I worked at a vintage guitar shop here in Seattle for many years from '95 to 2012. We were fortunate enough to have had a handful of these '58 through '60 Les Pauls come through our shop. It was always a special day when we got one in. We'd close for the day and take turns playing through some very fine vintage amps. One of my favorite combinations was the Les Paul into a narrow panel, 4 input '59 Tweed Super! These late 50s Les Paul's are truly a work of art that I would put up there with any D'angelico, Stromberg etc. Forget the hype because there isn't any! There's something really unique and almost mystical about these guitars. The way they respond, the feel of the neck, the lightweight, the Stunning Burst over the flametop and those PAF's!! While I know that I'll never be able to afford one I can at least say that I had the unique and pleasant experience to have played several of these beautiful instruments!
That bridge pickup into that Bassman is fucking glorious. I've been a studio engineer for seven years and a player for 26 years, and that's probably the best tone I've ever heard, bar none.
That's actually a Vibrolux but, yeah, you're right. Probably the best tone I've ever gotten with a guitar and amplifier. I did the same thing with the Deluxe Reverb (straight in, cranked, magical) but it didn't make the cut. Maybe an outtake reel is in order?
Same thing I thought when I first heard it. Although I've only been a player for 3 years. Ive never heard anything like this ever, in any recording of anything.
That is indeed fucking glorious. Hot damn, that is what it's all about.... i've been playing 20 years, and rarely on youtube do i stop everything and just feel my jaw drop.
the colors are the biggest visual change, then you have the neck profile and some minor changes in the material of the covers, bridge and plastics. In 58 they started with the burst colors, latter in 59 came the cherry burst wich is the most valuable vintage gibson in these days, with the chubby neck
"Because the top is gold." Awesome review, that tweed amp absolutely screamed. Didn't know I needed a Fender combo until today. Great playing on that part
That tremolux, holy smokes…screams gloriously with that Les paul like it’s gonna explodes right there, what a tone! As an Amp Designer this is sound heaven, the uniqueness of this circuit is that is a fixed bias 6v6 without negative feedback (NF being common on cathode boas amps but not so on fixed bias) it gives this natural compression that breakup really fuzzy and creamy but yet articulate enough and also have quite high filtering for 6v6 fixed bias, more than the deluxe reverb and only similar to the bassman, and have a preamp like a 5e3 deluxe but with a long tail phase inverter instead of the cathodyne and a 5U4 rectifier not too much sag as 5y3 from a 5e3 and not too fast as a bassman 5ar4 and an oversized baffle, it gives a quite unique combination o elements that make this amp a one of a kind, I noticed how many people commented on the sound and while the guitar and pf course the player is a big part, you notice that the super reverb don’t sound quite as great as that cranked Tremolux in all it’s glory!
@@tjnugent62 being better is subjective.. id say they wont sound the same.. the rarity of vintage guitars make it more expensive not because they are better.. in fact i doubt they are really better than reiissue.. but yeah people love vintage and the hype will live on..
@@bewusstsein3527 I hear what you say, but I played a 1957 Les Paul Special that a friend bought a million years ago and it was off the charts as far as playability and the tone was amazing. The overall feel of these guitars is special. There is a certain mojo in some old guitars.
A fitting demo for one of the most sought after vintage guitars. Also I have to say, Chicago Music Exchange has to be the most beautiful guitar shop on the planet.
haha good point, but I don't think it will though, the vintage market is driven by baby boomers and those are dying out soon. in 2050 almost nobody will care for this Page-era gibsons. with no guitar heroes today and the music industry as depressed as it is, I doubt many people will care to buy guitars much less vintage ones. my personal opinion
+The Cantrell Project you are right, this guitars and these crazy prices only happen because there is some people that pays them, and they are about to be over, in a few years from now people will laugh and wonder how anyone could ever pay such a big amount for a guitar, sounds great but tbh doesnt sound 90k great
not true, the prices will only go up. by 2069 this shit will be multiple mils or priceless - i.e. museum only. its not only baby boomers, kids are into this shit too.
supply and demand, bitches,the scarcity of these timeless beats cannot be beat as in the case of the stradivarios, it's okay the custom shop got ya covered unless ya po
only reason they're so expensive is cause they're 1. les pauls and 2. with PAFs. other paf guitars from the same era are way cheaper, and p90 les pauls are also cheaper.
wow... like all of your videos i hit play and then the "like" button before i even hear a single note because i never get disappointed. great playing, a freaking sick guitar, and captured like no-one else.
