Every time I watch this it reminds how important rhythm is in good guitar playing. Guitar playing is at its most musical IMO when its thought of as part of the rhythm section.
great comment. I keep coming back to this too and I think you've put your finger on what's so great about it.. well, that and this rig sounds fantastic despite it being a cheap amp
He knows how to use the volume and tone controls (as well as being a thoughtful, nuanced guitar player). That changes everything. Just turning up to 10 on the guitar is bizarre, yet so many people do it.
Thanks so much for posting this. Barrie Cadogan is an amazing player - melodic, raunchy, combining double-stops, runs, chordal licks, resulting in an economic and highly tasteful style; this video has been a revelation to me, and I will not only be going back to some of Barrie's previous playing, but will be re-watching this video regularly.
Guitar Magazine Thank you so much for that ! Such an underrated player. He deserves much more exposure than those so called "modern guitar heroes". So thank you doing for that. People interested in guitar playing need to know this guy. He has such a unique approach and so much taste. Keep em coming !
@@eldirtyfaygo5395 Oh god, that's genuinely fucking hilarious. Might actually be the dumbest comment I've read this year so far. Who do you think is better right now?
Barrie Cadogan is the best guitarist in the UK at the moment and in my opinion, he is theee guitar hero of my generation. It's great to see him getting some of the recognition he deserves, these videos are an absolute pleasure! So are the comments :)
He's good but he doesn't make me pick up the instrument. I get that taste is subjective but I think in my opinion that Buck fellow is a phenomenal player from the UK, especially how he digs deep into his soloing and changes effortlessly between his pick and fingers.
it's kind of a lovely surprise when you hear a guy like this pick up and play and really be a great player. So many of the guitarists from bands like Primal Scream seem to be great and making iconic riffs but actually not too well versed in many styles like this gentleman
@@joshuabloodsworth9495 He's 44, I believe (Barrie Cadogan was born in 1975, I think). Not THAT close to 50 :) If Mark McGee's even as much as 10 or 15 years older, Barrie would be a "kid" to him.
No cranked up amp kinda flies in the face of a rock and roll, a clean tone isn’t really part of the equation. Plus his is cranked enough to be distorted, so...
@@montag4516 ya i agree and this is how rocknroll started the pedals and processers they all came after the fact when losers like myself wanted to sound like my heros.....who had none of that stuff back in the day
I love barrie’s playing so unique and such a great tone, I remember hanging out in vintage and rare in denmark street when he worked there, made the hairs on the back of your neck stand up when he played! a really nice guy too had time for everyone.
That room iteself provides a fantastic natural reverb. The sound would be very different in a small room, particularly if carpeted and other things absorbing the reflections. I'd bet almost any instrument or vocal would be complemented by that room's reverb, just listen the the room's sound when he's only speaking.
60 years ago this week I got my first guitar - exactly like yours. Used it as my main axe for 6 years and then got a 335 in 1970 because of feedback and the loud stage volume we all used back then. Traded the 330 for a Martin D28 in 1975. Got it back about 8 years by trading a D35 for it. You have a fine guitar and you play it well. 😘
When you watch this video as much as I have, sometimes you just want to get to the playing. [0:00] Just Playing [3:40] Just Playing [5:31] Just Playing w/some talking in between [7:26] Just Playing, Neil Young Thing [8:13] Just Playing (Brief) [10:36] Final Bit of Playing
Love it, like a love letter to the 330. I've got one that looks identical with the b7 bigsby and cherry red, though it's got dot inlays and it's my favorite guitar as well.
Hi Barrie, I'm old now and I've been playing guitar for years and like most guitarist, It's something you'll ever be able to put down. The reason that I'm commenting on your video is that I first heard of you a couple of years ago and there was something about your playing that kept me coming back and listening. I really love that you're into the old sounds. Most music today sucks, but you bring on a whole new light and life to your sound. Absolutely incredible playing. I'm very surprised that someone so young is so talented and into this kind of music. It's great , keep up the videos. Great old guitars, must of cost you a fortune for them. There's just something about old instruments. So many young musicians tode ay just suck as far as I'm concerned. Don't get me wrong, even young girls that can play their asses off. TH-cam is a great venue for showcasing people's talent. I'm talking about girls that are like 15 or 16 years old. Some unbelievable talent out there, but these are the people who never seem to make it big in the music business. Anyways, just thought I'd say, you do a great job. Thanks Michael Newell from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
I'm a huge fan of this guy's playing. He's clearly a dedicated student of many different styles. All the demos I have seen of these online sound very clean. Hearing the OD sounds with this guitar make me want one
Thanks for the post, it’s good to hear about why he chose it. You can hear the percussively hollow feedback, but it sounds good and tough, you know, a good growl 2 it
I was tossing up between the 335 and 330. This has made my mind up. Just great playing with such an expressive and interesting sounding Guitar. Almost from another time somehow.
