I Met a Fellow Vintage GUITAR AMP HOARDER!

[@TheGuitologist]

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[@canigetachannel]

Brad, this hss been a very nice series of videos! I am grateful for your channel, your knowledge and your musical skills. Thanks. 👍😁

[@WayneMemphisMojo]

You should check out "Tom's Amps Detroit" he leases vintage amps to studios in the Detroit area. He's on Twitter @TomsAmpsDetroit ... his website and contact information is on his profile. I would have put the website link here but KZbin flags those as spam sometimes

[@LetArtsLive]

I can tell you were in heaven at this place

[@bradhardisty1652]

I love this place. I did press for Kentucky Headhunters about 2013? Also, took great pics of them at 3rd and Lindsley in Nashville during the album release for my blog thenashvillebridge.com

[@joemorrow8411]

Brad,,I can honestly say I have enjoyed,,,this video series,,,,🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@dommadonia9207]

Some guys have all the luck. What a great amount of vintage gear. Thanks Brad for this episode of amp hoarders.

[@trubadorphotography2541]

“That right there is SRV’s dead skin cells in that amp’s dusty bunny... maybe even some of his toe jam and navel lint, but I can’t be 100% certain about that. But definitely his dead skin cells, for sure.” 😆

[@pedraw]

when you've been collecting as long as they have you compile a vast amount of gear. It doesn't hurt to know people who buy and sell also.

[@orenalbertmeisel3127]

These folks are really great. They have have a bunch of interesting gear, they are very knowledgeable and they share their knowledge passionately

[@wadereynoldsgm]

And the story behind everything!

[@2dazetake]

A candy store of dream gear, it doesn't get any better then this,what a pleasure to see all of this stuff,thanks for sharing,you never cease to amaze me Brad great video.

[@texasfreedomlover4730]

Greg Martin is as great of a human being as one can meet. I had the pleasure and privilege of visiting with him many times during the 20 or so Dallas guitar show for Mark Pollock, R.I.P. Ed King too, R.I.P. I remember Greg and me standing to the side of the stage at one Dallas show while Ed was jamming. Ed’s wife/widow also is tops in my book.

[@jaycheek254]

My buddy here in Eastern Kentucky has a '53 Gibson single cut Prototype with P90s - purchased from the Army commissary when he was in the military. He installed a compensated bridge in place of the trapeze bridge. It's the best playing/sounding guitar I've ever played and I'm a Fender guy.

[@bradhardisty1652]

Nice!

[@theguitaramptech]

You're spot on about the Marshall Artiste, Brad. I was working on one recently, and I thought it sounded great. Yes, it wasn't as overdriven as a 800 or 900, but that's what I liked about it. If I recall, it was a gain stage short of the equivalent, more popular Marshalls of the day, so it's more than a mod. As you know, the more gain stages involved, the more noise we add on to the original guitar sound.

[@davidhiatt5384]

You keep me thinking about spending money I don’t have. Cool series, great people holy grail shit. Thanks Brad.

[@TheGuitologist]

If someone knows Thomas Seiffert, the original owner of that 1959 Fender Strat, have him contact me! I’d like to see what he remembers about it.

[@malcolmadams2105]

Good idea 💡 cheers from Utah

[@michaelmenkevich5712]

Brad, thanks for sharing the visit, you have some great rescources in your neighborhood. We hope to see more of the guys and the stories and the collection. Funny how you get so excited by the vintage stuff. So much history.

[@tonypoore440]

I lmao when he said that piece had "the original dust"

[@michaelmenkevich5712]

That can be really cool, until you see the original cockroach that snuck in and set up shop

[@ColdToiletSeats]

original mouse droppings lol

[@robertwilson5058]

I could've watched this kinda stuff all day. Just amazing! Sad that it's over. Hope you do another one like this soon.

[@208414]

That's a crazy amount of gear. Incredible.

[@MrGTO-ze7vb]

I am glad Steve purchased lots of those guitars and amps back in the 1970s.!! I used to cruise around 48th street in NYC and see so many of those old tube amps for $200

[@WillyMcCoy50]

It'd be a blast to hear yawl rock out in his studio! Thanks for the video Brad!!

[@backspin6698]

What a treat. This was fun to watch. Thanks for sharing.

[@anjy2l332]

Great video. These treasure troves are fun to watch. I'm glad folks hold on to this history.

