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Oh man these youtube scams are getting bad...I got one supposedly Rhett Schull -- Thank you for alerting people about the BS artists scammers, I wish TH-cam would do something. It was trying to get me to give personal info through Telegram. I quickly deleted and never gave anything but I felt dumb as hell.
I am deadly serious about this: every time I see you play, I firmly believe I could play my own style, and it would have the same effect as your playing has on me. It’s transcendent. And a little crazy, but only a little. Thank you so much for being so inspirational to an entire generation of new players, and to me, as I continue to believe I can improve until I’m dead. And maybe just a little after that.
Scott I know exactly what you're saying and I believe you are right about your playing... With Guitar... people forget that the simplest playing from the heart is often the most powerful...
I totally agree with your comment my friend sometimes I'm in the zone but sometimes I might sound like the worst guitar player on the planet but sometimes I get that transcendental Point like Tim can do
Same.. Tim,. You are an absolute master, such a great person and one of the top guitarists floating around in our solar-system..!! Thank you for your inspiration!..
It is true. Peter Green is definitely one of the most overlooked players and songwriters in the rock...and music world. I'd be willing to bet that more young people, even young musicians, know about more due to his connection to his old 59 LP that went from him to Gary Moore and now, Kirk Hammett. That is kind of sad.
I think you’re one of the smoothest multi genre guitarist I’ve ever seen or heard, and you treat the guitars gently across the neck and that’s makes them alive….
Peter Green is why I love the Trad Pro V version of the Les Paul so much. It has a toggle that switches the pickups between in phase or out of phase, like Peter Green’s. Not many Les Paul’s have that ability built in. It also has very unique Tradbucker pickups, which Gibson does not sell separately or put in any other models, and they are incredibly clear and articulate. Much closer to the classic PAFs than the normal burstbuckers or custombuckers. It also gives you the option of choosing either coil split or coil tap, and the coil tap option is voiced on a classic P90. So it’s nice being able to go back and forth between the PAF voiced humbuckers or P90 tones. As if that was not enough, it also has treble bleed, and a dynamic transient filter option. It gets me closer to that classic Peter Green sound than any other Les Paul I have ever found.
So happy you took the time to honour one of the greats! Peter is sorely missed and those that don't know of him are sorely missing out. The legacy of his music and his guitar will live forever while people like you remind us all of his music. The last I heard about him before his passing was that when Mick Fleetwood was holding a tribute to him at a concert in London with many big names, Billy Gibbons, Jonny Lang etc. he was at home drinking tea with Bernie Marsden. When Bernie asked him if he'd like to be there Peter said he'd rather be drinking tea with Bernie! Lol 👍
I’m blown away every time I watch one of your videos by your total command of the instrument and perfect ear for sound and tone. I want to pick up one of my guitars every time!
I agree, Tim is one of the absolute greats! First recognized him on the fabulous Toy Matinee album; listening to that is listening to great musicianship, songwriting and production! Not-a-slouch bass player Guy Pratt was also a member of that band!
Congrats on the great sounding Les Paul. Just clicked on the Sweetwater site to see that the Murphy lab Gibsons like yours are priced from $7,100 to $11,500. So the guitar should sound like the key to heaven. For me, a 40 year career now retired hospital X-Ray Technologist living on social security, a guitar of this stature will never be obtainable. Great video, all of us subscribers to your TH-cam channel know that you could make a $200 Chibson sound outstanding.
You are so inspirational! Besides being a great player, I’ve never seen anyone look happier when playing guitar. Thanks for the videos! You’ve introduced me to so many other guitarists. You are never condescending and I appreciate that! I’ve been playing for 50 years and I’m amazed at how much I missed. Peter Green! I should have known him when I first started. Thank you!!!!
I was just going to post a similar comment but you beat me to it. Even more than the beautiful music he plays, I just love the pure joy Tim has making it.
'The wand chooses the wizard'. I saw videos, from other YT channels I follow, that featured you at Sweetwater and I could tell that this guitar was really affecting you. I'm glad to see you ended up with it. It took me awhile to find the perfect Les Paul for me but in the end it was worth the hunt. Congratulations Tim! It couldn't have gone to a better home.
Mr. Pierce! Thank you for everything, but mostly for smiling. Its nice to see someone so excited. Your excitedness is probably the best way to sell a guitar. If the murphy lab can wow Tim Pierce, theyre probably making them very well!
