This was a great episode to follow your advice and listen to TPS with good headphones, because now I know what high-end vintage guitars sound like. This was also a terrible episode to follow your advice and listen to TPS with good headphones, because now I know what high-end vintage guitars sound like.
19:40-19:47 - Dan is overcome with “the tone” 20:00-20:05 - A sudden urge of irresponsibility overtakes Dan. “I could probably buy this…” he ponders to himself 20:06-20:07- Dan begins to regain his mental faculties. “Well, it wouldn’t hurt to check the price.” 20:08 - Dan reads the price tag. 20:10 - Dan reads the price tag again. 20:12 - Dan reads the price tag again, hopelessly wishing the price has somehow lost a digit. 20:14 - Dan begins to work out what he would have to sell in order to afford “the tone”. 20:19 - “I don’t _need_ a car… I could bicycle to work.” 20:35 - “I bet I could fit my whole family into one of those tiny houses. They’re all the rage nowadays…” 20:46 - Mick stops playing. Dan is suddenly snapped out of his tone coma. 20:53 - “I’m not crying, you’re crying.”
21:00 - 21:03 A sudden urge of irresponsibility mixed with hopeful fancy overcomes Mick, he thinks "we surely it couldn't be too bad, let's check, maybe I..." 21:03 - 21:05 "Blim-MEE, no, what?" 21:05 - 21:15 Mick ponders just how much he values his marriage.
I sat down to watch this with my 8 year old daughter in one of those “father/daughter/let’s learn about the joy of things in life” way. I expected her boredom threshold to be up at the 2 minute mark, but she lasted all the way to Mick’s exclamation of, “Sh*t!” after playing the ‘62. She looked up at me with her divine, soft blue eyes and said simply, “Daddy. I love That Pedal Show”. There was nothing for it, I looked back at her and said, “Yup, sweets. So do I”. What a great episode.
This week on That Priceless Show - Dan says "Oh my word!" & needs a sit down, Mick plays the ideal Strat he can't have and the viewers press the like button.
“Think I’ll save this TPS episode for tomorrow” “Well, maybe I’ll just preview the first few minutes” ... 1.5hrs later... “Well, can’t be a quitter now can we” Great show guys, enjoyed every minute!
Both Dan & Mick played things I've never heard them play before. Thats the SOLE reason for these guitars. Pure inspiration, that may never happen otherwise. Brilliant video you guys!
I’m one of those who has little interest in vintage guitars, but I’m a big fan of your videos so I gave it 10 minutes. Your joy and enthusiasm was so genuine and infectious that I watched the whole thing and loved it. This episode is ... wait for it ... awesome and stunning!
Wow what an episode. Man, those guitars, those tones, those expressions !! I do feel like there should be a 'Part II' episode with all of those wonderful amps...
This was absolutely fantastic. I would watch this as a tv series. There have been so many people that try to do vintage guitars show and something always puts me off... the editing, the presenter... just the vibe never clicks But this was brilliant
@lefty wolf I used to work in an office that was formerly a recording studio. One interesting feature in the recording room was all the screw's head slots in all the walls were parallel, and perpendicular to the floor. I reckon that helps, right? Mick would have loved it.
As a left handed guitar player, I love the vintage stuff, but I am never tempted because if you think regular vintage gear is expensive and rare, you haven't tried looking for lefty stuff!
I never understand complaints about video length, better to take as long as needed then restrict yourself to an arbitrary time. Some things just benefit from more time. Two hours of vintage guitars? Is the video long enough? Great job and thanks to Mike as well.
1:49.23... Nuff said! Best 1-word description we were all thinking Mick. That combo of guitar and your sweet playing... man oh man, so great! Thanks for the ear-candy guys
i know i'm late to this (nearly 2hrs seemed like a long video back then, now i'm watching 3hr VCQs!). but the neck pup clean sound from that 53 gold top.......lord have mercy.
Well this episode has made me regret selling my '59 Strat enough that I may have to start the search again. The brightness and delicate dynamics of a vintage guitar, plus the way it smooths the chimey highs just isn't reproduced by any modern guitar I've used yet.
Aloha Dan and Mick! I just wanted to thank you for “taking me with you” guys on this historical, mouth watering tour! David and Mike, thank you for allowing me into your fantastic world of guitar and amp heaven with this privileged back stage pass! I learned a lot this morning....so much so, it is brain overload! Thankfully, I can watch this episode over and over(which I surely will do)so my brain can harvest all the gold nuggets of information that was shared both verbally and visually. You Braddahs did an awesome job and Hey Simon! ....THANKS FOR THE EXPERT VIDEOGRAPHY! Mahalo nui loa for sharing your time with us TPS! (not like this one was drudgery to keep up with the next episode, hahahaha) ALOHA BRADDAHS!
Perfect video ! in a great store ....guitars!!!! .....there are moments on the couch when I thought Dan was going to pass out ..... 🙂 .... part 2 for the amps please !!!!
I think I'd have a heart attack before I could even plug in and play any of these beauties 🤯 - Absolutely fantastic video guys. Good headphones are a must for this one. Just a treat, start to finish.
This episode made me so happy for you guys. It was so fun to watch you geek out over this stuff. It comes across so clearly how happy both of you were : )
I watched this 2 hour trip in awe. Then Dan played that jazz master and I felt the connection as he laid out the most remarkable ambient epitaph. Then Mick found his inner strat- man with that toasty 62! I am going to watch that segment over just to remember how important the instrument connection is.