[@MrMeadfoot]

Amazing stuff, going to have to watch again...and again...

[@BcBaxley]

Knowing, there are still legit musicians / collectors out there, make life worth living 🤘

[@jeffreybroadstock7605]

Man this is the most interesting stuff I've seen. Hope you keep going back & record more & more. It seems you have only just scratch the surface with these guys. Great people & it looks like a start of a great friendship.. Cheers from downunder.

[@martinreid1740]

Sorry I pressed the wrong button before I finished my post . That shop was McCormick's in Bath street where all the big bands would visit. A family music shop which is now sadly gone. At age 15 I would get off the bus on the way to work just to look in the window, nose pressed against the glass. Fond memories.

[@sailormike1089]

That 52 LP and Slab Strat are in awesome shape. Somebody must have been desperate to put acoustic guitar strings on an electric and kill the relief. Great episode Brad. Cool seeing all that vintage stuff.

[@jakedyer2674]

That silvertone 1484 is my dream amp! 🤘🏻 love your videos man, this ones one of my top favorites! 🤘🏻

[@kiezersosay49]

My favorite history is rock and blues history. These guys have a wealth of knowledge and probably have stories for days. You can tell the love every dial or knob on every amp/guitar.

[@ianharris8706]

Awesome content Brad, thoroughly enjoyed!

[@Axess-sv8nq]

Good, down-to-Earth guys! Man, just about any classic rock guitarist could LIVE in there and be happy as a clam. All that great stuff! WOW!

[@DetroitWrecker666]

Love hearing about those Michigan connections! This is a jem of a video. Thank you!

[@alexanderdeclercq982]

Just Wow, got to love old gear.

[@stevenconrady1990]

Man, that collection is astounding!

[@mr.d2329]

Brad I love your videos .You make me laugh in a year it's hard to find something to laugh about. 👍👍

[@Guitarwolfluke]

incredible hang. i did some shows with the headhunters and greg was such a nice guy. didnt meet steve wonder if he was there

[@electricgypsyblues4761]

Thanks Brad this was awesome

[@brandonc2859]

These guys are awesome! Thanks Brad!

[@chokkan7]

Brad, if you don't mind my saying this, I think you may have found a new direction in which to take your channel. You've already established yourself as a historian in terms of tubes amps, as well as your efforts to preserve them in working order; there is honestly no telling how many such treasure troves exist around the country. I fully realize that both your time and your budget are limited, but to the extent possible...more of this...please!

[@rarestpepe8835]

He does it from time to time already.

[@darkallyrecordings4931]

Love seeing other people's collections. The best part is when they let you dig. The thrill of the hunt! Great video man!

[@TybudX]

Can't get enough of this stuff!

[@stevenedwards4470]

That's an amazing collection. So fun to see.

[@toddweaversound]

Thank you so much for providing content like this.

[@EastBayBlue]

Thanks guys !!!

[@garyyarago2096]

A perfect episode, a curated tour of a treasure trove, could have watched all night, 10-- Q Brad and fellow hoarders!

[@scottdunn2178]

Marshall went to PCB in 1973, and shipped US and Japan models with GE 6550A starting in '74.

[@stevesilk51]

Guy had to sell his beloved gear to help pay for cancer treatment. That made me so sad! A damning indictment of the US health system. Feel so incredibly lucky to have our NHS in the UK . . .the gift that keeps on giving. Look after his gear man, it must have broken his heart to sell them. May be a nice touch to do a short feature on what he sold to you? Thanks for these vids, so much rock n roll history found in places like this. I'd be like a boy in a toy store. Hi from the UK.

[@Kingofpunk]

it was heartbreaking to hear that.

[@frigglebiscuit7484]

if it had been NHS, he would have never gotten treatments at all. would have died in the waiting room.

[@sidneysnottley6414]

What a great vid - oozing history. Many,many thanks.

[@bradhardisty1652]

The hairs on my arm became a magnetic force field when I saw that no serial number Les Paul...then...the two knob silver face Fender bass amp. Wow, I almost cried. I got one from the Guitarist of The Surf Punks in California in 89. I used that with an Ibanez Artist to record an entire album in 92. Those 60s era Marshall heads, wow. I haven't made it all the way through. The Fender amp I traded at Highland Music in Birmingham, Alabama for a local build Tube 45 watt dual channel samamp from when Sam was building one offs in 2006. No regrets, I still have the samamp and a Soldano cab. I got a Dr. Z Stang Ray in 2009 for my low watt gigs. I still have that too.

