New Rick Beato Gibson Signature

abw1989

Looks like Rick is getting his own signature Gibson, most likely a DC Special:

https://guitar.com/news/gear-news/rick-beato-gibson-signature/

An interesting candidate, but you can't argue with with his playing and technical theory!

For those new to his videos, check out the 'What Makes This Song Great' series on YouTube, gives excellent insight and break downs of songs from various genres.

prowla

I quite like his videos, but if you'd asked me two list 100 people likely to have a signature instrument, he wouldn't have been on it.

ThePrettyDamned

prowla said:

I quite like his videos, but if you'd asked me two list 100 people likely to have a signature instrument, he wouldn't have been on it.

A sig instrument is a marketing tool, so anyone with a big enough following is up for grabs. No one had really heard of Greg K until YouTube helped him. 

I hope it's actually a signature guitar with real differences from a standard model, and not just a colour or slightly different pickup. 

I really like his channel, he appreciates a huge variety of music which I love (people think it odd when my playlist jumps from death metal to 90s pop) and he's certainly knowledgeable. I've never really seen him play as I'm more interested in his talking head work. 

lovestrat74

prowla said:

I quite like his videos, but if you'd asked me two list 100 people likely to have a signature instrument, he wouldn't have been on it.

Marty Schwartz will be getting one next

SteveRobinson

I've never heard of him but I can't fault his taste in guitars

Roysterdoyster

lovestrat74 said:

prowla said:

I quite like his videos, but if you'd asked me two list 100 people likely to have a signature instrument, he wouldn't have been on it.

Marty Schwartz will be getting one next

Paul David’s must be a Cert as well

eog

Good for him. Seems like a nice enough guy, and he certainly knows his stuff. 

I don't really mind signature guitars if they hold up in their own right. Saying that, my interest would depend on the extent to which they are personalised for that artist, i.e. custom artwork or things like that. I have two signature guitars, one of which is made for some guy I'd never heard of and don't care for having since checked him out. Still a great guitar so I couldn't care less.

Caffeine_Vampire

Hope that thing has fretboard binding.

axisus

I love Rick, he's a wonderful guy and his videos are informative, entertaining and interesting. He is a big player on YouTube, and this is the new world - You don't have to play in a million selling band any more, you just have to be a big internet hit. Good luck to him!

joeyowen

I have no issue with him getting one.  Massive audience, and very very talented.  We'll see more and more influencers/youtubers getting them, because it is a massive new market.  Gibson etc would be stupid not to


I'm sure there are many more questionable sigs out there

usedtobe

axisus said:

I love Rick, he's a wonderful guy and his videos are informative, entertaining and interesting. He is a big player on YouTube, and this is the new world - You don't have to play in a million selling band any more, you just have to be a big internet hit. Good luck to him!

Pretty much this. 

octatonic

If Kiefer Sutherland can get one then why not Rick?

Loobs

Who? 

WiresDreamDisasters

Sure, sig guitars are marketing tools.

I don't understand who they are marketing towards by this.

S56035

WiresDreamDisasters said:

Sure, sig guitars are marketing tools.

I don't understand who they are marketing towards by this.

General brand awareness maybe?

WiresDreamDisasters

S56035 said:

WiresDreamDisasters said:

Sure, sig guitars are marketing tools.

I don't understand who they are marketing towards by this.

General brand awareness maybe?

If that were the goal, they'd do better shipping one out to PewDiePie and having him set it on fire!!

stickyfiddle

The man has 2m youtube subscribers, and probably double that in individual viewers. That's a chunky market.

S56035

WiresDreamDisasters said:

S56035 said:

WiresDreamDisasters said:

Sure, sig guitars are marketing tools.

I don't understand who they are marketing towards by this.

General brand awareness maybe?

If that were the goal, they'd do better shipping one out to PewDiePie and having him set it on fire!!

It's possible they might want serial purchasers rather than serial arsonists.

chrisj1602

lovestrat74 said:

prowla said:

I quite like his videos, but if you'd asked me two list 100 people likely to have a signature instrument, he wouldn't have been on it.

Marty Schwartz will be getting one next

That guy is stealing a living.

earwighoney

stickyfiddle said:

The man has 2m youtube subscribers, and probably double that in individual viewers. That's a chunky market.

Exactly,

Also his videos 'What Makes This Song Great' is basically music theory classes for the 21st Century.

In terms of internet/YT guitar personalities Rick Beato IMO he's at the top of the tree; his videos are genuinely informative, the one about Matt Cameron's groove and quantizing is one of the better things I've seen on YT about music.

Jim54

I like watching Rick, really nice guy. Adam Neely is also good (think he's done a couple of vids with Rick too).