Time to STOP BUYING TUBE AMPS! Dallas Guitar Show Shocking Finale

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Жыл бұрын

This is the finale of my trip to the Dallas International Guitar Festival, aka "Dallas Guitar Show". We'll check out some more vintage and unusual instruments and see what I ended up bringing home with me.
This series is dedicated to the memory of my friend Mike from CGS, who tragically passed away recently. My deepest sympathies to his family, particularly his children who have been robbed of a wonderful man for a father, while the guitar community has been robbed of a wonderful contributor and friend. Rest in peace, Mike (Lance).
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@framusburns-hagstromiii808 Жыл бұрын

"Prices are just a suggestion"? I call it bottom fishing...looking to catch suckers.....those are dealer to dealer speculation lifted prices. pie-in-the-sky wishfull thinking. I have to wonder what those prices are based upon . Has to discourage your average player looking for something decent, it would discourage me for sure..so glad I got out of the game years ago...Enjoy!!

@TheGuitologist Жыл бұрын

Let's play a mental game for a minute... Imagine you have a guitar pedal that some one tells you no one wants. Let's call it, oh I don't know, a Bad Monkey. You have this "Bad Monkey' pedal sitting there with a $75 price tag. Some asshole comes in and tells you "that's over priced!" So you drop the price in half and sell it the next day for $35. The day after that, the guy takes it home and makes a KZfaq video about how awesome the pedal is and suddenly they're selling for $500. What's over-priced now? Was $75 over-priced? Looks cheap to me now.

@DweedleDeeDweedleDoo Жыл бұрын

@@TheGuitologist Every piece of music gear is a parallel investment, whether that's intended or not - you're absolutely correct.

@stevenedwards4470 Жыл бұрын

My man...do you remember that violinburst 335 shaped axe, no f holes, microtuner bridge with 3 mini switches, 3 control knobs, at 9:07 ? What was that guitar? That's interesting.

@jasonbates2687 Жыл бұрын

@@TheGuitologist You buy what you like, regardless of the market and hopefully it will appreciate in value. This applies to everything.

@TheGuitologist Жыл бұрын

Steven, that’s a late 70s ES-Artist. It has Moog electronics in it. I owned one once! Interesting guitars. They made a couple different models in that series.

@TheGuitologist Жыл бұрын

This series is dedicated to the memory of my friend Mike from CGS, who tragically passed away recently. My deepest sympathies to his family, particularly his children who have been robbed of a wonderful man for a father, while the guitar community has been robbed of a wonderful contributor and friend. Rest in peace, Mike (Lance).

@damfunk. Жыл бұрын

RIP Mike. He was a real class act.

@slicksnewonenow Жыл бұрын

That's such sad news... I'm sorry for the loss of your friend.

@auntjenifer7774 Жыл бұрын

Kick ass video to send him off !

@mars6433 Жыл бұрын

I bought a Super Twin, 180 tube watts with 2-12's from Ray at Music Warehouse. It blew after a week and he loaned me an L5. Really cool amp. #CGS

@drippinglass Жыл бұрын

😔

@glenclifton4563 Жыл бұрын

Another great show.!! Thanks for taking us along. These are shows many of us would never be able to see so thanks again! I also appreciate the knowledge you bring. You've seen or worked on about everything. It's great to see your reaction to new things that pop up also. Can't wait for the next show! .

@lilipearl1 Жыл бұрын

Really great series. Thoroughly enjoyed watching it. We don’t get anything like this in Australia and you documented it really well. Thanks for giving up your time and producing wonderful videos and knowledge.

@toddstringer2183 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this 2 part series. It makes we want to go check one of these shows out! I just haven’t taken the time yet, but plan to as soon as possible. There are some smaller ones around me. Thanks for sharing an awesome experience.

@dennisn1672 Жыл бұрын

99% of working musicians can't afford those high prices. Vintage does not mean better. Todays technology blows most vintage stuff away. It is a shame however to see so many guitars that will only sit in some rich dreamers case and never serve the purpose it was built for. Thanks for the upload. Don't get a chance to go to these shows. Nice to see i couldn't afford anything if i did.

