Finally Nailed the KISS ALIVE! guitar tone!! With a 4x12 of VINTAGE JENSENS!

[@K31T4]

My friend, I have been impersonating Ace for almost 20 years here in America. Although most have been very complimentary of my sound, as all great enthusiasts are, I still am chasing that tone of the early KISS. You absolutely nailed this tone. It is so clear and crisp and true to that era. I wish I could give that a spin, it sounds great. Great job!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks my friend! Makes my day to hear that

[@Gma7788]

If you don't reveal yourself to the world, you'll leave nothing behind when you go. Don't just survive on planet earth 🌏 Live well and leave something behind that makes the world a better place.

[@K31T4]

@@Gma7788 Only you have the answers. But the questions you, have to find. Only you know the secrets. But the truth lies deep in your mind. Only you are the answer. You turn the night into day. Only you are the man child. You are the light, and you are the way.

[@Joey.Darkwoods-Studio]

Johan, you need to do a full video on ALL your Marshall gear.... It's like the coolest Marshall museum!!

[@srx1977]

What a great video! Thank you Johan. That Tele Deluxe was outrageous!

[@ringforthrev]

Oh yes, you nailed it. Probably my top two fave tones from the 70's are this one and Buck Dharma's tone on "On Your Feet Or On Your Knees", another live classic. Well done sir

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks! Glad to hear it

[@TFMB]

Ace said he always doubled his Les Paul/Marshall tracks with a fender tweed Harvard combo and a telecaster. I guess he really loved Steve Cropper! You really nailed the tone, Johan!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks, glad to hear that!

[@mrc2662]

One of the very, very best tones I have ever heard on YT. I love Kiss Alive I and II and I’ve been such a fan of Johan and his work for years, so this was a real treat. Truly wonderful video. YT is just awesome :)

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks! Makes my day to hear that

[@mrc2662]

@@JohanSegeborn Keep doing what you do, Johan. So many of us really, really appreciate it. You bring it all to life - the guitar tones and sounds that’s shaped all of our lives. Exhilarating, fun and seriously cool. Rock on forever, man.

[@jcoulter43]

Nailed it! All 3 guitars sounded slightly different, but equally cool. Those wide range humbuckers in that Tele really bark and bite! God bless and rock on 🎸👍😎

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks J! Yeah the Deluxe sees the most playing of all my electrics. Rock on

[@SuperGaryBurns]

You want the best ...you've got the best.....the hardest tone in the world !!!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Cheers Gary!

[@kmetal83]

The tele sounds awesome

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks!

[@mr.anderson70]

Great tone! The Telecaster added a beautiful bite.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks! Glad to hear it

[@marksguitars5617]

great stuff, I wore out KISS ALIVE when it came out, still love it, what a guitar sound. Thanks, Johan and have a great weekend!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Mark! Have a great weekend you too!

[@jazz_grooves]

How beautiful is that tone with the Tele Deluxe with WRHB going through that amp!! Awesome tones Johan. You’re a lucky man, you have some of the best tones in the world at your fingertips, pun intended!! 😃

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Jeff! 😉

[@stephennims4226]

Brilliant playing and sound. Alive is my favorite album for guitar sounds, and you are my favorite KZbinr! Cheers!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Stephen! Really good to hear that!

[@sylvainblaney9379]

I really love your videos,nice collection you have,cheers

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks! Glad to hear it. Cheers!

[@RobertoCostabileJr.-es7pd]

Awesome tone and playing, as always! ⚡⚡

[@vince9861]

Awesome tone, never would have tried Jensens but that nails it.

[@danielforsberg4018]

Really, really impressive Johan! I’m totally blown away!! The sound featuring the Les Paul is one of the best sounds I’ve ever heard! Never been a huge Kiss-fan before.. But now I understand. I did not expect this from Jensen speakers! Think I will have to do another purchase! 😅😉

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Daniel! I’m really glad to hear that!

[@zandig666]

Let's go !!!!!!!🤟🤟🤟🤟 It is very close to aces tone !!!!!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks! 😀🤘

[@emilrolof]

Great sound! 👏 The attack is amazing, especially with the Flying V, beautiful transients! 🙂

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Emil, Im glad tog like it!