Great great great. I am soooo tired of guitarists where its all about looking cool. Respect for this great guitarist - and such a nice and himble person. Pure inspiration...
this kids cool saw a feature on him in guitar world ten years ago...wondered what happened to him.....ya hes pretty cool. hes deep into the past with the optimisim and energy of young man thats quite refreshing
Recently got a Epi Casino cheap because the owner had tried a Bigsby and subsequently removed it. I covered over the two ragged holes with black stickers of a fly and a spider. It's my first hollowbody style guitar Really I opted for the more affordable Casino just to try out P90's but now it's equal favourite alongside my Hot Rod Tele
i used to know this guy when he was working in Denmark street in the guitar shops and i used to hang out there,i would talk music with him all the time.....
the right kind off guitar (i love these es 330 type full hollow guitars ) , an good amp , nice sounding room and one heck off a guitarplayer , yep i'm liking this vid.
Nice overview. Looks an unusual colour as well, I like it a lot. The Epiphone amp sounds great. Even with the thin body, the 330 has quite a feel of an acoustic about it, being so light. In the 70's all we had to go on was TOTP or album covers & the odd magazine, so 330's were not very well known. When I got my '63, it was the ONLY Gibson I could stretch to, all the others I saw were at least 25% more £ . If there'd been a rough Les Paul for the money I would have got that instead, as they were the guitar du jour in the mid 70's & probably still are. (And you pretty much never see a rough one!) But as a teen, with a long summer of hard work & saving behind me, even the roughest LPs were way out of my price range. The 330 was covered in "cigarette" burns & very tatty but.. it played like a dream & everyone who played it over the years had the same reaction, "pity about the condition, oh s##t this is so good"!. I couldn't even afford the case at the time so that's lost in the mists of time. I used to carry it wrapped in blanket until someone took pity & gave me a crappy hardboard case. It had a few more knocks since then but the sunburst was so nice I knew it would never look the same again if I had it refinished. So it remained the same old banger, but such a sweet guitar with plenty of "patina"😄.
I keep returning to these Barrie Cadogan videos - they're immense. As an aside - I would love to see him play with Jeff Beck, they both seem to have their guitar roots in original rock 'n roll.
I've probably watched this 10 times now.
You're well behind my 50. ;)
I'm still trying to nail the opening sequence.
Me too... just today
Mini concert!
I could literally spend weeks just watching Barrie play guitar. Even without the urge to pickup one of mine to try and pick out what he’s doing.
Superb player and so humble. Proper genius.
Every time I watch this it reminds how important rhythm is in good guitar playing. Guitar playing is at its most musical IMO when its thought of as part of the rhythm section.
great comment. I keep coming back to this too and I think you've put your finger on what's so great about it.. well, that and this rig sounds fantastic despite it being a cheap amp
Usually you learn about the importance of rhythm in your first guitar lesson at the age of six. But better later than never.
@@tobisteffen wow, you sound insufferable
I could watch him play and talk shop all day, so much soul!
I love this simple setup and really am amazed at multitude of sounds the guy is getting from this down to earth rig.
Dig his playing A LOT!
He knows how to use the volume and tone controls (as well as being a thoughtful, nuanced guitar player). That changes everything. Just turning up to 10 on the guitar is bizarre, yet so many people do it.
Thanks so much for posting this. Barrie Cadogan is an amazing player - melodic, raunchy, combining double-stops, runs, chordal licks, resulting in an economic and highly tasteful style; this video has been a revelation to me, and I will not only be going back to some of Barrie's previous playing, but will be re-watching this video regularly.
People should really check out the Little Barrie stuff - so good.
This guy plays with so much feel. So cool, so original. This sound... incredible.
