Those were very resonably priced for what they were, way out of my price range, but way cheaper than a custom shop strat or gibson. And that was REAL artistry/lutherie work and everything mas machine tooled.. crazy. That first blue aluminum guitar was awesome ! I would def rock that thing
This is a glaring example of why I despise shows and guitar shops. I’m 63, been a serious guitar player for 54 years. Why do I absolutely hate this stuff? IM LEFT-HANDED.
As a 21 year old lefty playing for six years I can feel myself becoming bitter and jaded transforming into you and it’s entirely justified 10% of people are lefty’s yet it feels like less then 1% of guitars are left handed
Exactly. That’s what is being totally forgotten…. Guitars are meant to be played. It’s like those idiots who collect cars, but keep them cement sealed in an underground garage 😂 Cars are meant to be driven, and guitars are meant to be played.
@@DannyG-cv8so "Meant to be" is antiquated thinking. Vintage guitars transcended "meant to be played" just like a 1957 Chevy Bel-Air has transcended "meant to be driven." The nostalgia from the culture and time it was made has given them an appeal that a new guitar(or reissue) can never have. These are pieces of history. They have an antique quality. People are nostalgic, and that is its own point of commerce.
Gordon might be one of the most interesting old cats I have seen interviewed. You can just tell he wants to talk about his creations all afternnon and you are making his day interviewing him Mr. Guitarologist.🎸
Really having fun with this long video from the show... These old guys that hold all the passion like that Gordon I could talk to all afternoon. Awesome old dude to interview.
I don't see anyone buying these guitars and amps. Most tables have no people looking at the guitars. Who can afford these insane prices??? I mean - 3700 for a 1979 Strat????
@@kcsvantasticvoyages9729 1979 Strats were decent instruments, they are collectable as entry point into vintage, but no one in their right mind pays $3700 for them. $2000 is about a fair price for a 1979 in good condition.
So, the economy sucks, most of us can barely pay rent and bills, some folks have no money and guitar prices are soaring to record levels? Just stop buying.
The information here is opposite the truth. NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO BUY A USED GIBSON OR FENDER. The market has been flooded with guitars for more than five years. $1200 to $1500 can get you a sweet instrument! Take care!
Well, I cant comment on Gibson, I am not a Gibson guy and I dont know enogh about them. As for Fender, I can tel you anything you want to know, particularly about the Offsets. Guitologist's information, for me, is applicable, and reliable...wich makes him credible. I think currently the time is not right to be purchasing used Fenders. But than again, I wouldnt be purchasing a new Fender, either. Thank you for your input though.
Enjoyed this tour through part of the Guitar Fest -- you saved my feet, my back, and my wallet! Also, I dig it when you add history and context to the more unusual amps and guitars you see, and making a brief stop with an eccentric builder/artist was a good idea too.
@@TheGuitologist I agree Brad (by the way thanks for responding ) but to be honest I haven’t been able to afford a “name brand “ guitar for many years. Now in my time I’ve owned a 65’ gold top , a 73’ tobacco sunburst Custom LP. (Jazz special with a very flat neck ) a Takamine GZ 300 electric. (Not a semi-acoustic but solid body ) and a Jackson acoustic. Several ovations (one was an Adonis ) an early 12 string , and now I use a cs257 Artist series ovation. (Still a cheapy) an 90’s ESP/LTD ec400vf , a 90’s Epi custom shop LP (it was white ,now cream ) and a 90’s Peavey Predator series 2 . But I’m sure I’ve missed out. But I paid $350 for the gold top in the early 80’s , and $200 for the sunburst . Kicking myself now for ever selling them.
Time is nearly up on the everything market. Wages have increased 840% since 1970 while property values have increased more than 1,800%. This is not sustainable and will lead to an economic implosion.
Thanks for taking me along! I actually seen my guitar. Remember the Gibson clock? Then you showed a 69 gold Deluxe Paul? I was able to zoom in on the headstock and check out the Gibson logo! This confirms that mine is indeed a 69 because the letters are the same!
This is why I stick to what I have and it's not a lot. Less than 10 axes including a bass. All "players" with great character and sustain and all have a story. That approach works for a lot of legendary players. They're not all "collectors".
They say that the one thats not content with what he has, will never be content with what he wants. Its bottomless barel and I learned that the hard way!
@@melexdy I still lose sleep over a few that I couldn't afford at the time. A Don Felder LP, a '74 Tele Custom and a '65 Strat going for over 10 k. I'll never forget playing those in the store.
@@Viper_75th_RR I think it is. Development and technology has improved guitars. I love vintage guitars but something like a Yamaha Pacifica will play as well if not better.
Synergy modular amps are a solution for me. The initial investment into head is not that cheap but you can buy the preamps for 400€ afterwards as you wish. You can also buy older Randall RM series amps and do a MIDI board mod at Jaded Faith in USA or Yuneo in EU so that you can use new Synergy dual channel preamps along with old RM single channel preamps.
