Found in a SHED - Jango & the 50-Year-Old DUMBLE!

[@stephenstevens6573]

Thank you for letting the man talk ..

[@bordercover4842]

Awesome interview. I stop by a garage sale about a year ago. This older guy was selling jewelry and I noticed a fender twin reverb in back. I asked him if he was selling it which he said no, but he brought out a guitar. I was amazed how it sounded. I told him if he ever wants to sell it let me know. Anyway I send a couple weeks ago and asked again if he still had amp. He called my that evening and said come a pickup the amp. He gave me that amp for free. I’ll cherish that forever and probably keep it for my grandkids. There still good people in this world.

[@thesymbiont227]

Came for the Dumble, stayed for Johnathan! Thanks for an incredible story…

[@phillesh3950]

What a honor to run into this man and meet him and get tuned into this sick music

[@fredzep01]

Came here to see the Dumble amp, but Johnathan's stories stole the show...

[@chadwilliams8583]

Dude forget the Dumble ,this man is AMAZING!!!!love his stories!!!we need all the old rockers we can get!!the Dumble is nice too

[@giulioluzzardi7632]

He is a " King Rocker"!

[@chadwilliams8583]

@@giulioluzzardi7632 yes he is!!

[@WesternSwingGuitarGrooves]

To add to the story, Jonathan (my brother, older than me by 14 months) and I along with one of our sisters were born in Peru, South America and lived there during our childhood off and on for 15 years. Our dad was from Seattle, a mix of German, Welsh, ect; our mother was from a big Scottish family, the Cameron clan. We both graduated high school at Los Gatos H.S. in 1964-5. We played our first bluegrass band at his graduation. We were pretty raw :). Later, we played in our more advance bluegrass band, Mountain Folk, while living in the Santa Cruz area. One of our favorite gigs was at Mountain Charlie's in the old Los Gatos Fire Department building on Tuesday nights - with a line of people waiting up to 45 minutes to get in. We never made it big other than local popularity but did play a lot of great gigs, including opening for John Denver at the Cow Palace to 17,000 people. The list of places played goes on and on, maybe some of you can add your comments. We were both into surfing. I ended up moving to the Big Island, Hawaii for 8 years and then lived in Washington, Ecuador, North Carolina, Bolivia, Nicaragua, and Peru. Jonathan stayed on the West Coast and gigged all his life there. I played with various bands - including blues and country rock, but mostly C&W gigs.

[@KristleB-t4p]

Uncle Jonathan is absolutely amazing to this day! Keep rockin’ on (or I’ll tell everyone your family nickname hahahaha 😂)! Thank you for sharing! 👏💕

[@tryingndoing]

Love that Yaya, you and Jango got a nicely packaged shout out! Adds musical history to our family nomadic travels. Be blessed!

[@tryingndoing]

Had to ask, David, but didn’t we meet Pat (Doobie Brothers fame) at the Brass Knocker in Saratoga back when we first returned to the States? Like 63 or 64 and you were 16. Isn’t that time period when you gave Pat those lessons? Just trying to make sure my memories are correct. At this stage of decrepitness, I need to wear a dog tag with my name on it. Lol.

[@TechOttawa]

Oh man, these stories warm my heart. The OG Black Rock Mesa hippies, ripping reefers and scoffing shrooms playing SLIDE BANJO thru a mofo'ing Dumble. LMAO. Thank you both. 🙏

[@macedoruiz5237]

What does OG mean?

[@vvayoutvvest]

@@macedoruiz5237 Old Guard perhaps?

[@TechOttawa]

@@macedoruiz5237 It means you don't use Google well, Good Luck!

[@markvonwisco7369]

@@macedoruiz5237 Original...

[@phillesh3950]

Hahah you where experimenting at burning Man before even burning Man hands down your s legend it's a honor to meet you the other day gratefuly

[@caseynelson9861]

So many hidden gems in Washington, I was lucky enough to work with the original drummer from Bloodrock, Rick Cobb.. he was really into organ and synth by the time he finally agreed to jam with me… but I’ll never forget Working with him and listening to all his stories… bro really took acid and saw the exorcist before his draft board and got out of Vietnam lol… last I heard he was going to india to climb a mountain and practice with the monks.

[@chip308]

Knew the guy was going to be a hero from the moment he offered a beer on your arrival. I'll be watching this in full along with listening to the Jango bootleg later on! :D

[@grandudetonesnob7107]

Jonathan's stories need to be recorded for the Library of Congress! Or at least the cool crazy Uncle hall of fame. ❤

[@tito.tarantula]

I can only imagine how many more stories Jonathan’s got tucked away. Absolute gold. Thx for sharing.

[@tryingndoing]

Tons!!

