Rig Rundown - John Scofield & Avi Bortnick

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  • Опубликовано: 6 ноя 2024

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  • @MisterGabal
    @MisterGabal 9 лет назад +110

    Quite funny to hear Sco talking about his chorus pedal like he doesn't know how signature that sound is from him.

    • @MisterGabal
      @MisterGabal 8 лет назад +4

      +David Cheon maybe he's also used it, but I'm sure that extreme chorus, with a very high depth and rate, is pretty much a thing Sco did all the time in his Uberjam days and such

    • @catboyzee
      @catboyzee 6 лет назад +6

      Indeed. Much as I love hearing Sco play, I really do miss the Still Warm/Loud Jazz/Time On My Hands, chorus-always-on sound.

    • @jarrettherman3258
      @jarrettherman3258 6 лет назад +8

      I spent long wondering exactly what pedals he was using for that effect. I'd definitely tried just a chorus pedal, but I was like "it can't be that simple". Sure enough, it's a Boss chorus.

    • @SeanRosati
      @SeanRosati 5 лет назад +5

      I mean he said he used to use it all the time. Lol he acknowledged it.

    • @josephtravers777
      @josephtravers777 4 года назад +1

      @@SeanRosati Used it in stereo for many years. Depth rate wasn't set as high then.

  • @AtanasovPetar
    @AtanasovPetar 11 лет назад +12

    John's harmonic and rhythmic sense is out of this world.

  • @ShiningEyeBrigade
    @ShiningEyeBrigade 6 лет назад +6

    Thank you Avi for taking the time to detail that somewhat complicated system. (And of course thank you John. Your every note and word is bliss).

  • @DannyStarr1976
    @DannyStarr1976 8 лет назад +5

    Avi Bortnik is one of the most original guitar players out there.. saw him with this band back in like 2006 and was blown away

  • @tiluriso
    @tiluriso 10 лет назад +16

    Very nice episode. Sco is a Jazz Giant, Avi is great in his own right, and those two have complementary playing styles. Since Premier Guitar has now officially broken the 'Jazz barrier' w/ these guys, a great guest would be Jazz Guitar Giant Pat Metheny - his whole gear is somewhat shrouded in mystery, and if Pat would be willing to do it, I feel that it would be a great show. Peace and keep up the great work.

  • @tiluriso
    @tiluriso 10 лет назад +16

    Other Jazz-Fusion greats that deserve and episode IMHO: Scott Henderson, Allan Holdworth, Frank Gambale, Mike Stern, Bill Frisell, to name a handful.

  • @Surfivorcamp
    @Surfivorcamp Год назад +1

    Surprised to hear JS say he ends up using his amp sound mostly. Thanks John and Avi for taking the time to run down your gear for us. Inspirational!

  • @BoxcarBomber
    @BoxcarBomber 8 лет назад +8

    Oh snap, Avi Bortnick is sidechaining the clavinet with his guitar like Nile Rodgers did (with the horn section) on Bowie's "Let's Dance". Super cool!

  • @romanslegion7771
    @romanslegion7771 5 лет назад +2

    I’m going to see Sco tonite!!! So excited to see him in Houston. He is holding a discussion before the concert. So cool!!

  • @xxxItchyxxx
    @xxxItchyxxx 7 лет назад +8

    ... this is the Empress Tremolo unit which is a vibrato... Which in fact is a tremolo...

  • @Journeymanlive
    @Journeymanlive 2 года назад +3

    Love Sco ! I just to add that his MicroSynth IS true bypass. He can get it out of the loop and put it anywhere. Scofield is a giant!

  • @lushkordz6643
    @lushkordz6643 5 лет назад +1

    This Rig Rundown is the best i ever seen on YT
    If you really listen to the way JS is using pedals N effects you can learn so much in just one session coz he's the Real Boss IMO when it comes to Sound Tweaking

  • @sidneyrichard5319
    @sidneyrichard5319 7 лет назад +3

    Before I heard the album, I read an interview in Guitar Player in which Scofield said he had "the best rhythm guitarist in the world". When I heard the album I was astonished to find he was right.

