You know, I inherited my grandpa's favorite coffee cup. One of my uncles said I should put it up and never use it. I said "You know what grandpa would say to you if he was still here? He'd say he didn't buy a coffee cup to look at it, because he bought it to use it" That's how grandpa thought about "collectibles" and that's how I think of it too. If I ever get my business going, I'll end up collect vintage guitars, but I'll buy them to play them. Recording by myself, and when I gig.
It was rather sarcasm, tone from tornado of souls solo is iconic, tone of linkin park is iconic, it’s quality, complex, pleasant and hard to achieve. Tone of Peter Green is noisy low fi, playing is average at best. Ps: Kirk could use middle position for some solo.
No one, least of all you, or maybe not, will believe this, but I was there at the warehouse when Peter Greene played his last gig with Fleetwood Mac. We were good fans of Fleetwood Mac, but huge fans of the Grateful Dead. And yes, that is the night that the dead was busted, and hence the song. If I remember correctly, we paid $4.50 to get into the show. And of course, it was packed because of the Grateful Dead. But I was really impressed with Fleetwood Mac even though I was already familiar with their stuff. What was great about them as a guitar player was that one played a telecaster and one played a Stratocaster and Peter Green who I was familiar with played a Les Paul. Now Being from Jackson Mississippi. I had not seen any Les Paul’s up to that point. And that night Fleetwood Mac were playing through these enormous fender, super showman amps. I was probably 50 feet away from the stage and just marveled at the sound coming from those three guitars. They worked together so well! We finally left the concert at probably six in the morning… And had heard that they were going to do a jam session at Audubon Park the next day. That was when we heard that the Grateful Dead had been busted, and the only people that showed up were the two drummers from the Grateful Dead and Mick Fleetwood . Peter Greene was amazing! And some of the best guitar work I’ve ever heard him do was playing through a twin reverb, which I have never been able to make sound great at all! Some of the solo work he’s done is just amazing and I think he’s the best English blues guitar player ever. That’s just my humble opinion. Wonderful film, and really well done again! And FYI, it was the January 31 show.
Hi Keith, love your videos! You didn't mention that Greeny suffered catastrophic damage when someone crashed into the back of Gary Moore’s car. When my 335 suffered a headstock break, I was recommended to have her repaired by Phil Joiner, the guy who put Greeny back together. He told me the story of just how bad a state Greeny was in and how much work was involved in reconstruction so the repairs were as invisible as possible. Sadly, like Gary, Phil isn't with us any more having passed away in a car accident many years ago but it was an honour to have had my guitar lovingly repaired by someone with such talent and ability.
Most excellent. Greeny represents the kid in all of us - there's something magical about these guitars that stays in our dreams no matter how "old" we get.
One thing I recently noticed while watching a live version of Fleetwood Mac playing “oh well“ in 1969 was that when they did a close-up of Peter’s guitar, the pickups were adjusted in a very odd and unique way. The bass side of both pickups were actually slightly sunken into the cavity while the treble side was sticking up at a normal level. This is true of both the neck and the bridge pickup. That had to have a direct effect on tone and I don’t hear anyone talk about it and I certainly don’t see anyone playing like that. I have a Vintage V100 MPG model “Greeny” that I plan to give that a try on today just to see how it will affect tone.
I'm pretty much a metal fan/player but since 2017-2018 discovered Gary Moore's "Still Got The Blues" and his guitar playing floored me, the way on how an abrasive and yet soulful way he made Greeny sound, like he was channeling the guitar's emotive cry.
Well done Keith! Sorry to have missed the chat on this one. I can attest to the esoteric perfection of the "right" Les Paul. Mine is my 1978 Les Paul Deluxe. Handed over to my loving and waiting hands from my father in 2006, it was a personally coveted instrument for me. My Dad bought it in a "old lady with a case in the closet" deal in 1989 (ish?) for a ridiculously low price and it was kind of just always around. Being Norlin guitar, and my Dad being strictly a Rhythm Player and Lead Singer in his cover bands, he understandably found it to be way too heavy for a 4 hour bar gig so he mostly played it around the house. I will never forget waking up before everyone and walking into my Dad's jam room where Excalibur (as we named it) was already plugged into the Hot Rod Deville and was basically just waiting for 3-year-old me to flip a switch and strum it. LOL I woke everyone up at like 6 AM. It was awesome. I played the intro to Layla on it when I was about 20 years old and my Dad said I should take it. I wasn't sure if I should hug him for ten years for the amazing gift or slap him in the face for teasing me so mercilessly. In any case, I traded him my MIJ Nashville Telecaster for it and it's been my baby ever since. But really...he said it was my guitar all along. He was just keeping it safe for when I was ready. There is nothing so special as finding the "Right" les Paul for yourself in my experience as a guitar player. I have several guitars and they are all special for different reasons, but there is something about my nearly 13 LB, Mini Humbucker sporting, paddle head stock having, low/wide fretless wondering, clown busting slab of mahogany that just holds my very heart right in the neck pickup. They can definitely be special. It's not always about the particulars. Sometimes it's intangible. And a guitar, as mine is, can absolutely be priceless. Thanks for another great video in your incredible line of amazing videos. I appreciate what you do and why you do it! 🤘
This really cleared up a lot for me. I was like "it doesn't look green to me, what are they talking about?". I had a feeling I was in need of a history lesson and now I get it. I noticed this guitar because I'm for some reason attracted to honey burst colored Les Pauls
Greeny weighs 8lbs 15oz now (without pickguard) and since they lose some weight over time, it could have been a touch over 9lbs back in the day. It's funny how the recent "weight weenie" trend has everyone seeking the lightest guitars but many of the best LP's in history were not feather weights. Les Paul himself wanted mass in the guitar. To me, Greeny's 9lb weight is right in the sweet spot for a Les Paul and clearly it worked well for Peter, Gary and now Kirk.
I really appreciate having a friend with a UA-cam channel dedicated to researching and telling the stories of the instruments I love, saves me a lot of time, ha! Thanks again for another enjoyable episode, Keith!
The sound of this guitar 1st came to me on a beach in Cornwall in 1969 at the age of 5 & has never left me... followed me with Moore in the 70s as a teenager.... both never to be forgotten. I spent 40 years not playing guitar. Inspired by may daughter, I started again..... Les Pauls
Got myself a Harley Benton 550 honey burst 8 years ago £110 when I was competent I did the mod on pick up and oh boy then when I could changed wireing and pots to Gibson standards and oh god I’ve got a greeny and it my favourite ❤
great video Kieth. Im having neck surgery in a couple days and look forward to enjoying your videos and voice durring my recovery. Lord willing, my hands will play again. thanks as always.
