Epiphone Les Paul Standard & Peavey Classic 30 - Just Blues

[UnceBobTouchedMe]

blues, zep, how long have u been playing guitar man?

[ThePlaystationgenius]

which guitar is that pls tell in detail

[riceandbeans643]

glad to see the peavey is capable of this kind of tone. im buying one for sure

[Pomiferous]

@riceandbeans643 The Peavey Classic 30 will give you plenty of bang for the buck.I like mine alot.

[brandedification]

very good. what are your tone settings on your guitar?

[brandedification]

good playiing. what are your tone settings on your guitar?

[LP4ever94]

so is this cherry sunburst or honeyburst?

[Zubirrex]

Tasty licks. Beautiful Paul, too.

[goodwrench838]

nice tone

[manirous]

great !

[qwecars]

Very sexy! What kind of burst is that?

[taypuc31]

@qwecars I think it's the honeyburst.

[willemlol7]

@qwecars Amber Burst

[rokkerdude8]

@willemlol7 its not amberburst, amber is nearly clear and all one color. its honeyburst.

[mrcancan18]

i wanna get an epiphone les paul even tho idk how to play lol but i play tbone btone and trumpet

[moleman1961]

Nice!

[acuity67]

@BluesZep Hey, you're really good at getting awesome tones out of your guitar and Peavey. Would you be able to give me any advice as to producing a Santana-esque tone?

[jpnarino]

That was fantastic! great, simply great! How long have you been playing? do you play professionally or as hobby?

[gerardovargasbrenes]

Man,you've got a good rig,the Epi and the Peavey classic 30 makes a good team,and the backing track is cool,sounds very profesional.

[wanabslash91]

@gerardovargasbrenes tht backing track is on youtube dood i cant remember excactly wut its under but i think i recall usen it

[Guppy915]

Sounds Great! Been thinking about pickups for my Epi LP Std., these are cool, can't tell difference in sound to real Gibson Les Paul.

[78590000]

very nice.....rs

[k9262ball]

hi, really enjoy your vid's can you let me know where you got your backing tracks. Hard to find ones that don't just sound like a computer

[nerobest]

yeah man

[shell29fan1]

Great playin man! Ive got a 2007 epi standard plus and love it! Keep rockin!

[Speackoolm]

love this pickups, killer tone

[gaaaaa2]

nice sound man! perfect!

[slonovakos]

I whana tank you for that video its so great i love listing when im back from school

Thank you

[glocker199]

Great job! I wish I could play like that.

[TheFoOl2411]

nice playin dude. i'm thinking about new pups for my epi. would you say these are better than burstbuckers?

[Noseheros]

No, but they're close, and great for the price...try some of Seymour duncan's PAF copies or Dimarzio's PAF, the seymour duncan Pearly Gates is a hot PAF. with the mids boosted a bit

[iceman10129]

Burstbuckers sort of go for the 59' sound right...so they would be hotter and bitier. 57's Classics would have nicer cleans. Could be wrong though.  Ive played both, thats my assesment

[SmurfBorder]

very nice! perfect!

[BluesZep]

Thanks!!

[Dkr84]

So is this just something you came up with or a song? Are there tabs around :)?

[fremderum]

Hey fella,what blues players do you like listening?I'm interested in blues but I don't know almost anything about it!

[cichlidkeeper89]

B.B king, joe bonamassa, stevie ray vaughan. im just naming a few.

listen to STOP by JOE BONAMASSA.

i think that one will catch your ear.

just search it here on youtube.

listen to the studio version.

[fremderum]

Ok,I'll do it! Thanks man!!

[Madnessthisis]

is that the plus top or plain top LP?

[BluesZep]

plus top!

[azraaell]

very good indeed i could listen to his its nice, nice guitaryness

[marceloramires]

where did you get these backtracks ?

[pastelitoblues]

write "blues backing track" in youtube ;)

[Ventalei]

I like your playing. It's not the King but It's still realy good.

[BluesZep]

Thanks!

