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Gear demos & lessons for guitar-centric musicians.
America’s First Guitar Pedalboards?
In today's episode we delve into story of how a guitar shop in North Hollywood, California became a hub of innovation in the development of the pedalboard during the mid 70's. This is the backstory of how a few session guitarists in Los Angeles partnered with Paul Rivera at the Valley Arts Guitar shop in North Hollywood to build some of the earliest professional pedalboards used by American guitarists. L.A. session guitar legends like Mitch Holder, Jay Graydon, Larry Carlton, Lee Ritenour, Tim May, Thom Rotella, & Dennis Budimir enlisted the help of local technicians such Paul Rivera, Chris Foreman, Mike Peterson, & the Anvil Case Co to mod their pedals and construct some of the first pro...
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Birth of the Guitar Pedalboard
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Almost every guitar player uses a pedalboard, but have you ever wondered how pedalboards got their start? When did guitarists starting wiring up effect pedals together and putting them on pedalboards? Who was the first player to put guitar pedals on a pedalboard? What pedals were on the first pedalboards? Who made the first guitar pedalboard? Where were the early pedalboard made? The answers ar...
The Amp Behind Clapton's Best Tone?
Просмотров 4,7 тыс.Год назад
Today we're discussing Eric Clapton's favorite Fender Tweed Twin, a modified '57 5E8A circuit. Clapton used the amp extensively during the 1990s and early 2000's. It was the primary amplifier for the guitars on "From the Cradle", the album Clapton himself hailed as the spiritual successor to his iconic appearance on John Mayall's Bluesbreakers record. Clapton loved the amp so much that he commi...
The Best AC30 Nobody Wants
Просмотров 133 тыс.Год назад
The AC30 amplifier is the iconic guitar amp; used by The Beatles, Tom Petty, Stone Temple Pilots, Radiohead, etc.. but sadly outside of a buying vintage Vox AC30, it's hard to find the AC30 in its original form today. The amp Dick Denney and Tom Jennings brought to market in the mid-60's is NOT the same amp you get when you buy a modern production AC30. Since the 60's more than six companies ha...
Noiseless Strat Pickups That DON'T Suck?
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Today we're checking out the Z-Series Tru-Gauge Hybrid Noiseless Strat pickups from Lawing Musical Products. I had a Fender FSR MIM Strat that wasn't getting much use because I wasn't a fan of the stock pickups so I removed the stock pickguard and installed the following parts on a new pickguard: Lawing Z-Series Tru-Gauge 55™ (ZV55) - Neck position Lawing Z-Core Vintage Underwound 5™ (ZVU5) - M...
4 Phaser Pedals Every Guitarist Should Consider
Просмотров 10 тыс.Год назад
In today's video, we shootout four different phaser pedals: the Mutron Phasor III, the Walrus Audio Lillian Phaser, the MXR Phase 90, & the JHS Series 3 Phaser. If you're a guitarist shopping around for best phaser pedal in 2023, you should be able get a good idea of how these four pedals compare to each other. I provide tonal examples of each phaser and I also review of each phaser; sharing my...
Level Up Your Rhythmic Feel On Guitar
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If you want to improve your playing on guitar, focusing on your rhythm playing is one of the quickest ways to see some improvement. How we sense and relay time impacts every aspect of our playing on guitar. Sadly this doesn't get talked about enough. In this lesson we take a look at the classic blues guitar song by Jimmy Rogers, "That's All Right" as performed by Freddie King. Freddie King is a...
Level Up Your Solo Phrasing on Guitar
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If you want to improve your lead playing and improvisational chops on guitar when soloing, learning authentic, blues phrasings from the early greats is one of the easiest entry paths to more musical phrasing. B.B. King's - Live at the Regal is packed full of great guitar soloing concepts that today's guitar greats, such as Derek Trucks, John Mayer, & Robben Ford, have utilized to improve the ph...
