So, vintage guitars; awesome or antiquated? 😉

@mjs2016

Жыл бұрын

Vintage all the way

@sgt.grinch3299

Жыл бұрын

Depends on the player. Not every player has the soul and ability to extract the music from a guitar.

@Momentum88

Жыл бұрын

Whatever gets you playing the most!

@johnsmith-bk4ps

Жыл бұрын

Vintange cost more because they are generally quite a bit better

@RobertAcurso

Жыл бұрын

@@Momentum88 Absolutely! This is the only answer that matters.

If an instrument “speaks” to you, it doesn’t really matter if it’s vintage or inexpensive it has a voice and a soul! As usual any guitar in Chris’s hands is magical!

@conordyer2307

Жыл бұрын

If a guitar speaks to you....its time to see a psychiatrist :p

I've owned probably 50 guitars over the years. One was a '58 Esquire that I tried time and again to fall in love with, but I just could not. Many guitarists just fawned over it, but it did nothing for me. So I sold it about 6 years ago. My collection is relatively small now, and my favorite player is a '92 Fender CS '62RI. Absolutely love it. However, two bandmates I played with for 15 years are convinced the best playing and tone I ever achieved was using an early '90s Fernandes tele copy I bought for $325. Unfortunately, that special guitar was stolen. Great tone and that special relationship can happen with ANY instrument - regardless of era or price. And this Chris dude can freakin' PLAY!!

@Muzikman127

11 ай бұрын

Love this comment!! Undoubtedly there are some really great vintage & branded instruments out there for the big $$, but also undoubtedly some wonderful instruments out there that aren't monetarily "worth" that much. Especially true for electric guitars and basses

This dude Chris Buck is I think one of the best guitar players out there right now. Solos are so damned melodic and tasteful. Haven't been this impressed with a guitar player in a long time.

@thesjkexperience

Жыл бұрын

It’s music! Loads of guitar wankers, but true musicians are like Chris.

I've noticed some small subtleties in Chris's playing have changed over the last year. It just feels a bit less rushed and has more space between phrases. Really dialing it in now brother! The new "Slow Hand" is developing in front of our eyes. Killer shit for sure.

Your solos are always worth waiting for Chris, but I think you excelled yourself this week. Bravo maestro! 😉

@kfisek

Жыл бұрын

Amazing indeed but are not improvised like in the past but are brilliant Cardinal Black solos😊

That solo on the Les Paul Custom is a thing of beauty. What a fantastic guitarist Chris is.

Nice playing. Chris makes any guitar sound perfect.

For all the discussions and opinions I've heard about vintage guitars this has got to be the best and most compact summary out there. I absolutely love watching your videos Chris, I am still amazed you find the time inbetween your band duties! Have a good weekend :)

The main issue in the vintage hype issue is that there good ones and bad ones just as guitars from any period. The better ones would naturally survive, after having countless tweaks and setups. I would also add that at no time has guitar production been of a high quality as present day.

@damianvila

Жыл бұрын

Right. Survivorship bias... Also, when people think about "hand made", they think about a luthier, taking their time to build a masterly crafted instrument. This was *production* hand-made, meaning "hurry up! finish that instrument already and start with the next one!". It doesn't mean it necessarily had to be a badly crafted instrument, because with time, you get really proficient at doing things at high speed. But it's not as good as a CNC process, that is almost exactly the same quality every time. Though, I think in the end, people connect with vintage instruments more on a sentimental level, than on a technical level. In my case, I prefer an instrument that's my own, that has my history in it. You have no idea who owned most of vintage instruments. It has its own past, but that past is not yours, it's its previous owners past. I prefer to create my own history for my guitar... (and also, that modern instruments have better quality).

@domizidor

Жыл бұрын

so happy to hear people who understand this topic... :)

Those licks played on the LesPaul burst are some of your best! Great stuff!

One of the most balanced and insightful videos I have seen on the subject. Well done Chris !😊

As someone who had their first guitar in the early 60s one thing is for sure that modern production methods have made guitars way more consistent from one to the other than could have been dreamed of way back then and of much higher quality while still affordable.

@DavidGarcia-kw4sf

Жыл бұрын

I agree. My first guitar, which I still have, is a 74 Strat which I got in 77. It's a great instrument and I love playing it, but I also have some new Fenders and they're pretty good too. If a guitar clicks with you, it doesn't matter if it's new or old.

@jonnybeck6723

Жыл бұрын

My 1st, circa 1964, was so beautiful and/but so utterly unplayable and unfixable... I worked all summer to buy it and

@Tonetwisters

Жыл бұрын

Much agreed, Mr. Click. A bit of today's standardization mixed with some caring craftsmanship, especially in the pickups area, makes for better opportunities for more players to obtain a pretty darn good guitar these days. And folks need to remember that a guitar is only half their sound ...

