Perry, you've done a terrific job of learning and playing all of these iconic acoustic guitar parts; especially impressive is your version of Blackbird, in which you incorporate Paul's unique and unusual 'hybrid' re-interpretation of standard 'Travis style' picking, using his 'index finger strumming technique' which reinvents the pattern and makes it all his own. Donovan Leitch, informally 'taught' John and Paul how to apply this style of right hand guitar technique, which was employed extensively on The White Album.
Those are the instruments those are the sounds! Great playing , spectacular! The Martin D28 and the Epiphone Texan are my favorites. The J160 and the Fraumus 12 are the most unique sounding.
@@bobbystereo936 if you watch the end of the 1962 j-160e video I hold up the pack I used . D’darrio I believe, but the exact gauge and string are on the packet in the vid. Definitely rounds NOT flats though.
I have two 64 texans now, one with the ceramic saddle and plastic bridge like Paul's .It and my recently purchased 1968 J-200 are the literally the ones featured in the Beatles'Gear book! With the Texans, I feel It's really not that different between the two.However I agree that the 68 j-200 is a completely different beast from the 2000 model I play here. The new one sounds better and plays much easier than the vintage 68. Regarding the j-160e , I agree that the ceramic saddle is definitely part of the sound.(The 62 J-160e I played in the video has a ceramic saddle) Eventually I'll be profiling the Texan with the ceramic saddle and the J-200 with the tunamatic bridge on the channel , each in their own video.
@@perrystanleyNumber9 yes the acoustic purists all hate the J200 with the electric bridge. But yet it’s the sound of not only Abbey Road but also Tommy and Truth and Led Zeppelin I.
@@weedywet I don’t hate the sound of the 68. It is as you say a classic rock guitar. I just like the sound of the 2000 model better, and it’s easier to play.
Jeez, this took it's time getting to my feed, but every last tone NAILED. Funny, I don't know what else I'd expect being played on virtually the same instruments and recoded as closely as you could come, I'm sure, and yet it's like sorcery 😀
Excellent work my man. You’ve done your homework on these tunes to capture the essence of each song. Keep up the good work. Rock on and happy New Years to all 🤘
i'm receiving a 2007 Gibson J160E this weekend and unlike yours, it's a solid spruce top, X-braced, and fixed saddle, hope it will sound sweet still! Will be posting a video of it soon!
@@perrystanleyNumber9 i just received my J160E today. Its a bit heavier and thicker neck than my J45. Of course i just got it today and had to report to work right after so after a quick set up, fretboard conditioning and perhaps string changing, i’ll post a video!
Love your guitars and love your playing, its spot on! I would love to learn all these Beatles songs. Do you have a video that teaches these all? ❤❤🚶🏿♂🚶🏿♂🚶🏿♂🚶🏿♂
Thanks ! No teaching videos for Beatles on here. What I used to do is watch what people were playing and then try to get the same feel and sound. Thanks for watching!
amazing... thanks for doin' this... what i th/ink would be interesting is: extracts of the 1962 Gibson J-160e songs (or at least 1! ) also played on Martin D28, & Gibson Sj200, back to back. Being the 160 is a most un-conventional acoustic guitar sound, and the others, iconic touchstones of 'normal' acoustics, this would show what the 160 brings to the table compared to those 2 conventional great sounding ones. And maybe also why they chose it? It's hard for me to separate the parts from their respective guitars/tone, having been drilled into my brain all these years. So if you did a back to back with the others it would be a mind-bender...
I have a Hootenanny too only with a fixed non adjustable bridge and a Campus King with adjustable bridge. The Campus King sounds more like a Hootenanny than my Hootenanny does I think it's because of the fixed bridge on the Hoot. Seems the amount of mass from the fixed bridge absorbs allot of the tone. Well done vid Perry.
i was wondering if you could make a video teaching the song for you blue because i havent seen any tutorial online that played it like you, which, the way you did it sounded like the right way to me, amazing video!
I think Lennon played it on the D-28. If you listen to the demos, you can hear the guitar much more clearly and it has that very distinctive Martin sound with how prominent the bass is.
That was a 64 j-160e and the build literally felt heavier. It wasn’t as easy to get the feedback as the 62 for some reason, maybe because of slight differences in the build weight.
Perry, do you happen to know what guitar was used for the tone-all-the-way-down guitar solo in "Michelle" and who played it? I always thought it was the perfect tone for that song.
