John Jorgenson | Truetone Lounge | Part 4 (Gear Rundown)
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
- John Jorgenson is one of the finest and most versatile musicians on the planet. From ground-breaking Country Rock with the Desert Rose Band, rocking stadiums with Elton John, Bluegrass with Earl Scruggs, or playing Gypsy Jazz with his quintet, Jorgenson can seemingly do it all. In part 4 of our Truetone Lounge interview, John plays and tells the stories of some of his favorite guitars. He plays Desert Rose Band era snippets on his Premier 6-string bass, silver sparkle G&L ASAT, and Rickenbacker John Lennon 350 12-string, even showing how he used various effects to enhance their sounds. Then we stop off in the 90’s with Jorgenson’s 1983 Gibson Flying V used during his tenure with Elton John, and his Fender Signature Model Telecaster that continues to be a favorite to this day. While talking amps, John gives us the real run-down on how Matchless amps got started, how his signature model amp was developed, and why things hit the skids for Matchless in 1997. Jorgenson also pulls out his Gitane signature model guitar for some Gypsy Jazz and his signature Blueridge flat-top for some Bluegrass picking.
I had the honor of meeting JJ several times at Hellecasters gigs. He was always gracious, approachable, and a true gentleman. He has long been a guitar hero of mine, and this was a brilliant interview. I watched all four parts non-stop. Well done, Zac! 😎
INCREDIBLE INTERVIEW! I will sing the praises of others who have commented, you do an incredible job of not getting in the way! John is a national treasure!
Thank you. Zac
I've been aware of John Jorgenson since his first work with the Hellecasters, which was mind-blowing. When my wife sang in the opening act for Elton John in Camden, NJ, we stayed for his show. I remarked to my wife how much the saxophone player looked like Jorgenson, but it couldn't be him, because he's a guitar player. When I was certain it was him, I just thought, "How incredible a musician is this guy that's he's the SAX PLAYER in ELTON JOHN's band?!?!?" Now I have the answer!
He puts in the 1,000's of hours of sweat and practice. Zac
My dad worked for Leo at G&L for about 12 years. He said John would come in and consult with Leo about what he wanted in his guitars. Leo would then come to my dad, Steve Reed, and tell him what John wanted and my dad would build the entire guitar for him. Not sure John would remember that or if he even spoke with my dad.
Damn, that black 12 string Rick is absolutely gorgeous…looking and sounding. Amazing.
I just discovered this 4-part interview with John Jorgenson. John is not only an AMAZING musician, he also seems to be a genuinely nice guy.
Zac, I love the way you conducted this interview… you asked good questions and then “got out of the way”, which brings out some great answers from John. I could tell he appreciated that you not only did your homework, but also that you are very knowledgeable about so many artists and the music business in general. Great job!
A really great interview... thanks.
There is so much joy here, in all 4 of these videos. I was lucky to see Mr Jorgensen in Berkeley. I hope he is as sweet a man as he seems in these conversations. I have watched these several times and it’s hard not to smile at them. Thank you mr Childs.
John is an amazing person. Just as kind and thoughtful, as he is musical. Zac
What a talent! I saw the Fret King John Jorgenson model. I wanted an f hole thinline tele and ordered it.
I figured out pretty early on that it wasn't hollow at all, but at that point, I had the fever.
It plays great, and it has unusual switching.
Only thing is that I still needed to and did buy a real f hole one.
This is a great interview.
John Jorgenson could hold his own in any band and with any genre of music. He has been my favorite guitarist since the mid 80's!
You are so right! Zac
This is my introduction to country guitar.Never studied it before now.I am starting with this man
This series was such a fantastic treat. I knew a decent amount of Mr. Jorgenson's background working with some folks that knew him well but this filled in so many pieces of the story. One of the nicest people you could run across in the music business. I'll never forget the show at The Station Inn in Nashville during the summer NAMM show years ago. John Jorgenson and Brian Sutton with a stage full of fantastic musicians. One set of Bluegrass and another of Gypsy Jazz...my mind was blown away that night for sure. Can't tell you how much I enjoyed this series!
He is ridiculously talented, and a nice guy. I'll admit, I bought many albums because he played on it. Zac
I would say that this is probably the best interview I've ever seen online. From both perspectives - the entire interview was so entertaining.
Man, I always wanted one of those Boss 6 pedal cases. Had the 3 pedal version about 30 years ago and sold it to a buddy. 90s cool.
Absolutely interesting introspectives into the career and secrets of an incredibile Musician/Artiste. Glad to be his friends and wait to meet him again
Great stuff. John is a complete class act, one of the greats. Just wish his early 90’s starlicks video was available on DVD.
I still have my VHS copy, but it is starting to show its age. Zac
@@TruetoneFX I wonder if it would be possible to get a copy of the star licks video
I remember Dale Hyatt. I had a G&L endorsement in ‘90/91 and he was such a gentleman. Wonderful guy. Nice to hear his name again after all these years. That Matchless sounds wonderful!
