+David Cheon maybe he's also used it, but I'm sure that extreme chorus, with a very high depth and rate, is pretty much a thing Sco did all the time in his Uberjam days and such
I spent long wondering exactly what pedals he was using for that effect. I'd definitely tried just a chorus pedal, but I was like "it can't be that simple". Sure enough, it's a Boss chorus.
Very nice episode. Sco is a Jazz Giant, Avi is great in his own right, and those two have complementary playing styles. Since Premier Guitar has now officially broken the 'Jazz barrier' w/ these guys, a great guest would be Jazz Guitar Giant Pat Metheny - his whole gear is somewhat shrouded in mystery, and if Pat would be willing to do it, I feel that it would be a great show. Peace and keep up the great work.
This Rig Rundown is the best i ever seen on YT If you really listen to the way JS is using pedals N effects you can learn so much in just one session coz he's the Real Boss IMO when it comes to Sound Tweaking
Before I heard the album, I read an interview in Guitar Player in which Scofield said he had "the best rhythm guitarist in the world". When I heard the album I was astonished to find he was right.
John Scofield borrowed my Mesa Mark Iv for a gig in Burlington VT. He said, “maybe next time I come back I’ll borrow it again.” I was like...hmmm I don’t know about that.
Not sure if you can see, but there is already a big black box on his pedalboard labelled "Buffer Interface". That should be sufficient enough to buffer the signal chain down the line. Sometimes having too many buffered pedals all in one signal may also work against you...
I remember when the big thing back then was "true bypass." I love how all of the buffers were turned into true bypass, and then a buffer is placed back on her board as a patch box. Lol.
There's footage of John Scofield playing with Miles Davis in the mid eighties at the North Sea Jazz festival and he's using Peavey amps for the hire company, makes no difference to his resulting sound.
I'm glad I read everyone else's comments first lol! Yeah that Walmart looking extension cord is kaons noise for sure but all in all this Ida's been one of my favorite rig breakdowns. Would love to have the tremolo pedal he uses! A little out of my fundage.
I misunderstand i was told that a buffer boosts the signal to compensate for long cable runs and the signal path thru the effects pedals, that is why the battery will go dead if you leave the cable plugged in and the pedal turned off. Anyway it seems to me that one buffered pedal at the front of a modest pedal board could replace the custom buffer box, those things gotta cost a fortune but hey if you got the money it's all good.
Just putting your guitar through a whole bunch of different patch cables and leads will degrade your signal slightly even if the pedals aren't, a minor thing but some people are complete perfectionists
Geat vid. Thanks! Scofield did NOT sound like himself @ this show. There were FOH issues, but even before that Scofield didn't sound bright/clear. Don't emulate this vid if you are after his sound, which comes from 1)Sco, 2)His Ibanez guitar, 3) thick strings, and 4) the Rat with gain and filter both set to about 9:00. The amp doesn't matter as much as that stuff, but the signature Sco sound in the last 15 years or so is from the AC30. I went to this show w high expectations. It was just okay.
Scofield is playing a strat in this video and he still sounds like himself. I've been playing a strat and an ibanez semihollow myself, wish I could play like these dudes though.
I'm with Avi. I had a Carbon Copy that broke and nobody could fix so I treated myself to an El Capistan. The Strymons are great pedals but for me the Carbon Copy did all that I needed, better
Well, it's technically not correct, but, interesting to note, the Vox wah-wah pedals and the Crybaby's were the same model, the Voxes were sold to places that sold Vox products, and the crybaby's were sold to those who didn't, then Jim Dunlop bought the rights to the crybaby wahwah pedal because it wasn't going well for Vox. Don't quote me on that though, I probably got a lot of stuff wrong on that
well he has a good buffer at the start of his signal path, so they are avoiding any buffered pedals that have poorer buffered bypass, or any pedals that have no bypass.