Univibe Pedal Comparison
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In today's demo, we are showcasing the Univibe tones in the R. Weaver FX Violet Vibe, Kingtone Vibe 1968, Sabbadius Funky Vibe, & Sabbadius Tiny Vibe. Listen to each univibe circuit in a band context and soloed on its own. The guitar was plugged straight into the vibe pedalboard (no buffer between the guitar and univibes), which in turn was plugged into the amp's input. We also share some thoug...
Univibe Shootout: Funky Vibe vs FM-3 vs Mobius
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In today's video we are comparing the Univibe tones in the analog Sabbadius Funky Vibe, to the digital recreations of the Univibe in the Fractal Audio Solution FM-3 & Strymon Mobius. We compare both the Chorus and Vibrato modes of each pedal along side a host of other effects to showcase how each Univibe interact with other pedals commonly used in conjunction with a Univibe. I've spent years tr...
Flying With A Guitar As A Stealth Carry-On!
Просмотров 6 тыс.Год назад
Flying with your guitar is never fun. The anxiety of not having room to get your guitar in the plane's closet or in an overhead bin is a very really thing. No guitarist wants to be told there's no room for their guitar. I recently discovered an alternate method to transport your Fender-style guitar that will work with even the worst airline. I discovered this trick via Julian Lage, who learned ...
When An Amp Modeler Is The Right Solution
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When An Amp Modeler Is The Right Solution
EHX DMM vs UA Starlight for "Analog" Delay
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EHX DMM vs UA Starlight for "Analog" Delay
Strymon Delay Shootout: Dig V2 vs El Cap V2
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Strymon Delay Shootout: Dig V2 vs El Cap V2
Gearfight: Matchless HC30 vs JMI AC30/6TB
Просмотров 17 тыс.2 года назад
Gearfight: Matchless HC30 vs JMI AC30/6TB
The Foals are AMAZING!
That’s what several people have told me. 😂
Dig all day for me. Sold my El Cap. Love the dig, love its sound, love how quick and easy it is to dial in, love the dual delays. It can do fun oscillation stuff. It can do a great stereo chorus/flanger. Does great sound effect style stuff. Have a dig and a Meraki going, stereo delay beauty.
The Dig is special. I get why you kept it. I’ve since gotten rid of my El Cap but I still have the Dig for now. I’m getting into early digital delay units. I have a Free The Tone Future Factory that I keep wired up on a stereo board. The Dig does the 80s early digital delay thing on my mono board.
Awesome video and comparison. I found this the day after finding a deal on a Violet Vibe so I'm excited but also keen to find a smaller one in the future.
The Violet / Midnight Vibe are both great. I especially love the most recent version Rick is making. I still own the Midnight Vibe and the Sabbadius Tiny Vibe 68. They get swapped around between my boards depending on the available space.
@@tonecast1 Great feedback. Any opinions on the Jam Pedals Retrovibe ? A lot of great players love it and the reviews are pretty good.
it's funny you don't know the band foals because your first riff kinda sounds like it could be in their songs
That first riff is an instrumental song by Andy Timmons called EWF; which is sort of an homage to Earth Wind And Fire’s, Shining Star. My guess is that Foals was also influenced by Earth Wind and Fire.
@@tonecast1 i think you're actually onto something. foals started as an art rock band with math rock influences but gradually became more and more funk driven as they went. and what's more funk than EWF right?
Not exactly an AC30 but I had a little VT40x that had some nice sounds in it.
The Valvetronix amps were interesting (I owned a VTX decades ago) but very different from a 60’s AC30 circuit.
The Shadows used the JMI amps because they were given them and they had nothing else to use. Rick knew he’d find vulnerable people if Hank had used one and sure enough the scams began, with some JMI amps commanding extortionate prices with wild claims related to the fact the Hank & Bruce used them.. I personally have it confirmed that Steve Giles had NOTHING to do with the amps that The Shadows used, nor were they special as claimed by Music Ground to justify the price. Steve was disgusted and told me this when I put it to him, long after he quit working for them because of the dodgy stuff that had gone on.
