Musician Plays Stevie Ray Vaughan on $25 Kids Guitar at Walmart
Musician Clay Shelburn and his friend Zac Stokes visited a Walmart at 3 a.m. and purchased a Disney Cars 2 toy guitar for $25. They then performed Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'Pride and Joy' on the inexpensive instrument, demonstrating that skill matters more than equipment. The video shows Shelburn playing the same song on a guitar worth over $1,000 for comparison. The clip was shared on Open Culture, a platform that provides free educational and cultural materials.
Key facts
- Clay Shelburn and Zac Stokes went to Walmart at 3 a.m.
- They bought a Disney Cars 2 toy guitar for $25.
- They played Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'Pride and Joy' on the toy guitar.
- Shelburn also played the same song on a guitar worth over $1,000.
- The video was published on Open Culture.
- Open Culture relies on donations via PayPal, Patreon, and Venmo.
- Related content includes Zakk Wylde playing Black Sabbath on a Hello Kitty guitar.
- The maxim 'It's not the guitar, it's the player' is referenced.
Entities
Artists
- Clay Shelburn
- Zac Stokes
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Zakk Wylde
Institutions
- Walmart
- Open Culture
- Disney
- PayPal
- Patreon
- Venmo