My First Gibson: Lee Ving of Fear

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  • čas přidán 23. 10. 2019
  • Formed in Los Angeles, CA in 1977, punk legends Fear were responsible for shaping the sound of California hardcore punk. In his early years, Fear frontman Lee Ving began learning country influenced guitar in Philadelphia with his teacher Anne Brown. It was during this class he heard the song "Guitar Boogie" played on a Gibson Les Paul and shortly after was making arrangements with his parents to purchase his very first Gibson.
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  • @XXthekingofyouXX
    @XXthekingofyouXX Před 4 lety +53

    It's crazy how technically educated Lee is at guitar. Blues, rock, country. The fact that he got turned onto such a simple genre like punk pretty late in his career is a testament of how addicting punk music can be.

    • @MH-zg5yw
      @MH-zg5yw Před 4 lety +13

      I saw FEAR perform at the Whiskey Au Go Go back in the mid 90s. He was mocking the audience in between songs while giving a lesson on basic music theory. He was saying "see here, this is a half step. Do you know what half step is?" and then he laughed and said "now get ready, here comes a whole step. which chord is this?" Lee understood that the audience was really clueless about music.

    • @butruuushbutrage
      @butruuushbutrage Před 2 lety +2

      Hell yeah

    • @JTA1997_
      @JTA1997_ Před rokem

      Everybody needs to believe in something

  • @danthegreaser71
    @danthegreaser71 Před 3 lety +22

    Lee Ving is a legend and a hero of mine from my teenage years Glad to see he’s still going strong today! Long live Lee

  • @MrBikboi
    @MrBikboi Před 6 měsíci +3

    Lee Ving is a fucking legend man, loved his banter on stage.

  • @DevinRyanVitek
    @DevinRyanVitek Před 4 lety +78

    No way, Lee Ving?? Fear rules.

  • @hfactotum1
    @hfactotum1 Před 4 lety +17

    I regret missing Fear back in the 80's when I was a teenager. I envy anyone who's ever seen them...

  • @childofzoso2790
    @childofzoso2790 Před rokem +7

    I met Lee Ving while walking out of a festival show Fear had just got done playing. I walked up to
    him told him I was a big fan and he shook my hand. I then said I was really a big fan when
    Fear played..... My mind went blank, I had a million things going through my head, Fear in
    the Decline of western civilzation, Fear playing on Saturday night live indroduced by the Ed Koch,
    him playing his part in the movie Clue. He looked at me patiently what seemed like forever and I
    finally blurted out the Decline, He laughed and said cool, I then said you are a Punk Rock
    Legend, and he said Thank you that is very kind. I got a few pictures with him as well. He was super polite and pleasant. Sometimes
    its terrifying when you met someone you idolized as a kid, if they are a jerk it will ruin many
    memories, thankfully Lee was a class act and I am still a huge fan of his work and his work with Fear.

  • @raz0rthr0at
    @raz0rthr0at Před 4 lety +39

    This is exactly why i love Fear so goddamn much

    • @aubreyjames3951
      @aubreyjames3951 Před 3 lety +3

      hes my grandpa

    • @raz0rthr0at
      @raz0rthr0at Před 3 lety +1

      @@aubreyjames3951 hahaha awesome! Fun fact me and my girl wandered around psycho 2019 looking for him cuz we heard he was there and it was waaaaaay more worthwhile than seeing the goddamn misfits, haha

    • @aubreyjames3951
      @aubreyjames3951 Před 3 lety +2

      @@raz0rthr0at thats cool im glad u could see him

    • @raz0rthr0at
      @raz0rthr0at Před 3 lety +1

      @@aubreyjames3951 we didn't, but it was still better than the misfits!

    • @aubreyjames3951
      @aubreyjames3951 Před 3 lety

      @@raz0rthr0at oh im sorry u didnt get to meet him :(

  • @seanfagan4996
    @seanfagan4996 Před 4 lety +22

    Lee ving stumbled on the stairs at a show he played on st marks back in the 90s when he fell i grabbed him and kept him and his les paul from crashing. The guitar weighted more than him in his leather jacket.

  • @PDXguitarfreak
    @PDXguitarfreak Před 4 lety +16

    One thing that was great about the earlier punk bands is many had rock and roll roots, and you could hear it come out in their music. Fear is a great example of that.

