This was so enjoyable to watch and listen to. No egos anywhere to be seen, although talent abounds. So British, so self effacing. I love you all. Power to you Aynsley, Dan and Mick.
Thats it fellaz. i realized today im a Stat guy, i was a die hard les paul player, andwill always be...And i have sick 1960 pafs in my Goldtop...I JUST GOT A STRAT, THATS PERFECT! ONCE IN A LIFE TIME ,we get a special guitar, where it feels like it becomes apart of your heartbeat....Theres an energy thing, the vibration, the feeling beneath your fingers, the fit in your hand, it just has that extra harmonic thing, where the notes seem like they split off and start dancing, the relationship i built with this guitar in the past few weeks,is poetic, i write a song everytime i plug it in..... .....great show as always...
Aynsley’s visible level of inspiration as soon as he started playing the cream strat is, IMO, proof that not only each instrument has its own personality and sound, but also that we connect to each in different ways and each allows a different musical side to come out. That’s why we constantly chase new instruments and sounds. Or maybe it’s just the pickups height.
I had never even heard the name Aynsley Lister until today, but man, that was awesome. Crazy tones, great points and good discussions. And he's even smiling the whole way through
Thanks for this eye-opening video. My '77 Strat (natural, maple neck, small headstock) has a weight of 2.998 Kg or 6.609 lbs. For a long time it sounded stiff, but now it gets older it starts to do what I want to hear from it. BTW: I use partly the same rig => Vibrolux CVR/Marshall 1987x (5881) // or Stiletto and a Matchless 2x10 cab, just to match the speakers. Pedals to taste... Cheers from Münster, Germany, Frank
Wow. Just WOW. Perfect tones and chemistry. I think Aynsley needs to be a regular! I love the adventure and discovery of the last episode coming back with these epiphanies. Quintessential TPS. So rewarding to watch.
Awesome show, brilliant sounds, fabulous playing. And I have to say the 2 strats Dan’s holding look just unbelievable together like that! That contrast of candy apple red/maple vs. gold/rosewood just causes a release of dopamine I think…
I had a chance to play some of Aynsley's 70s strats recently - these early 70s strats are not like the stereotype of 70s strats, which I think is based on late 70s strats, not the ones from 70-74... anyway, just as he has turned me on to them... the price has gone through the roof!
I totally agree. My first guitar, which I still have, is a 74 Strat (sunburst) that I got in 1977 second-hand. I recently had it worked on by a local guitar shop and it is even better now than when I first got it. It plays fantastic and sounds amazing. I suspect that the collectors are grabbing these up since the prices for the 50s and 60s guitars are through the roof already.
@@jerryyeaaah15 66-74/75 probably, no? Some of the specs changed by then but the ones i have tried still had real character and were well made, even with 3 bolt necks
Amazing. I discovered Aynsley watching the initial TPS show. I loved his playing and that show did more for me finding my sound than anything else I have ever done or watched. I have gone on to grab all of his albums, watched some videos and he has become one of my favorite guitarists to simply listen to for joy and inspiration. I was so intrigued with the hints you gave a few weeks ago about the journey and where his sound had gone. It is epic and I love it. I never played a wet dry, stereo yes but that is very different and the sound of wet dry you have introduced me to has been a moving experience for me. I have been playing every day and every day is a new experience and when I pack it up I absolutely hate turning off the power. So thank you as always for what you all do. And cannot wait for the new album!!!
@@ThatPedalShow I really do want to thank you for the inspiration. I was 23 years old when I had a shard of pressure treated lumber explode on me during a summer job in college and a shard of wood the size of a butcher knife drove through the center of my fret hand. After surgery and years of physical therapy I can use the hand for normal every day stuff but my gigging days were way over. I couldn’t really play, couldn’t go from chord to chord with any kind of normalcy so I quit playing. I would try from time to time but would get frustrated and pack it all away. I sold my amps but would never sell my guitars. Fast forward 30 years and at the end of 2018 I was diagnosed with cancer. 20% chance for survival. There were some dark days in there but I needed distraction and I found you tube and several sites dedicated to guitar. Yours and Anderton’s are two of my favorites. I broke out my stuff, bought a cheap Katana 100 MK2 and didn’t care if I was fast or articulate, I needed distraction. Obviously 20% was good enough because I am still here. The most amazing thing is that I found my joy again. Thanks to you two I have a new and diverse pedalboard, I have got a deluxe reverb again, not my original but I think I like it better, and have discovered a wall of sound in using a wet dry rig. I play every day. I watch every show. You helped me not think about how bad things were and gave me a wonderful way to forget and learn and realize how much I still loved guitar. So thanks gents. More than you know. I will always be a fan.