[@ziggylayneable]

Getting the Dumble amp from this guy is really a stroke of luck. Cuz whoever ends up with this amplifier in their hands in the long run is it going to have this video telling an incredible story about where it came from to me that's worth just as much as the amplifier is to have the story behind it

[@fordsrestorations970]

The old fellow is a treasure himself his knowledge in his head

[@Angus.Maclean]

I love these iconic stories! (Hilarious when you're unloading the first haul it looks like some guy walking by things for a second, "Could I blend in and pick up a guitar?")

[@Cajundaddydave]

Stories from the golden age of live music right there. What an awesome day this turned out to be. Cheers!

[@JohnDriver-k8y]

I owned a 1966 Super with 4 Eminence 10' speakers for 35 yrs .. Great amp for any and all gigs large and small . I now walk with a cane because of hauling that amp all over the country gigging 3-5 nites week . Loved the sound and it never let me down !! Wore out my hips [they've been replaced ] and back . No Amp will ever give me the pleasure and sound that I got with that one ! Almost identical to this one .. sold it to a friend .. Thanx for the video . >>>>> John Driver

[@larryflanagan8799]

I had a 1966 Super Reverb for 30 years, best sounding amp I've owned. CTS speaker.

[@JeffMcCalib]

Great interview! I met Jonathan a few years ago at a Camano Island bluegrass jam. I remember him opening with Truck Drivin' Man, singing and playing banjo. We played together a few times at my house in hopes of forming a band. He playing a mini bass guitar. His band, Stilly River Band, was on hiatus. We spent most of our time talking instead of playing. He has quite a load of interesting stories. Been to Emerald City Guitars many times but didn't know about their interview videos. Very good.

[@skeres01]

What a great story. Love these old musicians. He still has a sparkle in his eye at close to 80. I can aspire to that.

[@non_brewed_condiment]

This man needs his own channel!

[@tryingndoing]

Would love that! I hope you are reading these comments, Jonathan and David! Jonathan said you, DAVEY, were the best guitarist he’d ever heard! Loves, from the California born sister.

[@jonneher7938]

So cool to see this video. I was a musician in Santa Cruz when Jango was around and I know all those guys and we had great times in the 70's. Annie is like my older sister and she and Jonathan and I spent a lot of time at Planet X Pottery outside of Gerlach NV and would go out on the playa with our stuff and a generator and put on some fantastic events, the last one was a 4th of July thing out there on the playa with 5 class C firework launch stations and Jonathan brought a big bag of mushrooms. At 3:00 am we were all laughing non stop. The burners showed up and that was it for the Black Rock playa. Anyway, Jonathan moved up to Mt. Vernon and we would come up and do gigs with whatever band he had going at the time but I hadn't seen him for a long time until someone told me about this video. I've gotta see if I can run him down. Enjoy that amp whoever has it. Davey, Jonathan's brother, had some cool vintage tweed fender amps he played through in Jango and they sounded amazing even without Howard messing with them. Later

[@WesternSwingGuitarGrooves]

Hey John, this is Davey! Nice to read your comments! I have fond memories of our band, Scrapple, also known as the Little Big Band (two steel guitars, sax, drums, bass, fiddle and electric guitar). I don't think there are any recordings of that band, unfortunately. You are such a talented musician! At that time, I had my Fender Bandmaster but mostly was using my 1963 Fender Deluxe (I bought it from a friend who at that time was older and widowed. She had it in a closet and wanted to sell it to me for $20. I was poor but generous so I gave her $45 for it. It hung around Jonathan's band room in Mt Vernon for anyone to use for a lot of years. Then I sold it to a collector in France. For some, those were the good ol' days. They were great, but I have to say my life has gotten more and more interesting and fun since then. Still going strong at 77 years old! Check out my channel for some recent stuff I'm uploading. Love to all!!! David Schneider

[@KristleB-t4p]

It would be absolutely awesome if you could reunite Uncle Jonathan (aka Yaya) & his brother (Uncle Davey aka David) for a reunion! Now that would be absolutely amazing! The music & true stories are fantastic! ❤

[@tryingndoing]

You were so cute when you’d dance at their outdoor events!

[@meatballstore8600]

Good Grief...13:55 hits right where it's supposed to. Absolutely love it.

[@waskerbasket9601]

This dude got to live in the best of times in the best places. Great stories. Great amp.

[@blucheer8743]

That’s how dumble started out taking fenders adding a master volume replacing electrical components with military-aircraft quality parts… as the years went by he improved the fender tone stack, added better speakers till finally it was just easier to build his own amps.

[@simonvanderheijden432]

Johnathan is one cool dude!! Could listen his stories all day long!

[@RokinLee]

What a character and what a sound Mr Schneider. Came for the amp stayed for the stories!

[@picksalot1]

That is one of the best stories and music history I've heard. Johnathan is awesome! That Amp's got to be played. Congrats

[@tryingndoing]

“It feels good when it’s played”! True.

