Vintage Les Paul KILLER Still Affordable - 1979 Washburn Hawk Wing
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- 1979 Washburn Hawk Wing B-Series played through a 1973 Fender Vibrolux Reverb.
Check more info about the late 70s early 80s Wing Series here: www.g3h.be/wings/
Not gonna be affordable much longer now. The "Johan Effect" is unavoidable. Great video though. That thing sounds great. Cheers.
Thanks! ;-) Glad to hear that
Yeah, no doubt. There was a Marshall Lead 12 I had been eyeballing on craigslist once and the day I decided to pull the trigger Johans video about it came out. The price jumped $100 before I could load up the listing to grab the contact info.
That seller DEFINITELY saw that video. No doubt in my mind.....
Just LIKE Shane and PV Bandit amps! They now go for $500!!!
@@JohanSegeborn im not sure why you think pricing people out of the market is a good thing?
There are sellers offering RECONED T1281 speakers for $1000 a pair. Really?
Johan, we need you to start making videos talking trash about Pulsonic cones and how much better the Kurt-Muellers sound! :D
Best power trio of all time.
Thanks ;-)
No doubt, I have to punch in the parts to the tunes I write, then just add some cheesy video over the top. Maybe I can "borrow" Johans video tricks 😉
No a patch on Cream or the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
@@colinmcnab6145...you idiot (".)
The Brothers Segeborn always sound fantastic together! That's a killer looking and sounding instrument. Love that deep cutaway at the heel. Sounding great as usual 🎸😎
Thanks my friend! :-)
There were quite a few guitars in the late seventies and early eighties that destroy Les Pauls. Ibanez Artist series were one, and my personal favourite, the Yamaha SGs. I had a 1983 SG 1000 and it was probably the finest guitar I've ever played.
At 1:58 you broke your crash cymbal! But it’s ok, it seemed to fix itself!
Three Johan’s for the price of one! How cool is that. 😆
Cheers! :-)
Always love the Clone Johan band! GREAT song and a super cool guitar!
Thanks brother! :-)
Its time to my favourite company! I was waiting for years to hear about those excellent guitars, and now I'v got it! Our Johan rools forever!
When I first saw the thumbnail I thought it was an Ovation Ultra GP.
Great guitar and most importantly great trio of you 😂
Double cream humbuckers with allen screws = Dimarzio Super Distortion. BUT, they have two height adjustment screws on one side and one on the other so they're Mighty Mite super distortion copy made in Japan as used in many Ibanez guitars. Great sound and versatility but not LP sounding. Ibanez Artist was closer to LP sound in that era, it would be nice if you can find one and demo. Cheers!
George Kollaros what about yamaha sg?
As always, top notch editing! This is how it should be done, and why I never get bored watching your videos :)
Wow, I have this guitar same colour and everything. I bought it in 1983 and loved it ever since and it's still my main guitar only just put down hour ago.
Nice to see you playing exactly same guitar.
Great video. Thanks
Good era for "other" brands of guitars. Yamaha, Ibanez, westone even Pearl guitars were floating around in Australia. They all played and sounded great for us kids back then.
love that Guitar, it zooms nearly perfectly the type of Washburns Guitars that i love
reminds me of my Black Double cut Les paul
huge fan of all this SG + LES PAUL Hybrid rare Guitars
they are the best and most underrated
If Johan dropped an album I'd scoop that shit up so fast.
Awesome stuff Johan! I have a Washburn Falcon that I swapped for an Epiphone Les Paul Studio. No money changed hands. The owner had it under his bed for 25 years, unused and yet still bang in tune, no Les Paul will do that.. Allegedly its original owner was Micky Moody of Whitesnake. It sounds awesome through my 1981 vintage 50 watt 2104 Marshall JMP 50 watt combo, definitely capable of standing up next to anything Gibson have to offer.
Thanks man, cool about Micky Moody, great player!!
That guitar looks in decent nick for a 1979 example, it's about 40 years old now (which makes me feel old)
Judging by the headstock design and the hardtail bridge, I'd bet that it stays in tune better than a les paul. 👍
Gary Rossigton of Lynyrd Skynyrd told in old interview that these are at least as good as old Gibson Les Pauls. You hit the nail: he also told that these stay in perfect tune forever.
