1 00:00:00,770 --> 00:00:01,830 [man] Yeah. 2 00:00:05,370 --> 00:00:06,470 Yeah. 3 00:00:10,230 --> 00:00:11,530 [Bill] How are you doing? 4 00:00:11,530 --> 00:00:12,970 [Jason] Waking up, bro. 5 00:00:12,970 --> 00:00:14,570 [Bill] All right, man. My name is Bill. 6 00:00:14,570 --> 00:00:16,100 -[Jason] Hi, Bill. -[man] Oh. 7 00:00:16,100 --> 00:00:18,830 This right here, the wood warehouse. 8 00:00:18,830 --> 00:00:20,700 -[Jason] Yeah? -Yeah. This over here 9 00:00:20,700 --> 00:00:22,230 is the manufacturing plant. 10 00:00:22,230 --> 00:00:23,670 -[Jason] Yeah. -As a matter of fact, 11 00:00:23,670 --> 00:00:26,330 we're growing, and we're looking to take that building. 12 00:00:26,330 --> 00:00:28,430 -Holy smokes. -[Jason] Wow. 13 00:00:28,430 --> 00:00:30,100 -Yeah. Yeah. -That's amazing. 14 00:00:30,100 --> 00:00:32,100 We wanted to be here earlier, so-- 15 00:00:32,100 --> 00:00:34,570 -Yeah, I think you guys-- -Well, no that's not true, we just live on the road. 16 00:00:34,570 --> 00:00:37,530 ["Wherever I May Roam" by Metallica playing] 17 00:00:57,370 --> 00:01:01,200 [singer] ♪ And the road Becomes my bride ♪ 18 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:04,730 ♪ I have stripped Of all but pride ♪ 19 00:01:04,730 --> 00:01:08,570 ♪ So in her I do confide ♪ 20 00:01:08,570 --> 00:01:11,930 ♪ Off the beaten path I reign ♪ 21 00:01:12,770 --> 00:01:16,770 ♪ Rover, wanderer, Nomad, vagabond ♪ 22 00:01:16,770 --> 00:01:19,870 ♪ Call me what you will ♪ 23 00:01:21,730 --> 00:01:26,170 ♪ Wherever I may roam ♪ 24 00:01:29,030 --> 00:01:33,700 ♪ Wherever I may roam, yeah ♪ 25 00:01:40,470 --> 00:01:41,700 [man] [indistinct] area. 26 00:01:41,700 --> 00:01:43,470 -[Bill] This is where we keep our wood. -[Jason] Holy shit. 27 00:01:43,470 --> 00:01:45,930 [Bill] So this is the Hollywood Bowl seating. 28 00:01:45,930 --> 00:01:47,770 -[man] No way. -[Jason] No fucking way. 29 00:01:47,770 --> 00:01:49,930 -[man] Yeah, man. -[Bill] The old seating, 30 00:01:49,930 --> 00:01:51,470 we're making guitars out of them. 31 00:01:51,470 --> 00:01:54,570 [Jason] Hollywood Bowl, holy shit. 32 00:01:54,570 --> 00:01:57,600 I bet you guys got like vintage-aged wood too. 33 00:01:57,600 --> 00:01:59,770 -[man] Oh, we do. Yeah, yeah. -[Jason] You got all... You got all of it? 34 00:01:59,770 --> 00:02:02,700 [Bill] We've taken old bridges, wood bridges, 35 00:02:02,700 --> 00:02:05,870 old barn wood, and make guitars out of them. 36 00:02:05,870 --> 00:02:08,300 -Can we get that? -[Bill] Yeah. 37 00:02:08,300 --> 00:02:09,700 [Jason] What I wanted to do on this episode 38 00:02:09,700 --> 00:02:12,800 is I really wanted to focus on building these instruments 39 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:14,370 from the ground up. 40 00:02:14,370 --> 00:02:16,100 So some of my favorite artisans, 41 00:02:16,100 --> 00:02:17,830 guys that I follow on Instagram 42 00:02:17,830 --> 00:02:19,270 that are just amazing. 43 00:02:19,270 --> 00:02:21,130 That's the best. I love you, man. 44 00:02:21,130 --> 00:02:23,500 Just being able to document them 45 00:02:23,500 --> 00:02:26,470 and celebrate the craftsman, 46 00:02:26,470 --> 00:02:28,400 that's what this is dedicated to. 47 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:31,300 And taking that, and then that inspires the artist. 48 00:02:35,500 --> 00:02:38,670 [Bill] We're gonna see the end part of [indistinct] 49 00:02:40,470 --> 00:02:42,530 [Jason] Visiting the Fender Factory, 50 00:02:42,530 --> 00:02:46,500 it was really kind of the start of this whole thing. 51 00:02:46,500 --> 00:02:48,600 I wanted to show up there, 52 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:50,900 I wanted to camp out and wake up and be there 53 00:02:50,900 --> 00:02:52,230 right in the morning. 54 00:02:52,230 --> 00:02:55,300 [acoustic music playing] 55 00:02:57,900 --> 00:02:58,970 Whoa. 56 00:03:04,670 --> 00:03:06,330 Fender has had a huge impact 57 00:03:06,330 --> 00:03:08,330 on my journey to playing the guitar. 58 00:03:08,330 --> 00:03:10,530 My first electric was a Fender Nocaster 59 00:03:10,530 --> 00:03:12,000 that I cherished. 60 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:13,900 It fueled my passion for playing guitar 61 00:03:13,900 --> 00:03:16,200 and appreciation for how they're made. 62 00:03:26,370 --> 00:03:28,470 It's not some freaking machine, man. 63 00:03:28,470 --> 00:03:29,970 I love that. 64 00:03:31,130 --> 00:03:33,970 [Bill] Roger's been here since 1960, he's 91 years old. 65 00:03:33,970 --> 00:03:36,600 [Jason] Dude, what's up, Roger? 66 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:39,370 -How are you doing, sir? -[Roger] Hey. 67 00:03:39,370 --> 00:03:41,470 You've been here... You've been here for 60 years? 68 00:03:41,470 --> 00:03:43,000 It's 61. 69 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:44,800 [Jason] Sixty-one years you've been here? 70 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:47,000 I started in 1960. 71 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,470 Born in 1929, 72 00:03:49,470 --> 00:03:51,800 and you've been in... And you're 91 years old. 73 00:03:52,300 --> 00:03:53,570 You're amazing. 74 00:03:53,570 --> 00:03:54,970 Wow. 75 00:03:54,970 --> 00:03:56,300 Thank you, my friend. 76 00:04:01,630 --> 00:04:05,670 Bro, it's all hands on, artistry. 77 00:04:05,670 --> 00:04:10,470 Same techniques they're using, been doing since 1954. 78 00:04:10,470 --> 00:04:13,470 [narrator] So much of what founded Fender as an iconic company 79 00:04:13,470 --> 00:04:16,130 and made it a household name is still there today. 80 00:04:16,130 --> 00:04:18,100 It's a legacy of craftsmanship 81 00:04:18,100 --> 00:04:20,000 that carries on with each guitar they make. 82 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:23,000 [Paul] I think the craftsman for me is just 83 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:26,100 pouring yourself into something so that, 84 00:04:26,100 --> 00:04:27,830 you know, it's reflective of you. 85 00:04:27,830 --> 00:04:30,770 [guitar music playing] 86 00:04:33,430 --> 00:04:35,630 [narrator] It's crazy to think of all the music 87 00:04:35,630 --> 00:04:38,430 that will be created for the world by these instruments. 88 00:04:38,430 --> 00:04:41,630 And it all begins here at the hands of these builders. 89 00:04:41,630 --> 00:04:42,970 [Yuriy] Somebody picks up a guitar, 90 00:04:42,970 --> 00:04:44,570 and they'll hold it for several minutes 91 00:04:44,570 --> 00:04:46,770 and stare at every facet of that guitar. 92 00:04:50,630 --> 00:04:52,770 [Jason] Whoa. 93 00:04:52,770 --> 00:04:55,300 You think it's like, "Oh yeah, these are machine-made, blah, blah, blah." 94 00:04:55,300 --> 00:04:57,900 But no, every detail, like it was wonderful 95 00:04:57,900 --> 00:05:01,670 to go into the Fender and see how much goes in to one of these guitars, 96 00:05:01,670 --> 00:05:04,730 like a lot more than I thought. 97 00:05:04,730 --> 00:05:06,070 It's a beautiful process. 