[@SixSixthSix]

Love these kind of video Brad man!

[@TheGuitologist]

Thanks man. Glad to hear it.

[@HerbaceousM8]

great vids man love seeing this stuff and hearing from these guys

[@cyb3r3vil30]

That was kewl I know you was loving it Damn that Les Paul was Sweet TFS Enjoyed!

[@mauricedibert2635]

The kicker: "i've got 10 of these, 3 of those, 6 of this one" lol

[@ravenslaves]

This is just like the guitar stores I grew up with. The internet killed most of those, and along with it, the internet killed the opportunity for a lot of younger players to experience the possibilities that are not products of the big box, super terrific, amazingly generic, stores of today. And if you noticed that little, practice, Fender amp...that no one is supposed to know about. Then you'll notice that the build quality blows away most of the crap on the market today, regardless of price or name.

[@MitchMcnalley]

Wow! I would to check out his gear. Great video bud. 😊

[@blkjckgtr3075]

Wow Brad what a treasure trove thanks for sharing,Cheers

[@glenndavis6793]

That was a good day the history that you walked into and got to see is so cool

[@johnstanley6977]

The Guitologist, thanks mate. That intro brought back memories as a kid. Lol

[@phillipbainbridge9107]

Dude said he has 12 TV-7s! I can only afford a broken one.

[@-xLucas]

you can tell these guys are proud of their collection

[@Eddy63]

Nice touring with ya Brad ...

[@johnneider6159]

Nice work. Fun to watch. Love the M. Superleads, I got a 1976 Marshall Superbass, so bad ass. Cheers Bro, John in Bali

[@nicwilson89]

I think I'd give anything just ti get to spend an hour in this place and could proceed to die happy...

[@arielsaeth]

You and they are living the dream ,he bought the good quality gear they liked at the right time,before the "investor hoarders" moved in to that stuff, wish them nice folks all the luck.

[@BockwinkleB]

You have the best guitar channel on YT. Seriously.

[@martinreid1740]

Great video in these dark lock down days here in Scotland. I'm of the generation of these guys you were with and all those amps takes e back to a music shop in Glasgow where I bought a blond Tremolux head for £25!

[@georgeescaped6035]

touching and playing all these RARE 50's and 60's guitars.. i would never wash may hands again !

[@malcolmadams2105]

Mr Brad Good lookin out for Stilwell. You are my peoples. So happy I was able to see The Devil went down to Georgia live. Damn I love these videos. Damn I really would’ve loved seeing that painting behind him at the end. *^Thanks gentlemen for allowing these videos to happen. Brad until next time.

[@killercurl1]

people like you brad,,, because you a cool dude.... thanks for the upload..... ill see you next time,

[@Johnsormani]

And I thought that I was a hoarder😃. Awesome collection, much better than a new kitchen or new bathroom for sure

[@TinyDragon]

I smell the dust and the electronics from here - vintage

[@julesl6910]

Coolest dudes ever. Thank you for sharing.

[@richardweinberger2756]

I want to go to his estate sale .

[@dinglegonzo]

I always tell my wife she’s gunna have one hell of a time selling my stuff after I die. I have a basement full of old amps.

[@brich2929]

You read my mind

[@richardweinberger2756]

@Return of the Native Understandably so - I am 67, and people of my era believed that more was better. Our parents grew up in a bad depression and many lost everything, and had to start all over again after WW2. The instruments that I buy are mostly damaged and cost me around a hundred for something worth fixing. I hardly ever sell anything for gain, I prefer to sell very cheap to a kid with musical talent but no money, or I just give it for free. I find that to be rewarding, and I hope other hoarders out there are doing the same. In the early 1900's there were over two thousand piano companies in America. How many now? I see free pianos every day on CL, even baby grands. If you are a music lover that has to make you ill .What a waste.

[@MarkBarna1]

Some organization, some TLC for the good stuff, and maybe a dumpster for the junk and he's got a nice museum.

[@jeremiahlyleseditor437]

Amazing the items some collect

[@voodoodr]

Isn't it nice when you meet someone twisted similar to yourself? I love peoples junk treasures. Thank you Brad! Keep at it!

