Gretsch 6120 and Handwired Marshall 1974x

[Judasmac]

Researching Gretches. Stumbled across this and stayed for the playing. Awesome job.

[nhojcam]

love it! you nailed it again doc!

[Guitarooster52]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing!

[MrGuimbard]

awesome!!!!!

[dimszappas]

Hello from Greece!Excellent playing and sounding!!!!Bravo!

[gumme88]

tab ? anyone rhytm or solo

[ZeppelinRules]

Very Neil!

[Bobbybookoo]

Love this song. It has that timeless sound and feel to it. I wouldn't be sad if you uploaded more originals!

[Michael2x]

This is perfection...I wish that I could download this song from Itunes on my Iphone. Awesome growl...this cannot be improved upon! 5*****'s

[benhardtru]

I have the same guitar, but have never made it sing the way you can yours! Outstanding...

[splendora]

I really love this sound, really haunting!

[godfrey902]

beautiful, i love your gretsch

[aquafred01]

Hi! docjeffreyb I am french and i think that you show that we canot play many notes in 1 second to have a very nice song(do you understand?), and feeling is the best (with gretch is more better!) ...cool.

It's a pleasure.

Fred

[rollick3434]

great sound and very tasteful playiing

[frosk1n]

I have the same guitar. You play it amazingly well! Thanks for this video

[CrossKnives]

Nice.

[hagtar12]

Nice job man. Im looking at getting a new G6120-1959 LTV/TV Jones. What pickups are on the 6120 your playing here?

[TheSterlingSound]

Beautiful

[RokinLee]

Great playing - a good mile high cut above the average stuff on YT.

[PBasser84]

I was cautious about getting this amp, worrying that it would be a screamer like a lot of Marshalls, these days. I'm looking for a good amp to mate to my Gibson ES-330, with dual P-90 pickups.  After listening to your beautiful playing, I'm convinced that this may be the amp to consider. Thanks for the demonstration and wonderful playing.

[SingleCoilVoodoo]

amazing tone/sound/feel!!!!!!!

[jackbart1960]

Cool tone!!! Got to love that Blues Breaker. What a amp. And listening to this makes me want a later Gretsch so bad the new ones are so good!!!! Keep rock'n!!!!

Peace. J.J.B.

[chest002]

I liked your guitar so well, I got me one exactly like it. I still occasionally come by and listen to this video. Sweet music to my ears. Thanks for the inspiration.

[docjeffreyb]

OK, some of you have no clue about vintage-style instruments. The guitar in question has low output (4.5K) vintage pickups, a floating bridge, and a Bigsby. It's not designed to sustain like a solid or semi-solid guitar. Additionally, if you pay attention to my playing, I'm muting the strings with my right hand to intentionally get that staccato effect. Cranking the amp to 11 is not going to provide the tone I was after. What else? Oh, bends being slightly pitchy? I learned that from Neil Young.

[FOOFTR]

Dude - great sound and nice playing. Excellent. sjctuber - ever played a Gretsch? They are not meant to sustain like say a Les Paul...that's the whole idea. It's a completely different tonal experience. Not for everyone. But as Setzer or Living End can prove, a worthwhile one.

[jfhudak]

I have a new 59 reissue 6120 and it will sustain for days. I think it has to do with the proper thickness tops they are putting on them now, along with better pickups and trestle bracing. Anyway, I didn't think this sounded bad at all.

[hagtar12]

@jfhudak I agree

[Bigsbeee]

I agree about the no sustain comment.

My 59 6120 Re ISSUE sure has though..

Trestle Bracing...

[sjctuber]

well i hate to be the asshole but i think it sounds muddy and kinda sterile and the guitar has no sustain at all. just like my 2001 6120. thats what happens when people who can't even pronounce "Fred Gretsch" start building guitars with his name on them.

[gergface21]

@sjctuber you're not an asshole, you just don't know what you're talking about sjctuber :)

[SkatingWombat123]

strsnge guitsr still nice tho

[SuperNezzy]

gorgeous! what an unbelivable sound!

[Diddleywah]

Just stumbled across this as I have a Marshall 1974 in my possession and it is the sweetest sounding amp I have ever possessed - shame it's not quite loud enough to compete with live drummers and none of the louder Marshall Amps quite compete for sweetness and power - Anyway - That was some beautifully played guitar - 'Really enjoyed it - Thank You!

[docjeffreyb]

Yeah, it's a great amp for sure. You can hook another 1 x 12 cab (Marshall makes one that matches the combo). That should give you quite a bit of extra punch.

[lespaulstudio90]

well done man thats a very hauntingly beautiful comp. I could hear the loss or heartbreak and feel the memory all at once. rock on dude.