33:21 THAT IS A factory blemish, they used to cut them in half right there, then workers would trash pick them, take them home andd glue em up. These are some what rare and all will be one of a kind, obviously. They're actually pretty rad guitars as long as they were glued up right
Even 10 years ago you could get a blackface vibro champ for like $700-800. I almost bought one but when I plugged into it didn’t work properly and I quietly walked away.
Paid $50 in 1978 for a tweed Princeton in MINT condition. still got it too. In 1991 paid $100 for a blackface Deluxe. still got that one too. Lots of others have gotten away, unfortunately.
It’s the same stuff that has been going show to show for years. The equipment is moving between the peddlers because customers aren’t buying them. Modern technology makes those amps irrelevant, especially at those idiotic prices.
Most pros use the real stuff, they arent giving up their tube amps anytime soon. Prices arent idiotic when your buying an amp that will outlast you. Your ‘modern technolgy’ amp will wind up parted out or in a landfill
The only thing you've said that is correct is those crazy high prices. No disrespect meant, but you've got an awful lot to learn. Take your modern amp to any reputable amp tech, and learn how the vast majority of modern factory amps are loaded with cheap, junk components that WILL FAIL. Even the new modern Fender's & Marshall's have cheap components. NO new factory amp has the beefed up, high quality, over-spec'd factory installed components like the old vintage tube amps do. The only exceptions are those newer amps designed by living legends like Dave Friedman. There's a handful of those cats who are still building them right, but they are also pricey for a reason: you get what you pay for. I'm not saying the crazy high prices for older high quality vintage amps are worth those numbers, but absolutely NOTHING from a new factory amp standpoint with "modern technology" makes those old vintage amps "irrelevant". ........and they never will. We live in a digital age where all of those cheap components found in "modern technology" amps are stamped out of cheap materials like a cookie factory, from places like China. And they WILL become obsolete. Rack mount gear that became all the rage in the 90's for example, are now worth next to nothing ( with very few exceptions ) and were made obsolete when the next, newer model came out only a year or so later.......and that kept repeating itself. You could say you see a pink unicorn every morning in your backyard........but that doesn't make it true.
@@howabouthetruth2157 Nonetheless.... I have a basement full of really nice old vintage tube amps. And I love them and won't sell them. I used them a lot back when I was a gigging musician, 20-50 years ago. and they all still work and sound good. But nowadays they sit in my basement unused, because I won't sell them. And what I do play thru are "cheap," small, Chinese made solid state combo amps and lots of pedals. I'm not into digital modelling stuff - the stuff I use is all analog (aside from tuners and delays, etc.). I love it, and it gives me more versatility than my "vintage" stuff. I am however an electronics geek, and virtually all of my stuff - old and new alike - have been "tweaked" to sound the way I want. Almost none of it is still how it left the factory. I will say this though - the old stuff is SO MUCH easier to work on! But at 70, I've had my fill of lugging around amps with huge heavy transformers.
@@kylezakk Saying "you tried a Fender tube amp & it sucked compared to your Boss Katana" is like saying you once tried eating at a restaurant and it sucked compared to your mother's cooking. You honestly believe that single Fender tube amp "represents all tube amps" ........ESPECIALLY killer vintage tube amps? Just because "it's a tube amp" doesn't mean "it's a great tube amp". I wanna know something: how old are you anyway? Serious question.
Some great stuff . Those Branch guitars were incredible . I'm putting my vintage 1982 JCM 800 on the market this week . Hate to see it go but times are tough .
Branch Guitars airfoil model looks pretty awesome! Just curious if the intonation was good… didn’t see a way to adjust it though… but those aluminum models were all awesome!
I do all (or most all) the wiring harnesses on those Jimmy Wallace branded guitars and send them to the fella that builds them. The builder is one of the nicest guys ever.
Awesome video Brad! This deserves a huge number of views. That dude with those crazy custom builds was amazing! His builds based on some odd inspiration were wild and his craftsmanship were impeccable!. An example of American craftsmanship. It goes to show that American ingenuity and craftsmanship are not dead, they have been crushed by the huge corporations but they are out there if you look. I wish him success, he deserves it.
I was there! found a nice 63 refin strat. on Sunday! the last day is deal day for us common folk. Dealers scoop up a lot on thursday dealers only day! thanks for the vid.
Brad I have to say, this is only the first time I've seen your show, but you have a way with people. You really know how to communicate and appreciate sincerity for vintage cool equipment. It was nice of you interview that gentleman from branch guitars. God bless you brah. ,🙏🕊️❤️
@@TheGuitologist Dear Brad, one thing I was curious about, I thought you mentioned you bought a fairly new Les Paul Standard. I didn't know if you had said if it was a 50 or 60 Standard. But I think you said you were going to trade it. I'm just curious, why did you trade your Strat for the Les Paul and why do you want to get rid of the Les Paul? Are you unhappy with it? For what it's worth, I completely agree with you as far as the market being way oversaturated. I don't know who's buying all those guitars unless it's just people who have money to throw away. To my knowledge, very few guitars go up in value after you purchase them. As you said they have to be extremely limited and in high demand. Guitars are like any other collectible, you have to buy what you love and not for investment sake.