Fantastic Tone. All the players did it justice, well done! I know that Bassman has some real touch sensitivity, so it must have been a blast to play. What happened to the BFDR part of the demo?
needs to be setup from what I can see. @0:39 the note chokes out on a bend. The poor guy was persistent to make it feedback but no cigar, made me laugh. Beautiful Gibson for sure. Almost looks like it’s been re-fretted, no? 95k... start the car!!!!! 🚗 start the car!!!!! ;)
Great demo of how tone is in the hands... Strumming it plugged into a black face super really just didn't sound good but the second guy sounded great. Same guitar.
Beautiful guitar! Thanks for demoing! I'm dying for a review of Gibson's VOS '61 Sg standard. Lots of vintage Sgs on your channel (which is sooo great!) but I'd love to hear y'all play one of the historic reissues. And perhaps through a Tophat club royale? Demands, I know...
For the last year, this tone IS the benchmark I compare everything too. Joel, is there any way you could please clarify the year of that Tremolux? I must clone it!!! Also, sexy playing dude.
I don't really like having multiple players on one demo. No offense, just my opinion. I just want to see one excited face through the video. I like the consistency of it.
@@DrCowinabox haha right. I want to honestly see someone break the fucking guitar. those stupid high prices guarantee the people who can afford them right now are not playing them hard at all. lame
Just get the custom shop Reissue used for around 3K, collectors are just paying for the mystique and collectibility...the Reissues will be more consistent than the OG’s and you don’t have to worry about dinging it up etc.
Guitars like this play themselves. They make you sound like a much, much better guitarist than you really are... no insult, no matter who plays it, it is the same thing.
Definitely reverb coming from somewhere when Joel's playing at the beginning. That amp doesn't have reverb. Was he using a pedal or was it coming from the room? If that's all from the room, it's a great room!
No reverb at all, on the amp or in post. Just happened to be an instrument and amplifier that sounded so good and resonated so naturally in the room they were in that it added "space" to the sound. There's a reason why people look for those old tweed amps-- those old pine cabinets are so naturally resonant that they take on the natural sound and resonance of the room they're in. No 'verb necessary. Fender added the reverb tanks to the '60s stuff because those newer cabinets were so heavy and overbuilt that they sounded dead and dry. Hence the reverb tank.
Listen to that sustain. Listen to it. You can go get a bite to eat and when you come back you'll still be hearing that one
pretty normal sustain, newer guitars can get more even
To LfunkeyA: Someone clearly hasn't spent enough time in Nigel's guitar room.
This guitar definitely goes to 11
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Hey, it's coming down in price already!! It's only $94,995 now!!!
ironman333 lol
Gibson Les Paul Standard Goldtop 2001 (s615) $1,995 ! WTF 94k$>>???
Bigelou That's a '57 my guy...like the pinnacle of any stringed instrument Gibson has ever made
Better jump on that price. What a steal!
Strelnikov it is tho😂idk why people bitch about that😂
I worked at a vintage guitar shop here in Seattle for many years from '95 to 2012. We were fortunate enough to have had a handful of these '58 through '60 Les Pauls come through our shop.
It was always a special day when we got one in. We'd close for the day and take turns playing through some very fine vintage amps.
One of my favorite combinations was the Les Paul into a narrow panel, 4 input '59 Tweed Super! These late 50s Les Paul's are truly a work of art that I would put up there with any D'angelico, Stromberg etc.
Forget the hype because there isn't any! There's something really unique and almost mystical about these guitars. The way they respond, the feel of the neck, the lightweight, the Stunning Burst over the flametop and those PAF's!!
While I know that I'll never be able to afford one I can at least say that I had the unique and pleasant experience to have played several of these beautiful instruments!
That bridge pickup into that Bassman is fucking glorious. I've been a studio engineer for seven years and a player for 26 years, and that's probably the best tone I've ever heard, bar none.
That's actually a Vibrolux but, yeah, you're right. Probably the best tone I've ever gotten with a guitar and amplifier. I did the same thing with the Deluxe Reverb (straight in, cranked, magical) but it didn't make the cut. Maybe an outtake reel is in order?