Great to see the old band back together.
With this camera angle it makes you realize that Johan as tall as a fullstack. Damn.
What great sounds!
Great looking guitar brass saddles and nut cool...never was a fan of coil split/tapping the guitar really shines in full humbucker mode, always great to see that room jumping to those sweet tones
I had two of them. They were fantastic guitars. They did have two drawbacks though. If you were sitting down it was awkward. And man they were heavy.
But they were great guitars.
Great video ! Great band ! The three Johan's ! Always liked the necks on the Washburn's, nice big Frets !
Dude! I'm restoring a Washburn Raven Wing right now, but never heard what they sounded like until now.. Great timing Buddy!
raven, being a bolt on and different factory and different wood will be pretty .... different
Johan, wasn't the Ibanez Artist models that came after the end of the lawsuit Les Pauls, supposed to be the answer to the Gibson Les Paul's? They had mahogany bodies and necks, maple top, and rosewood fretboard. Essentially a double cutaway leaning towards Les Paul territory. They even came with some fairly aggressive pickups, like the Super 78's, etc.
Johan, your videos are soooo good!
I believe that model is the Falcon since it has brass ring fret markers. I have the identical model but mine is an 81. Great playing and demo !
fantastic tone!
Great all over Johan, production and content, bravo!
The Brotherhood of Johan did it again! :D What a great band you are, Johan! Thank you for the music :)
Hi Johan!
Who could be the first one, who will come to see! My beauty is 87. And that was 50$. If you can buy it - DO IT!! Excellent instrument! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!
ZIGFRID "Washburn"
Thanks my friend, you were right about these guitars! Cheers
@Thomas Jefferson Well, you are right!:-) But I am an old viewer of Johan, he is actually my Teacher. And you can see, I was the first one, who commented that video, but I am very thankful to mr. Segeborn for that little "present". He knows my "crazy points" very well. But really - for 50$ its excellent instrument. If it made in USA, you can hear it everywhere: from M.Jackson (Aunt Jennifer playing it) till Dimebag. Something is overestimated, but generally this is AWESOME guitars (but not the eastern lines). But anyway, AGREE!:-))
@Thomas Jefferson Thank you!:-) I think, the main point is the player himself.:-)
I still have my washburn its a sg model from the 90s, a bit aged by years but still rocks hahah
Very cool guitar. Love the looks and mojo of it. Nice string angle on headstock.
Stunning (as in very damn good) subject, demo/arrangement AND video creation!
Hi Johan, love your channel. This is a Washburn Falcon. It has the 5 piece neck thru. The Hawk, like Bob Marleys guitar, had 3 piece neck thru. They are a Sen (Japanese Ash) body, carved maple top and rock maple/rosewood neck with ebony board.
I remember these. Aria Pro 2 and Yamaha double cut were Les Paul excellent alternatives back then. You could snag one used in new condition for around $200-$250 in the 80’s!
Yep. One of those hung on the wall in a Pawn Shop Downtown Augusta for years. I should have grabbed it while I had the chance.
I remember those. Great axes. Good job, Johan!
That is my No 1 guitar ☺, straight trough body with those brass just adds extra sustain to already superior necktrough construction, sustain on sustain ☺...There are some same models with different names from that era, great video. Had no clue you play drums, sounds great!
I remember these guitars, great find, that's why I prefer vintage guitar shows over NAMM or even some of the newer gear shows, because you never know what you'll find strolling down memory lane, great video bro !!!
Superb!
Thanks!
Really enjoyable video Johan. Love those Washburns!
Late 70s Japanese stuff was awesome. Have a good day.
Thanks, you too!
Amazing tone ⚔🗿
Cool! Cool music vid as well! A work of art!
My first real guitar got it in 1991 it was $400 had to sell it to make a truck payment in 1999 and have been hunting one ever since, good ones start at $750- $800.
This is just an amazing guitar! If you like weird looking but great playing guitars, you should try the Italia Maranello Classic, based on the Hagstroms from the 60's but with modern specs, i have the blue one and its a joy to play. Amazing as always Johan!
Nice guitar .. never heard of it before. Love the song you three guys were playing :-)
I was diggin the art work in his flat! See I am hip enough to call it a flat instead of an apartment !!!!! Washburn as made some killer guitars ... nice demo !
