JD Simo, 1962 Gibson ES-335 and a 1967 Marshall Super Lead Amplifier

Nothing planned here, just having some fun. Just JD, his guitar and an old 100 watt Marshall.
At the end of the video, JD goes over some of the details of the gear.
Hope you enjoy the video!

[@sowiloi]

The way he changes the pick attack and makes use of the guitar's controls is absolute magic. I truly wish more guitarists nowadays would play as dynamically as JD does ;)

[@chingasofarkaso]

Old school channel switching. Turning the volume knob from 4 to 9. Fucking love it.

[@bgmnzz]

After reading about J.D. in Vintage Guitar mag, I checked this out and am very happy I did. That's the tone I love. Keep rockin', Simo!

[@robertsilver1711]

Man, your tone around the 3 minute mark is animalistic raunch at its best! Who wouldn't want to have that tone at their fingertips! You are really, really good!!

[@windmillcancersurvivor2568]

I recommended this to a very talented player in Sweden and just wanted to share this amazing 11:55 of pure devilry.

[@superalvedon97]

Mr. mips Vem är det då ;)?

[@abradfordajb]

Thank you JD, for a lovely demo of this historic piece of gear. btw, it's really nice to see younger players who have an "old school" vibe about them, who like to work their gear rather than having the gear work them. Really enjoy your touch and technique. All the best.

[@SuperCrackerjacks]

This guy is sick demoman! I love him. I can hear million years of music in his heart.

[@NathanSGBrazil]

Still can't comprehend how amazing this guitar-amp combo sounds! and JD playing is great too!

[@jfhudak]

SO much better than Joe Bonamassa. I could listen to this cat riff all damn day.

[@sjirk]

@@haithammohammed7343 very disrespectfull... he is a very nice guy, if you dont like his playing there's no need to say this kind of things

[@joshuahymer15]

Yea. Because they’re locked in an epic contest.

[@Pdbottleneck]

@@sjirk nothing disrespectful about expressing preference

[@colinmcnab6145]

@@sjirk JB is so full of himself its unbelievable and I agree I'd rather listen to Simo anyday over JB.

[@sonofbarnsey]

That volume roll in and feedback at 8:25 is primal

[@samedgar2283]

cleefvanlee97 that’s the sounds of the devil riding his flaming horse to the crossroads

[@Dagger_323]

I'd invite anyone who claims that Gibsons don't stay in tune to watch this vid. All that fierce bending and vibrato and yet Ol' Red is still good to go!

[@kooper3211]

People who say Gibsons don"t stay in tune are people who don't know how to put their strings on correctly. Period.

[@Dagger_323]

@@kooper3211 Absolutely.

[@johnstafford6779]

I can safely say my les paul has never let me down on it’s tuning. Really don’t understand where all the rumours come from?

[@Dagger_323]

@@johnstafford6779 ignorance and lack of experience most likely. And also regurgitated “forum folklore”.

[@chrislangdell117]

Its all in how you string your guitar. Stretch your strings and tune again. If you can't keep your guitar in tune. Perhaps you should try the keyboard. 😆

[@Chrisalchin]

I've watched the 2 clips of jd in your home dozens of times now and it blows me away every time. The guy is a beast!!!!

[@jakesdaddy08]

Shamefully first time I've heard of this guy. Wow what a player. To say it's one guy just riffing I was hooked all the way through!

[@jasonxoc]

This has got to be one of the best sounding marshalls I've heard... It sings. I love _THIS_ era of marshall... Doesn't compress or eat the transient of the attack too much. My marshall gobbles up the transients unless I push the volume and keep the gain low. * shrug *

[@qua7771]

What Marshall do you have?

[@auntjenifer7774]

😂sounds like the Marshall AVT 20 or avt50.

[@abeanx]

what am amazing player. i could literally sit here and watch this video over and over..

[@waltersmetak]

Woe! This is brilliant! Had to pick up my guitar and play after hearing this.

[@orokusaki8291]

Damn that guy can play! So much feel.

[@guitarzilla]

those old Marshalls have so much character. great dynamic range and tonality w just a volume knob and a pup switch.

[@ShawnTubbs]

JD just kills it! Such a great player!

[@NathanSGBrazil]

this will forever be awesome!

[@brettlac]

JD is one of those guys I could watch put a puzzle together and be entertained. :)

[@jzac77]

I'd prefer to watch him play

[@jamesshaffer206]

Awesome playing man. That guitar got a nice bite but yet can be so subtle. I'd love to play it through my Laney. Mouth waters!

[@JasonMcFly]

That player is outrageously good. Plexis have glorious tone, but can be a real pig to play through. That guy is just killin'. Bravo.

[@willdenham]

Why a pig to play?

