Paul Kossoff's 1959 GIbson Les Paul Played by Jared James Nichols

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Mr. Blues Power shows off Free powerhouse guitarist Paul Kossoff's 1959 Gibson Les Paul burst.
Given his commitment to Les Pauls, it’s fitting that Nichols was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, the birthplace of the guitar’s namesake inventor. Now, Nichols is a global ambassador of Gibson Guitars, an honor shared by only four other guitarists. And, since his last Rig Rundown, he was honored with a signature Epiphone guitar. In this new look at his rig, he shares his legion of trusty Les Pauls, as well as why he prefers simplicity when it comes to amps and pedals.
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[@christyrpak4378]

It’s still hard to believe that when “All Right Now” was recorded, the oldest member of the band was 20.

[@lassesuurmunne8340]

I think Andy Fraser was only 18, born in 52 ✌️

[@jcsk8]

Truth

[@lassesuurmunne8340]

@@jcsk8 Kossoff was 19, Andy was 17

[@davidfellows6250]

why that when all great bands were doing their thing , in their 20s.

[@rocknrollreststop7110]

Wasn’t the bass player 16?😂

[@ryanday633]

Free was a great band and Paul Kossoff's playing was unique and very expressive. Two of my favorite bands from 68 to 70 was Free and Taste with Rory Gallagher.

[@aintmanyofusleft]

No words.....I'm there with you and add humble pie with steve

[@chrismiddleton9088]

Fantastic sounding guitar made even better with Kossofs vibrato. Peter Green, Snowy White and Gary Moore were also masters of the Les Paul 1959.

[@rashidrani2333]

Paul Kosoff soul is still living in that guitar....I can hear it...

[@Mark70609]

Not if I was playing it. 😅

[@alanr.johnson7222]

Paul Kossoff was my first favorite guitar player and still in my top hand full!

[@gevowavemagnet]

That midrange honk just hits you right between the eyes.

[@sonnyblu6299]

So good to hear and see someone who knows and gets the essence of Paul Kossoff and the importance of his great vibrato. Thank you.

[@Station2Station-du2gh]

everyone knows about Paul Kossoffs vibrato

[@michaelheller8841]

Two things most of us guitar players want. Paul Kossoff's guitar, and Paul Kossoff's vibrato.

[@christineayres7199]

I'm glad Paul Kossoff is finally getting the recognition as dude was better than Clapton when Clapton was at his height of fame , why do I say this ? Because Eric went to Paul and asked him how do you do that vibrato

[@fuzzybutkus8970]

Just never got Clapton. Jeff Beck was so much better and if he wasn’t such a flake I don’t think Clapton wouldnt have been anywhere bigger.

[@mrskint55]

Paul Kosoff was a big influence on my playing .That’s were I got my vibrato technique from .Paul was such a great player with fantastic tone .

[@steved1099]

Only recently came across JJN and whilst many are trying to get more complex and faster, he fully embraces the power note players of the past and builds on that and add his own flair - and sounds fantastic

[@KelsterVonShredster]

I discovered Jared at my local watering hole in Ottawa Canada ("the brass monkey") and I was totally blown away by Jared's presence, energy and just total kick-assery. I left an instant fan and have been ever since!

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

Paul Kossoff would've been one of the all time greats if he hadn't died so young. He was awesome and Free rocked hard.

[@american_psycho1147]

He still is one of the all time greats, despite dying young

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

@@american_psycho1147 Oh yeah! No doubt about it. I just meant that he would be considered like a household name type of great if he had lived.

[@donjohn2695]

Doesn't matter that he died young what he did with free made him LEGENDARY and one of the greatest guitarist's EVER nobody had kossoffs feel vibrato or passion playing a Gibson Les Paul

[@sixslinger9951]

@@SimpleManGuitars1973 I love him in Free but his projects outside of it weren't that great, if I'm being honest.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

@@sixslinger9951 I think by the time he done that other stuff he was absolutely obliterated by drugs. If he had been in a position where he could've had someone to keep him straight the sky would've been the limit. You're right about the stuff outside of Free.

