Chris, your tone "knows no wrong" 😁 I could listen to your playing for days on end. I love how you chase tone just like us mere mortals. Have a great weekend and Happy Easter. God bless and rock on 👍🎸😎
The best live guitar sounds I ever heard over the years, have always been two different but complimentary amps together. Your Pro and the Copper a perfect example. Glad you're enjoying it.
Hi Chris. Huge fan 👏 thanks for all the sharing on your musical journey. I've myself have been chasing tone like most only to come full circle. I have a stable of great amps and guitars for all my projects. I mostly play various forms of classic rock. I'm a huge Marshall old school fan. But the one amp that blows me away is my little Fender custom shop 57 Tweed deluxe. Take pedals great and really is such pure tone in a simple circuit. I love it. Just wanted to share because yours is a similar experience I believe. Share the tone. Cheers
I'm a metal head I know your not but you can come up with some badass riffs. When you did that non metal guys playing metal your riffs were the best of the bunch good job brother.
Great playing Chris! Love your sound! Great insight on the sounds influence on your playing. I find the sound of your equipment can sometimes lock you into playing a certain way. Great to find a setup that sets you free to let loose and fly!
I love your videos buddy. I have to be honest and say I’m all about melody and gentle, swinging solos (knopfleresque) but I love the lessons and the information you give us, for free, that helps us all improve. Thank you man you’re one of the good guys 👍 love
The face of the guy interviewing you while you play is just glorious! Unfortunately I can only try to imagine how great it must have sounded standing there.
Hey Chris, really happy for you, and your achievements, congratulations, and for sharing your outstanding, original, pleasant, innovative guitar's musical approach and talent. Take care mate.
No fair! The '68 Custom Pro Reverb has been on back order since November of 2021. My wife gave me one for Christmas and we're still waiting for it. Now I'm GASING hard with no solution in sight. Good news....I have a '73 Pro Reverb (40-watt two twelve). The vintage amp is great for home, but I'd never take it out. It's heavy and almost irreplaceable.
You have awesome tone and I love Cardinal Black...but I really enjoy the "less is better" on your solos... When you play smooth and less notes I think you are feeling it more... I know the audience does... You are one of my guitar heroes
i got a 68 custom vibro champ last summer for my recording setup and it continues to blow me away with it’s versatility and character. using it with a weber micromass attenuator which opens up even more tonal possibilities at any volume. you nailed what makes it so fun which is the spongy tube compression when you push it hard. never had any amp or pedal that does that sound and feel in such a satisfying way.
One of the things that I read of Eddie Van Halen's advice to young guitarists that I thought was trenchant (when he wasn't B.S.-ing about how he used a variac, that is) was that it's important to find an amp that "plays itself." In an interview he said that when you find an amp that seems to cause the notes to jump off of the fretboard instead of you having to wrestle and fight them into existence, that's the amp you want. Of course, when I read that back in the mid or late Eighties, I didn't understand what he meant. I had no idea what signal compression was or how it worked or how tube (valve) amps do it so well at certain output levels or any of it. It wasn't until much later that I started to figure out how to see about getting that phenomenon working for _me._
Suuuweeeeet sounds. Always a pleasure 👍👍👍. Prefer to hear you when on a strat but I think your sound would shine through playing on anything with strings. Keep rockin'🤘
I'm just gonna be 'that guy' for a second but this needs to be said. Chris, you look badass in that black leather jacket. That's a look. Maybe add a cuban heel to the mix as well. Sorted. ;)
Sounding great, the combo of the 2 amps is killer. I bought a 68 Custom Pro Reverb last summer as I wanted something with a bit more wallop than a Deluxe Reverb, I’ve not been disappointed. I’ve been thinking about adding an AC15 with it to fill out the mids a bit more, this video now makes that purchase inevitable! Nice one
@@benallmark9671 yeah, just a bit more headroom. Had the Pro Reverb not been released I’d have been fine with the Deluxe Reverb, but the 6L6’s just give it a bit more.
Fabulous sound, It's the kind of thing I have always wanted to do. I have also wondered when you were going to talk about your amp combination. Thanks, great video!
The 68 Reissues are very, very good & I fear over looked by many. Love the Vibro Champs I've played, own the Princeton (having shot it out against 2/3rd of the current Princeton range) the Pro for my situation, style & ethos is too much. But obviously it sounds fab.
