Paul Brett - Collecting Vintage Acoustic Guitars

[alianstuff]

Thanks for showing us that Looks like a great collection and i wish i could play as cool as you

do a google search for Terada kookaburra i got this for $15 at a second hand shop it had machine heads missing and they didnt have a clue about guitars,and im sure its one of there earliest

and sounds amazing and cant find any reference to this model Terada gu 3554

[boxingloves21]

i have a 1965 eldegas,,, it was my dads... but after he pass the way he gave it to me. nice video by the way.

[MattHughes96]

where can you buy vintage acoustic guitars in the UK?

[nunchaku1992]

I have a question. Are the vintage guitars good because they have been played a lot or they are just very well made?

[guitbrett]

@nunchaku1992

Nothing to do with play wear or being well made. They represent a different age. Different woods, bracing, music. It's virtually impossibly to re-create these in modern terms. They produce a different sound too.

[Rikk303]

@guitbrett looks like a huge neck width wise

[makemarker]

@nunchaku1992 yeah, like the previous guy said, they are just things people collect if they can afford it. For playing purposes, you don't need a vintage, most people that collect them don't take them out of the house or hardly play them to preserve them. Luckily a good guitar is not so out of reach for today's budget or if you are willing to eat and go out less in order to save for a good guitar ;)

[guitbrett]

@makemarker

So what excuse do modern makers use for the extortionate prices they charge for 'Boutique Guitars' which have absolutely no history?

[spickspack]

What chords do play (if you don't mind me asking) am sure it is basic chords with intricate picking but would like the chords to get me started. Love that ragtime style !!

[spickspack]

What is the last tune you play (when the credits come up) great little tune, is that also one of yours? Great guitar sound and playing btw !!

[guitbrett]

@spickspack

It's just one of my little tunes. Hasn't got a name. Just a ragtime pick in G I used on the vid. Paul

[Pooony22]

What's the name of the first song? Or rather are there any tabs for it?

[guitbrett]

@Pooony22

It called The Compleat Angler from my CD of the same name. Tabs are only available in the full tab book of the same name.

Paul

[heymynameistyler]

i have an old classical from the 70s tried to research it but nothing came up its a felidure or something like that

[noahbgood]

quick ?,, I have a 1957 framez (italian) Jazz serie sport,, just curious about the history and of course, if it's worth anything

[s0mevids]

your cool.

:P

[jomilnerguitars]

Hello there, i wondered if you could help me please. i have an acoustic guitar, in the soundhole is a label with BM Cavalier? It has sticker on headstock with made in japan? I cannot find anything on this guitar would you have any idea? please help me!. love jo xx

[guitbrett]

@jomilnerguitars

Made by Yusuma in Japan. Google the Harmony Central site and enter BM cavalier in the search box. It should direct you to a user review.

[aligman07]

what song is it your playing on the Oahu

[guitbrett]

It's a tune of mine called The Compleat Angler, it features on doble neck in my new CD Songs from the Compleat Angler.

Paul

[GuitarVideoTrades]

I have the same model Oahu as played in the video. It is "half converted", with the neck rounded but the action still too high for standard playing.

I would like to have it fully converted, but I have some concerns:

At present it has a huge sound and a great "ping" in the treble strings - will it likely lose much of these qualities if the action is lowered for standard playing?

Also, once fully converted, can I expect intonation problems, since it was not originally made to be played fretted?

[guitbrett]

Conversion depends on how good the luthier is who converts it. The sound will probably change from what you have by the very nature that you are changing the profile and action etc. I have no intonation trouble with my one and I am usuing La Balla Silk and Steel lights on it. Bronze wound strings will give you more 'ping' in the trebles but it's up to you personally to decide if you want to have a full profile conversion or leave it as it is.

Paul

[bluestudio67]

Brett,

I've got a little bit of money on hand, and have considered buying a vintage acoustic.... I know the Vintage Guitar Price Guide is a great place to start. But I have a ton of research to do to before beginning my search in earnest. Any "Golden Rule" that I should know right off the bat? (or is there such a thing! :)

Thanks

[guitbrett]

Rarity, Condition and Provenance if available. Always check the early Vintage ones to see if they need a neck reset as many do not have truss rods in the neck and that can prove an expensive item.

If importing from the States, remember to ask the seller how much for postage and also remember that import duty and VAT is added here, even on vintage guitars.

The other key is to be lucky enough to have the foresight to know what is in line for the next collectable trend !

Paul

[bluestudio67]

Thanks Brett!

I hadn't thought of the "neck factor" before. I'm lucky to be living in the states (well, I sometimes wonder about that, as I did love Italy... and Norway.. and... :). So no problems there. It's the foresight that needs developing. Thanks so much

[12stringsforme]

What a knockout composition at :50!

[fioredavfranc]

Beautiful sounding guitar.