John is such a great player and the tones he crafts, often with a Helix, are just stellar. Keith has linked his channel and it’s highly recommended. He gives guitar lessons and thoughtfully reviews gear there. Each video usually begins with a performance-a song often based on a loop that John creates more or less in front of your eyes (adding percussion, bass and mixing offline). He then solos over it for several minutes. It seems like he posts 2 videos most days- so there’s just a phenomenal amount of quality content and wonderful legato based lead guitar soloing, sometimes some straight forward jazz. John has a dry wit and a bunch of dogs who help keep things entertaining. He comes across as remarkably humble given his talent.
I had to stop the video and read the comments when that part came up. John is such an amazing player. Was turned on to his channel about a year ago and never get tired of hearing him play.
I love Peter Green enough to give the "Greeny" treatment to my own Epi Les Paul. Flipping the magnet over, not the wiring polarity, along with rotating the pickup 180 is definitely the way to get to the tone closest to the real thing. I only had to relocate the ground wire to get it to reach. I've left it this way ever since, and I've found it to be a more versatile, interesting, and unique guitar than it ever would have been. Great to see the genuine article being cherished still.
I'll never understand why anyone would ever want to strictly duplicate someone else's sound or replicate their instrument. Makes more sense to just come up with a sound that you like; that's how those guys did it. You honor them by having that pioneering spirit rather than trying to clone a moment in time that isn't yours. As always, I love these videos...still holding out for an hm strat and contemporary strat video 👍
@@jwhittmusic that would be nice. I have my eye on a single humbucker HM. Just bought a used esp Kirk Hammet M2. Gotta navigate around my wife very carefully. Lol
@@roosternm6830 totally understand the "navigate around my wife" bit! Especially when she sees an empty Sweetwater candy wrapper sitting around my work bench.
Aaaah what a brilliant video. I'm a Peter Green disciple. He taught me when to play so yeah, I'm invested. However, I've read and seen lots of the guitar specs and myths over the years and this was top drawer. The love of the subject shone through and that always makes it for me. Not just a run down of mythical tone how to, but the history and about Green's playing mostly. It's not so much about the guitar, but how you play it too. Nice one.
thanks for this fine and moving portrait of not just the guitar but also the people and music created on it. I remember the pub I was in first time I heard “man of the World” in Hayes Mx, it sent shivers down my spine and hairs on my neck stood up, I mean, I listened many times to Mac, but never heard until that moment.
I saw Peter Green play "Greeny" at the 1969 Miami Pop Festival at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, FL! He was interviewed by journalists and fans off the right side of the stage after the gig since they were the final act that night. content://com.android.chrome.FileProvider/images/screenshot/16842737180917822641403682633896.jpg
I really like Keiths sincerity, and his work ethic as he turns out such a great product. Everytime I think there is not much left to study Keith finds something, and presents it to us in his own way. Thanks for your efforts Keith.
I've been a Les Paul player for 30 years and have to say that this is a great time to be a guitar player. The models that Gibson and especially Epiphone are releasing now are fantastic instruments. I've bought several of the new "Inspired by Gibson" series guitars, and they amaze me at the level of quality, looks, and playability for the price point. I'm excited for Epiphone's version of Greeny, as their artist signature guitars are exceptional these days.
WELL DONE ONCE AGAIN. Thanks Keith and everybody involved. These videos are putting you in the company of the people that are covered in them. They should be required viewing for any serious guitarist. IMHO
Interesting pickup details on what makes the Greeny sound iconic. I like it a lot, and it can be heard in John Cordy's Greeny. As always, thanks for another wonderful Short History. Every time you release a video, I have to stop what I'm doing and watch it, knowing I won't be disappointed, and it is time well spent. 😎
Hats off to you, KW, for this great short history, I have consumed a lot of Red Special info, but I learned new things. Great job by Angus, his music ROCKS and pays tribute to May and Queen! And for those who comment, “It’s about time” that you cover this or that content, give me a break, you follow your muse and eventually will get to every piece of important gear, because we fans have started a Keith Williams cloning project and intend to keep you doing what you do so well …. Forever!
Played “Greeny” years ago after hours at Guitar Show ( I think it was Dallas). It sounded surprisingly thin compared to most of the Les Pauls I play which I loved as I prefer single coils overall. It had slightly scooped mids and lower mids and it sang!! Very dynamic which I attributed to the age of the pickups. Never quite heard that sound until I borrowed a friend’s Oxblood Les Paul that turned out to have a dead coil in the bridge pickup. After repairing the pickup, a brilliant guitar tech ran the repaired coil to one of the pots so that when fully on it shunted the coil to ground making it single coil but if on 9 was mostly humbucking. Somehow I was able to get all the Peter Green tones I was looking for thru my Marshall and Bassman amps. Hopefully one day my friend will let me buy it from him- it’s still my favorite.
Admittedly I found Peter Green very late, just a couple years before he passed away but instantly became a favorite. I found myself in a short conversation with Bernie Marsden of Whitesnake about Peter and he had nothing but admiration and was more than happy to give me some of his favorite recommendations. With that said Bernie Marsden's '59 Burst The Beast is possibly my favorite of the named Les Pauls, hope to see a story someday.
Recently on Rick Beato's YT channel, Kirk Hammett tells the story how he broke the headstock off Greeny. As you can imagine and near tears, Kirk called his guitar tech who told him not to worry, based on the pictures he could fix it. Interesting part of the story as Kirk tells it, Greeny's neck was broken before when Gary Moore had the guitar. According to Kirk, the guitar was in the truck of a car when it got rear-ended.
Their most certainly IS magic in an instrument my friend, be of no doubt. I once owned a classical guitar that was given to me in the 70's, it had the most beautiful tone and literally whatever I played on it would sound incredible, I created some of my best work with it, some of it was recorded by my friend who had a 1 inch tape recorder, many years later he said to me 'Listen to this' it was me playing some amazing scales, I could not believe what I was listening to. I gave the guitar away years later on a whim, and regret it now but that's life, it moves along. But I'm telling you that their is magic in an instrument, OH YES.
Wait! What? Santana's Black Magic Woman was a cover? Keith your short histories are always informative, and as above, I always learn something... Thanks.
Great video, Keith. I finally found and bought "my" Gibson Les Paul Standard. It is everything I have ever wanted and hoped for in a guitar, perfect for me. Basically a 58 neck, a 59 top, a darker version of Heritage Cherry Sunburst. Exactly what I've always hoped for but even better: it was born on my birthday the year I retired! It was unplayed when I bought it, but those days are over now! Your Les Paul is out there waiting for you to find it. The right one will eventually cross your path! Thanks for all you do for the guitar community.
I get a big smile on my face when I see there's a FFW vid online. I love this one and I think you can go on for years with famous guitars, Please do it.
Great short history once again! The “Greeny” sound is probably, as was said, part guitar and part artist. I do love the Les Paul sound. I have a LP60 Custom that has really great sound and sustain. My LP60 Standard doesn’t quite measure up. I think I just got lucky with the wood on the custom vs. it being the extra money I paid. 🤔 We are always chasing that mystical sound.
