Did you know that Cooder originally wanted to use a Rickenbacker horseshoe-magnet lap steel pickup for his first Coodercaster, but he couldn't get his hands on one, and apparently Lindley had a spare Valco which he donated; I heard he also gave Ry the Teisco Gold Foil, so it seems David Lindley (RIP-LEGEND) had a great deal of input on the making of the Coodercaster. It seems that Ry's latest one indeed has one of the Ric horseshoe pups, and that's now his main guitar. My own Coodercaster utilizes a 50s Ric Horseshoe, a 60s Teisco Gold Foil, in a Thinline Tele 'hog' body, with a Bigsby and a 27" bari Tele neck! I built it around 10 years ago; did all the routing and wiring myself; it is truly a monster. I also built another one-of-a-kind 'Franken-Caster' that is an 8 string/6 course 30" bari (built on a Bronco Bass platform,) that uses a Danelectro Lipstick and a Teisco Gold Foil. I just posted a short demo of it it u wanna check it out.
Man that was very cool! I've been a Ry Cooder fan since I first heard his soundtrack music for the old 1981 movie Southern Comfort. I've always loved the haunting sound of slide guitar. As for that distinctive Ry sound, dude you've nailed it! Those are two very cool guitars you have there.
the original Supro/Valco pickups are SINGLE COIL (I took one apart to fix it because the pole piece screws were rusted in place and frozen). The gold foil pickups (Teisco?) are probably single coil as well. If the string balance and volume of the opposite ends of the Supro pickup aren't equal you've probably misaligned the bar magnets on the side-ends.
Just getting into slide and this is so amazing, informative and answers questions I hadn’t even thought of. Great guitars, beautiful tone and nice slide work. Thanks for sharing.
I like what you did so much that I’m planning a build or conversion of maybe a Tele. It seems that pickup guys, pros, great at winding anything, can take a P-90, a bridge position Jazzmaster, Tele bridge and prolly others, make them taller and use heavier wire to get that lap steel sound. Maybe needs a deeper rout. For my lousy budget, it would save designing a custom bridge. Even if it gets close I’d be happy. Thanks for all the work you put into your music and sharing it. Fantastic stuff!
My pleasure John - you know that sounds like a cool project - P-90s make great slide pickups - Ry used to have that setup - keep me updated on your build!
One of the great things about designated slide guitars is that you can employ designs that might not make easy standard players, but have a great sound ,despite that.The older Silvertone, Danelecto, Kay, Teisco, etc, - which were sometimes designed like a doorstop, -can lend themselves to the job.Look for the right pickups, and a great unplugged ,acoustic , sound, - and maybe replace the crap tuners, or the occasional scratchy pot, - and you'll look cooler than you probably are. There are a couple main schools of thought regarding slide technique, which you'll notice by casting about a little on line; some suggest that you employ standard set ups, and standard tunings, and they aptly prove this is viable, - but ,-the sound is distinctly singular if you go all in, with the higher action, pickups, etc. I've become pretty clear on the kinds of sounds I prefer by experimenting, and it is , unquestionably, a whole different world.
In late '72, I bought my first electric guitar, an audition Jag alike. $12.00 from my best friend. Put LaBella flatwounds on to get tough. Worked. Good pups, later known as Gold Foils,,,,six circles with two long ovals under. Wish I had a good amp then.
Is that an old film projector case too funny, good show love your ability to mod stuff that is very cool i have many years in the electronics industry and did speaker repair ,known as the speaker Doctor, good demo love it you did an awesome job very cool.
The Guitar Show you're welcome. Slide playing looks real easy, but to make it sound right, isn't so easy! You've got it right! That's funny about the wood too. I guess it would be more prone to breakage and may make a difference with tone. I do know it sure looks nice though!
I like the telecaster sound. My first guitar was a Tiesco in 1965, kind of crappy but it was great for me plugged into a transistor amp with an 8" speaker. It had great pickups but I was too young to appreciate them. I just set the strings up high on my Tele nowadays and it's just fine for my slide stuff. You got a good sound man!
Am enjoying your channel... and appreciate all your work. Thanx and hello from Koreatown, Los Angeles, Calif. U.S.A. Really cool how you solved the muting problem. Is their a link or a vid with your regular mates performing like, I dunno, in your neighborhood? Thanx again and cheers
Sounds great and played great! Can you give us your opinion on the tone of the Mojo string through Tele without the big plate verses the tone on the Strat with the plate? I've heard that the base plate version has a bigger tone but I've never had the opportunity to A/B.
Good point - they sound a little different but bear in mind my plate is an original from the 50s. I guess theres more metal but it makes the guitar heavier for sure!