98 00:05:06,070 --> 00:05:07,770 I was really blown away. 99 00:05:08,670 --> 00:05:11,270 -Oh, Dale Wilson, bro! -[Dale] [indistinct] 100 00:05:11,270 --> 00:05:12,870 I follow you on Instagram! 101 00:05:12,870 --> 00:05:14,370 -[laughs] -Oh [indistinct] that is so cool. 102 00:05:14,370 --> 00:05:16,200 -[Jason] Oh, man, this is awesome, bro. -Thank you very much. 103 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:17,900 [Jason] Meeting all of the artisans 104 00:05:17,900 --> 00:05:19,530 and guys who I follow, 105 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:21,570 being able to see 106 00:05:21,570 --> 00:05:23,400 all the work, their workshops, 107 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:26,500 going in there, seeing how handcrafted everything is. 108 00:05:29,470 --> 00:05:30,870 [Paul] It's kind of a vulnerable thing. 109 00:05:30,870 --> 00:05:32,500 You make something and if you're proud of it, 110 00:05:32,500 --> 00:05:33,870 you're proud to show your friends, 111 00:05:33,870 --> 00:05:35,900 you're proud to show your family. 112 00:05:35,900 --> 00:05:38,070 But you're also kind of vulnerable 113 00:05:38,070 --> 00:05:40,000 because you're worried they might find all the stuff 114 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:41,800 that you think is wrong with it. 115 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:44,500 [acoustic music playing] 116 00:05:48,070 --> 00:05:51,230 I've been building guitars about 18 years here at Fender 117 00:05:51,230 --> 00:05:54,130 and I built my first guitar when I was 14 years old 118 00:05:54,130 --> 00:05:57,130 in high school, which, um... While the kids were building 119 00:05:57,130 --> 00:05:59,670 bongs and clocks, I decided I wanted to build a guitar. 120 00:06:01,470 --> 00:06:04,200 I wanted to slow things down and take my time 121 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:07,430 and just focus on something really detailed. 122 00:06:07,430 --> 00:06:09,700 I could spend my time making something that 123 00:06:09,700 --> 00:06:11,570 somebody else could appreciate. 124 00:06:14,230 --> 00:06:16,930 Being able to do this and make someone's day, 125 00:06:16,930 --> 00:06:18,030 that's why I'm doing it. 126 00:06:20,570 --> 00:06:22,900 Always learning and developing that 127 00:06:22,900 --> 00:06:24,630 into the craft and making it better 128 00:06:24,630 --> 00:06:26,730 and I get to pour myself into that guitar. 129 00:06:30,630 --> 00:06:32,600 I still don't believe that I... This is what I do. 130 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:34,400 Like, sometimes I'll tell my mom, 131 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:36,330 like, "Hey, Mom, I'm at Jimmy Page's house," 132 00:06:36,330 --> 00:06:38,600 and she's like, "Oh, that's nice, honey." 133 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:40,030 [laughs] 134 00:06:41,470 --> 00:06:43,900 [narrator] These craftsmen have the coolest jobs. 135 00:06:43,900 --> 00:06:45,930 They come into work every day and they live their passion, 136 00:06:45,930 --> 00:06:49,430 using their skills to make music possible for so many. 137 00:06:52,630 --> 00:06:54,170 Going to the Fender custom shop, 138 00:06:54,170 --> 00:06:55,430 they were so cool to me 139 00:06:55,430 --> 00:06:56,830 and so nice, the whole team. 140 00:06:56,830 --> 00:06:59,470 [all cheering] 141 00:06:59,470 --> 00:07:01,200 [narrator] Seeing how an instrument comes together 142 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:02,600 made me wanna learn more, 143 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:05,470 and to draw from that well of inspiration. 144 00:07:05,470 --> 00:07:07,270 This led me to Les Claypool, 145 00:07:07,270 --> 00:07:08,630 someone who's had a heavy hand 146 00:07:08,630 --> 00:07:10,130 in creating custom guitars. 147 00:07:12,230 --> 00:07:14,330 [Les] We never had fires around there. 148 00:07:14,330 --> 00:07:15,400 Very rare. 149 00:07:18,970 --> 00:07:20,670 [Jason] Do you go swimming in this? 150 00:07:20,670 --> 00:07:22,630 -[Les] You can. We used to have a rope swing. -[woman] We used to. 151 00:07:22,630 --> 00:07:24,270 [Les] We haven't in a long time. 152 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:26,730 [Jason] Ho-ho-ho-ho! 153 00:07:27,900 --> 00:07:29,330 Don't worry, I used to be a lifeguard. 154 00:07:29,330 --> 00:07:30,730 Come on on, you're good. 155 00:07:30,730 --> 00:07:32,600 [woman laughs] [indistinct] 156 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:34,970 [metal creaking] 157 00:07:34,970 --> 00:07:37,870 [narrator] Les Claypool and Primus were massive 158 00:07:37,870 --> 00:07:40,100 influences on me growing up. 159 00:07:42,100 --> 00:07:43,470 [laughter] 160 00:07:43,470 --> 00:07:45,430 [narrator] I relate to his unique style of music 161 00:07:45,430 --> 00:07:47,000 and it inspired me to pick up the bass. 162 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:48,530 Oh, man. 163 00:07:48,530 --> 00:07:50,770 That was, uh, less than a minute. 164 00:07:50,770 --> 00:07:52,970 I call him Geoff. 165 00:07:52,970 --> 00:07:55,630 -[Jason] Look at that, buddy. -[woman] It's so big. 166 00:07:55,630 --> 00:07:57,200 -That's impressive, sir. -[Les] Give him a lick. 167 00:07:57,200 --> 00:07:59,370 [narrator] Being able to spend time with him and his family 168 00:07:59,370 --> 00:08:01,370 and become friends with him is something 169 00:08:01,370 --> 00:08:03,630 that I never would have thought possible as a kid. 170 00:08:03,630 --> 00:08:04,970 Whoa, shit! 171 00:08:04,970 --> 00:08:07,400 [laughter] 172 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:08,470 Damien. 173 00:08:10,070 --> 00:08:13,270 Oh, shit, I've caught Damien. 174 00:08:13,270 --> 00:08:15,930 This is how bad a fisherman Aquaman is. 175 00:08:15,930 --> 00:08:17,930 [narrator] Primus is, without a doubt, 176 00:08:17,930 --> 00:08:19,830 one of my all time favorite bands. 177 00:08:19,830 --> 00:08:22,570 Bass isn't usually a forefront instrument, 178 00:08:22,570 --> 00:08:26,630 but Les Claypool, when he's on stage, he steals the show. 179 00:08:28,230 --> 00:08:29,730 [guitar strumming] 180 00:08:29,730 --> 00:08:31,100 [Les] This one really growls. 181 00:08:31,100 --> 00:08:33,170 [guitar strumming] 182 00:08:34,630 --> 00:08:37,930 This one, for me, it sounds more like Primus, like... 183 00:08:37,930 --> 00:08:40,230 [narrator] He has some of the most incredibly intricate 184 00:08:40,230 --> 00:08:42,870 and impressive bass riffs I've ever heard. 185 00:08:42,870 --> 00:08:45,530 So much that there's a couple of them 186 00:08:45,530 --> 00:08:47,130 he can't even play anymore. 187 00:08:48,930 --> 00:08:50,530 He's so connected to his instruments 188 00:08:50,530 --> 00:08:52,300 that create his unique sound. 189 00:08:53,100 --> 00:08:54,730 He's just a master of his craft. 190 00:08:58,470 --> 00:09:00,400 [Jason] What inspired me to play guitar, 191 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:02,070 I mean, I've always tried to pick it up 192 00:09:02,070 --> 00:09:03,670 and wanted to learn, but I just... 193 00:09:03,670 --> 00:09:05,500 I didn't have it when I was a kid. 194 00:09:05,500 --> 00:09:07,330 And I wish I would've south a little bit longer. 