Truetone Lounge | Bill Crook (of Crook Custom Guitars)
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- čas přidán 21. 03. 2017
- Bill Crook is one of the most respected electric guitar builders of the modern era. In our Truetone Lounge interview, Bill shares his guitar building philosophies, and how his days touring with the group, America, influenced the features and functionality of every Crook Custom Guitar. We also discuss his long-standing relationship with Country Music Superstar Brad Paisley, who has championed Bill's instruments on stage and screen for the past 15 years.
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Bill just informed us that the 52-reissue that he mentions Brad having is an actual 1952 Telecaster that was refinished.
OMG....how rare it is to hear someone speaking MY language and discussing the exact same issues I faced all those years running sound! So often the players on stage really have NO CLUE what happens when the sound from the amp speakers enters a microphone and works it's way through all the electronics and out through the PA. Bill's points about clean vs distortion and the merits and challenges of different tones I just shake my head and smile! Guitarists almost ALWAYS have their clean sounds too loud and their overdrive too distorted and either mushy or buzzy. It's the very rare player who can really give the soundman what he needs to do his job best. GREAT interview!
Bill's episode is gold. Zac
I’m waiting on my Crook Pink Paisley. Bill is a true gentleman and it’s a pleasure to speak with him. I’m very confident that he’s gonna build a guitar that I will cherish. I never feel like he’s being bothered by my questions and, lord knows I can be a bit of a bug about what I’m looking for in a guitar.
Bill is one of the most humblest and patient person I've ever had the pleasure of speaking with in the process of building my tele. Killer guitars. Nicest person, highly skilled.
Damn, this was fine! Two great guitar dudes, hanging out, sharing knowledge and stories... just wow!
Love this interview!
Bill ran sound for my band when I was a youngster...
40 years ago!
Great guy!
Bill seems like the real deal, what an interview! Loved it. I will own a crook guitar hopefully one day. Keep the cool videos coming my friend. Cheers!
Bill is the real deal, and he can make you one fantastic guitar. We will keep up the videos as long as people watch them. Zac
I'm fortunate enough to own a Crook. Finest electric in my herd! This man builds EXCELLENT guitars.
He certainly does! Zac
jealous
Zac, another great episode. Thanks!
Thank you! It was so much fun to sit down with Bill. Feel free to share it if you like.
❤ zac im a 100% A Fan of your shows i bought a telecaster cause you said its a great Fiddle Blues are my music of choice and buck and Dwight are my go to country Thanks for your hard work
Subscribed, great channel Zac. This interview with Bill is awesome, I've worked with Bill on several guitars and you really brought some great things out of him. Keep up the great work, looking forward to more!
Thank you so much!
I love hearing the anecdotes about Brad Paisley from behind the scenes. Puts more personality behind the sound that we all know! Well done!
Thank you Spencer. There are some interviews I did with Jim Lill, where I tell more about behind the scenes stories about Brad Paisley. Zac Childs
Truetone I saw them too! As always, very well done. I quite enjoyed it
Nice!
Great chat fellas.
These videos are the best content on CZcams. Thank you.
Wow, thanks!
Great interview and the volume level was awesome.
Thanks Dennis!
So interesting to hear the origin story of Bill's paisley guitars. He does such an excellent job. On my wishlist for sure!!!!!
He was great as the doctor in Deadwood.
i've watched this twice in a couple of days. Really cool interview. I wonder if the champagne sparkle Telecaster reflects light like the original Don Rich Tele did? I know the original had crushed mirror or something for the sparkle and was rough to the touch. Checkerboard binding. Damn, how did they do that back then? Very smart about painting on the binding for the paisley tele for Brad.
Zac, I really enjoyed this episode. Great looking guitars, and the stories were great! Keep 'em coming!
Glad you enjoyed. More are on the way! Please subscribe so you find out when the next episode rolls out.
Great interview!
Thank you Tim. Bill has a great story, and builds fantastic guitars.
Another great one Zac!
Thanks friend!
So different from anything you've done and just as good! Great interview.
