Incredibly RARE 1958 Les Paul BLACK BEAUTY!!

[@chicagomusicexchange]

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[@Freebird902]

That is quite literally one of the best clean Les Paul tones have ever heard

[@cgavin1]

Its easy enough to reproduce with a bit of know how. ;) The hard part is getting just the right balance of scooped mids with top end shimmer from an alnico. That ain't easy.

[@soofitnsexy]

quite literally one of the best dirty tones i ever heard as well!!!

[@stilllifewithguitar184]

Yeah, those clean tones are insane. Crisp and shimmery yet full.

[@EdwinNewcomb]

Yes it is- wonderful

[@williambroadstreet3353]

Chris Needham....you should see the two black and two white LP Customs Steven Maynard 'The Riffmaster' Clark had with a Kahler and PAF pick ups [triple].....these axes gave Steamin an amazing range and he also could riff heavy. Check out the opening riff and ride out solo to 'Photograhp' from In the Round Denver Colorado 1988. Steve had it all, penned most of their tracks, created amazing riffs, melodies and hooks, and was strapped low a rock star zipping round the stage. His creme Custom with Kahler was stunning, it is what I am in the process of getting, VERY expensive.

[@po5511]

It’s been years and I never forgot this guitar.

[@soundknight]

Me too.

[@soundknight]

Spare a thought for poor Jimmy Page... Must have been terrible to have had one of these stolen.

[@po5511]

@@soundknight oh i agree absolutely its actually his story that made me want to check this guitar out

[@davidallen346]

Either did Jimmy Page

[@harrykadaras9459]

That guitar needs its own Fan Club

[@Drforrester31]

Gotta love an intro with my favorite Zep song

[@NICKHAM16]

Well I'll be damned if that's not the best sounding Les Paul I've ever heard. It certainly doesn't hurt that Joel is playing it, seeing as how he can make any guitar sound like it's worth $70,000. If I were filthy rich, I would buy this guitar and give it to you Joel.

[@thebandroyale]

NICKHAM16 But you are filthy rich and you are going to give it him (waiving hand jedi mind trick)

[@NICKHAM16]

Royale We can all dream I guess

[@bipbipletucha]

69th like

[@tiocoolj]

Joel is my favorite dude. But I freaking love all of chicago music exchange. The humor the passion the music. I could watch these videos all day.

[@acarlovonsexron1994]

Just so you know Joel, if I had late stage cancer and was guarenteed to die, or if I was being hunted by Joe Pesci or forcibly dipped in a vat of pheramones and raped to death by a pack of Sasquatch, I'd totally buy this thing on credit and leave it to you in my will.

[@thebandroyale]

Carlo Von Sexron You are a legend. Check out his band www.thebandroyale.com

[@OriginalUsername]

That was the best fucking comment I have ever seen, on the best fucking Gibson video I've ever seen.

[@scottmatheson2390]

now he just needs to figure out how to give you cancer...

[@brinsonharris9816]

This is the demo that made Joel a legend. Have seen this many, many times and it still rocks every time.

[@xTHExCOPYx]

Man, ben affleck is killin' it in this video

[@guntherachterhof4876]

Hahahaha I was thinking the same thing...

[@syamsul79ify]

Hi kekekekekeke

[@JaviyPilar]

hahjahahaha

[@clickclickboomgaming1699]

@@JaviyPilar LMAOOOOOOOOOO!!

[@guitarocd9984]

It's going to take Ben Affleck money to own that thing.

[@BadMotivator66]

great to hear someone play and talk who you can tell genuinely loves their job!

[@urimthummim7892]

It is the springtime of my loving - the second season I am to know You are the sunlight in my growing - so little warmth I've felt before. It isn't hard to feel me glowing - I watched the fire that grew so low.....Damn! Im 14 at the Midnight Movie watching Song Remains the Same for the first time...

[@SirTwangabangalot]

Amazing guitars - bizarre why flametops go for so much more... I'd rather have a 3 pickup Custom any day of the week..

[@johnkonstantine9115]

the two PAF Burst gets the highly coveted 'middle positon' two PAF's together. This guitar while very sweet only gets one PAF at a time.....a bit different.

[@station2499]

Rain Song - Not a hard song to play when tuned to this open tuning. VERY HARD to play this well. Bravo!

[@BiscuitDelivery]

That's true of a lot of Led Zeppelin songs. Kashmir is a bitch to play in standard, but it plays like butter if you tune your guitar to DADGAD.

