Introducing Joe Bonamassa's 1950 Broadcaster® Set

[@_avia_]

Brilliant move to showcase it on a Squier!

[@robert-wr6md]

That's where most will be fitted I would guess.

[@damienalvarez2957]

@@robert-wr6mdthat and it’s a Classic Vibe Tele, which is based on some of the first Telecasters. Probably the best of both worlds between what most people will have access to and what he would actually use from his collection.

[@aznsensation44]

of course there's no difference between a Squier with these pickups and the original 50s tele. Cause an electric guitar's tone mainly comes from the pickups and this is proof of that.

[@robert-wr6md]

@@damienalvarez2957 Indeed I have one , pine body, the neck needed tons of work, and the body is very heavy indeed, but now my number one guitar, with Texas Specials in.

[@mikemccann9067]

@@robert-wr6md I have one of these as well, and I swapped out for a Warmoth neck (instant playability upgrade), and I agree, it has become a recording go-to for me, and a main stage guitar as well.

[@rabendranath]

Loved the fact that you chose a Squier for the demo, brilliant!! Absolutely thrilled with this set. Cheers!

[@TheDinosaur82]

Their demo for the Apollo jazz bass pickups uses a Squier Affinity model jazz bass and the pickups sound brilliant there too.

[@robertstan2349]

Joe is a tremendous advocate for the instrument and I have Duncan's that are closing in on 40 years still kicking tail.

[@adiohead]

Some Squiers play amazingly! I put a set of Seymour Duncans in my Affinity Strat.

[@JohnWDGTandTele]

Classic Vibes are great, too. You just have to make sure that you get a good one. I had to take mine back for a replacement due to poor fretwork. All is well now!

[@Musicsports]

They don't play amazing unless you put ALOT of time into them. Let's be honest. I watched a video of a guy who uses a Squire sometimes in the Studio for specific situations. He said he went through 29 to find one he liked in the warehouse @ Guitar Center.

[@scottyruss1990]

Great, something else I need

[@zitnbit]

Amazing. Joe Bonamassa pickup series should be preserverd for mankind.

[@frankhughes5702]

A video with Bonamassa and telecasters!! I only wish this video was at least an hour long!!

[@jeremyversusjazz]

I always forget what a killin country hybrid picker joe is. Wish hed do a country instrumental record!

[@jeremyversusjazz]

@@user-qr7ee2cp4y me too

[@mkay1957]

He should jam with hot shot country guitarist Brent Mason, if he hasn't already. That guy has literally played on hundreds of albums

[@boco1951]

Seymour’s stuff is excellent!

[@patricklundquist9869]

I just turned 75, so I beat the Broadcaster's birthday by a year. To celebrate I managed to score a signed Seymour Duncan/Joe Bonamassa 1950 Broadcaster LTD. edition set then built a hotrod telecaster, resisting the urge to go 1950 relic on the build: American Modern C neck with truss adjust at the headstock, micro-tilt at the other end, Texas Customs smooth play bridge with six brass barrel saddles, control plate with angled switch, controls with chicklet cap but with four-way switching. All cavities double shielded, first with paint, then polyurethane over that, next copper shielding tape over that with sections soldered, screws through both layers with ground wires running to shielded control cavity then to volume pot. Total overkill but absolutely no hum. Sea green body with antique ivory switch and pickguard complete a '60's vibe. Through my Fender '68 Custom Deluxe Reverb RI it sounds just like the guitars in this video. Well. Except,...you know...Joe ain't playin' it.

[@seymourduncan]

Sounds like an awesome build!

[@patricklundquist9869]

@@seymourduncan Even more awesome now that I switched from 9.5's to 11's, figured out Joe's amp settings along with which of those four inputs to use. All of a sudden it became a big boy guitar. I have owned other telecasters but this is the first "TELECASTER!" I have ever owned. Now that guitar absolutely screams. I feel the need to cuss for emphasis, so plug your ears if you don't want to hear it, "With those pickups and things set right, that guitar is F@@CKING Awesome!!!"

[@rjlj89]

This dude always comin out with somethin 🤘🎸

[@richardelson3261]

Sound great :) Just like my Broadcaster!