@Online_Lawyer_UK

Жыл бұрын

Isn't that the point though? Thatvthe ones still doing the rounds and in good nic are the really good ones and "worth it"? I still think they are over priced and the fender 60s reissues, even the MIM ones are spot on! Great guitars! And the Epis too, just not so sure about the Gibsons lol.

@harrykadaras9459

Жыл бұрын

I am an old guy as well, and I've been disappointed at the amount of quality/workmanship issues I see coming from the instrument factories over the last 35 years - stuff that I never saw in the 60s and 70s productions I originally played. The other companies like Schecter, I agree that they are made with updated machines and process. Those are amazingly consistent. But not the original two brands that I grew up with.

I’ve just realized what a unique style you have. Very special, not just great playing, but truly original.

At 20 years of age in 1974, I bought my first 'real' guitar...a '62 Fender Stratocaster in LPB. It wasn't 'vintage' in 1974, it was simply a 'used' or 2nd hand guitar! I walked out of the music store having paid $175. This Strat must have preformed in every smoke filled bar across America. When you opened the case, a wave of stale tobacco and spilled alcohol permeated your senses...enough to even make your eyes water. It was GLORIOUS!!!! The '62 Strat is still in the family!

@johnhartley3022

Жыл бұрын

I really miss that smell of well loved well gigged guitars from those days. Also miss the old used guitar prices. Traded a 70s les Paul deluxe I paid $175 for a 63 no bird on guard reverse firebird I. No nicks through finish, no crazing. Sold it for $400 to cover tuition in 81. 40 yrs of kicking myself. Lol, same year a local dealer offered me a 74 Dino for $9000 when I noticed it in his garage walking home from school. If only we knew then…..

@thomascroft5076

Жыл бұрын

Conversely, my first guitar in 1974, was a Woolworth's 'Audition' six-string electric - the action being so high, that I could have played bottleneck slide under the strings. Nice sunburst finish though.

@jaypeterson7637

Жыл бұрын

@@thomascroft5076 🤣🤣I had one of those in 1967. I paid $25 dollars for it and I believe they put piano wire on it for strings. Simply an AWFUL guitar!😜😖

Great playing Chris! Thanks for the video

I'm fortunate enough to have been able to have hands on experience with both Gibsons and Fenders from the early 50s and 60s, including an original Broadcaster and a Nocaster. That experience made custom shop pieces so much more appealing. I have no desire to own a 70 year old guitar anymore.

Holy shit! I recognize that solo anywhere on your 57' custom jam! Well done sir and glad to see that masterpiece of a song getting some love!

Always a pleasure, Chris.

OOOOOOOOOH Congrats on 200K SUBS!!! Well deserved!

You are remarkably articulate-verbally and musically.

Great video - guitars are vehicles of sound, and so much more - emotions, history... I have an Epiphone Granada from about 1967, and it still amazes me how good and comforting it is after all these years.

As always Chris’ guitar playing is awesome, the content of the videos is just another bonus.

Chris, you are one of the few players that leaves me with my mouth opened, drooling and my eyes filled with tears. Phenomenal, so much feel in your fingers!

You've outdone yourself in today's solos. Fuck man, they're so good

Lovely controlled bends through the intro Chris! 🔥🔥🔥

The solo you open with is brilliant

Always a great video and topic, but it was really nice to hear that GNR solo at 9:00

Loved that play-out on the strat. Sounded 'kin awesome. 😀

Absolutely fantastic episode - so succinctly put and just spot on, thanks for yet another top notch weekly dose of info 👍

Your Fiesta Red frenzy at the end was awesome!

Dude! I love your jams!!

That solo at 5 mins was fire!🔥🔥🔥

You’re some man. That last jam. Man alive. Flawless as Rory Gallagher said.

Jeeeezuz, your playing is INSANELY good Chris!

Excellent video. Thanks 🙏 Chris

These videos make my fridays! Great job, Chris. Keep it up!

Oh my! I love that 1957 Les Paul Custom! Thank you Mr. Buck for all your videos!

Great video Chris. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this subject. Very well done and appreciated Sir. You bring ups some great points. And the solo on the Black Les Paul Custom was so simply sick Brother!

My "Vintage" guitars are from the mid to late eighties... and I bought them new. That's pretty much the only plus from getting old.

Chris, when most people play guitar, I only hear something. You help me to feel something! Your work is so emotive. Rock on, brother!

I understand the attraction of vintage guitars and gear. But, every electric guitarist I hold in high esteem has a long history of modding their guitars themselves, or by techs, or designing what they want and need to achieve their highest musical aspirations. I think that's a critical part of the journey to greatness.

