NAMM 1985:The ORIGINAL VIDEO of the Eddie Van Halen Kramer Guitar Giveaway

[TNMinuteMan]

Dude I got to ask you a technical question: Did that guitar have a clear coat finish? I mean I know it was probably smoothed out but was it real shiny or was it just paint like some of Ed's other guitars? By the way, congrats brother on the guitar! lol

[5150tv]

@TNMinuteMan No clear coat, straight on paint. Thanx for the note, take care.

[MrHideyoursheep]

Ed,It must feel nice to sit and sign and smoke and drink and Rock n' roll Baby!

[ADoseofReality1]

What were the reasons that this lesson never took place and it's been over 25 years and still no lesson? Wtf? Why didnt he just sign the guitar right there and then?

[5150tv]

@ADoseofReality1

Crowd separated us and Dennis Berrardi never allowed Mike to meet up with Eddie as requested by Eddie himself. The guitar was also to be signed at this little private jam.

Thanks for your post

[atomicfile2]

so what was it like meeting ed?

[5150tv]

@atomicfile2

Was an amazing time. Thanx for the comment

[juanparty]

where is that guitar now?

[5150tv]

In a very safe place

[juanparty]

@5150tv hi Michael!! do u have a facebook account?

[5150tv]

@juanparty  facebook.com/michaelmyko.gutie­rrez

[juanparty]

@5150tv hi Michael!! do u have a facebook account?

[bongnbud]

VERY COOL CLIP/VID......

[scittball]

Are you still getting the subscriptions for free? Is that Kramer one of Eddie's actual gigging guitars? You should post a (new) video of you messin around with it.We would all love to see it through a better recording. thanx

[5150tv]

@scittball

Still got the subscriptions up until last year when the company changed hands. We keep the guitar preserved and has not been played, we'll post a video of it again soon.

Thanks for the comment

[MuvoTX]

Wow G great little piece of Kramer guitar history!! thanks so much for sharing. i have a few Kramers from 85-89 and enjoy playing them.

[gyugug]

feel really sorry for Ed here, he's getting totally swamped - but he's very relaxed. You can tell he's totally the opposite of Dave..lol.

Congrats for winning man, crikey that must need refretted by now!!

[v2vroth]

Glad it never happened but if Ed died back in 85 he would have been bigger than Hendrix!

[sticksquatch]

did he learn to play guitar.Where is the guitar today?

[5150tv]

He played then in still plays. Ed's guitar is still in Mike's possession. Thanks for the comment

[ersatz01]

i remember this contest. wow - so long ago, and still jealous you won it!

[terranuup]

wow, thanks so much for sharing!

[dokken555]

kramers forever!!!

[TheHockeyfreak1964]

@dokken555 awesome guitars they made men i cant believe this guy was so lucky got a original eddie v.halen kramer e guitar wooooowwwww no fucking copy shid

[fretfirestarter]

ed was at almost elvis status around this time.must have been nerveracking as hell to put himself in the public like that.gotta give him credit and this kind of adoration over and over for years would make you short with people.

[vanhalenkid]

when eddie was done with his smoke I would have taken it and put it on the headstock. Would be worth three or four times as much lol

[stratdem]

wonder what it was like sitting next to the Master EVH!!!!!

[Schon2112]

I Love Kramers to this DAY!!

[1pick2sticks]

30 years of that, no wonder Ed Van Halen is stand-offish.

[5150tv]

No, Mike has many other guitars he uses - Ed's is well preserved in it's original state as presented to him by Ed

[dutchman063]

I wonder if this guy plays that thing or just has it displayed somewhere.. must have been an awesome experience regardless

[5150tv]

The guitar is kept in a safe place and the experience is still awesome. Thanx for the comment

[Ed5150army]

I remember reading about this guy,great too see the actual presentation.would love'd to have been there, and seen my guitar hero.

rock on =EVH=

[Icepacalapse]

Sweet guitar. I pick up most any old kramer I see.

[592220]

I entered that contest! Congrats man I hope you have it behind a glass case and never play it. I can't believe he never signed it, but I assume that was a pick he handed you. I wouldn't complain. I met James Hetfield in of all places Disney World, he was with his family eating, it was tough not wanting to run up and say hey but I didn't want to be a jerk. I did get to shake his hand in the lobby, I actually bumped into him by accident. Good on ya and GET IT SIGNED! It's almost been 25 years!

[osdelos]

Kramer Guitars, what else needs to be said about a revolutionary guitar manufacturer that defined a generation and served as the architect of a sonic landscape that constituted and epitomized Rock music in America and inspired millions around the world and continues to capture the imaginations of Rock enthusiasts of all ages to this day.

