Rig Rundown - Jimmie Vaughan

[@MrJimzovich]

Two combos, home-made picks, stock MIM Strats and a standard Boss tremolo. No boutique stomp boxes or custom p/u's. Just goes to show all you need is fingers, skill and talent - JLV, one of the finest blues guitarists ever.

[@chriscampbell9191]

The amps are custom made, though. But yeah, stock equipment and no-nonsense. I like that.

[@simonsmith2642]

@@chriscampbell9191 Yeah but custom made by a fellow Texan and probably friend. He’s staying true.

[@julianleal4768]

He uses a custom shop strat

[@dalton7145]

my favorite strat is my 70's style Squire..I've had made in America and MIM Fenders, but this one made in Indonesia plays and feels better to me.

[@turolretar]

That’s total bs and is quite limiting

[@SenseInTheChaos]

I appreciate that Jimmy plays stock Mexican, goes to show that you don't need some limited run from the Custom Shop to gain so beautiful tones!

[@chriscampbell9191]

I love it when guitar players use stock instruments to get great sounds.

[@ghike30]

i love this guy, his picks are the most elaborate part of his rig

[@theWARMJET]

Lol

[@MrGuitars8]

Glad they spent some Time talking about Jimmie's Set Up because He is Worth it and has Given Enough to Music to Deserve it .

[@radomu1]

I love his simple setup, shows that you can be a great musician without all the gear!

[@MrFireblade67]

It's so good to hear that someone like Jimmie plays on a Mexican stat. It does kind of blow a hole in so many peoples attitudes towards having to have top notch US made guitars.

[@moustachio334]

The US guitars are essentially the same as Mexican guitars but you’re paying California tax money.

[@jetcheneau5811]

@@moustachio334 Hell, in some cases I much prefer a Chinese Squier over Mexican or USA Fenders.

[@thatcaligula]

I love his tone and style, real & honest.

[@maxpuppy96]

old school rig run down in under 6 minutes got to love it.

[@ferramirez4570]

I was surprised to see a MIM on his rig!. if it's good for Jimmie it's good for me!

[@mjrlormans]

Simplicity is the word here, pretty straightforward rig setup, this proves that JLV has the killer Texas tone in his fingers ;-)

[@renatosarabia9574]

Was I the only one that was looking and paying more attention at his amp settings, and the way he sets them...?? 😊😊✌️✌️😁😁

[@mikeyo3230]

The 60th anniversary Jimmy Vaughan strat is absolutely amazing.

[@jaded777777]

now i feel better, one of my influences in guitar playing plays 800 dollar mexi strats, instead of 4 grand custom shops.

[@thankyoumisterspell]

A pro that uses MIM Strats? Sweet

[@misterknightowlandco]

Absolutely nothing wrong with a Mexican strat. Great guitars!

[@misterknightowlandco]

@LazerDog Laz mim strats are great. Most of them use american parts and are assembled and finished in mexico. I think they are the best value in the guitar world period. Alot of times mexican strats have cooler finishes and all sorts of unique things going on.

[@Robstrap]

@LazerDog Laz They're not nicer lol you're clearly just coping. But MIM are 95% of the way there. They're so close its not worth paying the much higher prices for made in us unless you're rich.

[@guitarman6742]

It ain't the arrow...its the Indian.

[@dailybaglimit]

Definitely hanging onto my 2009 Red Jimmie Vaughan MIM Stratocaster, I bought it in mint condition with an upgraded loaded pick guard with Fender Fat 50’s pups and a Fender hard case for $650. The hardware on these is all American, it may as well be one, it plays and sounds as good, really mine plays and sounds better than guitars I have played that cost three and four times as much. Wouldn’t trade my JV Strat for anything, it’s my #1 electric guitar 🎸

[@moustachio334]

I love those Bassmans and he’s running your guitar with the volume lower is a clever trick that no one does anymore. You can get a lot of overdrive just from the guitar/amp this without using a boost.

[@timcastle165]

Would have Loved to have had a chance to see a video of his brother Stevie’s rig setup! Great video!

[@nmssis]

gotta love and appreciate the simplicity.

[@cteaghin]

Jimmie Vaughn did a mexican strat so that working musicians who wanted the signature guitar could get one. They can be had for around $600. The necks are great for those who love the V neck.