mason put out products by other companies and just re-badged them and gooped the original circuit-boards he didnt even copy the circuit he just bought em re housed em and charge about 4 times the price till he was caught ...then he lied...and lied...and lied...and finally admitted the truth if i were you steer clear of anything vertex related, just look up vertex wah bbe wah
+AmmoniteII He's been really trying to make amends for it. Like he's a pretty young dude, he admitted he messed up, offered a full refund to everyone. Rather than stepping back from the scene and coming back under another name he stuck with the Vertex name and has been working on some really high quality original pedals (Where hes completely honest if it's based off of or remotely close to an existing circuit). He fucked up yeah, but he's been trying his best to make amends in an honest and mature way. Gotta have at least some respect for him for taking the high road.
so he committed FRAUD was CAUGHT denied it WAS PROVED wrong and now because he was caught with his pants down has refunded people WHOOOP DE FECKING DOO it was F R A U D ! he is a dishonest scammer nothing more he will always be that exploiting some angle in some way he dragged some very high level players through his detritus and made them look like fools!
There's quite a bit of that kind of fraud out there.Why convert mediocre buffered pedals to TB? There are circuits that must be buffered, but there are a ton of high quality , TB versions that aren't DOD, MXR, or Boss. Heard more recently that Morgan got jammed up claiming he used vintage diodes on Fuzzes that were far from it.Do the homework, because the competion is fierce, and many don't care about ethics.
man I still dig that reverse sound and am still surprised that never really caught on. that's a cool effect. Sco was all about that when I saw him around this time
Likely stock fender. Aside from recently branching out with vertex for his pedalboard, John mostly plays it straight and doesn't use anything too custom
Anyone knows which guitar Sco uses on the famous Live At Montreux Jazz Festival (1976) with Duke/Cobham band?It seems and old Ibanez(les paul model)with paf-pro pick up.Thanks to everyone
He doesn't seem overly obsessed with effects. Everyone's ears are their own. I'm curious if they have a tech? The guy most likely created a ground loop from daisy-chaining his power supply. A simple isolated power unit (VLPP), or even batteries would cure that in an instant. Any tech worth his salt would know that.....
btw he played a tele for the whole show, but on the record the Ibanez pops up here and there. I presume that his plan was to use the guitar that matches the guitar on the album...
I'm guessing it'll be Vintage P bass Ampeg with 8x10 Tuner haha I'm a bass player so I can empathise but unless there's some specific sound or effect used, bass player don't really need a rig rundown.
Sure, now he can afford a tricked-out boutique rig with all those bells, whistles, and tricks. But I still prefer the sound that John got from his run-of-the-mill, 'true bypass-less' setup from the late 80s/early 90s. I know I'm not the only one who feels the same...
John's harmonic and rhythmic sense is out of this world.
Quite funny to hear Sco talking about his chorus pedal like he doesn't know how signature that sound is from him.
+David Cheon maybe he's also used it, but I'm sure that extreme chorus, with a very high depth and rate, is pretty much a thing Sco did all the time in his Uberjam days and such
Indeed. Much as I love hearing Sco play, I really do miss the Still Warm/Loud Jazz/Time On My Hands, chorus-always-on sound.
I spent long wondering exactly what pedals he was using for that effect. I'd definitely tried just a chorus pedal, but I was like "it can't be that simple". Sure enough, it's a Boss chorus.
I mean he said he used to use it all the time. Lol he acknowledged it.
@@SeanRosati Used it in stereo for many years. Depth rate wasn't set as high then.
This was one of the most funnest rig rundown's, digging it🤘
Looking Avi's pedal board with brown cheapo extension cords... That's funny :-) I'm thinking..... hey I'm doing pretty good.
Thank you Avi for taking the time to detail that somewhat complicated system. (And of course thank you John. Your every note and word is bliss).
Avi Bortnik is one of the most original guitar players out there.. saw him with this band back in like 2006 and was blown away
Love the rig love the shoes ... John scofield what a legend
I’m going to see Sco tonite!!! So excited to see him in Houston. He is holding a discussion before the concert. So cool!!
Surprised to hear JS say he ends up using his amp sound mostly. Thanks John and Avi for taking the time to run down your gear for us. Inspirational!
