Aerosmith's Joe Perry: 'I have 600 guitars!'

As one of America’s most loved hard rock outfits, Aerosmith are one of the world’s most successful and influential bands. Hailing out of Boston, their ballsy and bluesy raunch underpinned by a Stones-esque swagger, has captivated audiences for more than 30 odd years. Amidst the glory though there has also been the pain, drugs and infighting which led to the band imploding at the height of their reign in the later part of the ‘70s. But with the original band regrouping years later in the ‘80s, the band rose like a phoenix from the ashes, by staging one of the most remarkable comebacks in rock history. Not only did the band return to the top, but have remained ever since as relevant to a newer generation of rockers as they were back in the day.

Today Aerosmith are back in the saddle again and continuing to ride the crest of a wave. As one of the band’s mainstays, guitarist Joe Perry has provided the sonic wizardry to many of the group’s well known and most loved anthems. At the core of his playing lies a love of the blues that is tempered by a tastefulness that testifies to why Perry’s ability and talent is highly respected by the guitar fraternity the world over. Just like his playing, as a person Perry is extremely articulate, humble in nature and very generous in spirit, qualities which set him apart from other rockers of his ilk. Joe Matera caught up with Joe Perry as the latter was winding up the remaining dates of the recent Aerosmith-Motley Crue U.S tour to chat about Aerosmith’s recently released new greatest hits package, his evolving guitar playing and Jeff Beck.

Ultimate-Guitar: What’s the background to the two new songs that are included on your recently released greatest hits package, Devil’s Got A New Disguise?

Joe Perry: We had them in our back pocket for awhile as they were going to be part of a studio album that we were going to put. It was suppose to have been finished this Spring and put out this last Summer but we just didn’t have time to finish the record. In between Steven’s throat problems and just when he was starting to get better we found out about Tom being sick and him not being able to be in the studio. We just couldn’t keep the momentum that we needed to finish the record going due to all the health problems. But we did manage to finish these couple of songs. They were kind of finished but just needed to be replayed, so everybody just kind of came in and did what needed to be done to get the songs ready for the record. And because we had a slot locked in for a new record, Sony suggested putting out a greatest hits record. So we thought it was a good idea and thought we could put these new songs on there to give the fans a taste of what the new record is going to sound like. That way we would also have a new album to tour behind because we knew we were going to go out and do this Aerosmith-Motley Crue tour this past Fall.

"Overall with my style I kind of lean towards a cleaner sound with more drive out of it."

Aerosmith has been one of the very few bands to have emerged during the ‘70s and not only still be around but be at the very top of their game, how does it feel after all these years?

Right now, I feel like a tired motherfucker [laughs] I’ve just spent three months on the road in the States and Canada. I know the reason we did this was because we had to cancel so many gigs last Spring because of Steven’s throat, like we had this tour we had to finish so it all kind rolled into this thing this Fall. Now that we ‘re wrapping this up, it kind of clears the decks so next year can start to focus on working in the studio and hopefully do a world tour. What we’re looking at is coming back and playing some places we haven’t played a long time. And places we’ve never played. It’s been eight years since we’ve been in Europe and I don’t how long it’s been since we’ve been in Australia, and these are all things I want to do and I know all the other guys in the band feel the same way too we want to get back and play back out in the world. We’ve played America enough for different reasons and we’ve stayed here but it’s time for playing in other parts of the world. We’re an international band and we’ve played out there and it’s time to get back and go to a lot of places we haven’t played in awhile.

Your last album Honkin’ On Bobo was the very first time in many years that you all went into the studio together and recorded an album that way, so how’s the recording aspect changed for you over the years?

The way people record records or can record records now, like recording on computers has really changed the way you make records because you can make them any way you want. It used to be you’d go in and you had to play pretty much as a band and get a good take and that was it. When we did our first couple of records that were done, I think on 16 track tape, though we first got a taste of being able to overdub and that kind of thing, it still relied pretty much on a good performance from the band. Over the years it just changed where it’s this thing where you can put albums together and songs together piece by piece. The guys don’t even have to be in the same studio to do a take when they’re making an album. So it really has widened all your choices and doing Honkin’ On Bobo kind of brought us back to what we do best and that is, play together as a band. And you turn on the tape and you hopefully capture that and that is where an album like Just Push Play wasn’t. That was done in bits and pieces and though there were some good songs on there I know that record would have sounded different if we had recorded it the way we did Honkin’ On Bobo. But you try different things and live and learn. But this next record we’re going to do, I think we will probably incorporate the best of both worlds.

"Doing Honkin' On Bobo brought us back to what we do best, play together as a band."

Aerosmith have weathered through an ever changing musical climate that has seen a lot of changes in styles and sounds in music over the years. How do you think your sound has evolved from the early days to now?

Again there are so many different choices now. It used to be that you were desperate to get a kind of distortion and a certain kind of sound. But now you’ve got so many choices where because everything from reissued guitar amps to reissued guitars is available, you no longer have to buy these old original guitars from the ‘50s to get a certain sound. I mean, you can get a half decent sound plugging right into a computer. It’s not what I choose to do but it certainly adds another color to your paint palette. So overall with my style I kind of lean towards a cleaner sound with a little more drive out of it. And it sounds a little more fresher too when it sounds a lot cleaner. I know when I’m writing songs and when I’m laying down basic tracks down and even when I’m playing live that I tend to go with a cleaner sound.

Speaking of guitar sounds, looking back over your whole Aerosmith catalogue, is there any album or albums that stick out that you are the most happy with and where it captures you at your best?

Well looking back at some of the first few records I know I was still trying to figure out what the studio was all about. When I was a kid I thought that once I could get into the studio it would be really easy to get this kind of sound or that kind of sound. But then you realize that once you’re in there, all it is about is just a microphone picking up the sound you’re making and I think that the first few records, I was learning that. But I wouldn’t go back and change it because that kind of naivety gives those songs a feel that they have. And in some ways I’d kind of go back and try and get it sounding like that again, but it’s kind of hard. So I suppose in my own kind of ignorance, I’ve ended up making these guitar sounds that I think are classic now. I think I’m now able to kind of just pick the sounds that I think will work best for the song. And that is always an art. Once again it’s what your ears hear once you go into the studio and then you try and get that on tape so it’s always a big experiment.

You’re a long time guitar connoisseur and have an ever expanding guitar collection, how many have you got in your collection currently?

I would say I have about close to 600 guitars.

Out of all of those what would you say is your most favorite and most treasured guitar?

My ‘Billy’ guitar—a Gibson Lucille that was built about four years ago and that has a picture of my wife on it. It’s unusual because not only does it look great but it also sounds great and is a real workhorse. I use it in the studio and I use it live. It’s also the most unique guitar because there is only one of them in the whole world.

"I'm now able to kind of just pick the sounds that I think will work best for the song."

Jeff Beck is one of your main musical idols does he still thrill you as a guitar player?

