Jim Weider - 1952 Telecaster & 1955 Tweed Super Amp

[@southernmonkey64]

Saw Jim play last night! What a Great Guitar Player! Mind blown! Talked to him after the show, he let me play his 1952 Telecaster!

[@giulioluzzardi7632]

2024 comment; This bloke is a treasure on yoi tube. No-one has bettered that tone on this platform in 18 years...a Gentle-man and a scholar as well as a ripping guitast.

[@RockinRod57]

Thank you Jim, for taking the time to make this fantastic video series. I was so inspired by the segment on the 1955 Tele that I had a '58 custom reissue made based on the one you played in the video.

[@golfnut20]

This guitar is absolutely beautiful. Listen to the unrefined scream this thing gives out. Nothing beats it.

[@thomastjb]

Jim Weider is a great guitarist and clearly cares about the history of the instrument and the music. Tour more often!

[@Lou574]

It was so nice years ago when there was one Tele, one Strat..Not all the models to muddy everything up...All you had to do was play several untill you played one that spoke to you...The human element...While one person was bullshitting to another while winding pickups, they would forget how many windes they did and thats when the magic happened...Miss those days...

[@DaNooch669]

If you don't have a toothbrush or a telecaster, you're in trouble... I'm gonna start using that one

[@itkindaworks9643]

Godamn, that is the best looking guitar ever!

[@Corporations8MyBaby]

Fewer than 500 Nocaster were made. All in 1951. The first broadcaster and first esquire came out for sale in 1950.

[@Carmo8]

man that's one of the best sounds i have ever heard from a fender.

[@heinzdziurowitz]

Even the Fender Company didn't know when the first Telecaster came out, hence the 25th anniversery was 1972 with an ad stating the tele hadn't changed since 1947. More than likely the first prototype was 1949, the one with the 3 on a side tuners and snakehead headstock but did have the tele shape. This was made of pinewood as were the first few broadcasters which were painted black. This was around may 1950. The reason the broadcaster pickups sang was the use of 43 gauge wire.

[@mastertung7]

great info here, and so simple.....pure and natural, thanks stgarp.

[@JustHach]

Leo Tinkered with the design between 1932-49, so it's possible his uncle does have a prototype. if so, he could get a lot more than a mortgage.

[@slowmonkey156]

I play a really nice Strat and I love it. My dad has a tele that sounds great and he loves it. I'm not used to playing teles but I wouldn't mind having one one day.

[@Saltedcoil]

I've seen the telecaster in every guitar genre... I'm sick of people calling it the "country" guitar. It's such a wonderful bare bones guitar if you're looking for something that really bites and has a nice bass-like setting. Fucking love the tele.

[@guitarman5560]

Your Uncle has a 1948 Broadcaster? All my research tells me the first solid body guitar was the Fender Esquire in 1949. Then the first Broadcaster was 1950. I know the guy in the video says 1948 but that doesn't jive with Fender.

[@caboose1289]

I think the Telecaster is THE most versatile guitar made. You can play country, jazz, rock, blues, even metal with just the stock pickups and it sounds amazing. I think it has a much better tone than a strat. Its like Fender's Les Paul.

[@gabrieln3613]

I believe Danny Gatton and Robben Ford would agree with you. Even though I am a 48 year pro harmonica player I have played in bands that were Bluegrass (no Teles there- just Martins), Blues, Jazz, Honky-Tonk,Bands and had Swing, Jazz, Blues R&B band 10 years....as well as as a sideman in places like ATX with bands that were Rockabilly, Country, Blues, etc. so have played with many great guitar players in a variety of styles. As versatile as the Teles are I have also heard some people play Strats that sounded good, even in Jazz & Swing.

[@Ksixstring]

Very nice, can't beat the old sound of the 50s

[@gnr87]

holy shit, i want this model...vintage guitars are best hell on earth... what a sound....

[@RadioMuse1]

With the right amplifier I agree whole-heartedly. People over-credit the guitar for the resulting tone. Tone is 60% in your fingers and 35% in you amplifier and effects units: that leave only 5% for the guitar. Or at least that's my take on it...

[@chipchance]

Ask any great player and they'll tell you it's all in the hands. I'm suggesting that this is what knobstick was trying to point out as he could've easily gone on for days listing tons and tons of gtrs and the famous bluesmen who used them. Single coil, humbucker, solid body, semi-hollow, Fender, Gibson, slow warm tones, quick snappy upbeat pickin'... It's all good. But give Clapton a cigar box with a stick neck strung with rubber bands and he'll get a good "blues" tone because it's in his hands.

[@matthew65]

man those old ass guitars are beautiful.. the looks of them look a bit messy, and a little beat up... but you can see beautiful quality in them...

[@crazycarpes]

that´s the guitar song that am loking for !

[@markitymarkiemark]

if there was no difference then they wouldnt use different woods. neck plays a very key part in tone. maple = brighter (which is used very commonly in Fenders). rosewood = warmer, smoother (used in nearly all guitars.)