This guitar sounds so great! I was looking for that percussive, warm midrangy sound that a 335 can't provide. A 330 is now on my whish list.
Guitar Magazine Thank you so much for that ! Such an underrated player. He deserves much more exposure than those so called "modern guitar heroes". So thank you doing for that. People interested in guitar playing need to know this guy. He has such a unique approach and so much taste. Keep em coming !
Unique? He's good but there's no soul, the dude is just pantomiming the greats.
@@eldirtyfaygo5395 Bro you're must be on crack...
@@eldirtyfaygo5395 Oh god, that's genuinely fucking hilarious. Might actually be the dumbest comment I've read this year so far.
Who do you think is better right now?
I come back to this video because his playing is so sick
I think he does some of the best demo's that I've seen, plus great stories!!
Absolute tone to die for. Barrie is a proper guitarists’ guitar hero: such an amazing player and humble too. A London legend!
some of the sweetest guitar tone and playing I've heard
Vintage instrument
@@eldirtyfaygo5395 Lmao
Listen to his record “King of the Waves”. His guitar tone there is impeccable.
Barrie Cadogan is the best guitarist in the UK at the moment and in my opinion, he is theee guitar hero of my generation. It's great to see him getting some of the recognition he deserves, these videos are an absolute pleasure! So are the comments :)
Could not agree more. He appreciates the best parts of the past, but has his own unique voice as a guitar player. What a gem.
He's good but he doesn't make me pick up the instrument. I get that taste is subjective but I think in my opinion that Buck fellow is a phenomenal player from the UK, especially how he digs deep into his soloing and changes effortlessly between his pick and fingers.
Good to see this guy getting more exposure, such a great player & seems like a nice bloke
What a guitar and what great playing. The story telling ain't half bad too. Loved this.
When I hear the tone and playing ability in my head that I aspire to? It’s this. Exactly this.
I've been watching Barrie now for weeks. What a great musician and guitar player. So inspiring. Thank you man.
Perfect tone ! Probably the 330 (th hollow, the P90s, B7) one of the best rock guitar ever made !
"I don't know if I can turn this up a bit but..."
(Turns up amp).
Propper. Rock 'n roll man.
WOW. I’ll take one Barrie over 500 Joes. My kind of player! Well done.
Justin L wait, what? I was talking about Joe Jonas. Did you think I meant somebody else? 😜
For real what happened to traditional blues in the USA man. We have to leave it to Brits to get the job done
I concur....
Since the 1960's
All the time!
it's kind of a lovely surprise when you hear a guy like this pick up and play and really be a great player. So many of the guitarists from bands like Primal Scream seem to be great and making iconic riffs but actually not too well versed in many styles like this gentleman
The kid can play! Loved the back story and detail, really enjoyable.
not much of a kid, dude is pushin close to 50.
@@joshuabloodsworth9495 He's 44, I believe (Barrie Cadogan was born in 1975, I think). Not THAT close to 50 :) If Mark McGee's even as much as 10 or 15 years older, Barrie would be a "kid" to him.
wild. i wouldve thought he was older... Im 35 & i grew up listening to Primal Scream.
Joshua Bloodsworth He was never a part of the original line up of Primal Scream, when you were growing up. He played with them for a few years.
thanks for the clarification! his playing slick as hell, dig Little Barrie.
No pedals. No cranked up amp. No reverb. This is rock-n-roll!
The natural reverb of that room itself is fantastic and very complimentary.
No cranked up amp kinda flies in the face of a rock and roll, a clean tone isn’t really part of the equation. Plus his is cranked enough to be distorted, so...
@@montag4516 ya i agree and this is how rocknroll started the pedals and processers they all came after the fact when losers like myself wanted to sound like my heros.....who had none of that stuff back in the day
That amp is cranked plenty!
I come back to this video often - and others of his - so much to learn and pick out from here. Guitar goals!
Really likeable guy. Good player too.
This video (& Barrie's playing!) is literally the reason I bought my ES-330 '61 reissue....and I'm SO glad I did :-)
I love barrie’s playing so unique and such a great tone, I remember hanging out in vintage and rare in denmark street when he worked there, made the hairs on the back of your neck stand up when he played! a really nice guy too had time for everyone.
Love this guys playing, inspirational and classy
7:25 this tone and playing is just next level
I looove that tone!