@Soloist1983 7 ай бұрын

I enjoy my old Mark III, which I just got a few weeks ago, and IS killer, and the newer stuff. I agree with you, the newer stuff is fantastic, and gives you WAY more flexibility and ease of getting great tones instantly. Old stuff has its own charm but brings with it the limitations of those times. Much like tube TV's and retro-gaming, games just "look correct" on those CRT's, and there isn't much like the real thing, but 99.9% of people out there wouldn't even be able to tell the difference between the newer emulations, and this applies similarly to tube amps and modelers. I say enjoy the stuff that makes you happy, regardless of anyone else's opinion :)

@SDPickups 7 ай бұрын

Most vintage amps blow away all these cheap junk PC board amps that always have a harsh edge to them. I only really have 2 modern amps, the Marshall SV20 head. its not bad, but its not great either. Old transformers sound better than ANY modern transformers. Old iron, and old magnet wire are the reason. I do have a JTM45 built by Mick Grabham of Procol Harum fame, who builds replica amps for studios and services all the old cool amps in the UK. But he used NOS vintage carbon comp resistors, NOS Mustard caps, and I supplied all vintage Mullard tubes. Its the only "modern" amp I've ever played thats worth a darn. My vintage amps are '73 Vibroluxe Reverb, '73 Princeton Reverb," '73 Deluxe Reverb. NEVER selling them. SHOCKING how much prices on them have gone way UP, but ya know, they don't make good stuff like that anymore. The new stuff has no soul, but hey, if you're a metal player junk amps work great for that stuff, tuned way down, and big pedal boards, you don't need a great amp for that stuff. Its just like guitars, the best ones were made 60 years ago, all the modern stuff is souless mass produced stuff made by computers. It DOES suck that vintage guitars and amps cost just way way too much money, its all become a rich man's hobby for guys who can't even play. I saw a LOT old Gibson amps in this show that I had as a kid. Nobody wanted those amps back then, and I had 3 of them all small wattage and tubes used up. Now days those amps would bring high dollars.

@SDPickups 7 ай бұрын

@@Soloist1983 "The limitations of those times?" We got the great players of my generation that modern generations are all trying to play like still, but they think the legendary tones of Beck, Clapton, Page, Green and more came out of pedals, and amps with 800 levels of gain. Sorry, those fantastic tones came out of simple tube amps. TUBES. NO pedal boards. You see guys trying to mimic the heroes of all times using way too much distortion and sterile modern guitars made by low bidder corporations. A great simple tube amplifier, and a great luthier built guitar that sounds fantastic UN-plugged, you don't need anything else. Thats why I spend 20+ years reverse-engineering vintage PAF's to discover they physics and science of the materials that made those sounds. Alot of players WANT those old sounds, and amps are a big part of that.

@paperoverflow 7 ай бұрын

I disagree, I love the convenience of solid state and digital modeling gear, but "vintage", I assume you mean tube amps, are a quality that surpasses modern gear for a lot of musical genres. I own a lot of different gear for different purposes, but the cream of the cake are my higher end tube amps and handwired pedals with higher quality components without doubt, but I keep those for professional and special occasions. For rehearsal and jams my other gear is good enough. For personal preference and treat, nothing beats the organic and dynamic sound that comes from high end gear. Vintage isn't superior to modern gear for the wrong reasons, but for the best reasons. Otherwise play the gear and judge by yourself. For me there is good enough, great enough and then there is cream of the cream like once in a lifetime luck. One example I played a Gibson SG from 69, and it was heavenly good and highly regret I didn't buy it, I would sell all my guitars to have that one, unfortunately it has been sold in the meantime. Don't underestimate vintage gear, it's worthwhile to have a taste, than you will inderstand how and why they are so valuable these days. Quality control and handwork was supreme in the past. Point is, dare try the stuff. You live only once, when you hear heavenly tone, it sparks your creativity like you are thunderstruck. Once you hear it, it is painful to go back. P.s. some solid states are also heavenly, had plyed a marshall mosfet amd a randall which model I forgot, which I also regret not buying as they had a very unique sound of their own.