This reminds me of gong to train shows. The same vendors unpack the same trains on the same tables. All the stuff is priced insanely and very little of it sells. They pack the stuff up and take it home and do the same thing next year. If you try to haggle or God forbid point out what stuff sells for online some old timer will pull out a Greenberg price guide from the 90's claiming it says his prices are all amazing deals. If they aren't buried with the stash maybe I can work a deal with their kids after they have passed on.
@@theofficialdiamondlou2418 I'm actually surprised Dave is still alive. Criminally underrated band even morso, Dave himself. Not too many Lead guitar player/ Singers in "hair metal" to begin with, let alone a monster like Dave...
Brad. My step daughter showed me the first installment of a found footagey style movie/series made by a guy who says he’s from Lexington, I know yours from Louisville, but he reminded me a lot of you. Kind of looked liked you and sounded like you. Could have been your brother. Just thought you want to look him up. The movie was called the Blackwell Ghost. Good night sir!
Love these vids , AWESOME to see the Jimmy Page Supro , I never knew that's what he recorded 1 and 2 with. What amp did he use after that in the studio?
@@theofficialdiamondlou2418 Yea...it's poetry the way he works that theremin....haha...On stage he was mostly using Marshall Plexi's I think , but when it comes to the studio recordings he was always very guarded on what amps and pedals he used. Maybe he is more open about it these days , but I'd love to know.
@@justice100forwin2 Well I have a friend who knows him. But I haven’t talked to her in a year or two. I’ll send her a mssg and see if she can find out. But don’t hold your breath. Last I heard she moved from London to L.A. , so she may not talk to him much anymore.
The prices on so many of the vintage guitars are just stupid. Anyone who pays 3K plus for a 70’s SG is nuts. There must be a network of dealers and collectors who circulate this stuff. There’s no way regular people are buying these guitars.
Some really cool stuff there mate 🤟Some crazy prices (and I thought some of the online classified ads down here were nuts) In a smaller market here we see New prices can be high, but Used older and not Fender, Gibson or Vintage Japanese, there are a lot of good finds. Those Branch guitars were very cool hope he's protected his designs cause I can see overseas manufacturers ......... hmmm. He needs a big artist playing em to get ahead of the race. It'll make his US made ones worth more and the copies will potentially drive demand, hmm sorry, thinking out loud. All the best brother 👍✌😎
33:46 - 56; A Green Les PAUL for $3,765. Nice and I noticed was the only Green guitar there. Green is my favorite color and I have a Heritage (original Gibsons) semi hollow in green, paid forty one hundred dollars and you just can't get that color anymore from Heritage. Luv the mean Green!
@@APMTenantsSay what you will about gibson and fender, but that's what sells and it's a safer bet than the imports if you're the type who often ends up reselling
@@maidenthe80sla i'm of two minds about this...the prices are obviously out of hand, but "vintage mojo" really is a thing, you just gotta wade through a sea of overpriced junk guitars with sloppy neck pockets and misaligned bridges to find the gems
@@APMTenants I wasn't argueing or calling you out at all, just making a general statement...folks like to bash gibson and fender, but that don't stop them from charging crazy amounts of money for them
I love the heavy metal guitar designs but I just can’t figure out how to play and I’m 56 now so to late to learn! I also like 50’s and 1960’s guitars and amps!
Thanks for the tour, Brad very enjoyable, but how crazy can the prices get?Guess I should have bought that Trini Lopez for $250 back in '71, among others that got away. Glad you like Mountain, my first concert, Winterland, 72 (ears were never the same). Mick Ralphs ,of Mott the Hoople and Bad Co. fame, was another one who favored L.P. Juniors.
No kidding Mr. Guitarologist the Fender and Gibson Custom shops have soared into nonsense levels. I am not very educated on the vinatge prices like you are, but I do pay attention to the new ones and the prices are inflated a couple to three and four grand on both Fender Custom Shops were 3 grand now 5 grand plus. Gibson we are into the 9 grand and 8 grand area without even a blink. Its crazy records levels inflated prices. I do like the long video. I will watch it several times. Fall asleep and dream to it even. Can't wait to see what you bring home.
I’ve got one of those tube echoplexes… I blew the dang thing up years ago, and it’s been under my bed ever since. I should try to get that thing fixed!
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It's a wonder the E and A strings don't pop the end of that nut off at 28:10
Hey, Hi from Germany. If you ever come across an original 66 Fender Telecaster neck pickup in great condition...drop me a line.....
4K is nice. The guitar market is a buyer's market. Sorry, NO SALE.
@@TeddyRayThomas what do you mean by sorry no sale?