Loving 70's Strats for their looks. The big headstock is really where it's at for me. (; Edit: Grats on your new Strat, Mick! I'd have one like this any day of the week. (;
Love this! If you like the way a guitar sounds, and you can get your sound from it… who cares about the “folklore” 🙄 great video as always! Great tones, and chats as well!
This was par excellance, fellas! That "yellow" guitar is like my 80 STRAT (a strange but amazing anomaly in the CBS era - but way too heavy). Mine would have started Olympic White, but its patina over time makes it hard to believe it is poly. It even has the bit of rusty thing from the guitar case in the just right spot. He's right: there are amazing gems in every era. I played a 20th Anniversary strat once. I liked the silver, but hated the lettering on it, but it sounded flippin amazing. You just never know til you play em. Great show - like always. Thanks.
Ritchie Blackmore made the CBS strats cool. I know Jimi had some big headstock strats but with every strat Blackmore played, there were uniqueness to all of them. There was a rare 1971 Strat with a skunk stripe, normal trussrod adjustment in the headstock (not bullet) with synchronised tremolo decal and a 4 bolt neck.
My favorite among Blackmore's many strats has to be the natural one he used around '73-'75. Looked great and sounded amazing! California Jam 74 for evidence :)
Oh I am so stoked for this. I just got a new Strat myself, the MIM Vintera 50s road worn Strat (in surf green) and I'm in love with that completely, and I'm all about the Strats currently! Cheers! Aaron
@@cowieson Thanks, I'm SO glad I pulled the trigger on it. It's a crazy-good value. The nitro finish even smells good lol. It's my first-ever 7.25" radius and v-shape neck, but I'm already adapted to it and I can't set the thing down. I also like the road worn - it opened up mental space where I don't have to worry about dinging it, I just play it. If you see one in the wild, give it a spin!
@@astewart9410 not being able to put it down is totally the goal, love that! I really like that they're finished in nitro and road worn. Super cool. As you say you don't need to be precious about it and it'll pick up your personal wear over the years! My main guitar is still my 2003 MIM Strat believe it or not, still going strong after all these years!
@@cowieson Oh I totally believe it, that guitar of yours is just getting started :), and coming up on 10 years well done! I totally see that same kind of future for this Vintera. The road worn is lovely, not overdone like some relics or artificial-looking like others I've seen, it just feels like your favourite pair of jeans... it just fits. My lovely wife rolled her eyes when I came home with it but even she now agrees it's really really sweet!
I got the Vintera 50’s Road Worn Tele in Lake Placid Blue and it’s amazing! I already have a late 90’s MIM strat but I’m very, very tempted but the road worn strats they look amazing!
Late to the party, but I enjoyed this very much! Ayns is such a great blueser, he always gets a great tone. Those 70s Strats sound as good as anything I've ever heard, which I suspect is a lot to do with the capabilities of the player as much as anything else.
Massive, massive tone! I mean I enjoyed so many things about this video but that massive tone coming out of those strats and amps are blowing my mind. Thank you for this.
Wow... Wow! Aynsley! Absolutely killer player. Loved every moment of this show, just incredible. Great interview too. Also loved Dan hoarding the guitars hahaha
I love large headstocks Strats. The first real one I came into contact with was a 25th anniversary that my mate Dave still owns. That imprinted that headstock size and shape into my core understanding of what a Strat was. Incidentally that same Dave is now building me a guitar for my 50th. That process has begun and it is very exciting.
The db meter was having so much fun this episode! Seriously, what killer sounds, great episode and Aynsley is a joy to listen to. Really great conversation(s) this episode!
I have a 1976 Strat in walnut which is quite worn because I have gigged it a lot and that is because it is a great guitar. Having said that, I will give it a break whilst I break in a new Strat. It is good to see the love for 1970's Strats instead of the usual "1970's Strats are crap". Aynsley truly is a fine player. Dan, don't worry too much about gig fitness. It didn't take me long to get back up to speed and I expect your excitement of playing will give you the extra energy.
Awesome episode on lots of levels, but for me right now it's another awesome video about wet dry rigs. Using his setting to experiment with wet dry right now and it's really helpful. Thank you!
WOW, that ’74 is one of the sweetest-sounding Strats I've ever heard - compared to last time Aynsley was on, I think I can discern some Richard Thompson influence in those great little legato trills and slides and bends up to pitch, and the ’74 sounds like a Richard guitar to me.
This guy has got big big hands, just like Stevie or Jimi!! And he sounds amazing. Thanks for the journey, and by the way used to be skeptical about 70s Strats but now I’m a believer.