Chris.......! How on on earth do you seamlessly to these videos together. You appear to start and finish on track with all the poiniant facts delivered in relavance priority without script. Unless, you have the route and content sellotaped to the wall behind the camera. Full of admiration! Thank you.....

Very Steely Dan like with the opening jam. FAbulous playing, music making, as always, Chris!

I like how Chris actually plays the chord changes. Tasty! 👍🏽

I think it's important to understand that in the mid-1960s, when Clapton, Bloomfield, et. al. were looking for upgrades to their Telecasters, they could not buy 1965 Les Pauls because Gibson wasn't making them then. Their *only* option was to buy a late 1950s Les Paul because that's all there was.

Great playing and another fun video as always. Vintage acoustic guitars are a very different proposition requiring different consideration because the sound is entirely dependent upon the aged wood which is impossible to replicate in a modern instrument. I love guitars, pretty much ALL guitars... Don't you?!?!😉

For me with guitars and gear it's all about what inspires you. If vintage does that and you can afford it then all good. I have a Revstar in the mix and you can guess who inspired that. Superb musicianship and interesting as always. Thanks Chris.

Agree completely! Enjoyed how you presented the subject and as always your playing.

Love the solo with the 57 custom and the nod to GNR there was a time! amazing

Man you gotta love Friday Fretworks !

@rickkohnken4776

Жыл бұрын

You got to love Chris Buck as historian--- and extraordinarily gifted player.!

That solo at 09:35!! Very similar to one of my favourites - there was a time from Chinese democracy. Incredible. Great work!

you´re a great player!Thx for your work!

What a fantastic video have a good weekend

I’ve bought a crappy acoustic arch top, build in 1938. It’s had a bad neck reset, so the neck angle is off, very low frets and they used any wood they could find to build it. But it sounds very clear and unique and I love it. Granted, the fact that it has already existed for 85 years fascinates me tremendously as well, which adds to the playing pleasure.

My god Chris. The jam on the 57 Gibson LP was amazing. Somehow your playing gets better ... Remarkable

Nice playing at the start there young sir. Very nice.

“approaching from the perspective of someone who can play a little”…. an understatement, if there ever was one, coming from someone whom I consider one of the best and original guitar players of this era. Hats off, everyone…

@joshuabolton1549

Жыл бұрын

True that mate

Apparently I heard the whole trend was conceived by Norman’s rare guitars in the 70s, he managed to convince many players to think that the earlier guitars were much better than their modern equivalents. Guitars are guitars they are either good or not regardless of its age or of the country it was made.

Great vid and superb playing as ever; the piece played on the 3PU LPC is divine 👏 100% agree about the Dino, which nowadays is in a similar price bracket to a ‘58-‘60 Burst. If you had the LP with you when the Ferrari broke down, you could noodle away on it until the tow truck arrived! ☺️

Dude, love your phrasing...so tasteful!

Best opening in ages!! pure fire!

Having a new guitar and breaking it in yourself over the years cannot be underestimated

5:30 There's something really funny about seeing a price tag hanging off a real 1960 Les Paul. Like, is someone just going to walk into the store, look at the tag, and say "ok yep. this one" and walk to the counter to pay for it. Lol.

Oh there it is... I recognize that solo at 9:00 !!! (the main theme of it) And what a beauty it is! Love hearing it on the Les Paul.... I fact, I'd love hearing it on every guitar played by Chris Buck. There's just something about it that slays me.

Someday, probably not to long from now, people will pay extra for a guitar that can be proved to have been played by Chris Buck!

some quality playing right there

Boy I agree ...with each guitar its own distinctive beast.Its all up to playing enough of them to find what works for you .Thanks Chris for this discussion ,a very hype filled subject but when you find that one that works ,old or new magic can happen.

Not a very close follower of this channel, although I am subscribed. I've always enjoyed your playing. I don't think I've seen a video of yours where you played a Jazzmaster. Those are my favorite guitars! Awesome work, Chris!

Dripping with Tone love the Axes and your playing.

I recently bought a '73 blonde Tele with rosewood board as a bucket list, birth year guitar, from a shop in Cardiff that apparently you frequent Mr Buck. Yes, it has a dodgy tone pot and I needed to do a lot of work on the frets, but it plays and sounds amazing. I love both my vintage and modern guitars for very different reasons and at the end of the day, they are all part of a very nice tool kit. 😁😁

It s the 🙌 Feel of the guitar that matters and Chris your Feel is awesome 🎸😊

Chris, this was a most refreshing video. The hype about “vintage” guitars has left me scratching my head for a while. I had a Les Paul Jr and an SG in the late 60’s, bought used but still relatively new. They were sold for a gold top Les Paul in ‘72, a ‘62 I believe. Sold that one too, played a mid-60’s sunburst strat for a while, but found I preferred the Gibson family and sold that, then got married and had kids and sold everything, amps and all. I only have the old Ibanez acoustic I bought in ‘69 today. Like the e-type Jaguar I owned briefly in this same period, I loved all those guitars but not enough to hang onto them as “investments”. I now have a modern Stratocaster and an Epiphone Les Paul gold top, and near as I can tell they play as well,or better than my old guitars did. Do I want a vintage ‘59 Les Paul? I’d actually take a 1964 4.2 liter E-type in trade for it!