[@TorchwoodLuthiers]

Ahhh....I hope people got that. White ash is what was used back then hence why they are heavy. And that tone. Love it

[@Eddie9V]

I have this on vhs in 2016!

[@hmccabe]

I actually modded my tele to have this, in the tone knob position. I dig it.

[@stevierayvirus2]

Tele,Strat, E-335, Les Paul...you can play anything on these guitars. Once you have them, you have everything under the sun.

[@dvsbstrd]

"There's a little color difference in this one... Hasn't been in enough bars."

[@ChrisLupetti]

Very informative. Thank you.

[@anitadavideduo]

Cool Playlist!!

[@SilverSkyline92]

$189... i wish i could travel back in time and buy like 10 of those teles, they sound sweet

[@shaunw9270]

The Fender Esquire ,rare two pickup Esquires and Broadcaster all came out in 1950, Not '48. The Broadcaster had different wiring to a '52 - '67 Tele. The '51 Nocasters appear to be wired like a '52 usually. The wiring on a Broadcaster had no Tone control, but a "blend" control to blend both pickups with the selector in the middle. The forward position have the neck pickup with the "Preset Bassy sound" and with selector in the back position, you get the bridge pickup wired straight to the output.

[@goddim2006]

I think that Telecaster is my true love... ;)

[@worldofbong]

I can't tell if this was shot in the 70s or 2000s lol

[@pinoyblues]

I wish I have the real thing... I just bought the 52 fender tele reissue hot rod and it's amazing...traded my Ibanez prestige for that...

[@leospeed9429]

The neck doesn't affect the sound of the guitar. It's all about personal preference and which you like the feel of better?

[@spwstrat]

Nope, he's right. It was Gretsch with their "Broadkaster".

[@voidforpurpose]

Exactly right! (It matters much more on acoustic than electric.) Although I prefer a Fender Jaguar for overall variety of sonics, I can get a nice approximation of a Tele, Star or Jag from a reasonably priced Aria "Fullerton". (Found one in brand new shape for $25 with only a bad wire in the plug socket that took one drop of solder to get cooking.) The danger is that these vintage oldies get over-priced by doofus collectors who don't play, so they disappear from music.

[@Funnyinlife]

My dream in video , Thanks léo fender ( god ) for this beautiful guitar

[@mrdan322]

This Telecaster in particular is worth 1000's today for it's rarity and quality. Leo Fender was a perfectionist when it came to guitar. I wish I could pay $189 today for one of those. I would gladly immedietly pay in cash.

[@wisesatyr72]

pure tone dawg!

[@pinoyblues]

thanks man!

[@princefan2million]

excellent!

[@777jordan]

I love how he says, "Tone Control" oh yea.

[@StephenFiorentini]

Fender+Fender= Heaven

[@jimmypinch]

He makes that Tele look huge.

[@JLoCrossfade]

Is retrovintage the gear or the hair and that vest?

[@felixrockss]

Wow theres a lot of vintage guitars thereeeee !!!!!!!!!

[@incongra]

We all want something we can't have, and this is especially true of electric guitars. But there's no magic contained in old instruments , although the manufacturers would dearly like us to think otherwise. I love old guitars ( and I have respect for guitar collectors) but a modern guitar will beat an old beat up guitar hands down, any time any where. Because you can either play the thing or you can't play it.

[@opel47]

wow that combo sounded hella before the conversation!!

[@iagobroxado]

You're right. In 53 the blend knob was changed to tone. So Jim's 52 is a little modded.

[@meatbundle]

I play some vintage junk...pretty cool, but man, Fender and Gibson seem to be able to make some pretty good stuff now a daze.

[@1388Anthony1]

Most of the tone is in your hands and technique but I see people with 3500.00 Gibsons playing through a fucking line 6. The amp is soooooooo important, I play through a vintage plexi, and a blackface super reverb. A good tube amp is crucial, ive sold every "expensive guitar" I ever bought. MIJ Squier JV strat is my number 1 and a few early 90's epiphones with upgraded pots and pickups. That's what I've learned in 20 or so years of gigging and playing.

[@ajant]

Agree totally. That really is a great piece of guitar wisdom.

[@cortrombaphone]

its really light compared to a les paul. i have a telecaster and my brother has a les paul. whenever i try his out, i always wonder how his shoulder doesnt just fall off after a half hour

[@rrevved]

> this guy's the coolest dork i've ever seen He played with 'The Band' if you've heard of them. Backed Bob Dylan and many others.

[@nickknirk]

I agree. Geez. I really wanted to hear him let loose on that thing.

[@PopExpo]

i was torn between what to get, the stratocaster or telecaster. but i went with the strat because of the tremolo bridge. i think i'm only person in the world now who actually likes the trem system on a strat. but man i still want a telecaster.

[@MikeFromRLC]

what's his name? I have a number of Dylan recordings from his tour with the Hawks (the Band) in 1966, but I've never looked up the members.