[mnorm5150]

Bro, this is not bad at all. Do you gig any? If so, where?

[jplegori]

Nossa, muito bom!

Qual a cor dela? Honey Burst?

Abraços

[BluesZep]

Isso, é honey burst!

Abs

[Burgao02]

do you have the backing track to send to me or where can i download it

[mattvl]

I was wondering the same thing...

[junckzproductions]

"Ive got a sweet little angel..."

[tommylespaul]

where did you find the backing track?

[coolbrazilianboy]

Did u find backing track? if u did, would u mind telling me where?

hahahah

thanks anyways!

[thejamminhippies]

Hey..i'm a noobie blues player (6months) and need some help. I really like your playing. I only know the dorian mode, mixylodian mode, and the major pentatonic and major scale. Are the little lick things ur playing just made up stuff or are they part of a scale? if you improvised that..man im blown away. Please help me

[tommart123]

Usually when a song is made it is based around a scale, and all of the notes will be a part of that scale. The scale has to correspond with the chords that the song uses in order to sound right. Once you get used to the scales then improvising becomes a lot easier because any note that you play will sound correct as long as it is a part of the scale. The bluesy feel on the other hand comes from the offbeat rhythm.

[JMack14]

It all really comes from one scale or asnother and then gets translated up and down the fretboard. I would imagine this is mainly improv, probably over the blues scale or minor pentatonic.

[guitars777]

Try to incorporate the major pentatonic scale dude. You know the Gimme three steps lick right?? Play the blues using that scale when the chord progression goes to the 4 chord.

[timbek]

Yes, you know the blues, I am enjoying all of your videos. Try playing the blues with the backing track to ZZ top's Blue jean blues . The two of you will be a good match. Tim

[Lynyrd77Skynyrd]

Great video yet again Zep! Had to favourite this one. I love the way you breathe in and pause before a big lick comes bursting out, great style and feeling the music. I have a question, have you had professional lessons or are you self taught or a mixture. Yours is exactly the style i want to achieve eventually so any input into how you reached the point you are at would be great, Thanks

[mcdonaldskilledme123]

i agree

btw did u kno the pianist for skynyrd died today

[BluesZep]

Thanks so much for the kind words! I only had lessons to learn acoustic guitar, when I was 10 (20 yrs ago). Now I listen a lot of music, and try to incorporate some to my playing. Cheers!

[thexbrothers]

Hey man love your setup! Ive got the same guitar, and Im getting those same pickups very soon! The only difference is that Ive got a Marshall solid state amp :) I was wondering if you remembered what your settings on your amp were when you did this video?

[thexbrothers]

Oh, sorry, and also do you have a 57 classic plus in the bridge or just a pair of regular 57's? Which do you think wold be a better setup? btw I love you style, its just like my bands! Im gonna show my bandmates this! :)

[BluesZep]

Thanks, man! Pickups are both regular 57's. I prefer this way, but if you want more output on bridge pickup, go with plus.

[CaughtSomeMahogany]

rock on brother. btw, thats one kick ass lookin paul ya got. awesome finish and great sustain. rock on.

[thesnakespecialist]

u really feel it man, great style and performance makes me sick cos i have a real gibson les paul classic and i cant play as well as u

[EdnaRaf]

this shows you dont need a real gibson to rock n roll ... well done!

[lucy121206]

I have got 2 questions for you: 1) How do the 57s sound with a lot of gain/distortion? 2)Are they warmer or brighter or balanced pretty good? (It's kind of hard to tell exactly on a youtube video). I ask because I have an Epi LP too, but was considering getting a 57 in the neck and a Burstbucker Pro w/ V magnets at the bridge, but wondered if the 57s could handle all styles well (or just vintage sound). Anyway, good playin, man.

[BluesZep]

hello, I'll give my opinion: 1) They sound pretty good with distortion, but I've never tried "a lot of". The max distortion I've tried with this pickups was something like boss DS-1 full of gain. And sounded balanced and clear. 2) If I have to choose one of these adjectives, I'd say balanced. They are warm, but still has a clear sound (hard to explain hehe). I'm not a big fan of Alnico V pickups, that's the case of BB Pro, just because they have sharp trebles.