[@couthlazer]

I love vintage specs, especially the v Shape maple necks, I was lucky to get my rts 57 ( 57 style stratocaster) for £167, it now my main and one of the best guitars I played, and that's saying something cause I got to play a 63 strat owned by Gwen Ashton

[@guitarslinger32269]

I'm with Jimmie: whether it's blues or hard rock; run the amp hot but roll the guitar's volume back between 5-7 for the sweet tone.

[@eddiegodoy5120]

I disagree, the volume literally takes away tone...

[@RebuiltToShine]

Scamcaster You can install a treble bleed to keep the tone.

[@eddiegodoy5120]

Then thats just lower volume

[@RebuiltToShine]

oh, okay!

[@eddiegodoy5120]

Yeah, I like to take advantage of every drop of tone in my stratocaster. I believe thats the way Stevie would do it as my sound is similar to his.

[@joellee7645]

Two dif styles jimmie and srv but both damn good.period

[@amberwoodstudio]

Shortest rig rundown to date. Gotta love Jimmie

[@classicartfoundation639]

I like how Jimmy's not a show off with gear, a couple of humble Tex Mex Strats, very refreshing in this materialism obsessed world, corporate guitar capitalism is a disease

[@EricCPOP]

This setup is refreshingly simple. Thank you Jimmy!

[@larrygeetar9309]

Baby Scratch My Back is a Slim Harpo song. The Thunderbirds did it way back and Jimmie has a killer sound for it. His guitar sound is absolutely real and unfettered by lots of stuff in the way of the guitar to the amp. It's interesting that so many more modern players are chasing these old school, amp and guitar with minimal (or no) effects but are trying to get it with pedal boards amp simulators. Less is more for this type of guitar playing, both in equipment and style.

[@GazMoz78]

Easiest guitar tech job ever!

[@longjaw1]

Very interesting - nice to see an artist using his stock signature guitar too.

[@BillChristen3]

One of the best guitars I ever had was a Jimmie Vaughn TexMex Strat. Unfortunately had to sell it some years back. Miss that guitar. Love Jimmie's simplicity.

[@daringbarons]

My favorite rig rundown.

[@danradu9659]

Finally.....a guy who just plugs a guitar into an amp!

[@jerrymorganjr]

I do!

[@NotMarkKnopfler]

Robert Cray is the same. Just a cable!

[@chriscampbell9191]

Malcolm Young was the same. Great tone that way, too.

[@dirkgibbens377]

@@chriscampbell9191 Angus too

[@joewillis3845]

Proof that less is more

[@JohnDoe-pq8yw]

Less is not more. Less is less and you like it more. So the proof is that you like less more but more is more, less is less and we all get to like what we like. Everyone gets to pursue tone happiness in the way they choose to pursue tone happiness. And using two amps is more than one amp. His brother used at least three amps which is two more than one. Two amps can never be more than one amp so it's more. Peace and truth!!!

[@neworldman330]

Musicians are artists. No one is "better" than another. Each is unique in their own way. Mastery of an instrument technically doesn't necessarily make "better" music or sell more albums etc etc. It's great to have good chops and know many chords and all the theory behind it, But at the end of the day it's each artists unique translation of what they feel that we either enjoy or not. I'm amazed at the simplicity of JLV's rig. And I like it!

[@mattg7946]

Am I blind or is that chef John Malkovich at 2:22 in the background?!

[@gastondeveaux3783]

Totally !!!

[@Dave-xb3xe]

You're blind.

[@skateposse8464]

2:21 A chef walks out of no where ;D

[@bassmanjoe8]

SKatePosse Oops! Thought I was in the "green room"!!

[@Cptjackjacky]

Actually, when I saw Phil X & The Drills earlier this year, he had about five pedals in his rig, two guitars, and two amps, but at heart he is a minimalist, and he cranks out one hell of a tone!

[@twoslices]

who needs anything other than stock pickups. Even Hendrix used stock pickups.

[@1388Anthony1]

twoslices Hendrix was using some of best most copied pickups ever late 60's grey bottoms. They are a bit different than the ones in guitars now. I use Epiphone guitars with upgraded wiring and pickups because that's where they cut corners. If you actually use your vol/tone controls good pickups and good pots and caps make a world of difference. Plus a good amp the best part of his rig are those 2 amps, I play mid priced guitars through good amps and im very happy with my tone.

[@heathwatsonguitar]

+Toni Paradise Hey mate. Yeah Electronics and PU's! My Epi used to get real sticky on the back of the neck. Kinda like the polyester was breaking down. It was a Black dot 335. Have you ever had that?