Saw Aynsley about 15 years ago at Evershot village hall in Somerset. There was about half a dozen of us in there and we just grabbed chairs and sat where we wanted. It was a great gig and I had a fantastic night having basically a concert to myself
Really enjoyed this!!!! Aynsley is a great player and his journey of discovery of what works for him is a really interesting one. Some fantastic tones and some fantastic 70's strat's! The thing that stood out to me is Aynsley's time and feel; he's playing very open sparse lead line led pieces at times and he NEVER rushes! Top drawer 😊
Great show ! I absolutely love how Aynsley has so much control over the dynamics with his playing style using different attacks, where he hits the strings, and constant use of the guitars controls to change the sound. I also really like the walking bass line mixed in with muting and full blown riffs.
I ran across Ansley’s Tower Session live album for the first time a while back and have listened to it I don’t know how many times now. Then discovered there was a TPS episode that I had somehow missed with Mick and him. Thanks for having him back. Really enjoyed it.
Absolutely killer episode. I remember the first Aynsley episode came at an ideal time for me when I was in a really dark place. Seeing myself be so connected - especially through guitar now - is such an enlightening experience. Aynsley seems like a seriously top bloke and his relentless pursuit of happiness in his job is seriously something to be admired - if not attempted to be emulated. That red strat is *bleeping* gorgeous. I'm not one for maple necks but Christ on a bike I'd kill for a guitar that looked like that. Funnily enough Tash Sultanas looks a bit like that - although it's got gold hardware - I'd NEVER have given it a shot before, but now, next time I'm in a guitar store I'll definitely be asking if there's one in stock... Thanks for the conversion!!!
Love this! I knew Aynsley was a killer Strat player (and singer!), but he also seems like a generally likeable guy. Wish you all the best, and hope to catch you on tour!
Also, couldn't agree more with you on the topic of what makes a guitar "good". If it sounds, plays, and looks good, it's a good guitar! I would but playabilty before sound in some cases, since great feeling guitars sometimes come with cheap-a## pickups.
I just noticed, that Mick is the ultimate pro handling a vintage guitar. I mean, just watching him with that Strat in candy apple red is a joy. I seriously mean it exactly like I wrote it. Thumbs up.
Had to go watch the first one before this. Had a friend over to buy a amp off me (super sonic 22) and I showed him my new wet/dry setup. His reaction was a lot like Aynsleys couldn’t believe how huge it sounded. Once you go wet/dry you don’t go back I say! Thanks for everything guys!
I had a similar experience showing off my new wet/dry rig to a guitarist friend recently. He was blown away by the clarity even with a whole bunch of modulation and time based wet effects on. He was like "this is what I've been wanting for my guitar sound but could never achieve it. It's def the was to go!
Fantastic episode guys, great to see Aynsley back too - what a great tone his rig has. Really glad you brought up gig fitness Mick. I only play in a pub band, but we got the chance June 2021 to do a socially distanced hour (our first gig in 17 months!) and we struggled bigtime. During the rehearsals for that show, I had exactly the same experience as Aynsley with the snare drum - it was like a gun going off! In a great way of course 😎
I never noticed before how much Aynsley's hands dominate the neck of a Strat. Oh, my tiny hands ring in jealousy! Love his music, love his playing, appreciate his genuineness!
This was one of the most enjoyable you tube videos I’ve watched. And I’ve watched a ton. I’m now a new Fan as well. Awesome guy. And awesome guitarist. Thanks guys for having him on. Love getting introduced to a amazing guitarists.
So interesting what Aynsley said of his playing - from the beginning I thought like "Wow, I remember him being good, but not THAT good!" Great show guys, you keep me and all of us inspired!❤️
I´ve commented on your stuff before, and being a total long standing metal head I normally want to do things very differently from what you guys prescribe,- ..... but....... however..... this Aynsley Lister bloke, whoever he is, sounds amazing!!!!!!,- so on the spot I promise you,- if I ever turn to playing classic rock and rockblues I´ll immediatly go find myself a couple of old Bassman style amps, some choice pedals, a couple of old strat and Les Paul style guitars and happily start banging away on them. MAN!-this sounded just right! Will definitely check out more from this Aynsley character. For this one,- thank you TPS.
A great show with inspiring sounds and solutions to our rig ! This episode is one of the most inspiring I’ve shown, in term of gain and feel, the points you address are simple to understand and and the solutions are really effective and what a great sound in the end ! Thank you.
Good lord. What a delightful way to start my day. Every one of those guitars sounded epic. Mick, you've got such a touch with how you capture sound. Well done. And as for those big headstock Strats, I do have some major love for 'em. My introduction to Strats was falling in love with Deep Purple back in the mid-'70s. Blackmore was my thing and my first proper Strat was a 1997 Fender Japan '72 reissue. I still have it. And while the bullet truss rods / 3-bolt necks get very little love, it's by far the most stable neck of any guitar I own. Go figure. Don't think I'll manage to play away the finish like that '75 of Aynsley's, though. Damn.