I think it was obvious that the limited run of Shadows JMI30s just had a different cosmetics from the standard JMI30 they were selling at the time. I wasn’t in the UK at the time they were being sold so I can’t speak to how they marketed to buyers. I wouldn’t be surprised if they were marketed as something more special than the standard models given Music Grounds questionable business practices. I’m sure The Shadows could’ve used any amps they wanted to for their reunion tour. They were likely given the JMI amps or paid to feature the JMIs on stage. Steve and I did not talk specifically about Hank Marvin and JMI so thanks for the comment sharing those insights.
great playing!
I just wanna shoutout to the super underrated Subdecay Quasar V4 . It has multiple phaser voicing options and sounds great. Andy McCee recommended them to me and I also have their tremelo now, really great company that I had never heard of.
Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll keep an eye for the Subdecay Quasar v4. And thanks for watching too!
I was searching for exactly this on this guitar. Thank you!
Glad it helped! I knew someone else would eventually have the same problem and be looking for an easier solution.
I found a pristine 2005 JMI 30/6 Top Boost and it sounds exactly like a vintage Vox early 1960”s AC/30/6. I would never sell this amp.
How much did it set you back and when did you buy it? They’re great amps.
When Cream did the reunion shows at RAH, and Clapton played a Strat into tweeds, that tone sucked ass. It sucked rat infested, unwiped, puke inducing, crap encrusted ASS!!!
I think Eric was a musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” after the “From The Cradle” came out. For my money it was the best he’d sounded in decades.
I remember that appearance. Yet another great example of this specific tone. A lot of artists’ live tones didn’t always translate on SN but this specific one did.
Super vidéo Merci pour votre aide
You’re welcome! I’m glad you found the video helpful. Thanks for taking a moment to comment and let me know.
I'm more of a punk rocker but I totally agree with the message at the end... TBH I just bought a pedal compressor that I intend to be on because my Fender amp is so freaking harsh... But I agree that not enough people especially younger people plug straight in ..,**another example of this would be like p-town said from the late 60s early 70s live used very few pedals if any... And Ginn from Black flag
*Pete Townshend circle 197 0 live
Pedalboards are great. That said, there’s definitely magic to embracing the guitar and amp alone. Great reference in Pete Townsend’s early work with the Who. He’s a great example of that. Thanks for the insightful comment!
So cool!!! How much is a good price for that?
I’d say $2,000-$2,500 but someone else may feel differently. Thanks for watching!
Funny story, I had the chance to buy this amp and a JMI similar to it, though I can’t remember the exact model. I chose a Sound City Studio 20 instead, which I recently reviewed on my channel. Still thinking about this one and won’t hesitate when the moment comes. UK amps are incredible!
@@marclouis-boyard there’s another video about JMI on my channel if you want to learn the story behind the 2000s owners of the brand and how this the amp was made.
@@tonecast1 oh thanks that is precious. Link saved, will watch tonight without fail
Great sound!
Thanks!
Wow...sounds fantastic. I don't see too many around for sale though.....
If you’re seriously on the hunt - they show up every now and then; just be patient. Thanks for commenting and watching.
To quote the taco girl. “ why not have both”
They do sound nice but I like the original pickups more. They have some sparkle shaved off. Did You try to set up EQ on the amp to get the most "stratlike" sound out of them?
The new pickups are definitely brighter. IIRC, the amp setting were the same between tests.
Mu-Tron easily the best here...
What you are hearing is Clapton trying to replicate Andy Fairweather-Lowe.
