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07-04-2026 07:20 AM
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Well, was Danny Gatton’s. In the way that it may have been built by him.
I didn’t watch the whole video, is there anything more than the vibe of the refret and the CC pickup that’s been removed that links this to Danny?
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The videos has a lot more content than the guitar's provenance. Worth a watch.
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Fun!
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The Telecaster as a ‘fine’ musical instrument. That was wonderful.
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Well worth watching! Julian is not only a great player, but he is able to articulate the nuance of a fine guitar in the manner that a great sommelier is able to articulate the nuance of a fine wine.
A Telecaster with a humbucker, strung with 12's plugged into a Twin makes for a great sound. That said, I am certain that Julian could make a Dan Electro strung with 8's plugged into a Pignose sound great.
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Great video! Thanks for posting. Julian seems to have more fun playing guitar than anyone I’ve ever witnessed.
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I’d like to hear that! Let’s try to persuade him.
Originally Posted by Stringswinger
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I think Julian's secret to tone and playing is that he considers himself part of the instrument. lesser players like myself tend to think of the instrument as the guitar and whatever needs to be attached to it to make sound, but I think for a player like Julian his entire being is part of the instrument.
I think he is very much focused on the here and now and that the experience of playing music is the focus, rather than any particular hot lick, scale usage, mode analysis, etc. He certainly has done those things in the practice room but it's not what he is attending to on stage, as far as I can tell.
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Quite right Rob. There's about a dozen lessons imbedded in this video and mostly there's the joy of listening to him and sharing his joy playing which is ever present. Originally Posted by Rob MacKillop
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I have just the thing for that! Originally Posted by Stringswinger
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My favourite part is where he contrasts a strong C chord with quieter atonal chords. Some of those atonal chords are breathtaking. I’ve never heard them played on a guitar before, but I have heard them in orchestral contexts. All very beautiful.
I find it encouraging that he describes himself (as do I) as an acoustic player (there the resemblance ends!), which gives you a different approach to electric playing. That dynamic range, the sympathetic resonances, these are things that you can only really embed through acoustic playing. They are clearly a strong part of Julian’s electric playing. Long may he continue to inspire!
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I think EVH was up there as well. Originally Posted by John Owen
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It's a lovely sounding guitar and a charming commentary by Lage.
I have two things to add to the discussion:
The first is that every one of the Teles that I have been the most impressed by came from the 65,66, era including at least one that i have always felt foolish for not having bought for entirely superficial reasons.
The second is the story of the one time I actually got to see Danny Gatton play live. I had seen Tuck and Patti just the week before and I left the show entirely inspired. Between what Tuck played and what he said, I felt that if I just worked hard enough, I could play close enough to the way that he played for me to be happy. On the other hand, seeing Danny left me incredibly depressed. I completely understood that no matter how hard I worked I could never possibly even begin to understand how he played.
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That’s exactly it. He has the chops to play whatever he hears in his head, but the focus is 100% on what he pulls out of the ether in that moment and his chops are just a tool to realize it. He’s certainly not alone in this but in my lifetime I’ve never seen anyone do it at this level. It’s just so wonderful to watch and listen to. Originally Posted by Cunamara
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So that’s a no on any actual Danny Gatton provenance?
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It did not seem clearly confirmed to me. But maybe there is more than Julian described in the video.
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Great video. JL is amazing. And I was pleased to hear his tele opinions, which reflect my own in most respects, especially regarding weight and humbucking pu bias. A number of years ago I caught a show of his at the old Royal Room in Seattle that I'll never forget! Made me a big fan.
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is that a speaker or a mini-amp? Originally Posted by nevershouldhavesoldit
I have just the thing for that!
not sure about the pig nose knob tho
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Inspiring….love the G minor thing he does towards the end…that whole notion of exploring notes chords sounds and textures is such a fun thing to do even if not at his level
But the little red/orange paper near the tone controls…aren’t we curious as to what that might be?
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I know I was! But then I thought: he’s having us on, just putting that there to get us wondering. But then I put a little bit of red tape on my telecaster, in exactly the same place - and suddenly I could play brilliantly! I’ve never heard such great improv emanating from my guitar.
So, that’s all it takes. Go get yourself some red tape. I also tried different colours, but they made me dizzy and sick. No, it HAS to be red.
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OK, a few things:
1) Red tape definitely helps you play faster, but blueish-green makes you more soulful and yellow is good for power pop.
2) I thought Danny Gatton used Joe Barden pickups. When I had a Hamer T-51, I put Barden pickups in it; to my dismay, I didn't sound the least bit like Danny Gatton!
3) I agree - Julian Lage is absolutely incredible!
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I watched a DG lesson video once (hot licks or something) and he said to always leave the string as long as possible and wind it a ton...so I did that with my squire tele and i'll be damned if I didn't play better
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Funny thing, Ron Ellis sold a bunch of his "Ellisonic" pickups due to Julian Lage's old tele with an "Ellisonic" on the neck. I guess now he's going to have to start making mini humbucker's...
Arnie..
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If that's a real question, go here: Originally Posted by jazzloverfat
https://www.amazon.com/Pignose-7-100.../dp/B0002D0JZ6
It was 1st introduced in 1973!
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