About the neck pickup. The most consistent and plausible story for it that it was redone by a guy called Sam Li, a well known luthier at the time in London. The story goes that someone poured a pint of beer into the next pickup after a row with Green, this destroyed the pickup. Peter took it to Li who rewound it. He also replaced the wire to the controls with one that has slightly more resistance than what Gibson used (as that was what was available in the UK) reversing the magnet in the process. The tone of the pickup isn't just down to the flipped magnet, but also this wire that adds to the scooped sound of the pickup when it is used on its own, something Gary would use a lot. There has been a comparison (done by Guitar&Bass magazine) between the pickup in the Greeny and other guitars, most notably Dave Hill of Slade's Sam Li 'Gibson Custom' (a ES neck with a brand new body) that has the exact same wire used on the rewound pickups.
My local Guitar Center has a Greeny on the wall that I've gone and played three different times. I've played lots of Les Paul's, and it's one of the best playing AND sounding LPs I've played.
Clapton was my first guitar hero bout 1966.. then I got the dustbin lp!! Peter Greenbaum and Danny Kirwan were my first duo guitar heroes!! The greeny guitar sounds like no other!! Fleetwood Mac (early) is the band for all ages!!
The dustbin album was before Danny Kirwan joined the mac. The second guitarist & vocalist was Jeremy Spencer. But they don’t talk much about Jeremy Spencer because he later joined the children of god.
@@danielhoskins4690 Erm… ..not quite. They had Green for 3+ years. Spencer for 4 years. Kirwan for 4 years. Walsh for 4 years. And the joke in spinal tap is how their drummers are disposable, but in the Mac; the guitarists were always main songwriters and the frontmen. 3 years is longer than most bands even live. Bob Weston did come and go pretty quickly though, not much more than a year.
@@danieleyre8913 when you put it like that, then yes. You have a point. They did seem to have a habit of going with a bit of a bang though didn’t they.
Though I've known of Peter Green all of my life, I've only recently started really digging into his playing. Part of that is owed to going to see Kenny Wayne Sheppard last year and hearing his band cover "Oh Well." I'd forgotten how much I liked that song. Now digging into more early Fleetwood Mac and the John Mayall albums he played on. Thanks!
My favorite les paul is the 1972 gold top deluxe with mini humbuckers run through my blackface modded twin with 2x 150 watt EV speakers. This combo gives clarity ,tone, and all the power you need. People who play this rig always say they want to get this rig.
Great video one of my songs Peter Green played on is Stone Crazy with Aynsley Dunbar, Jack Bruce and Rod Stewart recorded in 1967 ,the bass intro reminds me of Led Zeppelin’s Dazed & Confused
I never understood the fear of many for out of phase sounds. Yes, sometimes it’s not what you want, but believe me when I say that sometimes it’s EXACTLY what I want. I cannot help but thinking that people tend to prefer listening with their eyes and/or their brains, instead of listening with their ears. Fortunately we all love and accept the out of phase sound of Peter Green’s Les Paul. ‘Normally’ these out of phase sounds are deemed to be wroooong!!! They’re not wrong! They’re cool! Embrace these tones. Use them! I think I just let myself go a little here. Thanks, Keith. 😊
Phenomenal video, I admit as an owner of the $50,000 custom shop Greeny, the video is very close to my heart. They are 1 off clones that reproduce the Greeny sound amazingly well through a 5 watt 1967 fender champ. That being said the channel moto of “less gear” just couldn’t be used with this example. For those whom will say “doctor/lawyer wall art” your dead wrong the vast majority of the $50K custom shop Greenys are suffering from major player wear as we can not seem to set them down!
Keith ~ Love all your vids and this is no exception. A couple of things: 1) You are correct about what passed for quality control in the early days of Gibson electrics. I had a ‘54 Les Paul Custom Black Beauty, with the bridge P-90 and the neck “Staple” single coil pickup. An all original, 1954 LP Custom Black Beauty. In the middle toggle position that guitar had the same “honk” of the Greeny Les Paul. It was assembled incorrectly, like the examples you gave. One of the pickups was out of phase, so that was the resulting sound. I hated the sound, at the time. But it was 1964 and I was only 17, so … Little did I know then, but I would actually have one of my Gibsons modded up to get that sound about 30 years later. 2) As we all know, sometimes a player and a certain instrument meld together and the “magic” happens. In my life I’ve owned many, many guitars, and almost all have been excellent instruments. A couple weren’t as good as I thought they’d be, but the great majority were worth having and playing. Out of all those fine guitars, there have been only three that had that certain something. Whenever I played them, there was something else going on between me and those instruments. “The magic” happened. I would always feel that I was a better player; the sound and playability of those guitars was inspiring, so I always have played well on them. Probably not a surprise to anyone, but they’re all ‘60s guitars: a Gibson acoustic, a Gibson ES 345, and a Strat. I believe Peter Green’s LP is one of those guitars-with him playing it, “the magic” was there.
Great Video! I still couldn't reconcile such astronomical prices for "Copies" of something so unique. But, to each their own... Again a Video of great quality and fine production values I look forward to the NEXT video - regardless of the subject
I've been playing a '23 "Greeny" standard Les Paul that I acquired in a trade. I recently changed the pickups for Arcane Tim Phillips humbuckers and the guitar sounds amazing! 9.5 pounds. Very resonant. I'm very happy with it and don't plan on letting it go. I'll hold on to the original pickups just in case, but the Arcane humbuckers just sound so much better and the guitar is great. No regrets!
Nice work, Keith. Peter Green fan since '72 at 15 with Then Play On. More than a few titles now, Folks wondering 'what do i need', i'd offer 'Shrine '69'. Its great. heck, it's all great.
I was literally just searching for exactly this video a few days ago and was disappointed to not find one. Thanks for this great history of such an iconic guitar!
Great episode Peter Green definitely did some tasty heartfelt playing. Definitely need to get that Mayall album he played on. Was fortunate to see him at a small venue in the 1990s. He wasn't playing his "Greeny" LP though...
i am the one who repaired the front pick up on the Greeny sir over 40 years ago from 2 38- to 41 shows the repair made with the custodian of the time there now long serving roady
I'm a true-blue early 50's Tele guy... but was quite smitten listening the Green in the late 80's when bandmates played early FM, then Moore... I learned the story, and my interest in a Greenie LP kept growing. Owning Greenie and the original Parsons-White B-bender Tele wad my version of heaven. I'm not a Hammett fan, but I hear that guitar's distinct voice in his playing. I plan on buying a set of these pickups, and building my own Greenie... Thanks for the additional info on the guitar.... wish me luck. BTW, kudos to your guest players... sweet, sweet playing... and I'm with BB... Green made me sweat too... his touch was magic... amd that's where most tone comes from.... and why Hammett doesn't quite cut it in spite of owning that legendary piece. I will not pay Gibson that much for a LP... even Epiphone... I've my work cut put for me.... but kudos to Gibson to capitalize on Green, and Moore... now THOSE GUYS, had the touch. Thanks for this video.