Very nice episode. Sco is a Jazz Giant, Avi is great in his own right, and those two have complementary playing styles. Since Premier Guitar has now officially broken the 'Jazz barrier' w/ these guys, a great guest would be Jazz Guitar Giant Pat Metheny - his whole gear is somewhat shrouded in mystery, and if Pat would be willing to do it, I feel that it would be a great show. Peace and keep up the great work.
He kinda sounds like The Dude / Jeff Bridges
ha ha I started vid then went to make coffee and in the background I swear I hear "Hey man thats just like your opinion"
'No man....dude...I'm The Dude'
Kinda
Love Sco ! I just to add that his MicroSynth IS true bypass. He can get it out of the loop and put it anywhere. Scofield is a giant!
Oh snap, Avi Bortnick is sidechaining the clavinet with his guitar like Nile Rodgers did (with the horn section) on Bowie's "Let's Dance". Super cool!
This Rig Rundown is the best i ever seen on YT
If you really listen to the way JS is using pedals N effects you can learn so much in just one session coz he's the Real Boss IMO when it comes to Sound Tweaking
Other Jazz-Fusion greats that deserve and episode IMHO: Scott Henderson, Allan Holdworth, Frank Gambale, Mike Stern, Bill Frisell, to name a handful.
Saw this guy live with Uberjam. It was amazing.
i like the shows in particular where the artist is going through the setup while playing it.
Before I heard the album, I read an interview in Guitar Player in which Scofield said he had "the best rhythm guitarist in the world". When I heard the album I was astonished to find he was right.
... this is the Empress Tremolo unit which is a vibrato... Which in fact is a tremolo...
John Scofield borrowed my Mesa Mark Iv for a gig in Burlington VT. He said, “maybe next time I come back I’ll borrow it again.”
I was like...hmmm I don’t know about that.
John Scofield is truly a big inspiration, he has it all,.. ;)
Not sure if you can see, but there is already a big black box on his pedalboard labelled "Buffer Interface". That should be sufficient enough to buffer the signal chain down the line. Sometimes having too many buffered pedals all in one signal may also work against you...
The Digitech h-whammy pedal looks nice
Cool Whip :)
"Here is the Empress Tremolo unit, which is a vibrato."
True dat!
I can't believe he trusts an airline with his 1981 AS200...
*balikpapan* he doesn't really. He can't say he plays a tele because of his Ibanez deal
Airlines are very trustworthy and his guitar will be fine. Maybe even arrive in better condition.
@@scavadir5372 Except that his "Teles" are old Ibanez copies.
"Just another vibrating device." - John Scofield
5:50 the moment we all waited for
I loved that it’s a CE-3 instead of the ubicuos CE-2
John is the coolest cat there is.
John bohlinger that is
6.23 its just another vibrating device
I remember when the big thing back then was "true bypass." I love how all of the buffers were turned into true bypass, and then a buffer is placed back on her board as a patch box. Lol.
I don’t care if pedals are true bypass or not. I buy what sounds good and if it changes my tone then I mess around for a good sound.
There's footage of John Scofield playing with Miles Davis in the mid eighties at the North Sea Jazz festival and he's using Peavey amps for the hire company, makes no difference to his resulting sound.
i've always wondered how scofield's shoe would look like . . .
Jesse Baart i know me to. I know it's kind of weird but I have been really curious. he wears crocs!! lol
😀😂😂😂
Scofield! What a Dude!! Down to earth guy or what??!!
Really great insight into tasteful effects usage!
love sco! one of my heros
So, are these pedals true bypass?
This episode is part of universal history
Rig rundown rocks.
Just bought the MXR carbon copy today. It's just too perfect.
I'm glad I read everyone else's comments first lol! Yeah that Walmart looking extension cord is kaons noise for sure but all in all this Ida's been one of my favorite rig breakdowns. Would love to have the tremolo pedal he uses! A little out of my fundage.
never thought id get to see johns shoes so close up!
Scofields pedal board has some cool stuff!
I misunderstand i was told that a buffer boosts the signal to compensate for long cable runs and the signal path thru the effects pedals, that is why the battery will go dead if you leave the cable plugged in and the pedal turned off. Anyway it seems to me that one buffered pedal at the front of a modest pedal board could replace the custom buffer box, those things gotta cost a fortune but hey if you got the money it's all good.