My man! I think you’re the best guitar player nowadays, doing the music that I dig… Just a question, what watch are you wearing? You know how it goes, guitars and watches, my two addictions…
This was reaffirming to see/hear! I’ve been running a wet/dry setup as well with a 1976 Pro Reverb but with a dimed Vox AC15...it is quite the tone weapon 👌
Chris thank you for another great Friday Fretworks. I enjoy your music and the great information you share. I look forward to next Friday. Being an old rock fan all my life, I really appreciate The gift you have. I also wonder if you ever considered letting your hair down like so many Rock legends do? I think your appearance is as important as your music. Keep Rocking On Chris!!!
Great video. Really love live samples you provided. My go-to amps are a Hotrod DeVille, used clean with a Tumnus Dlx or The Dude for color. I also use a Blues Jr with a little bit of compression.
Love that tone. What's your method of using two amps? Do you just split straight out of your pedalboard or do a wet and dry amp. Or just us a split cable and send it out? Thanks
I really rate you as a player with feel, Chris. And thank you for showing that it’s okay to prefer a fundamentally darker tone for lead guitar. As long as you play with dynamics and contrast there’s no problem with this choice. Too much talk amongst YOuTube guitarists about gear that will “give you articulation” as opposed to how you play.
Back in the late 80s I bought a 70s Pro Reverb with a fused output transformer. Thing weighed a ton and I had to stop every 30 metres and sit on it on my way home with it. Completely different beast to the 68.
Wish i qouldve seen this 4 days ago, i got a bassbreaker instead, love it, just no tremolo reverb, plus so many ppl were saying there were noise problems.....i shoulda pulled the trigger.....but then ill wish i kept the bassbreaker bc im nuts...like today, i know i got the top 3 paf repros on earth and thats being modest, but still i wasted the day doing tone comparisns i gotta get my shit together...Chris always enjoy your vids kid! your a talent to say the least!
I’ve been working out how to play your solo from ‘slow train’ for the last couple of days. I worked out my own tone secret on my Blackstar ht-5r overdrive channel (edge of breakup) with my strat: treble control on the amp at zero, vol tone on strat at 9 each. Best tone I’ve heard from this amp in 6 years of ownership. Now to try it on the Artisan 30 combo : much more headroom and volume… Anyway, thanks for helping me find this tone.
I've had the pro since it came out and love it, and I'm really happy to hear it works for you. Even for a home and garage jammer like me, it is the perfect combo. It sounds great at low volume, has awesome overdrive at high volume, and when paired with another amp or run with an extension cab sounds huge.
Hey Chris I have the 68 custom vibroux reverb reissue and I absolutely love it....I have had alot of amps over the years...I'm 60 years old...lol ..but it is really up there as far as being one of the best sounding amps that I have played thru...I love the two 10 inch celestion speakers in this amp..they don't fart out at higher volumes and they really have that nice midrange that fenders are known for ....then you throw in the reverb and the vibroux part and your just in SRV heaven......🎸🎸🎸
Experimenting with amps when you have the luxury to do it is cool. My best combo was Marshall Bluesbreaker reissue with a 1967 Vibrolux reverb. Tone is not just the amp though ;)
Whatever sounds best in the circumstances and whatever you're comfortable with!!! People should never be afraid to chop and change.... Once you're going live though settle on a setup..!
Love the blend of the two amps. Also, really liking the live versions of Tell Me How It Feels without the wah-wah. The Cardinal Black EP has earned a spot on my favorites playlist, but if I'm being honest the closing solo in this video blows away the version on the EP. You guys need a bit more material, then release a live album. I'll buy it right now.
Just when you think he couldn’t come up with something different for the intro… loved this fat, drenched-in-reverb tone, this one somehow reminded me of the last slide solo of Nimrodel from Camel
My band gave me some proper evils when I downsized from a marshall 100 watt half stack to a Peavey classic30 combo years ago. It sits so much better in a band situation (zero competition with the bassist) and I've never run out of volume or headroom.
I changed to a Creamback H75 in the FPR as it seemed to lack a bit of oomph for a 40 watt amp, and as you stated can be a little boxy sounding. I like it much better that way and sounds much fuller when pushed.
9:11 - the smile on his face at the end = the smile on my face at the end
Chris- You are one of the greats. Do a solo instrumental record to compliment your other projects.
Chris, your tone "knows no wrong" 😁 I could listen to your playing for days on end. I love how you chase tone just like us mere mortals. Have a great weekend and Happy Easter. God bless and rock on 👍🎸😎
Good lord the sound combo of those two amps and the Revstar is magic in your hands
The closed captions came up as Ferrari Frat Works and now I'll be patiently waiting for that spinoff.