[lucy121206]

Thanks, man. This really helps actually, especially since I am the only guitar player in my little backwoods town and have no one to really ask about this kind of stuff. I had read they were good in a musician's friend review, but wanted a different opinion. Thanks, again. Oh, and is that Peavey a tube amp?

[BluesZep]

Ok, feel free to ask anything you want. And yes, Peavey Classic 30 is all tube.

[osc13]

Great.. Just Great..

Keep on Rockin dude

Salut

[BluesZep]

Thanks so much!

[azdv]

Amazing tone and playing, gotta love the blues! Led Zep rock!

[BluesZep]

Thank you!!

[soldieroffreedom001]

how long does it take to play like that because i just play like 7 months now

[Whydoyoureadme]

Its not about months, but how much you practice every day.

[deemos5277]

what scale are you usually playing in?

Am new at this whole blues thing.

I just ordered the same Epiphone LP standard HS, with a line 6 spider III 35 amp..

[BluesZep]

In this video, is basically minor pentatonic.

[TeleRocker1]

You tone, chops, licks, and style are great!

Your sense of when to play and when not to are pro level. Keep at it, getting cleaner all the time. I'm a performer and looking forward to more of your blues stuff. Very well done.

[BluesZep]

Thanks you for the kind words, you are welcome!

[corvettesR1]

You have all great licks going there. Thanks for the video .:)

[BritaniaRuleAgain]

The thing I love about blues is that it's cake. Its's smooth and simple. You play a blues scale with some of your favorite licks and boom!

Good stuff.

[leftystrat62]

Unfortunately my blues doesn't go boom,it's more like plop.

[HisNameWasRobin]

i have an epiphone lespaul standard too!

but its a vintage sunburst

yours is real nice man

[SoloBen247]

Man i need a tube amp for this kind of tone for lovley blues! but i can only afford solid state amps :( cant wait til i can get a job even then itl take almost 4 months to get a decent marshall tube amp ...life sucks.

on the other hand AWSOME PLAYING! i felt that so much man nothin beats the blues

keep rockin

SoloBen247

[BritaniaRuleAgain]

Try out a hybrid. It's much more budget friendly and they have all the best qualities of both tube and digital.

I own a Marshall AVT50 which is a fantastic amp, I bring it everywhere. I always bring it to guitar center becuase I can't find an amp that sounds as good as it, besides the big tube Marshall stacks and such, but they're never plugged in. Anyways it has such a great clean drive and it can get dirty! I bought it over a Fender Deville

[geeterman98]

i have an AVT50 as well...its very portable and great tone..i use it mainly for band pratice and going to jams when i dont feel like hauling around a head and a cab or a 75 pound fender twin reverb

[BritaniaRuleAgain]

Haha small enough for the room, loud enough for the gig I always say. It doesn't sound like it's a 50 watt, i was really surprised that it was louder than a marshall full stack solid state.

[GmIaBrScOoN]

Did you have the tone knobs replaced, they look better than stock epiphone

[BluesZep]

Yes, i've put gold knobs. I didn't like too much that stock amber

[llvllarkinho]

opa, jávi que tá....to com um aqui, e tô gostando cada vez mais dele...no início eu achava que ia ficar preso com pouco recurso....mas tá me satisfazendo bem esse amp....timbrão hein hehe...

[BluesZep]

Valeu, cara. Gosto bastante desse amp também. Nem acho que faltam recursos. Os dois canais, mais o reverb, já cobrem uma gama de timbres bem grande. Uma variada nas guitarras, um pedal ou outro, e pronto hehehe

Abraço!

[llvllarkinho]

ehhe, eu achava que tu era gringo...seguinte, tá usando o classic 30 aí nessa??? Abraço!