@homegrownson Жыл бұрын

I Found Mikes Channel years ago little after I found Yours, He & I shared talks , emails, photos of guitars and some of my builds and Life and he will be missed but recalled fondly

@MarkTurner-vs7uc Жыл бұрын

Great to see a video again. This is a good one as well.

@dorfsteen Жыл бұрын

Geez brad I was worried about you for a minute.😎 very nice to see you back, bro God bless you I hope everything is good.

@nevillegoddard4966 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting video Brad! Some amazing equipment there ay? I was mesmerised by that 'skeletal' guitar with the carved serpents down each side - What a work of art! Nice haul of amps n stuff you picked up too! I just know I'm in for some really interesting videos from the Guitologist real soon champ!

@howltrigger7713 Жыл бұрын

great trip and nice amps, in france we don't have such convention, I'd love to be there. Thanks a lot for shooting and sharing this. Peace. p.j

@johnjames1813 Жыл бұрын

Great stuff!! Thanks Brad.

@timcorbridge6772 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing. Drooling from start to finish of episode 1 to 2.. Some amazing kit and some cool dudes who know their stuff as well! You got a new subscriber man. Awesome, wish we had access to gear like that over in Europe. Greetings!

@TheGuitologist Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel, Tim

@jj-su5gm Ай бұрын

Thanks for your time to show us all the great stuff!

@chrisbohrman8092 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for visiting this show for me! Great to see prices included as I also have some Gibson, Newcomb and Valco stuff in my collection.

@tenlittleindians Жыл бұрын

The dump story is believable to me! We still had large open dumps here in Iowa up until the mid 70's. I used to pedal my bicycle out there to get electrical resistors, transformers and potentiometers and more from old tube TV's and radios. I didn't know what antiques were yet. I bought a uke banjo off a friend of mine and he had found it at a dump! I still got it.

@spikester Жыл бұрын

Some of the best highlights of my youth was going to the town dump & finding some really good salvage electronics, some days were jackpots.

@sirfultonbishop Жыл бұрын

Right! Several times I brought back more than I dropped off!

@jwjeffrey Жыл бұрын

It's nice to see you came home with some things. I would hate to go to shows and not come home with something. Great channel as always!

@motorhead1971xxx 9 ай бұрын

What a fantastic watch, love what your doing man. Couldn't hit the subscribe button quick enough best wishes from Manchester, UK

@TranceMasterJack Жыл бұрын

Good show man. I enjoyed it!

@54fighting5 Жыл бұрын

I think hanging out at one of these shows with a walking encyclopedia like you Brad, would be time well spent! I would just keep my hands I'm my pockets and my mouth shut, because I'm just a hack player and an electronics (clueless) fan, but hearing you describe all this gear is just fascinating. When I watch all the old videos of the Beatles, Stones, the Who, or really any of the group's I grew up on (as an old boomer) I can't help but wonder what it would be like to see, or play their gear today. I'm a history buff and a rock fan and I bet I'm not the only one that watches you. It's not always about how much the stuff is "worth" 💲💲. Congrats on the haul, I'm looking forward to whatever content you put out relating to your new projects. Thanks for sharing with us.🍺 And I'm sorry about your friend Mike, may his soul rest in peace.🙏🙏

@jasonbates2687 Жыл бұрын

Some of the best no BS content on you tube.

@TheGuitologist Жыл бұрын

I do try. ;)

@terrydavis9931 Жыл бұрын

Hi Brad, This series on the Guitar Show is fantastic. I am from England and we don't have anything like this here. Please go to more shows and record them for us. I am a long time subscriber to your channel, keep it up Brad and i love your honesty and passion that your channel exudes.

@uv77mc85 Жыл бұрын

We actually do have something like this every 3 months.

@edwardjons8684 7 ай бұрын

@@uv77mc85We really don’t. I’ve been to plenty of guitar shows in the UK and they don’t have anything like this in terms of the range and depth of vintage gear.

