1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard + 1974 Marshall JMP Super Lead MKII

Another legendary 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard "Burst" from the Chicago collection, this one is just as awesome, but different from the previous 1959 we shared with you. We have both Jay and Trevor to tell you about it, before handing things off to Nick for a demo through a monstrous 1974 Marshall JMP Model 1959 Super Lead 100w half stack!
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[@ryanfulldark2775]

Once he flipped to the bridge pickup, the gates of heaven slowly swung open and that sweet, sweet tone became a revelation.

[@gregdolecki8530]

yep. That's the "money shot".

[@slashtrio]

Back two years later and my jaw still drops. Those tones are so rich and unbelievable. Excellent playing doesn’t hurt. I think the closest a professional middle aged man such as myself will be a CS reissue 59. It’s like buying a really cheap car ha.

[@SDPickups]

Really great player, and the RIGHT amp. No pedals, just pure goodness.

[@SDPickups]

Non-original ABR1....

[@robnamowicz8073]

The only 'burst' I ever played belonged to some guy in Northern Michigan, maybe back in 1969. My little band was playing some joint in Cheboygan or Acme and a fella walked in with it. I let him play my Strat and he let me handle his Gibson. At the time they weren't several hundred thousand dollars. It played and sounded great though quite beat up. The frets were pretty small wire, but the guitar played like a dream. I'll find one yet, after all, they were made just over on the west side in Kalamazoo. Some garage sale sometime,,,,,

[@levigarrett7931]

Wow! I grew up very close to Cheboygan and Acme! I still live in Northern MI; Traverse City. I never thought I would hear of a burst being sighted up here in the middle of nowhere.. How cool.

[@starshineraiser6729]

One day, I just hope to get my R7 Goldtop reissue.

[@mstringer90]

to me this guitar is exactly what you think of when you think of a late 50's LP, beautiful

[@sean.eidemiller]

That is the best guitar tone I've ever heard in my live. Very well done. Jeez...

[@bradenrodriguez5183]

Was going to type the same thing. Incredible.

[@chrisbatten8]

3:42 Man....!!!!!! Loving All of those Hendrixy Double Stops and Your Incredible Buttery Syropy Smoothness....!!!!!! Just Like Musical Guitar Honey to My Ears and into My Soul....!!!!! What a Lovely Musical Experience...!!!!! Thanks So Much Chris :)

[@GonzaloMelo1990]

Its really good the way you miced your demos, you really capture heart and soul the amp in the room.

[@Guitarkwondo]

No ones sold more LPs than old recordings of Jimmy playing a tele lol

[@peacefulruler1]

Lots of Led Zeppelin records are actually the Les Paul. T tops pickups are very bright sounding.

[@matthewjdouglas6471]

Jimmy played both in the early days.

[@ColeMac05]

Wow that is a phenominal example of what a Gibson should always be.

[@TheSleepArtist]

Rippin and drippin!!! Man that thing is sweet!! Well done

[@cpost1558]

Wow that guy plays well.That tone is perfect as well, I think.

[@JP-jy7sk]

It’s the ultimate guitar and amp combo. So so good!

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

My Christmas present to myself was a Les Paul 60s Tribute. Satin finish natural wood top. My first Gibson and first Les Paul. I have always played Super Strats with Floyd Rose bridges and to transition to a STP Tune-a-Matic is quite the system shock. But I love it.

[@slashtrio]

Holy Jesus. That tone! Beautiful guitar. That does rips! I have to try to approximate that tone. Wow

[@pstreetblues]

Listen to the clarity of the neck pickup. Modern pickup winders seem to find it hard to replicate that clarity.

[@thefraish2660]

I played Flaming Harry when you had it in the shop! I remember those ring divets.

[@blakjack3053]

Boy that JMP is in desperate need of a complete filter caps change, tubes too. Other than that some great stories and noodling on the venerable 59 flametop!

[@paulcurie1235]

Many people through the years have bitched and complained that they are so far overpriced and they don’t sound any better than new ones. That only rich guys can afford them now and no one is taking them out to play. Well, here’s what your average joe such as me says. It’s not about the tone, the playability, even the look in my opinion. It’s about a pinnacle of American craftsmanship at its finest. No one can deny the level of quality. No one can deny the dedication to perfection of the shop in this period. And by god, not many can ever hold a guitar and say, I have one of the best pieces of mahogany ever produced on earth. The real treasure is having an AMERICAN masterpiece, a coveted instrument made to stand the test of time for generations...... forever.....

[@rogercardenas111]

Amen !!!

[@ConradMetz]

Beauty of a Burst...and paired with that JMP...man! So good. A pairing I only see from you guys.

[@slashingbison2503]

Emerald guitars videos have so much quality and mojo, great work guys I'd love to visit from the uk!

[@cjscala87]

It’s so weird to think that no more songs will be written on that beautiful instrument because it’s too expensive to be used like than anymore.

[@Suddsy.]