[@auntjenifer7774]

​@willdenham loud as a jerk, once you got it hitting right for the Marshall distortion it's feeding back and the bass is too powerful as well as the highs but turn it down on the bass it has too thick mids and then you can't turn the highs up to compensate... You just have to kinda play around With those old amps to see how you like it.

[@youngandrew66]

Love this. Just learning how to use my Marshall. Volume control actually drops like a good fuzz face to a nice clean in just a small turn

[@BennyGunns]

WOOO!!! That's some heavy duty grinding on some heavy duty gear!

[@vdbdg]

Always enjoyable. Thanks J. D. & Mr. Cameraman. Great 335.

[@NathanSGBrazil]

Amazing sound, well played!! Keep Rockin!

[@SoloEpi]

Damn that is one freaking good guitarist.

[@edisonkillingelephants]

Other worldly people really have no clue until they see his videos I try to explain it to them, and they don't understand until out comes to the phone then the dilemma is picking a video because they are all so good.

[@tipetu]

He even has the Hendrix strap. Cool sound!

[@RodrigoEtchebarne]

5:45 , since ive been loving you quote. Nice toneee

[@scottmatheson2390]

Yeah Simo is great a real natural. I dig the way he attacks the instrument and beats it into submission. Joe Walsh has that take no prisoners right hand.Too many young players are all displaying the exact same technique.They are all polished and practiced and hopelessly bland and generic.

[@imannonymous7707]

Dynamics, intonation , and feel , hes da man ... joes kick ass too

[@voxpathfinder15r]

A hundred watt Marshall with all controls maxed can actually hit 170 watts through the 4 ohm tap, hopefully that’s a 16 ohm cabinet. These amps are meant for stadiums

[@imannonymous7707]

Does it get any better , i doubt it , but i gotta see jd live , i just gotta

[@romanpfutzner2693]

Great Player, fantastic Amp!.....

[@goldtop68]

incredible clarity from humbuckers ..

[@mwrable]

As it is meant to be......PAFs and Marshall. Awesome.

[@MrKittles1123]

That sound is glorious.

[@serginhoguitarra]

Great tones!

[@stekks]

No, when a tube amp is cranked it produces a lot of bottom end hence the rule of thumb to turn the bass down when the volume is turned up. (depending on taste and gear obviously)

[@guillem5863]

great playing

[@RooseveltMckinley]

Volume, treble and mids are wide open, bass is off and presence is somewhere around 8.

[@luke-da-duke]

sweet jeff beck tone!

[@uwetittmann1423]

Exactly, this amp go the right feedback! I tested it also!

[@jackarthy]

Is that the marshall jd has been playing live, sounds awesome!

[@iwillnevergetone5]

I watched this video for years many times before I realized it was JD. anyone know if this is Red that he's playing here? haha was it really that clean just 8 years ago?

[@doctordox6278]

youre correct, that is Red

[@PanamaJack666]

Beautiful.

[@Paul-lg1vh]

Some very nice Jeff Beck at 3:58

[@buddyollie180]

even the strap is cool lol.

[@lewisb81]

Brilliant.

[@goldtop68]

I use to have exactly same hair like that when I was 18

[@PIlotrcm]

Yup that's it! Great!

[@davidcudlip6587]

Very cool. So when can he come over to my house and play?

[@heavy_70s70]

Alvin Lee!!

[@AmDsus2Fmaj7Am]

RooseveltMckinley Hey, what pre-amp and power tubes do you use in that 1967 Marshall Super Lead? Amazing tone. Also, what kind of mic was this recorded with? Thanks.

[@RooseveltMckinley]

JD usually uses a pick, sometimes just fingers though.

[@EnragedSlash]

Great tone! What are your settings on the SLP?

[@RooseveltMckinley]

Standard D'Addario .10's. 10 thru 46.

[@hughferguson4392]

beautiful tone mate. well done. great player to. i have a 100 wat super lead from 1993. my bright channel sounds super bright. i like your bright channel. any advice? cheers

[@RobSol]

have the bright cap removed or lower the value.

[@jraimondi]

@RM , what value coupling caps are in the output stage?

[@PudWud1]

So is the amp bass spec to be able to have the bass off?

[@EnragedSlash]

thanks a lot ;)

[@michaelm3883]

Cool 😎

[@BartlettMoore]

Fantastic! Can't really tell if a plectrum pick is used at any point. Anybody know?

[@yuloyulito]

Hello everybody, im a guitarist and a current student at Berklee. in the context of a seminar i have to get an interview with a musician who inspires me, and JD has definitely been one of my models for the past year and a half. I would love to contact him but i cant find any website or contact... any ideas?