[@michaelnachoescamilla6241]

Former Santa Cruz/Half Moon Bay... Now in Costa Rica to raise my family and surf till I die. Love this episode.

[@deadlotCamper]

where in costa? youre living the fantasy, lived in santa cruz and OB sf for 25 years... love it down there but the heat... oh my. and my equipment would melt/blow up/ disappear haha - hope you are still playing..if i had to choose nosara is really cool spot

[@WesternSwingGuitarGrooves]

Hey big brother! Great interview Jonathan! Thanks for contributing this piece of our history. I've lost those recordings of Jango 😏. I remember playing my Martin D28 with a soundhole pickup through a Fender Bandmaster. I've been trying to get that tone ever since. It fed back so bad that the acoustic body vibrated like it was coming apart, so I switched to a Fender Thinline later. Love from your brother David 😁

[@tryingndoing]

Jonathan said you were the best guitar player he’d ever heard! Truth!

[@svbarr]

Nice showing respect to a great guy who had lots of fun with that great amp.

[@40WattPodcast]

This is the best thing on KZbin to date. This is what this platform was created for. Thank you!

[@paul_sebastian1154]

Absolutely priceless, stories like these are what brings equipment to life, thank you

[@rustymohican8280]

Thank you! He is quite the character!

[@slashingbison2503]

Really great interesting guy , great stories, man I would love to have been in Santa Cruz in the 60s.

[@64_Commuter]

That slide banjo. So lovely.

[@clockwork914]

How effing cool❗️ I saw my first concert at the Cow Palace, April 9th, 1993. As a Bay Area native, I can’t tell you how Much I loved watching this video and hearing all those stories from a time that I wish I could have experienced, especially now seeing how different the area and the people are. ✌🏻❤️🙏🏻

[@anthonyc1883]

Behind the most unassuming doors can be such incredible stories.

[@roberttaylor1656]

Awesome man right there! Love the fact that you let him tell those stories, priceless!!!!

[@godbyone]

Wow. First the 20 second s of playing sound so great. I love that dumbly sound .so many negative comments about price. But what s odd in classical world. Audience wants and loves their musicians to have the best. First chair violinist of all big city orchestras have bows just the bow could be 50k Violin in the millions. Itzack. Perlman had a tour to show off his red violin. Worth millions. I saw that. I srv before he had dumble small place and after that with one it was great. Saw Larry Carlton with a dumble. Wow look up emotion wound us live on KZbin. Eric Johnson. Front row saw him play dumble. Great

[@davidnoren603]

Would love to have a follow-up video showing the inside of this amp

[@cguitarallday]

He is a treasure. Great video. More please

[@gedification]

One of the best ECG episodes yet. Great stuff guys.

[@mattrogers1946]

What a great episode. This fella has an amazing history! I've been to the Catalyst many times! Thanks for posting this.

[@linheitzig9227]

What a fabulous road trip! Thanks for sharing.

[@phillesh3950]

Love the experimental tunes

[@ebertolo]

The production quality is incredible!

[@bornfuct]

I’ve never watched a guitar video till the end…I hope to see this gentlemen on another episode..

[@vadenk4433]

What a legend Jonathan is. You can tell he's the genuine article

[@tom.m]

I believe that metal "sign" is actually a plate for a printing press. I can't imagine many of those survive. Super cool bit of memorabilia.

[@notes7799]

The stories alone made this worth watching. But oh man, the tone coming out of that amp when the strat got plugged in was incredibly & impressively sweet!

[@armandosoto9439]

Loved hearing Jango and the stories.

[@illwill9396]

Another super cool dude!

[@jighead81]

That was so cool, thanks for letting us hear his stories

[@Slovy_]

That amp sounds so good. Even through KZbin

[@incubism]

What a cool cat! I hope I age as gracefully as him.

[@birdsfabulous]

Well worth the watch...great great stuff. That start sounded soo good through that amp

[@sylvainblaney9379]

Beautiful story I really enjoyed hearing him talk about the old days

[@jameslifetimelearner]

The Path with Heart and Soul.

[@DiamondChickenPlayer]

perfect story and perfect man and perfect amplifier

[@ADP72]

If you're lucky you get to meet wildly interesting people like this every once in a while...

[@stringybarkin]

Glad i got to watch this thanks 🙏

[@kayakkootenaybc]

Man, who has had a life like this guy? So awesome to hear his stories. Thanks for letting him tell his story.

[@JeffEgly]

Great interview! I could listen to him all day. I hope the amp finds a good home.

[@J.T.Hatchet]

That guys got a laugh like Keef, and great stories. Time to look up Jango

[@JR_Taylor]

Brilliant video and clearly a top bloke

[@rowbags3017]

Great video! You should consider getting together with Jonathon to make a series about the music scene back then - he must have so many stories that deserve to be covered. 😎

[@tryingndoing]

Truly does!

