Es-believer fever explained , and how to play over chords🤓

[@where-we-roam]

What a guy! Drawing away the enemy fire with this video. Beautiful guitar btw.

[@taylorstevenson8069]

Great stuff Ford, lm picking up what your puttin down

[@2011goldtop]

@@taylorstevenson8069 🤟🏻✌️

[@musicproductionvideos5019]

Being in Nashville... I'd say that's a great opening line for a song! haha

[@tylerwillison4962]

Telling it the way it is. Great vid. I’ve been eyeing a 1968 ES-335.

[@501chorusecho]

Ford, can you SHOW us the difference between feedback and sustain?....i just want to make sure we all understand

[@kylebollendorf4856]

@@501chorusecho don’t forget the bloom

[@davidpepper442]

@@501chorusecho Haha!

[@albertjabberin739]

About as dumb as saying they were harvesting thousand year old mahogany trees in the 50s. It’s fast growing tree, they only live a couple of hundred years, they’re not cypress, redwood or live oaks.

[@brianwood7237]

😂

[@voyxu143]

Don't listen to me Tom, listen to Paul Reed Smith: "A very poor electric guitar rings for about 16 seconds. No pickup is going to fix that!" Your beat up '58 made it for a total of 4 seconds....hahahahahahha.

[@MrRobistro]

I use to build custom cabinetry and appreciate quality woodwork. The old hollow/semi hollow body guitars are works of art.

[@tfrost33elkhunter]

I can’t afford a real one. But I have a Murphy Lab 59’ 335 in Black. I love it! Thanks for the lesson!

[@2011goldtop]

@@tfrost33elkhunter I couldn’t either. I road a bike for 4 years cut grass and dated no one

[@toreilly100]

Love this!! Just picked up a Collings I-35LC...and my god!! I'm a believer too bro!

[@voyxu143]

Cool guitar. Do you think it plays as well or sounds as good as an old '59 Gibson???

[@2011goldtop]

@@voyxu143 I have 2 ., they do their own thing. It’s all about picking the right club for the shot ⛳️

[@toreilly100]

@@voyxu143 Oh man I'm too afraid to comment! Lol...never had the pleasure of playing a 59!

[@toreilly100]

Question: are 1967's any good? Cheers

[@2011goldtop]

@ yes and guess what ? I have a killer one for sale 2500 less than anywhere else

[@ClinToneCust23]

I build guitars got a CNC and all the fixings.. that guitars worth every penny. My 74’ CBS under my fingers jammed out to this video thanks brother. The C major scale would be the relative minor I guess sounds fantastic with these chords and leads me around to all the chord tones.. ❤❤

[@2011goldtop]

@@ClinToneCust23 yes they are !!🤟🏻

[@JakeBlues-dq9xg]

Im stealing that chromatic slide at 2.30, cheers Thurston, you are a legend btw 🤟

[@theleviathan89]

It’s especially true about ES guitars is what I noticed. I have a new one and it literally gets better as time passes.

[@6stringmyles]

The pickups are the magic in those old ES guitars.

[@davidpepper442]

Thanks for the expert's opinion Ford. I think there has been a consensus between A LOT of very experienced individuals on this subject for a long time. Of course these golden age instruments are better and the market reflects that. Cheers

[@2011goldtop]

@@davidpepper442 it’s just a time thing. I’m sure Micheal Jorden can tell when his shoes are wrong

[@scottschmittmusic]

Neato

[@dlmyrs]

That’s a beautiful ES!

[@2011goldtop]

@@dlmyrs I love it too !

[@dlmyrs]

@ I’d ask to borrow it for a day or two…but yeah, we don’t know each other! 😄. I’m not the person that would have a late, PAF ES, but I did buy a core model Heritage ES. Love mine!

[@VonBluesman]

I Am A Believer song written by Neil Diamond and recorded by the Monkeys in 1966 with Mickey Dolenz on lead vocals, 7 weeks at #1, best selling song in 1967. I think it was originally written about a Gibson 1959 ES 335 or maybe a 1959 Les Paul. 😂👍✌

[@Rover79]

I got an Epiphone ES-339 for a bday gift from my wife and I love it. The resonant feel is amazing. I like these a lot better than the 335 that body is too big for me.

[@2011goldtop]

@@Rover79 very cool guitars !

[@injest9706]

Sweet, I am the second female subscriber. Great content Ford. 😂

[@2011goldtop]

@@injest9706 we got a winner 🏆. Thank you so much !!

[@injest9706]

@2011goldtop you are very welcome, happy to be here!!

[@toneshop]

I'm gonna take that argument to my wife. An "investment" I think it'll work:)

[@kylebollendorf4856]

Love that original ES335! great to compare against my 86’ with Throbak sle101s to try and match your neck tones. I’m fortunate to have a “modern” ES that sounds close enough for me to just concentrate on practicing instead of chasing more guitars. Thanks for playing it what sounds like straight into the amp so you can really hear the guitar the way it was meant to be heard instead of with a bunch of distortion or overdrive.