Tim you seem as happy as a 16 year old kid getting their drivers license. That Tom Murphy Gibson Les Paul sounds fantastic. It does ring true, soft and loud when you play it. It stays in tune, love it, cherish it in sickness and health, never leave it or forsake it for another, unless it is an original 1959 Les Paul. LOL 😂 The Park 100 watt sounds killer absolutely out of this world good. 👍🎸🙏😎✌️
My first guitar hero, Peter Green. I bought Mayall's 2nd lp before Beano and then caught up afterwards. US releases of UK groups like the Yardbirds really confused things as to who was playing. Not to mention Beatles song chronology. Saw Fleetwood Mac (before Danny joined) at Shrine Expo Hall with the Who. Must have been in '67. Always liked Peter playing a New Orleans riff against Jeremy's Elmore James slide part on Heart Beat Like A Hammer. When the Who played Magic Bus, Keith ran offstage (which was actually downstage) into the crowd and brought two kids up onstage, gave them both claves, quickly told them what to play and then returned to his throne and the song began. An inspiring evening all around.
Tim, I was such a fan of Mr. Green, years ago, I took my 1968 Les Paul and Turned around the Neck Pickup on it to get that sound, well it sounded different, but a few years later doing some Research I found out that one of the magnets in the pickup was put in Backwards, DUH, Live and Learn, Cousin Figel
It is great to see Peter Green acknowledged. He was a superb guitarist and left a legacy of wonderful work. And the lesson that hallucinogenics can have dire consequences
Geezer rocker here. Fan of Peter Green and early Mac since the sixties. Never knew the story re naming of the band and why. Thanks for that, Tim. Much love from up the coast in Santa Cruz.
One of the many things I love about Tim's playing is that he always seems to be loving every moment of it. His attitude and joy are infectious! Keep up the great playing and intriguing insights!
Tim, you are such an amazing player. Of all the TH-camrs I watch I gain the most from watching you. Your easy way of explaining complex things, your tones, your playing from the heart are all very inspirational. I’ve only been playing for a few years and someday maybe I can be 25% as good as you! I started when I was 38 so was older…but I do ok. I entered the contest and thanks for always being awesome!
Thanks Tim for your comments about Peter Green. He was one of my early influences when a high school buddy whose family had relocated to London sent me a copy of the first release of "A Hard Road" in '67 and I heard "The Supernatural" for the first time.
Tim is the Monster of 6 strings....tone, finesse, feel, edginess, smooth transitions, and above all,.....his stylings are very inspirational to me!!! Don't always want to play pentatonic, but just go out of any rhyme or reason and wail....so tasteful!!!!Thank you Tim!!!
Amazing tones Tim and love the Peter Green shoutout, so many players were inspired by him and some don’t even know it! Haha I felt the same getting my Heritage H-150, so much mojo coming from the place all those amazing pieces were made and amazing construction. A great player can play anything but when they are inspired, boy does it make things interesting, cheers!
Hi, Tim. Between you and Tom Bukovac, I'm getting a whole lot of inspiration. Thanks for all you give to us. So enjoyable. After 40+ years of playing, I'm loving it more than ever. Peter Green is a big hero of mine.
Tim, I sincerely think you're one of the most beautifully melodic and gifted players out there. Your note choice is as sweet and considered as all the great historic players and always leaves me wanting more! Just brilliant!
Thank you, Tim. Another great video. Oh Well is one of my favorite songs of all time. I had the 45, part 1 on side 1 and part 2 on the other. The beautiful part 2 somehow makes me want to cry even today. It is such a haunting melody.
Just now watching this and as ever I am not surprised by your playing, purely masterful Tim. What did catch my eye, not sure why I didn't notice before, is your home guitar studio set-up that surrounds you. Holy crap! What a veritable guitar playing palace you are seated in sir! Super LP there as well, thank you Mr Pierce.
Your playing is so effortless. It's a reminder to me that if I focus on reducing the tension in my hands while playing, the unplayable becomes playable.