Hi, great tones from nice looking guitars. Where did you get that bridge in the telecaster? It looks comfortable and enough metal mass......Thanks for your videos.
I checked with the maker - I'm afraid they have problems with the machine and can't send anymore but apparently Callaham make something similar. Thanks
Thanks for your asnwer. Maybe this maker will build them again, can you tell who they are? I know about the Callaham and Wilkinson has also a "short" one too but yours looks a little different without the peripheral walls. Thanks anyway
WOW. ... my hair stood up when you turned on your Coodercaster and literally CHANNELLED THE MASTER! --( how do you are you doing that when he's still alive?) .... amazing sounding BEAUTIFUL guitar ... VERY jealous here!
I like the sound but if you use a thin slide like that (is it a peavey slide?) you also get a thinner, weaker sound compared to a more regular sized one.
lol basically the Derek Trucks one is a thicker heavier style than a normal blues bottle - sometimes I try to get a thin tone - its my Peter Green and George Harrison influence - in the early 00s it was all about thick SRV tone now Im seeing the beauty in thinner tones along side fat ones - variety is the spice of life! Cheers brother
Thinking of building a coodercaster. Do you need to rout out a tele or strat for the mojo bridge pick ups, or can you use a neck shim for this? Thanks, Rolf Martin from Norway.
I love playing slide and it's interesting the types of pickups used in slide playing. I remember when people wanted to use the Melobar pickup in their guitar. What do you like to set your string height at?
Im using a relatively light gauge (12s) so the action is not overly high. I have 13s on my other coodercaster and i have slightly higher action. Ill try to do some measurements soon. Thanks.
@@TheGuitarShow_ How much for a Tele like yours..pick ups and the look, whole pkg? I never learned much about electrics...non of my pals were into electric so was not exposed like many others.... Amazing tone & playing! Best!
Did you know that Cooder originally wanted to use a Rickenbacker horseshoe-magnet lap steel pickup for his first Coodercaster, but he couldn't get his hands on one, and apparently Lindley had a spare Valco which he donated; I heard he also gave Ry the Teisco Gold Foil, so it seems David Lindley (RIP-LEGEND) had a great deal of input on the making of the Coodercaster. It seems that Ry's latest one indeed has one of the Ric horseshoe pups, and that's now his main guitar.
My own Coodercaster utilizes a 50s Ric Horseshoe, a 60s Teisco Gold Foil, in a Thinline Tele 'hog' body, with a Bigsby and a 27" bari Tele neck! I built it around 10 years ago; did all the routing and wiring myself; it is truly a monster.
I also built another one-of-a-kind 'Franken-Caster' that is an 8 string/6 course 30" bari (built on a Bronco Bass platform,) that uses a Danelectro Lipstick and a Teisco Gold Foil. I just posted a short demo of it it u wanna check it out.
Thanks for this great comment ,🙏🙏🙏🙏 there's a coodercaster page on Facebook I have please join and share your coodercaster
Man that was very cool! I've been a Ry Cooder fan since I first heard his soundtrack music for the old 1981 movie Southern Comfort. I've always loved the haunting sound of slide guitar. As for that distinctive Ry sound, dude you've nailed it! Those are two very cool guitars you have there.
Pleasure bro!
Thanks for watching!
superb playing, deep research, and no compromise when it comes to guitars. great video, thank you
Thanks bro its a pleasure
That is such a cool guitar tone and your slide playing is superb, need more demos
customguitarkits thanks bro
the original Supro/Valco pickups are SINGLE COIL (I took one apart to fix it because the pole piece screws were rusted in place and frozen). The gold foil pickups (Teisco?) are probably single coil as well. If the string balance and volume of the opposite ends of the Supro pickup aren't equal you've probably misaligned the bar magnets on the side-ends.
good 'un yes you are right ...I just adjust the pole pieces every now and then as the action changes etc its pretty much there though now...thanks
Just getting into slide and this is so amazing, informative and answers questions I hadn’t even thought of. Great guitars, beautiful tone and nice slide work. Thanks for sharing.
thanks so much
Imagine Roy Buchanan with that telecaster set up specially the volume knob up there by your pinky that's unbelievable man
I know!
I love your Tele mods. "It's a sickness."
Mine has become a 3-pickup/5-pos switch Frankenstein of its former stock self.
Kimock. A legend In these parts
Agreed
Being both fan of Blake Mills and RyCooder I love your guitars andtheir sound great slide machines
Thanks very much indeed bro
Sweet. Very impressed. Great playing and nice swampy blues, like Ry. Good work mate.
Thanks Mossy
LOVE that Tele Ramon! Excellent work sir.