I had one of these wing series bought it brand new in 79 from from freedman's in Leytonstone highroad mine was the falcon will a rosewood top, a stunning guitar for £250, I wish I'd never sold it, I sold it to my friend cheap (£100) if he gave me the chance to buy it back, but he gave it to his brother who won't let me have it back, he doesn't even play guitar!! I remember Nancy Wilson endorsing them in the Washburn catalogue, oh well you live and learn, I must admit I've always preferred my strats!! Your guitar looks like a falcon the hawk had only one rosewood stripe and no coil taps, they also did the stage series that were like explorers.
That's a really tight band mate. I bet there's no infighting either. Another awesome video mate. Loved it.
Fantastic editing skills Johan!
Killer band!
Love that welsh accent 🤘🏻
It's a pretty thing too. Thumbs up on the editing. 👍
Thanks man, glad to hear it!
Johan needs to play a custom shop Washburn Idol.........they are great guitars.
I second this
For a necktrough the guitar has a pleasant attack. Gonna check them out on reverb quickly before every body raises their price 😊
Cheers ;-)
Johan, I am guessing that that is actually a Falcon and not a Hawk model. Falcon had 5 pcs neck and maple tops options, while the Hawk had 3 pcs neck and ash tops as far as my research shows.. excellent.. thank you as always..
Sounds amazing.
The one I had became even better after a pickup change. In my guitar I thought the original pickups was a little muddy. I put some paf-style pickups in and it was....
To bad I couldnt get along with how the bridge felt against my hand couse it sounded really good.
All what you say is so true the original pickups were muddy I'm getting some epiphone zebra pro buckers next week, the bridge is neat but the saddles don't protrude high enough to damp the strings properly
Excellent video editing, and a very cool guitar!
Used Washburns in general are insane value for money. Go look up some of the higher end Washburn models, you can usually find them for pennies on the dollar on the used market. They are the deal that USA-made Peavey guitars and basses were 10 years ago.
If you ever get your hands on an early 90's Peavey Odyssey, give it a try. It's another reasonably-priced Les Paul alternative.
Dude this is a really cool video! Awesome axe but great content. I just subscribed but I've watched a ton of your videos. I thought I had subscribed a long time ago but I guess it just always popped up on my recommended videos. Anyway great job man. I got a kick out of this video
Always So Much Awesomeness! Once You Go 'Johan' Your Never The Same!😀✌🎸🔊🎼
Cool axe, Great band !!
One of my all-time "wants"
Johann & his virtual power trio
These are very rare.
I had a buddy in the early 90's who had a Hawk Wing and also an Ibanez that looked almost identical. Great sounding and playing guitar. I enjoyed the tune and the editing too. Thanks for sharing, cheers.
This reminds me a little of an old Westone. If you come across one I’d love to see what you think!
Kevin Sandberg westone thunder?
My first. $169 USD in the early 80s. Made in Japan. Pickups modeled after Dimarzio SD (I think). They were noticeably hotter than my friends LP.
I bought it despite how ugly I thought it was because it played and sounded great. And I could afford it. I still think it’s ugly. I still think it plays and sounds great.
westone.info/thunder1.html
Super nice guitar and you made it sound really good!!!♍️🎸♏️
Picked-up a Falcon a couple years ago for €400. Very nice instrument, low action, all brass hardware, neck through, etc. a steal at that price.
A bit heavy though. Looks a bit like a Red Special crossed with a LP jr.
Johan. The wing series are great guitars for sure. I have a black '81 Eagle-outstanding! Always great vids, btw. May I suggest 8s or 9s for tight bottom.
Very cool inlays
Good editing
BOSS TU-2s are tune monsters!
Hey Johan, thanks for your great work on the channel.
There is not another one like it.
If it's ok to ask a question not related to this specific video:
I've been listening to Page playing in 1975 lately with that extremely clean but ballsy tone.
Do you have any thoughts on that era in particular?
The KT88 tubes, etc. A great and tough to play with tone imo.
Especially on Over the Hills and Far away. Sloppy but great soloing w cleanish tone + echo.
Keep on....
You and the guitar sound great, as always. Also, I don’t know about your band, but all you Swedes look the same.