I could only guess not having tried all the guitars available for the part. Manwithnoexpression had a theory it could be the ES345. It could also be the classic mud switch sound on the Country Gentleman or the Tenny.
hello, h video or bought an Epiphone EJ-160 Unfortunately I don't have enough money for a gibson, I always follow your channel, I wanted to ask you what strings Lennon used on his Gibson J-160 thanks
Hello, no one really knows for sure. I have tried flats and rounds, and I think rounds sound like most of the songs recorded. At the end of my 1962 j160e video I show the pack of what I used in the video . You really can only go by what you hear, though some people will say they know without actual evidence. I can only offer what I use and if it sounds like the Beatles to you , great! Thanks for watching!
How lucky you are that you got to play all of those acoustics. And you played the songs very nicely too! I am curious though. I thought John used the J-160E on "Julia".
He very well might have played Julia on the J-160e . No evidence to state exactly what was used either way. I went with the j200 because that’s what I felt could get the sound. Do you think the j-160 was used on it electrically? That would be the only way to get the bass tones I hear in the lower strings in my opinion. I don’t think you could get the thickness without it being electrified as it is a very mid rangy guitar. How do you envision it?
Amazing video showcasing the different acoustics the Beatles used. I also have a J160e very tinny sounding guitar. What kind of strings does yours have? Flats? Rounds? Subscribed!
Action for the most part is more about playing comfort and performance. Extreme low action does however affect tone (usually in a bad way). That being said, all of my guitars have normal to low action but nothing extreme. I tweak my guitars so I can play with the best feel that yields my best performance. McCarney's Hofner action is rather high as he's noted that's what he prefers. My gut feeling is no you don't need low action for the tone, but for me I need it to get the best tone and performance I am able to get .
I have D'Dario rounds on it . If you go to my vid "1962 J-160E plays The Beatles", I hold up the pack that shows the gauge etc. at the end! Thanks for Watching!
I’m thinking of doing a video on iconic acoustics. I have already recorded Led Zeppelin and Stones ; I think Rocky would be a great choice for the segment on the D28. Thanks!
Don't know if you know it or not , or if you are subscribed to my channel, but I just released my 4 Iconic Acoustics video and did Rocky in it for you !
I have a Ramirez 4E that I bought in the Ramirez shop in Spain, and never bought the George Harrison model; it wasn't out at the time I bought the 4E... plus I really love the 4E and it was the ultimate souvenir of my vacation in Spain!
Man that epiphone Texan is so beautiful
You should get one
@@ABCFORKIDSCOMEDIAN1998 no
@@joestarr05 Epiphone Texans are amazing, I have one I should know lol
@@TheLogFella I mean, it is, but the ABC guy keeps asking Beatles cover channels to buy the right gear for the sake of visuals.
@@joestarr05 they are requests not demands
The j-160e sounds so amazing
YES! Great to see you back!
The Framus stole the spotlight for me, such a warm and sweet tone; add John's aggressive strumming and it's pure perfection!
Perry, you've done a terrific job of learning and playing all of these iconic acoustic guitar parts; especially impressive is your version of Blackbird, in which you incorporate Paul's unique and unusual 'hybrid' re-interpretation of standard 'Travis style' picking, using his 'index finger strumming technique' which reinvents the pattern and makes it all his own. Donovan Leitch, informally 'taught' John and Paul how to apply this style of right hand guitar technique, which was employed extensively on The White Album.
Thanks!
You sir, are a great guitar player!!
@@srt8speed Thank you!
Excellent… enjoyed over a Sunday morning ☕️
Thanks!
So well done, Perry! You've captured lots of nuances that frequently go unnoticed.
Thank you!
Those are the instruments those are the sounds! Great playing , spectacular! The Martin D28 and the Epiphone Texan are my favorites. The J160 and the Fraumus 12 are the most unique sounding.
Thanks!
Wow that was really useful!!! My epiphone texan arrives tomorrow!!
Great video of Great acoustic guitars, thanks!
Thanks for watching!
This is great - really faithful tones, guitars and playing!
Thank you!
Wow! Great playing and its so good to get the tone comparison!
The tone of the J160E is PERFECT!
Great guitars and playing! That J-160e just sounds so unlike any other acoustic I’ve heard!
The plywood top and ladder bracing definitely makes it totally different than the usual formula of spruce top and x bracing. Thanks for watching!
@@perrystanleyNumber9What strings did you put on the j160?
@@bobbystereo936 if you watch the end of the 1962 j-160e video I hold up the pack I used . D’darrio I believe, but the exact gauge and string are on the packet in the vid. Definitely rounds NOT flats though.
@@perrystanleyNumber9 Oh! Ok...... but they are electric strings?
