Major Gruber
Tele-Afflicted
I think it's his 54. It looks refinished. Anyway, here's another example of the purity and beauty of her majesty Fender Telecaster. Enjoy, if you enjoy this (I do).
Julian Lage's 54 blackguard?
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Strum und Twang
Tele-Meister
Great stuff - and you may be correct on the refin. Lage inspires me to lighten my grip on the neck - and to learn different voicings for my all-too-common chords. He and Campilongo always surprise my ear.
Special Brew
Tele-Meister
I have seen this chap before and to be honest I find him to be a bit of a smug tosser. That Tele though, sounds about as good as a guitar can. He can play a bit too.
old guitar player
Tele-Afflicted
I love that video. If you look hard you can see he is playing through what looks like a tweed champ amplifier.
I love the tone here.
I love the tone here.
Danman
Tele-Meister
Amazing sound and playing! The body does look refinished. Does anyone know if he had it done? Or that it was that way when he bought it? I can't find any pictures with the guitar looking any different....
Major Gruber
Tele-Afflicted
It's true that he looks slightly full of himself and his way of meowing in the interviews is a little annoying. That's maybe the trap when you're young and talented and too many easy good things happen to you. Still, his playing has something really gracious and I think is very inspiring.
Great band name, Smug Tosser, no?
songtalk
Friend of Leo's
Great player. I agree that his personality leaves a lot to the imagination. He's really snobby and smug and academic, but such is Jazz elitism. Jazz music is incredible though and he's damn good at it.
Very talented. Is he classically trained? Great sounding rig. That refin is a bit too opaque for my taste.
He's pretty great, but I simply can't tolerate that refin.
thebasepiece
TDPRI Member
I will second that heartily! Cannot figure out where you guys are getting these smug-Lage attitudes from. I've had the pleasure of meeting and speaking with Julian a couple of times and he is easily one of the most authentic, kind, and humble artists I've ever met.
I made sure to ask the obligatory gear questions. His responses:
- '54 Blackguard Tele (refin confirmed)
- '58 Champ on tour ('53 2x10 Super on the record)
- Used a Danocaster Singlecut on the record with Ron Ellis pups
- Uses a Strymon Flint on record...and on tour as necessary based on room sound.
Special Brew
Tele-Meister
Maybe it is his guitar face that makes him seem smug.
I don't know. When did we start holding guitarface against someone? In interviews I've seen, Lage is a normal person.
I guess jazz is associated with "the elites" these days, and so a target for free ridicule.
Okay...somI googled/binged/whatever 'guitar face' and got to this....
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/funniest-guitar-faces/#photogallery-1=1
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/funniest-guitar-faces/#photogallery-1=1
Personally, I was watching his fretting hand...great technique there. Then, I took note of how he was separating the actions of his picking fingers.... That young man can play, IMHO.
songtalk
Friend of Leo's
Yeah he's ridiculously good. He's probably a great guy. He just has an air of pretentiousness about him. He can have all of these qualities and still be a valuable and credible artist.
Prince, my all time favorite, was pretty pretentious and smug sometimes.
I'm not trying to discredit him.
His guitar face does seem SUPER contrived and distracts me. He's one of those players I should probably just listen to and not watch
Prince, my all time favorite, was pretty pretentious and smug sometimes.
I'm not trying to discredit him.
His guitar face does seem SUPER contrived and distracts me. He's one of those players I should probably just listen to and not watch
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