Definitely, I went to see him play about a month and half ago and we were lucky enough to see him in a small theatre and we were able to sit about 30 feet away and he was astounding in his commanding of the instrument and his sound. We talked a little bit afterwards and we talked a bit about technique and just some of that stuff. But I’ve known him off and on and been lucky enough to meet him over the years where we bumped into each other at different things. I’ve probably seen him except for that tour he did about five years, I’ve seen him on every tour since the first Jeff Beck Group. He’s constantly pushing the edge. I still think he’s the best guitar player in the world.

You jammed with him once onstage at an Aerosmith show in Anaheim back in the mid 1970s?

You’re right, you’ve been reading up? Yeah we did and it was my birthday and we were on tour with them and he came up onstage and played Train Kept A Rollin’ with us and that was a moment I’ll never forget.

In your career have you ever let tracks go by that you knew weren’t your best but you still allowed them on an album in order to fulfill your contractual obligations?

No, I’ve always felt like I’ve put everything I’ve got into every track. I’ve always felt that. But I’ve certainly looked back at tracks later and gone, ‘that one sucks! We shouldn’t have put that one on there’ or ‘what was I thinking’ …all those thoughts. But at the time I always feel I always put everything we got into a track and I’ve never felt like I’ve just tossed it off. Maybe that is one of things that has kept us going all this time.

2007 © Joe Matera

Comments

[Moonstricken]

OMG, 600 guitars?! This is amazing!

[refused06]

i wanna steal em..hehe..seriously,i'd kill for 600 guitars..i dont care whether it's a sg or a les paul..or maybe even a firebird collection..i want it!

[rev_olie]

wonder how different hey all are

[Craigo]

Psst. I have 9834209348932409320934820
93428023 guitars.

But seriously, that is pretty ****ing cool.

[atc228]

i think he is greatly underestemated as a guitarists. whenever you hear someone say "who is the best" he almost never comes up. now i will admit he is not the best but i think hes pretty high up there, especialy with all of the classic riffs he has given us.

ive got like 8 guitars, only 592 to go until i catch up with him haha

[Lost_Rose]

600 eh? where does he keep them? I wonder if he will give me a few as he really doesnt need that many :p

[High_o]

good guitarist and musician, but he doesn't have nearly enough guitars

[bls4life8]

joe perry is awesome
600 guitars is alot
how does joe keep track of all 600

[g1asseye]

atc228 wrote:

i think he is greatly underestemated as a guitarists. whenever you hear someone say "who is the best" he almost never comes up. now i will admit he is not the best but i think hes pretty high up there, especialy with all of the classic riffs he has given us.

ive got like 8 guitars, only 592 to go until i catch up with him haha

Think yourself lucky, I have 3.

[deathbyawesome]

Think yourself lucky, I have 3.

think yourself lucky, i only have 1

[Jim Page]

I also have 3 Enough for me, maybe in 10 years I'll have 5 guitars

[TheGuitaristMan]

He doesn't get enough credit as guitarists and musician. I don't know what I would do with 600 guitars but I sure want 600.

[j-boy199]

I've got 3 and i'd be lucky with 4 but 600! think of all the money he must have!

[leggomyeggo256]

Most moderately successful guitarists have a shitload of guitars... in his prime, Clapton had close to 3,000. Now he has only 1,000, since he sold a bunch to pay for coke in the 70s and he doesn't make the kind of money he used to.

[revan1013]

haha I've got ONE... a Squier Fat Strat... yay me!

[Guit4rG0d]

Well i dont have 600 guitars, but i do have 6 Guitars (one of them a Dbl Neck) 2 Basses, (one electric and one string bass) Grand piano, 2 Drum Sets, and a John Paul Jones style mandolin/acoustic




ok i lie, i have 3 guitars no bass no drums no mandolin
but i do have the piano

[Shib]

I got 3 electric guitars and 1 accoustic..


imagine 1k guitars? would you ever play the same one twice?

[PopNFresh07]

I have 3.00 guitars..

Why would you need 600 guitars? I mean it'd be cool to have, but ultimately useless.

[BassistGal]

I only got my beloved Bass, a Classic guitar, and a Kalimba (Which my best friend got me)

..But my parents also have an Organ, a Piano, a Cello (Which my mom plays great in), 3 Flutes, two Harmonicas..

..Oh, so we do got a nice amount of instruments after all..

[Dan The Poet]

I've got 4 guitars, 596 to go.

[Crimsoned]

why not give 599 to the kids in ethiopia.

[Powerhouse]

I have 2.5 guitars.

[tamargoguitar]

exactly, there are poor people dying everyday in many parts of the world and this guy has 600 guitars???

[whocares09]

^ yup, not to hard to imagine really, theres people with 2 or 3 mansions which cost's well over 600 guitars. and what are kids in ethiopa going to do with guitars?

[punk_mike_88]

600?!?! I'm still waiting on my second...

[hurricanes67]

i thought it was a lot when slash said he had close to 100.

[CustomCustom]

props to JP payin homage to JB

[nehpets5555]

600 guitars...nice

[LaLaLaLoopy]

Awesome, thats gotta be one of the longest/best interviews ive read here in a while.Ive noticed that Jeff Beck is mentioned alot by other great guitarists,he's Mick Mars favorite as well.
Im also certain these guys do their share for charities...give guitars to ethiopians...come on.

[The_Okie]

tamargoguitar wrote:

exactly, there are poor people dying everyday in many parts of the world and this guy has 600 guitars???

He has 600 guitars because he worked hard for them. He can do with his money what he wants.

[NIN&J5]

why not give 599 to the kids in ethiopia.

because they already have aids and will probaly die before they get out of the begiinner book. I have a Jackson DK2 and a Squier Affinity Strat, and an acoustic (yamaha)

[Kingyem0c0re]

why not give 599 to the kids in ethiopia.

because they already have aids and will probaly die before they get out of the begiinner book.

Bit harsh, but o so true.

[guitar_lvr]

hey i got 3 guitars too- fender strat, washburn maverick series, and an epiphone les paul custom (my fav)

[joblow]

Love Joe Perry, But not to many people rele talk about him NEmore. He's in my top 5 fav guitarist.

[HawkaLuigi]

Does he really need that many?

[insomniac28]

why the hell would you want 600 guitars? aerosmith is a pretty good band and i like them and everything, but 600? a little much.

[X_Op3th_X]

I think its the quality that counts,not the quantity...Like I can buy a 30$ every week and in 6 years I'll have somewhat 312 guitars,but they will be crappy..So why not buy Jimmy Hendrix's originall guitar and be HAPPY for the rest of your life????

[Scarlatti]

g1asseye wrote:

atc228 wrote:

i think he is greatly underestemated as a guitarists. whenever you hear someone say "who is the best" he almost never comes up. now i will admit he is not the best but i think hes pretty high up there, especialy with all of the classic riffs he has given us.

ive got like 8 guitars, only 592 to go until i catch up with him haha

Think yourself lucky, I have 3.

Think yourself lucky, I have 1. It only costs 60 euros My amp is even 6 times that price!

[wickbone73]

i got 9, should have 10, selling 3 and only use 4.
hopefully he gives them away to charity.

[Zepplinne]

I've heard Jimmy Page had 1500 guitars back in the Zeppelin days, and Eric Clapton had even more...

