We picked up a MINT 1957 Gold Top w/ ORIGINAL TAGS! (La Jolla Gold)

[@GuitarExpress]

Marriage goals right there fellows! What a lovely couple

[@matto9734]

That house is so beautiful!!! Everyting is tasteful.... and then it is filled with music, oh my! And what a lovely couple.

[@DannyBrooks1]

Really like these buying trip videos! The stories behind the guitars are pure gold!

[@7884golfguru]

Me to

The cymbals on that drumset are sick.

[@johnpierson8398]

My Mom bought me my 1st guitar at Bob Gand Music in Deerfield Il. I took my first guitar lessons frorm Gary's father, Bob Gand. A little later on , I used to go to Gary Gand music in Northfield, IL. I bought guitar's, amps and studio gear from Gary. Very cool guy and down to Earth person. And here I am 50 years later, still playing guitar! Awesome video.

[@rickfollweiler3709]

Wow, I would have never made the connection . I used to live in Lake County,IL and drove by their store countless times on the way to Chicago.

[@cataclysmicconverter]

Thought I heard that accent!

[@TheGuitologist]

I love everything about this house. That story about the Real Book was really cool! Some great footage. Nice video!

[@DrMobiusOfficial]

For a s sec in the thumbnail I thought Gary was Billy Gibbons 🤣

[@bikerjon8934]

for a second I thought he was wearing a KFC T-shirt

[@garygand4865]

@@bikerjon8934 Shirt says "WWCSD" IE what would Colonel Sanders do- good eye!

[@garygand4865]

You can see me and Billy playing together in the Amazon documentary "My Name Is Lopez" backing folk rock legend Trini Lopez (If I had a Hammer / Lemon Tree, etc).

[@DrMobiusOfficial]

@@garygand4865 Just saw the vid and Trini looks like the perfect blend of Keith Richards and Fred Armisen in that lighting

[@garygand4865]

@@DrMobiusOfficial He was older than Keef is now!

[@campfirecrooner]

This is one of the most amazing stories I've seen on KZbin, the piano, the organ with Leslie, the guitars and the incredible house and the history of the Rands. Wow, thanks for sharing, I can't imagine what the gold top will go for but it's bound to be a lot of money. Good luck, hope you find the right buyer and thanks for sharing!

[@sionmichel]

Simply amazing rock n rollers! together since high school! going to be just smiling and inspired for days and days! rock on Gand's and Emerald City!

[@NewPraetorianBlues]

57 Gold Tops are the absolute pinnacle of Gibson in my eyes. That thing is CRISP.

[@frankcarter6427]

it would be , it was made a few years ago

[@NewPraetorianBlues]

@@frankcarter6427 67 years ago!😂

[@Richard_Lush]

I totally agree. All the right ingredients. Perfect neck, neck angle, frets, ABR etc. as well as cheaper because it’s not a burst but exactly the same except the 59-60 neck and frets. If you’re looking at a guitar for how it plays this is it for LPs.

[@fntsmk]

The greatest lifelong husband / wife musician team story I've even seen. Joan and Gary are so lucky in life, love, and music! Awesome!

[@benspeeds]

This was just too figgin' cool! Incredible people...amazing home...the gear was like the cherry on top! I really enjoy the travel episodes.

[@samright4661]

What an Awesome couple they are! And the house is amazing!!

[@MrRidleyDog]

I looked it up on Redfin to see what it looked like before they bought it, it's a really cool house and great location.

[@dananthony6258]

The real book story was my favorite part of this video.

[@blainekelley816]

We would make copies of the copies ... had to have those leadsheets. Now, I bought the Ebooks (volumes 1-4) and have them all on a large iPad to use on gigs.

[@dananthony6258]

@@blainekelley816 I bought the real book but hear there is on with lyrics now..

[@retalt]

WOW, everything was wow in that episode. ❤

[@eduardoprieto5267]

I want to hang with the two of you and rock and roll all day. But sleep at night, i just turned 64 and not full of energy. Sending a bunch of love from tomato patch texas. God bless all.

