Jason Isbell shows us his famous “Redeye” 1959 Gibson Les Paul - and puts it through its paces

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  • The multi-Grammy winning guitar superstar invites Guitar.com Live into his rehearsal barn in Nashville to get up close and personal with some of the highlights of his guitar collection including Redeye, his 1959 Gibson Les Paul, and shows us exactly why these guitars have become the iconic bedrock of so many classic records.
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  • @IantaylorCanuck
    @IantaylorCanuck 3 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    Too many of these old treasures being hoarded by collectors and sitting in vaults. Great to see this one out in its natural environment, doing what it was born to do.

    • @ryanboshell6124
      @ryanboshell6124 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So true. I can’t believe Joe Bonamassa has so many.

    • @charlesbolton8471
      @charlesbolton8471 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@ryanboshell6124
      I’m not really a fan of Joe’s music, but I do admire his collection and the fact that he actually uses his collection.

    • @jackphillips341
      @jackphillips341 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I agree. Whether it’s classic cars or vintage guitars, if you trailer these cars to car shows or hang these guitars in a glass case, I get the same enjoyment as the owner because we’re all just standing around looking at them. And I didn’t have to shell out megabucks to purchase them or insure them. Thanks, Jason, for putting it through it’s paces on a regular basis.

    • @ericsessions6637
      @ericsessions6637 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That includes Pearly Gates. When was the last time you saw that one. Not owned by a lawyer or a “collector”. Dude never shows it.

    • @ryangregohara
      @ryangregohara 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      So true. Norman at Normans rare guitars is worse than the Diamond companies in creating a fake market...he has a warehouse of these beautiful instruments.

  • @WillyPDX94
    @WillyPDX94 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I love it when great guitars end up in the hands of great guitar players ... and I bet the guitars do, too

  • @davedeville6540
    @davedeville6540 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    It makes me so happy to see Jason carry the legacy of that guitar with such loving respect. He's a class act.

  • @adam-yk6yd
    @adam-yk6yd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I wish I could give an extra thumbs up for the appearance of Sadler f'n Vaden!

  • @mo6020_
    @mo6020_ 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Fucking hell, that bridge pickup through the marshall is fucking absurdly good.

  • @rdmkeytohwy
    @rdmkeytohwy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    So glad you got this guitar Jason because you can do it justice. The tone is amazing! So many classic sounds off of the records we all grew up on and loved. And you are a great artist, songwriter, and musician in your own right. Brilliant stuff man!

  • @toivonencresto
    @toivonencresto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The magic about ‘Burst (the average that is good, when ‘good’ is fantastic, and the ones that are epic, where you are in the out of this world range) is about being so FULL but with THAT clarity and definition of every harmonics the guitar produces. These guitars sound like... a rainbow.

  • @ebanizalex
    @ebanizalex 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Plays since I’ve been loving
    Me: eyes welting
    Him: yeah I think that’s about right
    My wife: are you crying?
    Me: i think the tone is cutting onions idk

  • @jamesharbin1101
    @jamesharbin1101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    That’s the closest most accurate “Money For Nothing” Intro I’ve heard on TH-cam.

  • @brownsfan7753
    @brownsfan7753 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for sharing this beautiful 59!! So nice to see people actually playing them!!

  • @okaytastic6691
    @okaytastic6691 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Right! Got the vintage 59 burst and 50 watt Marshall in the cart. Anyone have a link to the ability to play like I’ve practiced 8 hours a day for 25 years? I’m ready to pull the trigger on the purchase

  • @dbelew
    @dbelew 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So much fun. You guys made my heart smile today. Thanks.

  • @gingabing
    @gingabing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the vid fellas! Good times.

  • @moose6676
    @moose6676 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a nice guy, a very fortunate one as well thanks for sharing all your memories and information on the 59 👍🏻 it’s gorgeous 👍🏻

  • @brucereed4145
    @brucereed4145 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So glad I stumbled onto this video. Great job, Jason, I really enjoy your playing and how you approach owning this guitar. You and Sadler really bring it!!