Really thankful you hung out a little at Branch Guitars! That was some really interesting work that boy was doing!! Thanks, Brad!!
Those were very resonably priced for what they were, way out of my price range, but way cheaper than a custom shop strat or gibson. And that was REAL artistry/lutherie work and everything mas machine tooled.. crazy. That first blue aluminum guitar was awesome ! I would def rock that thing
Very creative stuff. I especially loved the pick/stash hiding option 😂
This is a glaring example of why I despise shows and guitar shops.
I’m 63, been a serious guitar player for 54 years.
Why do I absolutely hate this stuff?
IM LEFT-HANDED.
I must have the ticket then. I am left handed but play right handed guitar.
I think I could afford to be left handed
@@HRHPOW Same here. Using your main dextrous hand for the chord shapes works just fine.
As a 21 year old lefty playing for six years I can feel myself becoming bitter and jaded transforming into you and it’s entirely justified 10% of people are lefty’s yet it feels like less then 1% of guitars are left handed
I've got a left-handed tube screamer from 1982.
Interested?
Collecting isn't fun. It's work.
We need to play guitar.
Collecting vintage is an excellent investment that you get to enjoy playing. Win win
Exactly. That’s what is being totally forgotten…. Guitars are meant to be played. It’s like those idiots who collect cars, but keep them cement sealed in an underground garage 😂 Cars are meant to be driven, and guitars are meant to be played.
Indeed. If you aren't gonna play it, then all it is. is nice art to hang on the wall. And often insanely expensive!
@@DannyG-cv8so "Meant to be" is antiquated thinking. Vintage guitars transcended "meant to be played" just like a 1957 Chevy Bel-Air has transcended "meant to be driven." The nostalgia from the culture and time it was made has given them an appeal that a new guitar(or reissue) can never have. These are pieces of history. They have an antique quality. People are nostalgic, and that is its own point of commerce.
A guitar is a musical instrument and it is build to be played not to be collected
It's cool that you take the time to kind of showcase these builders. That stuff from Branch Guitars was insane!!
Gordon might be one of the most interesting old cats I have seen interviewed. You can just tell he wants to talk about his creations all afternnon and you are making his day interviewing him Mr. Guitarologist.🎸
He made mine, why shouldn’t I return the favor?
@@TheGuitologist Absolutely. That purple one with the stash box was I think 3 grand really tripped my trigger.
I'm not into "weird" guitars, but them Branch guitars were stunning. And I could not believe the price
I liked them all, but the Tack Hammer with inlays was exquisite. The tele with stash tray is more my style.
Really having fun with this long video from the show... These old guys that hold all the passion like that Gordon I could talk to all afternoon. Awesome old dude to interview.
As someone from Australia and not ever having these sort of things out here I personally love the long format vids. So much stuff to see.
It’s so sad, all this great stuff, and they will never be played 😢
I have been a part-time working musician and engineer since 1977. This shit is nuts!
This was awesome, Brad. Thanks for the tour.
If someone tried to sell a busted clock with an brand name unrelated to clocks on the front for $750, I would point and laugh at them.
I don't see anyone buying these guitars and amps. Most tables have no people looking at the guitars. Who can afford these insane prices??? I mean - 3700 for a 1979 Strat????
2500 for a BFVChamp? C'mon
I thought by 1979 CBS had ruined their quality as an instrument.
@@kcsvantasticvoyages9729 1979 Strats were decent instruments, they are collectable as entry point into vintage, but no one in their right mind pays $3700 for them. $2000 is about a fair price for a 1979 in good condition.
I think it will crash when us boomers are done .
That and the classic car market. There isnt much of a market for 200hp corvettes amongst the millennials and Z gen.
Be done then 😂
@@shadesoflemoninc.3594 You've a gen just after yours hating on you already.
@@cameroncameron2826 yes, that is what generations tend to do. No hate in me however. Just be Done so the prices drop 😂
Damn that Branch guitars guy has some really cool ideas. Good on him
So, the economy sucks, most of us can barely pay rent and bills, some folks have no money and guitar prices are soaring to record levels? Just stop buying.
Same with houses and cars if people quit buying for 6 months it would all tank fast.
I feel this has happened a bit now. For example the standard price for a player series bass or guitar is just below 700$ rn on Sweetwater.
This market is at the peak or crescendo, if you will. People will look back on this like the Tulip Bulb Craze. Like our parents Hummel figurines.
The information here is opposite the truth. NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO BUY A USED GIBSON OR FENDER. The market has been flooded with guitars for more than five years. $1200 to $1500 can get you a sweet instrument! Take care!
Well, I cant comment on Gibson, I am not a Gibson guy and I dont know enogh about them. As for Fender, I can tel you anything you want to know, particularly about the Offsets. Guitologist's information, for me, is applicable, and reliable...wich makes him credible. I think currently the time is not right to be purchasing used Fenders. But than again, I wouldnt be purchasing a new Fender, either. Thank you for your input though.