Sco is one of my favorites :)
Just putting your guitar through a whole bunch of different patch cables and leads will degrade your signal slightly even if the pedals aren't, a minor thing but some people are complete perfectionists
Geat vid. Thanks!
Scofield did NOT sound like himself @ this show. There were FOH issues, but even before that Scofield didn't sound bright/clear. Don't emulate this vid if you are after his sound, which comes from 1)Sco, 2)His Ibanez guitar, 3) thick strings, and 4) the Rat with gain and filter both set to about 9:00. The amp doesn't matter as much as that stuff, but the signature Sco sound in the last 15 years or so is from the AC30.
I went to this show w high expectations. It was just okay.
I wonder where to get more coverage on bump cases
If you can go and see John Scofield ,he is a really cool man,you can talk with him after the gig,he is the most nice musician i know!!!
Really? How am I supposed to get passed the security?
verbotenco After gigs in France he came to sell cds,give posters and talk with us!!!
verbotenco
He often - if not always - walks into the audience after the gig and chats w/ fans, gives autographs,etc...Peace.
tiluriso ohh yes? ok!
"Thank you, Premier Guitar, for running down my rig!"
very useful video, finally I ve got sm idea how he gets his sound
you guys actually managed to make use of the microphone to pick up what they are saying with this one! kudos! it's almost 2014...
Scofield is always such a cool dude
What a voice !!!!!!
Cool!
saw these guys live two days ago :D
Man never mind the pedal board set up let's have a look at that gorgeous Gretsch kit tucked away in the back.
Scofield is playing a strat in this video and he still sounds like himself.
I've been playing a strat and an ibanez semihollow myself, wish I could play like these dudes though.
I hear auto wah is big in Canada.
I'm with Avi. I had a Carbon Copy that broke and nobody could fix so I treated myself to an El Capistan. The Strymons are great pedals but for me the Carbon Copy did all that I needed, better
How did this guy play in the 70"s? No pedal was true bypass.
+CABLESPELAOnica he played jazz. no pedals. :P
Cool dude....cool rundown
Thanks a lot!!!!!!! Great video with great information!!!!!!! Thanks P.G!!!!!!!
4:33 a Vox Crybaby? I'm confused but I'm guessing he meant just Crybaby
Well, it's technically not correct, but, interesting to note, the Vox wah-wah pedals and the Crybaby's were the same model, the Voxes were sold to places that sold Vox products, and the crybaby's were sold to those who didn't, then Jim Dunlop bought the rights to the crybaby wahwah pedal because it wasn't going well for Vox. Don't quote me on that though, I probably got a lot of stuff wrong on that
well he has a good buffer at the start of his signal path, so they are avoiding any buffered pedals that have poorer buffered bypass, or any pedals that have no bypass.
so much mason marengella love, before the controversy of him lying his ass off of course.......
AmmoniteII what happened?
mason put out products by other companies and just re-badged them and gooped the original circuit-boards he didnt even copy the circuit he just bought em re housed em and charge about 4 times the price till he was caught ...then he lied...and lied...and lied...and finally admitted the truth if i were you steer clear of anything vertex related, just look up vertex wah bbe wah
+AmmoniteII He's been really trying to make amends for it. Like he's a pretty young dude, he admitted he messed up, offered a full refund to everyone. Rather than stepping back from the scene and coming back under another name he stuck with the Vertex name and has been working on some really high quality original pedals (Where hes completely honest if it's based off of or remotely close to an existing circuit).
He fucked up yeah, but he's been trying his best to make amends in an honest and mature way. Gotta have at least some respect for him for taking the high road.
so he committed FRAUD was CAUGHT denied it WAS PROVED wrong and now because he was caught with his pants down has refunded people WHOOOP DE FECKING DOO it was F R A U D ! he is a dishonest scammer nothing more he will always be that exploiting some angle in some way he dragged some very high level players through his detritus and made them look like fools!