[@1388Anthony1]

Heath Watson Yup I sand the back of my necks with fine grit sand paper. Ive had that with expensive gibsons that's why I hate Gibson. If I drop 3k I should not have to change shit, Gibson's QC sucks. Try sanding the finish off the back of your neck and use this stuff called guitar honey. I've done it to all 8 of my guitars acoustics too. The neck just gets better as you play and put that guitar honey on it. Your hands fly up and down the neck. I have a sunburst casino I did it too and its my favorite guitar now.

[@heathwatsonguitar]

Thanks mate.I dont' get it happening on my USA SG Custom cause its nitro cellulose but the Korean Epi fer sure. I sold it and got a Kramer American. Would love a real 335 one day -great gats!

[@heathwatsonguitar]

Yeah I agree but you won’t catch me using anything other than USA or UK made pickups in my Jappas cause I don’t think they sound as original. If there was a Seymour or DiMArzio in 1969 Jimi may have given them a go as he liked trying new things/tech. As for people always trying new pedals…. I reckon get an amp thats bad ass and go from there. As a kid I thought a pedal was the magic bullet, it was actually practice and understanding oine! Keep rocking Heath Watson

[@steveellis9025]

i generally use alot of effects and listen to hard rock but i know for a fact that johny winter uses one guitar and one amp too

[@andymullarx6365]

I like the pick hacks. Steve Miller said that Les Paul was constantly doing that because he was a lifelong innovator so Steve would pretend not to have a pick when they got together knowing Les would reach into his pocket and give him one and they would be continually different and he kept them as a collection.

[@Jason-wo5rr]

The only strat I have and play is my Jimmie Vaughan signature series strat. It’s basically a custom shop strat for under $700. You cannot beat that other than my Baja Telecaster. The plant in Mexico is just getting better and better at more high end instruments. The JV strat feels and plays a lot like the custom shop Hendrix strat. Do not get this strat expecting SRV because other than Sharing a last name there’s nothing even similar about the SRV strat and the JV strat. Mine is a 96/97 and some of those early ones were made with swamp ash and I think mine might just because it weighs more than any other guitar I have. It’s like 9lbs. I wouldn’t trade it for anything though. For me it’s my ultimate strat and a huge part of my sound. Jimmie even did me the courtesy of having his signature put on the back of the headstock. I do not do guitar impressions but from time to time I love Eric Clapton’s 70’s live sounds and this guitar is scary how close it can sound to that. If you’re looking to jump into a more high end strat without spending your entire savings and maybe buy a nice amp then get a JV strat. I play through a 410 hot Rod Deville with a TS808, electro-harmonix big muff pi, and a crybaby wah. It all sounds amazing!

[@nichohells]

I own a player series stratocaster and I couldn’t be happier, it’s the real deal.

[@darwinsaye]

Under $700, holy cow. They cost $1400 here in Canada.

[@gkireland7796]

Hey ..... I saw a 12 on the amps - that's one more than 11!

[@benbluesman2831]

back in the days, they did it with one guitar, and sometimes an amp

[@kaphillum]

Jimmie Vaughan is SRV´s brother

[@liampotter6047]

agreed philx's setup is simpler than other but he actually now used a few pedals(5 or so) and has a second amp which he uses as a boost.

[@gmrios]

Why? They sound fantastic!

[@theguitarczar]

JV's playing drips with great tone, to me, and this just proves -yet again- that great tone os more in the player than the instruments being played.

[@alpal1966]

I'm completating a jimmie vaughan strat...his tone is on another level probably in his fingers....but should I go for his signature strat?

[@trevorjalla]

Flatwounds?!?! Massive JV fan here but I never knew that... gonna get me a set.

[@AZCobraman]

Love my flatwounds. So easy on the fingers!

[@moustachio334]

I used to use a bent insurance card as a pick and it was the best tone I ever got from an acoustic

[@razzman1958]

......because thats the way Jimmie likes it

[@jamesrusso2523]

He kept amps on a chair Iridium n.y.c ..Thanks for video

[@donrutter6765]

When you wire an amp you can change cap/resistor values to get it perfect. Then you spend 38 cents on a resistor instead of $200 on a pedal.

[@IPATCH]

Great video, thanks for posting!

[@Dube230]

Said Jimmie so many times it started to remind me of Seinfield, where Jimmy talks in third person.