[@Murphy_R9]

57- 58 Gold tops Seem to be some of the best sounding Les Paul's. This one is a real FIND!

[@PeterEllmanMD]

A man with some serious taste and serious style

[@Dreyno]

Somewhere, Joe Bonamassa has just woken up with his Spidey sense tingling………..

[@terencestephenmoss2159]

This guy who has the white beard and sunglasses 👓 is a fountain of knowledge 🎉

[@cataclysmicconverter]

Wow, I never realized owning a music store could be THAT lucrative. Incredible house..in LaJolla!

[@riceflatpicking4954]

Especially if you go back as far as he does. I’m sure George Gruhn is the same way.

[@manysnakes]

Even through my tinny laptop speakers, I could hear that spinet absolutely singing in that gorgeous room. Beautiful acoustics.

[@traviesoarcefan3063]

Native San Diegan here. La Jolla is the most beautiful part of San Diego. Enjoyed its beaches many times growing up. The Gands seem like great people. 😃🔥👍

[@_peachbeach]

im from long beach up the road and I agree, even the seals and sea lions agree

[@fredzep01]

What a beautiful home, that was one helluva a dream home, and that guitar is stunning, just hearing it being playing through tha jango dumble in a live setting must be something else....

[@kentpierce9910]

This woman is the coolest. I aspire to reach there level. Great video.

[@ulissespacifico]

What a amazing episode!!! One of my favorite episodes thanks for sharing. 😊

[@FabianSalomonsson]

Being Swedish I appreciated the Lisa Larsson lion sculpture on top of the leslie! What a cool couple.

[@fepatton]

I have a copy The Real Book from 1982. Pretty sure it was legal by then as it was required for jazz performance majors! I had to go look at Donna Lee, but by the 5th edition they had recopied them all in the same handwriting. At school they told us about its history as a black market item!

[@bluesbubba7429]

I live in Cathedral City, and we decided to get some ice cream in Palm Springs. While eating my ice cream across the street I saw these guys playing some cool tunes at a small club off of Tahquitz McCallum, downtown.

[@TheChadPad]

Joan was GREAT!!

[@MrJoelkamins]

I had a Baldwin Acrosonic... It was made by Gibson in the 60's... I loved it!!!

[@JeanMarcDenis-vy5lj]

I never noticed how low the Gibson logo on the headstock was on a 57. Sounds beautiful.

[@cherrysunburst1959]

the logo is only low on the early '57 PAF equipped les paul gold tops

[@lazlomattachine8334]

Ms Joan on the B3- outta sight!

[@FerreiraView]

The best episode man. AMAZING!

[@illwill9396]

These ppl and their house were flat-out cool!

[@NormanPeterson]

JOAN GAND !! We are keyboard friends online!! Thought she looked REAL familiar!! I was jamming with you Joan when you were on B3 in the video..!

[@allenmitchell09]

The organ is the greatest instrument devised by man.

[@DKentization]

Cool couple. WWCSD, put me on the floor! 😊🎸👍 Keep Rockin

[@jakeryanshepard]

Loved that info about the real book history!

[@giulioluzzardi7632]

They even showed up in "Tin pan alley" London, £50.

[@muggy55]

Played a showcase in Madison Wisconsin in the mid-80's and sound was provided by Gands Brothers.

[@mtacoustic1]

I have a photo of my mom playing piano in her band. One guy is playing a gold top Les Paul. The photo is dated 1962...I wonder where that guitar is now!

[@bluzzjazz]

Talk about a unicorn! To be that clean an unmolested 66 years later is unreal.

[@nigelwilson1361]

Echo everything all the others say - a great presentation, by really lovely, relaxed and interesting people. Thank You

[@thechocolatiersband]

I love that you guys do these videos! I live in Seattle and its great to see a local shop contributing such great content

[@bloozswami]

Wouldn't you love to have come across two of these, a lefty and a right handed, with tags. Yeah, I sure did. A collectors dream.

[@petesie80]

A life story that brings joy, thanks.