I had the great pleasure as a Pre Teen to see FleetWood and Grand Funk on their Debut Tour at Oglethorpe University Field House in BrookHaven Ga. Only a couple of songs stayed in my mind. About 15 years later I met Peter at his House on Chamblee Tucker Rd close to I85. I had a Strat with a Tele Neck with the middle pickup out (reported to have been Jackson Browns) I was referred to Peter Green to evaluate the Guitar. Peter Greene was so cool and humble and perhaps the nicest man I ever met in my life. Peter referred me to an Alembic Tech in Covington Ga. Dude was like a long grey haired Wizard. 12 unwinds he found the break. tinned both ends then perfectly rewound the 12 winds. Perfection. He wanted $75. I have him a Hundred I guess the year was 1977. Jeremy Graf told me about the guitar and it was at a Vintage Store on Grandview Drive. Friggin Right behind my back yard. Sorry for the long Story. This Video brought back one of my most cherished Memories... Thank You Tim
Tim, thanks for the video here, Thanks for playing Peter Green Music,, I got to see The Mac, in Detroit when i was 15 years old, The last tour with Peter, the next tour I went to see a year Later, and they had the Kilnhouse album, No Peter, and i thought Where The Hell Is Peter, My Hero, then i found out the News, May Peter R.I.P. Damn I Miss Him, I got carried away with peter, Nice Guitar you have here, Cousin Figel
I could say the same about my 2013 Lightly Aged 1959 it was the dearest and best Les Paul at the time in the store in Munich. Never looked back in buying it
Your guitar sounds fantastic, but I get so much joy from watching you play! Your happiness and enthusiasm is contagious. 60 year old beginner here and you are so inspiring! Thank you for the great guitar content.
That is a sweet Les Paul you got there Tim and of course, you make it be all it can be! Thanks for the Peter Green passages! I think that Clapton's tone on the Beano album and Peter Green's tones (literally everywhere) are two of the absolute best from the British invasion days.
One of my favorite Les Paul players of all time was the late great Gary Richrath from REO Speedwagon! His middle and outro solos on their song Roll With The Changes are some of the most inspired and melodic that were ever put on tape!
Oh Well (parts 1 and 2). Was in a garage band in Detroit in the late 60's and early 70's. All Polish boys. Two members had an hour long radio show. Think it was sponsored by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Don't remember the radio station. They received a 45. On side A was Oh Well part 1, on side B was Oh Well part 2. We learned the song ASAP. We loved performing it.
Thanks Tim, You're a national treasure in my books - the joy and exuberance you always exude when playing and/or talking about playing is inspirational. Man, you're version of this Peter Green tune is masterful in every sense. I could spend hours dissecting what you've done here.
I love Les Pauls. Most of my don’t. My ‘98 Custom Shop is a dream. I mostly play three Epiphones with US pickups I love the Burstbucker and ‘57 Classic pickups.
Lucky enough to have seen Peter Green and John Mayall some years ago. Peter was clearly not the genius he once was post his well documented problems, but you could just see that he was in the zone, man and guitar together again. Priceless memories.
I find that chasing “the one” is a good way for me to be be in a constant state of being never quite satisfied with what I have. Not speaking for you or mankind here, this has just been my experience. I do of course still want more things and try more things but it’s fun and I try not to take it to seriously. One thing I do to make a stand against the inevitable GAS is try to get good at using what I have. Deep menus, hidden features, Bluetooth functions, MIDI stuff I might have ignored. Not too many years ago people would have spent fortunes to acquire sone of the capabilities I have rn and don’t even realize. Congrats on the guitar my man 🤟
I just started playing this year. I am impressed with your resume'. Not only do you have a guitar built into your body, you are pretty funny. Subscribed.
Sounds and looks beautiful. I always thought of Black Magic Woman as a Santana song. Fascinating to know Peter Green wrote it and see him playing it! Thanks for posting this video.
These new Gibsons are amazing. I have purchased three new Gibsons in the past year and each of them just blows me away every time I play them. They have made me forget all about vintage guitars ( and inflated vintage guitar prices).
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Got it
I already reported them, but thanks for looking out for us, Tim.
I was suckered for a while and responded but no sensitive info was handed over. 😒 Scum of the internet rises again.
Thanks Tim, I thought it was a scam.
Oh man these youtube scams are getting bad...I got one supposedly Rhett Schull -- Thank you for alerting people about the BS artists scammers, I wish TH-cam would do something. It was trying to get me to give personal info through Telegram. I quickly deleted and never gave anything but I felt dumb as hell.
I am deadly serious about this: every time I see you play, I firmly believe I could play my own style, and it would have the same effect as your playing has on me. It’s transcendent. And a little crazy, but only a little. Thank you so much for being so inspirational to an entire generation of new players, and to me, as I continue to believe I can improve until I’m dead. And maybe just a little after that.