  • @owre
    @owre 3 года назад +3

    John Scofield borrowed my Mesa Mark Iv for a gig in Burlington VT. He said, “maybe next time I come back I’ll borrow it again.”
    I was like...hmmm I don’t know about that.

  • @giac7baci
    @giac7baci 8 лет назад +7

    Love the rig love the shoes ... John scofield what a legend

  • @shimonbenloulou1778
    @shimonbenloulou1778 7 лет назад +2

    i like the shows in particular where the artist is going through the setup while playing it.

  • @wohltemper
    @wohltemper 11 лет назад +48

    I can't believe he trusts an airline with his 1981 AS200...

    • @scavadir5372
      @scavadir5372 6 лет назад +2

      *balikpapan* he doesn't really. He can't say he plays a tele because of his Ibanez deal

    • @tysonrinker5958
      @tysonrinker5958 5 лет назад +3

      Airlines are very trustworthy and his guitar will be fine. Maybe even arrive in better condition.

    • @fretbuzz59
      @fretbuzz59 3 года назад

      @@scavadir5372 Except that his "Teles" are old Ibanez copies.

  • @LentilsOverkill
    @LentilsOverkill 10 лет назад +3

    Saw this guy live with Uberjam. It was amazing.

  • @dave1812
    @dave1812 10 лет назад +56

    He kinda sounds like The Dude / Jeff Bridges

    • @kellyjackson7889
      @kellyjackson7889 9 лет назад +4

      ha ha I started vid then went to make coffee and in the background I swear I hear "Hey man thats just like your opinion"

    • @kevgh3869
      @kevgh3869 7 лет назад +2

      'No man....dude...I'm The Dude'

    • @tysonrinker5958
      @tysonrinker5958 5 лет назад

      Kinda

  • @vikramjitbanerjeetuki
    @vikramjitbanerjeetuki 2 года назад +4

    This was one of the most funnest rig rundown's, digging it🤘

    • @michaelgottlieb9083
      @michaelgottlieb9083 2 года назад +1

      Looking Avi's pedal board with brown cheapo extension cords... That's funny :-) I'm thinking..... hey I'm doing pretty good.

  • @KHGuitarFreak1988
    @KHGuitarFreak1988 11 лет назад +1

    Not sure if you can see, but there is already a big black box on his pedalboard labelled "Buffer Interface". That should be sufficient enough to buffer the signal chain down the line. Sometimes having too many buffered pedals all in one signal may also work against you...

  • @bitspacemusic
    @bitspacemusic 6 лет назад +23

    "Here is the Empress Tremolo unit, which is a vibrato."

  • @JesseJB-1990
    @JesseJB-1990 8 лет назад +46

    i've always wondered how scofield's shoe would look like . . .

    • @tysonrinker8089
      @tysonrinker8089 6 лет назад +2

      Jesse Baart i know me to. I know it's kind of weird but I have been really curious. he wears crocs!! lol

    • @kosaponglusang4595
      @kosaponglusang4595 6 лет назад +1

      😀😂😂😂

  • @MrLordHasta
    @MrLordHasta 10 лет назад +19

    The Digitech h-whammy pedal looks nice

  • @habacabula
    @habacabula 11 лет назад +26

    "Just another vibrating device." - John Scofield

  • @cnltaf4532
    @cnltaf4532 4 года назад +3

    John Scofield is truly a big inspiration, he has it all,.. ;)

  • @axeljespersen8307
    @axeljespersen8307 9 лет назад +19

    6.23 its just another vibrating device

  • @QueenToKingOfSpades
    @QueenToKingOfSpades 8 лет назад +17

    John is the coolest cat there is.

  • @lilhoss1
    @lilhoss1 3 года назад +2

    I remember when the big thing back then was "true bypass." I love how all of the buffers were turned into true bypass, and then a buffer is placed back on her board as a patch box. Lol.