[@kenyimonroy1803]

I've been listening to so many guitarists for years and to this day no one achieves such captivating vibrato as Paul. Miss him. My favorite song of him is Molten Gold

[@davidcudlip6587]

Wondering if a young Angus Young listened to Paul's playing? I hear some similarities between them.

[@supersonicT]

@@davidcudlip6587 yeah, in interviews Angus mentioned that Paul and Free was a big influence on him.

[@derekbiggerstaff]

I saw Free in Glasgow in 1970, and this may well have been the guitar Koss was playing.

[@kaiying74]

Man yeah. Free were one of my first influences, Paul Kossoff is the man.

[@rockhead69]

Fantastic guitar... legendary... classic Les Paul magic...thank you for documenting it, dude...

[@pharmerdavid1432]

Free was my second ever concert after Creedence Clearwater Revival. Paul Kossof was really grooving that night at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in 1971.

[@joederosas5654]

So sweet! Great tone and picking by Jared James! Thanks for the interview John 😎👍!!!

[@timmcvittie436]

That’s a Holy Relic right there 🤘

[@treesplease4053]

Phew Wee...that instrument is an entire Orchestra just hits the human in ya, Happ-ie days

[@JamesDowie-n9b]

What a beautiful sound

[@greenmanalishi6963]

Danny Kirwan and Paul Kossoffs vibratos were the best

[@johnbeloe]

Completely agree!!

[@aintmanyofusleft]

notice lately, we've seen greeny, Duane's burst, Pauls guitar and some others showing up in the hands of the newer gen? I feel like the guitar gods are smiling and the old guys who retired from Gibson and Fender gotta be ever so proud of their legacy!!

[@murfdog19]

I know I've seen this dude somewhere, but he freaking rocks!

[@Tolbiny]

Great touch and feel, killer tone.

[@princegroove]

Free will always one of my favorite bands. Period!

[@jtafsir]

What a sweet tone.❤

[@vayabroder729]

Great video! I say that Angus Young was DEFINITELY influenced by Paul Kossof’s vibrato.

[@ChaosxLordx]

Haha yea I can hear that vibrato in the outro solo on 'Shoot To Thrill' Live at Donnington - awesome pick! 🤘🤘

[@sounddivision3313]

I agree! And I'd say Alex Lifeson as well, although I've never heard it mentioned

[@BigTyronie]

Its not that uncommon to hear vibrato with the width and speed Koss used in blues. We think of rock music but this was just him playing blues in a rock band. Theres a ton of people with vibratos like this but they dont use it as much….

[@philibowey4809]

I want epiphone or gibson to do a replica of this guitar the kossoff les paul is iconic as the Peter green one 🤘🤘🤘

[@geoffmcmahon4453]

Gibson already did one years ago

[@Panufo]

Had the honor of jamming with Jared last year - great guy, possibly too humble. I think I even got to play his 1952 Les Paul.

[@SeeCSeesCC]

❤so warm

[@stealingtomorrowband]

I would love to have this guitar.... Jared is such a killer guitarist and likable dude

[@FrankenstratGuitar]

JJN is freakin’ awesome, and such a nice guy!!

[@hugomartinho2555]

The Kossoff burst is iconic, for sure, but the most impressive thing about this clip is the fact that JJN sounds just as good with his €600 Epiphone. The tone on this guys fingers is amazing. Cheers. HM

[@alanlatimer1024]

Jared James Nichols is bad ass guitar slinger and can sing as well

[@cornucopia8591]

Jared James, I luv u bro, you're the real keeper of the vibe. Bless you!

[@RickDanner]

great feel on the playing sounds awesome no sweep diminished arpeggios , string skipping whole tone scales just the sounds a guitar should make

[@augustjohnnycrashed]

I have the #90 Kossoff custom shop I bought in Thailand. Great piece!

[@babamunky]

Jared, curly hair, curly lead and 59 Les Paul. What a combination.

[@fuzzybutkus8970]

Has the respect to play Free tunes on that guitar. Well done. Could unplug and it would sound beautiful.

[@joelsmith4816]

In case y'alls ears didn't pick it up, that's some cool cool finderpicking. Third time watching the vid. Now I understand why he has his signature amp.

[@jonathanlok643]

What the hell is wrong with some of these negative comments?🙄That sounds great! An iconic burst played by a great player!