[crow55555555555555]

this amp needs to be cranked

[houseman7021]

Wow. great work. Great song. Great axe. and a Great amp. To me, it has this underlying Tom Petty vibe to it, too. Thanks.

[coughlintm]

you kinda gotta work on getting your bends in tune.

[Skaliwag66]

it definately has that gretsch growl.

[Tiroock]

I love that =O

Good job ! 5/5 !

What this song ?

[docjeffreyb]

Thanks! The song is one of my original comps called "Das Bild (The Photograph)."

[Tiroock]

Amazing comps, have you got the backing ?

And the tab if you can ? I really love your composition <3

Great job !

[Michael2x]

I heard it Speaking to me and Growling at me. Excellent sound. Nothing like a Gretsch 6120...Simply the best.

[docjeffreyb]

That's the best compliment I've ever had. Thanks a million.

[docjeffreyb]

I used my Boss Loop Station as a sort of sketch pad and played the lead part live to that rudimentary track. It just had a click and a rhythm guitar banging out the chords to the song. The Looper was playing though the Vox AC15. Everything went live into ProTools. I exported the loop track to Garage Band and added drums. Then I put that drum track back into Pro Tools and re-recorded the rhythm guitars and the bass. The original loop was deleted except for where it bled into the other mic. Simple

[00DirectorsCut00]

superb guitar..

and congratulations x the amps u own!

[bitanga66]

paradise for ears  thanks

[docjeffreyb]

Thank you. Steven Stills is my hero, but on this tune you might be able to hear Neil Young's influence with the staccato laced leads and quick Bigsby wiggles.

[russ5084]

nice job

[chest002]

You would make Neil Young and Steven Stills Proud. I like your style. I am waiting on a delivery of a G6120 AM. Stopped by to listen to yours. The tone is excellent my friend. I am excited!!!

[johnnybflat]

very very nice!

[tdawg0993]

so you the backing track yourself?

thats pretty sweet!

5/5

[docjeffreyb]

Yeah. I originally played the lead with my Boss Loop Station, but then I decided to go back and make a proper backing track. There is a Epi Riviera 12 stringer and a Rick 360 / 6 stringer along with bass and drums in the backing track.

[njtopdog]

I have chills seriously this is ethereally beautiful

[docjeffreyb]

I'll have to look up ethereal. I hope it's something good:-;

Seriously, thanks a million.

[cvo223]

where can i get a copy of that backing track? it sounds great.

[docjeffreyb]

I'll post a link after I have a chance to find the file on my rather disorganized computer.

[samhinrichsen]

are you in standard tuning

this is one of my favorite things to listen to you are a true musician  sam

[docjeffreyb]

Yes. Thanks for the comments.

[ringoramjet]

great style and class

[monosound81]

sounds amazing

[therbullets]

thank you

[Tiroock]

Awesome <3

[lafayetteHH]

amazing!

[ALAlexMurphyEX]

This is wonderful,, over in the UK we have this awful music craze of Indie (No, not independent music that the name comes from, but an extrodinarily bland guitar-pop bandwagon of which many uk bands have jumped on to trying to ape the beatles and the jam, check out 'The Pidgeon Detectives' and 'the Veiw').. and guitars like this are the frontrunner of Indie music.. but now ive seen them in a new light,, thankyou :)

[anaru18]

I would have thought telecasters were the front runner of this crazed genre, anyway, i agree with you, they don't make british rock n roll like they used to,

[anaru18]

I would have thought telecasters were the front runner of this crazed genre, anyway, i agree with you, they don't make british rock n roll like they used to,

[telecasterman18]

Awesome!

[Mahavishnu80]

James Hetfield?!?

[Someguitarplayer1]

i no ayye thats i what was thinking

[fngrpckr]

Oh this is great! I have a similar guitar, and I tried that amp at a store once. This is a great groove and you certainly have the chops to bring out the best in that set-up. Thanks for sharing,

Darryl Chafe

Newfoundland

[universalperspective]

another true artist at work. smooth rolling rhythm tones set the stage for your biting voiced lead. i like how you play at the songs pace real nice and calculated, not all for show and wankin off, great emotion, development and drive are evident in your work and articulation. cheers to the 4:42 second drive in your mind. PS. nice gear/setup

[occupiedbytim]

Absolutely wonderful!

[popa62]

great sound and your have a careful playing 5/5

[oigroig89]

awesome. great tone. makes me wanna take a bite out of that amp! crank it up!

[katarzis27]

how do you like the 1974x compared to the vox?

[Turbomarcel]

Fantastic! ... Nothing more to say ...

[Desert9999]

No comment master :)