There's quite a bit of that kind of fraud out there.Why convert mediocre buffered pedals to TB? There are circuits that must be buffered, but there are a ton of high quality , TB versions that aren't DOD, MXR, or Boss.
Heard more recently that Morgan got jammed up claiming he used vintage diodes on Fuzzes that were far from it.Do the homework, because the competion is fierce, and many don't care about ethics.
Jason is the best interviewer for Premier Guitar imo
man I still dig that reverse sound and am still surprised that never really caught on. that's a cool effect. Sco was all about that when I saw him around this time
thanks a lot for the video, but where is the phase pedal??? i hear a lot of phase where is it?????
What are his amps tilted back on? Looks like a nice stand but with something going on under it.
Korg Electribe love :)
Does anyone have any info on the pickups that John uses in his Telecaster?
Likely stock fender. Aside from recently branching out with vertex for his pedalboard, John mostly plays it straight and doesn't use anything too custom
Is it ok to microphone an amp with a condenser mic on a live performance?
Totally agree that the pricy buffer box ain't need if u got a decent buffer pedal.
Bloody cool
Happy birthday John Scofield. Today is December 26th 2014.
John always seems to have a chorus on?
Excuse me for this absurd question but, what snickers are those? please, does anybody know? thanks
What about johns tele's? I saw his daphne blue one in the background.
Very nice pedalboard for a jazz guy. Nice pedalboard for any guy.
Nason Mangella is the coolest name ever. Wonder if it's a secret alias :D
I think it's Mason marangella actually.
I work in IT and i play but not sure about linking my ax with my pc
Anybody knows What kind of Telecaster does Scofield play? It sounds gorgeous.
He has some kind of old Ibanez tele-style guitar, it looks like a lawsuit guitar Ibanez may have made in the 70's.
Thanks!
Anyone knows which guitar Sco uses on the famous Live At Montreux Jazz Festival (1976) with Duke/Cobham band?It seems and old Ibanez(les paul model)with paf-pro pick up.Thanks to everyone
It’s actually a Gibson “Les Paul” junior.
@@deeznutz7365 thanks man
@@gusa72 Yessir, glad I could help.
I met him in Lafayette Indiana one time. The coolest jazz guitarist you'll ever meet.
excellent
I like Avi's strap for the guitar. Does anyone know the company name or model? thx
mattiv1 looks like a Souldier.
man the first rig rundown ive seen where the people only have one guitar a piece lol
7:00 Whammy bar effect with the Whammy pedal.
Thanks !!
He doesn't seem overly obsessed with effects. Everyone's ears are their own.
I'm curious if they have a tech? The guy most likely created a ground loop from daisy-chaining his power supply. A simple isolated power unit (VLPP), or even batteries would cure that in an instant. Any tech worth his salt would know that.....
btw he played a tele for the whole show, but on the record the Ibanez pops up here and there. I presume that his plan was to use the guitar that matches the guitar on the album...
Why are the saddles different on Avi's guitar?
I wish my XP-100 still worked. Fun pedal.
I'm guessing it'll be
Vintage P bass
Ampeg with 8x10
Tuner
haha I'm a bass player so I can empathise but unless there's some specific sound or effect used, bass player don't really need a rig rundown.
Sure, now he can afford a tricked-out boutique rig with all those bells, whistles, and tricks. But I still prefer the sound that John got from his run-of-the-mill, 'true bypass-less' setup from the late 80s/early 90s. I know I'm not the only one who feels the same...
does anyone knows the name of the software to convert audio to midi??
Jam Origin MIDI Guitar
Nothing wrong with this kid but Bolinger is the right dude for these legendary cats...
there´s quite some irony in stretching the importance of true bypass pedals and then use a big buffer box
22:48 "I'm getting a vibe." Haha. awesome.
"This is the VOX CRYBABY wah wah pedal...!!!" o.O
I had to listen to that twice to make sure I wasn't crazy!
TheMrZanshin i hope you guys realize that vox originally made the crybaby
I didn't know that which is why I listened to it twice! I then went and looked it up.
Because originally vox and dunlop just same at crybaby
Where is the RAT? gonna miss it! ;-)