[@recipoldinasty]

Crimson Dervish u cant play properly kashmir in standard

[@kleof.3529]

What are you talking about . He plays in DADGAD

[@station2499]

@@kleof.3529 DADGAD is an open tuning. Open G-suspended.

[@MrMarmar007]

If none of yall have ever listened to the rain song,listen to it now or when it rains. It's so beautiful!!

[@Jon_Mar]

18 dislikes... My god... WHO are those 18 people??? :-/ This is in fact a masterpiece work of art!!! Divine sound and appearance...

[@soofitnsexy]

18 losers who play Ibanez or some shit

[@38Achilles]

Strat lovers

[@jacinthdebbarma3]

😂😂

[@matalmike]

Suxxx, when you gotta girl and there's another girl..........NVR mind. If you don't know, you don't know.

[@TheBigDean18]

In other news, we are getting reports of a guitar being "mysteriously" stolen from Chicago Music Exchange, sources are saying it might be an inside job. Haha xD

[@BoHeroman]

I heard the very first chord and I thought, ...No way. Great to hear you play The Rain Song Joel, your work in Royale is blowing my mind.

[@thebandroyale]

BoHeroman We appreciate you!

[@SirTwangabangalot]

I keep coming back to this. It's a stunning demo of a stunning guitar. The tone and note separation is just perfect. And he's a great player....

[@FR01Z]

Thanks for playing chords man instead of just some silly blues licks 😘

[@kshitijsrivastava4061]

2:17: I came.

[@wormpheus24]

same

[@Footlessmage]

that was the greatest thing i've ever heard haha

[@RorysIrishTour]

+Kshitij Srivastava and my ears are bleeding

[@lucasbarrow5776]

if I worked at CME I would never leave I would become phantom of the CME

[@seventyeight23]

This is fantastic. I'm a huge Zep fan but weirdly not a huge Gibson fan - although this is absolutely killer!! Love Joel's playing in this too. Have we finally got a contender to PGS Andy's throne? :D

[@billbarhorst8369]

Nice job, great tone. I use the same custom tuning for the Rain Song.

[@devonfelix5943]

Its the strangest thing, but seeing this guitar, hearing it... Its like seeing a beautiful woman that catches your eye. It gives me that weird butterfly in your stomach sort of feeling. This is a guitar that i MUST own at some point in my life

[@stepitupandgo67]

I gotta learn this piece..love jimmy page...that sounded stupid good...

[@perryrease2043]

+Evan Davidson I agree. It's gorgeous, I'm gonna learn this piece if I have to work on it all day!

[@LintBisquick]

Yea really shows his genius if anybody ever questioned.

[@alligator69]

Is it standard tuning??

[@howlinhopkins4075]

You shouldve learned it at age 5.

[@stepitupandgo67]

@@howlinhopkins4075 yeah but now I'm 10, dude...and I still don't know it...haha

[@intrsoul]

What's most astonishing is how 'aligned' the harmonics are, for lack of a better term. The big chords 2:30 and the clean chords at 5:08 - there's no warble, no waver. It's surreal.

[@eriknorlander5814]

These humbuckers sound much more clear than any other buckers I've ever heard!

[@genegarneau3822]

It sounds beautiful. Like Les Paul use to be, sorry, maybe I am wrong for saying that. But, I just remember back in the day.

[@Guitarrulez]

this guitar isnt worth the asking price...Why buy an old beat up guitar when for nearly the same price you could get a brand new 2015 standard with all robot-tuners,zero fret nut, wider fretboard and all ;-) ( hint of sarcasm)

[@julianfehling6984]

this is the best sounding guitar i heard so far

[@VonBluesman]

My favorite music store. Favorite demo, with the exception of 100 riffs, beautiful song played with amazing feeling and touch. Congratulations.

[@JJSurma]

Blaaaaaaaaaaaaaack Beauty, I looooove you so. - Jeff Buckley

[@nickfanzo]

rain song sounded amazing.

[@Lfc4ever75]

Perfection right there 💯

[@svfutbol20]

All of the idiots need to understand that guitars like this aren't much different than regular Standards and Customs but it's about the rarity, the vintage look, and above all, the financial investment. That $600 Ibanez you got is gunna be worth $100 bucks the minute you walk out of the store but this will only continue to climb in value.