Scott I know exactly what you're saying and I believe you are right about your playing...
With Guitar... people forget that the simplest playing from the heart is often the most powerful...
"...maybe just a little after that." ... LOL!!!
I totally agree with your comment my friend sometimes I'm in the zone but sometimes I might sound like the worst guitar player on the planet but sometimes I get that transcendental Point like Tim can do
I feel exactly the same way when I see & hear Tim play - pure inspiration!
Same.. Tim,. You are an absolute master, such a great person and one of the top guitarists floating around in our solar-system..!! Thank you for your inspiration!..
So nice of you to talk about Peter Green. Doesn't get enough credit for influencing the guitar so much. RIP Greeny.
Hear, Hear!
It is true. Peter Green is definitely one of the most overlooked players and songwriters in the rock...and music world. I'd be willing to bet that more young people, even young musicians, know about more due to his connection to his old 59 LP that went from him to Gary Moore and now, Kirk Hammett. That is kind of sad.
Tim's "guitar face" is a smile!
Love Tim Pierce... always makes me want to play.
I love Les Pauls.
Just flat out, they are my absolute favorite guitars.
nothing like them at all when you get a good one!
Tim’s tone and playing is just pure fire 🔥 every single time he picks up the guitar. Amazing musician .
I think you’re one of the smoothest multi genre guitarist I’ve ever seen or heard, and you treat the guitars gently across the neck and that’s makes them alive….
That guitar was the star of Gearfest. You got a good one buddy.
I second that!
your KM Paul is the bomb dude.
Was gearfest in person at sweet water or an online thing.
Peter Green is why I love the Trad Pro V version of the Les Paul so much. It has a toggle that switches the pickups between in phase or out of phase, like Peter Green’s. Not many Les Paul’s have that ability built in. It also has very unique Tradbucker pickups, which Gibson does not sell separately or put in any other models, and they are incredibly clear and articulate. Much closer to the classic PAFs than the normal burstbuckers or custombuckers. It also gives you the option of choosing either coil split or coil tap, and the coil tap option is voiced on a classic P90. So it’s nice being able to go back and forth between the PAF voiced humbuckers or P90 tones. As if that was not enough, it also has treble bleed, and a dynamic transient filter option. It gets me closer to that classic Peter Green sound than any other Les Paul I have ever found.
So happy you took the time to honour one of the greats! Peter is sorely missed and those that don't know of him are sorely missing out. The legacy of his music and his guitar will live forever while people like you remind us all of his music. The last I heard about him before his passing was that when Mick Fleetwood was holding a tribute to him at a concert in London with many big names, Billy Gibbons, Jonny Lang etc. he was at home drinking tea with Bernie Marsden. When Bernie asked him if he'd like to be there Peter said he'd rather be drinking tea with Bernie! Lol 👍
I’m blown away every time I watch one of your videos by your total command of the instrument and perfect ear for sound and tone. I want to pick up one of my guitars every time!
I agree, Tim is one of the absolute greats! First recognized him on the fabulous Toy Matinee album; listening to that is listening to great musicianship, songwriting and production! Not-a-slouch bass player Guy Pratt was also a member of that band!
Congrats on the great sounding Les Paul. Just clicked on the Sweetwater site to see that the Murphy lab Gibsons like yours are priced from $7,100 to $11,500. So the guitar should sound like the key to heaven. For me, a 40 year career now retired hospital X-Ray Technologist living on social security, a guitar of this stature will never be obtainable. Great video, all of us subscribers to your TH-cam channel know that you could make a $200 Chibson sound outstanding.
I have a 1978 Les Paul Standard and it's a beautiful guitar. I bought it brand new and have used to play many shows. METAL!
So great that you’re talking about Peter Green Tim!
Every time I watch you play Tim, I get a smile on my face.
Rock on Brother.
Nate
You are so inspirational! Besides being a great player, I’ve never seen anyone look happier when playing guitar. Thanks for the videos! You’ve introduced me to so many other guitarists. You are never condescending and I appreciate that! I’ve been playing for 50 years and I’m amazed at how much I missed. Peter Green! I should have known him when I first started. Thank you!!!!
I was just going to post a similar comment but you beat me to it. Even more than the beautiful music he plays, I just love the pure joy Tim has making it.
'The wand chooses the wizard'. I saw videos, from other YT channels I follow, that featured you at Sweetwater and I could tell that this guitar was really affecting you. I'm glad to see you ended up with it. It took me awhile to find the perfect Les Paul for me but in the end it was worth the hunt. Congratulations Tim! It couldn't have gone to a better home.