[@2011goldtop]

@@kylebollendorf4856 I dig sle 101s are great too

[@OldSalt206]

I went with some low wind UK boutique pickups in my 335 that are OK. Kinda boring. Looking at SLE 101 upgrades now. $$$

[@kylebollendorf4856]

@ I bought the sle101s when they first came out. They are the “limited” set I believe with the nos wire apparently. The other major upgrade was getting rid of the Nashville Bridge and studs and converting to the Faber ABR-1 bridge and tone pros locking tailpiece. I gave the guitar more resonance, sustain and focus on the attack. Transformed it. Did this about 15 years ago. I have some sound clips on my channel but I should post some new vids

[@OldSalt206]

@@kylebollendorf4856 the ER Customs sound good too but maybe less versatile.

[@kewlbreeze6877]

The saga continues...

[@dstrall1]

Think I’ll keep her 😉

[@claytonjohn6473]

Theres a reason the fifties and sixties were creative, look at the music, guitars, cars. Because of control as the 70's moved along, cocaine in place of creativity, laws were passed, cars styling fell off, dream police moved in.

[@19712218]

If you say so!

[@claytonjohn6473]

@19712218 How come you have no profile pic?

[@19712218]

@@claytonjohn6473 LOL Why does it matter jeez! Like your sweaty chubby selfie you have??? I’m just kidding there guy!

[@taggmanibanez]

Been buying XRP for 6 years, wild to hear it over in this universe.

[@andrewhouse3246]

Please do an in depth vid on the Greco. Iv got 88, 90 Burny's that smoke all my new Gibsons...its shocking...would love ur opinions....thanks

[@2011goldtop]

@@andrewhouse3246 I believe it’s made by Tokia..

[@dylankight6127]

Great playing and lesson. How would you compare your Collings LCV and OG 335?

[@jamesoconnor5154]

Ford's not kidding about that pot metal. I put a 59 abr-1 on my r9 and it changed the whole guitar. I wonder if it's like that for old grover rotomatics from the 60's?

[@2011goldtop]

@@jamesoconnor5154 I switch out all new potted metal stuff ., it’s all cheap .. very

[@jamesoconnor5154]

@2011goldtop yea i agree with that I wanna know about the tuners though?

[@-itkindaworks-]

1959... that's it!

[@davemassie3726]

I concur Ford! Wish I had one. How much you want for that Greco? Peace

[@2011goldtop]

🤔

[@user-nx3ub1eh3l]

Crazy guitar - is that the 59 uncle larry used in his early shows?

[@2011goldtop]

Yes

[@yourpetard]

I been so focused on trying to play all shapes in one position. I'm gonna allow myself to move my triads a fret or two away so I can slide and it also seems the chord tones would more readily reveal themselves instead of focusing on one position. It just turns into a glob of noted for me pretty quick. Thanks for this one

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

Dude I did a Livestream last weekend with my 335 and made a Short of a little Uncle Larry inspired groove with it and called it "335 Believer Fever". LOL! Mine is a 2003 335 from the Memphis factory. Here's the little short if anyone wants to compare the guitar of a mere mortal to a vintage one. kzbin.info5EJ6HgIm7fU

[@pjorr3914]

Awesome but couple thousand yr old trees? 🧐

[@GabeHelma]

The fever! Is that guy gunna make a video about you now too? Or does he only have a sick crush on Tom?

[@kewlbreeze6877]

Is that guitar worth $100,000 ? If you were a poor guitarist what guitar would you purchase? What amp too, to give you the most bang for your buck ?

[@2011goldtop]

@@kewlbreeze6877 it’s up there 👆 for sure . It blows my mind 😳 Man Eastman makes cool shit! Cheap and it does a good job or these old Grecos. They won’t appreciate but you atleast won’t lose 🤓

[@kewlbreeze6877]

@@2011goldtop thanks

[@kewlbreeze6877]

@@2011goldtop your gibson hollow body sound is really good btw.

[@2011goldtop]

@ thank you . It’s very musical and soft feeling. It’s a blast 💥

[@albertjabberin739]

I agree they sound good and have a nice feel but brother mahogany trees don’t live thousands of years, maybe a few hundred. They harvested the crap out of them since the 1700s so even the older ones were depleted by the 1940s. It’s ok to think they’re cool, saying 100k on a guitar is a good investment is just crazy though, unless you’re turning and burning them like the big dealers. If you got that money to party, then great. Hendrix didn’t even like the older 50s Strats btw, he played new ones. This whole debate has gotten stupid but thanks for chiming in.