Thank you for always doing these, Keith. I love them all. Please do a true journalistic coverage of the history of Greeny's pickup repair. There is so much conflicting information out there. Even if you ended up with with no firm answers, it would be great to disprove some of the nonsense.
I had listened to Fleetwood Mac from the 1960s, sadly I never got to see Peter until 15 years ago with Peter green and friends, by then he was the shadow of his former self, when you listen to Mac play live at the Boston Tea party in 1970 you realise just how brilliant Peter really was! those that saw them play are very lucky! oh I wish I could turn back time!
If you wan't the vintage tone for a "reasonable" price check a vintage LP jr. I own a 1956 LP Jr and it has it all. Great versatile tone en great feel and playability.
I just bought one of the production Greeny's (the $3k one). I love it. It sounds and plays amazing. Of course it isn't 100% spec'd to the original (hence the cheaper $3k pricetag), but it's a good representation for those of us who aren't into relic'd guitars or who are working class musicians (and can't afford to drop $20/50k). I'd suggest anyone who is curious should try one and buy one. Just my two cents as a Moore and Green fan.
I thoroughly enjoyed this history lesson, even having heard all these bits before, the order of events were much clearer here. Thanks Keith Mr Cordy plays well, downplays well as well. I would add Elmo J Karjalainen as my goto UA-cam Gary Moore (and Yngwie Malmsteen) player. His sense of mischievous humor is also that draws me in.
👍Correct Cyberhead, but you may have misunderstood my post? I was referring to Frampton's LP and the fact that it's not a Burst. However, IMHO it's one of the most famous LPs along with the ones that Mr. Williams mentions in the beginning of the video. On a side note, I love Bernie and his Burst too! Cheers and ✌ MB
First up just want to say the Short History series is great, really enjoying it. Second, I believe I read a while ago that Green offered the guitar to Snowy White before Gary Moore but that Snowy declined as he already had his Goldtop.
Hey 5 watt it was a great short video, I'm a Gary Moore fan I think your viewers might like a bit more on the story about how Peter really befriended Gary and supported his development as a soulful and expresive player . It is intersting to note that Kirk is a big Gary Moore fan and i wonder if he got greeny for that reason.
I have a reverse mounted pickup, but for a different reason. It’s on a Baretta so phase isn’t an issue, but when I swapped out the pickup I added a coil split. In humbucker mode it doesn’t really matter which way it’s mounted, but in single coil it is very noticeable. I tried it both way and at the end of the day pole pieces on top sounded better. I believe that’s the part that’s still in use when split on my JB clone.
In one of the shots is the cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Then Play On". I wonder if many people know that the British and U.S, releases are slightly different in terms of song selection and running order. That supposedly has been corrected on the reissue from several years ago which include the Danny Kirwan songs that were on the U,K. release, deleted in favor of the inclusion of the song, "Oh Well". The jam, "Searching For Madge" and "Fighting For Madge" which had originally been on different sides of the U.K. release were "jammed" together when Reprise changed the running order on the U.S. version back in 1969. For a snippet of time, the U.S. version was the same as the British, but because of lagging sales, it was immediately pulled and the new release with the song "Oh Well" began stocking the stores. I had a chance to see that line-up of the band at Fillmore East in the fall of 1969 but alas, my parents felt I was wasting too much of my time at that fabled establishment and hence, missed it. I missed Jimi Hendrix and The Band of Gypsy's by two days. As Pete Townsend said of people who missed seeing Jimi Hendrix "live", "I'm sorry."
I always love your videos! Incidentally, I bought a Gibson Memphis 70s Walnut ES 335 back in 2017, just before the factory shut down. It’s the best guitar I’ve ever owned, and I’ve been looking for a video reviewing the quality of the guitars that came out of the Memphis factory era. I would love to see you do a video on that 🎶
I love the fact that Kirk doesn't keep it in a display case or locked away somewhere - he tours with Greeny and plays it every night, as it should be.
You know, I inherited my grandpa's favorite coffee cup. One of my uncles said I should put it up and never use it. I said "You know what grandpa would say to you if he was still here? He'd say he didn't buy a coffee cup to look at it, because he bought it to use it"
That's how grandpa thought about "collectibles" and that's how I think of it too. If I ever get my business going, I'll end up collect vintage guitars, but I'll buy them to play them. Recording by myself, and when I gig.
Yup. Even Kafka once said....
"A stair with no weight upon it is simply useless wood."
But he never plays in this «iconic» middle position..
@@Alex19II it may be iconic, but it would suck to hear out of phase Master of Puppets. Seriously.
It was rather sarcasm, tone from tornado of souls solo is iconic, tone of linkin park is iconic, it’s quality, complex, pleasant and hard to achieve. Tone of Peter Green is noisy low fi, playing is average at best. Ps: Kirk could use middle position for some solo.
No one, least of all you, or maybe not, will believe this, but I was there at the warehouse when Peter Greene played his last gig with Fleetwood Mac. We were good fans of Fleetwood Mac, but huge fans of the Grateful Dead.
And yes, that is the night that the dead was busted, and hence the song. If I remember correctly, we paid $4.50 to get into the show. And of course, it was packed because of the Grateful Dead. But I was really impressed with Fleetwood Mac even though I was already familiar with their stuff.
What was great about them as a guitar player was that one played a telecaster and one played a Stratocaster and Peter Green who I was familiar with played a Les Paul. Now Being from Jackson Mississippi. I had not seen any Les Paul’s up to that point. And that night Fleetwood Mac were playing through these enormous fender, super showman amps. I was probably 50 feet away from the stage and just marveled at the sound coming from those three guitars. They worked together so well!
We finally left the concert at probably six in the morning… And had heard that they were going to do a jam session at Audubon Park the next day. That was when we heard that the Grateful Dead had been busted, and the only people that showed up were the two drummers from the Grateful Dead and Mick Fleetwood .
Peter Greene was amazing! And some of the best guitar work I’ve ever heard him do was playing through a twin reverb, which I have never been able to make sound great at all!
Some of the solo work he’s done is just amazing and I think he’s the best English blues guitar player ever. That’s just my humble opinion.
Wonderful film, and really well done again! And FYI, it was the January 31 show.
Keith's the embodiment of "Quality over Quantity"
Love this Short History series man, keep them coming
Great story, and I’m blown away by the playing. Thank you for this one, WOW!
