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Posted by: Ajmurrell Oct 5 2008, 11:06 PM

Just aired, and thought I'd make a post to remind me to share the link when it appears online for you all to watch.

Currently part one has just aired, which talks about its history on a grand scale, how it came to be and its evolution from other instruments. Really interesting viewing.

Should be online in the next couple of days through the BBC iplayer (all legal, through there official site ) and will post up the link when it appears.

The second episode, airing next sunday, is all about the transformation of the guitar when it turned electric. Should be good

For now, check out a few short interview clips from the BBC Guitar history website. Features some interviews with Gilmour, BB king and the Edge...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/musictv/guitars/

UPDATE 3: Here's the third and final episode link guys. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00f3564/b00f34gd/Imagine_The_Story_of_the_Guitar_This_Time_its_Personal/

Posted by: -Zion- Oct 6 2008, 01:00 PM

wow.. thanks for the heads up.. i will be sure to check it out..

Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Oct 6 2008, 01:01 PM

Sounds like a great documentary. I will definitely be checking it out

Posted by: Velvet Roger Oct 6 2008, 01:24 PM

Cool, I will certainly try to watch those episodes (if I don't forget )

Posted by: javari Oct 6 2008, 01:42 PM

You can only watch it on the BBC iPlayer if you're in the UK..

Will probably be on YouTube as well

Posted by: Emir Hot Oct 6 2008, 01:48 PM

thanks for this. I can watch iPlayer

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Oct 6 2008, 04:43 PM

That's pretty cool, very nice. Thanks for sharing, I love guitar history (who doesn't!)

Posted by: Ajmurrell Oct 6 2008, 05:42 PM

Updated with the link, hope you enjoy

@ javari: Oh damn, I wondered if that was the case... Well, sorry to get anyones hopes up if they can't watch it.

Posted by: Matt23 Oct 6 2008, 05:50 PM

I saw a bit of that. It was quite interesting.

Posted by: audiopaal Oct 6 2008, 11:16 PM

Thanks for sharing

Posted by: Lian Gerbino Oct 7 2008, 05:44 AM

thanks for sharing!

Posted by: Ajmurrell Oct 8 2008, 01:56 AM

Glad you enjoyed

Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Oct 9 2008, 12:11 AM

This seems very interesting , damn Its only available in UK to watch (

Posted by: Ajmurrell Oct 9 2008, 02:00 AM

Yeah sorry about that, I didn't realise there was a region cap on iplayer

Posted by: Ajmurrell Oct 13 2008, 12:56 PM

Part 2 of this series was on last night, here's a brief overview from the web site:

"As the guitar turns electric, music is changed for ever. The world's first electric guitar had nothing to do with jazz or blues, but Hawaiian-style music and was known as the 'frying pan'.

Yentob continues his investigation from the blues of the Mississippi to the guitar wars of the 1950s, when the Fender Stratocaster and the Gibson Les Paul were battling for supremacy."


http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00dzzv4/Imagine_The_Story_of_the_Guitar_Out_of_the_Frying_Pan/

If anyones still interested

Posted by: Canis Oct 13 2008, 04:42 PM

Anyone know if these episodes are leeched on Youtube or something like that?

Posted by: kaznie_NL Oct 13 2008, 07:13 PM

Cool link! I'm watching the movies now

Posted by: Hisham Al-Sanea Oct 13 2008, 10:47 PM

thanks for the link.

Posted by: Marcus Siepen Oct 14 2008, 11:12 AM

Thanks for sharing, too bad I can't watch it here in Germany

Posted by: Ajmurrell Oct 20 2008, 09:04 PM

Just posted the link to the third and final episode guys. Hope you've enjoyed it Sorry if you haven't been able to view the episodes!
"
In the final programme of the series the guitarists talk about how they find their own sound, and how the guitar has changed their lives. Since its invention, the electric guitar has unleashed a seemingly inexhaustible sonic invention among guitarists.

Featuring Muse's Matt Bellamy, who turns out to be following in his father's space age footsteps, Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath, who talks about the invention of heavy metal, David Gilmour from Pink Floyd, Pete Townshend (Perhaps equally famous for smashing guitars), Johnny Marr from the Smiths on 'the mother of all riffs', Slash and The Edge from U2 among many others. "

Posted by: ItsMe Oct 20 2008, 09:08 PM

Here is a youtube link



http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=s5lkzt4L8fw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OTHIdZGkFg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAIEZXddpDU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75c3oiB8KlQ

Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Oct 20 2008, 09:12 PM

I watched it the other day and I really enjoyed it

Posted by: Noangels Oct 20 2008, 09:21 PM

saw it the other night and thought it was rubbish! the smiths!Iggy POP!!!joy division-bland-bland-bland


Loved his parker right at the end,and he could just about play a chord too!

My drummers being raving on about this recently so I caught the last episode,when i see him tomorrow I am going to give him a dead arm

Posted by: Ajmurrell Oct 20 2008, 09:39 PM

heh, I must admit it was a dissapointment. I think the presenter being a non-guitar player, had a more cultural and artistic way of looking at the development of the guitar. So yeah, the smiths got in there some how.

I honestly can't say that I really dislike any music, I prefer some to others as with everyone but certainly don't hate any music.The smiths are one exception that I just can't get. Morriseys voice drives me insane! That's not to say they're rubbish, as there are so many fans. For me however, well... You know

Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Oct 20 2008, 09:48 PM

I haven't seen the latest one. I've seen the first two which were great. I hate the Smiths and Joy Division however so maybe I wont like the next one.

Posted by: Noangels Oct 20 2008, 10:02 PM

yeahh your right,it was the normal arty farty look into this episode where the smiths are seen as poet word smiths and that guitarist is ment to be clever as he plays guitar voicings using open strings instead of power chords!wow-and he plays with a fender amp-wow--lol--and his famous riff!!!roflmfao

The edge was cool-was interesting to see him explain his delay setting.Pete Townsend(forgetting that dodgy part in his life!!)was cool as hell explaining his marshal.The thing is this director was rubbish!

Peter townsend originaly came up the idea of a 8x12 cabinet and marshall made it for him!so big and heavy his roadies complained and then the 4 x 12 stacks were made!His guitar smashing came by accident when he thrust his guitar headstock high in the air at one gig and the low ceiling demolished his headstock!to not loose face with the crowd he made it look like he planned it by destroying the guitar afterwards to their delight.The scene of the who on that clip where there on the ed sulliven(sp)show in amercia is stopped before Keith blow up his drum kit with lots of cherry bombs resulting in townsends hair catching fire and loss of hearing in one ear!

apart form the smiths it was OK,but was very week from a guitarists point of view.I bet the director got paid a lot of money for this as he travelled the globe meeting his own heros and stroked their egos on film with him not having a CLUE what to ask them

Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Oct 21 2008, 08:59 AM

The Who are awesome. Britain has had most of the best rock bands in the world We invented rock and roll