I will be watching this on a loop for weeks! The best for me about this video was not only about the treasure trove of history and mint examples of guitar innovation, but I have been playing my own guitars every five minutes. I have also been cleaning and polishing my strat, tele, and les paul while watching your adventures at a place few people like us will ever get to see in person. Your reactions are priceless and your excitement is contagious. Keep it up! Your videos inspire me to play more and enjoy what I have. Thanks Dan and Mick. Great job again! Your number one fan...Brian.
Fellas, do you remember being 8 yearsold on Christmas eve? The excitment, the butterflies, the murderous anticipation? That how i feel when i watch this episode, i get that same feeling...I thought long and hard about this, im only less then 2 years into my guitar journey, and in 40 years of life on this planet, the only thing that ever gave me that adolescent excitement anything near Christmas eve 1989, is vintage guitars, or guitars in general, and i know im not the only 1...Best vintage guitar safari, ever recorded on youtube, GOOD JOB BOYZ!
Splendid, revealing and fascinating as usual. I absolutely felt emotional as you described your young dad about to hear Elvis. That is so beautiful. Well said.
My first semi-religious experience with a guitar was in 1990, when my father took me to a guitar store for the first time, thrilled that I'd finally taken up his instrument. I was 21 years old, and playing in my first band, as a keyboardist picking up guitar. I happened upon a Paul Reed Smith Artist model, which as I recall sold at that time for about $1500 USD, and I, beginning guitarist that I was, felt like the guitar could play itself. It just felt so *comfortable* , and to this day, I've never played a guitar that felt that *easy* to me. My father (who was a physician) offered to buy it for me, but I just couldn't let him spend so much money on me when I was a rank beginner. Instead, I ended up borrowing (eventually permanently borrowing) his 1980-ish Matsumoku-made Epiphone Emperor F, and he bought me an Ampeg VH-140C 2x12 stereo chorus combo amplifier for $650. I was scared of tube amps back then, having heard horror stories of their fragility. When I think of what a 1990 Paul Reed Smith Artist Model would be worth today, I kick myself. My father could have easily afforded it, and it would have given him pride to buy it for me. Although the Ampeg is no longer my main amp, I still have it, and the following year, I purchased myself a new 1990 Rickenbacker 330 for $940 (minus $140 trade-in for the Bundy clarinet my mother gave me because my younger sister no longer played it) which is still my main guitar. My father passed away in 2002, and I ended up selling the Emperor F in 2012 for $650. Over the next few years, the market for Matsumoku Epiphones skyrocketed, much to my dismay. I've seen them listed for $2500 USD.
Thank you. Just thank you. What a wonderful video. So much Insight, and beautifully delivered with Mr ATB. What a lesson in Vintage instruments. Your combined silence between playing was the biggest “tell” as to how much you were enjoying the process. Simply the best way to spend close to two hours without a guitar in my hands. Well done you legends. Best regards. A fan. 👌🏼
Dan's soft, melodic and ambient playing on the white Jazzmaster towards the end of the video is probably some of my favourite that I've ever heard from him. Amazing stuff.
Where and how did I miss this!! Stunning stunning stunning guitar the man said and I repeat. For Dan man its a close call for you between the LP gold-plated, but the jag man is your thing brother. Mic the very first strat you picked the 61 was it or 59, mate it melted in your hands! Price tag I know but what a lolly shop, take me there please by appointment. Damn good show old B and you both played exquisitely well, thank you
incredible show and knowledge passed onto all of us. Thank you guys. This shop brings back many wonderful memories of being in the original Guitar Trader, in Red Bank, New Jersey back in the 70's. My close friend Paul Unkert worked there doing the maintainence or identifying the guitars originality. Korina is definitely softer, but beautiful tone none the less. EJ's former owned guitar is so alive. Dilemmas, dilemmas, dilemmas
I didn't think tone could get any sweeter after hearing you (Mick) play 355 Re-Fin. Then Dan played the Casino and I was on the floor. Great episode. Cheers
"You can find out the prices for yourselves on the website" Immediately heads to website then backs away slowly.. These things are works of art, I smiled for the whole show.
I thought that was the best sound of the whole video, and there were a lot of excellent sounding guitars on that video. The neck position was bright, articulate, and beautiful. I need a Les Paul with P90s.
The gallery-like presentation of the store and the sums of money involved legitimise this on the surface but underneath it all, it's just a couple of 5 year old boys walking into a toy shop and gawping, isn't it? (I say that as a fellow gawper who immensely enjoyed the vicarious experience of watching it. You guys did a wonderful job of conveying the joy of being there and the pleasure of playing and hearing the instruments - thanks!)
What a phenomenal episode, Chaps! I felt your pain and euphoria the whole way through. There is no doubt that playing a GOOD vintage guitar can be a transformative experience and to those who say that no guitar is worth the money some of the guitars in this episode fetch, I say, “If you have the money, GO FOR IT!” Heck... even if you don’t have all the money but can finance it without going bankrupt or losing your significant other, it’s worth it, as you will not only have an instrument you will love for a long time, but it will only appreciate in value. While I’m primarily a Gretsch Duo Jet player (I adore Teles, too), I remember the first time I played an original early ‘60’s Strat. There was an immediate, aural, visceral feeling and I instantly understood what all the fuss was about. New guitars simply do not sound the same. This isn’t to say that new guitars cannot sound great... many do, but they will not sound like a 40-60 year old instrument. If I could poo money, I’d call ATB and buy that Surf Green Strat NOW, and I’m not a Strat guy. As for Mick, my dear man-boy, buy that Strat! I’m sure you can work out some kind of deal and you will be so over the moon! Do it, Man! I just wish ATB had a vintage Gretsch section. Ah, well...