  • @user-vr3ly2vd8j
    @user-vr3ly2vd8j 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A couple of great players, very inspiring! Thanks you guys!

  • @ianharris8706
    @ianharris8706 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Only 630 subscribers on Sadler’s channel, the dude is a monster on guitar.....

  • @cliffdykes1171
    @cliffdykes1171 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are doing some great playing on it and thanks for giving us the full show of what a burst should be.

  • @TheSoulseeder
    @TheSoulseeder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So fun !! Informative, inspiring.
    Thanks guys.

  • @jamesmurphy915
    @jamesmurphy915 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Both killer guitar players. Thanks fellas!

  • @donaldrowe8460
    @donaldrowe8460 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    we are all suckers for the old guys and their gear ! Great playin' ! Congrats man !

    • @shaunw9270
      @shaunw9270 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What old guy ??

  • @Finsami71
    @Finsami71 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't play guitar but i love this one. Yes Jason Isbell and DBT are on my top list -ever. 25 envy ppl disliking, nice.

  • @sethlockard9802
    @sethlockard9802 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of the best parts about 2020 with stuff like this

  • @johnpick8336
    @johnpick8336 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great Video Guys ! Thanks

  • @rockhead69
    @rockhead69 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fantastic guitar...an absolute treasure !

  • @jppagetoo
    @jppagetoo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Just look back on the video interviews Ed did at the end of his life. He played the guitar, he shared it, it was something he loved. He wanted it to be played. It couldn't have found it's way somebody who appreciates it more and will use it.

  • @philc4520
    @philc4520 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Holy shit. That guitar/amp combo is a monster!

  • @cliffdykes1171
    @cliffdykes1171 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It has a crisp sound bringing clarity to each individual note when played , and chords tend to blend notes into a slight distortion.

  • @SouthpawSatch
    @SouthpawSatch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That 59 is gorgeous. Awesome tone too

  • @gavinleyfield3195
    @gavinleyfield3195 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I love guitar, it just keeps giving, it’s like they connect you to some higher magic, even if you aren’t even all that good. Just sit down with a beer or a cup of tea and a lose yourself in that shit. x

  • @SuperCrackerjacks
    @SuperCrackerjacks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Homework done by these boys!

  • @richardelson3261
    @richardelson3261 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a great vid. Great that he goes through so many settings. So glad he found a way to get this and give us all a really giddy spin with it. PS So much buzz... My Marshall 50w stack is not a s noisy

  • @Paul_frias
    @Paul_frias 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love guitars and sneakers. Glad to see you rocking the Jordans

  • @brickbreaker8148
    @brickbreaker8148 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well, that certainly is some sick tone...what a sick and twisted fella. Cheers to that!

  • @joekimberlin264
    @joekimberlin264 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    that last little jam was sweet :)

  • @bernardhossmoto
    @bernardhossmoto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Proper playing and tone, guys! Those cranked amps are the real deal.

  • @irmasil3
    @irmasil3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That sounds loud even through my laptop speakers :) Amazing guitar, super interesting instrument, great playing and tone....but my custom shop Les Paul sounds pretty similar...It's still just a guitar (With a HUGE history behind it)...

  • @davidkieltyka9
    @davidkieltyka9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    TomatoTone! Jsson must be a fan of Dan & Mick (That Pedal Show). ☺️

  • @waitaminute7257
    @waitaminute7257 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Weird birthday gigs in the Hamptons" I could only imagine. Tell me more please.

  • @briangmail8826
    @briangmail8826 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks Jason! You have certainly been influenced by some great players!

  • @DANTHETUBEMAN
    @DANTHETUBEMAN 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your guitar jam at the end. Was really good, can hear the tellicaster stratocaster differences loud and clear on lead and rythm

  • @niptodstan
    @niptodstan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When he said about the half cocked wah sound. That’s how Mick Ronson set his sound for Bowie on Ziggy Stardust.