[@jonathanlok643]

Also to all the critics: did your renowned burst collector buddy loan you THEIR 59 to play live and to feature on your rig rundown?…Didn’t think so

[@woodybowen5362]

I got that Early Nuge Vibe too. Older I get though I’m agreeing it’s the player more than the guitar. I’d love to own a Holy Grail Les Paul but probably not sound much better than I do on my ‘98 Standard. It’s a good one too.

[@markusantonio4866]

Jared sort of looks like Nuge when playing.

[@lanemendenhall7664]

Kossoff never died his soul was just transferred to that guitar

[@che2335]

Hell yeah!

[@davidfellows6250]

this is a tone that i have pursued. I get close but always thought almost... Im not a cork sniffer but its the guitar. first not he played on it i was like thats pauls sound. I always said any lp will get you there. I might have been wrong.

[@danpritchett5617]

Is this the guitar that has the repaired broken neck?

[@MRROBBIEWATTS]

you played the opening chord wrong man!..kossoff placed his little finger on the E string sounding an A note together with the rest of that A chord....to give it a more heavier sound!

[@wallofrock6725]

The “pinky stretch” A

[@orbitaljellyfish808]

A worthy guitar

[@bellycuda]

Well he played the shit out of that thing, just what it needed!

[@cliffbungalow9373]

This isn‘t the guitar used on All Right Now That was most likely the stripped Les Paul seen in the 70 Isle of Wight Show

[@5150show]

Incredible ❤

[@derekclacton]

Was that the Koss / Arthur Ramm ‘burst?

[@gitarbangsatchanel8036]

Bangsaaaddd tone na 🙌🔥🔥

[@Tino5150VH]

Dude, i`am making a stank face the whole time you play that beast

[@dynamic_jameson]

I swear my Vester LP sounds the same as this 1959 GIbson Les Paul.

[@markhill9275]

I actually have an Agile 3100, that looks similar, (not anywhere near as cool!), and even has a similar tone! It just seems to come alive on Koss riffs, (not that i can really play them any good!), got it 2nd, i know it has Gibson pots, but nothing to identify the pups. Don't care if they are the stock Agiles or not, never gunna change them, just love it!

[@AndrewSnowden007]

What amp/pedals do you use for Kossoff tone? Thanks

[@markhill9275]

One thing about Koss, he never used pedals, just him his guitar and amp. For me, Koss is the only one on a par with Page for the passion in his playing, so damn emotive. I always say Koss made the guitat Sting!

[@NigelTufnel612]

I would add Duane Allman to your list.

[@tomusic8887]

That is dark! And very clean....are these pick ups still alive?

[@frankperricone2065]

I mean it's got a good tone, but if that's Paul Kossoff main 59, it just shows that the tone is in the players hands. The Les Paul that I always seen pictures of there is no finish left at all.

[@benmcgurk1]

What a geetar!!!!

[@BLUESKY-zt1nv]

The sessions melt on the acrobatic pull.with de kossoff guitar ,more like a note on ice than within a scale ,How did the sock spare for the independent?

[@joelsmith4816]

You can tell he's a REAL guitar player because when he stops playing he's breathing hard and totally stoaked. He deserves his own Blackstar.

[@yrahcaz1967]

JJN was born to play that guitar.

[@lumberlikwidator8863]

That looks like the guitar Paul Kossoff threw up in the air at the last gig by Free. The guitar he threw went like thirty feet up and when it landed the neck broke at the fifth fret. Some genius rebuilt it but I can’t remember the guy’s name.

[@SeeCSeesCC]

❤sssssweeeeeeeet

[@pacificaguitars]

Hell yeah Fried Okra!

[@bassplyr13]

Greeny's brother, sister, 2nd cousin once removed?

[@ianhornsby2284]

I've listened so many brilliant, not so briiant average and shockingly poor guitarists trying to get kosoffs sound. But in my opinion none come very close to him. Sorry guys. None of house can get the free sound right. What a legend!

[@J.C...]