[@ryanpmcp]

but you really have to credit Jimmie for Stevie going into the business to begin with. Stevie said he was an influence on his guitar playing. :)

[@jrmarrero96]

Where's his Fractal FX processor? I'm surprised Premier Guitar posted this interview. (JK by the way). It's funny how "old-school" guitarists they interview are relatively basic in terms of equipment, and yet sound at least a hundred times better than modern guitarists with their boutique pedals, Fractals, etc.

[@bradstivers]

That is so true. I love this comment. haha

[@guitarslinger48]

No midi controllers? HAHA!

[@MrSammy1776]

60 and the 70's was like this (amp & guitar)and the most important thing was good songs(like the 90's),then the 80's was full of "gear geeks' (like now) the early 90's was about good songs again and revolt against the "gear geeks" with their 40 foot pedals & $10,000 guitars.We are now again in "gear geek" era again ,with more people into music equipment than actual musicians and guys polishing 4k guitars with fake wear marks and cigarette burns on them,its so sad.....I put music into two category's pre 2000 and post 2000.Before 2000 we got a lot of genius,after 2000 we got fake wear marks and Ian Watkins!

[@tacojiminez7243]

Kate Andrews "60 and the 70's was like this (amp & guitar)" Riiiiight. I take it you never heard of Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd... hell, I can just stop there and you're done.

[@jrmarrero96]

I'm a bass player, semi-professionally (in that I don't make enough money to sustain a living ; ) but I do know a little something about the guitar. I was not explicitly expressing verbally that "modern-day" guitar styles "SUCK!" Merely attempting to add some levity as to how aspiring guitarists of this particular day and age seem to rely almost solely on effects processors (such as the venerable Fractal effects processor, which I do begrudgingly admit does a fantastic job of emulation) to acquire a highly-coveted tone when old-school guitarists (Vaughan, Hendrix, et al.) had to dig deep in their hearts (and pockets) to obtain the same "tone utopia." Irony does not translate well into text, and I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Incidentally, Jimmie Vaughan once use a Vox-Wah pedal used by Hendrix. Hope this clarifies any misunderstandings OK? I welcome constructive feedback about my ramblings, please don't be destructive like "everyone else" OK?!?!

[@RussianMoses]

once I played Les Paul replica made in China, it's price was around $150. Sounded great - as a good Les Paul should sound. The owner decided to keep the guitar and always shows it to his friends and other visitors - as an attraction. It doesn't mean that all the Chinese guitars have the same quality as the American ones, I mean just one obvious (for myself) thing: listen to the sound of each guitar, and don't take the country of manufacturing into consideration.

[@GeorgeEllisMartin]

Jimmie come to Australia!!!

[@DanielCastillo-cn3pp]

Awesome !!! Still a Fender. My Mexican Fender is awesome...

[@0Heavy0Metal0]

Truer words have never been spoken. Chuck Berry uses one guitar, one cable, one amp. No pedals, no wireless. Then you see a guitarist like Alex Lifeson of Rush. Good Lord, his rig is as complicated as it can get. But, he's a world class musician, so he has found what works for him.

[@lancebutterworth5954]

my drummer prefers this setup since he doesn't need or want to have an amp blasting right next to his head...

[@anthonykalcic]

Wow I didn't know Jimmy uses flat wound strings.

[@Chriskkboongg]

Yep. It's amazing that many shredders need a ton of guitars, a refrigerator-sized rack and an aircraft-carrier-sized pedalboard in order to get abland, distorted-to-hell tone.

[@punkrockefeller]

he is from Texas, which was once part of Mexico.

[@abc123gpl]

what kind of speaker in the combos ? Brand ? Type ? ..........

[@babydaddy8224]

I’ve never seen a kick drum closer to the back of an amp

[@steadyroll72]

Fabulous!

[@CrazyHenkie777]

That must have been the shortest Rig Rundown I've ever seen!

[@JasonCampbell425]

This is pretty cool!

[@itaintmebabe714]

I dont feel to bad about cutting up old credit cards for picks anymore after this interview

[@juanespinosa8064]

I used to use bread clips and old credit cards for picks a long time ago.Never had a problem til i just started buying picks.

[@MM-tt3np]

less is more

[@hungerstriker27]

really... i also think in the end you can survive with a strat. i have a few guitars.... but if i could only retain my strat i would do it for me

[@Bigbluesboy]

Well, the best bluesplayers don't need large rigs.. Clapton uses Strat->Wah wah->Leslie> Fender Twinolux... Buddy Guy does something like that to..