Enjoyed this tour through part of the Guitar Fest -- you saved my feet, my back, and my wallet! Also, I dig it when you add history and context to the more unusual amps and guitars you see, and making a brief stop with an eccentric builder/artist was a good idea too.
That segment with Branch guitars was amazing. Those things are so futuristic. 🙏🕊️❤️
I don't understand it.....45 years of buying and selling I don't think I made any money but I sure had fun!
I was blown away by Branch guitars amazing arts of work! Nice rundown Brad 👌🎸
This is why I buy Cheap well made guitars , and then hot rod them to the quality I want. Then I keep them ,and play them for years and years.
That’s a fine strategy, but historically, you’ve missed out on the market boom by doing that.
@@TheGuitologist I agree Brad (by the way thanks for responding ) but to be honest I haven’t been able to afford a “name brand “ guitar for many years. Now in my time I’ve owned a 65’ gold top , a 73’ tobacco sunburst Custom LP. (Jazz special with a very flat neck ) a Takamine GZ 300 electric. (Not a semi-acoustic but solid body ) and a Jackson acoustic. Several ovations (one was an Adonis ) an early 12 string , and now I use a cs257 Artist series ovation. (Still a cheapy) an 90’s ESP/LTD ec400vf , a 90’s Epi custom shop LP (it was white ,now cream ) and a 90’s Peavey Predator series 2 . But I’m sure I’ve missed out. But I paid $350 for the gold top in the early 80’s , and $200 for the sunburst . Kicking myself now for ever selling them.
Time is nearly up on the everything market. Wages have increased 840% since 1970 while property values have increased more than 1,800%. This is not sustainable and will lead to an economic implosion.
All planned!
@theroadsnearyou...5088 communism only works when people are equally poor. They want us to level out to the 3rd world own nothing and eat the bugs.
@@theroadsnearyou...5088 planned by who? The Rothchilds?
Sad times.
@@Dog-O I'm not sad
I really enjoyed The Branch Guitars and builder.......Pretty neat ideas and refreshing.
I'm playing a Korean Squire through a Peavey Bandit 65 now, and Im getting killer tones. These prices are crazy.
Absolutely perfect. Way to do it, man.
Thats what im talcum powder
That Peavy Bandit 65 is a very cool amp. I like em. Kinda like an undercover Atilla the Hun! 🤙
Thank you , I enjoyed the show and the Mini-Documentary
Thanks for taking me along! I actually seen my guitar. Remember the Gibson clock? Then you showed a 69 gold Deluxe Paul? I was able to zoom in on the headstock and check out the Gibson logo! This confirms that mine is indeed a 69 because the letters are the same!
Thank you for this! Don't get the chance to go to these events often but it's always fun to watch!
Mr Branch, your guitars are beautiful and whimsical. You are an amazing artist.
I see guitars priced higher than my 1912 (?) 4 bedroom cape cod! Nice stuff there. Thanks Brad!
This is why I stick to what I have and it's not a lot. Less than 10 axes including a bass. All "players" with great character and sustain and all have a story. That approach works for a lot of legendary players. They're not all "collectors".
They say that the one thats not content with what he has, will never be content with what he wants.
Its bottomless barel and I learned that the hard way!
That's the better way.
Don't visit Joe Bonnamassa's house then. 😀
@@embreesmith7613that dork should be in jail.
@@melexdy I still lose sleep over a few that I couldn't afford at the time. A Don Felder LP, a '74 Tele Custom and a '65 Strat going for over 10 k. I'll never forget playing those in the store.
Branch Guitars, Wow! Amazing.
He's quite a craftsman.
Love these videos Brad, very interesting times we are in.
amazing branch guitars !! thanks for the trip mate
That Branch Guitars guy is a National Treasure
The work is Exquisite
(and i believe he perhaps breathes in a bit of that good laquer )
When designing
These are the best guitar videos on the entire internet.
I will never understand why people pay such ridiculous prices for old gear.
It’s the same with cars and furniture. Sentimentally is a powerful emotion.
If you play the older stuff and compare it with the new stuff, you would understand.
Not really. Many affordable guitars these days are easily the equal of high end guitars of yesteryear. A big part of the price tag is nostalgia.
@@asensibleyoungman2978 That’s just not true.
@@Viper_75th_RR I think it is. Development and technology has improved guitars. I love vintage guitars but something like a Yamaha Pacifica will play as well if not better.
Those amp prices made me about crap myself
Uncle Doug building his own amps suddenly makes sense 😁
Crazy money for hot garbage.
Anyone paying $15K for that amp needs shock therapy.
Its not a big deal buying it when you just sold a bottle of wine for 50k
Synergy modular amps are a solution for me. The initial investment into head is not that cheap but you can buy the preamps for 400€ afterwards as you wish. You can also buy older Randall RM series amps and do a MIDI board mod at Jaded Faith in USA or Yuneo in EU so that you can use new Synergy dual channel preamps along with old RM single channel preamps.
