Umphrey's McGee's guitarist. What a tool!

[nevusofota]

I found this kind of funny but at the same time makes me feel this guy is a real douche. C'mon man, just be truthful and say that you don't want to play a signature model because you're too good to have someone else's name on your axe. Don't blame it on Scott Stapp. Don't you think that Tremonti would like to distance himself from the situation anyway? If you "have respect for Tremonti" than don't bring up Scott Stapp. He has nothing to do with your gear. Idiot.

It's a long video but this occurs at the beginning, around the :40 mark.

Let's not make this into a Stapp bash, we all know how much he is hated in the music world. It's reached a level of boredom years ago.

 

[se7en]

He didn't want someone else's name on there and didn't want to look like a Creed fanboy. I guess you can't blame him. That interviewer is such an agreeable suck ass, though.

 

[mystixboi]

He didn't want someone else's name on there and didn't want to look like a Creed fanboy. I guess you can't blame him. That interviewer is such an agreeable suck ass, though.

I was going to see the same exact thing.

 

[nevusofota]

Who cares what he "looks like". He should let his playing say he's not a Creed "fanboy". The truss cover didn't say Creed (or Stapp), it said Tremonti. Caring about what people think when it comes to gear is the first sign of a douche.

 

[se7en]

It's his guitar, let him customize it how he wants. There's far bigger douchebags out there than that...seemed like a decent enough guy.

 

[nevusofota]

It's his guitar, let him customize it how he wants. There's far bigger douchebags out there than that...seemed like a decent enough guy.

I have no problem with him customizing his guitar, but don't say it's because of Stapp. Just STFU.

 

[Badronald]

Uncalled for.

Many musicians aren't the brightest human beings. Not very professional.

There is a famous guy that works in my field and at every chance he criticizes his peers. Nobody likes him.

 

[Alex Stanley]

I have no idea who he is.

 

[nevusofota]

I have no idea who he is.

Me neither, until this video. Yet he feels the need to worry about how the "masses" may view him.

 

[dpeterson]

neva hoid of him... next.

 

[Spaceboy]

I don't get this big deal, I don't like have signatures on my instruments either. Umprey's McGee is as unlistenable as Creed to me.

 

[nevusofota]

I don't get this big deal, I don't like have signatures on my instruments either. Umprey's McGee is as unlistenable as Creed to me.

He didn't have to say that the reason he took Tremonti's name off of it was because of Stapp. Stupid correlation. It's like saying I took Nuno's name off of my N4 because I don't like Gary Cherone, even though I dig Nuno. He should have just stated that he doesn't like signatures on his gear. Would have been much more respectful.

No one said this was a big deal, just pointing out an unprofessional statement from a professional guitarist.

 

[ewill52]

I'm not a Creed or Tremonti fan but I have a Tremonti 10-top and I play the shit out of it....because it's a badass guitar.

 

[Soulstealer]

Jake is the better guitarist in that band, anyways.

Yeah, he elaborated too much....should have just stopped at "It's a Tremonti", but whatever.

 

[tripstan]

Let's not make this into a Stapp bash, we all know how much he is hated in the music world. It's reached a level of boredom years ago.

So you're allowed to bash Scott Stapp yet he can't share his distaste . . . Weird

 

[nevusofota]

Let's not make this into a Stapp bash, we all know how much he is hated in the music world. It's reached a level of boredom years ago.

So you're allowed to bash Scott Stapp yet he can't share his distaste . . . Weird

How did I bash Stapp?

 

[dpeterson]

In my guitar player just saw the article with him and he said basically the same thing verbatim. What a d-bag.

 

[tripstan]

we all know how much he is hated in the music world. It's reached a level of boredom years ago.

So Brendan Bayliss is a douche beacuse he thinks SS is a douche. Even tho you share the same opinion of SS that BB has. Only he is a tool because he states it on camera? Your logic is askew.

He also said no disrespect to Mark Tremonti. His explanation got a little long winded but he pretty much stated he doesn't want other peoples names on his guitar.

 

[Shawn Lutz]

I don't play fanboy artist guitars either..guess I'm a douche bag too...oh wait...I do I have 3 Les Paul's (the man Les Paul) LOL

for the record SS is a douche

 

[Shawn Lutz]

I have no idea who he is.

Me neither, until this video. Yet he feels the need to worry about how the "masses" may view him.

check out some Umphrey McGee's on YT.

I never heard of them before but we did a Live Nation Show of theirs...they are awesome and I was majorly impressed with teh level of musicianship of the entire band..sort of progressive and jazz fusiony which I like. If your looking for 4/4 an 3 chord rock songs with chuck berry riffs move on, you wont like em

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta0xqKHIk0s