[@letterli]

08:53 - too short playing...but great

[@SpectrodelicProjectOficial]

Maravilha!

[@Danielvideo88]

Could you say to me the differences in sound that you hear from the 50 and 100 watt model? Thanks

[@aaronbrown0417]

I thought the fact that he's using no bass would make it overly bright..but I tried this on my 59 bassman on 6 n I had noticed on the low strings it'd sound farty but I lowered the bass & it was full yet clear. By the way this guitar sounds great is it a early or late 62?

[@Dagger_323]

Aaron Brown when you turn an amp up this loud having the bass turned on is a hindrance to the tone, not a benefit...

[@TheKirby366]

What song does he start playing around 6:40???

[@ScottMartinD]

Get Down!!

[@altadena57]

tabs???

[@abeanx]

ROFL

[@altadena57]

Aaron Bean Finally, somebody got my joke !!! Thanks, you made my morning

[@garybohannon9028]

Brilliant!!

[@altadena57]

Aaron Bean Sorry about the keyboard; My "inner child" made me do it !$# BTW; I have some baby wipes (gently used), I could send to you to help clean it up, if you want?? Thanks for the great comment; I would have spit my Coke all over my screen, when I read your comment, if had some in my mouth.

[@abeanx]

Lolol ;)

[@MrEddie-gf3yg]

I say plug the ES-335 into a Hiwatt DR 103 amp!

[@DevelopingNL]

Hey... How much does that guitar cost?

[@Chrisalchin]

Wish I knew his string guage, my 8/38's sound nothing like this

[@joshuahymer15]

More than likely 11-48 or 52

[@willdenham]

I wonder what JD thinks of JTM's.

[@taggmanibanez]

The last Marshall he was using before he stopped, was a 69 superbass, I think he might still on that amp.

[@willdenham]

@@taggmanibanez While a bass amp, it's a 100watter, not a JTM.

[@taggmanibanez]

@@willdenham Please look up JTM 100, there is both the JTM 45/100 and JTM 100 black flag. The black flag is nearly identical to the SuperBass except for some filtering differences, and a different brand output transformer, all else being exactly the same

[@willdenham]

@@taggmanibanez I'm aware there is a 100 watt JTM. It's not what I was referring to. I had 'JTM'45/50 on my mind at that time. I'm used to people saying JTM in common parlance usually in regard to the 45 or 50 unless the person denotes 100. I think Superbass 100's, especially 69' onward sound very different from JTM45's/50's and different than earlier JTM100's, especially the 45/100, considering it had a double radiospare transformer and not the later 100 wt. dagnall or drake. As I've never heard him play a JTM (45, 50 or 100) I am therefore curious.

[@taggmanibanez]

@@willdenham you're good, just a communication breakdown, typically I hear people refer to every Marshall that's pre 67 as a bass circuit, (because it technically is), while there were differences in power tubes, output transformer, and different filtering, in particular the screen filtering, they are all essentially bass circuits (modified Tweed Bassmans). As soon as they changed the cathode bypass cap on the first gain stage (late 1967), and split the cathodes to make the superlead design, I kind of bundle those together as their own series, and everything else is some variation of the bass circuit (JTM). There are a few videos of him playing early JTM circuits. He really likes headroom, so as he went along through his Marshall phase, he kept looking for more headroom, that's why he ended up with the 69 superbass.

[@okavipra]

fuk, this guy kills it ...

[@reverb508]

Ah, back when his 62 still had paint on it 🤣

[@VERMACIDE]

all that snarl mmmmmmmm 🤣

[@luke-da-duke]

you can play some gueetar, man.

[@fredfloyd34]

Roosie u need to learn Ten years after im going home or bad scene.

[@jjeson9115]

ah .....

[@MrIkesimba]

The fuq? Did you actually watch the video?

[@ericpresley7527]

Average typical sound nothing new or special its kind of an annoying sound actually.His an ok player but no Bonamassa not even close just like Joe is not even in the same ballpark as the late Gary Moore but no one is or will ever come close.

[@Dagger_323]

Eric Presley the only thing annoying is seeing moronic comments like this made by people who literally don’t know what on earth they’re talking about.

[@rorycunningham5457]

Dagger 323 And you do?How old are you 12?After 40 years of playing i totally agree that its a pretty crappy sound but JD is just a kid here and he has come along way since he did this clip he sounds very good now.I think if he would look back at this now he would probably agree that this is just an average standard 100 watt Marshall sound in other words nothing special but if he would have had a 50 watt from 67 cranked with a"proper"eq dialed in i think he would have liked it.There is nothing"singing"about this sound.

[@mikeb5372]

@@rorycunningham5457 After 40 years you probably suck and people probably only give you polite insincere compliments