[@Race-Bannon1]

As always, cool people, cool gear and a cool story!

[@backdoorarts5243]

I got my Real Book back in the early 80's thru a friend who went to Berklee. I knew it had originated up there but I didn't know the whole story.

[@tfrost33elkhunter]

No pun intended this is pure gold! And what a couple! These two folks are the salt of the earth. I could listen to their stories for days! This ranks as a top episode for me.

[@fordsrestorations970]

Fantastic everything about this video is what I'm all about , Art, Antiquities, Music , I was very eccentric when I was younger but I had to go to school to learn how to be a genuine real guy. Thank you so much for putting this on almost fell out of my chair

[@larrys009]

I really wanted to hear Gary wind it up in his house. That...would have been nice.

[@garygand4865]

TB was on a tight schedule, but you can find me online with the Gand Band. I sound the same no matter what guitar I'm playing. 😎

[@tbluesboye]

I used to see the Gands play around Chicago before they departed for the West Coast!

[@chuckyz2]

Very cool. How could you not end it with Aaron playing that bad boy through Jango.

[@IllusiveSwampMoose]

Well that man won the game of life

[@scottrgood]

Those Specials and Juniors are AMAZ-ING, but nothing really beats a ‘57 Goldtop. 😎😁

[@blainekelley816]

The Baldwin Acrosonic model 947 (Scandinavian Natural Walnut) is a lovely and rare piano. Acrosonic was Baldwin's top-of-the-line upright piano, featuring the best quality Sitka spruce soundboard available in an upright piano. Many components of this model were higher quality than a standard Baldwin upright (which does not share the Acrosonic name). The 947 is considered a 'spinet' at 36" tall. This is the shortest upright piano, compared to a 'console' (40"-42" tall) or a studio (45" or higher, depending on brand and model), but featured a greater volume of sound than many taller pianos because the front kneeboard featured fabric (like a speaker cover) openings that allowed more sound to exit the piano from the front instead of just bouncing off the wall behind the piano. Interestingly, the back of these was covered in the same fabric as the kneeboard, not revealing the naked soundboard and ribs like on a typical upright piano. Beautiful people, beautiful home, and fantastic story.

[@thomcat1969x]

Stunning guitar.

[@ChrisMacdonald-z8x]

That Mustang is gorgeous

[@dtreeguy]

I like the house over the guitar!

[@fendafred]

Awesome guitar and awesome house.. and awseome Mustang too ;-)

[@JerryTheVeganRockstar]

Cool man. The Gands are friends and local treasures in Chicago where they’re from

[@jcsk8]

Amazing how the first PAF covers had sharp edges. New molds back than. The 60´s ones are much rounder. Cool stuff.

[@Robert_Browne]

57 through a Dumble. Just doesn't get any better.

[@edc3093]

Wow, Wow, Wow and Wow I believe says it all. Wow regarding the Gand's; Wow regarding their musical life together; Wow regarding the Home; and Wow regarding the '57 Gold Top

[@zenmaestro04]

WOW!!! What a cool couple, cool house, super cool collection and that gold top!?? Forgetaboutit

[@linheitzig9227]

Very cool dude, the house is fabulous, that guitar, I'm speechless!!

[@tallpaul1020]

Awesome video.keep up the great work guys!!!!

[@MikeFromNashville]

Great channel. I purchased my Eddie Cochran Gretsch from Emerald Guitars some years ago.

[@FrankRizzo-ts6gt]

I love your recent content! These personal intimate interviews are awesome 👍! Keep em' coming!

[@m.t.5894]

One of the coolest videos ive seen 🙂👌👍

[@501chorusecho]

what year is that sweet tele custom lads? looks like a 59 or 60 to me...oh ,and there is something bugging me about that poker chip on that beautiful 57 goldie, i don't think its right, the lettering looks weird...send a close up and i'll compare it to mine. your pal bukovac

[@simonrongeholmmadsen]

Good eye, Larry!

[@501chorusecho]

@@simonrongeholmmadsen is it indeed changed?