195 00:09:07,330 --> 00:09:10,300 But what inspired me are these artists, 196 00:09:10,300 --> 00:09:12,400 people like Les Claypool and the Flea, 197 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:14,230 they're big inspirations in my life. 198 00:09:14,230 --> 00:09:16,970 I don't necessarily wanna make my own songs. 199 00:09:16,970 --> 00:09:18,930 I want to just sing their songs. 200 00:09:20,430 --> 00:09:22,170 [Les] These are all Carl Thompson basses. 201 00:09:22,170 --> 00:09:24,530 He's a brilliant, brilliant luthier. 202 00:09:24,530 --> 00:09:27,270 Everything he makes is so unique, 203 00:09:27,270 --> 00:09:29,370 and you kinda tailor your playing... 204 00:09:29,370 --> 00:09:31,370 [guitar strumming] 205 00:09:31,370 --> 00:09:32,800 to the instrument, you know? 206 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:35,000 But I always tell people, "Hey, if you wanted to buy 207 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:37,600 the best bass in the world, buy a Carl Thompson." 208 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:40,130 But I mean, look at this thing, it's just... It's gorgeous. 209 00:09:40,130 --> 00:09:42,770 He makes the most amazing instruments, he's like the... 210 00:09:42,770 --> 00:09:44,700 He's like the modern day Statovarius. 211 00:09:45,300 --> 00:09:46,430 He really is. 212 00:09:52,470 --> 00:09:54,570 -[mellow music playing] -[sniffles] 213 00:09:56,930 --> 00:09:59,200 -[laughter] -[producer] Anything you want. 214 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:00,370 Anything you want. 215 00:10:01,270 --> 00:10:03,600 I discovered Carl Thompson through Primus, 216 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:06,930 and Les Claypool was a huge inspiration to me and Primus 217 00:10:06,930 --> 00:10:08,700 when I was young, growing up, skateboarder. 218 00:10:08,700 --> 00:10:12,370 And then just seeing... 219 00:10:14,330 --> 00:10:16,600 Seeing him just kind of blew my mind. 220 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:17,730 -[Carl speaking] -[Jason] What's up, buddy? 221 00:10:17,730 --> 00:10:19,370 It's a pleasure to meet you, man. 222 00:10:19,370 --> 00:10:21,030 -[laughs] -Awesome. 223 00:10:21,030 --> 00:10:24,100 Wow. This shop is amazing. 224 00:10:24,100 --> 00:10:25,530 It was pretty exciting to be able 225 00:10:25,530 --> 00:10:27,100 to go to Carl's house, 226 00:10:27,100 --> 00:10:29,730 and go into Brooklyn, and go down in this basement, 227 00:10:29,730 --> 00:10:33,170 and it is tiny like super, super tiny. 228 00:10:33,170 --> 00:10:36,200 All right. Gonna show me around a little bit? 229 00:10:40,930 --> 00:10:43,470 -[laughs] -[Jason] Wax on, wax off. 230 00:10:43,470 --> 00:10:44,530 Wax on. 231 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:53,870 [laughs] 232 00:10:53,870 --> 00:10:55,500 [Jason] It's an honor. 233 00:10:55,500 --> 00:10:58,670 Being in Carl's presence, that's a guru grandpa. 234 00:10:58,670 --> 00:11:01,170 You know, you're in the basement of Grandpa's place, 235 00:11:01,170 --> 00:11:02,930 you hope your grandpa's that cool. 236 00:11:02,930 --> 00:11:04,230 But he's just dropping all of these like 237 00:11:04,230 --> 00:11:05,970 beautiful little nuggets of wisdom. 238 00:11:05,970 --> 00:11:07,730 What the hell's this? 239 00:11:07,730 --> 00:11:08,830 [Carl speaking] 240 00:11:08,830 --> 00:11:10,270 Okay, well that's fine, your brother drew it. 241 00:11:11,630 --> 00:11:13,070 -[Jason] Is it right there? -[Carl speaking] 242 00:11:13,070 --> 00:11:14,430 [Jason] Billy Ray Thompson. 243 00:11:14,430 --> 00:11:15,470 Me and Batman, I know him... 244 00:11:15,470 --> 00:11:17,500 -I know him very well. -[Carl speaking] 245 00:11:19,730 --> 00:11:21,500 Wow. A family of artists. 246 00:11:23,370 --> 00:11:25,200 [narrator] For this incredible show, 247 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:27,170 we've been able to meet people from all over, 248 00:11:27,170 --> 00:11:30,430 including masters of craft in unexpected places. 249 00:11:30,430 --> 00:11:32,230 Carl is no different. 250 00:11:32,230 --> 00:11:34,300 His space might be small, 251 00:11:34,300 --> 00:11:37,400 but the bases he creates are unbelievable. 252 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:39,900 He's been making these instruments here for years, 253 00:11:39,900 --> 00:11:41,900 literally shaping the course of musical history 254 00:11:41,900 --> 00:11:43,300 from beneath his fingers. 255 00:11:43,300 --> 00:11:45,100 This one's gorgeous. 256 00:11:45,100 --> 00:11:46,830 You sure you want to send this to Australia? 257 00:11:47,530 --> 00:11:48,500 Nah. 258 00:11:49,730 --> 00:11:51,470 Nah, we can make him wait longer, right? 259 00:11:51,470 --> 00:11:52,570 [Carl laughs] 260 00:11:52,570 --> 00:11:55,000 You originally started as a jazz musician, 261 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:56,630 and then you started making your bases? 262 00:11:56,630 --> 00:11:58,530 Or you always made your bases? 263 00:11:58,530 --> 00:11:59,830 I'm just... 264 00:12:01,430 --> 00:12:03,270 [Carl speaking] 265 00:12:03,270 --> 00:12:05,170 -[Jason] Yeah. -[Carl speaking] 266 00:12:35,170 --> 00:12:36,770 Oh, wow. 267 00:12:37,830 --> 00:12:39,970 [Carl speaking] 268 00:12:39,970 --> 00:12:41,830 [Jason] Wow. So what year was... 269 00:12:41,830 --> 00:12:42,900 What year is this? 270 00:12:44,100 --> 00:12:45,270 Wow. 271 00:12:45,270 --> 00:12:49,330 [Carl speaking] 272 00:12:59,170 --> 00:13:02,070 [narrator] Carl's lived such an extraordinary life. 273 00:13:02,070 --> 00:13:03,970 Being a self-taught master, 274 00:13:03,970 --> 00:13:06,100 words can't describe how amazing he is. 275 00:13:11,630 --> 00:13:13,370 [Carl] I want it to look like this, 276 00:13:13,370 --> 00:13:14,630 I want it to look right, 277 00:13:14,630 --> 00:13:16,270 it has to be right, yeah. 278 00:13:16,270 --> 00:13:19,370 I don't care how you approach it. 279 00:13:19,370 --> 00:13:21,730 [narrator] He really shows the influence of handcrafted. 280 00:13:21,730 --> 00:13:23,530 And while many larger builders 281 00:13:23,530 --> 00:13:25,670 have lost that human touch, 282 00:13:25,670 --> 00:13:28,130 there are still a few who champion craftsmanship. 283 00:13:33,770 --> 00:13:34,900 [Jason] Hey, Billy. 284 00:13:34,900 --> 00:13:36,530 -[Billy] Hey. -I remember seeing this. 285 00:13:36,530 --> 00:13:38,270 Before I even played guitar, 286 00:13:38,270 --> 00:13:39,900 I was like, "What is that?" 287 00:13:39,900 --> 00:13:41,330 -[Billy] Oh, yeah. -And I brought my first... 288 00:13:41,330 --> 00:13:43,430 And I brought my first national. 289 00:13:43,430 --> 00:13:45,230 And it was on the day of Robert Johnson's death 290 00:13:45,230 --> 00:13:47,370 and I learned how to play lap steel, 291 00:13:47,370 --> 00:13:49,070 and then I learned how to play like... 292 00:13:49,070 --> 00:13:50,630 Come on in my kitchen, 293 00:13:50,630 --> 00:13:52,530 and before I could actually play a note. 294 00:13:52,530 --> 00:13:54,300 So I started... I started playing slide... 