[matt92l]

this could be renamed "i have too much money"

[XAkitAX]

wow coolness

[Higbie]

its kind of over kill seeing there are only so many different sounds and feels you can get

[Rambo-Conny]

"It’s also the most unique guitar because there is only one of them in the whole world."
Only ONE of THEM? Come on!

[RNRSoldier]

^ What, you think there are others with pictures of his wife on them?

[blues_guitarist]

Ok, my intention was to flame ol' Joe a little but after reading that interview, he's really not a bad guy. And though I'm not the biggest Aerosmith fan, they have some great songs.

600. Wow, I have 7 and I'm jealous! hahaha...

I know this sounds funny, but Steven Seagal may very well have the most important and comprehensive collection of historical instruments (and he uses them skillfully) owned by one man. The Gibson Firebird owned by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert King's famous Flying V, Albert Collin's Telecaster and Super Reverb amp, a Tele and Strat owned by Jimi Hendrix, a bunch of original 1950's Strat's (crazy expensive individually), a number of old Les Paul's, a guitar by PRS that they made for him, and too many more to list here. The full list is phemonal and over a thousand at this point. I was surprised as hell to see Steven Seagal in the issue of Vintage Guitar go over this.

Sorry for the rambling, that's what loud music and a Bloody Mary will do to you. hahaha...

[Nielsen 33]

Rick Nielsen has more than 600.

[meta1militia]

deathbyawesome wrote:

Think yourself lucky, I have 3.

think yourself lucky, i only have 1

yeah i have 2 guitars. one cost $50 and one cost $200

[Rambo-Conny]

RNRSoldier wrote:

^ What, you think there are others with pictures of his wife on them?

No, but saying that there is only one of THEM would imply that there are more than one. It contradicts itself.

[-Rock-N'-Roll-]

Best guitar player ever in my eyes....


600! holy shit i only got 4 i'll have to save up lol

[Hexagram]

yea, Steven Seagal has to my knowledge the most extensive collection. I thought i was one of the few who knew that till everyone read it in Guitar World. Joe Perry is still amazing though.

[E V H 5150]

Is it necessary to have so many guitars? 600? I think a bunch of the greatest guitarist, including Eric Clapton, EVH, Slash, Joe Perry, and just a whole bunch of guys should form a musical foundation that gives free guitars to young people looking to start playing music but do not have the money to get started. Greedy rich bastards...

[Rosencrantz]

I don't care how many show's you do, or how many different tones and looks you need, you can't possibly need or use 600 guitars. You would forget about most of them anyways. Now I know that if I was rich and was constantly performing my house would be full of guitars but, 600 is just ridiculous! Anything from 20 to 50 would be easily enough. That would allow all types (12 string, bass, hollow body) in many different tones and looks. I have 3. Schecter Omen 6 Extreme FR, an acoustic Yamaha, and an old Yamaha Rocket Deluxe (which recently I gave to my girlfriend). I would like a bass, a 12 string, an electric acoustic, a hollow body electric, a double or triple neck, a fretless, a six string bass, an acoustic bass, maybe a fretless bass, a backup for my Schecter, definetly a classical guitar, a custom with graphics, a semi hollow body electric, a steel (slide) guitar, one with a scalloped neck and many extra frets, and one more just to be safe. Thats alot but they're all drastically different and I would name and play them all. And it's not 600+

[punkgirl91]

joe perry. *i would call him penatonic perry* such an awesome guitarist

[cris9288]

tamargoguitar wrote:

exactly, there are poor people dying everyday in many parts of the world and this guy has 600 guitars???

yeah, lets give all the starving kids in africa some of joe perry's guitars!! haha, c'mon people

The_Okie wrote:

He has 600 guitars because he worked hard for them. He can do with his money what he wants.

agreed.

Rambo-Conny wrote:

"It’s also the most unique guitar because there is only one of them in the whole world."
Only ONE of THEM? Come on!

considering he had it made for him, his specifications and stuff, and that it has a picture of his wife on it, I'd say there is only one of them in the world.

Joe Perry is the man. As a big Aerosmith fan, I constantly praise Perry, as well as fellow Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford, for both of them are great guitarists who should be recognized. As for the 600 guitars, yeah, that's a lot...but let him do what he wants. If I had the kind of money these guys had, and a love for guitars and music (the latter of which is already present ) I'd probably do the same

[cris9288]

btw, i just got one, haha, a les paul, but i also got a bass and a couple of pianos

[mousepad]

i bet hes the reason guitars are expensive. he just keeps bogarting them lol. i would love to have one good guitar

[unholy_love]

i have 1 guitar, 1 bass.
I wish i had 600guitars.. lucky bastard..

[mousepad]

by the way, he has the right to buy all the guitars he wants. its his money, which he earned, actually it doesnt matter if he really earned it or not its still his

[Haakon Davidsen]

I'am fine with 2 guitars

[metal_666_man]

i have 3 guitar- peavey strat, randy rhoads , and a jackson kelly. Ill be lucky to have 15 guitars in my lifetime but this guy has 600!

[j-boy199]

Powerhouse :
I have 2.5 guitars.

ok so how does that work? lol

[Leonheart]

Wow did UG do this interview? I'd be surprised if a little guitar website like this was allowed.

[fade_to_black18]

omg... lol thats amazing 600! lol my friends hate me =P cuz i have 13 haha that really is amazing i'm totally jealous haha...

[Vos]

I have 2 Electrics and 2 acoustics.

[guitar.random]

i have 2 electrics and 1 drum kit, im haapy with those... i dont see the point in so many. i suppose it shows his experience, but anyone (figure of speach) can go out and buy loads of guitars

[wmzbomgzors]

bls4life8 wrote:

joe perry is awesome
600 guitars is alot
how does joe keep track of all 600

Well, he organizes them alphabetically and puts them on a dry-cleaner rack that spins around a 100x100 ft. room until he finds the guitar he wants.

[The442gto]

I think you are all forgetting that it is not just like you or I having 600 guitars, because it is not. He has been playing guitar for 40+ years and in Aerosmith for 30+ years. Granted it is a s**t load, but i am sure they are all pieces of art!

[tobinator91]

i have 62 gibsons, 23 PRS, and 40 Fenders... I will sell them for cheap... no, actually i wouldnt even think of selling them.

[joshsirjoshules]

Hmm, 600 guitars. Too bad he doesn't how to play any of them...

Kidding of course, Joe Perry's a good player.

[awesomegear16]

I have 28 guitars. I play them all. I love each and every one of them

Leonheart wrote:

Wow did UG do this interview? I'd be surprised if a little guitar website like this was allowed.

UG is the number one tab site on the internet, with millions upon millions of hits a day and thousands upon thousands of dollars rolling in.

This is no little site.

[hug a llama]

i wonder how long it would take to break each and every one?

yeah im insane

[drummerdude92]

Crimsoned wrote:

why not give 599 to the kids in ethiopia.

haha yeah i can see thousands of people munching on frets and scratchboards =]

but seriously

im fine with one

600 would be fun but

[aussie m8!]

600 guitars wouldnt b bad...
im only 13 and i already got 5
but one of mi electrics needs replacing
sumtime soon

[the5thhorseman]

Ethop

Crimsoned wrote:

why not give 599 to the kids in ethiopia.