    • @cheetahshine4525
      @cheetahshine4525 Před 4 lety +4

      Never knew lee had formal training in roots music, but that figures, that country, bluesy elements of thier music just sound too spot on. Definitely the most musically talented of the old l.a punk bands

    • @napwneoenejeod3740
      @napwneoenejeod3740 Před 2 lety +5

      X has that influence too, the guitarist Billy Zoom even worked with Gene Vincent

  • @SethKessel
    @SethKessel Před 4 lety +27

    FEAR's alright... if you like guitars

  • @JNathanielBerke
    @JNathanielBerke Před 9 měsíci +4

    This interview is so wholesome

  • @jakebunker8874
    @jakebunker8874 Před rokem +3

    So stoked to have seen Lee this last weekend opening for The Misfits. We had no idea he was going to be there and when we rolled in my buddy looked at me and said “oh sh…. Fear” and took off running a dead heat to the pit. The look on his face was priceless.

  • @rexnavarro2918
    @rexnavarro2918 Před 4 lety +5

    FEAR! So true..each time I have seen FEAR back in the 80s Lee Ving played a Gibson.

  • @graemero5532
    @graemero5532 Před 4 lety +7

    "Gods gift to rock n roll" well said.

  • @Leftyguitars2a
    @Leftyguitars2a Před 3 lety +4

    We’re from Frisco! 🥴

  • @ericparnell4628
    @ericparnell4628 Před 11 měsíci

    love this!! saw the guys up close live a few days ago ...AMAZING energy...FEAR

  • @jerryfraker377
    @jerryfraker377 Před 4 lety +8

    I wanna do a vlog about my first gibson guitar. It was a good one still have it.

  • @victorfaessel3056
    @victorfaessel3056 Před 4 lety +3

    have a beer with Fear! great backstory --

  • @markschafer8275
    @markschafer8275 Před 4 lety +4

    Good story lee...les paul customs w 3 pickups rule..i got a 78 model..sounds massive..the guys in our band dig it..every mon.at rehearsal they always say"man that guitar is killer"...

  • @russellj.s.257
    @russellj.s.257 Před 2 lety +1

    Saw Fear at a Punk Rock fest in downtown St. Pete Florida back in 09,I got to have a small conversation with Lee about John Belushi and he told me how down to Earth even on the powder.

  • @Fire_Marshall_Bill
    @Fire_Marshall_Bill Před 4 lety +4

    Take notes from this man kids because Lee Ving is the definition of true Punk Rock!

    • @aubreyjames3951
      @aubreyjames3951 Před 3 lety +2

      oh i do hes my grandpa i talk to him all the time

  • @terrytickler
    @terrytickler Před 4 lety +4

    Awesome vid great band

  • @Corporations8MyBaby
    @Corporations8MyBaby Před 4 lety +2

    I took lessons from an older woman named ANN in Los Angeles. Her paper course was from Oahu!

  • @jeremysimpson3865
    @jeremysimpson3865 Před rokem +1

    My favorite punk icon.

  • @thepandemicfiles9331
    @thepandemicfiles9331 Před 2 lety +1

    Lee is my fucking hero! I love this guy always!
    C.P. Kaestner
    Author,Artist, Musician

  • @Cybervue
    @Cybervue Před 2 lety

    I just scored a ticket to his show in Long Beach, on Saturday. After they work out the kinks from Friday night.:)

  • @7viewerlogic670
    @7viewerlogic670 Před 4 lety +2

    Cool story!

  • @thestrum71
    @thestrum71 Před 4 lety +2

    Hero!!

  • @fearview
    @fearview Před 4 lety +5

    legend!

  • @kairay1000
    @kairay1000 Před 4 lety

    Great story by the legend

  • @samueljohnson1514
    @samueljohnson1514 Před 4 lety +1

    I couldn’t have said it better than Lee. When I die, I want my ‘78 custom buried (or burned) with me.

  • @butruuushbutrage
    @butruuushbutrage Před 2 lety

    He’s awesome

  • @tobysbreathisverybad
    @tobysbreathisverybad Před 8 měsíci

    Solid dude.

  • @justingreenwood831
    @justingreenwood831 Před 2 lety +1

    Lee Ving is my hero.

  • @jasondyeoriginalmusic3094

    300 dollars back then was a lot of money

  • @alberthernandez5318
    @alberthernandez5318 Před 3 lety +1

    Hope I'm as cool as uncle Lee when I grow up

  • @idiosykrazjaidiosynkrazja4555

    LOVE YOU MAN

  • @evanabbott2737
    @evanabbott2737 Před 2 lety +2

    A black Les Paul with white trim and gold pickups…you can’t beat it.👍

  • @paulproductions9213
    @paulproductions9213 Před 4 lety

    Remember take pictures of memorable moments so you can be sure what was in it, only a picture is good enough.

