so badass! Fun video R.J. nice to relive the golden years, I think my back still hurts from hauling my rig around back in the day!