What a stupid comment. First off...kids in Ethopia need food and medicine...not guitars. Secondly, it's lame to put the guilt trip on Joe Perry because he earned enough money in his life to be able to afford 600 guitars. That point has already been made though. If you're so worried about Ethopians...then donate your own time and money...I frankly don't care.

[chickenfire315]

Joe Perry is awesome. If I had the money I'd probably buy 600 guitars, too, but it is a little ridiculous when he only uses one for studio and recording... but when he's at home he plays around on the rest, and hes got a bunch set up differently... sorry, i read that in Guitar Player.

[IriShDroPkick]

the5thhorseman wrote:

EthopCrimsoned wrote:

why not give 599 to the kids in ethiopia.


What a stupid comment. First off...kids in Ethopia need food and medicine...not guitars. Secondly, it's lame to put the guilt trip on Joe Perry because he earned enough money in his life to be able to afford 600 guitars. That point has already been made though. If you're so worried about Ethopians...then donate your own time and money...I frankly don't care.

It was a joke mate..

Joe Perry is amazing though, and one of my great idols is also Jeff Beck, however I doubt I'll get to play with him on stage ..

[MTVget0FFtheAIR]

wow! i had no clue ug was as big as it is!

perry is one of my favorites for sure. i live in anaheim, i would die to see that show with aerosmith and beck playing Train kept a rollin', one of my favorites, especially the third guitar solo

[Carltonium]

out of those 600, i wonder how many of them he doesnt really like but just wanted it to say he has it

[Battery.]

hmm 600 guitars...seems a bit pointless. personally i think guitars should be earnt one at a time. not get 4 mill gigs and buy ever guitar in the shop.

[justine0393]

damn...600...thats a looooottttt i only have 2!

[Life Wasted]

Man when i'm his age i hope to have at least a 1000

[metalhead296]

i have 5 atm, but if i had 600, there better be some 7 strings, 8 strings, 9 strings, 10 strings and so on, with some 36 fret guitars and every possible different option one can think of. i plan to one day have a couple hundred guitars, peddles, amps and the such. the more the better.

[40 pancakes]

I have 1 guitar

But I would love to 10+ at least.

As someone in love with most guitars I can fully understand having heaps but 600 is overkill IMO.

[RadioMuse]

hmmm... I imagine that I'll eventually have close to 600 guitar things, meaning guitars, petals and amps. I really don't see myself owning more than a few dozen electric and maybe half a dozen acoustic instruments at one time. I'd think I'd sell some off before I reach the 100 mark because at that point you're not really using the majoirity of them anyway. I could however see myself owning 600 petals/midi expression units/rack effects because I'm tonally and effect obsessed, especially with Dely, Reverb, Distortion, Wah and Pitch-shifting (whammy).

[Chickenfrmheck]

i wish i had 600 guitars that were owned by joe perry...aerosmith is awesome...
but my strat is plenty for me, the tex mex pickups pwn...it even suits my treasured a7x and is the only guitar i play...my other is a hardtail beginner ibanez...which aint a bad guitar, but i love my strat

[Chickenfrmheck]

hug a llama wrote:

i wonder how long it would take to break each and every one?

yeah im insane

i like the way u think dude...ud fit into my crowd
lol

[Guitar_Poet]

wickbone73 wrote:

i got 9, should have 10, selling 3 and only use 4.
hopefully he gives them away to charity.

lol... that made me rofl.

600 guitars is ridiculous. i can understand 50 or less... maybe. some just to look at, 20 to play if you really need them... 600... he does not play all of those, much less does he need them... thats just ridiculous. decent band... but 600 guitars seems a little self-indulgent. one could say "he can do what he wants with his money"... but shit, if youre gonna do something with your money, at least do something with it. ill bet 575 of those guitars sit in a basement somewhere, rotting... share the wealth.

[stonedkirby]

you guys are pissed because you want to have 600 dollars , be skilled and have lost of money. listen , when moneys not a problem , you can indulge in whatever your heart desires , and if thats what he wants , be happy for him and stop hating. you guys are talking about his collection more than him , stop trying to rationalize it you god dam losers , he likes guitars that much , hes a guitar legend. dont make sense yet? sheesh.

[FunKRawK]

man you're all missing the point, so 600 guitar meh, he mentioned coming donw under OMFG! joe perry is my fav guitarists of all time i would give up all but on of m,y guitars and my other gear to jam with joe!

[Pendel]

if anyone of you would have 600 guitars it would be overkill, but joe perry is an exception(as well as other guitar gods)

Cgecked

[MonsterOfRock]

Metallica has 600-ish guitars [According to their Movie] but thats not the point.

The Point is Joe Perry is a really cool guitarist, and darn good too. IMO, His sound pretty much defines Rock n' Roll.[Those who oppose, Be Quite, n' listen to Mama Kin or Walk This Way]

[MonsterOfRock]

Guitar_Poet :
wickbone73 wrote:

i got 9, should have 10, selling 3 and only use 4.
hopefully he gives them away to charity.


lol... that made me rofl.

600 guitars is ridiculous. i can understand 50 or less... maybe. some just to look at, 20 to play if you really need them... 600... he does not play all of those, much less does he need them... thats just ridiculous. decent band... but 600 guitars seems a little self-indulgent. one could say "he can do what he wants with his money"... but shit, if youre gonna do something with your money, at least do something with it. ill bet 575 of those guitars sit in a basement somewhere, rotting... share the wealth.

Its Called having a "COLLECTION", stupid. You have them because you like them. Your comment embodies your jealousy, I'm afraid.

[Spoonstork]

And collections are cool... You couldn't really "use" Louvre in any way, but I would still like to have it as a personal art collection... The Sixtinian Chapel on the other hand could be used: Part nudity, part religion - The two best means of making money in the world... Money I ultimately could spend on 598 guitars, I stille have left to go.

[EMT911]

I have one acoustic guitar and it is missing 2 strings.

[livefastdiefun]

where the **** are you going to keep them?!

i thought 4 was pretty good goin.x

[Like I Is]

Why the crap would you need 600 guitars? That's ridiculous.

[i_am_metalhead]

I read in Guitar Player like over a year ago that he was going to start selling some of his guitars. He said he has guitars that have never even come out of their cases and he didnt see any use in keeping them... guess he decided not to sell them lol.

But on a similar aspect - James and Kirk from Metallica each have over 300 guitars.

It makes you wonder who else out there has a large collection...

[Tomas.Dosek]

I have 4 guitars, two electrics and two acoustica's and it is enought for me!!!!!

[rilu08]

i have one guitar, my trusty les paul.600 is quite the overkill, and he probably SHOULD start selling them. I'd buy one.

[bobthesgman]

dude, i own 49 and i thought i had a lot, but 600?????

[ledhead73]

600 thats nothin'. Clapton use to have something like 3000, and Jimmy Page recently stated he's got an excess of 3000 so old Joe has a way to go.