@uv77mc85 7 ай бұрын

@@edwardjons8684 We do. Search Gardiner Houlgate

@kurtweiand7086 7 ай бұрын

That was a fun ride, thanks for letting me tag along. Really enjoyed the Bass players jamm. My favorite amp was the stereo Gibson!

@StillLivinginthewoods Жыл бұрын

It took a few days to get through both of these videos, but wow. Good stuff. That custom Marshall head from the thumbnail is insane. I have a couple of old pieces of really well figured curly maple, that I've been considering using to make a custom amp head cabinet,.. and seeing that one is lighting a fire under my ass. It may have made you uncomfortable, but I think it's great to see you getting the celebrity treatment,.. you've put in the work, enjoy it, my man.

@TheGuitologist Жыл бұрын

It’s amazing

@LordBransty 7 ай бұрын

So sad to hear about Mike the China Guitar Sceptic. Watched his channel for a long time. Really informative and I appreciated his work. Had no idea he was ill. Hearing of his passing has just floored me. RIP Mike. You were a class act. Gone way too early!

@paulwaldrop Жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks for the "Guys Building Guitars" shoutout. Great bunch of guys. I've been part of the club for around 7 years, and it's a wealth of knowledge with all the experience. Highly encourage people to seek out local guilds, like this one, and get to building. :D

@Louis_Velliotes Жыл бұрын

Nice tribute to your bro man. Dug the vid and your haul. I had one of those Epiphone Valve Juniors back when they came out, pretty cool, and a good deal on those amps! I was curious as to the "Stop buying guitar amps" in the title, had to stay to the end to get it, well done! That Mary Kaye was one of, if not THE most beautiful guitar I have ever seen.

@stratman1021 Жыл бұрын

I had to wear a bib watching this video. It was soaked by the time the video ended. Great video and info.

@matthewf1979 Жыл бұрын

That's a solid haul, Brad! I would have jumped on that Plush and Lectrolab in a heartbeat at those prices. Those Plush amps are basically a Twin Reverb if I recall. At the time they were manufactured, they're probably a better amp than a Twin.

@embreesmith7613 10 ай бұрын

Plush !!! Made in Soyosset My on the 1970s A ripp off design of Fender

@ricksalt6860 Жыл бұрын

Excellent Brad , I enjoyed this one 👍

@mns8732 7 ай бұрын

What a great show, thank you for uploading it.

@1961Humbucker1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this with us Brad! I would love to attend one of these big guitar conventions one of these days, doubt that I'll ever get the chance but at least I can sort of get the experience through your videos.

@pauldavis6356 Жыл бұрын

My mouth waters at all this gear in one place - but my heart strops at the prices! I know you say the prices are negotiable but I can't see the sellers coming down very far from the tagged price. Great video non the less. Thanks for your long drive and efforts.

@fongy200 7 ай бұрын

I'm a member of my local lodge, we do a lot of charity work. It's a club and it has it's ways but despite what folk say about the Freemasons, there is a lot of good work done. What a Guitar show. I went to one in Liverpool yesterday, it was tiny in comparison and expensive. Was looking for a Parlor sized Acoustic. I picked up a 1966 Eko Colorado, really pleased with it and i can string it LH. Thanks Brad for a wonderful run through. Exellent content.

@rocinblues Жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks for sharing, Cheers!

@midlifemotox Жыл бұрын

Lab series L5 is an underrated amp. They respond like tube amps, and they were built in the 70's. Way ahead of their time.

@Patrick-857 5 ай бұрын

Ty Tabor of Kings X used one during the Gretchen era. Probably the most unique guitar tone I know of.

@midlifemotox 5 ай бұрын

I ran a rental company in Los Angeles years ago. I always knew when BB King was in town. @@Patrick-857

@rjo8500 Жыл бұрын

I agree that the Vibrolux Reverb is Fender’s best design. Portable, enough power and two 10” speakers which are sublime sounding with a Strat.

@heftosprod Жыл бұрын

Or nearly anything else.. except for pedal steel.