I think that's the slowest I've ever heard JJN play. Is he stoned? 🤣

[@NinerFourWhiskey]

I love the rockin sounds, but I always want to hear these straight up clean, just a bit, so to get a baseline as to what comes out of the guitar before it gets processed and eq'd and overdrived. Kinda like over-roasting coffee, at some point all kinda seems the same.

[@BobRobie1]

how many guitar faces can this guy make lol

[@christineayres7199]

Amazing the tone in that Guitar ❤ and guess the value of it ? Its insured for $2 million

[@shuster1921]

Nostalgia is very expensive, after watching a couple of guys on KZbin compare a few '59's and '60's LP's to a Epiphone Standard '60's LP, very few people would ever know you're playing a 63 year old gem!! In fact, I'd bet many people would choose the Epiphone as the old gem, because the sound difference is so minimal!

[@amoruzz]

McLovin it!

[@jimmyjames4372]

The next greenie value

[@whiskerbiscuit6674]

I didn't think it was going to sound like a guitar. And then it played it and it sounded like a guitar! Vintage is best!

[@southsidearno7141]

Ich denke das ist nicht die original Version, seine LP war vom Lack befreit.

[@mikedenkinger9570]

Damn....

[@StratsRUs]

Is this a shred video ?

[@Bat21bravo]

Kossoff didn't top wrap/ TW changes the attack making it sound like a Jr. instead of a LP Standard.

[@Bat21bravo]

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[@djizzah]

Paul kossof extremely influential I put him right up there other British guys Page Clapton Green

[@markanderson8408]

I love all your rig rundowns very much but you’re doing some artist that you’ve already had on before for a second time when you haven’t even done some of my all time favorites even once yet. Please can you try to do one with the legendary Mr. Philip Sayce or maybe another guitar legend like Mato Nanji?

[@premierguitar]

We only film in Nashville so we would love to cover those artists and others but are limited to who tours through Music City.

[@RUNNOFT71]

@1:06 😂🤣😂

[@kevinschleedorn5521]

Let PhilX try that thing❣😆

[@inzailings]

The sad part is now Joe Bonamassa owns it along with 15 others. He has to own everything.

[@NigelTufnel612]

Arthur Lamm owns it. There were two by the way, one stripped and the other a burst.

[@knightfall9394]

@@NigelTufnel612arthur lamm doesnt own it anymore and hasnt owned it for a while now, you literally hear the name of the guy who currently owns it at the beginning of the video

[@NigelTufnel612]

@@knightfall9394 Thanks; what about the other one?

[@NigelTufnel612]

@@knightfall9394 I knew it was offered at Bonhams in 2015 (?) but was withdrawn from the auction and presumably not sold - I didn't know that it had been privately sold subsequently.

[@marcbolan1818]

Kossoff would sound like Kossoff on any guitar. It's the player not the axe/amp

[@mylogify]

This guy is the new Cesar Gueikian

[@johnqpublic2718]

Is he playing that through a blackstar? Something sounds off with that 59

[@davidallen346]

Jared = Phil X

[@brinsonharris9816]

Sad to hear the original recording as background music in some pharmaceutical ad for moderate to severe whatever. Guess Paul Rodgers got bills to pay.

[@swangonzalez4797]

Check out Emerald City Guitars. Will blow you away. Perhaps the recording quality of this leaves me a bit underwhelmed. I'm sure it sounds better than this.

[@joemeyer6876]

Almost eye to eye with Bolinger, tall be tall.

[@lefthandluke8923]

I love... "Oh, they've seen it!"

[@jeffbeck6501]

It's like if Ray Lewis (an NFL linebacker) played guitar. I would not even let this guy play my 2002 Chinese Stratocaster that I paid $31.50 for, much less something important. It is impossible to copy this guy. The way he picks with his index finger looks bizarre and he has his thumb ready to go too, so it is almost like he has 2 picking hands with 2 picks. He can go so fast while still have amazing clarity and tone. Jared is one of my current favorite guitar players. He's like Ted Nugent, X 2.

[@snapfinger1]

Top 1/2 dozen celebrity played ‘59 bursts. Insure with Lloyds of London.

[@simonleaf2529]

Kossoff much missed. That vibrato.

[@beeps123]

Greeny substitute

[@BatFan1]

If TJ Miller was a rock star he'd be JJN