[guitarprodigy46]

i have 2

[delizio37]

damn lol thats like having a guitar center in your house lol

[Xeus]

i'd love to see where he kept them all

[geetarmuzikplyr]

holy crap... 600... my old teacher had like a bike rack with 6 or 7 guitars on it and the only other place i'd seen with more guitars was guitar center... but ya if you think about it, even if you only played one a day thats still like 1 1/2 years just to play all of them... there's just no time for it, and he's got a couple of favorites... thats just a waste of guitars to me... sell or give em to others so they can learn... but kudos for the parts about jeff beck... jeff's blown me away with every album and first time i heard his music was his YOU HAD IT COMING album... being a young 5th grader at the time, that first song EARTHQUAKE, i was just amazed and that album was what got me really interested in guitar playing... if you think about it, Jeff Beck really is one of the greatest, and he hasn't really been very recognized for his works... if you haven't heard his newer albums You Had it Coming, and Jeff, i definitely recommed them... all you tend to hear about is BLOW BY BLOW and his work as a Yardbird... but these new albums with new material... he really is quite the guitar genious... 5 years later a sophomore in high school thats started a band its good to see that Joe is getting the news out about Jeff and i'm not the only one that thinks he's one of the best...

[axe_man]

does he have a case 4 each guitar ,or a stand? 600 is lik one for every day for almost 2 years

[2113]

What a materialist ass, he should give them to people who are up-and-coming and don't have enough money. Maybe if you were a revolutionary guitar player, but Aerosmith isn't THAT great.

[Spoonstork]

Americans (the stereotype at least) have no right to be offended about excess anything... That goes for the rest of the wester world actually... If you think a little about it, internet for instance is, for most people at least, completely unnecessary... That is the way the world works. I'm not saying it is fair. I'm not saying we shouldn't work to change it, but small excess in guitars is nothing to get worked up over compared to a lot of other things

[Bati]

ANOTHER greatest hits album? They have like two for every guitar Joe owns.

[Stanley77]

EHY, give me JUST ONE of them!!! Ehm...what about a left handed Gibson Les Paul Custom Classic?...damn u... :-P

[CORT noob]

I only have 2 guitars

[bonoisawanker]

ive got 6 im on my way

[MetalHead109]

damn his guitars probably have their own house

[ArcherTheVMan]

Moonstricken wrote:

OMG, 600 guitars?! This is amazing!

That is amazing*

[sexy-man]

i have 600,000,000 guitars

[Sloopy]

Well screw the whole 600 guitars thing, go Joe! Jeff Beck is GOD.

[_3Lm0_]

Im still trying to get one half decent guitar!
My first decent one is probably gonna be a jackson js30rr or kv.

600 is a fair few, if he got cold he could probably burn a few to keep warm, or sell a few and feed the whole of africa for a month.

[MESAexplorer]

I bet his guitar collection is in a place like the one on the Matrix where Neo says "I need guns, lots of guns"...

But probably without all the white background and stuff.

[Do Re Mi]

refused06 wrote:

i wanna steal em..hehe..seriously,i'd kill for 600 guitars..i dont care whether it's a sg or a les paul..or maybe even a firebird collection..i want it!

Ha, I'd kill for one decent guitar.

[simonzwaan]

yeh
I'd love to have one of those
I have a peavey

[simonzwaan]

tobinator91 wrote:

i have 62 gibsons, 23 PRS, and 40 Fenders... I will sell them for cheap... no, actually i wouldnt even think of selling them.

look at this tough guy

[simonzwaan]

The_Okie wrote:

tamargoguitar wrote:

exactly, there are poor people dying everyday in many parts of the world and this guy has 600 guitars???


He has 600 guitars because he worked hard for them. He can do with his money what he wants.

he was probably born into a whealty family and hasnt done any shit except for play guitar

[meadowskid]

he's got more guitars than my local music store.

[flyingv_m3]

i cant believe how everyone keeps freaking out about him having 600 guitars. its alot ya, but like everyone else said, other people like clapton, jimmy page, etc. have had WAY more.
but its kinda good for them, since their occupation is musician, instruments are tax deductable

anyway, i would love to have 600 guitars or more. everyone keeps saying that oh wow, youll forget, you wont even use half of em or other bullshit like that. but think of having like a whole warehouse full of guitars and being able to get whatever sound you want and some you have never even heard/thought of. you could get an endless possibility of sounds from so many different kinds of guitars.
think about the posibilities, be creative.

[flyingv_m3]

oh by the way, for the record. i have 4 guitars. and i can say i play every single one that works, and doesnt. i love my lp and my strat, i dont play my ibanez or my tiesco b/c i am in the process of fixing them. otherwise i would play those mofos. anyway, im trying to say that having alotta guitars is great, you can experiment with so many different tonal posibilities

[gsh43]

Rick Nielsen has more than 600.

i wonder how many guitars willy nelson has? considering the fact that he has made a hole in his guitar from playing it so much i'd say he doesn't have 600 guitars.

i have 2 guitars acoustic and electric.plus my drums.

[goodyfh]

people who are dying in ethiopia need food, not guitars. if joe perry wants 600 guitars, by God he should have 600 guitars.

[swampthing1117]

Rick nielsen of cheap trick only has a few over 250, but he has owned over 2000 in his life. He's a vintage collector and has some guitars worth over 100,000 bucks.

Quote from rick himself from an interview:

RW: How big is your collection?

RN: Just including guitars, I've owned over 2000 in my 35 plus years of collecting. I now have about 250 pieces and that's too many!

[65_Jaguar]

If I were rich, I'd probably own that many guitars too. Maybe even more if I could afford it. Obviously not to play them all, but as a collection, like an art gallery of guitars. That's be sweet. Still, I reckon even if I had 600 guitars, I'd still only really use my old faithful Fender Jaguar.

[fretburner214]

u kno he kinda looks lik the ugly sister from shrek 2.

[Guitar_Poet]

MonsterOfRock wrote:

Guitar_Poet :
wickbone73 wrote:

i got 9, should have 10, selling 3 and only use 4.
hopefully he gives them away to charity.


lol... that made me rofl.

600 guitars is ridiculous. i can understand 50 or less... maybe. some just to look at, 20 to play if you really need them... 600... he does not play all of those, much less does he need them... thats just ridiculous. decent band... but 600 guitars seems a little self-indulgent. one could say "he can do what he wants with his money"... but shit, if youre gonna do something with your money, at least do something with it. ill bet 575 of those guitars sit in a basement somewhere, rotting... share the wealth.

Its Called having a "COLLECTION", stupid. You have them because you like them. Your comment embodies your jealousy, I'm afraid.

i wouldnt want 600 guitars... but you can defend his side all you want, fanboy. "collection" or not, 600 is just ridiculous.

[SheKILaDZE]

alright hes got 600 guitars but what about restringing them all... whev dont even wanna think about it.

and is that all you people can comment about? its a pretty long interview you know....

[ComradeCarlos]

well he did earn them, its not to say they were just handed out to them, he worked hard to get where he is now, and i praise him for that.

[mullenmetal]

damn he has 594 more than me lol but yeah theres no way he'll play more than 15 of them reguarly

[ChptOfDarkness]

if i even had enough money for 600 guitars i would be happy.