@fanoboss Жыл бұрын

thanks for the guitar show video B-Rad

@andrewc9762 Жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see the Epi Valve Jr mod video! I have that exact head and cab and have been wanting to do something different with it.

@dougmorisoli6482 Жыл бұрын

Nice to see you back and thanks for capturing the show. I used to enjoy going to Philly show 20 or so years before internet sales and the shows had better turnout and wider inventory. Now it’s extremes high-end or lower priced volume stuff. Online has hollowed out everything else. Not worth the fees and effort to haul around, pack and unpack anymore. Tip from an event photographer… slow down your transitions and panning. The photographer eye processes live much differently than what the viewer sees. Regardless, thanks for capturing your visit there. 😄

@jonjones655 Жыл бұрын

I don't care what Fender amp you have.....It's great!

@nathanmoak1515 Жыл бұрын

thanks for the tour! lots of great stuff, but nothing in my price range. my first bass amp was a carvin i bought brand new from the factory for $150 in 1967!

@kevinhuber8723 Жыл бұрын

Interesting. I am just learning about amps and this was pretty cool to watch. Thanks!

@bluestarr1569 7 ай бұрын

Hey Brad, nice video. I attended the festival, and bought a vintage tube amp there... the little shoebox amp when you were talking about the two White amps at Michael's Tube Amps (38:22) it was the little amp between them. It looks like a Premier, in fact I had a guy stop me as I was heading out with it trying to buy it from me as a Premier (NO SALE). It's a great harp amp, and Michael was a fantastic guy to deal with.

@imeqsmd Жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing us the good stuff here buddy 👍

@davidclark3603 6 ай бұрын

I'd have lovec to have gone there! That was absolutely brilliant that video. I have watched it several times!

@TonePriest Жыл бұрын

Cool scores. Gonna be a fun summer.

@JuddLofthouse Жыл бұрын

I’ve really enjoyed these videos 👌👌

@Deebz270 7 ай бұрын

1:02:30 LOVE the bass duet...! Great bit of bassic noodling.

@reptalien_music Жыл бұрын

Nice video man, thanks.

@BlueTarp Жыл бұрын

That bass jam! thanx mang. Peace

@Neosuburban Жыл бұрын

I actually own a Jimmy Wallace guitar. It's a resto mod of an old German Tausch from the 60s that has been refretted, all new electronics, pickups, tuners, frets and topped off with a sweet Goldo tremolo. Not cheap by any stretch but really nice stuff.

@jasonlee8497 Жыл бұрын

That was nice….I enjoyed that

@fishingfreak9734 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this, please go to more shows, I couldn't stop watching, rewinding and watching some parts a few times over. I'm definitely going to order some Coin Guitar Picks. I've never tried a metal pick, just plastic, I'm mainly a finger picker but I am a coin collector!!! I'd heard back in the day that Billy Gibbons used a Mexican quarter for a pick on some songs.

@TheGuitologist Жыл бұрын

Get used to using one and you won’t want to go back.

@JonathanRZeko 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your generosity in sharing this event. The guitars seems to be unique in that many of its players search for the Holy Grail of sound, etc.. by spending more time looking for gear, rather than working on musical technique on whatever gear they have. There are some classic models out there by famous manufacturers during a certain periods of time, but the truth is most guitarists do not have the technique to make, for example, a classic Martin or Gibson acoustic “sing.“ The same thing is true with electric guitars. It is a special skill to be able to drive an amplifier from an electric guitar to make a luscious and consistent tone; In my experience, it is a rare person that can plug a 1950s Gibson burst directly into a classic Marshall and obtain an extended and pleasing tone. Whatever the budget, purchasing the holy Grail guitar and amp combination will not transform the player into Duane Allman or Dicky Betts. In the interest of full disclosure, I must admit that I have spent a disproportionate amount of time in the past "gear chasing” at the expense of playing music. Now, I separate “gear chasing“ from “making music" to emphasize the latter above the former. My economics professor used to say that a fundamental rule of economics is that “there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch." There has never been a better time to be a guitarist in terms of obtaining wonderful equipment at a reasonable price. The GUITARS that are reproduced by boutique makers are far superior to pre-war models of Gibson and Martin, and the modern instruments have corrected structural and tuning problems that cannot be fixed in the older models. A person would be far better served in spending approximately $7000 on a Collings then trying to go back into history and chase a dream. My advice to myself. If I could turn on the time transporter drama would be spend as much of time as you can developing your technique so that you are able to discern the differences in Music equipment. A fabulous amplifier cannot "rescue" a mediocre guitar; to the contrary, such an amp simply amplifies the problems with the guitar. I have had the experience, however, that plugging one of my excellent electric guitars into a superior amp blew me away. There is another important genre distinction. Most of the energy directed towards guitar equipment is in the rock genre. Jazz guitarist, for example, depend upon a fairly neutral quality amplifier to amplify the signal of an excellent guitar.