Hi Keith, love your videos! You didn't mention that Greeny suffered catastrophic damage when someone crashed into the back of Gary Moore’s car. When my 335 suffered a headstock break, I was recommended to have her repaired by Phil Joiner, the guy who put Greeny back together. He told me the story of just how bad a state Greeny was in and how much work was involved in reconstruction so the repairs were as invisible as possible. Sadly, like Gary, Phil isn't with us any more having passed away in a car accident many years ago but it was an honour to have had my guitar lovingly repaired by someone with such talent and ability.
A Gibson Les Paul is not considered "Vintage" until it has had a headstock repair... lol
Most excellent. Greeny represents the kid in all of us - there's something magical about these guitars that stays in our dreams no matter how "old" we get.
Peter Green and Gary Moore were amazing players. They made beautiful music, and the legacy of the guitar will live on through them.
I know that I'm repeating myself, but I feel compelled to express my admiration and gratitude for your work, Keith - just sublime. 🔥❤👍
Thanks Matty
Well said. I concur with your comment :-)
It’s about time.
How did you comment 11 hours before the video?
@@paulcrosby7419 haha he probably commented on a “premier”, which lets you comment before a video is out
@@paulcrosby7419 cuz this dude KNOWS about Time!!😂
@@BeesWaxMinder classic 😂🤘🏻
Probably the most admired Les Paul ever Ever since I learned about Les Pauls all the famous ones are cool but Greeny is the coolest.
One thing I recently noticed while watching a live version of Fleetwood Mac playing “oh well“ in 1969 was that when they did a close-up of Peter’s guitar, the pickups were adjusted in a very odd and unique way. The bass side of both pickups were actually slightly sunken into the cavity while the treble side was sticking up at a normal level. This is true of both the neck and the bridge pickup. That had to have a direct effect on tone and I don’t hear anyone talk about it and I certainly don’t see anyone playing like that. I have a Vintage V100 MPG model “Greeny” that I plan to give that a try on today just to see how it will affect tone.
I'm pretty much a metal fan/player but since 2017-2018 discovered Gary Moore's "Still Got The Blues" and his guitar playing floored me, the way on how an abrasive and yet soulful way he made Greeny sound, like he was channeling the guitar's emotive cry.
On Still Got the Blues Gary played another 59 Les Paul that he nicknamed Stripe
@@PedrSion Is Greeny used by Gary Moore on Parisienne Walkways?
Well done Keith! Sorry to have missed the chat on this one. I can attest to the esoteric perfection of the "right" Les Paul. Mine is my 1978 Les Paul Deluxe. Handed over to my loving and waiting hands from my father in 2006, it was a personally coveted instrument for me. My Dad bought it in a "old lady with a case in the closet" deal in 1989 (ish?) for a ridiculously low price and it was kind of just always around. Being Norlin guitar, and my Dad being strictly a Rhythm Player and Lead Singer in his cover bands, he understandably found it to be way too heavy for a 4 hour bar gig so he mostly played it around the house. I will never forget waking up before everyone and walking into my Dad's jam room where Excalibur (as we named it) was already plugged into the Hot Rod Deville and was basically just waiting for 3-year-old me to flip a switch and strum it. LOL I woke everyone up at like 6 AM. It was awesome. I played the intro to Layla on it when I was about 20 years old and my Dad said I should take it. I wasn't sure if I should hug him for ten years for the amazing gift or slap him in the face for teasing me so mercilessly. In any case, I traded him my MIJ Nashville Telecaster for it and it's been my baby ever since. But really...he said it was my guitar all along. He was just keeping it safe for when I was ready.
There is nothing so special as finding the "Right" les Paul for yourself in my experience as a guitar player. I have several guitars and they are all special for different reasons, but there is something about my nearly 13 LB, Mini Humbucker sporting, paddle head stock having, low/wide fretless wondering, clown busting slab of mahogany that just holds my very heart right in the neck pickup. They can definitely be special. It's not always about the particulars. Sometimes it's intangible. And a guitar, as mine is, can absolutely be priceless. Thanks for another great video in your incredible line of amazing videos. I appreciate what you do and why you do it! 🤘
This really cleared up a lot for me. I was like "it doesn't look green to me, what are they talking about?". I had a feeling I was in need of a history lesson and now I get it. I noticed this guitar because I'm for some reason attracted to honey burst colored Les Pauls
Greeny weighs 8lbs 15oz now (without pickguard) and since they lose some weight over time, it could have been a touch over 9lbs back in the day. It's funny how the recent "weight weenie" trend has everyone seeking the lightest guitars but many of the best LP's in history were not feather weights. Les Paul himself wanted mass in the guitar. To me, Greeny's 9lb weight is right in the sweet spot for a Les Paul and clearly it worked well for Peter, Gary and now Kirk.
Loved Peter Green as writer and performer ... he was truly a master player ! Thanks !
I really appreciate having a friend with a UA-cam channel dedicated to researching and telling the stories of the instruments I love, saves me a lot of time, ha! Thanks again for another enjoyable episode, Keith!
This is going to be awesome, as per usual with 5 Watt World. Can’t wait!
The sound of this guitar 1st came to me on a beach in Cornwall in 1969 at the age of 5 & has never left me... followed me with Moore in the 70s as a teenager.... both never to be forgotten. I spent 40 years not playing guitar. Inspired by may daughter, I started again..... Les Pauls
Hi Paul how are you doing 👋😊
Got myself a Harley Benton 550 honey burst 8 years ago £110 when I was competent I did the mod on pick up and oh boy then when I could changed wireing and pots to Gibson standards and oh god I’ve got a greeny and it my favourite ❤
great video Kieth. Im having neck surgery in a couple days and look forward to enjoying your videos and voice durring my recovery. Lord willing, my hands will play again. thanks as always.
15:46 : He’s a magician, isn’t he?! It’s a wonderful collaboration.
Thank you, Keith.
John Cordy playing in the style of Gary Moore was Absolutely Outstanding!!! Now I have to see if I can find more about this contemporary player.
He has his own channel, with almost daily videos. Love his playing
He's one of the best on youtube and not known enough!
John is such a great player and the tones he crafts, often with a Helix, are just stellar. Keith has linked his channel and it’s highly recommended. He gives guitar lessons and thoughtfully reviews gear there.
Each video usually begins with a performance-a song often based on a loop that John creates more or less in front of your eyes (adding percussion, bass and mixing offline). He then solos over it for several minutes. It seems like he posts 2 videos most days- so there’s just a phenomenal amount of quality content and wonderful legato based lead guitar soloing, sometimes some straight forward jazz.
John has a dry wit and a bunch of dogs who help keep things entertaining. He comes across as remarkably humble given his talent.
I had to stop the video and read the comments when that part came up. John is such an amazing player. Was turned on to his channel about a year ago and never get tired of hearing him play.
