Rig Tour: John Butler

How overdriven acoustic tones and fingerpickin' banjos hang with Tele twang in this rootsy singer-songwriter's globetrotting rig
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[@keithgreene79]

Really enjoyed that. I'm a drummer but hardly ever get drum tours as cool as this. I love gear

[@nawark1672]

this was great. He really seems to know what he wants and what he's doing.

[@texasfossilguy]

The high G does suck! I replace it with a thinner B string and tune it to the same low G which still gives the dual sound because of the thickness difference. Thanks to John for inadvertently teaching me this when I was fiddling with my new 12 string. Really great stuff man. We all will deal with the high G string issue in different ways, but it definitely is a stupid idea for 12 strings to have the ultra skinny G. Manufacturers, wake the hell up and take notes!!!

[@musikierohdiaries7920]

Hi tyler, i would like to ask if what type of string gauges you use for a 12 string. Planning tp restore an old 12 string of a friend. Hope you could share me an advice. Thank you!

[@RobMods]

I used to work for a guitar company (Maton, actually) and I used to wear safety glasses when I was setting up 12-strings because of how often that octave G would break and fly up, lol!. Many 12-string players use a heavy unwound string as a second G, tuned in unison. But the problem with this is that intonation is really compromised as you go up the neck since the wound and plain strings have such different tensions. Plus you get a metallic overtone that personally I don't really like. (I use a nickel wound 018 for the high A on my DADGAD guitar for this reason.) FWIW, always buy strings from a reputable retailer, even if they are a little more expensive. The market is awash with fake strings and they are often quite poor quality.

[@SteveFletcherGuitar]

I have two identical Gs (the right ones!) on my 12 string

[@texasfossilguy]

dear cameraman show the pedals when he is demonstrating the effects, HELLO

[@RafaelPessiTube]

Thank you so much for this, now I understand a lot more about how he gets his sound. I love the fact that uses lower open tunnings a lot, without sounding muddy.

[@JasonNoto]

For the B tuning range (a perfect fourth interval lower in pitch than E standard guitars) there is a good chance it's a Baritone guitar with thicker strings than an E standard tuned guitar

[@stephandumont]

Wow!!! Awesome stuff there!!! Great discoveries....

[@dbo4506]

12 string acoustic into a JCM800….. Damn!!

[@rebeccalockharth1842]

love it !!!!!!!! I will use it on my channel playlist!

[@filthyapes7310]

damn it this is the final straw, I must get a second amp and aby switch!

[@JamesScottGuitar]

Reminds me a little of Steve Tibbetts.

[@Jason_Drew]

What venue was this? Looks like Williamsburg Music Hall in Brooklyn but wondering if there's anyone that knows?

[@nathansnape1552]

Bristol o2 Academy, UK

[@guidoventurini3678]

John is fantastic . I wish to know about his sound with Mato with seymour duncan mag mic expecially with overdrive

[@Emparanollao]

It's crazy!

[@brycebasscovers9884]

What shoes was he wearing? Doc Martens?

[@lachlanharrison6315]

Aye sorta wanna know

[@andrewprovan6837]

So does his acoustic signal end up going through his amps too? Or does it go straight into the house system?Seems like if it went to the house system that he would have les control over that half of his sound...

[@cypressdobro8759]

Watch the video. it goes into both

[@jamesbennettsound]

Only the Mag Mic signal goes into the Amps, not the Bridge Pickup!!

[@tschoe807]

4 people are absolutely insane...

[@patrickbuchanan7685]

Were the vox and fenders single speaker combos or c2s or 4 x10s 2x12s and Stuff? Ie what's in that deville? Thanks in advance

[@jaydenboyer9619]

The deville comes in either 2 12s or 4 10s and I believe he has the 2-12 version

[@kp-ce1uk]

anyone have a list of the pedals?

[@TobySussex]

Anyone know the model of his main 12 string?

[@aaronboothe283]

Toby Sussex maton

[@willowozurumba4352]

cw80

[@toufexisalexis3181]

no weissenborn ?

[@katsarostom]

at 22:32 where does he leave his ebow? what is that plate over the guitar?

[@Matt231985uk]

katsarostom plate is a 9v battery cover

[@NikitaGorobets]

What does he use at 21:40??

[@itsmehbruce]

www.guitarcenter.com/EBow-EBow-Plus-Electronic-Bow-for-Guitar-100387716-i1125703.gc

[@user-vx9000]

anyone who knows what string gauge he uses?

[@hiroslab]

someone know what's the song at 00:00 ?

[@mattball1708]

+Lzp_Hiro Pickapart

[@hiroslab]

Thank you so much! You just made my day!

[@aleeshabeasley9326]

Tall trees! 😇🙃😃😇

[@MegaJDPC]

what is the name of the thing he uses to get the start of revolution

[@MrTheguitarman22]

+Jordan Corbett An Ebow!

[@yosefpovolotski6489]

1:10 what is the name of the guitar?

[@zacfromalbany]

maton SRS70/12

[@beaujpatt]

What song does he play on the tele at 12:50?

[@willowozurumba4352]

take me, its on the flesh and blood album

[@itsmehbruce]

its actually on the april uprising album...

[@BenCalza]

Someone know about the boots ? :D

[@lachlanharrison6315]

Ben Clz nah but I really want to

[@henrygeorge4834]

Some sort of Dr martens, unsure of the exact name, but they are very close shape wise to both the 1460 and the pascal, a friend of mine had the same boots in a much darker brown, they're basically a standard 1460 (or Pascal) boot with slightly fewer eyelets and extra padding round the ankle, kind of like the way regular timberland boots have that black padded band round the back 😊

[@CharlieRoberts-he7hb]

any one know what song is at 21:01?

[@beno8001]

Solo of Funky tonight

[@luketheman]

@@beno8001 No it’s Pickapart. He does that as a verse section in some versions of Pickapart.

[@luketheman]

Go to 3:30 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXuvZKSAaMyfaqs

[@Fluorica]

Wish he showed off the stomp box device he uses! Awesome rundown though!

[@peterlawrence3634]

check out a/b pedals, essentially you plug in one signal to the input and then it splits the signal so that it can output to two sources (Fender Deville and Marshall)

[@Fluorica]

Thank you man. I'll check that out!

[@jamesbennettsound]

Stomp is a ‘Bigfoot stomp’ (now called ‘wilddog stomp’) made in Byron Bay Australia

[@Dr.LessCharacter]

SRV is jealous I'm sure, I am!

[@heyjgl]

不同的调铉不同的吉他

[@seanmcaleavy2369]

I think it is strange how some people assign gender to inanimate objects or name an object a human name. Is it just me that thinks that it's really weird to do that?