Not true. Look at "Greeny" that Kirk from Metallica plays. He still plays that guitar everyday and ever still tour's with it

[@XxAzraelTheAngelxX]

@@christopher-miles joe bonamassa owns 40+ bursts and tours at least all of them at some point. plays all of them regularly. its absurd to think no one will ever make music with a burst when there are multiple musicians that tour and record with them.

[@forzadillon08]

@@XxAzraelTheAngelxX hes owned about 16 and still has a couple , plays 1 or 2 of them live

[@XxAzraelTheAngelxX]

@@forzadillon08 I’m going off very recent interviews and the recent nerdville. He very rarely gets rid of guitars. Especially 59s. I actually don’t think he ever gets rid of them.

[@XxAzraelTheAngelxX]

@@forzadillon08 my mistake. He has 45 lp’s from 52-60. 18 are bursts in his current collection

[@mitchellferre1652]

That is some damn sweet playing ! Oh yes nice demo . 👌

[@stickman55100]

Incredibly gorgeous Burst and spectacular playing!

[@Greg-rd8qr]

Those 2 pair beautifully! And that dude rips on guitar!! Wow! Any Lefty Bursts?

[@nikolaibarbarich7887]

Got to love the sound of a good LP

[@pariahgaming365]

A 59’ LP or basically any other vintage guitars are super cool but I truly don’t believe in paying a crazy amount of money for one. I mean maybe if I were a SUPER rich collector, maybe but it’s to me, they’re not worth going out of your way to get. New guitars today are built very well and sound just the same or better.

[@klausrusswurm3506]

Great Guitar, a Dream, the man who Play the Les Paul in the Video is excellente. 🎶🎼🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@williammazzotta5595]

Take me home to my soul! Push that sound thru the air because the world wants to care.....Like no other!

[@alanward4506]

Most if not all LZ studio work was on a Telecaster,the LP was shown because it`s more photogenic.

[@aidenmohrmann1850]

No one has swagger like JP!

[@Richard_Lush]

Love the squeal of those unpotted PAFs

[@DrChevChelios]

I’m pretty sure that Flamin’ Harry (McGonigal) was the name of the/one previous owner, who actually named said burst “Alberta”. But who cares - that was a killer guitar!!! And also the first burst I ever played (about 12 years ago at ECG). I believe it was an early 1960.

[@charles56737]

Those are some damn nice licks 🎉

[@em001868]

Simply... WOW!!

[@CiaoGibson]

Spectacular! One day I hope to own one.

[@scottfleming2166]

The best Les Paul / Marshall tone I’ve ever heard

[@nielsvanweert2789]

Jeeez...well done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@vancemaclean7789]

ECG…..class acts right across the board. Bought my ‘62 Fender VI from these guys, and God willing, hopefully someday a “Burst”. Awesome job on the content guys…..👊.

[@Mikeys_garage_mods]

Saweeeeet guitar playing...killer!

[@stilllifewithguitar184]

Glorious tone!

[@wateverwatever]

God Dammmmm, Michael Lemmo or Mark for that matter never did any of Norm’s Rare Guitars any justice compared to this guy!!! the sound he gets out of these machines is just exceptional!!!! superb!!!!

[@jegr3398]

Pretty damn cool. Let's see should I buy a house or a burst, 🤔 they're around the same price I think 😅

[@paulcowart3174]

Depends on the guitar....some are going for over 500K

[@American-Dragon]

Burst

[@rolandoo002]

easy decision 🤔

[@lesterpaul9657]

I' m always amazed and shocked how many adult guys are fooled by a myth. Go and play a good custom shop burst and believe me you will not hear a noteworthy difference. The prize just makes the difference. This guitar was not a big success so they manufactured just around 1600 pieces between 58-60 and they stopped it and came forward with the SG instead. Not sure if the goldtops are including.

[@MrCgregd]

Look at that red strat in the back 🤩

[@starshineraiser6729]

This is my favorite 59.

[@Chargerd77]

the stuff dreams are made of.

[@gfgranja]

Perfect match with the JMP.

[@tz8559]

Perfect!!

[@buddylobos5277]

Yeah. All you need OR, RATHER, all you're lacking is, some great lyrics, a great song and a great singer with a unique, memorable voice. So close. Just missed it by the distance between Pluto & the Sun squared.

[@nw3985]

nice

[@tlgptru6864]

Dude , this guitar is cleaner than my 2011 standard

[@laurentblond6760]

Eric Clapton Bluesbreaker, first great sound with Marshall amp / les paul.

[@jimmyrecce8787]

Now that is an electric guitar...🎸🎸🎸

[@StefanFreyrBaldursson]

What speakers does the 4x12 cab have? Does the Super Lead have EL34's or 6550's?

[@jalaskabtu]

holy nice video and tone

[@lucyfuir6386]

Sweet. I got a 75 mk2 with a 74 creamback cab.

[@georgemueh3273]

This is the only rig I need ❤

[@jasonsapp792]

I am probably watching this more for the Marshall than the Gibson!

[@robertiola88]

The whole demo should have been on the bridge pickup! Wow.