[taylordcaddy]

i have 13 guitars i feel half way there 600 guitars is a tax right off for a pro

[TurnToDespair]

600 guitars???
thats a bit excessive!

[acoustic87]

Crimsoned wrote:

why not give 599 to the kids in ethiopia.

I hope they are acoustic, cuz I don't think they can plug in out there in Ethiopa

[Demonn]

to be honest it doesn't matter how many guiatrs anyone has, we're not actually interested in your "eleven guiatrs " or whatever, its what you can do with a guitar thts important

[snakekc_13]

I have 5 guitars and a Banjo, but you can never have enough guitars. The more the marrier

[Morello=God]

600 guiatrs i a bit greedy but i agree with snakekc_13 'u can never have enough guitars' I have 3 guitar but they ar ****in awsum i dont really need 600 but i wud lik dem

[Jeff Manthei]

...2 electric and an accoustic.

[timmy.c-wannabe]

Woweys, I only got 599 :P

Hey Morello=God you are well awesome

Spoonstork wrote:

Americans (the stereotype at least) have no right to be offended about excess anything... That goes for the rest of the wester world actually... If you think a little about it, internet for instance is, for most people at least, completely unnecessary... That is the way the world works. I'm not saying it is fair. I'm not saying we shouldn't work to change it, but small excess in guitars is nothing to get worked up over compared to a lot of other things

You could say art, music and just about most parts of human culture are unnecessary...

Anyway, to all those whining of 'excess', if he didn't buy all those guitars and just kept the money, he'd have like a few million in the bank. If the interview said how much he had in the bank, most of you would be like 'meh, 'x' person is richer'.


Checked.

[uh-iron-maiden]

i say domo origato mr. roboto
=0

[MonsterOfRock]

Guitar_Poet :
MonsterOfRock wrote:

Guitar_Poet :
wickbone73 wrote:

i got 9, should have 10, selling 3 and only use 4.
hopefully he gives them away to charity.


lol... that made me rofl.

600 guitars is ridiculous. i can understand 50 or less... maybe. some just to look at, 20 to play if you really need them... 600... he does not play all of those, much less does he need them... thats just ridiculous. decent band... but 600 guitars seems a little self-indulgent. one could say "he can do what he wants with his money"... but shit, if youre gonna do something with your money, at least do something with it. ill bet 575 of those guitars sit in a basement somewhere, rotting... share the wealth.

Its Called having a "COLLECTION", stupid. You have them because you like them. Your comment embodies your jealousy, I'm afraid.


i wouldnt want 600 guitars... but you can defend his side all you want, fanboy. "collection" or not, 600 is just ridiculous.

So effing what? I can have 6 thousand guitar, 20 cars, a hugh mansion. i can do what ever the hell i want with my money, where is your problem? Seriously, your comment is as useless as yourself. Rather than taking a swing at an iconic musician OVER THE INTERNET AT A FORUM, you should use your time better, for example, taking a walk. The interview wasnt about his guitar collection, it had a lot more into it. Read it all and if u have anything INTELLIGENT to say, or ENCOURAGING to say, then say. otherwise vice versa.

[guitarnick_5050]

i wonder how much he pays people to take care of all 600. i also bet that at least half are custom shop. he has the money and decides to spend it on his passion. still, i wish he'd give me one or two, because most likely, they are great guitars, not crappy fender squire or whatever the heck they are called now.

[Riffer_maddness]

Good fo Joe he didnt get a oan to buy al those guitars he EARNED them, im 13 and have a Dean Ml Gibson SG aand two washburn acostics which one of which is worth over $1000 dollars and i earned them so the people in ethopia can starve b/c im not giving up my guitars and neither should Joe

[MacDizzy]

It's amazing that people make a big fuss over the smallest question and answer in the whole article. If you're a big name in music for 30+ years, I could see how easy it would be to amass such a collection. People collect all sorts of things, I really don't see how this is any different.

[shamona92]

I will have 600 guitars..... one day.....

[MonsterOfRock]

MacDizzy :
It's amazing that people make a big fuss over the smallest question and answer in the whole article. If you're a big name in music for 30+ years, I could see how easy it would be to amass such a collection. People collect all sorts of things, I really don't see how this is any different.

Bro, I get it, You get it, can someone make "GuitarPoet" get it? I agree with all three comments after my last one.

[daver869]

RNRSoldier wrote:

^ What, you think there are others with pictures of his wife on them?

agreed. It would be cool to have a guitar with a pic of your wife.

I wonder out of all 600, how many are acoustic?

[browncowgomoo]

[daver869]I wonder out of 600 how many are acoustic.[/quote] 276 of his guitars are acoustic.

[jnardi613579]

first id like to admit that i am one of those who doesnt give perry the credit he deserves. Aerosmith is def one of the greatest rock bands of all time. Secondly GET OFF HIS CASE ALREADY Hes a rock star he has guitars i think everyone is making such a big deal about this. Some people collect those stupid quarters its what he does. And all of you who are so concerned about Ethopia have done nothing yourself for those kids so dont talk until you act.

[bwhelan]

that B#$%#%@ i only have one guitar ;(
and it coast me 1000 bucks jesus!

[guitarplayer579]

i have around 2.000 guitars, beat that

[guitarplayer579]

Ethiopia WTF!!

[electricwizard_]

i have only one, a strat. i suck right now cuz ive only been playing for a month but i would love to own that collection even if i wont be able to play them remotely as well as joe perry.

[daniel c b]

i have 2 solid bodies, a squier strat and a BC rich warlock, and 3 acoustics

[SURFraptor7]

Fuck Ethopia, give them to ME!

[Quikslayer666]

i have 2,001 guitars beat that.

[Wacko_431]

Ya...ppl forget lotta things about Ethopia. Haha especially guitars

[guitarcontrol]

i have a guitar store..and i have 800+ guitars...so i win

[jfbrown42]

Wow, imagine walking into a room thinking, "I want to play that old Gibson 335" and seeing 600 guitar cases, walking back out.

[andy_thomas]

i agree and disagree with pretty much everyone
600 guitars is way more than anyone will ever need
but i think each guitar is special and different
i have three guitars
one really crappy electric(which im selling), an acoustic, and an electric guitar worth 4000$, one of only three in the world
so i think you should have as many guitars as you want, as long as it's not ****in overkill like this guy

[ghostmouse859]

i read in an article once that when he bought his new house he turned his winecellar into a guitar room. His wine cellar was his entire basement.

[dav3011]

i only have 2 electrics and 2 acoustics and one of them is a three quarter!

[Anderson4292]

-Rock-N'-Roll- wrote:

Best guitar player ever in my eyes....


600! holy shit i only got 4 i'll have to save up lol

haha i got 1 guitar, ( a Cruiser by Crafter ), and what abotu eddie v.halen, jimi hendrix, eric clapton, steve vai, jimmy page and the guy who played 'Freebird' for 'Lynyrd Skynyrd' (been so many guitarists i don't no whic hone it was? i reckon they are probably better...

[Anderson4292]

and slash

[-Rock-N'-Roll-]

Anderson4292 wrote:

-Rock-N'-Roll- wrote:

Best guitar player ever in my eyes....