I love Peter Green enough to give the "Greeny" treatment to my own Epi Les Paul. Flipping the magnet over, not the wiring polarity, along with rotating the pickup 180 is definitely the way to get to the tone closest to the real thing. I only had to relocate the ground wire to get it to reach. I've left it this way ever since, and I've found it to be a more versatile, interesting, and unique guitar than it ever would have been.
Great to see the genuine article being cherished still.
This is just an amazing recount of so many musicians, but I just have to salute the great Gary Moore for his connection to the Greeny legacy.
I'll never understand why anyone would ever want to strictly duplicate someone else's sound or replicate their instrument. Makes more sense to just come up with a sound that you like; that's how those guys did it. You honor them by having that pioneering spirit rather than trying to clone a moment in time that isn't yours. As always, I love these videos...still holding out for an hm strat and contemporary strat video 👍
I 2nd the HM Strat video
@RJ70 hell he can use my 89 for reference material
@@jwhittmusic that would be nice. I have my eye on a single humbucker HM. Just bought a used esp Kirk Hammet M2. Gotta navigate around my wife very carefully. Lol
@@roosternm6830 just tell her it's historically valuable and sure to increase the overall net profit of your investment portfolio lol
@@roosternm6830 totally understand the "navigate around my wife" bit! Especially when she sees an empty Sweetwater candy wrapper sitting around my work bench.
Aaaah what a brilliant video. I'm a Peter Green disciple. He taught me when to play so yeah, I'm invested. However, I've read and seen lots of the guitar specs and myths over the years and this was top drawer. The love of the subject shone through and that always makes it for me. Not just a run down of mythical tone how to, but the history and about Green's playing mostly. It's not so much about the guitar, but how you play it too. Nice one.
thanks for this fine and moving portrait of not just the guitar but also the people and music created on it. I remember the pub I was in first time I heard “man of the World” in Hayes Mx, it sent shivers down my spine and hairs on my neck stood up, I mean, I listened many times to Mac, but never heard until that moment.
Thanks!
I saw Hammett play Greeny on Fade to Black on their last tour. It was pretty awesome
I saw Peter Green play "Greeny" at the 1969 Miami
Pop Festival at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, FL!
He was interviewed by journalists and fans off the right side of the stage after the gig since they were the final act that night.
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So well done, Keith. Thank you especially for your gentle and kind way of telling Peter Green's story. Peace.
My absolute favourite UA-cam channel, flawlessly done 🙌🏻
I really like Keiths sincerity, and his work ethic as he turns out such a great product. Everytime I think there is not much left to study Keith finds something, and presents it to us in his own way. Thanks for your efforts Keith.
Thanks Gixxer
I've been a Les Paul player for 30 years and have to say that this is a great time to be a guitar player. The models that Gibson and especially Epiphone are releasing now are fantastic instruments. I've bought several of the new "Inspired by Gibson" series guitars, and they amaze me at the level of quality, looks, and playability for the price point. I'm excited for Epiphone's version of Greeny, as their artist signature guitars are exceptional these days.
Just brought a Greeny USA . Incredible guitar
WELL DONE ONCE AGAIN. Thanks Keith and everybody involved. These videos are putting you in the company of the people that are covered in them. They should be required viewing for any serious guitarist. IMHO
Interesting pickup details on what makes the Greeny sound iconic. I like it a lot, and it can be heard in John Cordy's Greeny. As always, thanks for another wonderful Short History. Every time you release a video, I have to stop what I'm doing and watch it, knowing I won't be disappointed, and it is time well spent. 😎
Thanks Keith, incredibly well done as always, direct, clear and very informative.
Hats off to you, KW, for this great short history, I have consumed a lot of Red Special info, but I learned new things. Great job by Angus, his music ROCKS and pays tribute to May and Queen! And for those who comment, “It’s about time” that you cover this or that content, give me a break, you follow your muse and eventually will get to every piece of important gear, because we fans have started a Keith Williams cloning project and intend to keep you doing what you do so well …. Forever!
Played “Greeny” years ago after hours at Guitar Show ( I think it was Dallas). It sounded surprisingly thin compared to most of the Les Pauls I play which I loved as I prefer single coils overall. It had slightly scooped mids and lower mids and it sang!! Very dynamic which I attributed to the age of the pickups. Never quite heard that sound until I borrowed a friend’s Oxblood Les Paul that turned out to have a dead coil in the bridge pickup. After repairing the pickup, a brilliant guitar tech ran the repaired coil to one of the pots so that when fully on it shunted the coil to ground making it single coil but if on 9 was mostly humbucking. Somehow I was able to get all the Peter Green tones I was looking for thru my Marshall and Bassman amps. Hopefully one day my friend will let me buy it from him- it’s still my favorite.
Admittedly I found Peter Green very late, just a couple years before he passed away but instantly became a favorite. I found myself in a short conversation with Bernie Marsden of Whitesnake about Peter and he had nothing but admiration and was more than happy to give me some of his favorite recommendations. With that said Bernie Marsden's '59 Burst The Beast is possibly my favorite of the named Les Pauls, hope to see a story someday.
Keith, your videos are awesome and something I look forward to every few weeks. Keep up the good work.
Recently on Rick Beato's YT channel, Kirk Hammett tells the story how he broke the headstock off Greeny. As you can imagine and near tears, Kirk called his guitar tech who told him not to worry, based on the pictures he could fix it. Interesting part of the story as Kirk tells it, Greeny's neck was broken before when Gary Moore had the guitar. According to Kirk, the guitar was in the truck of a car when it got rear-ended.
A Gibson Les Paul is not considered "Vintage" until it has had a headstock repair... lol
Their most certainly IS magic in an instrument my friend, be of no doubt. I once owned a classical guitar that was given to me in the 70's, it had the most beautiful tone and literally whatever I played on it would sound incredible, I created some of my best work with it, some of it was recorded by my friend who had a 1 inch tape recorder, many years later he said to me 'Listen to this' it was me playing some amazing scales, I could not believe what I was listening to. I gave the guitar away years later on a whim, and regret it now but that's life, it moves along. But I'm telling you that their is magic in an instrument, OH YES.
Wait! What? Santana's Black Magic Woman was a cover?
Keith your short histories are always informative, and as above, I always learn something... Thanks.
Great video, Keith. I finally found and bought "my" Gibson Les Paul Standard. It is everything I have ever wanted and hoped for in a guitar, perfect for me. Basically a 58 neck, a 59 top, a darker version of Heritage Cherry Sunburst. Exactly what I've always hoped for but even better: it was born on my birthday the year I retired! It was unplayed when I bought it, but those days are over now! Your Les Paul is out there waiting for you to find it. The right one will eventually cross your path! Thanks for all you do for the guitar community.
I get a big smile on my face when I see there's a FFW vid online. I love this one and I think you can go on for years with famous guitars, Please do it.