[isch1234567]

good stuff man! but it would have been better if you had used de neck humbucker for the whole video

[BluesZep]

Thanks! I like to try different tones during the song, but if I had used just neck pickup would sounds good. Thanks for the advice!

[snakemonkeyforlife]

lol dude sorry to say this but the backing track sounds like the music from those cialis commercials. You play really well by the way

[julie1300]

wrong snakemonkeyforlife...those freaking viagra and cialis reps snagged blues tracks and tainted them...hopefully not for life...it should be illegal in all 50 states, hell internationally for drug companies to use any one genre of music to sell their products...thank the Lord in heaven it wasn't for VD products

[Noseheros]

@snakemonkeyforlife Thats because the commercial uses "Stormy Monday" by The Allman Brothers, and this sounds just like it, probably a Stormy Monday backing track

[snakemonkeyforlife]

lol dude sorry to say this but the backing track sounds like the music from those cialis commercials. You play really well by the way

[srvstrato]

Pô Fenando teu timbre tá muito foda!! e o feeling nem se fala... Parabéns cara!! Falai na sua avaliação quanto sua Epi melhorou com os classic '57?

[BluesZep]

Valeu mesmo!

Cara, eu diria que a guitarra melhorou muito, mas muito mesmo. Esses captadores são muito bons, ricos em harmônicos, bem articulados, vc ouve muitas frequencias, mas não tem aquele agudo chato, comum a muitos PAF-like. Dos captadores que eu já tive oportunidade de usar até hoje, foram os que mais me agradaram na Les Paul.

[guitarskater11]

could you maybe send me some tabs for blues riffs when i play blues i just do different things and when i finally get something good i just play it over and over and over until i memorize it haha

[Gr1ffz]

Man, if I could only play as fluently as you :)

I play for about a year self-taught guitar now. I also especially play blues, but im not even near your smoothness and tone. You definatly got the blues 8-)

[BluesZep]

Thanks, bro!

[GuitarEd48]

Very good!your les paul sounds good!

[BritaniaRuleAgain]

Man those pickups are friggin HOT Rods!

[liquidbend]

Cool Guitar bro

[nichenia]

you use just pentatonic scale...

[levm0308]

and?.. his fucking great because he has the blues, something that you don't.. lame kid

by the way, i admire you (blueszep) :)

[BluesZep]

Thank you so much levm0308!

[BritaniaRuleAgain]

sounds like David Gilmour!

Rock on my brew

[BluesZep]

Thanks so much!! I'm glad to hear about it, cause Gilmour is a great influence!

[finegan56]

my fav music the blues u are amazing keep playing

[BluesZep]

Thanks so much!!

[vodkapower1986]

i've got a squier (no money) stratocaster but i'm looking for a gibson now...! but, if i buy an epiphone and change the pickups with gibson pickups does it worth to do?

[SBGuitars]

In my experience, most Epi's are excellent if you upgrade the pickups (stock ones are usually not bad though). Although I would go for Dimarzio or Seymour over Gibson.

[SBGuitars]

Oh, got a bit distracted there! Nice work "BluesZep" :-)

[BluesZep]

Thanks, SB!!

[vodkapower1986]

is there any software for making music? an easy one

[vodkapower1986]

tell us the scale man pls!!! i'm learning the guitar alone and i think that would be nice to learn the theory of that! pls

[BluesZep]

That's just G minor pentatonic, and blues notes

[bluesbuddy123]

Good job!!

Thats a really nice tone, but where did you get the backing track?

[BluesZep]

Thanks. BT was downloaded on emule. I can send it to you, just send me a message.

[Dicoluc]

Nice job man!

That's the sound i'm looking for my epiphone les paul custom. '57 gibson humbuckers

:Q________

[jeffmc154]

If I may ask, what kinds of scales are you using, if any? (Or have you not taken any formal training and play completely by ear?) I getting my first electric (already play acoustic a bit, no lessons) and I'm trying to find something really fun to play scale wise to a backing track and the major and minor pentatonic aren't doing it for me.