[@michaelstankiewitch5391]

When I hear your tones I'm drawn back to my sweaty practice days with old Marshalls and any speakers we could get .many were Jensen's.i can even smell the old school when I hear your great riffage.Sounds spot on to me.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks man, makes my day to hear it

[@SteveOuimette]

Fantastic KISS Alive! tone, Johan! Man, what an elusive sound, right? I did speak with Eddie Kramer once at NAMM about KISS Alive! tone and he said for the live recording he just stuck a 57 (most likely...) in front of each of Paul and Ace's 4x12's and then when they overdubbed at Electric Lady they just brought in one half stack. Those would have been the '73 Superleads and accompanying cab which would have had greenbacks in them. Although there was a lot going on I doubt he remembers 100%. Ace would have had Super Distortions in his tobacco burst Deluxe then, and Paul had that L6S but a lot of it was with the Gibson V. I don't have any other information but that's what Eddie said about the amps. Funny how hard it is to get that exact tone, right? And it's my favorite of all time too!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Steve! Really interesting info! It’s indeed an extremely elusive tone.

[@SteveOuimette]

@@JohanSegeborn You got it, Johan! It was fun to talk with Eddie. Totally elusive, yet all of the photos and talk point to just Marshall, Les Paul, 57. Crazy how it was so unique. BTW, I need to ask you about that blackface Bassman you have. Let's take it offline about the mods! I love that amp!

[@onlyfromadistance7326]

Very best KISS album. Its the one that corrupted me forever. Nothing screams rock n roll more than a smoking Les Paul and a wall of Marshalls... KISS ARMY FOREVER \m/>.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Indeed! Cheers!

[@markn4526]

Cool vid! The 1975 KISS live album pretty much pushed me in the direction I ended up going with guitar playing for the rest of my life. That KISS tone isn't easily found, but I think you got it! It was a bold and unexpected move to try using Jensen speakers in your quest. I can get pretty close playing thru either a '72 Super Lead, an '89 2210 or a newer DSL100 pushed with the distortion side of a Fulltone GT500 and a lot of tweaking. I always use "Strutter" or "She" as my KISS-tone test song.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Mark! “She” is definitely the ultimate kiss tone test song. Cheers!

[@chokkan7]

I have no problem giving Celestion (and other) speakers their just due, but the '60s and '70s Jensens are simply gems, and often underrated ones at that.

[@crabbdaddy05]

sounding great!! alive! was the first kiss album i listened to,.. first song... side 4 Rock Bottom ... I have been a fan since that day.. I was 9 years old.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks! Glad you like it

[@acerob7173]

why I've been listening to KISS ALIVE! since 1986 (I was 15) continuosly !!!!!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Same here but slightly longer. Cheers

[@SCOTT-ki3ve]

Glorious tones! You NAILED em!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Scott!

[@owensagness43]

Super close to the album. To my ears the Tele tones came closest to what I hear on Alive! As Paul Stanley says on the album: "You deserve to give yourself a round of applause!"

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks man! 😉

[@RokDAWG1]

I had lunch with Eddie Kramer at NAMM some years back & I really should have asked him what Paul & Ace had loaded up for their rigs. Johan think that you really nailed the foundation of their main tones! Seriously this is just crazy killer!

[@SCOTT-ki3ve]

Finally THE Segborn signature rig!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Cheers! ;-)

[@charlesbukowski9836]

The tone out of that V is sick

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks, glad to hear it

[@zundap100]

Kiss Alive is one of the best live albums ever made and sounds amazing.

[@Jimboishere11]

Is it really “live” tho?

[@zundap100]

@@Jimboishere11 Actually, who cares about that? Sounds good?😁

[@Gma7788]

But what version are you listening to? Are you warming up the CD 💿 player for many hours before you judge the sounds? It takes hours before the CD will play the original sound.

[@Gma7788]

​@@Jimboishere11 stop holding grudges for 50 years. Get over humans and get on with your life. You don't realise it takes hours to warm up a cold amplifier such as a compact Disc amplifier. In Australia we weren't allowed to know about the music group called Show-Ya. We missed their entire career.