33:21 THAT IS A factory blemish, they used to cut them in half right there, then workers would trash pick them, take them home andd glue em up.
These are some what rare and all will be one of a kind, obviously. They're actually pretty rad guitars as long as they were glued up right
Great video because you know so much about the stuff and it’s so informative. I would have walked past most of that stuff having no clue what it was.
you really have to go to a auction to see what the real prices are,and what people will pay
This is very true! what they are advertised for and what they actually sell for are two very different things.
A tweed Champ was my first tube amp. I gave $300 for it back in 89. It was in pretty good condition. I wish I knew then...
Even 10 years ago you could get a blackface vibro champ for like $700-800. I almost bought one but when I plugged into it didn’t work properly and I quietly walked away.
Paid $50 in 1978 for a tweed Princeton in MINT condition. still got it too. In 1991 paid $100 for a blackface Deluxe. still got that one too. Lots of others have gotten away, unfortunately.
Branch guitars…wow man,that is incredible stuff
I know, that craftsmanship is amazing. If I'm paying serious cash for a guitar this is the kind of thing I'd far prefer over a custom shop. Very cool.
It’s the same stuff that has been going show to show for years. The equipment is moving between the peddlers because customers aren’t buying them. Modern technology makes those amps irrelevant, especially at those idiotic prices.
Most pros use the real stuff, they arent giving up their tube amps anytime soon. Prices arent idiotic when your buying an amp that will outlast you. Your ‘modern technolgy’ amp will wind up parted out or in a landfill
The only thing you've said that is correct is those crazy high prices. No disrespect meant, but you've got an awful lot to learn. Take your modern amp to any reputable amp tech, and learn how the vast majority of modern factory amps are loaded with cheap, junk components that WILL FAIL. Even the new modern Fender's & Marshall's have cheap components. NO new factory amp has the beefed up, high quality, over-spec'd factory installed components like the old vintage tube amps do. The only exceptions are those newer amps designed by living legends like Dave Friedman. There's a handful of those cats who are still building them right, but they are also pricey for a reason: you get what you pay for. I'm not saying the crazy high prices for older high quality vintage amps are worth those numbers, but absolutely NOTHING from a new factory amp standpoint with "modern technology" makes those old vintage amps "irrelevant". ........and they never will. We live in a digital age where all of those cheap components found in "modern technology" amps are stamped out of cheap materials like a cookie factory, from places like China. And they WILL become obsolete. Rack mount gear that became all the rage in the 90's for example, are now worth next to nothing ( with very few exceptions ) and were made obsolete when the next, newer model came out only a year or so later.......and that kept repeating itself. You could say you see a pink unicorn every morning in your backyard........but that doesn't make it true.
True, I've tried a fender tube amp and it sucked compared to my plugins and 100w boss katana. Those prices are idiotic.
@@howabouthetruth2157 Nonetheless.... I have a basement full of really nice old vintage tube amps. And I love them and won't sell them. I used them a lot back when I was a gigging musician, 20-50 years ago. and they all still work and sound good. But nowadays they sit in my basement unused, because I won't sell them. And what I do play thru are "cheap," small, Chinese made solid state combo amps and lots of pedals. I'm not into digital modelling stuff - the stuff I use is all analog (aside from tuners and delays, etc.). I love it, and it gives me more versatility than my "vintage" stuff. I am however an electronics geek, and virtually all of my stuff - old and new alike - have been "tweaked" to sound the way I want. Almost none of it is still how it left the factory.
I will say this though - the old stuff is SO MUCH easier to work on! But at 70, I've had my fill of lugging around amps with huge heavy transformers.
@@kylezakk Saying "you tried a Fender tube amp & it sucked compared to your Boss Katana" is like saying you once tried eating at a restaurant and it sucked compared to your mother's cooking. You honestly believe that single Fender tube amp "represents all tube amps" ........ESPECIALLY killer vintage tube amps? Just because "it's a tube amp" doesn't mean "it's a great tube amp". I wanna know something: how old are you anyway? Serious question.
Some great stuff . Those Branch guitars were incredible .
I'm putting my vintage 1982 JCM 800 on the market this week . Hate to see it go but times are tough .
Man. Those Branch guitars are out of this world. What an artist.
Branch dude seemed cool as hell, great stuff too!
Everything is going up not just guitars. Even gum is becoming too expensive.
Branch Guitars airfoil model looks pretty awesome! Just curious if the intonation was good… didn’t see a way to adjust it though… but those aluminum models were all awesome!
I do all (or most all) the wiring harnesses on those Jimmy Wallace branded guitars and send them to the fella that builds them. The builder is one of the nicest guys ever.
If I were big-time national artist and wanted to have an iconic look ala Prince, I would use Branch guitars.
That Branch guitars artistry blew mw away!
Thanks for another great video !!