Mr. Pierce! Thank you for everything, but mostly for smiling. Its nice to see someone so excited. Your excitedness is probably the best way to sell a guitar. If the murphy lab can wow Tim Pierce, theyre probably making them very well!
That riff from Peter Green was pure genius and one of my favorites!
Tim you seem as happy as a 16 year old kid getting their drivers license. That Tom Murphy Gibson Les Paul sounds fantastic. It does ring true, soft and loud when you play it. It stays in tune, love it, cherish it in sickness and health, never leave it or forsake it for another, unless it is an original 1959 Les Paul. LOL 😂 The Park 100 watt sounds killer absolutely out of this world good. 👍🎸🙏😎✌️
My first guitar hero, Peter Green. I bought Mayall's 2nd lp before Beano and then caught up afterwards. US releases of UK groups like the Yardbirds really confused things as to who was playing. Not to mention Beatles song chronology. Saw Fleetwood Mac (before Danny joined) at Shrine Expo Hall with the Who. Must have been in '67. Always liked Peter playing a New Orleans riff against Jeremy's Elmore James slide part on Heart Beat Like A Hammer. When the Who played Magic Bus, Keith ran offstage (which was actually downstage) into the crowd and brought two kids up onstage, gave them both claves, quickly told them what to play and then returned to his throne and the song began. An inspiring evening all around.
Tim, I was such a fan of Mr. Green, years ago, I took my 1968 Les Paul and Turned around the Neck Pickup on it to get that sound, well it sounded different, but a few years later doing some Research I found out that one of the magnets in the pickup was put in Backwards, DUH, Live and Learn, Cousin Figel
It is great to see Peter Green acknowledged. He was a superb guitarist and left a legacy of wonderful work. And the lesson that hallucinogenics can have dire consequences
Sounds beautiful! Thank you for all of your wonderful videos ❤️
You are so welcome!
Great sounding LP! But Tim, I’m almost sure you could string up a broom stick and make it sound good!!
Tim has an awesome smile, especially when he plays something special. It really shows how fun playing guitar can be.
Geezer rocker here. Fan of Peter Green and early Mac since the sixties. Never knew the story re naming of the band and why. Thanks for that, Tim. Much love from up the coast in Santa Cruz.
Thank you for featuring Peter Green I think the most underrated guitarist who plays with such feel. And let's not forget that Greeny Moore Guitar
One of the many things I love about Tim's playing is that he always seems to be loving every moment of it. His attitude and joy are infectious! Keep up the great playing and intriguing insights!
That IS a special LP. I've got nearly 50 years experience with them and I've never heard one ring like that.
I love it when your “riding the wave” and feeling the groove when you’re playing. Your playing is a real motivator for me to keep going.
Blessed to be your subscriber. Much love from Philippines ❤️
I'm a beginner and watching your channel helps me believe that I could actually learn this incredible instrument. Thank you...
Huh. I've been playing over 60 years and it has the opposite effect.
Tim, you are such an amazing player. Of all the TH-camrs I watch I gain the most from watching you. Your easy way of explaining complex things, your tones, your playing from the heart are all very inspirational. I’ve only been playing for a few years and someday maybe I can be 25% as good as you! I started when I was 38 so was older…but I do ok. I entered the contest and thanks for always being awesome!
Thanks Tim for your comments about Peter Green. He was one of my early influences when a high school buddy whose family had relocated to London sent me a copy of the first release of "A Hard Road" in '67 and I heard "The Supernatural" for the first time.
Tim is the Monster of 6 strings....tone, finesse, feel, edginess, smooth transitions, and above all,.....his stylings are very inspirational to me!!! Don't always want to play pentatonic, but just go out of any rhyme or reason and wail....so tasteful!!!!Thank you Tim!!!
Amazing tones Tim and love the Peter Green shoutout, so many players were inspired by him and some don’t even know it! Haha I felt the same getting my Heritage H-150, so much mojo coming from the place all those amazing pieces were made and amazing construction. A great player can play anything but when they are inspired, boy does it make things interesting, cheers!
Seven minutes of Tim Pierce is good for an all-day joy ride for my face.
You are beast Tim, love watching you make it look easy. Could never afford a Gibson so 🤞…
Thanks for opportunity!