  • @plizzle
    @plizzle ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ah yes, the Tomatotone. My personal favorite. It goes good with everything.

  • @AceBaseKingOfSpace
    @AceBaseKingOfSpace 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was really interesting to hear.

  • @markmaioli4
    @markmaioli4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks Jason, great stuff + a little Big Star
    I remember the first time seeing you with DBT in Denver playing the hell out of a Gretsch! Rock on 🤘

  • @Richard_Lush
    @Richard_Lush 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What an axe👍great player and he’s got a sense of humour to boot.

  • @ryangregohara
    @ryangregohara 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Imagine Jason put out a classic rock album...

    • @samclemmons5373
      @samclemmons5373 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He rocks out in his live shows. I saw him do a long cover of Whpping Post with this guitar.

  • @robertnelson6883
    @robertnelson6883 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ed King would be proud.

  • @garrettjackson5626
    @garrettjackson5626 ปีที่แล้ว

    Does anyone know what brand the blue les paul case in the background is?

  • @reddsshaker3477
    @reddsshaker3477 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    HOW. IT’S. DONE!

  • @gavin4848
    @gavin4848 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Amazing to hear. I think Gibson got the MHS humbuckers very close. How does it feel to put a ding in a guitar that expensive?

  • @adamwatson6916
    @adamwatson6916 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    In all the live versions that exist on video page clearly starts on the neck for the first notes then switches to the middle and then on to the bridge . Also page did not use les Paul's with his supro he used his tele with the supro.

  • @DANTHETUBEMAN
    @DANTHETUBEMAN 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Needed a good room mike, great to see a real Marshall flat out. There are a lot of great reproductions of this model guitar. So many good sounds. Clean boost the neck pickup.

  • @nm202803
    @nm202803 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love the Cincinnati chili reference.

  • @gabrielm.4554
    @gabrielm.4554 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    that Bridge PAF really does have the "3D" thing going on that the cork sniffers talk about

  • @lettheguiltyhang9145
    @lettheguiltyhang9145 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What was the first thing / riff that Sadler played?

    • @TheMrturn1
      @TheMrturn1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Since I've been loving you by Zep.

  • @joshuablore523
    @joshuablore523 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What the hell is jason doing around 30:28? To get that sustain/ebow type ring? Is there a name for this technique?

    • @benjaminwoodrowmusic6070
      @benjaminwoodrowmusic6070 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Its literally just feedback...from the sheer volume of that amp no doubt

    • @joshuablore523
      @joshuablore523 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ahhh that makes more sense haha must be loud as fuck

  • @stealingtomorrowband
    @stealingtomorrowband ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome that he is demoing red-eye playing some Zep!!!

  • @aroe3896
    @aroe3896 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the Fender jam was great

  • @tsj7545
    @tsj7545 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    whats the riff at about 20:40 - i've heard it so often but can't place it

    • @reddsshaker3477
      @reddsshaker3477 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      “American Woman” by The Guess Who.

    • @tsj7545
      @tsj7545 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@reddsshaker3477 thank you!

  • @gerryguitar
    @gerryguitar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Well now.. some sweet sweet tone there

  • @PoppysGuitar
    @PoppysGuitar 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What rig is he playing through.

  • @jasoness
    @jasoness 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice, nice, nice....

  • @pawlowskieddie5039
    @pawlowskieddie5039 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Jimmy page used his telecaster on since I been Loving you & manually adjusted the volume knob

    • @jasonkeaton5140
      @jasonkeaton5140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's what I think

    • @gabrielm.4554
      @gabrielm.4554 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      please cite your sources

    • @gabrielm.4554
      @gabrielm.4554 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you can’t hear that PAF squish on the opening lines, you ain’t got ears

    • @antipsychosoup6709
      @antipsychosoup6709 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      False, Page was way into his recently-acquired 59 Les Paul by the time recording for Led Zeppelin III began, and there's tons of video of him using the LP for live recordings of SIBLY as well. It's LP with vintage PAFs all the way on this.