@@bobbystereo936 yes, electric !
Bravo - was singing along as you played your Guitar! Loved the pictures of the Beatles as you were playing their wonderful songs!!!
Great job all around Perry.
Thanks! I appreciate your comment!
The ceramic bridges in their J160e and Texan made a huge difference in tone
As did the tune-a-magic bridge in George’s J200
I have two 64 texans now, one with the ceramic saddle and plastic bridge like Paul's .It and my recently purchased 1968 J-200 are the literally the ones featured in the Beatles'Gear book! With the Texans, I feel It's really not that different between the two.However I agree that the 68 j-200 is a completely different beast from the 2000 model I play here. The new one sounds better and plays much easier than the vintage 68. Regarding the j-160e , I agree that the ceramic saddle is definitely part of the sound.(The 62 J-160e I played in the video has a ceramic saddle) Eventually I'll be profiling the Texan with the ceramic saddle and the J-200 with the tunamatic bridge on the channel , each in their own video.
@@perrystanleyNumber9 yes the acoustic purists all hate the J200 with the electric bridge.
But yet it’s the sound of not only Abbey Road but also Tommy and Truth and Led Zeppelin I.
@@weedywet I don’t hate the sound of the 68. It is as you say a classic rock guitar. I just like the sound of the 2000 model better, and it’s easier to play.
Magnificent sound and outstanding playing. I honestly didn’t want the video to end since I was enjoying it so much.
Thanks! I appreciate that!
That’s was fab! Great playing! Beautiful guitars!
Thank you!
Jeez, this took it's time getting to my feed, but every last tone NAILED.
Funny, I don't know what else I'd expect being played on virtually the same instruments and recoded as closely as you could come, I'm sure, and yet it's like sorcery 😀
Thank you !
i have a 69 epi texan and i wish the bass on mine sounded that good.
Excellent
Excellent work my man. You’ve done your homework on these tunes to capture the essence of each song. Keep up the good work. Rock on and happy New Years to all 🤘
Perry... Awesome tone ...You are one inspiration...thanks so much! Greetings from Rosario Argentina
Very kind of you, Thank you!
Great guitars great player great sounds
Thank you!
Wow! Great job man!
Thank you! I appreciate your comment!
i'm receiving a 2007 Gibson J160E this weekend and unlike yours, it's a solid spruce top, X-braced, and fixed saddle, hope it will sound sweet still! Will be posting a video of it soon!
It will sound more like a regular acoustic and be very versatile! The spruce will make a big difference!! Best of both worlds!
@@perrystanleyNumber9 i just received my J160E today. Its a bit heavier and thicker neck than my J45. Of course i just got it today and had to report to work right after so after a quick set up, fretboard conditioning and perhaps string changing, i’ll post a video!
Those Texans are expensive. Found some on Reverb.
Love your guitars and love your playing, its spot on! I would love to learn all these Beatles songs. Do you have a video that teaches these all? ❤❤🚶🏿♂🚶🏿♂🚶🏿♂🚶🏿♂
Thanks ! No teaching videos for Beatles on here. What I used to do is watch what people were playing and then try to get the same feel and sound. Thanks for watching!
amazing... thanks for doin' this... what i th/ink would be interesting is: extracts of the 1962 Gibson J-160e songs (or at least 1! ) also played on Martin D28, & Gibson Sj200, back to back. Being the 160 is a most un-conventional acoustic guitar sound, and the others, iconic touchstones of 'normal' acoustics, this would show what the 160 brings to the table compared to those 2 conventional great sounding ones. And maybe also why they chose it?
It's hard for me to separate the parts from their respective guitars/tone, having been drilled into my brain all these years. So if you did a back to back with the others it would be a mind-bender...
I have a Hootenanny too only with a fixed non adjustable bridge and a Campus King with adjustable bridge. The Campus King sounds more like a Hootenanny than my Hootenanny does I think it's because of the fixed bridge on the Hoot. Seems the amount of mass from the fixed bridge absorbs allot of the tone. Well done vid Perry.
I have a Campus king too and you're right it really is close to the hootenanny, just brighter because the back. and sides are maple.
Well done, Peter!
Lol!It’s Perry, but thanks!😁
@@perrystanleyNumber9 brain fart on my part, lol
i was wondering if you could make a video teaching the song for you blue because i havent seen any tutorial online that played it like you, which, the way you did it sounded like the right way to me, amazing video!
Didn't know that Julia is played on the J-200.
I think Lennon played it on the D-28. If you listen to the demos, you can hear the guitar much more clearly and it has that very distinctive Martin sound with how prominent the bass is.