295 00:13:54,300 --> 00:13:56,970 -Yeah. -before I could actually play notes. 296 00:13:56,970 --> 00:13:58,830 -You still got that one? -[Billy] Oh, yeah. 297 00:13:58,830 --> 00:14:00,600 I got all of that stuff. 298 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:01,870 [rock music playing] 299 00:14:01,870 --> 00:14:02,970 [narrator] There are some guitars 300 00:14:02,970 --> 00:14:04,970 that changed the course of music history. 301 00:14:06,330 --> 00:14:07,430 One of those guitars, 302 00:14:07,430 --> 00:14:09,330 ZZ Top front man Billy Gibbons 303 00:14:09,330 --> 00:14:11,170 1959 Les Paul, 304 00:14:12,930 --> 00:14:14,800 the Mistress Pearly Gates. 305 00:14:16,170 --> 00:14:18,170 [Jason] Give me a little history of Pearly Gates. 306 00:14:18,170 --> 00:14:20,470 I point to Eric Clapton 307 00:14:20,470 --> 00:14:23,800 as being the guy that cracked the code 308 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:25,700 and the evidence showed up on the back 309 00:14:25,700 --> 00:14:28,470 of the John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers record, 310 00:14:28,470 --> 00:14:32,030 and that became the go-to thing. 311 00:14:32,030 --> 00:14:36,470 But keep in mind that was in '66 or '67, 312 00:14:36,470 --> 00:14:39,300 this instrument had already been out of production 313 00:14:39,300 --> 00:14:42,570 since '59, or early '60s, I could say. 314 00:14:42,570 --> 00:14:43,800 [narrator] Pearly Gates is one of the most 315 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:45,570 iconic guitars in the world. 316 00:14:45,570 --> 00:14:47,370 So I sent my team to Gibson 317 00:14:47,370 --> 00:14:50,130 to meet Billy and his legendary instrument. 318 00:14:55,900 --> 00:14:57,630 [Billy] Took off to Los Angeles 319 00:14:57,630 --> 00:15:00,870 saying that you got a buyer for Pearly, so... 320 00:15:00,870 --> 00:15:02,470 I sold him the steel Pearly. 321 00:15:02,470 --> 00:15:04,770 [laughs] 322 00:15:04,770 --> 00:15:06,970 -[Cesar] Where's Pearly? -[Billy] Coming in. 323 00:15:06,970 --> 00:15:08,100 -[Cesar] Oh, my. -[woman] I have her. 324 00:15:08,100 --> 00:15:09,630 -[Cesar] Oh, my, oh, my. -Yeah, yeah, yeah. 325 00:15:09,630 --> 00:15:10,700 -[woman] You guys ready? -[Cesar] Let's go. 326 00:15:10,700 --> 00:15:11,700 [Billy] Come on back. 327 00:15:11,700 --> 00:15:13,030 [Cesar] Go, go, go. 328 00:15:13,030 --> 00:15:14,570 Oh, man. 329 00:15:14,570 --> 00:15:17,800 [Tom] Pearly Gates is Billy Gibbons' guitar 330 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:19,630 that he's known to have 331 00:15:19,630 --> 00:15:23,170 from like the beginnings of ZZ Top, very special. 332 00:15:23,170 --> 00:15:26,770 [Billy] Immediately, the sound of the instrument 333 00:15:26,770 --> 00:15:31,270 eclipsed everything that had come before it. 334 00:15:32,370 --> 00:15:34,200 [Jason] You don't get to see that guitar that often. 335 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:36,470 So my team got to be there 336 00:15:36,470 --> 00:15:40,870 and to see the most perfect '59 Les Paul in history. 337 00:15:40,870 --> 00:15:43,830 It defined music and it created a genre of music. 338 00:15:43,830 --> 00:15:46,970 -[Billy] Oh, yeah. -This is music history. 339 00:15:46,970 --> 00:15:49,500 [Jason] To be able to shoot Pearly Gates, 340 00:15:49,500 --> 00:15:51,270 it's magic, it's huge, it's like, 341 00:15:51,270 --> 00:15:55,230 that guitar is definitely locked down Fort Knox. 342 00:15:55,230 --> 00:15:56,530 [guitar playing] 343 00:16:00,570 --> 00:16:02,270 [Billy] Even unplugged, these things have a... 344 00:16:02,270 --> 00:16:03,800 Have a resonant sound. 345 00:16:07,230 --> 00:16:08,830 [Jason sighs] 346 00:16:10,630 --> 00:16:12,930 I'm gonna meet Tom Murphy. 347 00:16:12,930 --> 00:16:13,970 Tell me what this is. 348 00:16:13,970 --> 00:16:15,870 This was my file 349 00:16:15,870 --> 00:16:19,430 when we first tried to replicate Pearly Gates. 350 00:16:19,430 --> 00:16:22,100 These were the pictures taken of the actual guitar. 351 00:16:22,100 --> 00:16:23,630 [Jason] He's got these legends 352 00:16:23,630 --> 00:16:26,770 and I wanna celebrate their guitars, 353 00:16:26,770 --> 00:16:28,570 and by doing that, 354 00:16:28,570 --> 00:16:30,230 we're gonna take their guitar 355 00:16:30,230 --> 00:16:32,530 with all the cracks and the beats, 356 00:16:32,530 --> 00:16:34,070 the smoky lounges and everything 357 00:16:34,070 --> 00:16:35,330 and all that soul that's in there, 358 00:16:35,330 --> 00:16:36,600 and then we're gonna duplicate it 359 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:37,730 with other artisans 360 00:16:37,730 --> 00:16:38,970 who were inspired by that music 361 00:16:38,970 --> 00:16:40,330 and then surprise them 362 00:16:40,330 --> 00:16:42,170 so they can retire that one and then take it out 363 00:16:42,170 --> 00:16:45,030 and go play it in the world. 364 00:16:45,030 --> 00:16:47,070 Getting the opportunity to help replicate 365 00:16:47,070 --> 00:16:49,230 one of the most famous guitars in music history 366 00:16:49,230 --> 00:16:51,200 for a music legend, 367 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:54,400 another surreal experience. 368 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:57,200 All the love and skill that goes into building a masterpiece 369 00:16:57,200 --> 00:16:59,170 really makes you appreciate the craftsmen 370 00:16:59,170 --> 00:17:00,770 who dedicate their lives 371 00:17:00,770 --> 00:17:02,430 to keeping this art form alive. 372 00:17:06,330 --> 00:17:08,270 Everyone that works at Gibson 373 00:17:08,270 --> 00:17:09,770 is excited about these artists. 374 00:17:09,770 --> 00:17:11,270 That's maybe why they work there 375 00:17:11,270 --> 00:17:12,230 and because they're moved by them 376 00:17:12,230 --> 00:17:14,100 and now we get to build his guitar 377 00:17:14,100 --> 00:17:15,530 and then we're gonna auction it off for charity. 378 00:17:15,530 --> 00:17:17,170 So that was like a really special thing 379 00:17:17,170 --> 00:17:18,770 just to be able to like document that 380 00:17:18,770 --> 00:17:21,070 and then give something back. 381 00:17:25,070 --> 00:17:26,970 I was pleased to see that we were gonna 382 00:17:26,970 --> 00:17:28,400 replicate the Pearly Gates, 383 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:30,530 Billy Gibbons' guitar, for Jason. 384 00:17:30,530 --> 00:17:32,670 It's always been really special to me 385 00:17:32,670 --> 00:17:34,600 because in the spring of '70, 386 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:37,330 I was sitting on the floor in a tiny little club 387 00:17:37,330 --> 00:17:39,530 to see Billy Gibbons' new band. 388 00:17:39,530 --> 00:17:41,330 He walked from behind his Marshall amp 389 00:17:41,330 --> 00:17:43,100 holding that Les Paul 390 00:17:43,100 --> 00:17:45,070 and I was a 19-year-old kid 391 00:17:45,070 --> 00:17:48,070 hearing Billy Gibbons play and seeing that Les Paul. 392 00:17:49,100 --> 00:17:53,700 I mean, it was just guitar heaven and music heaven. 