600! holy shit i only got 4 i'll have to save up lol


haha i got 1 guitar, ( a Cruiser by Crafter ), and what abotu eddie v.halen, jimi hendrix, eric clapton, steve vai, jimmy page and the guy who played 'Freebird' for 'Lynyrd Skynyrd' (been so many guitarists i don't no whic hone it was? i reckon they are probably better...

I said, {if you didnt read it right} best guitar player in my eyes and he is, i do agree with you though with jimmy page,Hendrix and slash but i dont care for the other people i mean like they're good and all but not good enough to be the best guitarist of all time if i should say so

[Sebasqac06]

So..Blackmore how many guitars has to have..

[timesharescam]

i think some of these people came to this artical just to trash talk aerosmith, if this is you(you know who your are) SHUT THE HECK UP!!! these guys have been going strong for like, 40 years, have you, didnt think so.

[mully??]

I ONLY HAVE 1 AND HE HAS 600
:O

[mully??]

[heraw][/moto]

cheCKED.

[geetarmuzikplyr]

well at least bands like U2 and Green Day are doing stuff for hurricane relief and other stuff like live 8 with their money... love aerosmith... they just need a new mindset

[octopig]

Yea i have 2 guitars (epiphone special 2(lol) ) and a jackson RR3. If u ask me these guys are great but just a little to greedy.

[.willy.]

600 eh, sounds like somebody wants a hero cookie....

[guitar_king_666]

i only have 2
a BC Rich Warlock Flesh Ring and a Jackson Randy Rhodes but hey good enough for me

[thetearsibleed]

i dont think i could fit 600 guitars in my house =\

nice to have a bit of variety but 600 is a bit over the top really. there are kids dying to play guitar, saving every last penny they have to get a squier strat and he's got 600. apart from anything where would you keep 600 guitars?

checked

[Fuzzbox91]

You guys are acting like this guy is paris ****ing hilton or something. he works really hard for his money as do other great guitarists. Its not like hes rich for nothing. If you're going to flame anyone for having too much money, bash someone else. 600 guitars is a lot though, but its his decision. I have a h1 tele, squier strat, and a no name acoustic guitar.

[wrenwretched]

600 guitars? thats horrible. the depth of human greed is endless. imagine how many kids out there can't even get their hands on a cheap piece of junk even though they are extremely desperate.

[red_hots_fan]

Joe Perry is pretty awesome! I only have two guitars soon to be three! I only dream of having 600 bloody guitars! It'll never happen! But that is ****ing awesome!!

[plectrum911]

The most guitars ive had at one time was nine, and they were hard to keep up with, like cleaning and changing strings. He has every right to own as many as he wants simply because he's joe perry and he's earned them.

[Zeppelin_31]

Shit, 600 guitars? I didn't even know there were 600 different models (if they're all different)! I thought my 4 guitars was a lot, but 600...?

[MarkMurray420]

600 guitars? he is a collector and is sponcered by a lot of companies. get over it people. if you feel like complaining you only have 1 or 2 or under 10 even, why dont you get a job. I have 10 guitars (4 of them $1000+), and im 20 years old, and i have paid for them with jobs.

[daddy_warbux]

The_Okie wrote:

tamargoguitar wrote:

exactly, there are poor people dying everyday in many parts of the world and this guy has 600 guitars???


He has 600 guitars because he worked hard for them. He can do with his money what he wants.

well no, he got them cos he learnt to play guitar and in that traditional sense of excess of the 70s/80's rock scene got lots of them. he may well have toured hard but you can be sure he enjoyed himself doing it. Giving guitars to ethiopia would be pointless but he could auction off a few and use the money for charity like old Clapton did.

[fcolbert]

Neil Young has a acoustic guitar that Hank Williams Sr. used to use and he plans on giving it to someone before he dies because it needs to move on and play on stages. Guitars last longer than people and shouldn't be hoarded like that, he should have given some to musicians that lost their guitars during Hurricane Katrina or something

[Vinura]

600?.....wow

[Ultimate_Taffy]

Right as everyone is listing their guitars I may aswell join in. I have 7:

Burns Scorpion (original 80's)
PRS Camo
Jackson Randy Rhoads V
Unknown model from a brand called Mazetti totally unique.
An antique 60's guitar custom made also unique
BC Rich Ironbird spaceface bodyart
Washburn Dreadnought

I also have and play keyboards,drums and banjo, yes thats right banjo

[guitaringsailor]

600 damn... i got three... maybe gonna get like two more, if i had the money =P

[moldbuamyri]

1 is quite enough as it is, but maybe someday...

[-Rock-N'-Roll-]

I would take 600 if he wanted to give me them :P

[dannyyy]

PopNFresh07 wrote:

I have 3.00 guitars..

Why would you need 600 guitars? I mean it'd be cool to have, but ultimately useless.

Why not? He has all that money and I guess guitars are a big part in his life xD

[not_dead_enough]

geetarmuzikplyr wrote:

well at least bands like U2 and Green Day are doing stuff for hurricane relief and other stuff like live 8 with their money... love aerosmith... they just need a new mindset

No, Green Day and U2 need a new mindset. Hurricane relief is a worthy cause yes, but helping starving people and working to eliminate 3rd world debt? That's just rewarding them for being poor! Meantime the rest of us gotta work for our living and pay off our mortgages. People like Bono are disconnected with what it's like for the average guy who has to work for a living. Let them get off their backsides and make themselves right or let them starve! That's the nature of the free market.

I personally don't really like Aerosmith (I actually think they are overrated) but I sure respect their legacy and Joe Perry deserves each one of his CLOSE TO 600 guitars (remember people he said he doesn't have 600 yet) because he made his money honestly.

I have 2 guitars and a bass (all LH). I don't think i'd find 600 left handed guitars in my lifetime, and I don't know why i'd buy a RH guitar, so I guess i'll never get 600.

[-Rock-N'-Roll-]

not_dead_enough wrote:

geetarmuzikplyr wrote:

well at least bands like U2 and Green Day are doing stuff for hurricane relief and other stuff like live 8 with their money... love aerosmith... they just need a new mindset

No, Green Day and U2 need a new mindset. Hurricane relief is a worthy cause yes, but helping starving people and working to eliminate 3rd world debt? That's just rewarding them for being poor! Meantime the rest of us gotta work for our living and pay off our mortgages. People like Bono are disconnected with what it's like for the average guy who has to work for a living. Let them get off their backsides and make themselves right or let them starve! That's the nature of the free market.

I personally don't really like Aerosmith (I actually think they are overrated) but I sure respect their legacy and Joe Perry deserves each one of his CLOSE TO 600 guitars (remember people he said he doesn't have 600 yet) because he made his money honestly.

I have 2 guitars and a bass (all LH). I don't think i'd find 600 left handed guitars in my lifetime, and I don't know why i'd buy a RH guitar, so I guess i'll never get 600.

Ewww you don't like aerosmith?.... Then wtf why are you writting here then?jesus i am not even gonna read the rest of your post

[porker]

if i had 600 guitars i'd colour code them and hang them in a super guitar closet. then i'd grow 1,198 more arms and play them ALL at the same time.
can you imagne how kickass that would be?