[@henricogouvea]

Were 50s/60s guitars also treated as treasure on the previous decades (80s/90s/00s)? When did it boom out??

[@SouthpawSatch]

I'm sure Joe Bonamassa will be enquiring about this guitar! Lol. Beautiful flame top and what a sound!

[@electricgypsyblues4761]

very well done proper demo

[@chetturner401]

Sic burst and sic playing

[@josemacias1773]

Pure Rockandroll!

[@Zoso7227]

Marshalls we’re made for Les Paul’s. End of story

[@billwinter6417]

It’s a good thing that Jim Marshal had a fender bassman to copy- drop the mic! All good fun ;-)

[@wjazz1496]

@@billwinter6417 Yes Les Pauls, ES-335s, SGs and Flying Vs. Gibson and Marshall, the only type of marriage suitable for you😏😊

[@gregdolecki8530]

Early on, Billy Gibbons used his '59 with Marshalls. Listen to the early ZZ Top. That's the sound.

[@charleslivingston803]

How could anything made by man sound that good? I’ve been a Fender guy all my life, but this makes me wonder if anyone really needs single coils.

[@2na-phish]

the Emperors new guitar.

[@AvnerRosenstein-ULTRA-LXV]

WHAT is the song @03:33???? Is that something that he came up with or is it something from another artist?

[@millmoormichael6630]

Holy mama!!

[@peterpetruzzi]

As a dreamer, if I had the opportunity to play on this rig, on the bridge pickup, hit the biggest 1st position A chord or D chord and just let it ring out and feedback for 30 seconds.

[@TheGrouch2000]

I get the mystique & the fact there was only 1700 odd made ('58-'60), but they sound almost identical to modern version. I can't justify the price difference.

[@MrTee-hw7mp]

It’s not just hype. There is definitely something going on with the tone of an original burst that cannot be replicated using modern parts and manufacturing. I can see why people may think it’s just hype. So much in the guitar world is just that. Not these.

[@liveatminkys]

Get Jeff Beck to play these beauties... he's really the only player besides slash who can teach the dynamics of a LP. A little song callled 'because we ended as lovers' is my point. That would a historical episode. Dare you to pick up the phone and ask if he'd make our guitar dreams come true. AVL

[@darwinsaye]

On the album, Jeff recorded Because We Ended as Lovers on a Telecaster with Humbuckers. He has apparently said that despite the Les paul on the cover, the whole album was Strat and Humbucker Tele.

[@Johnny-oy9fh]

I grew up using MK2 super lead Marshall's like this in the 70s....they sounded way way better than this back then...seems like they don't age well. No fuzziness or grittyness...just big fat smooth sustain and drive....

[@markymarco2570]

04:10 those licks

[@dukeh62]

Holy crap.

[@Tonetwisters]

That's one that you will not often see a duplicate of ...

[@American-Dragon]

What is that green guitar over the guy playing?

[@VonBluesman]

2008 Fender Strat Master built by Todd Krause $10,495.00 At the bottom right corner of the video, click on it and the hyperlink comes up, click on that and you can to the store website, click on the menu at the top of the store menu and you can see all of the stock they have listed.

[@JustusLanders]

Wow

[@1allspub]

Uhh... like, wow!!!

[@Polpancl]

Who is the guitar player in the demo??

[@montys8th]

Damn no price. But if you gotta ask.....

[@frostedhead]

A ton bands like the Stones Zeppelin etc. played replica' of their prized vintage guitars so they didn't have to take them on tour with them in fear they would be lost damaged or stolen.

[@frostedhead]

Probably a counterfeit replica built by an expert luthier.

[@zach5500]

Nobody that isn't already famous, and can afford that guitar, "gets it".

[@toddgibson6817]

almost perfect, but needs an EMG 81 and a scalloped board

[@Comeback.king.]

I need the tab for that first song.

[@kingarthur2430]

Ok I want one

[@richfiryn]

Yep that's tasty.....

[@TheChadPad]

No strat can replicate the meat on the bones of those high notes with the neck pickup. Then again, the les paul can't replicate what a strat does. But for this sound, there is no substitute

[@jgdroptop1]

Wow…..

[@MyMotherTheCar]

I was once offered a chance to play a 59 Burst. Turned it down. I didn't want to be the dog who caught the car.

[@aleksik4028]

😎🤤🤤🤤

[@nickd3905]

Sounds like a Les Paul through a Marshall.

[@tyorbs6277]

Dude if I had a les Paul I won’t never play that thing on clean

[@VanHalenIsolated]

Less than a minute of playing on the bridge pickup and the tone knob was rolled down 🙁

[@joaomendes5182]

I can tell the player loves a strat aswell just by the playing 😂

[@LuminaryCursorem]

Nah go look at the video that gibson did with Mark and Rick Nielsen. Rick has the best looking les paul I've ever seen in my entire life. The most figured top ever.

[@ColeMac05]

Yeah they were rediculous!

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

That crazy figured one is not a burst, it's most likely a 90s reissue. He's trolling I think a bit in that vid