That's a great sounding LP. I just love the smile on your face. Says it all. You are very inspiring after 40+ years of playing. Keep it up!
Hi, Tim. Between you and Tom Bukovac, I'm getting a whole lot of inspiration. Thanks for all you give to us. So enjoyable. After 40+ years of playing, I'm loving it more than ever. Peter Green is a big hero of mine.
Long may you enjoy!
Tim, I sincerely think you're one of the most beautifully melodic and gifted players out there. Your note choice is as sweet and considered as all the great historic players and always leaves me wanting more! Just brilliant!
Thank you, Tim. Another great video. Oh Well is one of my favorite songs of all time. I had the 45, part 1 on side 1 and part 2 on the other. The beautiful part 2 somehow makes me want to cry even today. It is such a haunting melody.
Pretty sure Tim is one very finest guitarist/musician alive . And damn fun to watch
always flawless playing with a smile..and great taste.
Knowing that you play PRS, which have fixed a lot of the “traditional” guitar issues, says a lot for this LP. As always, great video!
This is one of my favorite videos. I love the love for the music and the guitar. I have a 2023 60's Standard Bourbon Burst. I love it
legendary. the guitars, the history, the playing. All of it.
It Never hurts that You are one of the Most Talented, well rounded Guitar Players of our time.!
The custombuckers in that guitar are exceptional. Poeple say those pickups don't sound like real PAFs but they sound like real PAFs in this video
Just now watching this and as ever I am not surprised by your playing, purely masterful Tim. What did catch my eye, not sure why I didn't notice before, is your home guitar studio set-up that surrounds you. Holy crap! What a veritable guitar playing palace you are seated in sir! Super LP there as well, thank you Mr Pierce.
Your playing is so effortless. It's a reminder to me that if I focus on reducing the tension in my hands while playing, the unplayable becomes playable.
I had the great pleasure as a Pre Teen to see FleetWood and Grand Funk on their Debut Tour at Oglethorpe University Field House in BrookHaven Ga. Only a couple of songs stayed in my mind. About 15 years later I met Peter at his House on Chamblee Tucker Rd close to I85. I had a Strat with a Tele Neck with the middle pickup out (reported to have been Jackson Browns) I was referred to Peter Green to evaluate the Guitar. Peter Greene was so cool and humble and perhaps the nicest man I ever met in my life. Peter referred me to an Alembic Tech in Covington Ga. Dude was like a long grey haired Wizard. 12 unwinds he found the break. tinned both ends then perfectly rewound the 12 winds. Perfection. He wanted $75. I have him a Hundred I guess the year was 1977. Jeremy Graf told me about the guitar and it was at a Vintage Store on Grandview Drive. Friggin Right behind my back yard. Sorry for the long Story. This Video brought back one of my most cherished Memories... Thank You Tim
Your talent blows me away
That Les Paul sounds amazing--the stars aligned on that one!
Tim, thanks for the video here, Thanks for playing Peter Green Music,, I got to see The Mac, in Detroit when i was 15 years old, The last tour with Peter, the next tour I went to see a year Later, and they had the Kilnhouse album, No Peter, and i thought Where The Hell Is Peter, My Hero, then i found out the News, May Peter R.I.P. Damn I Miss Him, I got carried away with peter, Nice Guitar you have here, Cousin Figel
Love the Les Paul. They truly have their own sound!!
I could say the same about my 2013 Lightly Aged 1959 it was the dearest and best Les Paul at the time in the store in Munich. Never looked back in buying it
a video utilizing gear us mere mortals can afford would be interesting because at the end of the day its all in the hands and the heart.
I've played many and the one stayed is a '97 standard . I sold all my other ones ... This is all I want feel and playability unbelievable
Beautiful Les Paul you found! Congrats!
As always.... wonderful playing!
It looks like it plays great! It’s one astounding instrument! What a sound!!!!!
Great Lp. That Tele on steroids vibe came through very well on the vid. Congrats.
I love how twangy the guitar sounds in the intro! Chasing that sort of sound with my Les Paul
I’ve been watching you ever since I came back to music. You got me through the pandemic.
Your guitar sounds fantastic, but I get so much joy from watching you play! Your happiness and enthusiasm is contagious. 60 year old beginner here and you are so inspiring! Thank you for the great guitar content.
That is a sweet Les Paul you got there Tim and of course, you make it be all it can be! Thanks for the Peter Green passages! I think that Clapton's tone on the Beano album and Peter Green's tones (literally everywhere) are two of the absolute best from the British invasion days.