    • @thesneakygamer4343
      @thesneakygamer4343 3 года назад

      I don’t care if pedals are true bypass or not. I buy what sounds good and if it changes my tone then I mess around for a good sound.

  • @fcmonk
    @fcmonk 9 лет назад +36

    So, are these pedals true bypass?

  • @denverm4x
    @denverm4x 11 лет назад +1

    you guys actually managed to make use of the microphone to pick up what they are saying with this one! kudos! it's almost 2014...

  • @ihazthots
    @ihazthots 7 лет назад +1

    Just bought the MXR carbon copy today. It's just too perfect.

  • @AmagrasMUSIC
    @AmagrasMUSIC 5 лет назад +1

    This episode is part of universal history

  • @RastaSaiyaman
    @RastaSaiyaman 8 лет назад +4

    There's footage of John Scofield playing with Miles Davis in the mid eighties at the North Sea Jazz festival and he's using Peavey amps for the hire company, makes no difference to his resulting sound.

  • @gilibertopaparauchas5959
    @gilibertopaparauchas5959 5 лет назад +4

    5:50 the moment we all waited for

    • @javiceres
      @javiceres 3 года назад

      I loved that it’s a CE-3 instead of the ubicuos CE-2

  • @iam0103
    @iam0103 11 лет назад +1

    Really great insight into tasteful effects usage!

  • @elboloalimenticio
    @elboloalimenticio 9 лет назад +3

    Scofield is playing a strat in this video and he still sounds like himself.
    I've been playing a strat and an ibanez semihollow myself, wish I could play like these dudes though.

  • @seanantley1965
    @seanantley1965 11 лет назад +1

    I'm glad I read everyone else's comments first lol! Yeah that Walmart looking extension cord is kaons noise for sure but all in all this Ida's been one of my favorite rig breakdowns. Would love to have the tremolo pedal he uses! A little out of my fundage.

  • @johnvassos82
    @johnvassos82 11 лет назад +2

    Scofield! What a Dude!! Down to earth guy or what??!!

  • @railcar123
    @railcar123 11 лет назад +1

    Scofields pedal board has some cool stuff!

  • @AluminumBird
    @AluminumBird 11 лет назад

    Geat vid. Thanks!
    Scofield did NOT sound like himself @ this show. There were FOH issues, but even before that Scofield didn't sound bright/clear. Don't emulate this vid if you are after his sound, which comes from 1)Sco, 2)His Ibanez guitar, 3) thick strings, and 4) the Rat with gain and filter both set to about 9:00. The amp doesn't matter as much as that stuff, but the signature Sco sound in the last 15 years or so is from the AC30.
    I went to this show w high expectations. It was just okay.

  • @bmvkman
    @bmvkman 11 лет назад +2

    never thought id get to see johns shoes so close up!

  • @MrSlimbob1
    @MrSlimbob1 8 лет назад +3

    Rig rundown rocks.

  • @PJyrstinkangas
    @PJyrstinkangas 11 лет назад +1

    "Thank you, Premier Guitar, for running down my rig!"

  • @vent676
    @vent676 4 года назад +1

    I wonder where to get more coverage on bump cases

  • @MrJam1001
    @MrJam1001 11 лет назад

    I misunderstand i was told that a buffer boosts the signal to compensate for long cable runs and the signal path thru the effects pedals, that is why the battery will go dead if you leave the cable plugged in and the pedal turned off. Anyway it seems to me that one buffered pedal at the front of a modest pedal board could replace the custom buffer box, those things gotta cost a fortune but hey if you got the money it's all good.

  • @miropribanic5581
    @miropribanic5581 6 лет назад

    very useful video, finally I ve got sm idea how he gets his sound

  • @georgelesiw7380
    @georgelesiw7380 7 лет назад +1

    Sco is one of my favorites :)

  • @NintendoSinceBirth1
    @NintendoSinceBirth1 11 лет назад +2

    love sco! one of my heros

  • @egyptianminor
    @egyptianminor 10 лет назад

    Happy birthday John Scofield. Today is December 26th 2014.