[@zundap100]

@@Gma7788 Who uses CDs? To me, music is only valid on original quality vinyl 🙂

[@gusthfs8272]

Awesome Johan! ✌️💪

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks! :-)

[@MrReptilianhumanoid]

That is an amazing tone, some of the best I've ever heard

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks, really good to hear that!

[@Gma7788]

You should checkout my latest video on the 1959RR amplifier

[@siegfriedwashburn3484]

Hi, Johan! This Telecaster is TREASURE! I think, the best sound is Tele. But the quality of the amp is awesome! Have a nice weekend! See you!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Have a nice weekend, Siegfried!

[@corneliuscrewe677]

Yep, that’s the sound alright. The chops are there too🤘 Nice playing as always, Johan. I wish I had your feel.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Cornelius, that’s kind of you!

[@corneliuscrewe677]

@@JohanSegeborn Thank you, Johan. You do the guitar community a fine service, and your playing is a joy to listen to. I know I look forward to it.👍

[@filipedoria9561]

Sir Segeborn, Great video as usual! Please, Could you compare Blackmore's tone using VoxAC30 and 335 and Marshall Major and 70's strats? That would Be HUGE! He is still my greatest inspiration!

[@Gma7788]

Don't forget it takes 4 hours to WARM UP your compact Disc player before it plays the true sound. Vinyl record will play a true to the original type of sound straight from a cold amplifier. We now know, it takes 4 hours to get a 4K DVD player to warm up. It also implies a CD 💿 also requires a long warm up time before the true KISS alive sound appears out of your speakers from a compact Disc player.

[@jonashornqvistgitarrlektioner]

You rule Johan!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Jonas! :-)

[@jahjah67]

Indeed, this tone is very close to the tone on Alive! The tone is more open sounding than before or after the live record. Personally I prefer the guitar tone from the ‘74 bootlegs, which is almost certainly the Greenback speaker, and the ‘76 bootlegs which I think could be Blackbacks. I think there’s good tonal evidence that by ‘77 (including the Tokyo show) that Blackbacks were used throughout the rest of the decade.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks! Yeah open is indeed a good characterisation of the tone

[@MrWilly2204]

Sounds fantastic. Like a slighter brighter, in a good way, set of really great M25’s.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks, glad you like it!

[@darrellminx5459]

Yep you nailed it. One of the best tones ever. Cheers from Hawaii.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Glad to hear that! Cheers from Gothenburg!

[@mryerp]

You never disappoint Johan.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks 😀

[@tomasoprodi9340]

Being more on the Alive 2 side of Kiss I have to admit tha this clip to my ears sounds exactly like an isolated guitar track from Alive 1, very impressive

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Tomas! Glad to hear it

[@ericroyals8819]

Sounds just like them!!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Eric, really good to hear that!

[@theodore738]

Incredible

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks :-)

[@Alephs11]

Amazing

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks!

[@SCOTT-ki3ve]

You want the best...you GOT the best!!

[@Claes_Isacson]

Klockrent Johan! 🎸👏

[@JohanSegeborn]

Tackar! Gott att höra!

[@delcuze]

I think that flying V is really the configuration and the sound of Paul... He could even use a more clear tone at this time.

[@stapeld]

5:29 Johan pulls out the Know Your Enemy riff? There is nothing this man can’t do on guitar. Great vid and playing as usual. Dan from Detroit.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Dan! 😉 Cheers!

[@ER-yq1lc]

Tweed Harvard. I love the sound of those old P12Ns and their cousin the Magnavox P232 though they are only good for around 18 watts each.

[@JohanSegeborn]

I demo the Tweed Vibrolux here which is basically the same m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnO6YnhsgaeKhdU

[@charlesbukowski9836]

ACE!!!!!

[@maartenvanhelden934]

Amazing as always. Btw Sean Delaney explained in his autobiography that Alive was not recorded in front of a live audience.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks! Yeah I think basically only the drums from the live shows were used.

[@what1864]

killer tone , i'm a big fan of jensen speakers , my favorite 70's rock tone is ac/dc highway to hell , feel she peaked right there ...

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks! I think they used G12-65 on Highway to hell.

[@arshist]

@johan segeborn, Really satisfying crispy tones! How do you think this setup would compare to a quad of G12H 55Hz Blackbacks?