Thank you. I want to keep it interesting for everyone, including me.
Great Video!!!
Thank you!
Not sure if anyone still following this post but I live and have worked in the printing industry in Johnstown, PA since the 80s, I'd love to know what printshop he went to. This is sooooo cool! 😎
It's refreshing to hear an interview with someone so direct. I learned allot listening to Bill. Cool interview.
B'gosh and b'golly are now my 2 favorite forms of measurement lol.
Mine too!
Great video. RIP Peter Florence.
Great interview . ..seems like a super guy . Would love to own a Crook guitar one day...thank you .
Thank you. He is a good friend. Zac
def watched this 3+ times
This was a really cool interview. I didnt know there was Guitar shows in Greensburg Pa. i live 10 mins from there. Would really love to go to a Pittsburgh show. Maybe one day i can own a nice crook. Great Vid :)
Thank you. You ought to go to the show and meet Bill. Zac
A friend of mine used to cover his drum shells with contact paper - the stuff you put on the horizontal surfaces in shelves. The first one I remember was paisley. It was actually textured sort of like flocking. I also remember black and a really weird shade of blue.
Love the interview! I think an interview with someone from RS Guitarworks would be pretty neat too
Thank you. RS is a great organization. I will put him on our list. Zac
Great interview I subscribed.....
Thank you! Zac
So cool I'm from west virginia near Moundsville I would love to have one of his guitars
Great interview, I’m with Bill on the big neck thing… Louisville Slugger for me
Hey Zac- where did those Jim Lill interviews go? I searched all over but it looks like they've been taken down.
Used to help make those bridges! Right on, Bill Crook and Callaham guitars!
Cool
That was an awesome interview, ever think about doing one with Bill Nash?
Sure!
@28:19 words from the master, super good investment.
He is a master.
Where did this video take place....
When you say "here" where is that...
Great interview BTW
IN the Nashville area.
@@TruetoneFX Thank you
Would love to know if guitar makers like Bill make their own necks. Would also love to know who is playing the music at the head of these videos. Im assuming it is Zacx
He buys pre-cut necks, but shapes them. Al Perkins plays the intro.
@@TruetoneFX Hey Thanks for your reply Zac. Love your work and love that track. Will haver a hunt around to see if I can find any more of Al's work.
RIP Pete Florance
Fender Custom Shop...he is right......
15:20 I knew (or suspected) that this was coming, about 2 years ago I bought a cheap Strat and Hot Rodded it. Inserts are the only way to go for a true bolt on neck, virtually all necks of this style are simple wood screws. Inserts are far superior. Funny I also work in a Machine shop and scratch build guitars.
You know how many famous strats had neck inserts?
R.I.P Peter Florence
What a loss. He was a great guy, and wound such great sounding pickups. Zac
Brad paisley put them in those places.
You are correct. Zac
I think Don Grosh would really cool..
How can you do this type of interview and no one plays the guitar, give us some sounds of these guitars, sure what he said about them great but hells bells and panther tracks why the fuck didn't they play them I am disappointed.
Hello Terry. Bill is a busy man, and we had a limited time to do the interview. We chose to not make it a product demo, as we wanted to tell Bill's story in the limited time we had. There are numerous clips online of his guitars being demonstrated. I think you might enjoy this one by Brad Paisley czcams.com/video/CUnKXXJMvU0/video.html
He stripped salsa???😡
Yes, he took all of the finish off. Zac
wow great stuff as always but he is some strange caracter..
He is a long-time friend, and a great guy. Zac
@4:58 seems like complaining about pedals is the new way of telling who's outdated.. oh well.
I get your point, but don't take it out of context that he was telling a story about Beach Boy, Carl Wilson. A guy who was a pop star before most of us was born.
I hear ya. definitely still enjoyed the interview
Thank you!
Oh please, spare the judgment... the man was an audio engineer doing front of house. Context matters.
Own 3 Nash guitars....2 teles 1 strat.....i say skip Nash.....not up to standards..😞