AFL is great but I don’t think Clapton was trying to replicate his sound. Hence why he hired AFL at this time. No need to emulate the guy when he’s on stage with you. Clapton was trying to replicate his heroes like Buddy Guy, Lowell Fulson, Muddy Waters, Freddie King, etc…
@@tonecast1 Clapton did indeed admire those greats and he clearly took his inspiration from them throughout his career but if you look at how he went about recreating their sounds and styles, AFL (who was already a far more accomplished guitarist IMO) was his guide and tutor. I recall having a few chats with some very well informed people within the industry at the time, who knew both Clapton and AFL and they had already identified the effect of AFL had had on Clapton for some time. I must confess some bias here, as Clapton, despite his commitment to the British Blues scene, has never been high in my estimation and I always find the other guy of more interest eg. Danny Kirwan vs Peter Green.
Be cool is someone did a breakdown of Clapton’s amps in the mid 70s. I know he used Music Man live at some point, and Leslie’s, and I’ve heard he used Twin Reverbs. That’s my favourite Clapton period.
I agree--Clapton's mid-90s tweed tones are his best ever, I've thought that for a long time.
I’m glad I’m not alone in this opinion. I just wanted to share breakdown of what it was. It was essentially the man’s hands, a great vintage guitar, and a killer 50s low powered Fender Tweed Twin. A very pure signal path.
What do you think of the formula B Vintage Vibe? Let me know
I haven’t had the chance to play one in person but I thought the clips of it online sounded great. It’s around the same price as the R Weaver FX offerings IIRC.
Mats Sundin on guitar
While the Matchless has more layers of character ... I still prefer what ever cycle of sound the VOX sings out with ... 337cps or something ... I don't know. It's just an amp character I just don't hear out of any other amp except maybe those early '60s cheapos. But really ... you were not playing through the second channel on that Matchless with the EF86 and the tone switch ... to me, THAT'S THE BIG DOG! Thanks for this video and for using these great guitars!
The Matchless recorded much better than I expected. It sounds great here but I’m with you in preferring the other amp. I was never really happy with how the JMI sounded in this video, so much that I made a video exclusively about that amp. That video sounded more like that amp in the room than it did in this video. The EF86 channel on the Matchless is pretty magical with single coil bridge pickups but I found it a bit muddy and with other pickup positions and humbuckers. Thanks for watching.
Naima!! ❤
@@TorrieSeager Easily one of my fav Instrumental ballads of all time. Also not easy to play.
Great demo!
@@WowIndescribable Thanks for watching!
Page used Hiwatt on Zeppelin III, the Germino sounds way better. I use my Lead 55 for everything. Super Leads are still the Holy Grail
I sold this amp to a friend to explore other Marshall circuits. The Bass circuit offers a lot of shades between clean and mean but always left me wanting a little more in the aggressive end of the spectrum. Didn’t know Page used a Hiwatt for III. Thanks for sharing!
Excellent review.
Thanks! Glad you found it helpful.
Whaaaaaaat's thiiiiiiiiiiis!?
“Kicking, squealing, Gucci little piggy”
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Good vid, with all the hype videos, this is down to the gritty, one amp, one guitar and a man on a mission, thanks
Thanks for the kind words. This video got a copyright claim for use of the Clapton footage but I don’t know how else to reference a specific guitar tone without letting viewers hear it. Apparently it’s blocked from playing in certain countries. All that said, I’m glad you found the video a worthwhile watch. Thanks for letting me know.
Do you see lot of risk doing that for one time only? The guitar would not have the metal inserts, so just removing it one time and then reassembling
Nah, it’s not a big deal. Just be sure to remove and reinstall the next screws by hand. A lot of older and reissue Fenders require taking the neck off to adjust the truss rod. It’s a pretty common procedure. Just look up a Stew Mac video about taking the neck off a Fender if you want to see what that looks like and tips on how to do it correctly.
I used to have a JMI4, a Craigslist find, couple sound demos on my yt channel. I miss that amp! It was very good quality.
Oh I bet it was great! I’d love to find a JMI10 Twin like that.
Is Steve currently building amps?
He is no longer building amps or making pedals.
@@tonecast1 Bummer!