Dale Hyatt took me through the G&L factory (I was amazed at how small it was!) in 1988. I asked him if they’d consider doing bound bodies and sparkle finishes, just like John Jorgenson did, and I got the same answer! “No, we don’t want to get into that!” I wanted something like the sparkle Teles that Fender built for Buck Owens and Don Rich. No dice. Oh well... what’s kind of ironic is that every option I asked Mr. Hyatt for, and got turned down on, G&L now offer! I’m on my third ASAT, a semi-hollow Z-3 in Clear Orange.
I set out to just watch the first episode and now here I am finishing up the fourth and it's almost midnight. Great interview. Kudos to all involved.
That was a fun one. John is such an amazing player, and such a kind person. Zac
WOW WE, OVER THE TOP INTERVIEW ZAC! DAMN I LEARNED SO MUCH. NATIONAL TREASURE FOR SURE! THANK YOU BOTH FOR SHARING.
Many many thanks for doing this really complete interview & history. John is the perfect musician!
Agreed, he is. Zac
I know this is old and you probably will never see it, but I sure wish he would do a video showing some of his old Desert Rose band solos
Excellent job Zach. That 58:54 went by fast, it held my interest the whole time!
Thank you John. It was hard not to cut it down some. Zac
I love his honesty about his licks, I hear alot of it in the Hellecastors, I hear so many songs in most every song they did, what a great guy! Great Interview. what a legend....
Once again, you get the best interviews.
Thank you. Zac
Wow, thank you so much for conducting and sharing this informative interview. Thoroughly enjoyed it. So glad I stumbled upon your channel (Reggie Young, RIP). One of my favorite things to watch now on RUclips. All the best.
Wow, can these shows get any better....Great job, Zac!
Thank you. Zac
It is a team effort. Bob Weil, Jamie Rowe, and Dana Weaver make this happen, I am just the guy in front of the camera. Zac
Thanks Zac! Saw him perform with the Desert Rose Band in Port Angeles Washington July 4th 1990.
Great and Looooong interview worth every minute!
Very cool to hear about the gear! Thank you :)
Again, what a treat. Absolutely love this set of interviews.
Thanks, it was a treat for us too! Zac
Great work again Zac and crew...and thanks John sharing the stories and knowledge.
Thank you Ross. Zac
What a great series, I could listen to four more of these with John Jorgenson! Don't know how you'll ever top this but I'll anxiously be waiting on the next Truetone lounge. Thanks!!
You are so welcome. This is certainly a high water mark for the show. Zac
I didn't realize the extent of this guy's talent until I heard a gypsy jazz album on Pandora titled "Franco American Swing". The playing on this album blew me away-- then I found out it was the same guitarist that played with the Desert Rose Band-- That really freaked me out-- I searched for months for that album and couldn't find it as it was out of print.
Finally, I found a used copy on line. If you haven't heard this, make a point to do so. It's too bad this album is not available anymore as it is an example of some of the best "Django" style playing I've ever heard. It takes a monumental talent to be that versatile.
GREAT interview....thanks! 😎
Thanks Zac, I've been waiting years for this!
I had too! Zac
I wish he had of spent some time on the AC30. John is such a brilliant musician. I remember the 1st time my dad showed me the ACL episode with the Desert Rose Band. I was all about being a rocker and the tone and playing changes my musical direction.
We could not cover everything. As it was, we had close to 4 hours of interview. The Vox sound is certainly what he has always used. The Matchless is an extension of it. Zac
You have no idea how full circle this video takes me. I ran into John in Sacramento years ago, When he was still playing with the Desert Rose band. Had no idea as to how influential he would become years later, remembered seeing him on your channel and thinking oh yeah.
One other interesting issue, is that I had really wondered who was playing guitar (a Tele no less) for Elton John’s band on a version of funeral for a friend at Madison Square Garden in New York! I remember thinking whoever that guy is he has landed an awesome gig playing for Elton, and next to Davy Johnston all night.
Wonderful interview, thank you so much Zac!
Man, I thought I was the only one who really, really dug the TS 5, that black sheep of the Tubescreamer family. Or maybe I should've said black insect...
I bought mine 25 years ago and it hasn't left my board since. The switch barely works now, but I still won't take it off. Never thought I'd have an ally in the mighty Mr Jorgenson!
Just watched the four parts back to back to intense enjoyment! It's so refreshing to see an interviewer who has really done his homework. I don't see that very often and you pull it off every time, Zac. Being a rock historian myself I think that's very important. So, kudos to you!
I'm late to this series, I know, but I really didn't have the time. Until now, that is. Now, you've become my favourite channel on YT and I'm going to watch each and every episode.
Big cheers from Sweden!
Will Ray uses one also.
I'm so glad I found this channel. Every interview is top notch, kudos to everyone involved! Zac, your interview style and overall demeanor is awesome! Can't wipe the smile off my face while I watch these! Thank you!
Glad you enjoy it!
I love John's playing. He recommended to me to get a Matchless SC 30 years ago and I did. Jordan Zevon helped me place the order. I also bought his g&l maple and Rosewood neck Sig. guitars. Then I got a second job and bought each of his Hellecasters guitars. Thanks John 🤩
What an amazing interview! I arrived here via ‘Ask Zac’ - glad I did, that was incredible. What a fascinating and humble man John is, and Zac did a wonderful job of interviewing him.