  • @guyfidelity
    @guyfidelity 11 лет назад

    Man never mind the pedal board set up let's have a look at that gorgeous Gretsch kit tucked away in the back.

  • @thejamnasium6447
    @thejamnasium6447 3 года назад +1

    man I still dig that reverse sound and am still surprised that never really caught on. that's a cool effect. Sco was all about that when I saw him around this time

  • @Cablespelaonica
    @Cablespelaonica 9 лет назад +3

    How did this guy play in the 70"s? No pedal was true bypass.

  • @josheee127
    @josheee127 11 лет назад +1

    Just putting your guitar through a whole bunch of different patch cables and leads will degrade your signal slightly even if the pedals aren't, a minor thing but some people are complete perfectionists

  • @PaulMcCaffreyfmac
    @PaulMcCaffreyfmac 7 лет назад

    I'm with Avi. I had a Carbon Copy that broke and nobody could fix so I treated myself to an El Capistan. The Strymons are great pedals but for me the Carbon Copy did all that I needed, better

  • @KRAZEEIZATION
    @KRAZEEIZATION 3 года назад

    John always seems to have a chorus on?

  • @karlsalocks
    @karlsalocks 6 лет назад

    Scofield is always such a cool dude

  • @zadraluca
    @zadraluca 11 лет назад +1

    saw these guys live two days ago :D

  • @quikkon66
    @quikkon66 11 лет назад

    thanks a lot for the video, but where is the phase pedal??? i hear a lot of phase where is it?????

  • @MrAWMangum
    @MrAWMangum 2 года назад +1

    I hear auto wah is big in Canada.

  • @wackenthaljef
    @wackenthaljef 10 лет назад

    If you can go and see John Scofield ,he is a really cool man,you can talk with him after the gig,he is the most nice musician i know!!!

    • @verbotenco
      @verbotenco 10 лет назад

      Really? How am I supposed to get passed the security?

    • @wackenthaljef
      @wackenthaljef 10 лет назад

      verbotenco After gigs in France he came to sell cds,give posters and talk with us!!!

    • @tiluriso
      @tiluriso 10 лет назад +1

      verbotenco
      He often - if not always - walks into the audience after the gig and chats w/ fans, gives autographs,etc...Peace.

    • @wackenthaljef
      @wackenthaljef 10 лет назад

      tiluriso ohh yes? ok!

  • @midlifemotox
    @midlifemotox 8 месяцев назад

    Very nice pedalboard for a jazz guy. Nice pedalboard for any guy.

  • @Iggytommy
    @Iggytommy 11 лет назад

    well he has a good buffer at the start of his signal path, so they are avoiding any buffered pedals that have poorer buffered bypass, or any pedals that have no bypass.

  • @ferguardado9790
    @ferguardado9790 2 года назад

    Is it ok to microphone an amp with a condenser mic on a live performance?

  • @johnstitt2615
    @johnstitt2615 6 лет назад

    Cool dude....cool rundown

  • @AluminumBird
    @AluminumBird 11 лет назад

    btw he played a tele for the whole show, but on the record the Ibanez pops up here and there. I presume that his plan was to use the guitar that matches the guitar on the album...

  • @Tone2town
    @Tone2town 11 лет назад

    Totally agree that the pricy buffer box ain't need if u got a decent buffer pedal.

  • @joegoliver3
    @joegoliver3 4 года назад

    What are his amps tilted back on? Looks like a nice stand but with something going on under it.

  • @kermheat
    @kermheat 11 лет назад

    Thanks a lot!!!!!!! Great video with great information!!!!!!! Thanks P.G!!!!!!!

  • @frednance3988
    @frednance3988 Год назад

    I work in IT and i play but not sure about linking my ax with my pc

  • @modestoney1577
    @modestoney1577 6 лет назад

    there´s quite some irony in stretching the importance of true bypass pedals and then use a big buffer box

  • @iambriannewkirk
    @iambriannewkirk 11 лет назад

    What about johns tele's? I saw his daphne blue one in the background.