@DerredmaxTRIAX 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Brad very interesting!!

@stevenconrady1990 Жыл бұрын

Nice to see that you stopped by the Guitar house of Tulsa booth. I remember when I was a kid I used to take lessons there. (Of course it was before they became known for their vintage gear.

@dorfsteen Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry bud, I hope his next adventure is good. I'm sure he'll be keeping an eye on everybody from heaven.

@drippinglass Жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking me to the show Brad! It seems like a lot of stuff has gone up at least 50% since January 2021. I wonder what changed around then? 🤔😁

@chopperdeath Жыл бұрын

Thanks Joe.

@thomasmleahy6218 4 ай бұрын

The zombie apocalypse maybe??

@terrybilbrey3377 Жыл бұрын

The Lab Series L5 , I bought mine new in ‘79 on layaway for around $550. I can remember paying weekly for about 2 months. I only made $3.50 /hr. At the time it was called the “twin killer” and plenty of local bands in the D/FW area were using them (smokin’ Joe Kubeck, Point Blank/ Kim Davis & Rusty Burns) One of the best solid state amps made. The on board compressor was a cool feature that was ahead of its time. Still got it….ah the memories. Riley B King used them for a long time as did Ty Tabor back in the day. Nice find…hope to see ya do a video on it in the future.

@scottdahlberg4890 Жыл бұрын

That Ampeg is nuts, has that blues tone down pat. Just needs a touch of over drive and right up my alley.

@philsinclair Жыл бұрын

Throughly enjoyable video! When you stick to guitars, amps, music and restoration. This is where your channel shines! 👍

@gamjammallota78 Жыл бұрын

LOL. Some of those prices are unreal. You say it's just a starting point on some of them and one should not get offended by that. Unless it was THE piece of gear/guitar I wanted, it's almost an automatic "No Dice". And yes, it does actually offend me and my intelligence as a longtime player. Newbies beware. Loved the show though.!! Oddball Ampeg Rocks.!! Best on/off almost square wave tremolo circuit ever. Get the schematic.!!

@cedarbay3994 Жыл бұрын

Lowballing is never cool.

@billyperry3059 Жыл бұрын

@@cedarbay3994 It is if you leave some breathing room in your pant leg.

@cubistone Жыл бұрын

Bought a JV strat from Guitar House of Tulsa a couple of years ago. Had it dialed in to my specs and it turned out to be my own blackie as time went by.

@lindseytackett3098 Жыл бұрын

I should have kept the brown face Princeton and the SG melody maker that I got in the early 70s for about 200 dollars total. Who knew?

@TheGuitologist Жыл бұрын

Yep. As an investment, they probably outperformed everything but real estate and Apple stock.

@mohamedtlass3842 Жыл бұрын

@@TheGuitologist but you can avoid taxes on them unlike those others!

@floydburney6060 Жыл бұрын

.....Major Score!!.... Lab-L5 !! I bought mine in 81 & I still have it. I used it with a Marshall Mk2 using a Yamaha analog delay for stereo imaging & a Maestro-Echoplex tape echo. Those Labs were a great blend for a Marshall. Did a whole tour of Texas with that amp setup in 1982-83. Later got an L-11 & I like that even better. Ronnie Montrose used a wall of L-11s for his 1978 'Open Fire" tour & later with Gamma. All the amps you bought are great prospects & you didn't pay crazy money for any of it. About the only garbage amp I'm looking for now is a 60s-era Valco (or Supro) the kinda amp you just crank/dime it & go.....