Easily my favourite guitar player and props to the front of house engineers favouring the victory so that the audience can hear your greatness .
Chris quickly become one of my favorite guitar players... His touch and phrasing really got me!
Watching your picking hand is crazy! I like how you use so much of your hand in combination with the pick. It’s pretty cool to watch.
The best live guitar sounds I ever heard over the years, have always been two different but complimentary amps together. Your Pro and the Copper a perfect example. Glad you're enjoying it.
That jam in beginning was FIRE!!! Loved the phrasing.
Hi Chris I love how each guitar has its own sound. You are a real pro because you seem to use equipment in a clever way. Enjoy yourself!
Phew. Day complete. A good dollop of Buck. The greatest thing in music
Hi Chris. Huge fan 👏 thanks for all the sharing on your musical journey. I've myself have been chasing tone like most only to come full circle. I have a stable of great amps and guitars for all my projects. I mostly play various forms of classic rock. I'm a huge Marshall old school fan. But the one amp that blows me away is my little Fender custom shop 57 Tweed deluxe. Take pedals great and really is such pure tone in a simple circuit. I love it. Just wanted to share because yours is a similar experience I believe. Share the tone. Cheers
First time hearing you play. Awesome brother, very organic, great tone, vibe.
Wow, an artist liking an amp I can afford! What, no boutique stuff? Thanks Chris!
I'm a metal head I know your not but you can come up with some badass riffs. When you did that non metal guys playing metal your riffs were the best of the bunch good job brother.
Cardinal Black is the kind of group that sounds well in recordings and sounds phenomenal live.
Thanks for another great episode of Friday Fretworks. The sound of the two amps together is fantastic!
That rehearsal with the 335 , you were feeling it bro!! Love it , thanks Chris
After watching this I went out and got my guitar and man it makes a great coffee table …
Just got my first fender amp and am super pleased. I got a ‘68 Custom Vibrochamp and it inspires me to play so much
Yeah, I think you would sound great on any amp. Always enjoyable and humbling watching your channel Chris.
Great playing Chris! Love your sound! Great insight on the sounds influence on your playing. I find the sound of your equipment can sometimes lock you into playing a certain way. Great to find a setup that sets you free to let loose and fly!
I love your videos buddy.
I have to be honest and say I’m all about melody and gentle, swinging solos (knopfleresque) but I love the lessons and the information you give us, for free, that helps us all improve.
Thank you man you’re one of the good guys 👍
love
The face of the guy interviewing you while you play is just glorious! Unfortunately I can only try to imagine how great it must have sounded standing there.
"Ferrari Frat Works". According to UA-cam captions.
Indeed! Gets it hilariously wrong every time.
Beautiful playing, Chris! You're a treasure!
Thanks Chris as usual this was great.
Hey Chris, really happy for you, and your achievements, congratulations, and for sharing your outstanding, original, pleasant, innovative guitar's musical approach and talent. Take care mate.
No fair! The '68 Custom Pro Reverb has been on back order since November of 2021. My wife gave me one for Christmas and we're still waiting for it. Now I'm GASING hard with no solution in sight. Good news....I have a '73 Pro Reverb (40-watt two twelve). The vintage amp is great for home, but I'd never take it out. It's heavy and almost irreplaceable.
You have awesome tone and I love Cardinal Black...but I really enjoy the "less is better" on your solos...
When you play smooth and less notes I think you are feeling it more... I know the audience does...
You are one of my guitar heroes
i got a 68 custom vibro champ last summer for my recording setup and it continues to blow me away with it’s versatility and character. using it with a weber micromass attenuator which opens up even more tonal possibilities at any volume. you nailed what makes it so fun which is the spongy tube compression when you push it hard. never had any amp or pedal that does that sound and feel in such a satisfying way.
Your style is sooo tasteful!!!! Love it!!! Cheers mate
One of the things that I read of Eddie Van Halen's advice to young guitarists that I thought was trenchant (when he wasn't B.S.-ing about how he used a variac, that is) was that it's important to find an amp that "plays itself." In an interview he said that when you find an amp that seems to cause the notes to jump off of the fretboard instead of you having to wrestle and fight them into existence, that's the amp you want. Of course, when I read that back in the mid or late Eighties, I didn't understand what he meant. I had no idea what signal compression was or how it worked or how tube (valve) amps do it so well at certain output levels or any of it. It wasn't until much later that I started to figure out how to see about getting that phenomenon working for _me._
Great sound man, great playing .... love it !!!!