My friend has one of the last Kramers in his possession. I'm tempted to go steal it, but I won't do that.

[swiop]

i wonder if that guy still has that life time subscription thing! lol

[5150tv]

He sure does

[heyzoos5068]

Dude! Sweet video I can't wait to find more guitar kramer No videos.

[DL5150]

top of the world!

[Guitarchordhelper]

do you still have the guitar?

[5150tv]

Yes, still here in the studio unsigned by Ed. :)

[johnmh71]

Much better than his appearance at NAMM 2003. Seems like Ed was more down to earth back then. I can't believe he hasn't signed the guitar. Especially considering the number of autographs he signed while sitting there.

[DVincentW]

All the while Dave was dreaming of doin' a movie:/

[5150tv]

I haven't posted it anywhere, I'm getting offers from different investors/collectors. They've tracked me down via the web and various acquaintances.

[Hunkola]

I wonder how much that guitar would sell for on Ebay.....

[DaColt88]

nice, lucky guy

[Ibik]

wow lucky dude, Thats my dream guitar how much is a Kramer EVH? ( in pounds please :D)

[5150tv]

The new EVH guitars are roughly $12000.00 (6011.72 pounds)

[t4v1nh0]

Voy a ir a su casa y me voy a robar esa guitarra XD

WOw ! eso si es tener suerte, No la mía.

you know where is the original First Frankeinstein of Eddie vAn halen Fender and the other KRammer ?? are in a BAnk ?? or where are how is the cost??

[5150tv]

Eddie's Frankenstein is still with him at his home, in addition to all of his other favorites.

Thanks for the comment

[sholstein]

Hey Mike, I read that Ed invited you to go on a ride in a low rider VW that Valerie bought Ed for his birthday...did you ever go? What questions did you ask Ed? Was he pretty cool? He seemed a little uncomfortable with all those people around him, I would have been too, ha!

[5150tv]

Yup, we were to take a ride the next day after the party (His birthday and my winning the guitar) but I had to meet some magazine folks for interviews and photos. I asked Ed many questions and also asked for advice, to which have helped me in various ways. Some questions were about building guitars, about his fans etc....

Correct again; he and I, especially, were both a little uncomfortable because there was a lot of chaos with the photos and fans.

[Makka316]

The thing I find interesting is the freaky coincidence of the name "Michael Anthony Gutierrez". Of all the people to win the guitar he had the names "Michael Anthony" and "Gutierrez" (Guitars).

[JulietsMama]

Wow, GREAT video! If you ever need another good home for that guitar.....haha

Lucky guy!

Awesome, thanks for sharing this video, I enjoyed that footage!

[wilkyx]

ed even holds a pen like he holds his picks!

[halenrhoads]

i love how a guy who makes millions asks to bum some smokes and the guy just gives him the whole pack! how much were cigarettes back then,$1.25?and then when a guy askes for an autograph,wants eddie to make it out to him,ed says "i can't can i just sign my name,please"?funny!

[Fogge124]

Your so right.

Matthew Fogge

[Renegadrian]

Hey that's a GREAT story...And yes this guitar MUST be signed...

[leehr777]

i want to know if that's a old p.a.f. for the pickup it's white nice guitar though.

[5150tv]

Could be but we don't know for sure, it's custom and waxed

[johnnybeane]

Hope you got that guitar signed tonight!

Im in SF and missed out on all 3 shows.

JB

[5150tv]

Security and Tour Management didn't allow any contact, didn't happen again. Someday :)

[johnnybeane]

That's too bad!

Maybe next time!

JB

[sholstein]

I wonder why tour management didn't allow the guitar lesson? It wouldn't take but 10 or 15 minutes. Man he could have showed you how to play some VH songs, that would have been awesome!

[5150tv]

It wasn't tour management that stopped the lesson back then, it was the Kramer reps. I was so anxious for this time with Ed but it never took place.

Thanks for your comments

[johnnybeane]

This is very cool to see after all these years!!

Rock on Mike!!!

JB

[erad14]

Do you still own this guitar. How is that lifetime subscription of Guitar Practicing Musician magazine going?

Great video. Thanks for posting

[5150tv]

Yes, guitar is still owned by Mike and still receiving subscriptions. Thanks for the comment.

[Mattlangston]

Nice! I read about this years ago. Didn't know there was footage. Thanks for posting!

[5150tv]

Our pleasure. Thanx for the comment