[@randyfolkner9496]

Excellent 👍👍👍

[@KelsterVonShredster]

Is it just me or is this some of the best Joe B playing you've ever seen? Daaaaaang.........he can make a $300 Squire sing like a $2000 Fender........

[@misterop886]

Classic vibes are a sweet guitar.

[@jimdabomb]

It's almost like the actual guitar has literally nothing to do with it The only real sound differences in an electric guitar are going to be from the pickups and the amplifier, and the player

[@kennyblackbird5674]

The old Fender Tele is super! The Squier is hard to beat at its price point.

[@aminahmed2220]

Absolutely fantastic and also happy first week of October and also have a wonderful day ❤😊

[@darrenc8776]

Well just remember how much of that tone is in Joe's fingers. But brilliant they put them in a squier

[@JP4271]

Thanks to JB and Seymour Duncan for pointing out the beauty of a well done Tele neck pickup. The bridge position gets a lot of attention (rightly so) but man, that neck pickup sound he is getting here is superb.

[@qwargy]

Telecasters are great. Beautiful simplicity!

[@jaguarsunburst1570]

Great Video, Thankyou 🎸🎶🎸

[@donb.502]

JB is my favorite modern blues master!

[@ClintCurtis]

WOW

[@georgejetson1923]

I've never heard a bad sounding telecaster no matter the pickups, May not be the prettiest thing to look at but sonically it is the greatest guitar design ever made.

[@brunoantony9257]

sounds good

[@lindanadaud9698]

Thanks for the video.

[@williamdebene2394]

Nice moves JB

[@brooklynsoundgarage]

I never thought I’d ever want one of those old boring looking guitars when I’d see them in the window, 50s vintage teles. Now I have 2 of them.

[@papasmamas1]

Used to think Teles were so ugly, boring, and uncool... now I think all the opposite.

[@anthonycashero7605]

Me also. All I play now. Clear sounding.

[@coryburns13]

Same!!!

[@Santaheckler]

Me too…that neck pup was ugly. I had no idea what the deal was with that makeshift bridge contraption. Headstock too small, oddly shaped. Now, every single thing about the Telecaster is as perfect as I can imagine. Mod to taste I suppose, but it’s a work of art that functions very, very well. It’s my main guitar style in one form or another.

[@jacobhamm_co]

Maturity is realizing it’s the absolute best most versatile electric!!

[@damienalvarez2957]

More and more people are. I am one of them, as well. Used to be a Tele hater. Now I own one and it’s my workhorse.

[@alexjohnson4759]

Wait I’m more impressed that a squier comes with a vintage bridge with brass saddles

[@slimturnpike]

It would sound even better with steel

[@rabendranath]

The made in China Squier 50's Classic Vibes had the brass saddles, unfortunately not anymore since they are now being made in Indonesia with steel saddles... Which is a point of contention, I prefer brass myself but others say the steel ones sound better. It's a personal thing I guess.

[@Cheguebuddha]

@@rabendranath the steel is not steel but brass covered in chrome. So ... its still brass but coated.

[@rabendranath]

@@Cheguebuddha I had no idea! Why would they do that?

[@mikeflood2588]

Great players guitar lesson here. Damn

[@NigelWelch-x3h]

Nigel in Canada 🇨🇦 I own 8 Asian made stratocasters some Squires i fixed what needed to be fixed (frets usually) i saved thousands

[@alexanderh2715]

What the hell is going on with youtube and telecasters everywhere?! Sounds amazing tbh

[@GaryBertolo]

Thanks for noting the Squire 1950 Tele ... I knew about the 1955 Epi, but not know there was Squire 1950 Broadcaster out. So, thanks again, Joe ... from a Syracuse boy living in Denver, CO.

[@bazilbrushrocks]

Mark DiLorenzo joins Seymour Duncan, then cool stuff starts to happen

[@mgd76yt]

I'd love to hear a side-by-side with these and the Fender Custom Shop Nocaster set.

[@jimmythefish]

I put CS '51 Nocasters in my MIM FSR butterscotch Tele and it sounds amazing. Agree, would be interested in hearing them back to back. I doubt there's a ton of difference.

[@slimturnpike]

What's the difference in price?

[@blakeabernathy4051]

I’ve got a set of no casters in an old tele and played them over 10 years. But honestly I’ve never been happy with them. I play only country and they’ve never had the twang I want. I believe they’re better suited for rock ala Keith Richards style sounds.