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks! These are brighter and have a more balanced top end and less aggressive.

[@zhou_sei]

awesome

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks

[@george.kollaros]

Very good sound with the Jensens! Reminds me a lot of Cities On Flame With Rock 'n' Roll - BOC. Ace has said that he had some sort of Fender combo under the stage. Sometimes Marshall amps sound better with other than Celestion speakers. I once had a great sound in a guitar shop with a TSL 100 head into a Krank 4x12 with Eminence 1258 speakers. And, for a plus, the sound was big and loud but not deafening. The Jensens give you the sound but your ears don't pop, is that the case? Cheers!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks! Glad to hear it. Cheers!

[@Skoora]

Nice copyright variations Johan!! Lol I had heard a long time ago that Ace in the studio was somehow combining small Fenders with the Marshall. Maybe even slaving Fenders into Marshall’s in someway. This may have been for lead tones only but not sure. Ace’s lead tone in the 70’s was incredible and his rhythm tone always had the meat live. There’s electric guitar and then there’s guitar that sounds electric. Ace had the former going on.

[@stevestarr6395]

That sounds real good Johan but wondered if they did the EVH setup with Jensens and Greenbacks and maybe Eddie even got this combo from them?!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks! I think they did that on the studio tracks of Alive II. But they used Celestion and JBLs

[@nickthenail]

Fantastic demonstration. KISS Alive is what started me on my musical journey way back when. I just took for granted that they were playing through Greenbacks. Do you think they would be too soft and midrangey to nail this tone? One thing I do know, is that YOU certainly did nail it. THANKS JOHAN!!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks! Glad to hear that! I think they used Greenbacks but maybe complemented it with Jensens

[@grega07656]

FWIW, I read that Ace used an EH LPB-1 (linear power booster) plugged into the input of his Marshall.

[@muleblues71]

Happy Friday 🤘🤘

[@DMSProduktions]

You mean Saturday!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Happy Friday!

[@mrkite89]

Hi Johan, great video! I have a question: I want to buy a Marshall 1960HW cab (G12H30\55Hz) for my SV20 head, if you could only have one cab, would you choose an "A" or a "B" cab? Especially for recordings...Thanks a lot, cheers!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks! I would choose a B (straight) cab. Slanted cabs are more difficult to record due to the room sound

[@e.mo.4530]

2 words: EDDIE KRAMER! It wasn’t til I wa an adult and 25 years later that I discovered my all time favorite albums were produced by Eddie Kramer. Especially Kiss Alive and Led Zeppelin 2

[@johndiloreto3738]

Sounds pretty much perfect, would be even closer with a Super Distortion in that LP or V

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks John!

[@corneliuscrewe677]

I forget, was Ace using a Super D at that point?

[@bucknasty69]

@@corneliuscrewe677 Yes he was.

[@corneliuscrewe677]

@@bucknasty69 👍

[@johndiloreto3738]

@@corneliuscrewe677 Yes I believe he was

[@larslevinberget9558]

I nailed it with my Roadstar 2 + Boss HM2 + Peavey Bandit 65 back in 1984 ... the real problem was miking and recording the guitar on 14" tape, which sounded too nice...

[@adamwatson6916]

There was a fair bit of studio fixing on that album so who knows what they used to re record guitar parts in the studio .

[@michaelmitchell5909]

Sounds bad ass man.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Michael!

[@jefflebowski1838]

I found your sound always very Frehley-ish, but this is the pinnacle of your quest

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Jeff, makes my day to hear that!

[@Kashed]

⚡️ Shock Me! ⚡️🎸🤘🏻

[@JohanSegeborn]

🤘

[@Bolation]

Hi Johan. You nailed it! I have a Class 5 (combo 1x10) and I'm considering swapping the original speaker (Celestion GF-15) with a Jensen P10R. Do you think it's worth the upgrade?

[@High9ine]

Sounds like a trip straight to the 70's,

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks great to hear that!

[@SCOTT-ki3ve]

My guess is Marshall live with fender overdubs

[@agirotto1]

I've heard he used a treble booster of some kind. I've never really used them on a consistent basis, so I couldn't say. I don't where I got that from either. LOL.