Definitely is Holy Grail.
Yeah my bad. It was a Tremolux. Killer overdrive sound.
Same thing I thought when I first heard it. Although I've only been a player for 3 years. Ive never heard anything like this ever, in any recording of anything.
That is indeed fucking glorious. Hot damn, that is what it's all about.... i've been playing 20 years, and rarely on youtube do i stop everything and just feel my jaw drop.
That is by far the best description
Read the description because of this, I'm not disappointed.
Like an old pair of jeans. Except THIS is a ninety-five-thousand-dollar pair of jeans!
I imagined Christopher Walken as Bruce Dickenson when he said that.
whats the difference between a 57 lp 58 and 59lp
the colors are the biggest visual change, then you have the neck profile and some minor changes in the material of the covers, bridge and plastics. In 58 they started with the burst colors, latter in 59 came the cherry burst wich is the most valuable vintage gibson in these days, with the chubby neck
Mathcartney the 58 had a chubbier neck than the 59
Chris W and only a fool would pay that for it. Doesn't sound any better than Les Paul you can go buy in a store today.
"Because the top is gold." Awesome review, that tweed amp absolutely screamed. Didn't know I needed a Fender combo until today. Great playing on that part
That tremolux, holy smokes…screams gloriously with that Les paul like it’s gonna explodes right there, what a tone! As an Amp Designer this is sound heaven, the uniqueness of this circuit is that is a fixed bias 6v6 without negative feedback (NF being common on cathode boas amps but not so on fixed bias) it gives this natural compression that breakup really fuzzy and creamy but yet articulate enough and also have quite high filtering for 6v6 fixed bias, more than the deluxe reverb and only similar to the bassman, and have a preamp like a 5e3 deluxe but with a long tail phase inverter instead of the cathodyne and a 5U4 rectifier not too much sag as 5y3 from a 5e3 and not too fast as a bassman 5ar4 and an oversized baffle, it gives a quite unique combination o elements that make this amp a one of a kind, I noticed how many people commented on the sound and while the guitar and pf course the player is a big part, you notice that the super reverb don’t sound quite as great as that cranked Tremolux in all it’s glory!
Watching this guy demo guitars is more fun than watching a lot of people who doing a normal performance playing a song.
That's a really nice compliment. I'll take it.
Joel Bauman best demoer ive seen by far
I know, he gets me into it.....🎸👍
Chicago Music Exchange you never disappoint with these demos! I Wish I was back in Chicago to see that Goldtop in person! Great Job!
The 57 Goldtop has a whole lot of magic and dimension. Nothing Gibson can do today to recreate this tone. Beautiful..
you are living in the past.. its like guitar nowadays cant sound the same as good as guitar in the future..
@@bewusstsein3527 Are you trying to say that the guitars of the future sound better than the 50s Gibson guitars?
@@tjnugent62 being better is subjective.. id say they wont sound the same.. the rarity of vintage guitars make it more expensive not because they are better.. in fact i doubt they are really better than reiissue.. but yeah people love vintage and the hype will live on..
@@bewusstsein3527 I hear what you say, but I played a 1957 Les Paul Special that a friend bought a million years ago and it was off the charts as far as playability and the tone was amazing. The overall feel of these guitars is special. There is a certain mojo in some old guitars.
@@tjnugent62 wow.. a million? i thought it is 600,000 dollars
I have this sound when I play on the bridge setup,it's awesome
A fitting demo for one of the most sought after vintage guitars. Also I have to say, Chicago Music Exchange has to be the most beautiful guitar shop on the planet.
True and true.
anyone b4 told you that u re a clone of ben affleck
95k huh? let's say I save 150 bucks a month for it starting today, ill get mine in June 20th, 2069 !!!!
by that time it will be $2m :D
haha good point, but I don't think it will though, the vintage market is driven by baby boomers and those are dying out soon. in 2050 almost nobody will care for this Page-era gibsons. with no guitar heroes today and the music industry as depressed as it is, I doubt many people will care to buy guitars much less vintage ones. my personal opinion
+The Cantrell Project you are right, this guitars and these crazy prices only happen because there is some people that pays them, and they are about to be over, in a few years from now people will laugh and wonder how anyone could ever pay such a big amount for a guitar, sounds great but tbh doesnt sound 90k great
not true, the prices will only go up. by 2069 this shit will be multiple mils or priceless - i.e. museum only. its not only baby boomers, kids are into this shit too.
supply and demand, bitches,the scarcity of these timeless beats cannot be beat as in the case of the stradivarios, it's okay the custom shop got ya covered unless ya po
I am thoroughly envious of your job
k, now play it through a line 6 spider
Man, that combination just sounds sooooo sweet
That is one of the best sounding vintage Les Paul guitars I have ever heard
I love that they had a bunch of the guys from the shop all play the guitar there at the end. Very Cool!
