The First Guitar Effects Ever
Today I take us on a journey to experience the original effects used on guitar. Along with Nick and Zach, I jam on some groovy tunes that may sound vaguely familiar using these original effects. In the comments below, let me know what your favorite effect from today was, which one you think affected electric guitar and music the most, and your favorite early distorted guitar tone from between 1945 and 1955.
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Guitars Josh plays in this episode:
Gibson 335
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Gibson Les Paul Gold Top
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Gibson Les Paul Gold Top w/Bigsby
Fender Telecaster
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Seuf Jazzmaster
Fender Stratocaster
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Gear in this episode:
0:24 Milkman Tweed 18w Combo
1:29 DeArmond Tremolo Control
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2:38 Fender 1963 Reverb Unit
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2:57 Gibson Les Paul w/Bigsby
3:20 Maestro Echoplex EP-1
4:20 Maestro Fuzz-Tone
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5:21 Sola Sound Tone Bender
6:22 Dallas Rangemaster
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7:16 Vox Clyde McCoy Wah-Wah
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8:16 Shin-Ei Uni-Vibe
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8:39 Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face
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Record Time:
Howlin’ Wolf – Moanin’ In The Moonlight
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Josh’s record player is by U-Turn Audio:
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Originally posted by UCjfbkA4jJkJY5g0wbjuoZWA at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBjXiNVTWZI
No way you failed to mention Ritchie Blackmore when talking about the Treble Booster. He’s one of the greatest!
But Howlin Wolf being mention evens it out!
That maestro fuzz tone sounds so cool. It’s that thin bright 60s fuzz sound that’s synonymous with garage rock, and westerns. I love it. But it also sounds really good in a cracked distorted amp with flubby bass because it’ll tighten the amp up. Theres a demo of some guy on the tube using it like that and it sounds great. Most definitely not a fuzz face or tone bender though. Those are in a different bracket. These are more in the realm of fuzzrites and super fuzzes
Wrong apostrophe.
Come on now! It was Bob Wills and the TEXAS Playboys. The guitarist was Junior Banard. One of the most revolutionary and underrated guitarists of all time.
I thought the phaser was the first effect. I heard it was made to emulate rotating speakers that were on the decline in the general public.
bob willis
Where can I buy Generic Sixties Jam for my toast?
no better video on this topic!
The magnetic drum echos of the late 50s Meazzi Echomatic 1,2 and model F are highly sort after due to their use on early Shadows hits here in the UK. Indeed modern solid state recreations of the units sell for thousands of pounds.
Thank you for keeping correct that Jimmy Page played a telecaster on the the stuff that matters.
Bo's trem and the rythm of maracas Change everything!! ????????❤️
Saw rob scallions video and looked up the history of guitar effects, and stumbled upon the man himself! Awesome
Man, Addison looks so different without his mustache…
I played trumpet in high school and you absolutely do not want us to take over the world.
This video is EXACTLY what I was looking for. Perfect mix of history, seeing, and hearing with great sound and editing. "Generic 60's jam", "Kind of Led Zeppelin", "Not Really Electric Funeral".. etc. haha
What is the actual song around the 3 min mark? I’ve been driving myself NUTS trying to figure it out for the last hour!!
I'm interested in following the history of effects yr per yr and match it to the music
I have built a wem projectv circuit and put it into a counter lever tool box tray it looks and sounds as the original my brother had one,there was only a few ever made
Bob Wills lol
If anyone is interested, I have a great example of an accidental effect that found it’s way to tape waaaaay back.
The song is “Cattle Call” by Slim Whitman. When they recorded it, the lap steel really hit the board hard and ended up sounding like a REALLY good Octave Fuzz in 1954!
Obviously back in those days, recording engineers were working their butts off to avoid any kind of distortion, especially in the country and western genre that was so popular at the time, but in this instance, the accidental “octave fuzz” effect is so pronounced that it almost sounds like a Ring Modulator. Great stuff.
love your videos…
Charlie Christian was overdriving his Gibson tube amp in the late 1930s!
Watch those trumpet jabs, mister…..
these are the effects that were around when I was a teenager
THe very first guitar effect was the metal string. The second was the plectrum. The third meaningful effect was the
Morning Glory. You're welcome.
Very cool mini documentary. Gives me bunny trails to follow to the original recordings. LOL
The record time segment is amazing because it exposes me to music I haven’t heard(one of my greatest joys in life) and it forces me to watch til the end. YouTube genius right there
¡Gracias!
Gracias!!! compartiré este video con mis alumnos, siempre es bueno saber de donde vienen las cosas para seguir creando! Soy Fan #1 Thanks!!! I will share this video with my students, it is always good to know where things come from to continue creating! I'm a #1 fan
My favourite first effect is Fuzz
My first was a compressor, then a Wah pedal, then fuzz. I made them all because 55 years ago I couldn't afford pedals! I had abook of circuits and bought the components from the local radio shop (we had those then). I still have them in the loft.. thinks I'll get them down now!
Wait, the first Wah pedal was marketed towards trumpet players? How does that even make sense? How do you plug a trumpet into a pedal?
I have electric guitar, and regular speaker, where there isn’t coming out the electric guitar sound. Will this compressor sustainer make a difference ? (Thx)
Elmore James (and his band) had a fantastic dirty sound in 1951’s version of Dust My Broom