[@simonrongeholmmadsen]

@@501chorusecho I don't know for sure, but when you mentioned it, I saw it too. Somethin' seems fishy there!

[@victorcetta4854]

Fantastic! I love the shirt, What Would Col. Sanders do?

[@vincentvandervaart8019]

Incredibly nice people awesome instruments

[@robhamilton5057]

what a cool couple! and cool guitar!

[@neverenoughguitars8276]

How does it not have any checking? I have a Gibson that's 16 years old that has been kept in perfect temperature and humidity and it has a bit of checking here and there.

[@eric_in_florida]

Cool house and cool people. What's with the elbow bump though covid was 4 years ago bro.

[@lliivviill]

It just makes sense that Gary and Johnathan finally meet.

[@Alteruss]

It is rare chance to witness a part of history. Are you going to document more of this guitar?

[@DougGurley-vv4pt]

Gold top, my favorite les Paul

[@Richard_Lush]

What a great team. Super guitar and another great video. Thanks for these. In a world full of nonsense these two are refreshing👍 Cool pad too. Love the artwork. Now that’s the sound 😄Perfect! Thanks Aaron.

[@westerntwang1642]

I had a copy of the Real Book in the mid 70s. It was all lead sheets. There were no transcribed solos in it. A book called Spaces was all transcribed jazz solos.

[@l8tapex]

love it... more than a buy...

[@brandall101]

This is unbelievable, holy heck. BTW, La Jolla is in fact entirely San Diego.

[@joedonnelly8179]

I still have the real books I bought at his store! Almost every chart had at least one mistake, so you had to listen to the original.

[@markdalton6662]

The young lady playing the piano won me over .

[@Darrick-f9d]

OMG! What a beautiful guitar.

[@ChristopherGarcia-i4l]

I thought those came with fret nibs? When they showed the neck profile of the treble side close up I stopped the video just to take a better look and no fret nibs. Is that correct?

[@pdiddysea8599]

Oh wow been a while (20 years maybe) since I popped in your store. Damn I need to do this and see if I can get a look at that sweet LP. Dont need to touch it just want to witness one. :)

[@beezersurf]

And sickest 57' Gold Top ever, as well...

[@WinstonWhite-l9j]

Can someone clue me in, why would it be illegal for someone to possess a copy of a solo someone wrote out? If I had rented a vhs movie and wrote some of the dialog out, would that be a violation?

[@thecnwmondovilinepaulscota7304]

Having grown up on the NW side of Chicago and the burbs, I remember "Gary Gand Music."

[@non_brewed_condiment]

wow. these two did it right

[@JohnAndersonJA]

The reason the pots do so much more on the originals is the wiring. Many people still do '50s wiring on Gibsons today because the volume and tone controls become interactive. It is a simple mod that only involves moving a wire to another lug.

[@Paul-qo1hb]

The Gentleman has many fine guitars.

[@jeffmartinaz]

4 hours from LAX to La Jolla? Riding your skateboard?

[@jonkerr2050]

You ever try to make that drive on a weekday? They’d be lucky to get there in 4 hrs.

[@DrMattWalton]

Shouldn’t take more than an hour and a half with traffic…

[@spaulidstate]

Yeah just fly to San Diego.

[@ericmojave6061]

In LA traffic that’s believable. La Jolla is in San Diego, btw

[@jonkerr2050]

@@spaulidstate that was my first thought. La Jolla is about 15 to 20 minutes north of Lindbergh.

[@garythecrow3935]

Great stuff !!

[@noiseinthebasement8139]

Too cool! Thank you for the video.

[@niptodstan]

I’ve got some great mint guitars. The avatar pic I use has my Hamer 78 sunburst. Ex Jethro Tull. The other in a mint 89 Les Paul. An under the bed guitar. Got some others too. 1950 Eko Mascot. Plus others.

[@timothycampbell9994]

WOW got a PA from Gand Music in the 70s In Illinois great seeing Gary cool video 👍new follower

[@LPManic]

Man, love these videos.

[@analogblues9606]

Great video! I need to know how to get that orange hat!! Please let me know. Thanks