Well that was killer. Enjoyed the the heck out of it from beginning to end - lovely bloke, fabulous tones. Respect ✊️🎸✨
cant believe that this amp sounds like that
And it's because he is a monster vintage-style player who knows exactly how to use his equipment
That room iteself provides a fantastic natural reverb. The sound would be very different in a small room, particularly if carpeted and other things absorbing the reflections. I'd bet almost any instrument or vocal would be complemented by that room's reverb, just listen the the room's sound when he's only speaking.
I was thinking the same thing 😊
I’ve been playing that amp twice and it has a killer sound. It has only 5w. Sounds like God.
Disagree - I can't believe that that amp sounds like this!
Damn this guy is so good and tasteful.
Great guitar, great player, one of the best and most underrated guitars.
60 years ago this week I got my first guitar - exactly like yours. Used it as my main axe for 6 years and then got a 335 in 1970 because of feedback and the loud stage volume we all used back then. Traded the 330 for a Martin D28 in 1975. Got it back about 8 years by trading a D35 for it.
You have a fine guitar and you play it well. 😘
"Hand Clapping Song" by The Meters at 5:30
When you watch this video as much as I have, sometimes you just want to get to the playing.
[0:00] Just Playing
[3:40] Just Playing
[5:31] Just Playing w/some talking in between
[7:26] Just Playing, Neil Young Thing
[8:13] Just Playing (Brief)
[10:36] Final Bit of Playing
[2:20] start of 335 Ed obrien story
if i could play like barrie my life would be complete.
Love it, like a love letter to the 330. I've got one that looks identical with the b7 bigsby and cherry red, though it's got dot inlays and it's my favorite guitar as well.
My favourite player currently. Check out Little Barrie. Quality garage R & B three piece that play with fire.
Love his playing style.
wow love the ease which he swaps between thumb and plectrum
great guitar Barrie and amazing playin dude
Beautiful old school rock tones...well done
Hi Barrie, I'm old now and I've been playing guitar for years and like most guitarist, It's something you'll ever be able to put down. The reason that I'm commenting on your video is that I first heard of you a couple of years ago and there was something about your playing that kept me coming back and listening. I really love that you're into the old sounds. Most music today sucks, but you bring on a whole new light and life to your sound. Absolutely incredible playing. I'm very surprised that someone so young is so talented and into this kind of music. It's great , keep up the videos. Great old guitars, must of cost you a fortune for them. There's just something about old instruments. So many young musicians tode ay just suck as far as I'm concerned. Don't get me wrong, even young girls that can play their asses off. TH-cam is a great venue for showcasing people's talent. I'm talking about girls that are like 15 or 16 years old. Some unbelievable talent out there, but these are the people who never seem to make it big in the music business. Anyways, just thought I'd say, you do a great job. Thanks Michael Newell from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
By far my favorite guitar player out there
“I’m in a band, I’ll look after it”
“What’s ur band called”
“Oh, Radiohead”
“Oh.. yea”
magnificent... always a lot of soul in Barrie's playing, tone so sweet too. 330 in the hands of a master. .
What a playing! And an awesome guitar too!
That sounds heavenly! I want one or a Casino so badly!
Great tones. Really dig that amp set up. I have two of those rigs.
Loved that. I watched it 3 times in a row 👍🏻
I'm a huge fan of this guy's playing. He's clearly a dedicated student of many different styles. All the demos I have seen of these online sound very clean. Hearing the OD sounds with this guitar make me want one
Amazing guitar player!
Great. Proper guitar, proper playing good guy.
The ES-330, made famous in the jazz world by greats like Grant Green and Emily Remler. Awesome sounding guitar.
Plays 'Midnight to 6' (6:50) Man this fella is cool....
big thanks, i was searching for this comment!
Nice guitar and great playing.
I have the exact same guitar, same year, same colour, just no bigsby. Amazing guitars
Went with my dad to see THE THE, one of his favorite bands i didn't know well at the time and thought he was like 17 the whole time
Thanks for the post, it’s good to hear about why he chose it. You can hear the percussively hollow feedback, but it sounds good and tough, you know, a good growl 2 it
That thing he does at the start with the thumb Barre is so cool. That's exactly what id like to be able to play if I could play guitar
Wonderful player and guitar. I hope santa send me one next year.