Again : what an episode you guys!!! What a gentleman ' s show you have! Very satisfying to watch and although I don't know you in person you seem so friendly and positive! Keep it up, you rule.
Managed to find some time to view this utterly superb episode. So many inspiring moments and those looks between the pair of you 😊 What a mega day out and very well done lads.
For the last two months, I watch each episode, get to the end and think “my goodness, how are they going to top this?” And then the next episode drops. You’re on one hell of a roll, lads!
The smiles in this episode. The reactions to the reactions. Bravo boys. Thanks for sharing some amazing history. And great production for being out on the road. Thank you thank you thank you.
Guys, what an enjoyable show. I always enjoy the TPS field trips! When you both were playing the Les Paul gold tops, the owner was grinning proudly and profusely. What a great collection obviously in great hands. He looks like the Peter Jackson of vintage guitars!
Fantastic episode, guys. I've watched it three times already. I've seen that Fiesta red on reverb awhile ago. That exact one! I was in awe... Fiestas like that always remind me of Gary Moore and his amazing hendrix tribute performance... Loved this. Thanks for sharing such an experience and thanks to Mike and David too. This was definitely a treat. Cheers
Oh my what an episode!, vintage guitar overload that affected me so much I had two watch it in two halves and lay down in a dark room between the half's! , superb playing by you both and amazing to see how the guitars affected you emotionally, best episode ever but now I want a vintage Strat !!!!, what a place ABT Guitars is, Guitar Heaven 🎸😃🎸😀
I went to ATB (different location in Cheltenham, I think) to have a look. The only reason I'm not currently bankrupt is that I'm left-handed! What a collection!
Fastest two hours of my life! Felt like I was in the store with you chaps. Bravo as always! Glad to see the Magnatone got some love. Incredible amps. Please forward me that left-handed strat posthaste! 👍
I can't say that as a listener, even through some decent headphones, that I can hear the special qualities that those guitars have. But what I can hear is how inspired the both of you are when playing them. Great episode!
Hi guys, I'm so happy for you getting to enjoy all these amazing guitars and thankful for sharing it with us. Thanks also for putting all the energy into making such a spectacular show, it's a true joy to follow your natural conversations without the over-editing or constant cutting most other channels tend to prefer (for reasons I don't get at all). Makes it so much more pleasant and relaxing to watch you and your fine guests. Congrats on 200k subs! Dan, please invite Mike Vennart on the show🙏
It goes without saying that you guys have made some brilliant videos, but this was my favourite TPS of all time. Probably the best demo’s of vintage guitars I’ve ever seen. I’ve watched it in it’s entirety twice now and there will be many more views to come in the coming months. Thank you so much.
100% Agree, the Staple P90 has such an interesting history. It's really just Gibson's copy of an old DeArmond pickup that Les Paul himself preferred and had been using. Someday I'll install a proper Staple P90 on one of my Les Paul guitars.
I had a reissue black beauty with the staple pup, and it sounded absolutely superb! And that was just a reissue!! The vintage one on the show was plush! They're magic pickups.
@@musicmann1967 This episode has inspired me to switch pickups in a LP Custom I own. I've a P94T humbucker sized P90 I just purchased and will install in the bridge position, for the neck pickup I'm going to order a Seymour Duncan Phat Staple, I have high expectations for this pickup combination. I find that every type of guitar pickup brings it's own specialized character to the table, that said the P90 pickup is far and away my most favorite.
@@hkguitar1984 Good luck with the pickup swap out! As long as you don't have to route, you can always change back it doesn't sound the way you want it to. Sounds like you'll have a sweet sounding Custom though!
Loved this guys. I could feel the need want so often just watching you play those amazing guitars. Could see you nearly in tears of bliss. So well done, thanks!
“Being Dan Steinhardt” I want to be in his head when he zones out playing must be an amazing place to visit. Awesome show guys you are blessed. If I went into that shop I’d knock one off the wall and have to sell my kidneys to pay for it.
YES! So many comments 1) Mick your knowledge never fails to amaze me. 2) The switch master is just unbelievable. 3)My 175's have that really annoying raised scratchplate too, but far too beautiful to remove, so when I recently bought a Gretsch Sparkle Jet, there was a hell of a technique and position change required. 4) I MUST visit this store - Amazing show guys.
Congratulations on being able to play this collection of undisputed holy grails! From my end, I'd just buy the two amps used throughout the video. Sounded spectacular!
Mick and Dan, thank you for THE most inspirational guitar video on the internet. All of the vintage guitars you played were different from their modern day reissues but there seems to me that the most marked difference is in the Strats. No amount of tinkering with trem blocks, tone pots, saddles, pickups, etc will get you anywhere near the sound of that ‘62. Given the current cost of a Custom Shop strat I think it is a no-brainer.
Thanks for a great episode. Re through neck construction and the Gibson Firebird. Rickebacker introduced this on the 400 Combo (forerunner of the 600 - 625 & 660 series of Petty /Campbell fame) already in 1956. The 4000 and later 4001 basses famously carries the same through neck, from 1957 and onwards.
When I first read the title for this video I turned green with envy. Now that I’ve started watching the video, I am a color that does not exist on the visible light spectrum. Suggest adding the following to the start of the video: Warning. Although regular viewing of TPS is safe for most people, health experts suggest that you talk to your doctor before you start viewing this program.
Sorry, but this is my favorite video of the 50+ videos and live Q&A’s I’ve watched so far. Howdy from California. I love the vintage gear, especially the Epi and ES’s. Oh My! Yeah, before I made it out the door, my credit cards would be maxed out and my return ticket home hawked and maybe even one less kidney. I saw 4 guitars and 2 amps that I would dearly love to buy. I’m on ATB’s website now. Hahaha Have a great day Gents. Stay safe and God Bless. 👍🏼👍🏼😜🍺
I made notes of highlights throughout the episode so that I could comment after but in the end it’s just highlights throughout and it’ll take me forever to write about them. Awesome. The neck pickup on the ‘53 is just magic.