@thecrippledrummer Жыл бұрын

I recall seeing quite a few 70s silverburst LPs in shops in the late 80s-early 90s for cheap, because nobody wanted that finish!

@TheJudy79 7 ай бұрын

Never stop buying tube amps

@sirfultonbishop Жыл бұрын

Years ago I did some fill-in work with blues man Michael Burks (RIP) who played several old Gibson Flying Vs thru an L5. It was loud but it was the most badass guitar sound I’ve ever heard! I think he had EVs in it.

@grberendzenproductions312 Жыл бұрын

Really sorry to here about Mike. I knew he had ALS, but didn't know it had progressed that far yet. I really want to see the Newcombe resto vid. I wish I'd gone, but I don't think I'd have gotten Guitologist deals. I've been looking for a non-working tube amp at a reasonable price to restore. I've only fixed pre-miniturization solid state stuff. Watching you makes me want to spread my wings.

@TheGuitologist Жыл бұрын

Go for it! Only live once, man.

@utubehound69 6 ай бұрын

The Bass Jam was Groove'n I see you got a pic w/Derrick St Holmes thats cool.

@terryfromgrandprairi Жыл бұрын

Cool video. Thanks for the kind words and shout out at about 24 minutes in!

@scottdunn2178 Жыл бұрын

Ken Fischer could have told you all about that Ampeg. Happy heavenly birthday Kenny 🎛🔊

@frankricca6173 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting that Bass jam at the 1:01:10 mark - man, that was so good!

@masterofreality230 Жыл бұрын

Man, I need to hit up some more shows, guitar show, gun show, whatever, its a cool way of doing business in my opinion.

@MarlBuggsy 7 ай бұрын

Nice Bass Session, that table top drummer looked like he was having as much fun as the bass players

@dlunsford1980 Жыл бұрын

I owned and restored that exact same Lectrolab. Mine was a blond R700c and also had the tweeter. I didnt care much for the tone controls and ended up converting it to a Fender TB circuit. I would probably had chosen a tweed tone circuit knowing what I know now. I also added a cathode bypass cap to the stage just before the PI that gave it much more gain. They are really cool amps and the history of the company is intriguing if not somewhat mysterious due to lack of documentation. Cheers!

@TheGuitologist Жыл бұрын

I perused the schematic last noght, i can see lots of potential. Did you delete your tweeter?

@dlunsford1980 Жыл бұрын

@@TheGuitologist I left it, although I couldn't tell that it added much to the overall tone.

@mayito714 7 ай бұрын

Nice gear, enjoyed watching it. The really old vintage stuff has got out of the reach of the regular working man. I'm lucky to have been able to purchase several decades back some Fullerton & Corona factory Fenders from the 80's or I wouldn't be able to afford anything but junk today.

@freynedarlus-bm4km 9 ай бұрын

Some of those old heads & cabs make great looking furniture and that video recording was chrystal clear.

@wesleymorris1 Жыл бұрын

Wow the prices on alot of that, omg 😮, crazy i couldn't buy a gumball there.

@Realroyrogers Жыл бұрын

Lucky you, Interstate all the way, a long long way and equally as far back, but it was a great show

@rocknrollresignation93 Жыл бұрын

When you realize there's probably millions of dollars in rare vintage guitars, almost all of which are sitting on cheap folding tables

@TheJackFlash Жыл бұрын

In Arlington TX there was a $13,500 guitar that fell off one of the stands on the tables. Not sure if it was the table or the stand that failed, but everyone in the entire show shed a small tear when in happened. Tragic.

@jasonkirkham550 Жыл бұрын

I was there Friday. Can't believe I missed you.

@Ed-yj8ts 6 ай бұрын

I love the guitar shows. The gear I still use today after 20 years is a strat and a Deluxe reverb obtained at these shows.