I like what you did so much that I’m planning a build or conversion of maybe a Tele. It seems that pickup guys, pros, great at winding anything, can take a P-90, a bridge position Jazzmaster, Tele bridge and prolly others, make them taller and use heavier wire to get that lap steel sound. Maybe needs a deeper rout. For my lousy budget, it would save designing a custom bridge. Even if it gets close I’d be happy. Thanks for all the work you put into your music and sharing it. Fantastic stuff!
My pleasure John - you know that sounds like a cool project - P-90s make great slide pickups - Ry used to have that setup - keep me updated on your build!
Great Tone and presentation.
One of the great things about designated slide guitars is that you can employ designs that might not make easy standard players, but have a great sound ,despite that.The older Silvertone, Danelecto, Kay, Teisco, etc, - which were sometimes designed like a doorstop, -can lend themselves to the job.Look for the right pickups, and a great unplugged ,acoustic , sound, - and maybe replace the crap tuners, or the occasional scratchy pot, - and you'll look cooler than you probably are.
There are a couple main schools of thought regarding slide technique, which you'll notice by casting about a little on line; some suggest that you employ standard set ups, and standard tunings, and they aptly prove this is viable, - but ,-the sound is distinctly singular if you go all in, with the higher action, pickups, etc.
I've become pretty clear on the kinds of sounds I prefer by experimenting, and it is , unquestionably, a whole different world.
In late '72, I bought my first electric guitar, an audition Jag alike. $12.00 from my best friend. Put LaBella flatwounds on to get tough. Worked.
Good pups, later known as Gold Foils,,,,six circles with two long ovals under.
Wish I had a good amp then.
Is that an old film projector case too funny, good show love your ability to mod stuff that is very cool i have many years in the electronics industry and did speaker repair ,known as the speaker Doctor, good demo love it you did an awesome job very cool.
Yes its the real deal, many thanks Robert - it was actually Bill Krinard who modded it.
The guitars sound great and your slide playing is awesome as well!👍😎🎸🎶
Thanks so much very kind of you to say!
The Guitar Show you're welcome. Slide playing looks real easy, but to make it sound right, isn't so easy! You've got it right! That's funny about the wood too. I guess it would be more prone to breakage and may make a difference with tone. I do know it sure looks nice though!
Yes I agree slide is like walking on a tightrope but luckily the more you do it the easier it gets
agreed I love the look of flame maple!
The Guitar Show great comparison! I hope it gets easier! Lol😀
The Filmosound's are killer when paired with a good 12 inch speaker. It's when it gets good, or a 10 inch speaker.
Hero Zero yes I agree thanks
Nice man! I'm about to build a Tele Coodercaster with Mojo pickups so this is great inspiration :)
Whitewallsessions it's real fun to build them yourself
Agreed
Lovely playing!
Thank you Alberto
I like the telecaster sound. My first guitar was a Tiesco in 1965, kind of crappy but it was great for me plugged into a transistor amp with an 8" speaker. It had great pickups but I was too young to appreciate them. I just set the strings up high on my Tele nowadays and it's just fine for my slide stuff. You got a good sound man!
very cool guitars. is there any way you could re-upload the video of Ry talking about his two strats?
Ill try to do that - I got a copyright strike against me but Ill try another way
Am enjoying your channel... and appreciate all your work. Thanx and hello from Koreatown, Los Angeles, Calif. U.S.A. Really cool how you solved the muting problem. Is their a link or a vid with your regular mates performing like, I dunno, in your neighborhood? Thanx again and cheers
Sounds great and played great! Can you give us your opinion on the tone of the Mojo string through Tele without the big plate verses the tone on the Strat with the plate? I've heard that the base plate version has a bigger tone but I've never had the opportunity to A/B.
Good point - they sound a little different but bear in mind my plate is an original from the 50s. I guess theres more metal but it makes the guitar heavier for sure!
I think the difference is minimal
What is the gauge and height of the Telecaster strings? Please let me know for reference.
Great sounding guitars and also a great playing👍
Thanks Hermann
cool guitars, very tasteful
Thanks Olivier
Awesome vid! Know where I can get a pickguard like the one on your sunburst strat?
I ll check and get back to you Skyler - thanks
The Guitar Show Thanks I’d appreciate it! Can’t seem to find one.
So cool
Seth Rolls thanks bro
Hi, great tones from nice looking guitars. Where did you get that bridge in the telecaster? It looks comfortable and enough metal mass......Thanks for your videos.