Branch Guitars...ooh la la. So sexy. For the price tag, you can get a guitar and a fine art piece :)
Awesome video Brad! This deserves a huge number of views. That dude with those crazy custom builds was amazing! His builds based on some odd inspiration were wild and his craftsmanship were impeccable!. An example of American craftsmanship. It goes to show that American ingenuity and craftsmanship are not dead, they have been crushed by the huge corporations but they are out there if you look. I wish him success, he deserves it.
Thx for doing this. Enjoy 🤙
Sorry but who pays these ridiculous prices?
no one. You don't see any buyers through entire video, most tables have no one stopping by them because of crazy prices.
I really liked the guitars by Gordon Branch. The decision spinner and stash spot guitar is SO for me. The blue aluminum was cool too.
The Les Paul pricess got guys selling their corvettes and transferring insurance policies....
I was there! found a nice 63 refin strat. on Sunday! the last day is deal day for us common folk. Dealers scoop up a lot on thursday dealers only day! thanks for the vid.
That is awesome!
these show prices are way to high,the owners are not really serious
Brad I have to say, this is only the first time I've seen your show, but you have a way with people.
You really know how to communicate and appreciate sincerity for vintage cool equipment.
It was nice of you interview that gentleman from branch guitars.
God bless you brah.
,🙏🕊️❤️
Very kind of you to say. Thank you.
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You are welcome my friend. 🙏🕊️❤️
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Dear Brad, one thing I was curious about, I thought you mentioned you bought a fairly new Les Paul Standard. I didn't know if you had said if it was a 50 or 60 Standard.
But I think you said you were going to trade it. I'm just curious, why did you trade your Strat for the Les Paul and why do you want to get rid of the Les Paul? Are you unhappy with it?
For what it's worth, I completely agree with you as far as the market being way oversaturated.
I don't know who's buying all those guitars unless it's just people who have money to throw away.
To my knowledge, very few guitars go up in value after you purchase them.
As you said they have to be extremely limited and in high demand.
Guitars are like any other collectible, you have to buy what you love and not for investment sake.
This reminds me of gong to train shows.
The same vendors unpack the same trains on the same tables.
All the stuff is priced insanely and very little of it sells.
They pack the stuff up and take it home and do the same thing next year.
If you try to haggle or God forbid point out what stuff sells for online some old timer will pull out a Greenberg price guide from the 90's claiming it says his prices are all amazing deals.
If they aren't buried with the stash maybe I can work a deal with their kids after they have passed on.
I don't know if you even tolerate conjecture but i'll risk it by saying - I think you'll be bringing an amp back. Great video take care.
That Y&T guitar is wicked cool.
Don't Stop Running is one of my favorite songs, still.
Dave Meniketti is an absolute beast of a front man.
I didn’t think any of us Y&T fans were still alive 🤣
But I agree 100%. Dave was ahead of his time. I personally loved Black Tiger. ✌️
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I'm actually surprised Dave is still alive.
Criminally underrated band even morso, Dave himself.
Not too many Lead guitar player/ Singers in "hair metal" to begin with, let alone a monster like Dave...
@@mykuntstynx9463 very true.
Gordon wasn't building guitars, he was building concepts. Well worth their price for the design, effort and initial investment.
Ridiculous prices, for a bunch of old junk, for the beanie baby collectors.
Ridiculous new les pauls $8,000 for '59 REPLICA!!!!!
@@curtisprice9806 Don't know why anybody would buy a new Gibson, let alone an old one for those prices ...
Brad. My step daughter showed me the first installment of a found footagey style movie/series made by a guy who says he’s from Lexington, I know yours from Louisville, but he reminded me a lot of you. Kind of looked liked you and sounded like you. Could have been your brother. Just thought you want to look him up. The movie was called the Blackwell Ghost. Good night sir!
Long live the mad scientist guitar artisans like Branch Guitars. Kudos for the imagination and hope they do well!
Those branch guitars are really cool.
Branch Guitar ! Holy Moly!... That Guy Gets Me ! Amazing talent in that man...
Wow!
That cat building aluminum guitars is a master.
Such an excellent video, my man…
Love these vids , AWESOME to see the Jimmy Page Supro , I never knew that's what he recorded 1 and 2 with. What amp did he use after that in the studio?
Not sure but I did see he had an Orange on stage at Madison Square , in Song Remains the same movie. But I think it was just for the theremin ..
@@theofficialdiamondlou2418 Yea...it's poetry the way he works that theremin....haha...On stage he was mostly using Marshall Plexi's I think , but when it comes to the studio recordings he was always very guarded on what amps and pedals he used. Maybe he is more open about it these days , but I'd love to know.
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Well I have a friend who knows him. But I haven’t talked to her in a year or two. I’ll send her a mssg and see if she can find out. But don’t hold your breath. Last I heard she moved from London to L.A. , so she may not talk to him much anymore.
@@theofficialdiamondlou2418 Yeah , please do that , would be really cool if she could get some info, thanks.
Great video, great commentary! Nice to spend some time with Mr. Branch and his creations.