The best first 2 minutes of TH-cam history. “Because the top is gold”
Hmm an original 50s Les Paul. I bet it'll be like $10k or something.
(checks price)
oh god
95,000
yea mon smoke another bowl
only reason they're so expensive is cause they're 1. les pauls and 2. with PAFs. other paf guitars from the same era are way cheaper, and p90 les pauls are also cheaper.
Not even the value of my brain can afford that.
Cereal421 😂
wow... like all of your videos i hit play and then the "like" button before i even hear a single note because i never get disappointed. great playing, a freaking sick guitar, and captured like no-one else.
The sustain and tone are absolutely amazing!
I got a reissue of this guitar....sounds just as good IMO :) this is a piece of history though. fucking love this guitar.
Showed this to my guitar teacher he said that's the tone he's been looking for and I understand why
I see no shit. Just a work of art. A fricken master piece.
Incredible sustain and sound! Sounds great! The guitar sings!
Who ever wrote this description needs a raise!
Holy (insert whatever you want) ! This is seriously a serious guitar.
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damn that thing sold fast. But if I had 95 Grand laying around I would totally snatch it up too
What a deal! I'll take two.
Funny you say that, it was the customer's second '57 as well!
Noo way! Wow. Some folks really do have some money.
You're right about that!
great idea to let us hear this guitar in more than one players hands.
That tone definitely sounds $90,000 better than a True Historic version :)
but true historics are close to 10k, are you implying this should cost even more.
$90K was actually a little low for one of these. Current market on a really clean '57 GT is around $120K.
Joel u would be correct
actually market is at 85 K ......
yeah but a "true historic" will never be the real thing
Wow, has Joel started to save on food to get 1957 goldtop? Feed the man, guys!
I eat well enough.
Who needs food when you have a 1957 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop :)
on what? peanut butter jam sandwiches and potato chips? 😂
***** Well, Rome wasn't built in a day, y'know. A little at a time and there you go :)
those are a amazing sounding set of pafs on that guitar .
A real beast, and worth every penny - sounds soooo great !!!
that bassman is heaven !
Its a tremolux
Wow. Outstanding.
I am surprised no one gave him a strap to keep that $95k from falling on the floor!! You did it justice Mr. Joel
I appreciate it. And no strap necessary-- I've got some experience with expensive guitars.
He said the connection is like peanut butter and jelly LMAO that's awesome though
Fantastic Tone. All the players did it justice, well done! I know that Bassman has some real touch sensitivity, so it must have been a blast to play. What happened to the BFDR part of the demo?
Liev Schreiber playing a vintage goldtop no way!
Thought the same thing
needs to be setup from what I can see. @0:39 the note chokes out on a bend. The poor guy was persistent to make it feedback but no cigar, made me laugh. Beautiful Gibson for sure. Almost looks like it’s been re-fretted, no? 95k... start the car!!!!! 🚗 start the car!!!!! ;)
95,000,00????? Holy damn
beautiful sound
She's a beauty
Great demo of how tone is in the hands... Strumming it plugged into a black face super really just didn't sound good but the second guy sounded great. Same guitar.
What a Beauty!!!!!😀
I'm crying because I'm never going to be able to afford that guitar!
Lovely!
They guitar sound amazing.......But how about that Tweed Tremolux.
Joel is the G.O.A.T. lol
I'll take it.
Awesome tone
Beautiful guitar! Thanks for demoing!
I'm dying for a review of Gibson's VOS '61 Sg standard. Lots of vintage Sgs on your channel (which is sooo great!) but I'd love to hear y'all play one of the historic reissues. And perhaps through a Tophat club royale? Demands, I know...
Great sounding guitar, no strat can touch it for rock and roll. 👍🏼
Joel has aged with a Clooney-like grace, as well.