  • @b.1959
    @b.1959 Před 4 lety +3

    Lee
    You look incredible!
    Call me, it's Bernadette

  • @societyofgoodness4643
    @societyofgoodness4643 Před 3 lety +2

    Nothin hotter than OG Punk Rockers! Lee & Iggy, still so hot!
    Gonna listen to LETSHAVEAWAAAAAR!!! 😄
    Right now.

  • @shinitaisenpai9057
    @shinitaisenpai9057 Před 4 lety +1

    wow. fucking lee ving.
    didn't expect this to happen

  • @dpulisic1234567890
    @dpulisic1234567890 Před 3 lety

    Onve we played a song "I dont caire about you"...there was a riot :)

  • @vitosantangelo8459
    @vitosantangelo8459 Před rokem +1

    Lee is like a cross between DeNiro Baldwin and Curt Gowdy 👊🏼🤣 one two three four! one two three four!

    • @gibsonguitar
      @gibsonguitar  Před rokem +1

      One two three four! One two three four!!!!!!

  • @acepaul407
    @acepaul407 Před 4 lety +1

    Lee Fucking VING !!!!!!! Legend !!!!!!!

  • @blackbearbear9313
    @blackbearbear9313 Před 4 lety +2

    Gibson les paul fender stratocaster and rock an roll

  • @acegibson9533
    @acegibson9533 Před rokem +1

    I can totally relate to Lee's story 100% !!!!

  • @boscopit
    @boscopit Před 2 lety

    He looks and sounds like my grandmother.

  • @christianmonturanoii6539
    @christianmonturanoii6539 Před 3 lety +2

    Mr body

  • @benwright6330
    @benwright6330 Před rokem

    ..and does he still have that original black Les Paul with white trim his dad bought him for $400. bucks?

  • @timvonswine1970
    @timvonswine1970 Před 2 lety +1

    'Don't want salami, don't want pastrami, she don't want a chicken, she don't want a roast!' -L. Ving

    • @sutiszorny8039
      @sutiszorny8039 Před 11 měsíci +1

      She just wants a double dose of my beef, beef, beef, beef bologna!

  • @russjones4397
    @russjones4397 Před 3 lety

    Hey lee...

  • @bonemaplegaming9324
    @bonemaplegaming9324 Před rokem

    Hard to believe this is the guy who wrote Beef Bologna.

  • @MobileDecay
    @MobileDecay Před 4 lety

    Someone lost the Firebird shape in the UK! 😂😂😂

  • @GuitarlosCarlos
    @GuitarlosCarlos Před 4 lety +1

    HEY JUDE
    HOW YA DOING LEE
    CARLOS GUITARLOS HERE
    YOU STILL IN THE VALLEY?
    I'M STILL PLAYING GUITAR WRITING AND SINGING TOO
    I'M IN HIGHLAND PARK 90042
    STILL IN TOUCH WITY JOEY, DIG THE PIG AND GIL T
    CARLOS GUITARLOS 90042
    "IT AIN'T RIGHT"
    from 'HANDSOME WOLF'
    www.carlosguitarlosmusic.com/carlos/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/04-It-Aint-Right-1.mp3

  • @bencrandall5514
    @bencrandall5514 Před 4 lety +6

    Watching this is making me dizzy.

  • @stephenkane2464
    @stephenkane2464 Před rokem

    Cool but where's the guitar lol

  • @dimlightbulb10
    @dimlightbulb10 Před 3 lety +3

    12341234!

  • @Brovey
    @Brovey Před 4 lety +1

    1st

  • @sfear6
    @sfear6 Před 4 lety

    is he a metal player?

    • @ItsMrMcFly
      @ItsMrMcFly Před 4 lety +4

      sfear6 he’s an OG of Punk Rock. Beef Bologna forever!! Lol

    • @aubreyjames3951
      @aubreyjames3951 Před 3 lety +4

      @@ItsMrMcFly omg haha i love that song he always sings it when hes at my house hes my grandpa

    • @hmpz36911
      @hmpz36911 Před 2 lety +1

      He did metal before his career took off with Fear, an LA punk band. He did a side project called MD.45 with Mustaine in the 90s, but later on, Dave erased his vocal tracks. He's done rock, metal, punk, country... Mostly known for punk.

    • @JMarinelli
      @JMarinelli Před rokem +1

      Fear is a punk band, but they had SERIOUS chops.

    • @Druffmaul
      @Druffmaul Před rokem +1

      As a matter of fact, when Fear was getting off the ground in the late 70s/early 80s many punks at the time did accuse them of being "heavy metal."

  • @angelicasweet4129
    @angelicasweet4129 Před 4 měsíci

    I love Lee Ving. He gave up so much to be part of the Punk scene. It was the only true sound for A true man