Cheers

[jgstrat82]

that is a pentatonic scale.

[jeffmc154]

Ok I guess I'm just not good enough to get the cool licks out of the scale yet. I'm self taught so far and just learning minor pentatonic and now going on to the 5 major scale positions. More practice I guess.

[jgstrat82]

definately, just practice. jam along with backing tracks if you can. play slow, simple licks to the backing tracks and be creative. practice is key and it has to come from ur heart

[jeffmc154]

Ya, that's the kinda stuff people have been telling me so it's gotta be true. I'm gonna get on it as soon as my Les Paul gets here. Supposed to come on Jan. 04 on Friday, I'm sooo excited for it! I've already got a Line 6 Spider II ready and everything setup I might go switch it for a Spider III though.

[BluesZep]

I'm using pentatonic scale and blue notes, like jgstrat82 said. I think you can play along wit a backing track and practice, using this scale. Try to use all notes, and feel which ones sound better over each chord. If possible, record the takes. Practice day-by-day and you'll hear your improvement.

[rchrdhazze]

WOW RIGHTON WELL DONE

[hatecobhccrew]

how long have you been playing? that's really good stuff.

[mattyt81]

nice work. i could listen to this for hours! the tone is superb. that is the guitar ive been saving up for.

[BluesZep]

Thanks so much!

[LettuceBuilder]

You got the blues.

Martin

[BluesZep]

Thanks a lot, Martin!

[D4ng3rboy]

what color is your guitar. im guessing honeyburst.

[BluesZep]

Hi, you're right, it's honeyburst

[D4ng3rboy]

okay thanks cause i went to the music store and asked for a honeyburst and he showed me one and it looked really gold-ish and it was the translucent amber one. guess the guy didnt know his stuff! thanks man :) im getting the same one.

[satrimex]

Nice blues man! good job.

Chek my video.

[fenderstandardstrat]

Is your bridge pickup a 57 classic plus?

[BluesZep]

No, both pickups are Classic '57

[BritaniaRuleAgain]

would you reccomend the plus? i'm like planning on buying one tomorrow, so some help would be nice.

thanks bro and keep on playing the good music!

[Shaboobuhwogan]

fantastic

[mikec717]

Really nice pacing and restraint in your playing - guitar sound is excellent. Just very very well done!

[mwohltman]

Extremely well done!

[Faiq1]

Fantastic...Really enjoyed while listening ;) :P

Keep it up man!

[juca2929]

Great playing, feel and tone!!!! Great ;)

[LegacyRiff]

Very good tone and playing, I have the exact same backing track, you just gave me some new playing ideas. Thanks for sharing

[practisemkesperfect]

very nice man can i ask wat settings you got ure amp set at, the other guitarist in my band has that guitar have u changed the pickups or did they cum wiv the guitar

[BluesZep]

Amp settings:

pre: 7

post: 3

Bass: 9

Middle: 6

Treble: 7

The pickups aren't originals. I've changed them to a pair of Gibson Classic '57.

Thanks!

[lovestospooge6969]

ur a great player, keep up the good work !

[LettuceBuilder]

The more I listen to this track, the more I like it.

(Ancient bluesman)

[dcooper830]

Sounds GREAT!! Love that Les Paul tone!! It sounds very full and rich. EXCELLENT!

[BluesZep]

Hi Dave, thank you so much!

[LettuceBuilder]

Really good. Nicely off the beat; squeezing good; ok, maybe a bit more vibrato but that's largely a matter of taste; changes in tonal ambience good too. I think you need to 'answer' the backing a bit more flexibly rather than being up front all the time.

But all in all, look, you got the blues. Which is what matters.

[BluesZep]

Thanks! I apreciated too much your comments, and I'll try to "talk" with the other instruments. I know I need to improve my playing. Thanks a lot, your comments are welcome!

[PETIJA]

you need more vibrato

[BluesZep]

Thanks, I'll try to improve my vibrato.

[menezesgb]

Realmente... Muito bom esse video! Pretty Cool, Dude!