[@mattgrimmer9909]

svfutbol20 I'm sure it must seem that way, but I've had the pleasure to work on and restore alot of these vintage beasts, and unless youve had the pleasure to play them it's hard to quantify. I've worked on / played tens of R9's, and 2 real deal '59's, and it is no contest. They simply are better. The differences may be small, but they are incredibly important.

[@Cereal421]

"$100 bucks" "One hundred dollar bucks"

[@svfutbol20]

ilikebreakfastcereal You must have so many friends

[@VERBANDTREM]

*Standing ovation* I really like how Joel takes a beast of a guitar and always produces beautiful glassy clean tones out of them! This video, the 1967 SG, and the pearly gates.... all great playing and awesome tones from such a simple set up.

[@aquilarossa5191]

I am 99% sure this is the guitar stolen from me after a gig during the 1970s in Scamburger, Germany. Please let me know how we can confirm the details, so you can return it to me. I currently live in Lagos, Nigeria.

[@365SODEO]

Really cool that Seth Macfarlane can play guitar this well.

[@taketheredpill1441]

That weirdo wished he looked like this guy.

[@yraay]

Very nice touch on the Zep...Chills and goose bumps! If I had the money, I would buy this LP and give it to Joel...Hope this guitar goes to a player...Nice work on the demo, consistent quality!

[@leomilani_gtr]

Dude, this neck pickup sounded so beautiful playing rain song. Great song, great tone, great playing!

[@MOAONAABE]

always the sound of good pickups, sure it is.. they didnt wax pot back then

[@38Achilles]

I have some unpotted tom holmes pickups that sound better than anything I have, including: Gibson Pat, Seymour Duncan's, Bare Knuckle's and Dimarzio's.

[@brianjacobs8755]

Fantastic reviews. Really like the conversational style. Great playing too!

[@Keromite]

I've watched this video an unhealthy amount of times. Ridiculous.

[@Congolium]

You get what you pay for here.

[@joelbauman852]

And somebody did. It's been sold :(:(:(:(.

[@Congolium]

I'm very happy for them whoever they are. I just hope they play the heck out of it, it doesn't deserve to hang somewhere just getting looked at.

[@jasondeli]

Always love your guys reviews, love the longer ones like this vid please keep them coming

[@ryanmct1892]

This video means so much to me. I had never hear The Rain Song before this demo, and it came into my life at a really important time when I was at my loneliest. I'll forever love this demo for bring it to me. (also this guitar is fucking sexy)

[@MrMann-gt1eh]

ROTFLMAO!!! THAT WAS THE COOLEST FEEDBACK EVER!!!

[@alraymond1618]

were there any pedals used to get that sound from that amp? If not, WOW!

[@38Achilles]

I watch this video once a month, the Les Paul and Tone King make a sweet couple.

[@fauxmosmexual]

joel i dig YOU an unhealthy amount, like way too much

[@superhashka]

Some sweet sweet playin' man. Bravo!

[@SouthpawSatch]

Easily one of the best sounding Les Paul's I think I've ever heard

[@svtman93]

I recently played an original 1956 LP Custom with the original single coils in it, just the feel of that guitar alone is unbelievable

[@opposecultural-marxism3310]

Sweet!

[@Learnguitarwithcharlie]

Awesome, great guitar, fantastic demo.

[@nathanp.turner9276]

So I kinda just wanna start crying because this guitar is so gorgeous.

[@sjk254]

So close... =] Rain Song is my favorite Zeppelin tune.

[@peacefulruler1]

I think Rain Song was Page’s Danelectro, though

[@DigitalUnderground7]

I like how he doesnt just concentrate on his playing/ left hand and moves his strumming hand across the humbuckers. Joe Sat once said “its very important to move your picking hand up and down across the pickups to really get the most out of a guitar”

[@metalmig]

I keep comming back to this video for years what an amazing guitar

[@PacManBear]

That guitar is the holy grail.. I used to love my epiphone les Paul , nothing compares to that custom

[@SupernalOne]

"if you can afford this thing God bless you, I'm very jealous" - LOL - yes, exactly

[@dynjarren8355]

Beautiful and well played! In the right hands sounds great! I like the clean tones best! 😎👏🏻🎸

[@Wired4Life2]

"The Rain Song" is so soothing. I also love how they paid tribute to Beatle George Harrison's "Something" by starting the song with the same chords.

