Lazy J 20 - 1962 Fender Stratocaster
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- I did the Ralph Novak wiring mod that I found in Guitar Player magazine in 1993 and using the only capacitor I had to hand I find that I pre-empted Duesenberg's tone control by some years. That is the honky sound with the tone rolled off. This is not a typical sounding Stratocaster I would say. I love it though. The amp continues to delight.
Did you get the tremolo to work after turning the VAC on?
The trem works fine but not at full depth with the attenuator.
I see you're enjoying that lamps amp ! I miss them. Yea great sound and cool playing as usual, merci Paul :)
Merci mon ami
Great sounding pair, Lazy j quite expensive to get made & sent to the US. Probably easier to get a real vintage one in the states. But we can enjoy your playing in the meantime. Cheers from California !
Sorry to be late replying. I just found this in RUclips's "comments I haven't responded to" page and hadn't been informed of it before.
Even at a two year distance I still very much appreciate your kind words
aaaawwww Man, you know we love that Stratocaster Paul! ... a little over 14 minutes of early evening "ear candy" for us here in the States ... thanks man!
You're very kind Wayne. Thank you.
It's not a valuable collector piece like you'd find overpriced in Norm's or Gruhns but it's mine and I love it
I too have many non-vintage guitars & I love um all
It's vintage (made in 1962 - bought by me in 1969) just not mint
Paul, the guitar, amp, and your playing are just fantastic. Such a joy to listen to. Thank you! Best wishes, T
You are very kind Trina. Thanks so much.
Is it too loud for small places?? Or define good sound in low volumes? Thanks
It depends entirely on your neighbours. It is loud enough for small gigs so for most people too loud at home. I use the attenuator fully on and am thinking of changing from 6L6s to 6V6s so I don't have to use the attenuator so much. I get my drive sounds from pedals mainly and that also means I can keep the volume down. Having said all that, even very quiet the quality and feel are outstanding. It is without doubt the best amp I've owned. If you want an exceptional quality amp for home you could talk to Jesse Hoff about his newer J10 perhaps or even the J5. I hope that helps :-)
@@PaulMcCaffreyfmac theres a lot of waiting time for j10, and found a j20 mint new With VAC. Vac is good enough? Don’t affect quality sound? Thanks so much for your answer. Use a pensa mk-90 now
@@cristianserrano5072 I'm ok with the VAC because, as I say, I keep the amp clean and get drive sounds from pedals mostly so it is a decision you must make for yourself. Obviously at high volumes the speaker plays more of a part in the sound so it will be different.
I know there have been fake Lazy Js so I would strongly suggest that you contact Jesse with the serial number just to make sure. If the seller won't let you do that I would not buy it.
You can play this at home or on a stage, the VAC is extremely useful for bringing the headroom right down. On a stage it’s still punches through very easily
Thank you, Paul. Lovely tones. Had to look up Ralph Novak mod. 7 way, eh?
Sorry to be late replying. I just found this in RUclips's "comments I haven't responded to" page and hadn't been informed of it before.
2 extra sounds so I suppose you could say 7 way. 3 way switch like a Tele - neck, neck+bridge, bridge with master tone and master volume. The middle tone is now the volume for the middle pup so the extra sounds are all 3 together and neck + bridge together
Now that's tone. Some lovely chord sequences at start . A tutorial sometime Paul.
Thanks so much z'bill. I'm not sure which chords you mean but there is every likelihood that I couldn't play 'em the same again anyway.Hahahaha
Awesome playing on this stratocaster! =)
Thanks so much :-)
Always enjoy your noodling and now with the LJ it's even better. 😊
Thank you
Hi Paul. Just found this video. Fantastic playing and with such a tone. That Lazy J want is burning me hard so I got to get myself one. Contacted Jesse this week and received the price list. Not sure whether to go for fully loaded ?
Keep going with videos mate. brings a lot of enjoyment. Gerry
Thanks for the very kind words. I think the situation has changed in that I don't think that no reverb is an option anymore but whatever the case, I would go for as many options as possible if only because the resale value (if it comes to it which hopefully it won't) will be maximised and someone will snap it up straight away. Also, the tremolo is really lovely sounding. If you go for it I'm sure you'll love it. They are wonderful amps.
@@PaulMcCaffreyfmac Cheers Paul. Sound advice which I will follow. Thenk you for the help on the choices - Keep well Gerry
@@deltablues8141 Enjoy it when it comes. I'm sure you will.
@@PaulMcCaffreyfmac Indeed your advice contained very wise words Paul. I did as you suggested & Jesse got the amp to me fully loaded right bang on time mid December. Spending time exploring the multitude of tones the lazy J10LC amp offers.
Feels like starting all over as the 2 vol, 1 tone operates differently to my previous amp. So far found a couple of settings that give a lovely clean tone using my Fender Strat. Unfortunately the virus prevents me calling in my old pal Guitarheadful to set me on the way forward. Keep well
@@deltablues8141 Excellent news. I wish you long life and good health to enjoy it :-)
Ooof.... Tone! Can't beat fun with caps. I have that many different wiring mods in different guitars but they all serve a purpose. Something to be said for everything, as they say. Lovely to hear you as always
I don't do a lot of modding but this set-up really works and gives something different.
Thanks so much for the very kind words.
Paul McCaffrey is it the two volume control one? I do remember it vaguely. Bill Lawrence used to suggest one also based on the two volumes and three way that he claimed he set up on one of hendrixs strats. I've always enjoyed the two volumes because of the ability to introduce a bit of resistance between the coils. It's much thicker than the standard strat notch positions we are used to and I think it actually punches through a mix very effectively in a different fashion.
Could be....It is exactly like a Tele (three way switch master tone and volume) with the middle control changed from neck tone to middle volume so you can have all five regular combos plus all three pups on
Paul McCaffrey cool, sounds like it. Brill. Mr Lawrence also used to have the tone wired so that the pot was always in the circuit but you gradually shorted it out with the cap till it was parallel at fully off. Takes the humpf out of the tone down position. Much like the modern greasebucket thing Fender do. I really enjoyed josie by the way, I wander to that one frequently, and peg. Can't beat some nice chords.
Bill Lawrence is too clever for me..Hahahaha
Nice chords are a good thing by amd large
Holy crap that sounds heavenly!
I'm thrilled to hear you say so. I hear it in the room and I enjoy it for lots of reasons not least because I am connected to and lost in it. I watch videos on a not superb laptop and so never know how other folks hear stuff. Thanks so much for the kind comment.
nice sounds with your t shirt ！
Thank you Hiro :-)