[@slimturnpike]

@@blakeabernathy4051 Agreed. They don't twang

[@slimturnpike]

@@blakeabernathy4051 Agreed. Nocaster/Broadcaster pickups are more midrangey than later tele pups associated with classic tele twang. They sound great on their own and are more suited for rock and blues I'd say.

[@musicmatty67]

I have to admit those pickups sound beautiful. The SD pickups always seem to have something a little extra from everyone else.

[@Don26LX]

Time to upgrade my classic vibe tele.

[@garethtravis1786]

Classic vibe + better pickups equals good enough 😂👍🏻 big question is what will the RRP be?

[@PaulCooksStuff]

Link in description. $310 for the limited edition signed set. No price info for the unlimited unsigned sets.

[@joshcohen1676]

One of my favorite things about Joe. He showcased his signature pick-ups on a "Very Affordable Squire." who else would do that? Everyone else would put them in a Fender Custom Shop....or a high end Tele. He showed that you can have the "$$$ sound" on a "¢¢¢" budget and not feel bad about it. Just play and be happy

[@jimbonacum8917]

These sound great. My all time dream guitar is an original Broadcaster but considering my limited finances that isn't going to happen. So I figure the closest I am going to come is to try to build one myself. But I want the whole thing, namely the dark circuit for the neck pickup and the blend control. Now I know that that can be arranged easily enough. But before I go hog wild and start spending any money I'd be interested to know if anyone has tried yo do that with these pickups?

[@stuartkennedy4570]

Did you also change the pots in the squire

[@algirdasasadsadf2344]

👍

[@jasonswitzer1748]

Am I crazy, or did anyone else expect the pups to have more “grunt?” I recall hearing Nocasters have more warmth and a more gritty texture that’s great for rock. These don’t sound bad by any means… just kit what I expected.

[@christophervincent8420]

I have the broadcaster seymour duncan bridge pickup in my esquire

[@mariodriessen9740]

I bought the Seymour Duncan STL-1B (Broadcaster) bridge pickup for one of my Telecasters, approximately 1,5 years ago. And I’m very happy with its sound. Can someone tell me what the most noticeable difference is between this pickup and the new bridge pickup from the Joe Bonamassa pickup set? I expect both pickups to try and emulate the same thing, don’t they? Just curious.

[@chappie2dope247]

in this demo, how was the wiring done? I just got my order in and i am undecided on wiring it joes wiring way or doing standard wiring. If i go joes wiring, which I want to, I do not have much knowledge on the type of 15k resistor to use. May not matter much, but I do not want to take any chances.

[@robinbailey3052]

should have demoed the stock Squier pickups for contrast.

[@bminiard]

I watched Lemmo play this broadcaster on gotd at norms. When will these be available?

[@anmolatwal]

310 US Dollars is steep! I know its a limited set, i know Joe B doesnt have that music industry machinery behind him and he does have the hype!!! But 310 for a set of pickups is very expensive!!

[@allanramusiewicz996]

I bought a Hand Wound Set of Angus Young Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Humbuckers for my EPI SG and remember Angus doesn’t use ANY PEDALS and they were MORE EXPENSIVE BUT WORTH EVERY CENT and because ONLY ONE PERSON MADE THEM AND SHE IS NOW RETIRED THEY ONLY MAKE THEM BY MACHINE AND THEY DONT SOUND CLOSE TO THE HAND WOUND SET ! Best Upgrade I EVER Made and I have been Playing for 60 Years…..

[@guitarstrange2478]

How does the bridge pickup differ from the bridge pickup in the bludgeon set?

[@Hardballleather]

A4 on these a2 for the bludgeon

[@tiptizlode4995]

Does anyone know what model Squire he is using?

[@giorgimkheidze1501]

Squier Classic Vibe '50s Tele in White Blonde, cheers! p.s I'm almost sure this one has a bridge upgrade, the saddles on it are gold as opposed to factory chrome.

[@trev3971]

@@giorgimkheidze1501 It's just an older CV '50s. They had brass saddles from 2008-2019.

