Phil Harris On The Greeny Burst And The Kossoff Burst
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- North West Guitar Show May 18, 2014 featuring guitarist, collector, historian and writer, Phil Harris, with two of the most iconic guitars in the world - the sunburst 1959 Gibson Les Paul previously owned by Peter Green and Gary Moore AND the 1959 Les Paul owned by Paul Kossoff of legendary 60's blues/rock pioneers, Free / Back Street Crawler.
Phil Harris on the main stage playing the guitars with a band and talking about the guitars' history and details.
Sunburst 1959 Les Pauls “Bursts” without any famous player connection are extremely rare and valuable; good examples can fetch astronomical amounts of money. However, due to their connection with these major guitarists, these particular examples are almost priceless.
I got goosebumps. This has been such a special event for guitar players who love to hear these instruments and not only see an investment in these iconic pieces
Wow, bringing that Kossoff vibrato back! Very cool playing and guitars, sir!
Great blues playing. I could listen to that all day long. And that LP. Gawd. That's a work of art.
You're easily pleased
My mate is a guitar dealer and we attended the Kempton Guitar Show about 3 years ago may be 4 anyway Phil always came over to talk to us and on the last occasion he brought his own 59 Les Paul with him and said you can have a go if you want so I promptly went to the Lazy J amp table where he was demoing the amps and deafening everyone!
And asked could I have a go with the guitar he said sure gave it to me and I promptly took it back to our stall where we had a play with it for about 10 mins , so thanks Phil it was an experience I won’t get to have again I doubt .
This proves that yes the guitars are important but it’s the player who brings the magic.
Nice one Phil that really digs deep 🤪👍😁🎸🇬🇧
Why have I never heard of this bloke before,he`s stunning.
I think he's the editor of Guitarist Magazine?
Phil bought one of Paul's Standards off a mate of mine Terry Newman at the time his daughter Claire had just been born in the mid 70s . It was a dark fronted burst and I had built a little solid state practice amp for Terry . Before Paul and Terry ,l it apparently belonged to Eric Clapton . His band " PowerPack " was resident at the Bridgehouse and were moving to the Dustbin ( Ruskin ) Arms in East Ham , then the Green Man at Leytonstone . Terrys rendition of " All Right Now " was renowned like much of everything else he sang and played. In those days he learned 6 new numbers a week by ear which you had to do to keep playing 4 nights a week at the same venue. Phil went to Terry's House in Tudor Road East Ham to pick it up . I think Terry ended up with a LP Custom and a couple of hundred quid . Yes , I used to towel it down and case it after Terry's gigs like the Standard . He sold the Custom in 1979 I think when Dick was building a " DK Black Beauty " for Terry . Terry had used it to replace a cherry Gibson 335 and the dark burst came along at the right price . I think he borrowed the money off his Dad . Terry was no luthier at the time but his dad Frank was a real lovely multi skilled gentleman in every sense of the word . Terry and I worked for the same company Cape Contracts in Barking but I am 10 years his junior . It was a pretty common sight at the Bridgehouse to see all sorts of names turn up after local gigs , like Rory and Gary who I met during Colliseum 2 at NELP in Dageham . Terry had a day job and despite offers from all sorts of bands . On the Bridgehouse website there is a picture of Terry playing and singing around 1970 on his 335 , that too had some history behind it, but it was common for guitarists to sell off and try to buy back when work was short or for any other reason , and you can hear Kossies other Standard which is now in America on the Cloud . Its Terry Numan playing and singing Uriah Heeps " July Morning " . Terry is still gigging with Dave and sometimes with his son Oliver who also plays of course and has a number of guitars from Dick Kinight , early Jackson Charvels , and the collection still grows and he uses Friedman Browneyes , not Tweed Clones like Phil . Les Paul's and Marshalls are the only way to fly . A BE is a superbly built amp based around Marshall topography . He has number 5 of the other great players guitar builds , Dave Edwards , another friend from way back . If you search CZcams for Dave Edwards and Guest you will see Terry and Dave who , dare I say it , both would have demonstrated these guitars much better than Phil and sang the numbers too , to a very high standard . Note Terry's fretting style , as he has smaller dumpier fingers than Phil . Terry is now 75 and lives in his studio home in Billericay , Essex.
FANTASTIC - So glad to see these pieces in the collection of someone who knows how to use them.
It's like having one of Picasso's paintbrushes
As far as I’m aware Kirk Hammett still owns Peter Greens guitar I believe he paid about 2m dollars for it
@@TheFairway8 Correct
@@TheFairway8, He didn't even pay one million!🙄 It's just internet bullshit!
It's has been Awoken again ....:-) goosebumps
Yesss
Yea, I've been to the Surrey Tavern, the Oval, we knew it as the Cricketers. Iconic local pub in Kennington. Lots of great music happened there, ditto Half Moon, Father Redcap, Two Brewers, all sarf Landon. Those who were privy, know. Now to my knowledge, all gone along with the music and the priceless musicians who entertained and deeply inspired us.