393 00:17:53,700 --> 00:17:57,670 So it was just thrilling to see that circle happen 394 00:17:57,670 --> 00:17:59,600 where I was influenced by that guitar 395 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:01,570 and then got to replicate it. 396 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:06,230 This particular guitar, of all guitars I've done... 397 00:18:06,230 --> 00:18:08,170 -[Jason] Yeah. -[Tom] I had to use 398 00:18:08,170 --> 00:18:10,130 a wire brush on a grill 399 00:18:10,130 --> 00:18:12,970 to replicate where he has worn the wood away, 400 00:18:12,970 --> 00:18:16,170 not the finish, the wood is rounded off there. 401 00:18:16,170 --> 00:18:17,700 -Wow. Belt buckle. -Belt buckle... 402 00:18:17,700 --> 00:18:19,430 They're low slung, you know. 403 00:18:19,430 --> 00:18:21,770 And so that's what Billy Gibbons' guitar looks like. 404 00:18:21,770 --> 00:18:23,070 [Jason] Yeah, because it has a real... 405 00:18:23,070 --> 00:18:24,630 Like, we're talking about that tobacco, 406 00:18:24,630 --> 00:18:26,330 it's been played in a lot of clubs and... 407 00:18:26,330 --> 00:18:27,900 -[Tom] Oh, of course. And see... -few joints, kind of... 408 00:18:27,900 --> 00:18:29,670 You can see the yellowing of the binding, 409 00:18:29,670 --> 00:18:31,400 that's the lacquer turning yellow 410 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:33,000 on the whole guitar. 411 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:35,000 I asked him personally, of all the years 412 00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:36,900 and all the guitars, how this guitar 413 00:18:36,900 --> 00:18:38,830 -did never get broken. -[Jason] Right. 414 00:18:38,830 --> 00:18:40,430 He said, "'Cause she was right here." 415 00:18:40,430 --> 00:18:42,470 Wow. 416 00:18:42,470 --> 00:18:44,300 [Tom] We heard that Billy had named 417 00:18:44,300 --> 00:18:46,130 that Les Paul "Pearly Gates," 418 00:18:46,130 --> 00:18:50,230 so he loaned a car to a girl to go to California 419 00:18:50,230 --> 00:18:52,570 and the car was named Pearly Gates. 420 00:18:52,570 --> 00:18:54,130 [Billy] My buddy, he said, 421 00:18:54,130 --> 00:18:55,570 "Uh, there's a cowboy outside of town 422 00:18:55,570 --> 00:18:57,030 that's working a ranch, 423 00:18:57,030 --> 00:18:59,570 he used to have a, uh, cowboy band. 424 00:18:59,570 --> 00:19:02,730 I think he's got one of those sunburst Les Paul's." 425 00:19:02,730 --> 00:19:05,200 I said, "Well, let's go check it out." 426 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:07,030 He pulled it out from under the bed, 427 00:19:07,030 --> 00:19:10,130 it was a famous story, under the bed. 428 00:19:10,130 --> 00:19:12,300 He opened up the case and there it was. 429 00:19:12,300 --> 00:19:16,100 Well, there was a young girl that was in Texas, 430 00:19:16,100 --> 00:19:18,170 she was actually from Los Angeles 431 00:19:18,170 --> 00:19:21,370 and she had an opportunity to get a part in a movie, 432 00:19:21,370 --> 00:19:23,270 but she didn't have a way to get from Texas 433 00:19:23,270 --> 00:19:25,000 back to California. 434 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:29,100 So a buddy of mine and I gave her a 1936 Packard. 435 00:19:29,100 --> 00:19:30,730 [chuckles] We said, 436 00:19:30,730 --> 00:19:32,400 "Listen, we don't know if it's gonna make it, 437 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:34,600 we don't know if you're going to get there." 438 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:37,130 But sure enough, she said, "I'm gonna learn how to drive it," 439 00:19:37,130 --> 00:19:38,870 which she did, 440 00:19:38,870 --> 00:19:40,600 made it all the way to California, 441 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:43,600 got the part and she said, "Now what do I do?" 442 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:45,570 I said, "Well, sell the car." 443 00:19:45,570 --> 00:19:47,600 Which she did, and she sent the money 444 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:51,470 back to us on the day that we found the Les Paul. 445 00:19:51,470 --> 00:19:53,530 [laughs] I had this hand full of cash 446 00:19:53,530 --> 00:19:55,000 and I gave it to this cowboy and I said, 447 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:56,430 "Here, we'll make a deal." 448 00:19:56,430 --> 00:19:57,970 He said, "Fine." 449 00:19:57,970 --> 00:20:00,100 And that was... That was the start of it. 450 00:20:00,100 --> 00:20:01,330 -Wow. -Yeah. 451 00:20:01,330 --> 00:20:02,770 Under a bed in Texas, 452 00:20:02,770 --> 00:20:04,070 that's how you found Pearly Gates. 453 00:20:04,070 --> 00:20:06,430 -That's it. -[exhales] 454 00:20:06,430 --> 00:20:08,830 I loved sitting with him and hearing his story, so... 455 00:20:08,830 --> 00:20:09,970 It was one of those beautiful moments 456 00:20:09,970 --> 00:20:12,400 when you meet your heroes and your heroes are cool. 457 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:15,270 So, it's... be cool, be kind. 458 00:20:15,270 --> 00:20:18,500 [acoustic music playing] 459 00:20:24,630 --> 00:20:26,400 [narrator] The craftsman who built the original 460 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:28,600 1959 Les Paul 461 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:31,300 changed the course of music history. 462 00:20:31,300 --> 00:20:33,030 Each one was hand built 463 00:20:33,030 --> 00:20:36,330 creating a unique personality for each guitar. 464 00:20:36,330 --> 00:20:39,070 And like Pearly, they went on to create music 465 00:20:39,070 --> 00:20:41,330 that would inspire us for generations. 466 00:20:48,300 --> 00:20:49,800 That's the Pearly Gates. 467 00:20:51,470 --> 00:20:52,570 Yeah. 468 00:20:56,870 --> 00:20:59,400 [Les] So, um, we're at the home of Dan Maloney 469 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:01,530 who has been making me bases for years. 470 00:21:01,530 --> 00:21:04,970 See, I wanted to design my own instrument 471 00:21:04,970 --> 00:21:07,500 that fit me personally, 472 00:21:07,500 --> 00:21:09,300 you know, my ergo instrument. 473 00:21:09,300 --> 00:21:11,270 Uh, it was Dan who I... 474 00:21:11,270 --> 00:21:13,770 He was really the only person I wanted to talk to about it, 475 00:21:13,770 --> 00:21:15,530 -so let's go see Dan. -[Jason] And so he's [indistinct] 476 00:21:15,530 --> 00:21:18,500 Let's go see Dan. Pachyderm base. 477 00:21:18,500 --> 00:21:19,530 He's a good guy. 478 00:21:19,530 --> 00:21:20,900 It's your hometown then. 479 00:21:20,900 --> 00:21:21,970 Yeah. 480 00:21:25,030 --> 00:21:27,370 -The mystery god. -[Jason] This is the mystery. 481 00:21:27,370 --> 00:21:28,670 -How are you doing, Dan? -You look good. 482 00:21:28,670 --> 00:21:29,800 -How are you doing? -[Jason] Nice to meet you, man. 483 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:31,000 This is where it's all made, huh? 484 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:32,000 [Dan] This is where it happens. 