@zitherzon2121 Жыл бұрын

11:10 The small guitar is an ES-140 from 1950 which is a 3/4 version of the ES-175. Its body shape and size also inspired the solid body Les Paul which was released a few years later. I have one and am curious what the asking price there was for it.

@mattanderson3067 Жыл бұрын

That fella in the cowboy hat is one handsome SOB!! Hell of a good time, Brad. I can’t remember the last time I laughed that hard, for that long…..eh!

@TheGuitologist Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I bet he scores all the 🐥

@StillLivinginthewoods Жыл бұрын

It's crazy to think back to when you used to see these old tube amps sitting in pawn shops stacked to the ceiling collecting dust. I remember a mid-sized mom-n-pop guitar store in the mid 80s that stopped dealing in tube amps altogether. He said they were too unreliable, and he swore up and down that they were a thing of the past that no one would want anything to do with in a few years. Ha! Not quite.

@mohamedtlass3842 Жыл бұрын

There are still assholes like this today!

@duderdudeedoo1984 Жыл бұрын

I have that Epiphone 1x12 cab and it seems like a really solid build

@apolnicki 7 ай бұрын

Love your videos

@mattbenson2607 11 күн бұрын

Great video, iinteresting gear!

@stu-j Жыл бұрын

I love a good guitar show and doing Birmingham NEC this weekend...I go with the money to buy something but being a lefty it's so hard to find something and the inflated prices just because you see only a small amount! The uk prices are so much higher than what you pay in the USA.

@TheGuitologist Жыл бұрын

Take something to trade.

@patrickwashburn4501 10 ай бұрын

Nice series. I think the first time I went to the Dallas Guitar Show was probably 1983. The amazing thing is booth after booth, row after row of guitars, and nobody is attempting to play “Stairway.” 😅

@Neosuburban Жыл бұрын

Dude I had one of those Electrolux amps. I bought it from my cousin with a Hagstrom I bass in 1972 for $150. It was my first amplifier and like all first amplifiers it continued to disappoint me every time that I used it. But damn, I never thought that I would see one of those again. But what do you expect from a vacuum cleaner company. Thanks for the memories.

@morganbartfield5457 Жыл бұрын

I miss my old 70's 30 watt tube amp, and I couldn't even afford one now. the way prices are being hiked, learning music will only be for the rich in years to come, like it was in victorian times. I remember when festivals were really cheap and the people used to look like mad max movie casts. Now festivals are expensive and the people look like they've come from the stalls at wmbledon. Music should be classless. Fortunately there are still some companies atm, who make decent cheaper instruments and amps.

@TheGuitologist Жыл бұрын

There was stuff here at all price points. I just didn’t focus on the cheaper stuff. I did talk to that guy who wanted to buy a $70 Ibanez electric. And all the stuff I actually shelled out money for was under $250, except the vintage Fender Vibrolux.

@charlesmckinnis2718 Жыл бұрын

I'm 70 years old and was there! I agree; the mid-to-late 60's two piece twin 10"s was the absolutely BEST amp ever put out from fender, @ 35 Watts! The 4 X 10" 60 watt Proreverb is a very close and much LOUDER a close second.

@drivenmad7676 Жыл бұрын

Back in the day i knew a drug dealer that thought he was a rock star. He had matching amps and drums, stage lights and recording studio. All in his house.

@golfrick007 7 ай бұрын

Seeing that Def Leppard record reminded me of when I watched the band on the tour for the on through the night tour.

@SeanKerns Жыл бұрын

That coin pick guy is cool. I met him at a show in Cinci, and bought some of his picks. I actually demoed some of them in one of my pick videos.

@Musicsports 8 ай бұрын

I bought one too. Cool.

@jochemjonker3362 Жыл бұрын

Sorry, for the loss of Chris. The Marshall head from "the building boys" was amazing to design and build quality. But when i look at the asking prices of vintage amps,quite high for sure when i compare them with the 1963 Brownface Super Amp in original,mint and working condition,for €4500.