On to Greeny. No question, Phil did the guitar more than justice, made me finally realise it's both the player and the tone inherent in the instrument. However. Phil's demo also proves once again just how GOOD Peter Green was, as if we never doubted that (I didn't).
Phil's certainly an amazing player, but on this demo unable to hold and find the critical notes on those blues bends that Green was a master of, the man who actually rarely if ever failed to find note perfect with genuine feel.
Excellent!!!!
That replica Sounded fine and for a fraction of the cost! Yes I would much rather have a old original 59 But at least it shows me the Replica's can be just good as good sounding😎
Great to hear those babies sing....Hat's off to Phil and the team...
I would love see that million dollar iconic Les Paul could have gone through a vintage Marshall !! Excellent in any form !!
OK, maybe an early blues breaker like used to record the beano album. The tone through the amp in this video is as good as I have even heard for my ears.
Love that nasally almost hollow sound that you just can't get get out of new LPs. This is awesome!!! Thanks for sharing.
Sure yo 0:02 u can. Get a set of really good P. A.F copies(throbaks, Wagner crossroads, Wizz,Ox4) Flip the magnet on the neck one And put the selector switch in the middle. My 2016 historic R9 does it No problem.
Hey man ! I’m a big fan of your collection and wondered if you will be over this year , would love to see the Korina v or even the new red tele !
Phil Harris is an excellent player.
He has good taste in guitars!😎
Played with love, reverence, skill and restraint. Thank you for a respectful performance.
I LOVE that Word "RESTRAINT" when it is in reference to one's Lead Guitar playing. Choosing what NOT to play (overplaying) makes the difference between an interesting, tasty Musical Solo & one where it is more than obvious that the Player is trying to Show-Off their Chops. Speed, Dexterity & their complete "Library" of Licks (usually for the Benifit of their "Colleagues" and/or the Chicks, etc.)
For me - Koss is The MAN - whereas so many other Ones seem like scared little "Skittering" Mouses.
That greeny replica actually sounds pretty good. Wonder whose pickups they are, and which pots/caps/bridge.
Great Artist he knows the Blues.
Hey. That looks just like kirk hammets guitar
Would love to know what OD pedal was used.
A question for anyone; don't all these guitars (335, Stats, Les Pauls, etc..) sound mostly the same as each other? I mean, I feel that the amp and its setting have WAY more impact on any tonal differences between these guitars than the year. So, I don't understand why people cherish an older Les Paul vs a new one.
The real hero in this video is the bass player. Could someone please tell me his name. He is a musical genius!
Spoken like a true bass player 😂 Nah, he’s definitely good
Sid Vicious although I do stand to be corrected
He's all over the bloody shop...
Must hear Joe B. playing the Green/Moore LP. Its not quite the magic tone Gary laid on us but its in tune at least.
Hey Phil, do you mind not eating the mic?
so who made Phil's replica Peter Green Les Paul? anyone knows? thanks
I thought kirk hammett of mettalica owned this infamous '59 honeyburst.
This is who he bought it from
Later on he has.this goes back a few years 😁🇬🇧🎸👍
Yeah it went to Kirk soon after this
1. I'm hearing an "Out Of Phase" sound here & there. Is this when both pickups are on & one of the Humbuckers are "Reversed Wound" ?
2. i LIKE this guy's Kossoff-Like Guitar playing.
Gibson never wound pickups backwards, its simply one of the magnets in one of the pickups is installed backwards. Both pickups are on. Very easy to do, but you have to take the cover off and if they are potted, it can be a real mess to deal with.
@@SDPickups You can get the same result by simply reversing the hot and ground wires on the neck pickup.
It just sounds like any distorted guitar. That wouldn't have worried B B king.
The audience wants to hear agadoo
And now it' s the Kirk Hammit Les Paul.
👍👍
Now Kirk Hammett owns Greeny...💚🎸
Do you know what amp was used by Phil Harris during this event? Looks like a Fender but I what model.
I belive its a Lazy J bassman style clone.
Lazy J 35 is my guess.
24:19 LOL
17:02 who is it?
Is that a Lazy J Bassman?
Wish he had used a better amp. those old pickups have much more in them, than that amp is delivering. Probably a pedal involved too.
Did he put the water bottle on the amplifier..................
Does anyone know a guitar builder in the UK who could make a Les Paul better than a standard Gibson Les Paul?
JayDee Guitars by John Diggins
Sadly a number of people now as Gibsons QC is awful .
@@georgerobartes5989 bollocks
its not the best tbf. I have had a few and most are spot on. but there are one or two i had that had sloppy workmanship.
Terry Morgan is the one name who comes to mind from the UK. Haven’t played one myself so I can’t give a personal opinion. But I do believe he passed away a few years ago.
Well he's got the guitar at least.
Not really surprised that Gary whipped the guitar away from him 🙉💩
Glad someone else thinks so too. Sloppy bends, poor vibrato and out of tune.