The coolest thing about those teles with that weird wiring is that if you notch the selector between the back and middle positions, you actually do get both pickups.
Fantastic episode fellas sniffing those Vintage corks 😉 🎸🎸🎸🎸 Totally up my street 1958 Strat and Tele from my birth year , if only my parents could have bought a Strat Tele and Les Paul on my birth how happy would i be 😁 The best sweetshop ever
If ever there was a video that needed the plea, "Listen in headphones or studio monitors!" this is it. These are some of the best guitar tones you guys have ever had, in my opinion.
It never gets old to see your genuine reactions when you touch a special instrument. I just love to watch that emotional response because not everyone has the ability to feel those kinds of emotions and you guys don't try to hide it.
I have a rowing machine (which is torture), so I have set it up in front of the TV so I can watch Dan and Mick to help pass the time and occupy my (tiny) mind as I creak along the boring metres. So I start watching this and nearly 2 hours later I have rowed 25K and am still happy. Beautiful guitars, beautiful playing and beautiful sofa. We want more
The moment Mick hits the "it might be even flutier" notes on the 355 you can understand why blues players used to howl. If my guitar made those sounds I'd howl too. And it sounds great through microphones, compression, the internet, my headphones. What it sounded like in the room must have been angels weeping.
Me too! I have it as my wet amp alongside a Supro Thunderbolt as my dry. True Stereo Vibrato is just unforgettable. I played one of the Panoramics and couldnt forget it and went back to purchase after two months of dreaming.
I watched the first half of this over breakfast. Then I got the urge to drive downtown to the guitar store since I'm in the market for my first Telecaster only to be dissapointed by the poor stock. But at least I got to come home and live through you guys for the second half of the video. Who's jelly? Not me.
Never had a reason to lust after vintage gear - I don't play anything that would require it, don't have the talent to deserve it and don't have the bank balance to allow it. What I do love though, is watching people geek out about the stuff that they love... great show so far (half way through) and will watch the rest later with a cuppa!
This was a great episode to follow your advice and listen to TPS with good headphones, because now I know what high-end vintage guitars sound like.
This was also a terrible episode to follow your advice and listen to TPS with good headphones, because now I know what high-end vintage guitars sound like.
BRILLIANT!
Simon Nix I predict your comment will be on Mondays Q&A episode!
Amazing sounding.. jig is that they just sit pretty in the mix, don’t need to change a thing
19:40-19:47 - Dan is overcome with “the tone”
20:00-20:05 - A sudden urge of irresponsibility overtakes Dan. “I could probably buy this…” he ponders to himself
20:06-20:07- Dan begins to regain his mental faculties. “Well, it wouldn’t hurt to check the price.”
20:08 - Dan reads the price tag.
20:10 - Dan reads the price tag again.
20:12 - Dan reads the price tag again, hopelessly wishing the price has somehow lost a digit.
20:14 - Dan begins to work out what he would have to sell in order to afford “the tone”.
20:19 - “I don’t _need_ a car… I could bicycle to work.”
20:35 - “I bet I could fit my whole family into one of those tiny houses. They’re all the rage nowadays…”
20:46 - Mick stops playing. Dan is suddenly snapped out of his tone coma.
20:53 - “I’m not crying, you’re crying.”
Underrated comment right here😂
GREAT COMMENT!
I wish I could like this comment more than once 😂 brilliant
HAHA that's HILARIOUS
21:00 - 21:03 A sudden urge of irresponsibility mixed with hopeful fancy overcomes Mick, he thinks "we surely it couldn't be too bad, let's check, maybe I..."
21:03 - 21:05 "Blim-MEE, no, what?"
21:05 - 21:15 Mick ponders just how much he values his marriage.
Cool as a cucumber: "No. This is MY guitar. It WAS Eric Johnson's."
I sat down to watch this with my 8 year old daughter in one of those “father/daughter/let’s learn about the joy of things in life” way. I expected her boredom threshold to be up at the 2 minute mark, but she lasted all the way to Mick’s exclamation of, “Sh*t!” after playing the ‘62. She looked up at me with her divine, soft blue eyes and said simply, “Daddy. I love That Pedal Show”. There was nothing for it, I looked back at her and said, “Yup, sweets. So do I”. What a great episode.
aww buy the princess a strat and start a father daughter jam session！😄
This week on That Priceless Show - Dan says "Oh my word!" & needs a sit down, Mick plays the ideal Strat he can't have and the viewers press the like button.
Another day in paradise
LMAO
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣..."That Priceless Show" is amazing...
Load of shit really but you gotta love the old guitars
"And a car, that looks like a shoe"
Yes I read your comment in Jeremy Clarkson's voice
1 hour and 52 minutes of Mick Dan and vintage guitars!!!! Can't get any better.
Darren C vintage amps, vintage guitars... Vintage pedals ;)
@@AedenChetcutimt yes that would be the planet's aligning
It was very obviously emotional for them. You could feel it while viewing. For us too!
@@RMosack I've a feeling I'd be incoherent blubbering reck walking in there so Mick and Dan did awesome
Sure it could. It could be you and vintage guitars.
Terrific shop retailer. Very generous with his time and inventory. Great show, well done everyone
“Think I’ll save this TPS episode for tomorrow”
“Well, maybe I’ll just preview the first few minutes”
... 1.5hrs later... “Well, can’t be a quitter now can we”
Great show guys, enjoyed every minute!