Thank You Brad!
Those Branch guitars are amazing! Thanks Brad
The prices on so many of the vintage guitars are just stupid. Anyone who pays 3K plus for a 70’s SG is nuts. There must be a network of dealers and collectors who circulate this stuff. There’s no way regular people are buying these guitars.
Agreed. I’ve bought and sold dozens of 70s SGs over the past decade and none cost me over $1500, iirc.
man! the Branch Guitars are freakin' amazing, if they play 1/4 of how great they look , it may be worth the $$$.
Never would I've traded that strat for any GIBSON
The trade was a gibson plus cash
Well, it wasn’t your Strat to trade in the first place so who gives a f*ck?
Because you have no taste… and cuz you play epiphony’s 😂
Me neither, too.
Who cares. You're not him.
The gibson guitar that they saw trough , was done in the factory ,when a guitar was rejected finally was destroyed by sawing trough the body ,.
Some really cool stuff there mate 🤟Some crazy prices (and I thought some of the online classified ads down here were nuts)
In a smaller market here we see New prices can be high, but Used older and not Fender, Gibson or Vintage Japanese, there are a lot of good finds.
Those Branch guitars were very cool hope he's protected his designs cause I can see overseas manufacturers ......... hmmm. He needs a big artist playing em to get ahead of the race. It'll make his US made ones worth more and the copies will potentially drive demand, hmm sorry, thinking out loud.
All the best brother
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In the late 90's Marshall made the AC30 and AC 15 Vox Amplifiers. That is probably why Jim Marshall signed that Amp
Really ??? Didn’t know that. Makes sense though. Both are English amps. Was it a buyout thing ,or do you know the story behind it?
33:46 - 56; A Green Les PAUL for $3,765. Nice and I noticed was the only Green guitar there. Green is my favorite color and I have a Heritage (original Gibsons) semi hollow in green, paid forty one hundred dollars and you just can't get that color anymore from Heritage. Luv the mean Green!
I can't belive that dude is selling his guitars for only $3k. Those were awesome! They are worth at least $4k
Lots of left behind stuff. The problem is thay the guitar isn't what it was. Should be a total buyer's market.
Collectors are ruining the used market...
You mean the vintage market. Newer used guitars aren’t selling.
@@APMTenantsSay what you will about gibson and fender, but that's what sells and it's a safer bet than the imports if you're the type who often ends up reselling
@@maidenthe80sla i'm of two minds about this...the prices are obviously out of hand, but "vintage mojo" really is a thing, you just gotta wade through a sea of overpriced junk guitars with sloppy neck pockets and misaligned bridges to find the gems
@@jasondorsey7110 idk what anyone said about Fender and Gibson. Seems like you’re arguing with yourself
@@APMTenants I wasn't argueing or calling you out at all, just making a general statement...folks like to bash gibson and fender, but that don't stop them from charging crazy amounts of money for them
Crazy prices ! Fun video 😁
Those aluminum guitars are fckn wild!...the time it must have took!
That Pulveriser was SICKTER! I'd bleed my fingers on that beeeo
I love the heavy metal guitar designs but I just can’t figure out how to play and I’m 56 now so to late to learn! I also like 50’s and 1960’s guitars and amps!
I would have snagged that Coronado!! Arrrgggggg........ Wish I was there. Thanks for the video, Brad.
Those Branch guitars are amazing.
I want one and I don't play any instruments!
Even inexpensive stuff from the 90s is ridiculous now.
Thanks for the tour, Brad very enjoyable, but how crazy can the prices get?Guess I should have bought that Trini Lopez for $250 back in '71, among others that got away. Glad you like Mountain, my first concert, Winterland, 72 (ears were never the same). Mick Ralphs ,of Mott the Hoople and Bad Co. fame, was another one who favored L.P. Juniors.
No kidding Mr. Guitarologist the Fender and Gibson Custom shops have soared into nonsense levels. I am not very educated on the vinatge prices like you are, but I do pay attention to the new ones and the prices are inflated a couple to three and four grand on both Fender Custom Shops were 3 grand now 5 grand plus. Gibson we are into the 9 grand and 8 grand area without even a blink. Its crazy records levels inflated prices. I do like the long video. I will watch it several times. Fall asleep and dream to it even. Can't wait to see what you bring home.
Super rare Vox/Domino in the booth with the Greco and that 59 AC-1, I've never even seen one here in the U.K!.
I could spend all day in that amp booth, what a bomb of a booth to spend time and talk with the old guys.
Sometimes to me this stuff is just old and overpriced😅
Half of it looks like the stuff that sat in the backrooms of the pawnshop back in 90s.
It is
Hey Brad great video as usual , really cool stuff & your input was well informative.
I’ve got one of those tube echoplexes… I blew the dang thing up years ago, and it’s been under my bed ever since. I should try to get that thing fixed!
Don't put it off too long, competent repair techs are a dying breed, and their time ain't getting any cheaper