[@darwinsaye]

😂 In the 80s Clapton was playing through a shitload of rack effects…

[@aloisemason3044]

Where r you Jimmie Vaughan? Wanna hear your description of your guitars to be plain spoken..know what I'm saying..thanks anyway..Happy New Year Jimmie and family.

[@darkhorse427]

Amen brother

[@ignaciotorres8970]

Where was this gig at the holiday inn?

[@funeralbillii9172]

I've never used flatwound strings, can somebody tell me why you would? I used to use 12's but as I've gotten older and my hands have gotten worse (arthritis) I'm now down to 10's but I use a B string in both the B and high E position bc I always break the E string if I use smaller ones. Are flats stronger? Any help on this would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance.

[@wittvonwitt4403]

FUNERAL BILL II not stronger necessarily. Its a warmer sound. He does it because back in the 50s all the cats used flat wounds. In fact the original Strats had flat wounds on them. They are a different feel for sure. Very warm and round. Not grinding and aggressive.

[@funeralbillii9172]

Ahh. Any mods needed to use them on a Les Paul?

[@wittvonwitt4403]

The low e , a and d may be too thick for your nut. May need to file it to fit. I put flats on my 335 and it fit well....havent tried it on my epi les paul

[@MuscleDad420]

The problem is most of these guys want to get the tones, or close to the tones, of what they laid down on the album. Yes, it's mostly in the fingers but there's a big difference in guitars.

[@MrRicknash]

What kind of Capo does he use?

[@mcspankies1799]

If you guys wanna know something cool. George Harrison played squier strat so goes to show. You can have a mex or squier and youll do just fine

[@najmihakimkhairi1210]

Because the most important part of tone is amp

[@MuvoTX]

Cool rundown, thanks!! Why are his amps... "RIGHT" smack infront of the kick drum? Not at all a small venue, more than enough room on stage....????

[@DjangoThunders]

Shortest rig rundown in history!

[@drumtravelfun]

Yeah its kinda odd on such a huge stage like that. I'm used to that on small ones but i'd be like "wtf" on a big one lol.

[@HippieGTA]

from iowa!

[@NintendoSinceBirth1]

look at jimmy page in led zep days, he got all sorts of tones just messing with the knobs on his les paul

[@Loicvers]

I can believe, that vaughan is playing a mexican fender..

[@TheDatpussy]

Loic Verstraete well he is from Texas

[@Bluefinger]

look ... there's a John Malkovich cameo at 2:20 :)

[@JJ-bm2jj]

That was KOOL

[@NintendoSinceBirth1]

is the g string wound?

[@Jason-wo5rr]

Jimmie Vaughan's guitar tech = the easiest guitar tech job period. simple is always better

[@knust2329]

You can achieve most guitar tones with a simple setup. Some rigs are ridiculous, just because they can.

[@MrAnderswt]

Probably the shortest episode ever?

[@jakestewartmusic]

FROM IOWA

[@cowboy7x]

Can someone tell me PLEASE! Why do ANY techs set up the block springs in a triangle? (That puts less tension on the middle spring.). It's supposed to be 3 springs 1-3-5 straight up. Even tension. Any other setup is a myth. (But then...it's Jimmie's guitars, so he can do what he wants. LOL!)

[@darwinsaye]

My guess would be, that if it puts less tension on the middle spring, they do it to get that specific tension on the trem. The tension would be somewhere between having three straight springs and having two springs.

[@CampfireHedphaz]

I prefer simpler rigs, more time in playing then trying to compensate with pedals to express desired tone.

[@MrSammy1776]

@thankyoumisterspell " a pro that uses MIM strats " "sweet" you say.That has nothing to do with a 30k contract with Fender does it?

[@1388Anthony1]

Kate Andrews 30K? that's peanuts I hope he gets more than that. I use a 1983 squire MIJ JV as my number 1. Played many a show and recorded with her.

[@meneedmoney]

shut up

[@guitariffic]

His guitar tech is so lucky. Not a lot work on that rig.

[@darichism]

this is the first time I've seen someone just use 2 guitars 2 amps and 2 pedals for a concert

[@jasonbartlett9139]

as his tech man covert all paower slots and amps into watts rather than volts better regs never get tone change and consistant heat every day 365 24/7

[@robinsonkirby]

2:20 wrong room dude

[@Guadalcanal]

RIg Rundown with Old Man Gloom!

[@slash11896]

he is stevie's older brother