One of my favorite Les Paul players of all time was the late great Gary Richrath from REO Speedwagon! His middle and outro solos on their song Roll With The Changes are some of the most inspired and melodic that were ever put on tape!
The band went on to have more hits without him but it's not the same flavor music. Gary was the magic fire behind their sound.
Oh Well (parts 1 and 2). Was in a garage band in Detroit in the late 60's and early 70's. All Polish boys. Two members had an hour long radio show. Think it was sponsored by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Don't remember the radio station. They received a 45. On side A was Oh Well part 1, on side B was Oh Well part 2. We learned the song ASAP. We loved performing it.
I'm only a drummer but I could listen and watch you playing guitar 24/7... love you, Tim! Greetings from Germany :)
Thanks Tim, You're a national treasure in my books - the joy and exuberance you always exude when playing and/or talking about playing is inspirational. Man, you're version of this Peter Green tune is masterful in every sense. I could spend hours dissecting what you've done here.
So glad you informed audience of Peter's greatness. I educate new friends since the 70's!
You forgot to caption “Oh Well” - wouldn’t want anyone to miss out on hearing the original 😀
Both of those Les Paul’s are beautiful and great tonal quality. You are an inspiration Tim.
I love Les Pauls. Most of my don’t. My ‘98 Custom Shop is a dream. I mostly play three Epiphones with US pickups I love the Burstbucker and ‘57 Classic pickups.
Your playing is absolutely fluid and beautiful - feels so effortless and sounds amazing. 👍
Tim just wanted let you know that I'm really enjoying your beginner course. Its awesome even for a 71 beginner! THANK YOU
Lucky enough to have seen Peter Green and John Mayall some years ago. Peter was clearly not the genius he once was post his well documented problems, but you could just see that he was in the zone, man and guitar together again. Priceless memories.
I'm more of a Fender style guy but I have 1 Les Paul that just speaks to me. It's always a great day when a guitar finds you.
Tim makes it look sooo effortless! I want to run home and hug my Les Paul
You my friend, are an ICON!
B.B. King called Peter Green’s playing and sound, “exquisite melancholy.”
She sounds incredible and looks even better Tim. Such a great kindred burst , not something you see everyday. Gratz!
I find that chasing “the one” is a good way for me to be be in a constant state of being never quite satisfied with what I have. Not speaking for you or mankind here, this has just been my experience. I do of course still want more things and try more things but it’s fun and I try not to take it to seriously.
One thing I do to make a stand against the inevitable GAS is try to get good at using what I have. Deep menus, hidden features, Bluetooth functions, MIDI stuff I might have ignored. Not too many years ago people would have spent fortunes to acquire sone of the capabilities I have rn and don’t even realize.
Congrats on the guitar my man 🤟
Great video! Thanks for the contest. Good luck everyone!
That Murphy Lab is sick! That tone is outstanding.
Thought for a second there that you might break out with "ten years gone'. Always good to hear someone remember Peter Green.
Holy moly that intro playing
P s got to hang out a bit with Mr Albert Lee this last weekend
Still giggling
You always look like you're having the greatest fun when you're playing. Wonderful to see.
My second guitar was a Hagstrom copy like this LP. I wish I still owned it. McFayden Music, 1976
I'm sure Tim Pierce has his favorite guitars, but everything I hear him play sounds like gold.
Always nice to hear someone talking about Peter Greens' touch n feel :)
I just started playing this year. I am impressed with your resume'. Not only do you have a guitar built into your body, you are pretty funny. Subscribed.
Both guitars sit beautifully in the mix. I think it's because ANY guitar would sit beautifully in the mix in the hands of Mr. Tim Pierce!! 🙏
Sounds and looks beautiful. I always thought of Black Magic Woman as a Santana song. Fascinating to know Peter Green wrote it and see him playing it! Thanks for posting this video.
There it is! Glad it made it home to ya!
Finally get to see how you get in and out of all that equipment I thought a crane lowered you down to the seat😄
Woodworker here. That 3D simmering effect you are describing in figured wood is called chatoyancy.
Magnificent playing as usual! That Murphy lab has one of the most beautiful bursts possible imo!
These new Gibsons are amazing. I have purchased three new Gibsons in the past year and each of them just blows me away every time I play them. They have made me forget all about vintage guitars ( and inflated vintage guitar prices).