[@Itsscottwhatyouthink]

Amazing story and I’m so grateful you guys are preserving this kind of history and sharing it with the community because it’s really special and really inspiring. Well done Trevor and Ken and well told Jonathan.

[@sonnysilversmith2156]

Man, Santa Cruz seemed magical when we visited the town and beach, we were coming back from Super Bowl 50 back to Az., with less people there in the 60-70s…wow

[@regham4778]

Love these stories - the history is just as important as the hardware.

[@babagadoush1]

Dude you have the coolest job

[@toddflowers8052]

What an epic episode ! Thank you gentlemen !✌🏻😎🎸

[@Toobzilla]

way, way, way cool story. hopefully, everybody that owns artifacts like these will have the same outlook as mr.jonathan. thank you sir.

[@robotandgirl1170]

It’s all just screws and cables without a story to hold it together. A Latino myself, it really got me when this living legend and absolute sunbeam said “soy Peruano”. ✨

[@bobbyneedle]

So Sweet you two at the end! Heart warming!

[@adambrunner9462]

That guy is the real deal! Wow man! Too cool!

[@tasteapiana]

I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings so I won't name names. But, it is simply amazing how players who have big names, because of hit songs that they played on or popular bands that they were in, are usually super uninteresting folks who are beyond boring to the point of awkwardness. That guy is the exact opposite of that other type of musician, he is super interesting with a bunch of crazy a** stories who is positively not awkward at all. Johnathan seems like THE dude you would want as a buddy, someone to just hang with and spend time around, yet, he wasn't on the cover of the music world's version of Vogue Magazine so he's not got that fame thing. See, it's like a spiritual thing, planets aligned in certain ways, voodoo shiznit, you know, something that just had to be how it be. Great video, great story, great person. Thanks for this, I totally enjoyed it.

[@pauljellybeanjones5740]

The world is full of amazing people what a great story amazing,best one yet boys 🙏🙏🙏🙏✌️

[@RickMcCargar]

What a cool guy and fun story.

[@Ireland831]

I live in Santa Cruz County and loved the story this man had to tell. The closest I have been to a Dumble was at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in the first row with Robben Ford was playing his Dumble. Great video....thanks!!

[@whimpypatrol5503]

My cousin returned from hitchhiking the globe, places like the Himalayas, in 1973 and settled in Santa Cruz. I saw him in Billy Graham meeting but don't know if he is still lost or not. He sells jade but never told me about Dumble.

Amazing stories. Awesome that you help preserve them! :)

[@johnsmith-bk4ps]

My pal has a 73 dumble, totally custom built chassis installed in a 4/10 concert cab. The controls layout is like a steel string singer

[@george-st-george]

Really great !!!!!! A very cool Gentleman !!!!!! Cheers !!!

[@kevinc8387]

Great episode. I remember santa Cruz in the early 70's, i was going to say very well but that's not quite accurate. If you know what i mean. Also los gatos. Really a good music scene happening then. My buddy took me to dumbles shop once. Nice guy, he had stuff everywhere in that place. He made stuff for alot of the bigger acts to tour with so they could take a beating. Nice memories.

[@jamesbenson1579]

Been watching Emerald city episodes 4 a long time now..this is the best 1 I've seen yet!..Brings back old memories of me jammin' in early 70's Austin,TX. bands&hangin' out @the Armadillo World Hdqtrs.concert venue..great stuff& killer amp!

[@antoniodefciccone8878]

Wow. Amazing. Thanks for sharing some wonderful history. What a life. And what a fantastic sound. Hope it finds a good home that can keep all that spirit alive.

[@luthravin4774]

Now that was fun!! Super highlight type of day today!! Emerald City makes it happen over and over!! Awesome SCORE!!

[@fredvanderlinden8908]

Back to the future revisited. That was really something. Thx for sharing.

[@babagadoush1]

Love love love this channel.

[@CUBICUB]

Thanks, what a character.

[@MathiasMazzocco]

Coolest video I've seen in a while! Great story! What a character!

[@ScottWalker-uw3rp]

Amazing episode. Amazing man. I could listen to his stories all day. So cool. Thanks for this episode

[@tommyvatne2290]

How cool is that amp?!?! Could have listened toJohnathan`s stories all day. Loved the background music. Envy of those who experienced the 60`s and 70`s music scene.

[@jkaznosky]

What a story. The Dumble was lure, but damn is this one of the most interesting people.

[@BowlChad]

What an awesome story! Love seeing stuff like this, just keeping the music world alive!........the amp is cool too 😉

[@armandosoto9439]

It would be cool if Emrald could publish the circuit.

[@alexashleymusic]

Absolutely incredible

[@lawlaw1]

Badass ol timer

[@gabe6182]

Great wholesome video guys!