No one knows for sure… It could be !
Lol in your old channel it took so long to get feedback on i feel fine
That was a 64 j-160e and the build literally felt heavier. It wasn’t as easy to get the feedback as the 62 for some reason, maybe because of slight differences in the build weight.
Fabulous my friend!!!! What a collection you have there!!! What gauge strings on the J-160????
I don't recall off hand, but if you got to the end of my 1962 J-160e Plays The Beatles video I tell you there and hold up the pack.
@perrystanleyNumber9 Thank you buddy!!
Perry, do you happen to know what guitar was used for the tone-all-the-way-down guitar solo in "Michelle" and who played it? I always thought it was the perfect tone for that song.
I could only guess not having tried all the guitars available for the part. Manwithnoexpression had a theory it could be the ES345. It could also be the classic mud switch sound on the Country Gentleman or the Tenny.
hello, h video or bought an Epiphone EJ-160 Unfortunately I don't have enough money for a gibson, I always follow your channel, I wanted to ask you what strings Lennon used on his Gibson J-160 thanks
Hello, no one really knows for sure. I have tried flats and rounds, and I think rounds sound like most of the songs recorded. At the end of my 1962 j160e video I show the pack of what I used in the video . You really can only go by what you hear, though some people will say they know without actual evidence. I can only offer what I use and if it sounds like the Beatles to you , great! Thanks for watching!
This is great. Did John and George share the J200 or did they both have their own?
They shared the j200 in the studio, but it was George’s guitar.
Excellent! What strings are on the J-160E?
DAddario nickel wound jazz light gauge 12-52 EJ21 Bright Round Wound
Perry are you gonna make a video using the OSO 715?
I’m trying to figure out how to pull off a vid on the amps of the Beatles… if so that would be included representing the 730.
How lucky you are that you got to play all of those acoustics. And you played the songs very nicely too! I am curious though. I thought John used the J-160E on "Julia".
He very well might have played Julia on the J-160e . No evidence to state exactly what was used either way. I went with the j200 because that’s what I felt could get the sound. Do you think the j-160 was used on it electrically? That would be the only way to get the bass tones I hear in the lower strings in my opinion. I don’t think you could get the thickness without it being electrified as it is a very mid rangy guitar. How do you envision it?
@@perrystanleyNumber9 I honestly don't. It always sounded solidly acoustic to me.
Amazing video showcasing the different acoustics the Beatles used. I also have a J160e very tinny sounding guitar. What kind of strings does yours have? Flats? Rounds? Subscribed!
Thanks! Rounds. The exact type is shown at the end of my J-160e plays the Beatles video. Thanks for watching and subscribing!
Perry, do you have to have very low action on your guitars to get that signature Beatle sound?
Action for the most part is more about playing comfort and performance. Extreme low action does however affect tone (usually in a bad way). That being said, all of my guitars have normal to low action but nothing extreme. I tweak my guitars so I can play with the best feel that yields my best performance. McCarney's Hofner action is rather high as he's noted that's what he prefers. My gut feeling is no you don't need low action for the tone, but for me I need it to get the best tone and performance I am able to get .
@@perrystanleyNumber9 Perry, thank you for that information!! Much appreciated!! 😉
Why do you play the Framus Hootenanny with only 6 strings ?
There are 12 on it not 6.
Were the Gibson J-160's a three quarter scale guitar?
Don't know what that is to tell you the truth!
Hi, was wondering what strings are on the J-160e? I love how percussive they sound.
I have D'Dario rounds on it . If you go to my vid "1962 J-160E plays The Beatles", I hold up the pack that shows the gauge etc. at the end! Thanks for Watching!
@@perrystanleyNumber9 Thank you so much🙏
can you do rocky raccoon please
I’m thinking of doing a video on iconic acoustics. I have already recorded Led Zeppelin and Stones ; I think Rocky would be a great choice for the segment on the D28. Thanks!
Don't know if you know it or not , or if you are subscribed to my channel, but I just released my 4 Iconic Acoustics video and did Rocky in it for you !
Great video! What the string did you use on J-160E?
DAddario bright round wound EJ21. Thanks!
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Where's the Ramirez?
I have a Ramirez 4E that I bought in the Ramirez shop in Spain, and never bought the George Harrison model; it wasn't out at the time I bought the 4E... plus I really love the 4E and it was the ultimate souvenir of my vacation in Spain!
@@perrystanleyNumber9 Cool! That's the cedar one I think. Lovely guitar. The GH is nice too but a bit tough for me to play.