It's tough out there. Remember what they say it's in the player and his hands. That's why they are legends. 🤪👍🎸🇬🇧I loved it. I got a lot out of that gig.
It's not about his playing it's about the individual sound of the guitars.👍
Naw he's cool ,....loves guitars...has put a hella collection together....might have been an off day....
Some things are just better left alone. These guitars are just guitars without the magic of their original owners.
don´t look so sad during you playing this rare and most expensive guitar
I think thats why they call it the blues......
If you’re going to be the Custodian, handle them like an Egg Phil .
Koss' Les Paul sounds fantastic even if it's not played that well.
It seems to not care if it’s out of tune, still sounds great 🤯
The audience of cogniscenti seemed to like it. But perhaps Edwin Newcomb is a better guitarist and more knowledgable. Funny I've not heard if you.
All this occasional "LEAD Guitar Snobbery" makes One consider maybe to study RHYTHM Guitar more seriously. Therefore: "Come hither Bob Weir, etc. Guide-eth Us oh great Master & Showeth us the Way - we Meek, Humble, Well-Meaning Players whom are Lost out at Sea among those many Sinister, Asshole,
Lead Guitar-Sharks."
And now Kirk is the Custodian of ‘Greenie…’
Apparently the frets are so worn, but everyone’s afraid to modify the guitar by changing them. WUSS, heheh
I bet Kirk went WHAAAAAAAAAA when he discovered it needed new frets ;)
Come on is the replica a giffin?
If he led Gibson to the source, there would be a Cease and Desist order and no more amazing true Burst replicas.
what is history of pinhole in body near the neck pickup 22nd fret wire notice Kossof's has one in exactly the same place
It's where the pickguards would have been screwed on.
I want that 93 Wolverine shirt
The bassman forgot his ears at home.
The bass playing is dreadful, isn't it?
Indeed
I've never liked Phil Harris.
Talk about "standing on the shoulders of giants" 🙄
I knew Pete in the last year's of his life, living on Canvey Island.
We discussed this guitar, and quite honestly...he couldn't give a toss.
He was always completely bemused by the fuss.
Any fuss.
But he was also someone who was quite vulnerable, and got taken advantage of many times, by those with lesser talents and ability.
The way that Harris hawks himself around now with Kirk Hammetts guitar is just awful.
It represents everything that Pete wasn't.
No integrity whatsoever.
And as for Gary Moore...
He was the same.
Refused to even acknowledge the fact that he had bought the guitar for a pittance from Pete, when it came time to sell it for a small fortune.
Disgraceful.
Not true. Moore was given this guitar when he couldnt aford one. After a month or so he paid couplea hundred pounds to Peter because that was all he could aford and Green was ok with that. Moore was very grateful and told this story himself.
Why does Robert Plant look so sad? Is it because the band didn't invite him to sing?
His face is just naturally sagging with age. Least he's not going under the knife to fix it and still has a great head of hair.
dirty lemon burst
Be nice if the band knew what song they were playing and agreed to do the same chords and stop at the same time. Also tune the bloody thing ffs.
THE REPLICA IS A GOOD ONE, REALLY GOOD, BUT YET MISSING THAT CRYSAL CLEAR METALLIC SOUND AND POWER THE REAL PAFS HAD, BUT CLOSE ENOUGH, WITHOUT THE MAGIC! YOU CAN HEAR THAT THE WOOD IS GOOD THOUGH!
20:21 (orig)
40:55 (replica)
20:36 (orig)
41:20 (replica
20:47 (orig)
42:00 (replica)
Pure example that even the wholly grail of guitars, Gibson LP '59 can sound shit in the hands of wrong person....
WATT ??? Waddeva you mean by THAT ???
@@jimmymurphy7789 In need of a tune and a bit pitchy on the bending notes
I give up. I am real picky about bluesmen, and I thought he nailed it. (Not saying he nailed it as good as Garry Moore, but far better than your four letter word describes).
Who are you comparing him to, JM?
Would you do a better job?
I am guessing that Phil is very wealthy. What does he do for a living?
He's retired now I think but he was renting musical instruments.
@@realdocloco ... Certainly, years ago, Phil was well known in the UK guitar trade business for his guitar/musical instrument rentals. Harris Hire as it was known back then.
@@clive3100 He was writing in the Guitar Magazine UK too - great stuff
Nah, he doesn’t own these guitars. He knows a lot of collectors etc., and they let him use them.
I thought Kirk Hammett owned it? just saying... the vid sucks!
This is from 2014 before Kirk got it and it's seemingly more of a demo than a pro gig.
Mediocre
Lots of jazz notes and out of tune....oops
I listen to Englishmen talk all the time but this guy seems to try to celebrate the accent and slurring to another level. Good Lord man speak clearly if you're going to put something out on CZcams. Thanks for your effort but it would really help if you could speak to where the rest of the world can understand.
Weak.
Damn