Usually I tend to watch in bursts when I've got a bit of free time but I've watched this through in one sitting maybe 6 or 7 times now 😂
Thanks for not splitting this up into 12 ten-minute videos!
May you have all the up votes.
what do you mean? they never split them up.
Both Dan & Mick played things I've never heard them play before. Thats the SOLE reason for these guitars. Pure inspiration, that may never happen otherwise. Brilliant video you guys!
Yep!
Well said, I’ve noticed as I took the plunge on a 65 strat. Any new guitar can’t touch it, though there a good ones like Novo and other small brands
1:44:56 Overwhelmed, Mick can't resist a quick tug in the presence of such a rare beauty.
I’m one of those who has little interest in vintage guitars, but I’m a big fan of your videos so I gave it 10 minutes. Your joy and enthusiasm was so genuine and infectious that I watched the whole thing and loved it. This episode is ... wait for it ... awesome and stunning!
Does the perfect That Pedal Show Episode exist?! Yes, it definitely does.
Every six months can we have a show like this, about 2 hours with inteviews and maybe a kind of documentary style.
Well Mick, that has to be one of the most profound uses of the word “shit” that has ever been uttered, and I’ve heard one or two...
Wow what an episode. Man, those guitars, those tones, those expressions !! I do feel like there should be a 'Part II' episode with all of those wonderful amps...
I thought Mick was gonna have a cigarette after playing the 62 Strat!
Yeah Mick, you apologised to your Gibson reissue, perhaps you should apologise to your wife!
The ATB site now shows that very Strat as being marked "sold". Could it be? :D
@@fiftyfiveseventy what was its price
This was absolutely fantastic. I would watch this as a tv series. There have been so many people that try to do vintage guitars show and something always puts me off... the editing, the presenter... just the vibe never clicks
But this was brilliant
Dan's playing on the blonde Jazzmaster was transcendental. That one, despite all the other stone-cold classics on display, did it for me.
Yeah, that really got me too. Lovely. It made me want to learn what he was doing.
‘55 LP with staple magnets, wow what a unique tone! Epic video guys🤤
Almost two hours! Bliss! Coffee on, sit back, relax and chill out watching THE best programme ever!
"Don't touch it... don't point at it... that's enough of that."
-Nigel T.
You can hear the sustain... maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh
Those fucking wedding rings 😁 mma USh 👊
@@benbutterworth7584 Phillips screws all replaced with slotted screws for better tone...
@lefty wolf I used to work in an office that was formerly a recording studio. One interesting feature in the recording room was all the screw's head slots in all the walls were parallel, and perpendicular to the floor. I reckon that helps, right?
Mick would have loved it.
“Stop looking at it!”
As a left handed guitar player, I love the vintage stuff, but I am never tempted because if you think regular vintage gear is expensive and rare, you haven't tried looking for lefty stuff!
Literally got shivers when Mick started playing the '53 Les Paul!!! So COOL!!!!
Based on sound alone, I thought it was the pick of the litter.
I never understand complaints about video length, better to take as long as needed then restrict yourself to an arbitrary time. Some things just benefit from more time.
Two hours of vintage guitars? Is the video long enough? Great job and thanks to Mike as well.
Yup. What a way to spend a Friday evening.
Coupla Moscow Mules + a little of what you fancy ...
Well away ...
Agree
Agree completely. That video wasn't remotely too long. Too good, maybe!
Finally TPS dives headfirst into gearporn ;-) I would LOVE to see the same kind of episode about amps, with your usual bunch of guitars.
1:49.23... Nuff said! Best 1-word description we were all thinking Mick. That combo of guitar and your sweet playing... man oh man, so great! Thanks for the ear-candy guys
i know i'm late to this (nearly 2hrs seemed like a long video back then, now i'm watching 3hr VCQs!). but the neck pup clean sound from that 53 gold top.......lord have mercy.
I love the fact that ATB guitars is next door to Hidden Hearing.
You couldn't make it up.
Well this episode has made me regret selling my '59 Strat enough that I may have to start the search again. The brightness and delicate dynamics of a vintage guitar, plus the way it smooths the chimey highs just isn't reproduced by any modern guitar I've used yet.
That Blonde jazz master actually brought tears to my eyes, surprised the hell out of me.
Aloha Dan and Mick! I just wanted to thank you for “taking me with you” guys on this historical, mouth watering tour! David and Mike, thank you for allowing me into your fantastic world of guitar and amp heaven with this privileged back stage pass! I learned a lot this morning....so much so, it is brain overload! Thankfully, I can watch this episode over and over(which I surely will do)so my brain can harvest all the gold nuggets of information that was shared both verbally and visually. You Braddahs did an awesome job and Hey Simon! ....THANKS FOR THE EXPERT VIDEOGRAPHY! Mahalo nui loa for sharing your time with us TPS! (not like this one was drudgery to keep up with the next episode, hahahaha) ALOHA BRADDAHS!
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Perfect video ! in a great store ....guitars!!!! .....there are moments on the couch when I thought Dan was going to pass out ..... 🙂 .... part 2 for the amps please !!!!
I think I'd have a heart attack before I could even plug in and play any of these beauties 🤯 - Absolutely fantastic video guys. Good headphones are a must for this one. Just a treat, start to finish.
I love how Dan just starts holding the '53 Goldtop like a baby 😂😂
This episode made me so happy for you guys. It was so fun to watch you geek out over this stuff. It comes across so clearly how happy both of you were : )
I watched this 2 hour trip in awe. Then Dan played that jazz master and I felt the connection as he laid out the most remarkable ambient epitaph. Then Mick found his inner strat- man with that toasty 62! I am going to watch that segment over just to remember how important the instrument connection is.