I'll take it.
My Custom shop 1957 goldtop vos from 2008 with burtsbucker pu's sounds just like that
WHAT? No one played How High The Moon or Vaya Con Dios?
For the last year, this tone IS the benchmark I compare everything too. Joel, is there any way you could please clarify the year of that Tremolux? I must clone it!!!
Also, sexy playing dude.
I don't really like having multiple players on one demo. No offense, just my opinion. I just want to see one excited face through the video. I like the consistency of it.
1:45 hahha. The holy grail of guitars
Sublime!
I like how the last guy played it
I really hope that was just improvised, Because that whole progression would make a fucking amazing blues rock song.
Bending the neck on a 95k guitar, great.....
If you can't play a guitar like a guitar should be played, you shouldn't be charging almost 100 grand for it. Simple as that
@@DrCowinabox haha right. I want to honestly see someone break the fucking guitar. those stupid high prices guarantee the people who can afford them right now are not playing them hard at all. lame
@@DrCowinabox That is how a guitar should be played. You can bend the neck on a guitar a bit without hurting it
The licks remind me of the stuff Eric Clapton did in one of the Lethal Weapon movies.
LOVE the Lethal Weapon movies, especially 2.
This sold already?!?! Wow!
Yessir. They never last long.
Vintage guitars sound best through 25-50W open back combo amps. That was your choice 60 years ago.
That can not be clean, I refuse to believe this is clean tone! Incredible...
What's the name of the song the fat guy is playing at 4:05 ? Sounds familiar
On day you will be mine gold top🔥
It's like Duane's "Layla" Goldtop. You're not charging enough. Seriously.
Cool ! If you want you can send it over right away? haha !
Did it use to belong to George Clooney or is this CME silliness?
Best sounding LP I've ever heard. Any chance you could share the serial number of that guitar Joel?
Just get the custom shop Reissue used for around 3K, collectors are just paying for the mystique and collectibility...the Reissues will be more consistent than the OG’s and you don’t have to worry about dinging it up etc.
Well ! The holy grail exists !
E.T. heard the price and said .... ooouuuch . but nice sounding guitar and amp and playing .
Great playing Joel... Quick question tho buddy where is Andrew??? He was great on these vids
Guitars like this play themselves. They make you sound like a much, much better guitarist than you really are... no insult, no matter who plays it, it is the same thing.
T O N E !
Joel has the tone!
good!
That really does sound good , I wonder what size freaks on those old guitars ?
My uncle has a 1954 Les Paul gold top
Pretty cool mate! You should ask him to post a video of it!
Beautyfull
Hello. Would you ever consider showing a 1977 Gibson RD?
cheers
Definitely reverb coming from somewhere when Joel's playing at the beginning. That amp doesn't have reverb. Was he using a pedal or was it coming from the room? If that's all from the room, it's a great room!
No reverb at all, on the amp or in post. Just happened to be an instrument and amplifier that sounded so good and resonated so naturally in the room they were in that it added "space" to the sound. There's a reason why people look for those old tweed amps-- those old pine cabinets are so naturally resonant that they take on the natural sound and resonance of the room they're in. No 'verb necessary. Fender added the reverb tanks to the '60s stuff because those newer cabinets were so heavy and overbuilt that they sounded dead and dry. Hence the reverb tank.
Random question: whats the best electric guitar for beginners to intermediate and budget of 1.5k?
Ok, thanks for the replies, ill research those recommendations. :D
Dusk Til Dawn! That vampire band! 😂😂😂😂
Which tweed pedal did you use in this video? İt s sound is so good
My neighbor has one but never used it
:14, that's a 9 grand strum right there.
Do you guys accept bits of string?
I want to be able to play like the intro to this video but I don't know where to start. Any advice?
Learn some vintage Eric Clapton--or better yet, Freddie King.
Shame for the bad sounding amps. That guitar surely can sound MUCH better.
Anybody know what pups are in this guitar?
Tell me more about how "new" custom shop guitars play and sound as good or better than the original vintage ones
Amaze.
So if you walk into CME this PM, you think you can play this thing?
Maybe. If you ask nicely.
Not sure I could handle it.
Is that a 5g9 tremolux? Hell it sound amazing!
Yes indeed! One of the best amps I've ever played through.
WOW...