[@memTigerFanInNC]

A first generation vintage blonde Classic Vibe 50's made in China I would have loved to also hear a comparison of the stock Squier pickups (Tonerider) vs the new SD/JB set

[@race1365]

1st gen squier cv tele are really great ..i got one with the stock tonerider pups​@@memTigerFanInNC

[@caseysniper308]

Thanks for the info I'm thinking about trying these

[@dallastoto3189]

The Pups are more than the guitar

[@oldtimer99]

Which is the Squier model? Also any special wiring requirements?

[@RoyvanRikken]

The white one. As it says on the headstock. 😉😃

[@019bc3]

Looks like an older Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster made in China.

[@oldtimer99]

@@019bc3 Yup. It could be a 50's White Blonde. Thanks

[@bsjeffrey]

the strings sounded stiffer on the squire.

[@svbarr]

Sorry the OG is wtrth the 75K or whaterevr it cost --based on the bridge pickup unmistakable snarl.Seymour knows his shit but I don;'t think anyone can replicate what time does to old wires and magnets.

[@randyrich2039]

Very nice. Nothing against S.D., they make great PUPs. And these do sound a lot like my 1953 Tele. But I have a feeling that kid could make a broomstick with a rusty piece of wire nailed to it sound like something you need to have. 😸

[@davidmaho]

99% guitarist 1% gear

[@bladestratford]

These Pups do sound good but they are priced crazy high. For -$90 less you can buy Fender Custom Shop '51 Nocaster Pups and be in the same tonal neighborhood. I like Joe's demoing them in a Squier but keep in mind a Squier Affinity Tele lists for $250 and these Pups are $310. Weird price point and marketing. But hey, they're worth whatever someone will pay so time will tell!

[@mikeflood2588]

Tele’s rule

[@GwynAshtonMusic]

Now plug it into a cheap amp. Anything will sound good through a vintage amp. Then a/b the stock pickups.

[@Jamesfoofighter]

I thought tone was in the fingers? Only kidding!

[@aznsensation44]

of course there's no difference between a Squier with these pickups and the original 50s tele. Cause an electric guitar's tone mainly comes from the pickups and this is proof of that.

[@rareform6747]

Bass Ball Bat Guitar .

[@richardelson3261]

A cheapish guitar with great pickups AND great setup is enough

[@daviddalziel884]

The Squier doesn’t come with brass saddles .

[@misterop886]

it used to

[@dogpdsound]

Helps when your plugged into an amp that costs thousands of dollars.

[@PaulCooksStuff]

Well if you can't hear a difference through an amp of that calibre, you're not going to hear a difference through anything.

[@scke3717]

IMHO the player and the amp are going to give you 90% of the sound. Yes the pickups maybe 9% more but do not discount the amp.

[@philknight6844]

Love seymours kzbin.info/www/bejne/mX7YZHeMftWhoNEsi=6ZM_bIlWSc4K5JvI

[@michaeleastham3868]

Used to think that joe was a knob....opinion hasn't changed at all.. let him stick to Gibson trash...

[@mikemccann9067]

Completely sold out within hours. Awesome marketing. Great if you are glued to youtube. For regular people, not awesome.

[@seymourduncan]

Hey Mike, some of our dealers still have a few sets, and some are also available through Joe Bonamassa's official webstore! We're also taking orders on non-limited, unsigned versions of the Joe Bonamassa 1950 Broadcaster pickups. Sorry for the confusion!

[@slimturnpike]

I like the subtle tremolo on through most of the demo

[@caseysniper308]

can i buy the squier set up this way or do i have to forever change one of my tele's? hate to change my old girls.

[@seymourduncan]

You would have to install these, or have someone install them.

[@carsgunsandguitars]

Sold! .... and 1st. 😂

[@slimturnpike]

$310 and already out of stock. Limited to 250..

[@scottjua]

I don't need a signature on them I just want the pickups.I hope they make more "normal" versions.

[@seymourduncan]

You can purchase this set built-to-order from our Custom Shop now! We're only sold out of the limited, signed ones. Also, a few of our dealers have signed sets left, as does the Joe Bonamassa webstore.

[@slimturnpike]

@@seymourduncan Thanks for the clarification. What's the price on the custom order version?

[@badmen1550]

Soon available on Reverb for only $499 ($15 shipping). Offers accepted.