Sooo GOOD!!!
There is no better ad for the Yamaha Revstar!!! Is the "gold top" in production ? Your playing is fantastic !
glad to see you back, Chris :)
I have an original '66 Pro Reverb and it's my favour amp I own by a long shot. It's Fender's biggest sleeper in my opinion.
It’s doesn’t matter what guitar you are playing. You still sound like Chris Buck and that’s what we all want 👊🏼
Great sounding amp, awesome guitarist. Bang for Buck!!
your tone always killer man
thats a beautiful solo It always fills me with emotion every time I hear it, how did you make it its really good
Suuuweeeeet sounds. Always a pleasure 👍👍👍. Prefer to hear you when on a strat but I think your sound would shine through playing on anything with strings. Keep rockin'🤘
Like a Philadelphia lawyer Buckmaster. Top banana.
I love this guys jams. So tasty!
I'm just gonna be 'that guy' for a second but this needs to be said. Chris, you look badass in that black leather jacket. That's a look. Maybe add a cuban heel to the mix as well. Sorted. ;)
😎Thanks Chris ⚓️
Incredible tone! That's a cool amp and it sounds superb. That solo was killer!
Sounding great, the combo of the 2 amps is killer. I bought a 68 Custom Pro Reverb last summer as I wanted something with a bit more wallop than a Deluxe Reverb, I’ve not been disappointed. I’ve been thinking about adding an AC15 with it to fill out the mids a bit more, this video now makes that purchase inevitable! Nice one
Wallop meaning what , volume ?
@@benallmark9671 yeah, just a bit more headroom. Had the Pro Reverb not been released I’d have been fine with the Deluxe Reverb, but the 6L6’s just give it a bit more.
Naw, your “secret weapon” is your next level string muting. Phenomenal playing.
The tone is killer. Thanks for sharing your secrets
Great set up...genious
Fabulous sound, It's the kind of thing I have always wanted to do. I have also wondered when you were going to talk about your amp combination. Thanks, great video!
Awesome. Very Nice "Stack" of Amps in "Rig Rundown" Very Cool. Thankyou.
The Amp combination is brilliant. It is the sound I love to hear. Thanks for sharing it. 😎
The 68 Reissues are very, very good & I fear over looked by many. Love the Vibro Champs I've played, own the Princeton (having shot it out against 2/3rd of the current Princeton range) the Pro for my situation, style & ethos is too much. But obviously it sounds fab.
I have the Deluxe Reverb. Great amps.
Considering one of the RI's, or a v40D.... Any thoughts? tried the 68´pro earlier today but it gets quite loud for home..
Squeezing the most juice from the guitar with his left hand. Awesome.
Great , now I need to buy another amp. Chasing your guitar heros tone gets expensive. But , worth it. Keep killing it Chris.
great vid Chris
My man! I think you’re the best guitar player nowadays, doing the music that I dig…
Just a question, what watch are you wearing?
You know how it goes, guitars and watches, my two addictions…
Great stuff CB
I should also crack open a beer each time i hear one of your solos :)
This was reaffirming to see/hear! I’ve been running a wet/dry setup as well with a 1976 Pro Reverb but with a dimed Vox AC15...it is quite the tone weapon 👌
Nice solo at the beginning
I conclude: 🤔
You are SUCH a great guitarist 🤔👏👏👏🙌🙏🤝
Chris thank you for another great Friday Fretworks. I enjoy your music and the great information you share. I look forward to next Friday. Being an old rock fan all my life, I really appreciate The gift you have. I also wonder if you ever considered letting your hair down like so many Rock legends do? I think your appearance is as important as your music. Keep Rocking On Chris!!!
The Gibson ES-355 put a big smile on my face. Other guitars you played are great in its own sound, the ES-355 is an animal.
Jesus, Bravo Chris!
Great video. Really love live samples you provided. My go-to amps are a Hotrod DeVille, used clean with a Tumnus Dlx or The Dude for color. I also use a Blues Jr with a little bit of compression.
Love that tone. What's your method of using two amps? Do you just split straight out of your pedalboard or do a wet and dry amp. Or just us a split cable and send it out? Thanks
I really rate you as a player with feel, Chris. And thank you for showing that it’s okay to prefer a fundamentally darker tone for lead guitar. As long as you play with dynamics and contrast there’s no problem with this choice. Too much talk amongst YOuTube guitarists about gear that will “give you articulation” as opposed to how you play.
