Your channel is amazing. So many people know Clapton, Hendrix, Page and Beck; don't get me wrong those guys are great and I adore their music, but guys like Willie Johnson, Hubert Sumlin and the three kings of blues- that's where it all really came from. The old black dudes just didn't have Marshall stacks.
Excellent. One of the best of the more idiosyncratic 50's players... Lose the reverb... Check out Jon Atkinson's video playing Willie Johnson if you haven't already. He was using a 1964 Electro amp and a 58 National Bolero guitar. That's the sound as far as I'm concerned. Also late 50's Masco heads, Magnatone, valco and premier amps with a few different late 50's supro, national and Harmony guitars work as well. All tube amps -cranked, no reverb, no pedals. That's most likely how Willie did it on those sun records. I'm sure there are non-vintage guitar/amp set ups that work as well but I don't know what they are. Willie was on a bunch of other non-wolf recordings as a sideman for Sun during that time as well as I'm sure you know. Just thought I'd mention it. Great videos. Thanks for taking the time to make/post them. Wish I'd seen all of them when I was first learning. Would've saved me a lot of time! Haha
Thanks! I'll try that approach for the rest of the lessons. I tried to have the reverb just barely on, but you're right - there isn't any. I have a 59' Fender bassman, but it may be too big for these videos. His sound is perhaps my favorite of all the tones achieved by the 50s electric blues players. Pat Hare had a similar tone. I've looked around for one of those National electric guitars that you see Johnson and Wolf holding in those photos. I may pull the trigger on one soon. I used to have an early 60s magnatone, but I had so many issues with it I had to sell it. Great information! Thanks again!
+Tom Monaghan I don't know where that video is anymore. It was a while ago. I saw it on Facebook. He probably pulled it because I think he posted it to sell the amp or the guitar (or both) and has most likely sold them since then. Either way, Big Jon Atkinson is a very talented player and uses a lot of Willie Johnson type stuff in his playing (amongst many other great players). I find his style to be very authentic and there's always plenty to learn from him if you can't seem to hear it on the old records. Also an excellent harp player, singer and drummer. Check him out. Good luck.
Has that jazzy,bluesy,rockabilly vibe! I love it! Great lesson! Thanks!
Your channel is amazing. So many people know Clapton, Hendrix, Page and Beck; don't get me wrong those guys are great and I adore their music, but guys like Willie Johnson, Hubert Sumlin and the three kings of blues- that's where it all really came from. The old black dudes just didn't have Marshall stacks.
Thanks! I agree with you 100%. There's just something about the simple - guitar and amp - approach that has always appealed to me - since I was 16.
nice.. I have "borrowed" greatly from Willie Johnson. I wish I could recall who wrote about hanging out with him in Chicago after the west memphis era
Excellent. One of the best of the more idiosyncratic 50's players... Lose the reverb... Check out Jon Atkinson's video playing Willie Johnson if you haven't already. He was using a 1964 Electro amp and a 58 National Bolero guitar. That's the sound as far as I'm concerned. Also late 50's Masco heads, Magnatone, valco and premier amps with a few different late 50's supro, national and Harmony guitars work as well. All tube amps -cranked, no reverb, no pedals. That's most likely how Willie did it on those sun records. I'm sure there are non-vintage guitar/amp set ups that work as well but I don't know what they are.
Willie was on a bunch of other non-wolf recordings as a sideman for Sun during that time as well as I'm sure you know. Just thought I'd mention it. Great videos. Thanks for taking the time to make/post them. Wish I'd seen all of them when I was first learning. Would've saved me a lot of time! Haha
Thanks! I'll try that approach for the rest of the lessons. I tried to have the reverb just barely on, but you're right - there isn't any. I have a 59' Fender bassman, but it may be too big for these videos. His sound is perhaps my favorite of all the tones achieved by the 50s electric blues players. Pat Hare had a similar tone. I've looked around for one of those National electric guitars that you see Johnson and Wolf holding in those photos. I may pull the trigger on one soon. I used to have an early 60s magnatone, but I had so many issues with it I had to sell it. Great information! Thanks again!
+Marlg Do you have a link for the Jon Atkinson video? I can't find it.
+Tom Monaghan I don't know where that video is anymore. It was a while ago. I saw it on Facebook. He probably pulled it because I think he posted it to sell the amp or the guitar (or both) and has most likely sold them since then. Either way, Big Jon Atkinson is a very talented player and uses a lot of Willie Johnson type stuff in his playing (amongst many other great players). I find his style to be very authentic and there's always plenty to learn from him if you can't seem to hear it on the old records. Also an excellent harp player, singer and drummer. Check him out. Good luck.