That little jig he’s playing to start the vid was cookin
I was tossing up between the 335 and 330. This has made my mind up. Just great playing with such an expressive and interesting sounding Guitar. Almost from another time somehow.
So many cool stories. thanks !
Barrie is a tone machine! Love his playing!
Man and guitar - sublime!
Great great great. I am soooo tired of guitarists where its all about looking cool. Respect for this great guitarist - and such a nice and himble person. Pure inspiration...
Very nice playing and tones.
Now that's a guitar shedder!!! TOP PLAYER !!!! RESPECT!!!
Great video, thanks. Loved the McCormack's shout out.
Me too! Worked in the guitar department in Macs for nearly 20 years. Lots of memories.
Beautiful. Love that P90 sound.
Barrie is such an amazing talent. Really great tone he gets no matter what he plays.
this kids cool saw a feature on him in guitar world ten years ago...wondered what happened to him.....ya hes pretty cool.
hes deep into the past with the optimisim and energy of young man thats quite refreshing
Sounds so sweet.
Awesome guitarist!! Would be interesting to hear about his Philippe dubreuille built white jazzmaster hybrid!!
Really enjoyed this. Right up my alley.
Recently got a Epi Casino cheap because the owner had tried a Bigsby and subsequently removed it.
I covered over the two ragged holes with black stickers of a fly and a spider. It's my first hollowbody style guitar Really I opted for the more affordable Casino just to try out P90's but now it's equal favourite alongside my Hot Rod Tele
Where was I all these years, damn, Barrie Cadogan is an awesome player!
Dream guitar mate. She’s a beauty
One of the best of the modern 'bluesy' players around today... one to watch!
Goddamn that boy can play
This is incredibly cool.
Love that the guy is playing through a Epiphone Valve Jr and sounding killer. I might have to check 'em out.
i used to know this guy when he was working in Denmark street in the guitar shops and i used to hang out there,i would talk music with him all the time.....
the right kind off guitar (i love these es 330 type full hollow guitars ) , an good amp , nice sounding room and one heck off a guitarplayer , yep i'm liking this vid.
That amp smokes. I need one, so simple and just oozes tone.
Nice overview. Looks an unusual colour as well, I like it a lot. The Epiphone amp sounds great. Even with the thin body, the 330 has quite a feel of an acoustic about it, being so light. In the 70's all we had to go on was TOTP or album covers & the odd magazine, so 330's were not very well known. When I got my '63, it was the ONLY Gibson I could stretch to, all the others I saw were at least 25% more £ . If there'd been a rough Les Paul for the money I would have got that instead, as they were the guitar du jour in the mid 70's & probably still are. (And you pretty much never see a rough one!) But as a teen, with a long summer of hard work & saving behind me, even the roughest LPs were way out of my price range. The 330 was covered in "cigarette" burns & very tatty but.. it played like a dream & everyone who played it over the years had the same reaction, "pity about the condition, oh s##t this is so good"!. I couldn't even afford the case at the time so that's lost in the mists of time. I used to carry it wrapped in blanket until someone took pity & gave me a crappy hardboard case. It had a few more knocks since then but the sunburst was so nice I knew it would never look the same again if I had it refinished. So it remained the same old banger, but such a sweet guitar with plenty of "patina"😄.
Ive always liked barrie, he's a perfect example of a player/performer, and definitely suits the quote "The right Guitar speaks to the player".
I love this guy! A Danny Kirwan fan is my instant idol.
Rafael Rechia did you see his Danny Kirwan tribute?
@@tonyuprichard3403 not yet, but i will. Tks ✌🎸
Rafael Rechia if you can’t find it, holla 👌
My god... this guitar is my dream
The 330 and a good Stratocaster ... My two favorite axes.
Great tone
It really is.
I keep returning to these Barrie Cadogan videos - they're immense. As an aside - I would love to see him play with Jeff Beck, they both seem to have their guitar roots in original rock 'n roll.
Jerry) Jm
Can't remember how many.. it's a lot..
How's that tone, it's mental... Saw him at a pub in Soho, had a chat, lovely guy.
Whether it's the Mississippi Delta or the Thames river Delta the soul is the same. Top man, Barrie!
Trent delta!
@@topnobby duly noted! Cheers!
I have probably watched this once a day since discovering it a month ago 😂. It’s given me such a three-three-oh hankering. ❤