Back in the late 80s I bought a 70s Pro Reverb with a fused output transformer. Thing weighed a ton and I had to stop every 30 metres and sit on it on my way home with it.
Completely different beast to the 68.
Wish i qouldve seen this 4 days ago, i got a bassbreaker instead, love it, just no tremolo reverb, plus so many ppl were saying there were noise problems.....i shoulda pulled the trigger.....but then ill wish i kept the bassbreaker bc im nuts...like today, i know i got the top 3 paf repros on earth and thats being modest, but still i wasted the day doing tone comparisns i gotta get my shit together...Chris always enjoy your vids kid! your a talent to say the least!
I’ve been working out how to play your solo from ‘slow train’ for the last couple of days. I worked out my own tone secret on my Blackstar ht-5r overdrive channel (edge of breakup) with my strat: treble control on the amp at zero, vol tone on strat at 9 each. Best tone I’ve heard from this amp in 6 years of ownership. Now to try it on the Artisan 30 combo : much more headroom and volume… Anyway, thanks for helping me find this tone.
Awesome intro
I've had the pro since it came out and love it, and I'm really happy to hear it works for you. Even for a home and garage jammer like me, it is the perfect combo. It sounds great at low volume, has awesome overdrive at high volume, and when paired with another amp or run with an extension cab sounds huge.
I’m running my 68 Pro Reverb in stereo with a new Magnatone Varsity Reverb that has a more flat EQ. Dude, it is tone heaven. I highly recommend
Love em. Fender knows how to do it man.
Hi chris, what is the overdrive and fuzz pedal you use ?!
Thank you 🙏
Hey Chris I have the 68 custom vibroux reverb reissue and I absolutely love it....I have had alot of amps over the years...I'm 60 years old...lol ..but it is really up there as far as being one of the best sounding amps that I have played thru...I love the two 10 inch celestion speakers in this amp..they don't fart out at higher volumes and they really have that nice midrange that fenders are known for ....then you throw in the reverb and the vibroux part and your just in SRV heaven......🎸🎸🎸
That was awesome, Chris! By the way, I was wondering why you don't use IEM instead for monitors?
Chris pro reverb with this new victory it’s great to much but to me, Fuchs + v140 it’s legendary tone and it’s bit better to my ears 🙂
Killer man....wish I had your guitar chops! Cheers from Ottawa Canada
Experimenting with amps when you have the luxury to do it is cool. My best combo was Marshall Bluesbreaker reissue with a 1967 Vibrolux reverb. Tone is not just the amp though ;)
Definitely think the tone is better with the two amps than one high headroom amp. More personality for sure. Better reflects your dynamic style.
The lights looked great at the show too
Your guitar is One of most melodical weapon on this planet...isn't? Keep Bucking!!!
P.S. maybe,"Cardinal Buck"?
9:00 sounds great
Whatever sounds best in the circumstances and whatever you're comfortable with!!! People should never be afraid to chop and change.... Once you're going live though settle on a setup..!
I have a '69 Pro Reverb. Built like a tank. Weighs a ton. Amazing sound from under 50 watts. Wish I could make mine wail like Mr. Buck.
What overdrive pedal do you step on during the rig rundown portion? Or does the Victory have an OD channel?
what kind Revstar is that? Nice pick guard and single pickup.
He has had it modded to be that way
Love the blend of the two amps. Also, really liking the live versions of Tell Me How It Feels without the wah-wah. The Cardinal Black EP has earned a spot on my favorites playlist, but if I'm being honest the closing solo in this video blows away the version on the EP. You guys need a bit more material, then release a live album. I'll buy it right now.
Just when you think he couldn’t come up with something different for the intro… loved this fat, drenched-in-reverb tone, this one somehow reminded me of the last slide solo of Nimrodel from Camel
Hey, Buckaroo do you know where I can find the tortoiseshell pickguard and truss rod cover for my revstar?
My band gave me some proper evils when I downsized from a marshall 100 watt half stack to a Peavey classic30 combo years ago. It sits so much better in a band situation (zero competition with the bassist) and I've never run out of volume or headroom.
Do I see a new Revstar in the opening clip????? Please do tell. By the way - love the sound combination of that Victory and Fender.
... righteous intro :)
I changed to a Creamback H75 in the FPR as it seemed to lack a bit of oomph for a 40 watt amp, and as you stated can be a little boxy sounding. I like it much better that way and sounds much fuller when pushed.