Mick, my jaw literally dropped after 1 microsecond of you playing that ‘59 335 on the couch. Hooooly moly
I will be watching this on a loop for weeks! The best for me about this video was not only about the treasure trove of history and mint examples of guitar innovation, but I have been playing my own guitars every five minutes. I have also been cleaning and polishing my strat, tele, and les paul while watching your adventures at a place few people like us will ever get to see in person. Your reactions are priceless and your excitement is contagious. Keep it up! Your videos inspire me to play more and enjoy what I have. Thanks Dan and Mick. Great job again! Your number one fan...Brian.
Fellas, do you remember being 8 yearsold on Christmas eve? The excitment, the butterflies, the murderous anticipation? That how i feel when i watch this episode, i get that same feeling...I thought long and hard about this, im only less then 2 years into my guitar journey, and in 40 years of life on this planet, the only thing that ever gave me that adolescent excitement anything near Christmas eve 1989, is vintage guitars, or guitars in general, and i know im not the only 1...Best vintage guitar safari, ever recorded on youtube, GOOD JOB BOYZ!
Proceeds to walk into bestbuy and watches a 2 hour guitar video on the $5000 mcintosh sound system
Splendid, revealing and fascinating as usual. I absolutely felt emotional as you described your young dad about to hear Elvis. That is so beautiful. Well said.
My first semi-religious experience with a guitar was in 1990, when my father took me to a guitar store for the first time, thrilled that I'd finally taken up his instrument. I was 21 years old, and playing in my first band, as a keyboardist picking up guitar. I happened upon a Paul Reed Smith Artist model, which as I recall sold at that time for about $1500 USD, and I, beginning guitarist that I was, felt like the guitar could play itself. It just felt so *comfortable* , and to this day, I've never played a guitar that felt that *easy* to me. My father (who was a physician) offered to buy it for me, but I just couldn't let him spend so much money on me when I was a rank beginner. Instead, I ended up borrowing (eventually permanently borrowing) his 1980-ish Matsumoku-made Epiphone Emperor F, and he bought me an Ampeg VH-140C 2x12 stereo chorus combo amplifier for $650. I was scared of tube amps back then, having heard horror stories of their fragility.
When I think of what a 1990 Paul Reed Smith Artist Model would be worth today, I kick myself. My father could have easily afforded it, and it would have given him pride to buy it for me. Although the Ampeg is no longer my main amp, I still have it, and the following year, I purchased myself a new 1990 Rickenbacker 330 for $940 (minus $140 trade-in for the Bundy clarinet my mother gave me because my younger sister no longer played it) which is still my main guitar. My father passed away in 2002, and I ended up selling the Emperor F in 2012 for $650. Over the next few years, the market for Matsumoku Epiphones skyrocketed, much to my dismay. I've seen them listed for $2500 USD.
Thank you. Just thank you. What a wonderful video. So much Insight, and beautifully delivered with Mr ATB. What a lesson in Vintage instruments. Your combined silence between playing was the biggest “tell” as to how much you were enjoying the process. Simply the best way to spend close to two hours without a guitar in my hands. Well done you legends. Best regards. A fan. 👌🏼
Dan's soft, melodic and ambient playing on the white Jazzmaster towards the end of the video is probably some of my favourite that I've ever heard from him. Amazing stuff.
The number of times they both were "having a crisis" was simultaneously fun to watch and totally understandable XD Great video!
Where and how did I miss this!! Stunning stunning stunning guitar the man said and I repeat. For Dan man its a close call for you between the LP gold-plated, but the jag man is your thing brother. Mic the very first strat you picked the 61 was it or 59, mate it melted in your hands! Price tag I know but what a lolly shop, take me there please by appointment. Damn good show old B and you both played exquisitely well, thank you
incredible show and knowledge passed onto all of us. Thank you guys. This shop brings back many wonderful memories of being in the original Guitar Trader, in Red Bank, New Jersey back in the 70's. My close friend Paul Unkert worked there doing the maintainence or identifying the guitars originality. Korina is definitely softer, but beautiful tone none the less. EJ's former owned guitar is so alive. Dilemmas, dilemmas, dilemmas
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“This is a 64, one year earlier than a 65”
That’s the type of info you only get from an experienced guitar specialist. 👍
Yup, Most of us lay folk would've thought it was 2 or 3 years earlier than a '65!!
I didn't think tone could get any sweeter after hearing you (Mick) play 355 Re-Fin. Then Dan played the Casino and I was on the floor. Great episode. Cheers
"You can find out the prices for yourselves on the website" Immediately heads to website then backs away slowly.. These things are works of art, I smiled for the whole show.
I love the fact that Dan is visibly shaken by the experience. Respect brother!
All the guitars sounded good .... that 53 goldtop was AMAZING !!!
I’ve played it, it the best guitar I have ever played. 20K, much better value than a ford mondeo!
Colin Dymond haha still 20k is out of my range but its killer
I thought that was the best sound of the whole video, and there were a lot of excellent sounding guitars on that video. The neck position was bright, articulate, and beautiful. I need a Les Paul with P90s.
Can we get a “that vintage guitar show” once a month or so?
The gallery-like presentation of the store and the sums of money involved legitimise this on the surface but underneath it all, it's just a couple of 5 year old boys walking into a toy shop and gawping, isn't it? (I say that as a fellow gawper who immensely enjoyed the vicarious experience of watching it. You guys did a wonderful job of conveying the joy of being there and the pleasure of playing and hearing the instruments - thanks!)