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, that intro though, gawd damn 🤌

Great video Chris, as always, very thought provoking, for instance, who is this Dr. Keith guy?

Loving the Jef Beck style volume swells in the outdo 🤟

Love the Firebird!

I like your videos, Chris, and you're right that so much of the price premium for these older guitars is more about the perceived feel/style/vibe. It would be useful to know whether the sounds of the beautiful guitars in these videos were 'unfiltered' or whether you're using different effects/amp settings for each to bring out their distinctive characters?

Brilliant.

well said

Between being left handed and probably not being able to handle the price tag anyway, I have never played a vintage instrument. However, they always look and sound cool especially when Chris plays them.

Man the part played on the 60 burst was fire

"There was a time" - GNR from Chinese Democracy. 9:01 --- Im assuming recorded originally by Buckethead. Just an amazing jam Chris - Well done!! - - -awesome feel

As Chris said, solid guitars arrived in a burst of innovation in the 50s and early 60s and playing innovation hasn't really changed that much since the early 70s. Therefore it is no surprise that modern players lust after vintage instuments much in the way that violinists lust after a Stradivarius or Guaneri,

Soulful playing as always, Chris! As a lefty, I'm a fair bit more limited with vintage kit - I think there were only 2 or 3 '58 'Bursts made, and McCartney already has one of them! I've just ordered a set of your Strat pickups from Radioshop to give my USA Deluxe a a bit of life. Those noiseless stock pickups are a bit... clinical. I'll shoot a video comparison when I've got them fitted :)

Hello. You started out as my favorite guitarist on KZread. Now you are simply my favorite guitarist, next to Robben Ford, Larry Carlton, John Scofield, Warren Haynes...

That 57 les Paul sounded sweet! Nice piece of music you played on it. Brought out the best in that instrument.

In my experience, a good guitarist can get great sound out of any combo of guitar and amp. It's all about feel and sensitivity to tone.

An interesting experience for sure but Il bet your Yamaha Revstar brings the same inspiration if not more! Thanks for sharing!

In my relatively limited experience with vintage guitars, I have found that it’s much more about how the vintage ones feel, rather than how they sound. Of course there are guitars of any age that just don’t feel good to you personally. But the couple vintage ones I’ve played that were really nice, there was just a feel to them that I have never felt with a modern guitar. One example is a ‘65 Mustang I had. It felt absolutely amazing to play in such a unique way. Not to mention that the vibrato system played absolutely flawless and stayed in tune perfectly without any serious set up/modification. I’ve never used a modern Mustang that didn’t need serious work on the Vibrato to function properly.

@jimzeleny7213

Жыл бұрын

All the Mustang vibratos work well.

1950 to 1958 was the golden era. ~2015 to now and beyond is the platinum era of guitars. The instruments that you can buy from under $1000 to $10000+ are every bit as good as the golden era guitars. They play better, are far more reliable, sound as good or better and are extremely consistent. I’m a huge believer in buying used 2015+ custom shop guitars. The value is unbeatable!

1965 harmony bobkat. The old DeArmond pup sounds incredible and at 400 bucks, I'm not afraid to play it or have it sitting around the house

I love it when you dig in and make a guitar scream for mercy. And then I'm amazed when a 60-ish year old guitar doesn't fly apart at every point. Keep playing them for us.

well said ... and with relevance for more than museum grade guitars of note.

Enjoyed that!! Is that backing track from “there was a time” available anywhere?

I love vintage, but there are some damn good brand new guitars too! Love your 116610 Submariner by the way!

Really candid video, considering Chris is clearly a fan of vintage instruments. Kudos! Yes, people connect sentimentally with vintage instruments. But the instrument offer today is unprecedented, and unquestionably superior to what was available before (I specifically mean this in the variety). You can get from absolutely novel ideas, to incredibly faithful recreations of vintage gear. It's amazing. I think in the end, people can do with their money whatever they want, without being judged. I would never buy something vintage, but that's me. If someone likes to buy vintage instruments, and they're happy with it, I see absolutely no problem, and I don't know why someone should see a problem with that. To each their own. Just do what you please and be happy. :)

would be interesting to see a poll if people would prefer vintage instruments or hypermodern instruments

You should absolutely do a video about your noodling philosophy, like what is going through your head (and scales etc)when youre doing these sick jams

😎 Thanks Chris ⚓️