[@DiegoLepez]

wow!!! you know a lot about telecaster, congratulations!!! hey, could you tell me de difference between the mexican tele and the standard tele? thax!!!

[@TheMickkcim]

Where are the rest of these videos

[@jackhampton2062]

These are a from a series of videos put on by Homespun videos and they are pretty diligent about keeping their stuff off youtube.

[@fabbola]

It boils down to finding the right instrument and amp for you. Paying thousands of dollars may not give you the tone you are expecting...but a lower price item may not as well. The point is to know what tone you are looking for and try different combinations of gear...if possible...before you buy. Usually, if it doesn't hit you right away, move on to something else.

[@LanceMetal]

awesome

[@michaelm4464]

nice vest bro

[@tamroyt]

Where does that guy live and what time does he get home?

[@FirefighterOx]

Yeah. My dads old bandmate has two broadcasters, one nocaster and about 40 other pre-65 guitars.

[@DakotaPlaysGuitar]

omg that is such a clean NOCASTER... drool

[@amazingme1408]

video is 35 years old or more

[@pastorkev777]

Some of the early teles like the 52' were made with pine believe it or not. Pine is very similar to ash. Pine teles are rare but are a tresure if you have one!

[@jimmybusk]

Maybe i'm wrong, but didn,t the broadcaster come out in 1950 ??

[@EHXGUY]

You should use Pure Nickel or Flatwound strings 10-46

[@ralvarezguitar]

To blah6969696969. Actually, it IS an art piece. That´s what is called a rich tone only delivered from such work of art (gtr and amp).

[@jimmybryantcity5023]

JIMMY BRYANT. Com played the first telecaster.

[@brownbigb]

@bornburied you are wrong in so many ways. a humbucker is series wiring of the coils. the 2 position on a strat is parallel. as for metal on the tele. it has been done. thinning out the bridge pup on a strat is not the way to a tele sound. the tele gets its sound from the double barrel brass saddles. it is twangy yet still full.

[@joescout]

no it is the material on the amp

[@Sergioantoniox]

Wow! Just listen to that Twang!!!!

[@josahasa]

...Gretch had a patent on it for their banjos and their drums...

[@HernanGonzalez]

write "hernan gonzalez country boy" it's amazing!!!

[@noizza]

- Let me talk about... - No! "Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar"

[@yamitanomura]

I have one ibanez jem and also one telecaser (not fender). It's not one better than other, only different guitars. All depends on what you want to play. Saludos desde España.

[@vazkilzan]

he meant that it was 189 dollars when they came out in the 1950's but yeah they are really high price now.

[@Stratomite]

Yes, everyone should have a toothbrush and an original '52 Telecaster. Unfortunately, I left my extra $35,000 in my other pants pocket:)

[@Marine475]

Man you can play whatever you want on whatever you want. Still the heavier the guitar (for solid body guitars) and thicker the strings the beefier the sound.

[@lofi_wzrd]

god, i want that guitar....... so bad.....

[@SDPickups]

Well he got a major point wrong, the '52 bridge pickup a majorly different than the Broadcaster pickup, different magnets, different gauge wire, very different tones, the '52 bridge is much brighter and edgier than the B'caster bridges were. Neck pickups were the same though....

[@VincentVonHainbauer]

why is year's issue so important to guitar people?

[@amazingme1408]

u dont know shit go back to your atari

[@FinbarCharlesBarton0]

“If you don’t have a toothbrush and Telecaster, you’re in trouble”. You never where you’ll find wisdom hey

[@prompen3]

well its an original vintage 52' Telecaster so that means its an U.S.A model and that neither of us can afford it!...

[@MikeFromRLC]

this guy's the coolest dork i've ever seen

[@Sergioantoniox]

This guy is very groovy.

[@thesjkexperience]

Broadcasters did not come out until the second half of 1950. Even the Esquire without a truss rod didn't get produced until mid 1950. The 1948 date comes from a dead wrong 1970's Fender print ad.

[@sondheimfan1]

totally... it was an esquire not a broadcaster along with other things but thats one that i noticed first

[@NathanJackLouttit]

well it doesnt have the same number of pickups but the their were certain sqwaks and squeals and tones that were off limits on my strat. and vice versa with me strat

[@yumadapaka]

i dont have a toothbrush! what do i do? i'm in trouble!

[@ryanwallace84]

@ZildjianGretsch . I saw Jim wieder play with Hubert Sumlin and David Johansen in BB kings house of blues, NY 2009, Because of that I know how good he is. My advice to you is keep watching videos and pretend you know stuff whilst hiding behind your computer screen, after all, peolpe on the internet really care about what you have to say.

[@SlightlyBlanched]

PLAY IT!!!!!!

[@prompen3]

maybe he bought the gear before it went up in price?

[@ryan19w86]

E deixe o laik

[@etone08]

^^Yes that too

[@opdev]

If you buy the video he spends alot of time playing it. It's called Get That Classic Fender Sound. KZbin really does not respect copyright......

[@TheDeltaBombers]

You mean "you're"?