485 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:33,230 -All right. Yeah. -[Les] I asked Dan 486 00:21:33,230 --> 00:21:35,670 to make me one out of dark chocolate 487 00:21:35,670 --> 00:21:39,030 and, um, so, I'm very anxious 488 00:21:39,030 --> 00:21:44,430 to have the first edible pachyderm bass guitar, so... 489 00:21:44,430 --> 00:21:47,030 [chuckles] Um, we were... We were talking 490 00:21:47,030 --> 00:21:48,700 because I wanted to get a bass from you, 491 00:21:48,700 --> 00:21:50,870 and then you said maybe possibly the next bass 492 00:21:50,870 --> 00:21:52,400 we would be making would be, uh... 493 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:53,900 We could make a koa, right? 494 00:21:53,900 --> 00:21:55,270 [Les] Well, we're making a couple of koas. 495 00:21:55,270 --> 00:21:57,330 -A couple of koas. -So we'll see which one I wanna keep. 496 00:21:57,330 --> 00:21:59,600 -[Jason] Yes. So we get... We get twinsies. -[laughs] 497 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:01,330 [narrator] I love natural materials. 498 00:22:01,330 --> 00:22:02,700 I feel so connected with these things 499 00:22:02,700 --> 00:22:04,270 that are shaped from the earth, 500 00:22:04,270 --> 00:22:05,770 they have meaning. 501 00:22:05,770 --> 00:22:07,330 Koa is my favorite wood 502 00:22:07,330 --> 00:22:08,530 and it's from Hawaii, 503 00:22:08,530 --> 00:22:09,870 it's absolutely beautiful. 504 00:22:09,870 --> 00:22:11,270 So this bass is kind of a marriage 505 00:22:11,270 --> 00:22:13,100 of those things that I love. 506 00:22:13,100 --> 00:22:14,570 [Dan] There you go. 507 00:22:14,570 --> 00:22:15,870 [Les] That's pretty. 508 00:22:15,870 --> 00:22:17,370 Wow, that came out great. 509 00:22:18,130 --> 00:22:20,430 [Jason] Wow. 510 00:22:20,430 --> 00:22:22,200 How long did it take to make one of them? 511 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:23,530 [Dan] I started this one about 512 00:22:23,530 --> 00:22:25,600 five or six months ago, I think. 513 00:22:27,070 --> 00:22:28,830 [Les] I was like, "Okay, I want something 514 00:22:28,830 --> 00:22:31,230 that balances incredibly well, 515 00:22:31,230 --> 00:22:35,330 that is light, super punchy, very basic electronics." 516 00:22:35,330 --> 00:22:38,100 I want shit to be easy and ergo. 517 00:22:38,100 --> 00:22:39,700 I like it to feel, have the contours 518 00:22:39,700 --> 00:22:41,770 and these different things on how they feel against my body. 519 00:22:41,770 --> 00:22:44,330 And I sit there and I play with them in my chair 520 00:22:44,330 --> 00:22:46,870 and lay on the couch and do all kinds of things, so... 521 00:22:46,870 --> 00:22:48,700 Because that was, for me, when I was growing up 522 00:22:48,700 --> 00:22:51,130 with my Carl Thompson base, 523 00:22:51,130 --> 00:22:52,700 I was... It was like my girlfriend, you know. 524 00:22:52,700 --> 00:22:54,770 I wish... I had the thing with me everywhere, every night. 525 00:22:54,770 --> 00:22:56,000 It was very comfortable to me. 526 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:57,900 -[Jason] Yeah. -So I wanted my instruments 527 00:22:57,900 --> 00:23:00,270 to be equally as comfortable. 528 00:23:00,270 --> 00:23:01,670 We shifted the waist on it, 529 00:23:01,670 --> 00:23:03,130 so like, this, the waist is here, 530 00:23:03,130 --> 00:23:04,600 -the waist is here. -[Jason] Yeah. 531 00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:06,670 So what I was finding is that it didn't balance 532 00:23:06,670 --> 00:23:08,300 on my knee very well. 533 00:23:08,300 --> 00:23:10,630 So we shifted the bottom portion 534 00:23:10,630 --> 00:23:12,370 of the waist back, 535 00:23:12,370 --> 00:23:13,630 it's basically the same base 536 00:23:13,630 --> 00:23:15,600 but we wanted to extend the lower horn 537 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:17,900 so it feels better on your knee. 538 00:23:17,900 --> 00:23:20,200 See, like, it just sits there, just like... 539 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:22,300 And then you can work on the console, it doesn't go anywhere. 540 00:23:22,300 --> 00:23:24,330 But it's also a little bit of a... Of an homage 541 00:23:24,330 --> 00:23:26,500 -to Carl Thompson because... -Yeah. 542 00:23:26,500 --> 00:23:28,670 Carl is the king of all kings, 543 00:23:28,670 --> 00:23:31,370 and this is a bit of a nod to him. 544 00:23:31,370 --> 00:23:34,170 [dramatic music playing] 545 00:23:46,900 --> 00:23:48,930 [Jason] So each one of these are hand done? 546 00:23:48,930 --> 00:23:50,330 [Les] Some of the ones I use, but he does... 547 00:23:50,330 --> 00:23:53,700 He does all the fine-aly, dine-aly. 548 00:23:55,370 --> 00:23:56,830 I mean, how would you shape this edge? 549 00:23:56,830 --> 00:23:58,070 [Dan] I would use different methods. 550 00:23:58,070 --> 00:24:00,700 I'd use a bit of that, I'd use a bigger stuff, 551 00:24:00,700 --> 00:24:02,870 I'd use the grinder 552 00:24:02,870 --> 00:24:05,330 and I'm not into, um, that real fine stuff, 553 00:24:05,330 --> 00:24:08,200 -I use files, I use sandpaper. -[Les] Oh, you just ruined it. 554 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:10,270 [laughter] 555 00:24:12,370 --> 00:24:13,800 -That one's mine. -[Les] Wah-wah-wah-wah. 556 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:15,370 [Dan] Yeah. Yeah, you bought that one. 557 00:24:15,370 --> 00:24:17,030 Yup. It's all good. 558 00:24:17,030 --> 00:24:18,370 [Les] But you can see I did a couple of dingers 559 00:24:18,370 --> 00:24:19,330 when I was working on it too. 560 00:24:19,330 --> 00:24:20,970 Right here, I did exactly what you did. 561 00:24:20,970 --> 00:24:22,570 [Jason] Uh, you know, we edited that out, 562 00:24:22,570 --> 00:24:24,400 so we'll never use it, I didn't ding shit. 563 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:26,500 -[Les] But I saw you ding it. -I didn't. 564 00:24:26,500 --> 00:24:28,670 Thank you for opening your house and home 565 00:24:28,670 --> 00:24:31,300 and showing us your craft. 566 00:24:31,300 --> 00:24:33,870 And thank you for showing me that you do it yourself 567 00:24:33,870 --> 00:24:35,500 which I think is amazing. 568 00:24:39,070 --> 00:24:41,130 [bass guitar playing] 569 00:24:47,930 --> 00:24:49,770 [laughter] 570 00:24:49,770 --> 00:24:51,770 -I just fuck around, honestly, you know? -Yeah. 571 00:24:51,770 --> 00:24:53,500 [dramatic music playing] 572 00:24:55,700 --> 00:24:57,330 [Joe] It's pretty cool coming down here. 573 00:24:57,330 --> 00:24:59,230 Carl's dad built this. 574 00:24:59,230 --> 00:25:01,630 So he took the neck off an acoustic 575 00:25:01,630 --> 00:25:05,770 and built the body for it, that was back in the 1930's. 576 00:25:05,770 --> 00:25:07,300 -[Jason] Wow. -[Joe] It was before Les Paul was, 577 00:25:07,300 --> 00:25:08,770 you know, building instruments. 578 00:25:08,770 --> 00:25:11,200 His dad was, uh, doing a bunch of recording on... 579 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:13,570 Early recording gear. He just always had trouble 580 00:25:13,570 --> 00:25:15,630 getting feedback and stuff on that early recording... 