Great short history once again! The “Greeny” sound is probably, as was said, part guitar and part artist. I do love the Les Paul sound. I have a LP60 Custom that has really great sound and sustain. My LP60 Standard doesn’t quite measure up. I think I just got lucky with the wood on the custom vs. it being the extra money I paid. 🤔 We are always chasing that mystical sound.
Thank you as always Keith
About the neck pickup. The most consistent and plausible story for it that it was redone by a guy called Sam Li, a well known luthier at the time in London. The story goes that someone poured a pint of beer into the next pickup after a row with Green, this destroyed the pickup. Peter took it to Li who rewound it. He also replaced the wire to the controls with one that has slightly more resistance than what Gibson used (as that was what was available in the UK) reversing the magnet in the process. The tone of the pickup isn't just down to the flipped magnet, but also this wire that adds to the scooped sound of the pickup when it is used on its own, something Gary would use a lot.
There has been a comparison (done by Guitar&Bass magazine) between the pickup in the Greeny and other guitars, most notably Dave Hill of Slade's Sam Li 'Gibson Custom' (a ES neck with a brand new body) that has the exact same wire used on the rewound pickups.
Thanks again Keith for another great video and further enlightenment on the tone our heroes have.
07:30 : This is very impactful, Keith - thank you.
Wonderful episode. 👏🏻
My local Guitar Center has a Greeny on the wall that I've gone and played three different times. I've played lots of Les Paul's, and it's one of the best playing AND sounding LPs I've played.
Clapton was my first guitar hero bout 1966.. then I got the dustbin lp!! Peter Greenbaum and Danny Kirwan were my first duo guitar heroes!! The greeny guitar sounds like no other!! Fleetwood Mac (early) is the band for all ages!!
The dustbin album was before Danny Kirwan joined the mac. The second guitarist & vocalist was Jeremy Spencer.
But they don’t talk much about Jeremy Spencer because he later joined the children of god.
I’ve long thought that “the dog and dustbin” would be a great name for a blues club/pub
@@danieleyre8913 Fleetwood Mac’s guitarists we’re like spinal taps drummers for a long time weren’t they?!
@@danielhoskins4690 Erm… ..not quite. They had Green for 3+ years. Spencer for 4 years. Kirwan for 4 years. Walsh for 4 years. And the joke in spinal tap is how their drummers are disposable, but in the Mac; the guitarists were always main songwriters and the frontmen. 3 years is longer than most bands even live.
Bob Weston did come and go pretty quickly though, not much more than a year.
@@danieleyre8913 when you put it like that, then yes. You have a point. They did seem to have a habit of going with a bit of a bang though didn’t they.
I always love your guitar history. I look forward to the next one every time
Fantastic work as always Keith and Jon
Beautiful Les Paul, and stellar tone.
Also a great Short History and some killer playing.
Thanks, Keith!
Can’t get enough of your videos. Big fan
Though I've known of Peter Green all of my life, I've only recently started really digging into his playing. Part of that is owed to going to see Kenny Wayne Sheppard last year and hearing his band cover "Oh Well." I'd forgotten how much I liked that song. Now digging into more early Fleetwood Mac and the John Mayall albums he played on. Thanks!
My favorite les paul is the 1972 gold top deluxe with mini humbuckers run through my blackface modded twin with 2x 150 watt EV speakers. This combo gives clarity ,tone, and all the power you need. People who play this rig always say they want to get this rig.
Great video one of my songs Peter Green played on is Stone Crazy with Aynsley Dunbar, Jack Bruce and Rod Stewart recorded in 1967 ,the bass intro reminds me of Led Zeppelin’s Dazed & Confused
I never understood the fear of many for out of phase sounds.
Yes, sometimes it’s not what you want, but believe me when I say that sometimes it’s EXACTLY what I want. I cannot help but thinking that people tend to prefer listening with their eyes and/or their brains, instead of listening with their ears. Fortunately we all love and accept the out of phase sound of Peter Green’s Les Paul. ‘Normally’ these out of phase sounds are deemed to be wroooong!!!
They’re not wrong! They’re cool! Embrace these tones. Use them!
I think I just let myself go a little here. Thanks, Keith. 😊
Superbly presented, thank you.
I think this is my favorite "A Short History of..." video yet. Great job and thanks for sharing this!
Phenomenal video, I admit as an owner of the $50,000 custom shop Greeny, the video is very close to my heart. They are 1 off clones that reproduce the Greeny sound amazingly well through a 5 watt 1967 fender champ. That being said the channel moto of “less gear” just couldn’t be used with this example. For those whom will say “doctor/lawyer wall art” your dead wrong the vast majority of the $50K custom shop Greenys are suffering from major player wear as we can not seem to set them down!
Keith ~ Love all your vids and this is no exception. A couple of things: 1) You are correct about what passed for quality control in the early days of Gibson electrics. I had a ‘54 Les Paul Custom Black Beauty, with the bridge P-90 and the neck “Staple” single coil pickup. An all original, 1954 LP Custom Black Beauty. In the middle toggle position that guitar had the same “honk” of the Greeny Les Paul. It was assembled incorrectly, like the examples you gave. One of the pickups was out of phase, so that was the resulting sound. I hated the sound, at the time. But it was 1964 and I was only 17, so … Little did I know then, but I would actually have one of my Gibsons modded up to get that sound about 30 years later. 2) As we all know, sometimes a player and a certain instrument meld together and the “magic” happens. In my life I’ve owned many, many guitars, and almost all have been excellent instruments. A couple weren’t as good as I thought they’d be, but the great majority were worth having and playing. Out of all those fine guitars, there have been only three that had that certain something. Whenever I played them, there was something else going on between me and those instruments. “The magic” happened. I would always feel that I was a better player; the sound and playability of those guitars was inspiring, so I always have played well on them. Probably not a surprise to anyone, but they’re all ‘60s guitars: a Gibson acoustic, a Gibson ES 345, and a Strat. I believe Peter Green’s LP is one of those guitars-with him playing it, “the magic” was there.
Always so good Keith! Such production value and great storytelling.
Always a great watch, Keith. Thanks.
Bethnal Green is where I'm from too, nice work again Keith on one of the finest blues players and his guitar.
Another grand slam video, Keith! Always look forward to your content!
Great Video!
I still couldn't reconcile such astronomical prices for "Copies" of something so unique.
But, to each their own...
Again a Video of great quality and fine production values
I look forward to the NEXT video - regardless of the subject
I've been playing a '23 "Greeny" standard Les Paul that I acquired in a trade. I recently changed the pickups for Arcane Tim Phillips humbuckers and the guitar sounds amazing! 9.5 pounds. Very resonant. I'm very happy with it and don't plan on letting it go. I'll hold on to the original pickups just in case, but the Arcane humbuckers just sound so much better and the guitar is great. No regrets!
Nice work, Keith.