Johan, eres un auténtico crack ! Una pregunta, ¿Tiene algo que ver esta guitarra con el modelo "Raven". Gracias, un saludo desde Barcelona - España.
that was a skookum video sir! I liked the cartoon effect thing
Didn’t John Fogerty play one of these around the Centerfield days? Sounds awesome, and great playing as always. I don’t see many comments on it, but I dig your drumming too.
I had two of these. They were really nice guitars but had one problem. They were super heavy.
I’ve checked out Washburn’s acoustics & electrics and they make some quality gear, but I’ve never pulled the trigger yet. You should demo some Reverend Guitars too - they’re really great too.
Cool inlays!! Sounds great! Where did you come across this model?
I somehow think this a Falcon due to the 5 piece neck and brass rings in the neck. Most Hawks had a 3 piece neck but not brass rings, I have a 1978 Hawk with 5 piece neck but no brass inlay rings which i find strange because i only find a few like this. Awesome Guitars ! ♫
I have an old Washburn Falcon, the serial is not too clear though, it start with either 78 or 79
Mate. You are just dead correct. LP Killer. I bought mine in 1979. The first real guitar with my own money. Still have it. It was from the factory change over deal. Same as one played by John Fogerty. All my three sons used it through school. Bit of wear and tear but that's OK. It was all earned. Ashton Steptoe is right. These things are not going to be "affordable" forever.
Johan ....something very human and pure about you -and what you do ....people genuinely like you - i dont know what it is ....but maybe its we perceive , and get - a person who is the same on camera as off.....i reckon thats it - authenticity ....its refreshing change from every other asshole on youtube with an agenda
Great video!
Thanks!
Yeah.. as of 9 hours ago no longer affordable!
I should add it just goes to show the level of respect that people have for Johan as well because nearly any other person suggesting ANY guitar at all is better than a Les Paul would have certainly been the death knell for said TH-camr. LP junkies are easily the largest flamers I've ever seen.
My first "expensive " guitar purchase was Gibson RD Artist 1978. The dealer had then just begun selling Washburn Acoustics. Would have loved to try one of these back then!
Great mix! Thanks for using the Fender! Be Well Johan!
You too brother!
Nice guitar with the brass parts and cool finish and thru-neck. Akin to Ibanez Artist series and other japanese gems of the same vintages 70' to 80' turnaround . Are the pups real Di Marzios ?
SEGEBORN TO BOOGIE !!! Love this trio of young upstarts
Hahaha! ;-) Cheers Gary
I grabbed a Yamaha Revstar 720b when they first were issued. I picked mine up for a cool £500. There now around £900/£950. Its a cross between a Les Paul, SG. Often overlooked are Yamaha. Its because they are judged on the affordable guitars! Their high-end stuff is amazing. I play nothing else these days
Vad är den egentliga skillnaden mellan Hawk Wing series och Falcon. Den där ser exakt ut som den Washburn Falcon jag köpte ny i Ludvika 1981. Exakt samma mörka sunburst ton, samma stall och inlägg på greppbrädan.
Johan Segeband \m/ great sounding guitar!
Hi. To my ears it doesn't really sound like a Les Paul. Rather it sounds more like a Telecaster - maybe it's due to the amp? In any case, it sounds nice. Great video - though you should have a fourth Johan hitting power chords? :)
The guitar is somehow beautiful and ugly at the same time.
It's so ugly its beautiful
It's beautifully ugly.
Nope just ugly
I've got the falcon with EMG 85/81
Sustains for weeks, I'm going to replace them with epiphone zebra pro buckers, as I gave the originals away 30 years ago, that's a falcon not a hawk you have there, the hawk only had one skunk stripe and didn't have the brass ring markers , they come from the wing series which comprised of the raven the hawk the falcon and the eagle, I bought mine brand new in 1979 from freedman's or Leyton stone high road when I was 19 it cost a months wages , I sold it in 1987 and just got it back last month!!
That was my first electric guitar, one exactly like that, bought brand new at DM in Fruängen. But my band mates 70s Gibson Les Paul was superior in exactly every way, even I thought that and loved to play his guitar. But, cool guitar nevertheless and I regret deeply selling it in 1982 or so for a Fender Stratocaster. The Stratocaster did sound way better though in my opinion.
First sound is like a guitar sound fellow Swedes The Hives have used before.