    • @pawlowskieddie5039
      @pawlowskieddie5039 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@antipsychosoup6709 true he had his 59 by Zep 2 that Joe Walsh gave which he did most of Zep 2 on. Wut he used live has nothing to do with wut he used in the studio.He also used the Tele on the solo to Stairway to Heaven on Zep 4. Itz possible Page had access to a Les Paul with PAF'S but I never heard about it or seen it in a picture which doesn't mean squat anyways but anything's possible

  • @robertsapin5074
    @robertsapin5074 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is the name of the pedal?? Chase?

  • @1974gibsonfrancesco
    @1974gibsonfrancesco 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Depends on the guitar n what Jimmy's feelin. On mine its fun in the middle with the neck on 7, then tweek the bridge into a sweet spot. Fer leed you bump the bridge to 10, then theres the straight bridge position on 10, lil slight boost. But in the middle you get 90% what you need. Infinately fun!! Mines n ol 74

  • @B-leafer
    @B-leafer 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice guitar

  • @1971diegote
    @1971diegote 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💪💪💪💪💪🤘🤘🤘🤘

  • @K-Rock1963
    @K-Rock1963 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    2 things...
    I’ve been pronouncing Isbell wrong for years
    When you top wrap, do you screw the tailpipe all the way down?

  • @JerseyMiller
    @JerseyMiller 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I know it's not polite to ask, but how much did this guitar cost? This video was so satisfying I can't explain it.

    • @EarthAltar
      @EarthAltar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      One left testicle.

    • @butlersaid9419
      @butlersaid9419 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      $400,000 to $500,000

    • @dnews9519
      @dnews9519 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've heard that he got it for 250k but that's just what I've heard I'm not positive

    • @MontyCantsin5
      @MontyCantsin5 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dnews9519: Probably about right.

  • @johnmirabile3535
    @johnmirabile3535 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the best ive heard, but if you listen close, it sounds very different to your normal 59....The PAFS, have a completely distinct tone...And while im writing this, his friend said the same thing...It doesnt sound like PAFS to me, i know they are but something is different..

  • @NitroModelsAndComics
    @NitroModelsAndComics 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My 50 watt Marshall will tear your head off. As we all know, 100 watt Marshalls are near impossible to be next to. But this is known. great fiddle right there.

    • @05645ci
      @05645ci 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      my 20 watt silver jubilee will run you off too; I think he didn't tell us that guitar volume is on 3

    • @NitroModelsAndComics
      @NitroModelsAndComics 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@05645ci No doubt. or a power soak off camera perhaps. I fired my 50 watt JCM last night and it is still quite brutal. Made even more so by a recent re-cap and slight mod that makes it a touch darker.

    • @mattthrun-nowicki8641
      @mattthrun-nowicki8641 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh yeah? Well, my 50 watt Hiwatt will tear your Marshall's head off!

    • @NitroModelsAndComics
      @NitroModelsAndComics 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mattthrun-nowicki8641 I imagine it could, those things are like little nuclear bombs with speaker outs.

    • @milesgentry2561
      @milesgentry2561 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@NitroModelsAndComics 🤣👍 best comment ever!

  • @super63strat
    @super63strat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Played the strat but that guitar was still stolen when I rented one of Ed's house

  • @DenielEdwards
    @DenielEdwards ปีที่แล้ว

    I HAVE LES PAULS FROM EVERY DECADE THEY ALL SOUND GREAT NOT ONE SOUNDS BETTER THAN THE OTHER,YOU DON'T NEED A VINTAGE INSTRUMENT TO SOUND GOOD, 4030-23

  • @davidjonkassan
    @davidjonkassan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sadler's pinky!!