581 00:25:15,630 --> 00:25:16,830 -[Jason] Yeah, yeah. -so he decided to build 582 00:25:16,830 --> 00:25:18,700 a, uh, an electric guitar. 583 00:25:18,700 --> 00:25:19,900 -[Jason] Wow. -[Joe] Yeah. 584 00:25:20,330 --> 00:25:22,570 [Carl speaking] 585 00:25:25,300 --> 00:25:26,230 He just loved it. 586 00:25:36,500 --> 00:25:37,530 Did he? 587 00:25:59,330 --> 00:26:00,430 Wow. 588 00:26:03,530 --> 00:26:04,800 Eric Clapton played it? 589 00:26:10,530 --> 00:26:11,770 It's a museum piece, sir. 590 00:26:12,630 --> 00:26:14,130 Carl's father's guitar 591 00:26:14,130 --> 00:26:16,230 has been played by many big names. 592 00:26:16,230 --> 00:26:17,770 And to think it could be one of the world's 593 00:26:17,770 --> 00:26:20,630 first solid body electric guitars. 594 00:26:20,630 --> 00:26:21,970 To see it just hanging there, 595 00:26:21,970 --> 00:26:24,170 it's just a testament to how humble he is. 596 00:26:24,170 --> 00:26:26,070 Look, there's stuff back here too. 597 00:26:26,070 --> 00:26:27,300 No, this is it. 598 00:26:27,300 --> 00:26:28,430 [Jason] That is amazing. 599 00:26:29,330 --> 00:26:30,830 -It's amazing. -Yeah. 600 00:26:30,830 --> 00:26:33,430 [narrator] Carl clearly comes from a family of creators. 601 00:26:33,430 --> 00:26:35,330 As a father who wants to pass down to my kids 602 00:26:35,330 --> 00:26:37,500 the things that I love, my passions, 603 00:26:37,500 --> 00:26:40,370 I felt a deep connection. 604 00:26:40,370 --> 00:26:42,500 [Jason] Well, that's what our show is really about, 605 00:26:42,500 --> 00:26:44,630 it's like, it's just handcrafted artists 606 00:26:44,630 --> 00:26:47,630 and really it's the heartbeat of it right here, 607 00:26:47,630 --> 00:26:51,330 like, being in a basement in this small studio 608 00:26:51,330 --> 00:26:55,100 making the greatest bases in the world. 609 00:26:55,100 --> 00:26:57,530 You're one of the... You're one of the greatest 610 00:26:57,530 --> 00:27:00,170 luthierists in the world, bro. 611 00:27:00,170 --> 00:27:03,930 To document him, that's what this is all about. 612 00:27:03,930 --> 00:27:05,700 Just going down into his little workshop, 613 00:27:05,700 --> 00:27:06,800 you get to experience it. 614 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:09,030 It was beautiful to watch this whole thing 615 00:27:09,030 --> 00:27:10,130 come to life. 616 00:27:11,100 --> 00:27:13,200 [Carl speaking] 617 00:27:57,530 --> 00:27:59,370 [Jason] Just what he lives by, his mottos, 618 00:27:59,370 --> 00:28:01,200 the things that, like, that fuel him, 619 00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:03,670 and he's so inspiring. 620 00:28:03,670 --> 00:28:05,730 Thank you, you definitely shared your gift. 621 00:28:07,630 --> 00:28:09,030 -A hundred percent. -A hundred percent. 622 00:28:09,030 --> 00:28:10,170 He's a hundred percent. 623 00:28:10,170 --> 00:28:11,330 He's definitely shared his gift. 624 00:28:11,330 --> 00:28:12,330 Yeah, that's right. 625 00:28:25,470 --> 00:28:28,230 [Jason] You know, I'm using my passion or excitement 626 00:28:28,230 --> 00:28:30,400 about what he does 627 00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:31,830 to show the world 628 00:28:31,830 --> 00:28:34,330 and he has this super power 629 00:28:34,330 --> 00:28:35,970 of being able to do this, 630 00:28:35,970 --> 00:28:37,130 and he needs to pass it to the world. 631 00:28:37,130 --> 00:28:38,930 So I think it's wonderful that we're complimenting 632 00:28:38,930 --> 00:28:40,430 each other. 633 00:28:47,100 --> 00:28:49,270 [Carl] This is called the Nashville. 634 00:28:49,270 --> 00:28:50,830 -[Jason] That's called a Nashville? -[Carl] Mmm-hmm. 635 00:28:50,830 --> 00:28:52,370 -[Jason] Wow. -[Carl chuckles] 636 00:28:56,330 --> 00:28:58,270 Yeah, the rainbow base started 637 00:28:58,270 --> 00:29:00,400 as a guitar back in the '70s. 638 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:02,670 [Jason] You're the first one to do that? 639 00:29:02,670 --> 00:29:04,770 [Carl] This... And then they called it Rainbow Bass, 640 00:29:04,770 --> 00:29:06,370 and when Les came into my life, 641 00:29:06,370 --> 00:29:09,370 I just thought, "This guy's a crazy guy. 642 00:29:09,370 --> 00:29:10,770 I'm gonna make him something crazy." 643 00:29:10,770 --> 00:29:12,570 The craziest. The craziest. 644 00:29:12,570 --> 00:29:14,570 -So I'll make him something crazy. -Yeah. 645 00:29:14,570 --> 00:29:17,670 [Carl] Now everybody wants a Rainbow Bass, you know. 646 00:29:17,670 --> 00:29:19,730 Is that his first one? Is it like the rainbow? 647 00:29:19,730 --> 00:29:21,530 That's the first one I made him, yeah. 648 00:29:21,530 --> 00:29:22,830 -That's the first one, yeah. -But he... But he had one 649 00:29:22,830 --> 00:29:24,330 -before that. -Yeah. 650 00:29:24,330 --> 00:29:27,300 He found one, he said that that little 651 00:29:27,300 --> 00:29:29,170 -particular bass he has... -Yeah, yeah. 652 00:29:29,170 --> 00:29:30,900 that... The walnut bass? 653 00:29:30,900 --> 00:29:32,570 He said he found that in a hawk shop 654 00:29:32,570 --> 00:29:35,030 in San Francisco somewhere a long time ago. 655 00:29:35,030 --> 00:29:37,900 -Really? -So before I even met him, you know. 656 00:29:37,900 --> 00:29:39,730 Also, then I stumbled across one 657 00:29:39,730 --> 00:29:41,900 at the local music store that was used, 658 00:29:41,900 --> 00:29:43,870 I was like, "Holy shit, this thing's a crap," 659 00:29:43,870 --> 00:29:45,170 picked it up and played it, it was the one 660 00:29:45,170 --> 00:29:46,500 -you played last night. -[Jason] Yeah, that's the one. 661 00:29:46,500 --> 00:29:48,230 I had no money, so I just went and borrowed 662 00:29:48,230 --> 00:29:50,070 money from everybody, and I skimped and saved, 663 00:29:50,070 --> 00:29:51,500 and it was $600. 664 00:29:51,500 --> 00:29:53,000 And I went in to go back to get it 665 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:54,900 and they had marked it up to a thousand. 666 00:29:54,900 --> 00:29:56,200 And I told the guy, I went, "Dude, 667 00:29:56,200 --> 00:29:58,770 you told me $600," and I was in high school. 668 00:29:58,770 --> 00:30:00,000 He goes into the back and he comes back 669 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:01,100 and he's like, "Okay, I'll sell it to you 670 00:30:01,100 --> 00:30:02,730 for $600 with tax. 671 00:30:02,730 --> 00:30:04,530 And I was like, "Okay." 672 00:30:04,530 --> 00:30:06,330 And I gave him $600 and I wrote him a bum check 673 00:30:06,330 --> 00:30:07,530 for the tax. 674 00:30:07,530 --> 00:30:08,670 But I got the bass. 675 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:11,030 [laughter] 676 00:30:11,030 --> 00:30:12,900 When Les came over 677 00:30:12,900 --> 00:30:15,730 and, uh, he said he wanted to get a six-string bass. 678 00:30:15,730 --> 00:30:17,200 And so he started making it, 679 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:18,570 and then half way through I was like, 680 00:30:18,570 --> 00:30:20,170 "You know, I'm gonna maybe have it be fretless," 681 00:30:20,170 --> 00:30:21,770 because I'm an idiot. 