  • @rovikab6561
    @rovikab6561 11 лет назад +1

    What a voice !!!!!!

  • @danielleary9533
    @danielleary9533 11 лет назад +4

    Nason Mangella is the coolest name ever. Wonder if it's a secret alias :D

    • @MrHeliosoul
      @MrHeliosoul 3 года назад

      I think it's Mason marangella actually.

  • @quantametric
    @quantametric 10 лет назад +1

    Does anyone have any info on the pickups that John uses in his Telecaster?

    • @justingarcia7722
      @justingarcia7722 10 лет назад

      Likely stock fender. Aside from recently branching out with vertex for his pedalboard, John mostly plays it straight and doesn't use anything too custom

  • @JaviyPilar
    @JaviyPilar 11 лет назад

    Excuse me for this absurd question but, what snickers are those? please, does anybody know? thanks

  • @TheSonsofHorusx
    @TheSonsofHorusx 11 лет назад +1

    man the first rig rundown ive seen where the people only have one guitar a piece lol

  • @fuz1284
    @fuz1284 6 лет назад

    Why are the saddles different on Avi's guitar?

  • @fredthompson6176
    @fredthompson6176 4 года назад

    I dont understand why someone would take all the buffers off the petals to make them "true bypass", then make and add a buffer because you need one?

  • @AmmoniteII
    @AmmoniteII 9 лет назад +9

    so much mason marengella love, before the controversy of him lying his ass off of course.......

    • @davidsnow6171
      @davidsnow6171 9 лет назад

      AmmoniteII what happened?

    • @AmmoniteII
      @AmmoniteII 9 лет назад

      mason put out products by other companies and just re-badged them and gooped the original circuit-boards he didnt even copy the circuit he just bought em re housed em and charge about 4 times the price till he was caught ...then he lied...and lied...and lied...and finally admitted the truth if i were you steer clear of anything vertex related, just look up vertex wah bbe wah

    • @TimothyPage06
      @TimothyPage06 9 лет назад +3

      +AmmoniteII He's been really trying to make amends for it. Like he's a pretty young dude, he admitted he messed up, offered a full refund to everyone. Rather than stepping back from the scene and coming back under another name he stuck with the Vertex name and has been working on some really high quality original pedals (Where hes completely honest if it's based off of or remotely close to an existing circuit).
      He fucked up yeah, but he's been trying his best to make amends in an honest and mature way. Gotta have at least some respect for him for taking the high road.

    • @AmmoniteII
      @AmmoniteII 9 лет назад +12

      so he committed FRAUD was CAUGHT denied it WAS PROVED wrong and now because he was caught with his pants down has refunded people WHOOOP DE FECKING DOO it was F R A U D ! he is a dishonest scammer nothing more he will always be that exploiting some angle in some way he dragged some very high level players through his detritus and made them look like fools!

    • @markferguson3745
      @markferguson3745 4 года назад

      There's quite a bit of that kind of fraud out there.Why convert mediocre buffered pedals to TB? There are circuits that must be buffered, but there are a ton of high quality , TB versions that aren't DOD, MXR, or Boss.
      Heard more recently that Morgan got jammed up claiming he used vintage diodes on Fuzzes that were far from it.Do the homework, because the competion is fierce, and many don't care about ethics.

  • @javiceres
    @javiceres 8 лет назад

    Anybody knows What kind of Telecaster does Scofield play? It sounds gorgeous.

    • @jgodin312
      @jgodin312 7 лет назад +1

      He has some kind of old Ibanez tele-style guitar, it looks like a lawsuit guitar Ibanez may have made in the 70's.

    • @javiceres
      @javiceres 7 лет назад

      Thanks!

  • @gkathmandu
    @gkathmandu 5 лет назад

    I think musicians always say this polytune can tune all strings at once but I never do that

  • @gusa72
    @gusa72 Год назад

    Anyone knows which guitar Sco uses on the famous Live At Montreux Jazz Festival (1976) with Duke/Cobham band?It seems and old Ibanez(les paul model)with paf-pro pick up.Thanks to everyone

    • @deeznutz7365
      @deeznutz7365 Год назад

      It’s actually a Gibson “Les Paul” junior.