  • @bierce85
    @bierce85 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No way in hell the SIBLY intro is in the middle position

  • @HiHello-ku1fl
    @HiHello-ku1fl 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sounds great but reminds me of when I use my Marshall with a hotplate but have it turned up a little too much into full on saturation or with the bass turned up too much. I don't know maybe they jumpered the channels? I know it can sound better but still pretty damn cool. Love Redeye. Great players for sure and nice guys. I enjoyed it fella's. Not complaining just saying I have heard that sound before.

  • @4tinfaces
    @4tinfaces ปีที่แล้ว

    Chicago music exchange-Carter’s emerald city in Seattle

  • @adamwatson6916
    @adamwatson6916 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Flipping the pickup around does nothing to alter phase . Peter greens guitar was out of phase becuase the magnet got installed wrong after one of the coils had to be rewind and was rewound with formvar wire so it had one coil with plain enamel wire and one coil with formvar wire and the magnet fipped . Flipping the pickup alone does nothing to alter phase and installing the cover wrong does nothing to alter phase either .

    • @erics7712
      @erics7712 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I heard that it was accidentally reverse wound.

  • @mbankslje0nk
    @mbankslje0nk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ed King's guitar!

  • @ianharris8706
    @ianharris8706 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Neck position for sure!

  • @malcolmadams2105
    @malcolmadams2105 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jimmy can we get a verification?!” Neck?? Or middle position?? Or not indeed a Les Paul at all??? 😮

  • @paulsharkey6576
    @paulsharkey6576 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Tele sounds better than the 59

  • @rjlong89
    @rjlong89 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One lucky s.o.b.

  • @marklaesch6273
    @marklaesch6273 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So this entire demo was going through a pedal, if so , why? I would love to hear the instrument cleanly no pedals.

  • @malcolmadams2105
    @malcolmadams2105 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Peter greens guitar tone is..

  • @ClaudioMartella
    @ClaudioMartella 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't get why the Imperial is on the stage, and zoomed in, I'd they don't play it

  • @briantwiss9078
    @briantwiss9078 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just noticed his strap has a little red eye on it too.

  • @Bixll09
    @Bixll09 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Should be called the Ed King redeye. JMO.

  • @matthewmcdonald4222
    @matthewmcdonald4222 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As soon as you put on the mask, I was out of there! I thought the guitar was too much until I seen that.

  • @WhiteManXRP
    @WhiteManXRP 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Reminds me of Porter Wagner for some reason

  • @Delmarevans
    @Delmarevans 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great playing Jason. But you lost me at a pedal demo. I wish you would have just went straight into the 50 watt and let us hear the guitar and the tone created by your playing!

  • @teleplusdeluxe
    @teleplusdeluxe 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pretty, pretty, pretty......good

  • @gregorytalbott8551
    @gregorytalbott8551 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Jason has entered middle age and it's charming lol

  • @BladeDoomer86
    @BladeDoomer86 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great guitar, but thats a lot of hiss lol 50w tube cranked is nuts

  • @ronfrey6639
    @ronfrey6639 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a 50 Ultra phonic Dumble for sale in case you want another one Jason im in Texas holla....

  • @These_go_to_eleven_1959
    @These_go_to_eleven_1959 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    For anyone that cares Ed King Really liked WIZZ pick ups Because he felt they were closest to the old PAF👍 Pretty confident he would know😂

  • @pappyodanial
    @pappyodanial 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That crazy hollow woody bite saw tooth thing... yeah, no new Gibson does that. My 8.8 lb prehistoric reissue flame top is the closest with the Shaws but, no purple wire doesn't have that smoothness that real PAF's have. Still close than any boutique like trobak arcane doyles so many more can't name them all but, it's the light old dry wood and the right pickup design. Gibson's custombucker 3's and the dense wood makes them all sound dead.

  • @sickb2200
    @sickb2200 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You mean all I have to do is play a few weird gigs and parties to own a Burst? I, uh...I deen know dat.

  • @tonyshoe3131
    @tonyshoe3131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what happen to the rubber gloves? are they super spreaders?