[@GCKelloch]

Cool tones. Sounds a lot like the D120 to me. Never got into KISS because I was already a Hendrix fanatic by age 13 when they hit, and had already played a Jr HS gig with my first band. I didn't like KISS music, but I thought the stage show concept was fun. BTW, I bet it really stands for Keep It Simple Stupid. Also a statement used in the misguided AA program movement, although the saying is useful.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks! Yeah the saying usually pays off

[@eduardwilliams1245]

Kerrang!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Cheers :-D

[@charlesray-p1i]

Isn't the Super Distortions a major part of the puzzle?

[@hadleymanmusic]

Actually its a monitor mix with cut eq and compression

[@DMSProduktions]

AWK! Nice 1 Coily! \m/

[@JohanSegeborn]

Cheers DMS!

[@CasperIskov]

I've seen a couple of these plexis with a slightly bigger logo. Is that a series that was made, or is it randomly replaced logos?

[@JohanSegeborn]

In 1976 they changed the cosmetics on all amps. This is an intermediate cosmetically version though. The changed logo size, piping and tolex

[@lemmy8ob]

nice...those jensens are really bite-ey...the JMP1959 keeps it from sounding too punchy like a fender

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks!

[@hoboroadie]

I have some Jensens on my list. Not those but some

[@Br4dButt0wski]

Could you please compare the Sovtek Mig50 vs the modern EHX Mig50? I've heard it has a pretty good Plexi tone.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Hi, yeah if I get the chance

[@XxCorvette1xX]

5:30 was that Know Your Enemy by RATM?

[@JohanSegeborn]

Well my attempt to play something similar. I’m a huge Rage/Tom Morello fan

[@RockBrutus]

V:et lät riktigt likt!!! Är de rumsmic med? Eller lagt på nått efter?

[@MrTee-hw7mp]

I wonder how a 4x12 of the vintage c12n’s would sound. I do like the AlNiCo versions a lot though.

[@JohanSegeborn]

I bet it would sound similar, two of these speakers (C12Q and LMI125) are ceramics too. I’m close miking the P12N though. I was comparing the speakers a couple of videos ago

[@Drunken_Hamster]

I have no frame of reference, but this DOES sound pretty good.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Glad to hear that!

[@cactus-mcjacktus]

if it’s not too much trouble, would you be able to try a Marshall head out with some 10” Jensen speakers?

[@JohanSegeborn]

The original 50s P10R would sound great but the reissue is too bright I think. We can try it here

[@cactus-mcjacktus]

@@JohanSegeborn i’d love to see it!

[@fakenews3911]

Di Mazio super distortion pickups is what they used.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Yeah, I should put mine back into the LP

[@what1864]

never forget [happened just a couple years ago ] the first time i herd slade , i said these guys sound just like early kiss , ha ha , then i did some investigating and found out it is the other way around ...

[@amoruzz]

👍👍

[@KTGHATS]

KISS Alive II was always heavier imo

[@Louzahsol]

The only live on kiss alive is the vocals and drums. Everything else was redubbed in the studio

[@JohanSegeborn]

I think mostly Peter’s Vocals was kept.

[@brozio77]

Please johan make a comparidon with vintage and modern c12q. Anyone has made it 😊

[@JohanSegeborn]

I’d be glad to!

[@davidwelch2438]

That is a really nice sound!! Well done.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks David!

[@Gma7788]

No, the fender guitar produced a unique signal that the Marshall couldn't accept. That sound was the sound of an electrical fault. The sound went all lofi and distortion started happening which wasn't the Marshall distortion.

[@Dad-Gad]

Sounds a lot like Jimmy Page as well imo 👍

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks, really good to hear that

[@chrispile3878]

DONE! Johan wins again.

[@theirritatedirishman5440]

Maybe a Blackface Bassman head through the 4X12’s?

[@johngonzalez7967]

Lots of studio over dubs.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Yeah I know it’s almost a studio album actually

[@dominikpohli2381]

i lke the blackback g12h 30watt 75hz soeaker or the mojotone bv30h for that heavy rock tone im not a fan of jensen speakers

[@JohanSegeborn]

Those are great too