    • @gusa72
      @gusa72 Год назад

      @@deeznutz7365 thanks man

    • @deeznutz7365
      @deeznutz7365 Год назад

      @@gusa72 Yessir, glad I could help.

  • @mattiv1
    @mattiv1 10 лет назад

    I like Avi's strap for the guitar. Does anyone know the company name or model? thx

    • @Dan-tp3py
      @Dan-tp3py 6 лет назад

      mattiv1 looks like a Souldier.

  • @catboyzee
    @catboyzee 9 лет назад +4

    Sure, now he can afford a tricked-out boutique rig with all those bells, whistles, and tricks. But I still prefer the sound that John got from his run-of-the-mill, 'true bypass-less' setup from the late 80s/early 90s. I know I'm not the only one who feels the same...

  • @beeastman1235
    @beeastman1235 9 лет назад +3

    Jason is the best interviewer for Premier Guitar imo

  • @iam0103
    @iam0103 11 лет назад

    I'm guessing it'll be
    Vintage P bass
    Ampeg with 8x10
    Tuner
    haha I'm a bass player so I can empathise but unless there's some specific sound or effect used, bass player don't really need a rig rundown.

  • @SixStringHarmonies
    @SixStringHarmonies 11 лет назад

    He doesn't seem overly obsessed with effects. Everyone's ears are their own.
    I'm curious if they have a tech? The guy most likely created a ground loop from daisy-chaining his power supply. A simple isolated power unit (VLPP), or even batteries would cure that in an instant. Any tech worth his salt would know that.....

  • @Hermannposch
    @Hermannposch 11 лет назад

    Where is the RAT? gonna miss it! ;-)

  • @RyCooder-ri7fz
    @RyCooder-ri7fz 6 месяцев назад

    Bloody cool

  • @BenFletcherGuitar
    @BenFletcherGuitar 7 лет назад +5

    The w 'hhhhh' ammy pedal, why so much emphasis on the 'h'?!

    • @Erkki_Mela
      @Erkki_Mela 6 лет назад

      Ben Fletcher I'm guessing he's a fan of ron burgundy...

  • @bdwitt66
    @bdwitt66 11 лет назад

    I wish my XP-100 still worked. Fun pedal.

  • @MacheteEd1352
    @MacheteEd1352 9 лет назад +8

    4:33 a Vox Crybaby? I'm confused but I'm guessing he meant just Crybaby

    • @lucienfournier0
      @lucienfournier0 7 лет назад

      Well, it's technically not correct, but, interesting to note, the Vox wah-wah pedals and the Crybaby's were the same model, the Voxes were sold to places that sold Vox products, and the crybaby's were sold to those who didn't, then Jim Dunlop bought the rights to the crybaby wahwah pedal because it wasn't going well for Vox. Don't quote me on that though, I probably got a lot of stuff wrong on that

  • @alejandroadams3535
    @alejandroadams3535 6 лет назад

    'I use this if I want super treble'...'Haven't been using that so much lately'...... haha!

  • @LandonBalk
    @LandonBalk 9 лет назад +2

    Korg Electribe love :)

  • @MisterGuitarItalia
    @MisterGuitarItalia 3 года назад

    Nothing wrong with this kid but Bolinger is the right dude for these legendary cats...

  • @jbaranowski1990
    @jbaranowski1990 11 лет назад

    and what about bass player of John's band ? Where is rig rundown for bassplayers ?

  • @noisyneil
    @noisyneil 5 лет назад

    i like that he pronounces the h in whammy

  • @MrObelisk2290
    @MrObelisk2290 11 лет назад

    excellent

  • @djangobrecker8434
    @djangobrecker8434 9 лет назад

    yeah man, these cats have some ooooober impressive pedal fx know how!!