Beavis & Butthead Theme Guitarist

[motis1953]

Does anybody here know who the guitarist was that played on the Beavis & Butthead TV show theme and what equipment was used. I like that tone.

 

[Jujo]

I thought Mike Judge played it himself?

 

[Guitar Josh]

I heard GE Smith play it on SNL once.

 

[EXPcustom]

Mike Judge played it on his Gibson explorer, he talked about it in a Rolling Stone interview many years ago.

 

[itkindaworks]

Mike Judge played it on his Gibson explorer, he talked about it in a Rolling Stone interview many years ago.

That's pretty cool.

 

[motis1953]

I knew he played but wasn't sure if that was him or not. Do you remember what amp was mentioned? Sounds tweedy or maybe DC30.

 

[Stike]

Judge used to play upright bass in a Rockabilly band too. His musical interests aside I love his sense of humor. I can't think of anything he's done that I did not find really funny.

 

[TwoTubMan]

He also used to play bass with Anson Funderburg.

 

[mcgriff420]

Just listened to it, sounds loose and ragged -like a tweed deluxe ..

Esp if he really used an Explorer/humbucker to goose the front end.


My .o2
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[drewl]

I always thought it sounded like AC/DC...Gibson through a marshall...so the Explorer part is right.

 

[EXPcustom]

I knew he played but wasn't sure if that was him or not. Do you remember what amp was mentioned? Sounds tweedy or maybe DC30.

It was in either a Guitar magazine or Rolling Stone from the 90's so I just cant remember the details. I no longer have any of those magazines either, so I really cant help any further than he used a explorer.

 

[RSRD]

I thought the great cornholia played it

 

[Hunterdog]

are you threatening me ?

 

[tele_jas]

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh............ huuu huuu hu huuuu huuu hu, yep

 

[dohootowl]

I need TP for my bunghole!

 

[monty]

Does anybody here know who the guitarist was that played on the Beavis & Butthead TV show theme and what equipment was used. I like that tone.

100% sure it was Mike Judge. I have the old Guitar rag that had a feature on him (Cantrell on the cover IIRC). I'll dig it out later if no one else has the scoop.

 

[kg*]

I always thought it sounded like AC/DC...Gibson through a marshall...so the Explorer part is right.

i agree, it sounds similar to AC/DC's Gone Shootin, from power rage