[Conko]

Have one guitar, but it has 601 necks so its chill...

[Greg Harper]

Does he count them every morning?

[Adamantium]

???? dude, all 4 of you up there, stfu.

"BIGCOCK69..." what are you so insecure about that you have to claim that you have a big cock, or that you're better then any other guitarist?
monster of rock, guitar poet... shut the hell up, grow the hell up:

charity is a good argument, the fact that it's a collection is a good argument, the fact that 90% of them are rotting is a good argument... the fact is, he has over 600. who cares why, who cares if he has a good reason, i'd like him to donate, but he ain't, and i ain't gettin all offended by people who think he should do otherwise. quit gettin your feelings hurt, damn babies.

[codybc1991]

BIGCOCK69 wrote:

MonsterOfRock :
Guitar_Poet :
MonsterOfRock wrote:

Guitar_Poet :
wickbone73 wrote:

i got 9, should have 10, selling 3 and only use 4.
hopefully he gives them away to charity.


lol... that made me rofl.

600 guitars is ridiculous. i can understand 50 or less... maybe. some just to look at, 20 to play if you really need them... 600... he does not play all of those, much less does he need them... thats just ridiculous. decent band... but 600 guitars seems a little self-indulgent. one could say "he can do what he wants with his money"... but shit, if youre gonna do something with your money, at least do something with it. ill bet 575 of those guitars sit in a basement somewhere, rotting... share the wealth.

Its Called having a "COLLECTION", stupid. You have them because you like them. Your comment embodies your jealousy, I'm afraid.


i wouldnt want 600 guitars... but you can defend his side all you want, fanboy. "collection" or not, 600 is just ridiculous.


you both are gay, why are you fighting on a blog? get laid, Mr. Perry is a money hungry, penny pinching, queerbait who sucks at guitar, I could blow him away. I am way better than both of you too..and I also have 700 guitars!

my goodness people get a life.

Have you people heard of collecting stamps? its cheaper than guitars then you could just give me some of your guitars.

[codybc1991]

BIGCOCK69 wrote:

MonsterOfRock :
Guitar_Poet :
MonsterOfRock wrote:

Guitar_Poet :
wickbone73 wrote:

i got 9, should have 10, selling 3 and only use 4.
hopefully he gives them away to charity.


lol... that made me rofl.

600 guitars is ridiculous. i can understand 50 or less... maybe. some just to look at, 20 to play if you really need them... 600... he does not play all of those, much less does he need them... thats just ridiculous. decent band... but 600 guitars seems a little self-indulgent. one could say "he can do what he wants with his money"... but shit, if youre gonna do something with your money, at least do something with it. ill bet 575 of those guitars sit in a basement somewhere, rotting... share the wealth.

Its Called having a "COLLECTION", stupid. You have them because you like them. Your comment embodies your jealousy, I'm afraid.


i wouldnt want 600 guitars... but you can defend his side all you want, fanboy. "collection" or not, 600 is just ridiculous.


you both are gay, why are you fighting on a blog? get laid, Mr. Perry is a money hungry, penny pinching, queerbait who sucks at guitar, I could blow him away. I am way better than both of you too..and I also have 700 guitars!

my goodness people get a life.

no you couldn't blow joe perry away and also nibb high football rules

[MonsterOfRock]

BIGCOCK69 :
MonsterOfRock :
Guitar_Poet :
MonsterOfRock wrote:

Guitar_Poet :
wickbone73 wrote:

i got 9, should have 10, selling 3 and only use 4.
hopefully he gives them away to charity.


lol... that made me rofl.

600 guitars is ridiculous. i can understand 50 or less... maybe. some just to look at, 20 to play if you really need them... 600... he does not play all of those, much less does he need them... thats just ridiculous. decent band... but 600 guitars seems a little self-indulgent. one could say "he can do what he wants with his money"... but shit, if youre gonna do something with your money, at least do something with it. ill bet 575 of those guitars sit in a basement somewhere, rotting... share the wealth.

Its Called having a "COLLECTION", stupid. You have them because you like them. Your comment embodies your jealousy, I'm afraid.


i wouldnt want 600 guitars... but you can defend his side all you want, fanboy. "collection" or not, 600 is just ridiculous.


you both are gay, why are you fighting on a blog? get laid, Mr. Perry is a money hungry, penny pinching, queerbait who sucks at guitar, I could blow him away. I am way better than both of you too..and I also have 700 guitars!

my goodness people get a life.

Look Mr. Needledick, I know for sure that you got a d!ck stuck right up your ass, and its so far up, that you get a hardon when you brush your teeth. Ironic how YOU are tellin' me to get a life. You probably dont even get a reflection when you look in the mirror you lifeless prick.

[-Rock-N'-Roll-]

not_dead_enough wrote:

-Rock-N'-Roll- wrote:

And overated wtf does that mean?Overated ha, I laugh at you!!!

Green Day sucks :P

When did I say they didn't?

What?

[Guitargasm]

is it just me or does that last picture of him look kind of like a mugshot?

[rickjames08]

No doubt hes a kick ass guitar player, but isnt 600 guitars overkill? :o

[codybc1991]

Nibb High Football Rules!

[salt-rookie]

I have 11 guitars. Some I play, some are vintage gems that I have picked up over the years. High quality musical instruments are a GOOD FINANCIAL INVESTMENT! If you are Joe Perry...they will be worth a BUTT LOAD more, because he owned them! I think he's being a solid business man! Well Done, Joe!

[jacob23]

HE ALMOST HAS AS MANY AS I DO! beating him by one! !!!!BAM!!!!

[mastercaboose]

I have an electric, a hollowbody, an acoustic, a tennor and alto sax, a 89 cent kazoo, and a 1 dollar harmonica.
I think I got a collection in the making.

checked...


...TO THE MAX!

[The Rodenz]

Joe has been around for a long time. With the Music that Brad Whitford and Joe Perry play, they have every right to own as many as they damn well please.
They are not into the waste and the overblown craze of the hip hop TV generation, they are Rock artists. If anyone of us had been doing the Aerosmith Act for 30 years - we would all have 600 guitars - so who really cares. I would love Joe Perry to bring out a DVD of one of his Soloshows. I went to see him in New York - flew all the way from germany and yes - he is definitely underrated - he is not a structured player such as Vai and Satriani - but he has a feeling and a riff power that is unmatched. His playing is awesome. And just like Joe - Brad is totally underrated.

[dylpickle504]

I got everyone beat but Joe! I got 22 guitars, maybe by the time I'm his age I'll have 600 hahaha.

[Sorceres_Knight]

Give me one, ssh!!! come on, heehe you would not even notice one is missed haha

[black_coffin]

i have 4 only 696 to go

[jravolta]

I think he needs to auction a lot of them off for charity like Clapton did.

[seven09]

this f**king interview has the most number of comments in all th other interviews in this f**king site.

I only have 2, an acoustic yamaha and a flyingV.

****!! if I have 600guitars, ill sell them all and then ill buy 601guitars!!! hehe!

[Disciple666]

Keith Richards has over 1000 guitars according to wikipedia.