Peter Green fan since '72 at 15 with Then Play On. More than a few titles now,
Folks wondering 'what do i need', i'd offer 'Shrine '69'. Its great.
heck, it's all great.
Your videos never disappoint. I hope you never stop making them.
I was literally just searching for exactly this video a few days ago and was disappointed to not find one. Thanks for this great history of such an iconic guitar!
Consistently excellent videos on this channel. Love them all.
Great episode Peter Green definitely did some tasty heartfelt playing. Definitely need to get that Mayall album he played on. Was fortunate to see him at a small venue in the 1990s. He wasn't playing his "Greeny" LP though...
Another great video Keith. Thanks.
Keith! Your videos are my favorite! The absolute best of anything I wach. Thank you so much! You're the best! Keep it up!
Excellent, as always. Thanks!
Keith, great story and love your station, keep it up!
i am the one who repaired the front pick up on the Greeny sir over 40 years ago from 2 38- to 41 shows the repair made with the custodian of the time there now long serving roady
DM me! I’d love to talk to you.
@@fivewattworld how do i dm you sir?
@user-fd6tg3rn4m Either from the five watt world web page email form or on Instagram, both work. Thanks!
@@fivewattworld ok will do sir
Hey from Boston☘️ Keith and all, my fav is my 82 Les Paul Gold Top 30th ann , it's magic , to me anyway, great story Keith , always love this stuff
I'm a true-blue early 50's Tele guy... but was quite smitten listening the Green in the late 80's when bandmates played early FM, then Moore... I learned the story, and my interest in a Greenie LP kept growing. Owning Greenie and the original Parsons-White B-bender Tele wad my version of heaven.
I'm not a Hammett fan, but I hear that guitar's distinct voice in his playing.
I plan on buying a set of these pickups, and building my own Greenie... Thanks for the additional info on the guitar.... wish me luck.
BTW, kudos to your guest players... sweet, sweet playing... and I'm with BB... Green made me sweat too... his touch was magic... amd that's where most tone comes from.... and why Hammett doesn't quite cut it in spite of owning that legendary piece.
I will not pay Gibson that much for a LP... even Epiphone... I've my work cut put for me.... but kudos to Gibson to capitalize on Green, and Moore... now THOSE GUYS, had the touch.
Thanks for this video.
Thank you for always doing these, Keith. I love them all. Please do a true journalistic coverage of the history of Greeny's pickup repair. There is so much conflicting information out there. Even if you ended up with with no firm answers, it would be great to disprove some of the nonsense.
I had listened to Fleetwood Mac from the 1960s, sadly I never got to see Peter until 15 years ago with Peter green and friends, by then he was the shadow of his former self, when you listen to Mac play live at the Boston Tea party in 1970 you realise just how brilliant Peter really was! those that saw them play are very lucky! oh I wish I could turn back time!
You produce some of the finest content for guitar aficionados on the web. Thank you.
Great post Keith. Peter Green is among my favourite guitarists (& Gary Moore)
If you wan't the vintage tone for a "reasonable" price check a vintage LP jr. I own a 1956 LP Jr and it has it all. Great versatile tone en great feel and playability.
I just bought one of the production Greeny's (the $3k one). I love it. It sounds and plays amazing. Of course it isn't 100% spec'd to the original (hence the cheaper $3k pricetag), but it's a good representation for those of us who aren't into relic'd guitars or who are working class musicians (and can't afford to drop $20/50k). I'd suggest anyone who is curious should try one and buy one. Just my two cents as a Moore and Green fan.
I thoroughly enjoyed this history lesson, even having heard all these bits before, the order of events were much clearer here. Thanks Keith
Mr Cordy plays well, downplays well as well.
I would add Elmo J Karjalainen as my goto UA-cam Gary Moore (and Yngwie Malmsteen) player. His sense of mischievous humor is also that draws me in.
Great job! Enjoyed this
Really enjoyed that! Not a Burst, but don't forget Frampton's '54 Les Paul Custom. Still, after more than 50 years, my all-time favorite LP.
It started out as Burst but the Burst faded out as did Bernie Marsden's 'The Beast'.
@@cyberhead243 Faded to black?
👍Correct Cyberhead, but you may have misunderstood my post? I was referring to Frampton's LP and the fact that it's not a Burst. However, IMHO it's one of the most famous LPs along with the ones that Mr. Williams mentions in the beginning of the video. On a side note, I love Bernie and his Burst too! Cheers and ✌ MB
@@midnightblues717 Sorry just re-read your post and you are right I totally misread it. Lol
No worries Cyberhead, that's what I thought. Cheers ✌ MB
Just saw a Metallica concert today and saw greeny with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears. It was magical
Great work... As always
First up just want to say the Short History series is great, really enjoying it.
Second, I believe I read a while ago that Green offered the guitar to Snowy White before Gary Moore but that Snowy declined as he already had his Goldtop.
Hey 5 watt it was a great short video, I'm a Gary Moore fan I think your viewers might like a bit more on the story about how Peter really befriended Gary and supported his development as a soulful and expresive player . It is intersting to note that Kirk is a big Gary Moore fan and i wonder if he got greeny for that reason.
I have a reverse mounted pickup, but for a different reason. It’s on a Baretta so phase isn’t an issue, but when I swapped out the pickup I added a coil split. In humbucker mode it doesn’t really matter which way it’s mounted, but in single coil it is very noticeable. I tried it both way and at the end of the day pole pieces on top sounded better. I believe that’s the part that’s still in use when split on my JB clone.
In one of the shots is the cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Then Play On". I wonder if many people know that the British and U.S, releases are slightly different in terms of song selection and running order. That supposedly has been corrected on the reissue from several years ago which include the Danny Kirwan songs that were on the U,K. release, deleted in favor of the inclusion of the song, "Oh Well". The jam, "Searching For Madge" and "Fighting For Madge" which had originally been on different sides of the U.K. release were "jammed" together when Reprise changed the running order on the U.S. version back in 1969. For a snippet of time, the U.S. version was the same as the British, but because of lagging sales, it was immediately pulled and the new release with the song "Oh Well" began stocking the stores. I had a chance to see that line-up of the band at Fillmore East in the fall of 1969 but alas, my parents felt I was wasting too much of my time at that fabled establishment and hence, missed it. I missed Jimi Hendrix and The Band of Gypsy's by two days. As Pete Townsend said of people who missed seeing Jimi Hendrix "live", "I'm sorry."
Awesome history on Greeny🎸🎸 Thank you Keith🤘🏻👍🏻
A perfect video for a Friday afternoon. Thanks, Keith!
I always love your videos! Incidentally, I bought a Gibson Memphis 70s Walnut ES 335 back in 2017, just before the factory shut down. It’s the best guitar I’ve ever owned, and I’ve been looking for a video reviewing the quality of the guitars that came out of the Memphis factory era. I would love to see you do a video on that 🎶