[@seamusdiamond3694]

Ben Affleck and Corey Crawford had a baby. Joel was his name

[@tylerthompson632]

Anyone know of a pedal that could you get you a similar tone like what he gets at 2:17 and 5:51? I freaking love how that gain sounds on those parts with that guitar

[@paullaughton3440]

Sounds amazing, great skill,good lesson in pick dynamics and strum positioning. Nice axe!

[@leososa2386]

RAIN SONG RAIN SONG RAIN SONG RAIN SONG !!! That's my favorite song. Thanks Joe!

[@burnsy55]

I’m compelled to come back and watch this demo every 2-3 months, just to torture myself over it.

[@BladeDoomer86]

I love it when people take the time to show what a clean Les Paul tone sounds like.. I love OD like anyone else, but clean LP is pure joy

[@kevinxsavagegm]

You automatically know when a guitar is bonafide amazing when Joel has a hard time catching his breath in awe.

[@richfiryn]

This is the best sounding Gibson Les Paul Black Beauty i have ever heard. No contest. And that amp.....Jesus it sure does the guitar justice. Match made in Guitar Heaven.

[@GuillermoSmyser]

Love the classical choir for added effect. And that first distorted chord was not what I was expecting for the overdrive demo part of the video but it was better than I had hoped!

[@alpaca_growing_kit]

Damn, Wolverine's brother is good at playing guitar,

[@godu1111]

Oh, I just fell in love. What an amazing tone both clean and overdriven and what a stunning guitar.

[@brianorion505]

One of my five Les Paul’s is this guitar. Absolutely love her!

[@jm4giv]

I don't swear on social media, but FUUUUCK! Getting struck by Zeus, that's what the sound feels like.

[@ireneruthfox]

Best sounding Black Beauty ever. So balanced. Whisper to a scream.

[@grahamt33]

VERY sweet playing Joel !!!!

[@Driftuner]

man...i was flying so high on that intro, that when you started talking i was like "what? wait...whats happening?! Ey you! stop talking man you are ruining my dreams!!"...and than i woke up...thanks a lot Joel..

[@michaelreis8266]

If I had that kind of cash to spend, you talked me into spending it..epic pitch..

[@soofitnsexy]

actually a bargain compared to 58 to 60 bursts

[@tidepoolbay]

Nice playing! You guys are a class operation!

[@spaghettibender7607]

I used to own this same guitar, but was a 1990 or so. Some lucky bastard has it now, I think I paid $1500.00 for it new back then. :((((((((((((

[@CarloCalcaterra92]

possibly the best sounding guitar i've ever hear!

[@yellyman5483]

Amazing sound. My favorite guitar!

[@zaldum386]

Ridiculous sounding guitar, let´s all thank the intranet for things like this

[@carloszamora3067]

Man i prefer this 1 than a 1955 Fender Stratocaster because it's worth $555,000 and this 1 its like $68,000 to 138,000 and it sounds just like that strat

[@buddinmaplestory]

Oh my God, that is absolute beast of a guitar!

[@samwich852]

Am I the only one thinking that the Zeppelin riff would sound better with an LP standard? Obviously this sounds amazing too.

[@xedgerenegade6666]

awesome ...this is guitar is made in heaven

[@ThaoAustin]

4:50 ahahha the guitar put a spell on him

[@harrykadaras9459]

Oh my goodness, that guitar is incredible sounding. I don't care what the doubters claim - those vintage ones sound better and have more sustain..

[@anthonywurst2548]

Beautiful sound. Great job on the intro.

[@ricklynn6176]

I would honestly sell my unborn child to gain the funds to buy this guitar. I hope my girlfriend never sees this comment😬

[@erpringle]

I would be very afraid to ask what you wanted for that beast. Like, what part of my body would I have to give up to own that?

[@airhead6258]

This is so beautiful i'm actually crying

[@SebastianGonzalez-cf1jl]

Can anyone tell me if there is a sound difference between 3 humbucker and the standard 2 hunbucker les paul

[@petal.4334]

Sebastian Gonzalez Hi ! 🎸 ➡️ The difference between the 2 and 3 pickup Humbucker Custom is that the Middle pickup is only on when it is in conjunction with the Bridge pickup , which gives an Out of Phase sound , I Hope this helps 🎸 Cheers ! 😎 🎩

[@willmacleod1742]

fuck, - for a moment i thought you were playing a bread number, please do it justice,

[@SirTwangabangalot]

Thanks Joel. I've now landed a 2004 '57 Historic Les Paul Custom partly because of this video. The 3 pickup versions are just stunning. Time to gig it!