[LeviMan2001]

any ideas on how to tell if the frets have been replaced ever? i've got a 1937 Recording King Carson J. Robison that's got 0 fret buzz and i've never changed the frets.

[guitbrett]

get original specs and then compare yours with those original ones.

[ieatconheo]

whats the sdfiference between nylon and steel strings and wide neck and thing neck?

[jonestimothy15]

Hi guitbrett,

Really enjoy your videos.

Could you kindly let us know the name of that wonderful first piece (somewhat medieval-sounding) you played in this video? Sounds like an open tuning - perhaps tuned down a half-step. Thanks!!

[guitbrett]

Hi Timothy,

It's one of my tunes in open Gmin played down a half tone ish ! It's a six string version of something i wrote for double neck 6&12 string guitar called "Double Trouble". This version is also on Youtube in my video section.

Paul

[Halooverlord]

sounds excellent

[baddd60]

Beautiful sounding guitar. I play a 1911 Gibson L3 archtop on my channel if you care to hear another vintage piece of history.

[spiderman7000]

they say acoustic guitars and classical doesnt last that long because of the string pressure is it true? but electric guitars last longer im not trying to post a negative comment im just trying to ask well nice playing.

[guitbrett]

All guitars will last well if they are treated with respect by their owners. Obviously, guitars of 70 years plus in age will have some issues as will a Gibson Les Paul that has been thrown about in a rock band. I have acoustics from the late 1800's that will take concert tuning as well as modern ones. 12 strings need to be treated carefully, as earlier ones were usually made to be tuned a tone and a half down from concert, especially the 12 fret to neck models.

[morinus1110]

What are you playing at 00:48? It is so nice :) I love it, everyday I listen to this video and wondering where can I download that music.

[guitbrett]

A 1938 Oahu Jumbo with a re-profiled neck from square to v shaped. Go to fret-dancer for more guitars and things.

[bigmamou]

Does your 1938 Oahu catalog list the Jumbo as available in a roundneck version as well as the squareneck version? I've never seen a roundneck Jumbo nor seen a catalog listing for one, only a roundneck Jumbo Deluxe. Is this Jumbo X-braced? Most were ladder braced but there are rare X-braced examples. All of the Jumbo Deluxes were X-braced BTW.

[guitbrett]

Jumbo be-luxe's are listed as roundneck. The one i have has a re-profiled neck from square originally. Mine is ladder braced not x. Have played a Jumbo de-luxe, but prefer the one i have. There seems to be a more projected sound with it and certainly more clarity of tone.

[bigmamou]

Interesting, my Jumbo Deluxe is a squareneck! However, I'm having it converted to a roundneck and it should be ready this weekend (after months in the shop!). Is there a way I can send you a picture of it - if you are interested in seeing it? I had a squareneck Jumbo a few years ago that was X-braced - really a loud and fine sounding guitar for lap-steel. I sold it to a guy in New York who had it converted to a roundneck - he says it turned out with great sound!

[Ptnov91]

whats both songs calleD ? :D

[prewargibson]

hi guitbrett

excellent vid thank you for doing this for we amateurs! I saw this footage of a guy on an awesome old gibson .. what year do you think it might be from? ... someone said 1938, i think it's earlier? I found his guitar looking for Waltzing Matilda versions

'Waltzing Matilda David Ross Macdonald'

thanks again, happy pickin, prewargibson

[guitbrett]

Looks and sounds like a mid to late 1930's Gibson L00. One of my examples is featured in Rick Batey's Book, The History of the American Blues Guitar. Would like to see a clearer pic without light bouncing off, but the L00's are probably the best guitar Gibson produced for this kind of playing and sound. Hope he hasn't screwed the pick up into the soundhole !

[prewargibson]

cool guitbrett, thanks a bunch for checking that out for me ... i will look for that Rick Batey book ... all the best and thanks again!

[nikoncan]

WOW really impressive. I have just started to play and was very impressed and inspired thank you for sharing this with us.

Many thanks

Malcolm

[benjou74]

okay thank you very much though ... it gives me a startpoint !!

[benjou74]

sry not the first but the second one I think it's double trouble...as I watched it when you played it on a 18 strings guitar !

[guitbrett]

No tabs available i'm afraid. Haven't got time to do them. The tunings used are open G minor but not in concert pitch on both necks.

[benjou74]

Great sound and great play ..I'd like to know if you could send me the tabs of the first piece you played ?? thank you very much in advance ..

[Mutt117]

The detail work looks like a Kay Kraft.

[guitbrett]

I also have a Kay Kraft. The decals are very similar but the Oahu is much bigger in size and has a much fuller voice. Guitbrett.

[amebchen]

funny accent ;d and shining CLAWS! but it's impressive.

[CRETDEAU]

Paul Bret is one of the most magnificient acoustic guitar of all times.

[yozeroz]

lovely picking

[EpiphoneHeart]

It's great your collection , thanks you to the music.

Juan Jo'.

[flatroach]

You play beautifully!!