What a phenomenal episode, Chaps! I felt your pain and euphoria the whole way through. There is no doubt that playing a GOOD vintage guitar can be a transformative experience and to those who say that no guitar is worth the money some of the guitars in this episode fetch, I say, “If you have the money, GO FOR IT!” Heck... even if you don’t have all the money but can finance it without going bankrupt or losing your significant other, it’s worth it, as you will not only have an instrument you will love for a long time, but it will only appreciate in value.
While I’m primarily a Gretsch Duo Jet player (I adore Teles, too), I remember the first time I played an original early ‘60’s Strat. There was an immediate, aural, visceral feeling and I instantly understood what all the fuss was about. New guitars simply do not sound the same. This isn’t to say that new guitars cannot sound great... many do, but they will not sound like a 40-60 year old instrument. If I could poo money, I’d call ATB and buy that Surf Green Strat NOW, and I’m not a Strat guy.
As for Mick, my dear man-boy, buy that Strat! I’m sure you can work out some kind of deal and you will be so over the moon! Do it, Man!
I just wish ATB had a vintage Gretsch section. Ah, well...
Again : what an episode you guys!!! What a gentleman ' s show you have! Very satisfying to watch and although I don't know you in person you seem so friendly and positive! Keep it up, you rule.
Yes, every guitarist should strive to be a gentleman......until it's time to get Dirty! Lol
“We do take all credit cards and provide wife friendly invoices too.” LOL...
My absolute favourite line!
Managed to find some time to view this utterly superb episode. So many inspiring moments and those looks between the pair of you 😊
What a mega day out and very well done lads.
For the last two months, I watch each episode, get to the end and think “my goodness, how are they going to top this?” And then the next episode drops.
You’re on one hell of a roll, lads!
Mick sounded so good on that '62 strat at the end that I would legitimately contribute to a gofundme to get him that guitar
"I'm going to, carefully, pull that out" - that's what she said.
Dans playing on that jazz master made me realize why people like them. That thing sounded coooolllll
And mick with the strat oh my lord I hope he buys it.
The smiles in this episode. The reactions to the reactions. Bravo boys. Thanks for sharing some amazing history. And great production for being out on the road. Thank you thank you thank you.
Guys, what an enjoyable show. I always enjoy the TPS field trips!
When you both were playing the Les Paul gold tops, the owner was grinning proudly and profusely. What a great collection obviously in great hands. He looks like the Peter Jackson of vintage guitars!
Is that you!?!?!?
Fantastic episode, guys. I've watched it three times already.
I've seen that Fiesta red on reverb awhile ago. That exact one! I was in awe... Fiestas like that always remind me of Gary Moore and his amazing hendrix tribute performance...
Loved this. Thanks for sharing such an experience and thanks to Mike and David too.
This was definitely a treat.
Cheers
Oh my what an episode!, vintage guitar overload that affected me so much I had two watch it in two halves and lay down in a dark room between the half's! , superb playing by you both and amazing to see how the guitars affected you emotionally, best episode ever but now I want a vintage Strat !!!!, what a place ABT Guitars is, Guitar Heaven 🎸😃🎸😀
I went to ATB (different location in Cheltenham, I think) to have a look. The only reason I'm not currently bankrupt is that I'm left-handed! What a collection!
Fastest two hours of my life! Felt like I was in the store with you chaps. Bravo as always! Glad to see the Magnatone got some love. Incredible amps. Please forward me that left-handed strat posthaste! 👍
Yeah exactly, it felt like we were hanging out with them. Just awesome.
I can't say that as a listener, even through some decent headphones, that I can hear the special qualities that those guitars have. But what I can hear is how inspired the both of you are when playing them. Great episode!
That’s what it’s really all about Mark.
Hi guys, I'm so happy for you getting to enjoy all these amazing guitars and thankful for sharing it with us. Thanks also for putting all the energy into making such a spectacular show, it's a true joy to follow your natural conversations without the over-editing or constant cutting most other channels tend to prefer (for reasons I don't get at all). Makes it so much more pleasant and relaxing to watch you and your fine guests. Congrats on 200k subs! Dan, please invite Mike Vennart on the show🙏
It goes without saying that you guys have made some brilliant videos, but this was my favourite TPS of all time. Probably the best demo’s of vintage guitars I’ve ever seen. I’ve watched it in it’s entirety twice now and there will be many more views to come in the coming months. Thank you so much.
That casino neck pickup is just filthy and the '55 les Paul custom is my dream guitar, the staple pickup is amazing!
100% Agree, the Staple P90 has such an interesting history. It's really just Gibson's copy of an old DeArmond pickup that Les Paul himself preferred and had been using. Someday I'll install a proper Staple P90 on one of my Les Paul guitars.
I had a reissue black beauty with the staple pup, and it sounded absolutely superb! And that was just a reissue!! The vintage one on the show was plush! They're magic pickups.
@@musicmann1967 This episode has inspired me to switch pickups in a LP Custom I own. I've a P94T humbucker sized P90 I just purchased and will install in the bridge position, for the neck pickup I'm going to order a Seymour Duncan Phat Staple, I have high expectations for this pickup combination.
I find that every type of guitar pickup brings it's own specialized character to the table, that said the P90 pickup is far and away my most favorite.
@@hkguitar1984 Good luck with the pickup swap out! As long as you don't have to route, you can always change back it doesn't sound the way you want it to. Sounds like you'll have a sweet sounding Custom though!
Loved this guys. I could feel the need want so often just watching you play those amazing guitars. Could see you nearly in tears of bliss. So well done, thanks!