[@2011goldtop]

@@albertjabberin739 I said in the video they even new guitars will age in a good way. The mahogany was already old at the time of the build in 59 or very dry. My real point beating this is about the improving value as an investment. If you like new guitars then okay then . I play everything including local new builds. I know the diffence still with older guitars . It just feels like it’s been through some life

[@albertjabberin739]

@@2011goldtop I agree, they’re cool for sure

[@IvorThomas]

I have no idea what the difference between a) feedback and a b) standing wave is. Is ‘b’ like a hollow body jazz guitar howling with a tune amp? Re Bitcoin: it’s the *only* reason I have more than one nice guitar after a lifetime of working. Ignore it at your own risk.

[@2011goldtop]

@@IvorThomas b howling from the amp isn’t sustain

[@IvorThomas]

@ that howling is standing wave?

[@billybuckholson3578]

335’s are marine plywood, not solid wood. Gibsons with pickups installed IN the top, rather than floating ON the top are almost always plywood. Not a bad thing - structurally very stiff…I own a 61 - sounds like a damn violin….for me, magical guitars made by people who gave a shit…

[@2011goldtop]

@@billybuckholson3578 I agree that but it’s a lot of the neck too

[@billybuckholson3578]

@@2011goldtop - especially on the 59, early 60, and 64’s…but hell - if the guitar is good, you can get used to anything!

[@ilmisxx2]

Yeah, it has a solid block of good old timber in the middle and the neck does a lot, if the neck and body talk to each other in a harmonious way, the guitar just wants to play in tune and reproduce subtle nuances in touch and if the neck and body are fighting each other, the guitar plays out of tune even when the tuner shows it's perfectly good and intonation is bang on and it seems like it has a compressor on but not in a good way. That's my experience at least. Most old guitars I've tried were either great or fixable and most new ones felt like toys afterwards

[@nathansterrett3054]

Great vid man. I agree with everything you said. Screw the haters.

[@nickl2883]

I’m a es believer and a vintage guitar believer in general . These guys making the videos about Tom and taking what you say out of context are just haters. They see guys like you and Tom living the lives they wish they could. I don’t think it’s about the guitars . It’s just some morbid jealousy. It’s really sad they rather knock people down then work on elevating themselves.

[@jonaskarlstrom4152]

I have a "335" epiphone dot and just love it, i do the best i can with that beaty. Jelesouy is a poison, nice if you can afford a lovely instrument, and if it's your tool on work, makes sense spend some money. And i own bitcoin, just for fun. BEST REGARDS FROM A HAPPY AMATEUR... IN A BADASSBAND.....

[@DBone539]

Uh oh watch out, you gonna end up on a voyxu thumbnail

[@2011goldtop]

@@DBone539 I don’t know what that is ?

[@danthegeetarman]

@@2011goldtop there’s some nutjob out there called Voyxu on KZbin who is obsessively attacking Tom and anyone who praises vintage gear. He calls it ‘burst believer fever’ aka basically saying anyone who thinks a real burst is better than a 2010 one has a “sickness” 😂Then he proceeds to sound like garbage when he plays himself. Total clown. But what scares me is he’s mentally unstable and in a delusional state of mind - not even talking about the gear talk - just as a whole. He’s trying to get followers dragging Tom through the mud but it ain’t working because dude is just a clown. The few people who have subscribed to his channel since then are just around to see the trainwreck, but I can’t stand the guy.

[@DBone539]

@@2011goldtop voyxu is that dude that’s made 11 videos with Tom in the thumbnail, they’re difficult to watch but they have the car accident can’t look away phenomenon too. Check it if you can stomach it

[@cooterbascher]

Careful that jagoff that stalks uncle larry will start making tribute videos about you.........

[@gregorygoodellofficial]

No kidding. I pointed out on his latest video that he was exaggerating and being disingenuous and now he took a potshot at me… and I am a nobody from nowheresville. Wouldn’t be surprised if I show up on his next video.

[@kewlbreeze6877]

You come off arrogant in this video, and this is the first time ive been to this channel. Your statement on wood is not accurate .

[@2011goldtop]

@@kewlbreeze6877 sorry . I’m very happy. I quit doing bad things. I’m thrilled to be alive. I think I’m probably just inlove with living and playing my guitar. I do this for free because I enjoy helping folks ✌️

[@kewlbreeze6877]

@2011goldtop your tone sounds good dude, I like your playing. There has to be a way to get that tone without travelling with a $100,000 guitar on the road.

[@2011goldtop]

@ I have a neck breaker 1964 335 I use and my Collings. It’s all working together well Sometimes a Tele too. 2 amps running. It’s a blast 💥

[@kewlbreeze6877]

@2011goldtop ok dude I think your ok maybe your just having fun.

[@2011goldtop]

@ truly am into it ✌️👍✅

[@yourpetard]

It's why you don't find a swamp oak guitar I bet

[@yourpetard]

Turns out I'm wrong again. Go figure