[@avgjoegeek71]

LOL that Strat - omg I'd love to get my hands on that one. Such a nice original piece. And too funny how "Vintage" has changed over the years and that's now a five figure $$ guitar. Thats like a kid in the candy shop - and the guy has all the candy. Very cool man.

[@timlange5125]

O my goodness i am sitting here and play my fender frontman every day... i have start playing with 12 now i am 40..you have so many vintage amps man... i were so happy if i only hat one ...i need a beer...puhhh cheers

[@rjo8500]

Some serious amp geeking goin on there. Thanks.

[@donwilliams9661]

Wow, what history with those guys. I'm impressed Brad, you do know your stuff... I did sound for a local band in Langley, B.C. in the early 80's, re-wired the board to make it work right... then got into Satellite electronics and lost the "band"... Kids and stuff...

[@LightningDogg]

Jeez I was just grinning thru that entire video. Good people tend to find other good prople. That was fun to watch Brad's excitement.

[@LightningDogg]

Somehow I managed to watch all 3 of these vids out 9f order. DOH! Still, it was a great series and I really enjoyed the peek into history, the info, the banter and the playing. Thanks Brad 👍😎

[@nellsonogmore5938]

11:10 I had one of these amps, super bass 100w - what a sound. Especially when the tubes were on there way out.

[@michaelmattson3515]

The Premier was my first amp along with my 59 Jr. still have the Jr. but the amp gave out. My brother gave it to me back in 1969. I miss it so.

[@texastyrannyresponseteam794]

i just happened upon an estate liquidation.. i picked up approx 12k vacuum tubes.. some NOS and some used... 17 tube testers, hickok, b&k, standard, precision, eico.. two tek oscilloscopes.. variacs, isotaps, power supplies, multiple VTVM's, capacitor, transistor checkers, ham transceivers.. linear amps.. tube guitar, hifi and pa amps.. and 145 boxes full of various vintage electronic parts and equipment.. pots, switches, transformers, caps, resistors, etc.. mcintosh parts.. it's a treasure trove of vintage electronic goodness.. it's overwhelming to just think of going through it all and trying to catalog what all i have.. this should be fun.. got it all dirt cheap too..

[@mattbauckman9907]

Man, I could spend days in there. That’s where I want to be during a pandemic quarantine. 👍

[@JC3D]

cool! Love to show the experts my Fender Twin and see what they think.

[@scottdunn2178]

Dang Brad, we've lost so many beloved musicians in 2020. Seems like it all started with Neil Peart in January...

[@bobsmith1965]

I could listen to these guys talk about gear all day long. Brad, what is the value of this place? He knows of every piece that he owns and where its at too. Great stuff. Let us know when their is a garage sale. Lol.

[@judges69]

WOW, good company and equipment.😀

[@joemorrow8411]

Thanks Guys Honestly 👍👍🍺🍺🍺🍺

[@imannonymous7707]

Matt brock...amp guru to the stars

[@karmsnigguh]

thanks for the video , enjoyed it

[@jeffseven2194]

Had a Premier twin 8 w matching 1x12 cab for my 64 SG jr, man I miss the 70s

[@glenncollins4778]

Love love love love this kind of vid///

[@Fadetoz]

Awesome video. You're like a kid in a candy store. I could hang out there for a few days and never get board

[@michaelmattson3515]

Great episode.

[@brentstewart59]

Jeez man... those old plexi amps are worth their weight in gold... Jeez man this begs to be paired with the burst

[@TheGuitologist]

The right guy owns both.

[@stephenbunton2159]

Love the Kentucky headhunters, my favorite song by them is the song about Jesco white, Jessico. What amazing amps!

[@zenmaestro04]

This is amazing!!

[@jeremiahschumway7806]

Love the vids! Keep 'em comin'! Rock-on! (new subscriber)

[@musicby001]

I absolutely love this!

[@fishingfreak9734]

Awesome memories!!!!

[@Bricklinsv1970]

I love Guitar Amps! I love my Mesa Boogie Strategy 500 ;)

[@dan_perry]

That's one glass pushing monster!

[@Bricklinsv1970]

@@dan_perry My ADAMP1 sounds awesome thru it!

[@Chrispy_tV]

Cool series! Loved every minute of it. Brad, wanna recap my drip edge Pro with JBLs???????? I’d do it but it would be a good one for the guitologist!

[@Locoandchooch]

I could sit there for months, just playing.