“Being Dan Steinhardt” I want to be in his head when he zones out playing must be an amazing place to visit. Awesome show guys you are blessed. If I went into that shop I’d knock one off the wall and have to sell my kidneys to pay for it.
YES! So many comments 1) Mick your knowledge never fails to amaze me. 2) The switch master is just unbelievable. 3)My 175's have that really annoying raised scratchplate too, but far too beautiful to remove, so when I recently bought a Gretsch Sparkle Jet, there was a hell of a technique and position change required. 4) I MUST visit this store - Amazing show guys.
You’re right I should play the Casino or a 330. Anyone fancy gifting me one? Hehe I know - a bit cheeky. X
Hello love! X
They're cheap! About 600 USD.
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@@verysillypenguin she sucks.
@@harrysachs2274 life has been tough, we understand.
Congratulations on being able to play this collection of undisputed holy grails! From my end, I'd just buy the two amps used throughout the video. Sounded spectacular!
Mick and Dan, thank you for THE most inspirational guitar video on the internet. All of the vintage guitars you played were different from their modern day reissues but there seems to me that the most marked difference is in the Strats. No amount of tinkering with trem blocks, tone pots, saddles, pickups, etc will get you anywhere near the sound of that ‘62. Given the current cost of a Custom Shop strat I think it is a no-brainer.
Thanks for a great episode.
Re through neck construction and the Gibson Firebird. Rickebacker introduced this on the 400 Combo (forerunner of the 600 - 625 & 660 series of Petty /Campbell fame) already in 1956. The 4000 and later 4001 basses famously carries the same through neck, from 1957 and onwards.
When I first read the title for this video I turned green with envy. Now that I’ve started watching the video, I am a color that does not exist on the visible light spectrum.
Suggest adding the following to the start of the video: Warning. Although regular viewing of TPS is safe for most people, health experts suggest that you talk to your doctor before you start viewing this program.
Green with envy, or blue with a yellowed nitro clearcoat of envy? 🤔
@@twoften Well played sir.
Strat 1962...pure heaven...really incredible
Sorry, but this is my favorite video of the 50+ videos and live Q&A’s I’ve watched so far. Howdy from California. I love the vintage gear, especially the Epi and ES’s. Oh My! Yeah, before I made it out the door, my credit cards would be maxed out and my return ticket home hawked and maybe even one less kidney. I saw 4 guitars and 2 amps that I would dearly love to buy. I’m on ATB’s website now. Hahaha Have a great day Gents. Stay safe and God Bless. 👍🏼👍🏼😜🍺
I made notes of highlights throughout the episode so that I could comment after but in the end it’s just highlights throughout and it’ll take me forever to write about them. Awesome. The neck pickup on the ‘53 is just magic.
How hard was it to leave that place... Oh my god this was wonderful
The coolest thing about those teles with that weird wiring is that if you notch the selector between the back and middle positions, you actually do get both pickups.
Fantastic episode fellas
sniffing those Vintage corks 😉 🎸🎸🎸🎸 Totally up my street
1958 Strat and Tele from my birth year , if only my parents could have bought a Strat Tele and Les Paul on my birth how happy would i be 😁
The best sweetshop ever
If ever there was a video that needed the plea, "Listen in headphones or studio monitors!" this is it. These are some of the best guitar tones you guys have ever had, in my opinion.
1:49:59 in which Mick literally and metaphorically pulls the plug on his dream guitar... Seriously that thing sounds incredible.
I do not apologize for double commenting simply to say.. *WOW.* those staple magnet pickups!!!!!
Agree
It never gets old to see your genuine reactions when you touch a special instrument. I just love to watch that emotional response because not everyone has the ability to feel those kinds of emotions and you guys don't try to hide it.
I have a rowing machine (which is torture), so I have set it up in front of the TV so I can watch Dan and Mick to help pass the time and occupy my (tiny) mind as I creak along the boring metres. So I start watching this and nearly 2 hours later I have rowed 25K and am still happy.
Beautiful guitars, beautiful playing and beautiful sofa.
We want more
Wow! Two hours of rowing. I can barely do 10 mins. Mick here
Utterly incredible! That Harrison SG 😭 I need it.
Must have been an insane experience, very jealous!
That '62 Strat was magic. Sell the motorbike, Mick, you made that guitar sound heavenly!
The moment Mick hits the "it might be even flutier" notes on the 355 you can understand why blues players used to howl. If my guitar made those sounds I'd howl too. And it sounds great through microphones, compression, the internet, my headphones. What it sounded like in the room must have been angels weeping.
Ker Ay Zee is how it sounded. Something about that quack - I was all a bit Freddie King for a minute. In the brain if not the fingers! Ha!
A feature length TPS on vintage guitars!? Sounds like a perfect afternoon viewing to me. Thanks fellas.
Before you even mentioned the Magnatone I knew that vibrato right off the bat. Delicious I have a new one and it’s UNBELIEVABLE
Me too! I have it as my wet amp alongside a Supro Thunderbolt as my dry. True Stereo Vibrato is just unforgettable. I played one of the Panoramics and couldnt forget it and went back to purchase after two months of dreaming.
After well over a year of watching, I've only just realized that the outro logo jingle is just the intro jingle reversed....
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I watched the first half of this over breakfast. Then I got the urge to drive downtown to the guitar store since I'm in the market for my first Telecaster only to be dissapointed by the poor stock. But at least I got to come home and live through you guys for the second half of the video. Who's jelly? Not me.
Never had a reason to lust after vintage gear - I don't play anything that would require it, don't have the talent to deserve it and don't have the bank balance to allow it. What I do love though, is watching people geek out about the stuff that they love... great show so far (half way through) and will watch the rest later with a cuppa!