Thanks - I got the bridge from the USA - I'll find out if they are still available
I checked with the maker - I'm afraid they have problems with the machine and can't send anymore but apparently Callaham make something similar. Thanks
Thanks for your asnwer. Maybe this maker will build them again, can you tell who they are? I know about the Callaham and Wilkinson has also a "short" one too but yours looks a little different without the peripheral walls. Thanks anyway
I have the same color Tele and after seeing yours I'm gonna replace my black pickguard with a blue one. If I can find one, that is.
I'm flattered thank you
Is it safe to start connecting things to electronics l ask that because lam not a sparky
I expected that mess to sound horrible, but it is a gr8 mess! good job
George Chapogas haha thanks bro yeah these guitars sound really neat
What pickup is in the neck of the Strat?
Nice thanks
WOW. ... my hair stood up when you turned on your Coodercaster and literally CHANNELLED THE MASTER! --( how do you are you doing that when he's still alive?) .... amazing sounding BEAUTIFUL guitar ... VERY jealous here!
Thanks for your very kind words! Cheers bro
I like the sound but if you use a thin slide like that (is it a peavey slide?) you also get a thinner, weaker sound compared to a more regular sized one.
Magnus Hartelius on the Coodercaster it's very thick custom made but on the Tele it's a Derek trucks bottle again not thin either
hahahaha
lol basically the Derek Trucks one is a thicker heavier style than a normal blues bottle - sometimes I try to get a thin tone - its my Peter Green and George Harrison influence - in the early 00s it was all about thick SRV tone now Im seeing the beauty in thinner tones along side fat ones - variety is the spice of life! Cheers brother
Is there any tremelo pedals with a tube(s).. can you describe how it colors the tone? Can i get close with pedals and eQ?
I'm going to do a video soon on how you can pretty much get the same tone from a couple of pedals
Video on that topic coming soon
@@TheGuitarShow nice! You should compare your 2 filmosounds back to back!
@@grosebud4554 hi Steve they are so different the el84 is beautifully clean and the 6V6 is gritty
what are the body and neck of the coodercaster?
Bodies were made by MJT - one neck is a vintage maple fender neck the other was handmade in the middle east with old Brazilian rosewood
id love to hear what derek trucks could do with your setup!!
Thinking of building a coodercaster. Do you need to rout out a tele or strat for the mojo bridge pick ups, or can you use a neck shim for this? Thanks, Rolf Martin from Norway.
Hi Rolf, there is a little routing but not much you need to do
@@TheGuitarShow ok thanks!
Mr. tablecloth :),record a slide album, amazing !
Next album will have a lot of slide bro! lol
great gear and jamming sweet shirt by the way
Many thanks indeed bro
What's the string height on both? You have a great slide touch
Thanks Doug I will do a future video on my setup very soon - I'm still tweaking it at the moment best R
Where can I get a Reverberammo
I love playing slide and it's interesting the types of pickups used in slide playing.
I remember when people wanted to use the Melobar pickup in their guitar.
What do you like to set your string height at?
Im using a relatively light gauge (12s) so the action is not overly high. I have 13s on my other coodercaster and i have slightly higher action. Ill try to do some measurements soon. Thanks.
make a JAM with Blake Mills !!
Ridan Andreev I'd love to
what's with the amp in a hamster cage? great playing btw.
Thanks - its a Bill Krinard built Filmosound amp
What amp is on top of the bell and howell?
Victoria amps - Reverberammo
Awesome! great slide. What is the tuning on the coodercaster?
It's D tuning
What's the song at 4:00?
Southern Comfort theme tune - but I wrote a song based on it called western comfort:
th-cam.com/video/ieyT7MAuLWA/w-d-xo.html
Very cool sound/tone especially the Cooder Strat. What gauge strings do you have on the Strat?
Thanks!
Thanks Joram they are 12s
Where did you get your slide?
HI I use a Jim Dunlop Blues Bottle and a Diamond Bottle NEck for the Ry Cooder style slide
sorry its a Derek Trucks signature slide not blues bottle - my mistake
There's such a "hollow" open sound from that gold foil...WANT!!! Are they each mojotone?
Hi they are MOJOs based in the UK URL is www.mojopickups.co.uk thanks!
Cool slide a la Ry.
Thank you
Hi,Do build your own guitars and do you sell any or could uou build me one please.
Kind Regards Phil Strat
Yes I can build you one
How much would it cost for you to make me one?
@@TheGuitarShow_ How much for a Tele like yours..pick ups and the look, whole pkg? I never learned much about electrics...non of my pals were into electric so was not exposed like many others.... Amazing tone & playing! Best!
Nice! WooF!
Ry laughs at all these copies, says none of them sound good
Donal Callum Ry's the man, coolest guy on the planet
i think the strat sounds damn close
scott b thanks brother
killer playing as well...
scott b thanks!!!!