Any bassist doing you method?😁
Definitely not Adam Neely.
Dig
I soo wanted the JMI AC-10 and then poof, it was gone again.....
I think I’d like to get my hands on the AC-10 twin copy too.
I just dropped in my son's old Zexcoil into my USA Strat....huge improvement. Huge and far more versatile in all 5 + positions. The stocks you have sounds really good...if they came from a band...then I doubt they were stock pups but also an upgrade. No?
The old pickups were stock. A band was supposed to autograph the guitar as the prize for the contest my sister won - so we told em just send the guitar bc we didn’t care about the autographs.
I have the JMI and a Matchless (Nighthawk which is basically the EF86 side of the HC30). Both sound incredible, but the JMI is the only amp between them that let me down at a gig, blowing the main fuse.
That’s unfortunate but that can happen on a lot of amps. How old were the tubes in it at the time? One could also argue that the cabinet design of the JMI is to blame. It doesn’t vent the heat very well.
Bought this amp from Midwood, dude! Loving it so far!
Do you happen to have the JMI badge still tho?? Great video too!
Sage told me you were the guy who bought it. That’s awesome! Glad you’re enjoying it! Email me via my “about” tab and let’s chat.
PSA: I also have a pair of UK made Celestion Alnico Blues if you’re interested. I bought them when I got the amp thinking I’d swap out the Fanes but the Fanes kind of won me over. I did try running the amp into an external Vox cab with Celestion Blues and it was definitely more of the traditional Vox thing.
LOVE the Sabbadius stuff but you gotta try the Univibe made by Pedal Pawn. It's the vintage style and has the double throb thing.
The Pedal Pawn is on my hit list. It just happened to be the odd vibe out for me through no fault of its own. I simply lacked the funds to try every high end vibe on the market. These were all purchased by me (no loaners or gifts). In hindsight, I wish I could’ve tried the Gypsy Vibe in place of the Kingtone vibe but hindsight is 20/20.
I was all over the JMI website back in 2003/2004 and seriously regret not buying a few amps.
The JMI30 is great AC30 circuit build. I can’t speak for the other models, but I’d love to try their AC10 twin.
Thank you for the EQ comparison
You’re welcome. I figured it would only help.
Great video!
Thanks for commenting and watching!
Great demo, very useful indeed. Thank you. I think the el cap can give some of that light TC2290 kind of vibe. You seem a top chap too, all the best mate.
Glad you found the demo helpful. Thanks for the kind words.
To my ears, the Zexcoils sound better in general, more neutral, with a nicer quack than the stock pups. Okay, with a little less bite in some positions, this is the price you need to pay for getting rid of the noise issue. In the studio this is not so much a problem, but every gigging musician will appreciate the greatly reduced noise level. Combined with a good noise gate, you are in for a very good life.
To my ear, this particular Zexcoil set has a bright sound. Now that some time has passed I’ve found that they are hard for me to get along with tonally bc I also have a bright touch. I may try a different set from them to see if I can find a better match for my touch. In my experience I’ve found that that noiseless single coils are just as valued in the studio as they are among players performing live. Players everywhere appreciate quieter pickups as long as they still sound great. Some viewers like the sound of these. Others have preferred the stock pickups. It’s interesting to see how everyone’s preferences are truly different. Thanks for the comment.
I came for confirmation to buy the phase 90 (or 95)…I ended up getting swayed with the versatility of the JHS. The even volume when engaged and the slight warmth were nice. And yea, Josh’s knowledge and enthusiasm are unparalleled. I loved the back to back shootout with tone controls shown. Thank you so much
One of the best skills in life is being able to assess new information and change your mind based off that new info. I’m glad the video helped you determine that the JHS series 3 phaser was a better fit for you. Thanks for letting me know.
Laney VC30 112 British made is a very very nice alternative.
I've not played one this one. I'll keep an eye out for these. Thanks for the recommendation and thanks for taking a moment to watch and comment.