Thanks for coming over!!! Zac
This was one of my favorites, and I love em all! Great stuff.
Thank you for watching. Zac
Wonderful! Chills-
Awesome!
Awesome!!!
Thank you! Zac
I still have those DRB shows from TNN on VHS
Such a cool 4 part series. John is one of my all time favourite musicians. I would love to own one is his signature Teles.
Outstanding.
Thank you! Zac
This was a great series. Super informative. You guys had me checking Reverb every 10 minutes or so!! haha John is an amazing musician and seems like a really great guy too. Thanks Zac!
Checking Reverb for what?
@@TruetoneFX Oh, checking out various guitars and amps. There's not a lot of his Fenders out there on the market. Matchless is frighteningly expensive. lol The Gitane and the Blueridge guitars were new to me. Basically I was checking out some stuff I wasn't that familiar with.
I love this ❤️ thanks!
Thanks Zac.
Just fantastic. I've only recently found your channel and cant stoo watching. And spending money on gear, but I still love you. LOL
Welcome aboard!
Wonderfull!
Always love the Rickenbacker 12-string. My old 1977 Yamaha FG 312 acoustic needed a new nut, so I thought I would get the luthier to do it like a Ric, with the low strings first. It definitely changes the low end when you’re picking instead of strumming. Maybe that’s where that chimey sound comes from.
I wish he would give tutorials on his songs, he is incredible
11:15 guitar sound of "She Don't Love Nobody"
I still get chills hearing it. Awesome John!!!
This channel is so amazing !!!!
That TS-5 is a great pedal which cuts really trough the mix. When you replace the standard JRC chip with a 808 chip it cuts trough even more
Agreed! It is a great little pedal, that you can find cheap. Zac
Thanks for the fantastic four part series. Part 4 could have probably been 2 hours or more as I'm sure John has a bunch of other gear. Very ironic that he's still using an Ibanez TS-5 - those had just come out in the 90s when I first saw the Hellecasters and he was rocking one then. I went and bought one the next day, but didn't hang on to it. Would have love to have known what brand strings and gauges he uses, but you can't have it all. It was super cool to have him playing bits of DRB and Hellecasters tunes with the pedals he used. I've kicked all my chorus effects off my board but dang I'd love to have an analog Dimension C as that one sounds great.
You are so welcome! I almost bought a Boss Dimension pedal after we shot this. He uses 10-46 on the ASAT. Medium picks for electric, and thicker picks for the acoustic or the Gitane. Zac
Thanks Zac!!
You got it! Zac
Desert rose band G&L ASAT: Ernie Ball 10/46 regular
Hellecasters- Hellecaster guitar: Ernie Ball 9/42
Chris at Black Market music bought many of my guitars and amps and bought a Harley Davidson from me he kept in the showroom.
Zac you are eating this up like a kid in a candy shop. This may be my top 5 fav with reggie and steve wariner johnny and redd and kenny Vaughan and of course. Hell there all good 😂 Its a Sickness!! Please give me something on the difference between Distortion,fuzz and overdrve!!
I've watched the Steve Wariner video with the little silverface amp, and this one, and they're in the background of both videos and never mentioned. I love my silverface twin and Princeton reverb, and would love to know about these two, and future silverface(s)(i).
There is a silverface Bassman head in the Jorgenson video. Zac
+Truetone cool thanks!
I kinda like the same stuff!
Mark Sampson builds great amps. I own a Star Nova 15 Delux reverb; I’m still discovering more sounds. And Mark is a nice guy too.
Very cool!
I wish someone would start producing a 6 string bass using a hollowed out Tele body, masonite top, short scale neck and quality Dano pickups.
No one could make a Dano growl like Duane Eddy....my original guitar hero.
29:20 six-string bass
I could be wrong, but I believe Matchless has since changed hands yet again and is now under ownership/leadership of Phil Jamison, production engineer with Matchless since 1992. Am I missing something?
Is there one of these with Jerry Donahue…?
No, there is not
Cool that you are interview these great player. Is this site affiliated with “true tone” the effects company? So this cat uses no true tone pedals?
We are Truetone, maker of power supplies and effects. Some of our guests use our products, some do not. Using our products is not a criterion for being on the show. Zac
Hey Zac, just wanted to thank you for these amazing interviews. I've been binge watching them much to my wife's chagrin (LOL). Just wondering what mic you were using on the bluegrass acoustic model (pickup is not engaged, right)? Looks like a Fathead, but my eyes aren't as trustworthy as they were 25 years ago. Whatever it is, the sounds are fantastic (I'm sure the guitar itself brings the heat, but mics can contribute so much too). Thanks!!!
You are welcome, and it is a Fathead. Zac
Regarding Matchless bankruptcy: was the “lawyer” Phil Jamison or someone else? Phil seems like a sweet guy. Hard to imagine him being a jerk like that.
John, you are welcome to come round to mine and talk about strings and stuff anytime...tell your wife she's lucky!
The bridge is BEEFY!
Yes it is!