682 00:30:21,770 --> 00:30:24,870 And I made my life much harder 683 00:30:24,870 --> 00:30:26,230 by having it be fretless. 684 00:30:26,230 --> 00:30:28,030 Why did I decide to have it fretless? 685 00:30:28,030 --> 00:30:29,730 It's... This was the ridiculous thing. 686 00:30:29,730 --> 00:30:31,000 I just wanted the... 687 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:32,700 I was like, "I'm bored with four-string. 688 00:30:32,700 --> 00:30:34,530 I wanted challenge myself." 689 00:30:34,530 --> 00:30:35,870 [Carl] That's his base. 690 00:30:35,870 --> 00:30:37,730 -When I made his... -[Jason] Yeah. 691 00:30:37,730 --> 00:30:39,570 [Carl] this stuff went all the way through, 692 00:30:39,570 --> 00:30:41,230 -the rainbow. -[Jason] Yeah. 693 00:30:41,230 --> 00:30:43,070 [Carl] Because when I heard that scroll, 694 00:30:43,070 --> 00:30:45,130 all those woods art. 695 00:30:45,700 --> 00:30:46,930 I was in the kitchen 696 00:30:46,930 --> 00:30:48,530 but, you know, 697 00:30:48,530 --> 00:30:50,030 I should have charged him 698 00:30:50,030 --> 00:30:52,570 $50 million for that one. 699 00:30:52,570 --> 00:30:53,730 [bass guitar playing] 700 00:30:53,730 --> 00:30:55,030 [narrator] Les' music was influenced 701 00:30:55,030 --> 00:30:56,730 directly by Carl's genius 702 00:30:56,730 --> 00:30:58,930 in making this bass. 703 00:30:58,930 --> 00:31:01,330 And the songs created on it had a profound impact 704 00:31:01,330 --> 00:31:03,970 on a lot of people, including me. 705 00:31:03,970 --> 00:31:05,470 [Les] You know, market pachyderm basses 706 00:31:05,470 --> 00:31:08,570 are amazing, they're super ergo. 707 00:31:08,570 --> 00:31:10,870 But if you wanted an incredible piece of art 708 00:31:10,870 --> 00:31:13,370 by the greatest bass builder luthier 709 00:31:13,370 --> 00:31:15,970 I've ever come across ever, you'd get a Carl Thompson. 710 00:31:15,970 --> 00:31:17,630 Have you seen the picture I got from him? 711 00:31:17,630 --> 00:31:20,130 [Jason] No, show it to me. 712 00:31:20,130 --> 00:31:22,100 He's a wild man. I love him to death, man. 713 00:31:22,100 --> 00:31:23,400 -[laughs] -He speaks so highly 714 00:31:23,400 --> 00:31:24,900 of you too, so it's an honor to be able 715 00:31:24,900 --> 00:31:26,500 to come here and meet you and... 716 00:31:27,270 --> 00:31:29,170 I'm so happy I got a bass from you. 717 00:31:29,770 --> 00:31:31,130 I'm glad you did, too. 718 00:31:31,130 --> 00:31:33,070 I mean, like I told you before, 719 00:31:33,070 --> 00:31:36,670 I made guitars for Lou Reed, I mean, Hank Williams. 720 00:31:36,670 --> 00:31:38,330 I never made one for the Aquaman. 721 00:31:38,330 --> 00:31:40,400 [laughter] 722 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:42,630 [dramatic music playing] 723 00:31:44,400 --> 00:31:47,430 [narrator] Carl made this gorgeous six-string bass. 724 00:31:47,430 --> 00:31:49,900 The woodwork was pure artistry. 725 00:31:49,900 --> 00:31:52,230 He took influence from Les' style 726 00:31:52,230 --> 00:31:54,300 and incorporated it into his build. 727 00:31:56,270 --> 00:31:58,170 [Les] Carl's just a fucking genius. 728 00:31:58,830 --> 00:32:00,570 Yeah, this thing's amazing. 729 00:32:01,730 --> 00:32:02,730 Nice and light. 730 00:32:06,630 --> 00:32:09,470 [Jason] Now, you know, Les has his pachyderm basses 731 00:32:09,470 --> 00:32:11,230 that he does with Dan Maloney. 732 00:32:11,230 --> 00:32:13,130 -This thing's badass. -[laughs] 733 00:32:13,130 --> 00:32:15,170 Yeah! Carl! 734 00:32:15,170 --> 00:32:17,630 But it's really beautiful to see, like, 735 00:32:17,630 --> 00:32:20,470 where that kind of style came from, 736 00:32:20,470 --> 00:32:21,970 and that's through Carl. 737 00:32:21,970 --> 00:32:23,870 [bass guitar strumming] 738 00:32:23,870 --> 00:32:25,100 Yeah, this thing's really cool. 739 00:32:25,100 --> 00:32:26,600 -I'm stoked. -Yeah. 740 00:32:26,600 --> 00:32:28,630 -[Jason] I'm stoked to tell Carl. -[Les] It's very cool. 741 00:32:28,630 --> 00:32:30,870 [Jason] He's very excited just coming here. 742 00:32:30,870 --> 00:32:32,830 Going to Carl's place, in his little small basement, 743 00:32:32,830 --> 00:32:34,630 I mean, it's quite impressive to go... 744 00:32:34,630 --> 00:32:36,500 You know, what we're shooting on the show is like 745 00:32:36,500 --> 00:32:38,800 these massive companies that are still making handcrafted things 746 00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:40,430 but then it's like getting into someone's garage 747 00:32:40,430 --> 00:32:43,400 like Dan, making these amazing instruments. 748 00:32:43,400 --> 00:32:45,800 But still, Carl, you would think it'd be a little bit, 749 00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:47,370 and he's like 80 what? 750 00:32:47,370 --> 00:32:49,330 -[Les] I don't even know. -[Jason] Yeah. 751 00:32:49,330 --> 00:32:50,500 -But it's-- -[Les] I think he's a vampire, 752 00:32:50,500 --> 00:32:51,770 I think he's ageless. 753 00:32:51,770 --> 00:32:53,430 Yeah. I mean, look at that. That's just... 754 00:32:53,430 --> 00:32:56,130 Nobody beats his woodwork, it's unbelievable. 755 00:32:56,130 --> 00:32:58,670 They're literally pieces of art. 756 00:32:58,670 --> 00:33:00,430 [Jason] And that's one of the beautiful things about it too, 757 00:33:00,430 --> 00:33:01,870 like you're creating something with him. 758 00:33:01,870 --> 00:33:04,130 You get to see behind the curtain 759 00:33:04,130 --> 00:33:06,070 of what it takes to make something like this 760 00:33:06,070 --> 00:33:07,430 and that kind of artistry. 761 00:33:08,370 --> 00:33:09,570 [Carl] So koa wood, 762 00:33:09,570 --> 00:33:12,930 the core is honduran mahogany, 763 00:33:12,930 --> 00:33:14,700 the neck is roasted maple. 764 00:33:14,700 --> 00:33:16,430 [Jason] Oh, is that what that is? 765 00:33:16,430 --> 00:33:18,230 This is what they looked like before, the... 766 00:33:18,230 --> 00:33:20,070 That's the neck. 767 00:33:20,070 --> 00:33:22,130 Well, before this, it's a tree, you know, so... 768 00:33:22,130 --> 00:33:24,030 [laughter] 769 00:33:26,370 --> 00:33:28,470 [Jason] So two of my firsts, 770 00:33:29,430 --> 00:33:33,070 I've never had a fretless, 771 00:33:33,070 --> 00:33:34,900 so I felt like it was... 772 00:33:34,900 --> 00:33:36,470 I think what's gonna make me a fretless 773 00:33:36,470 --> 00:33:37,670 is gonna be you guys. 774 00:33:39,700 --> 00:33:41,900 It's beautiful. And then this is my first, 775 00:33:41,900 --> 00:33:44,430 this will be the first six-string... 776 00:33:45,530 --> 00:33:47,300 right here. 777 00:33:47,300 --> 00:33:48,700 Woo-ho-ho! 778 00:33:49,830 --> 00:33:50,700 Amazing. 779 00:33:50,700 --> 00:33:52,000 I don't know how many guitars 780 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:54,000 he puts out a year, but it's just so special 781 00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:55,430 to be able to have, 782 00:33:55,430 --> 00:33:56,870 like, anything from him 783 00:33:56,870 --> 00:33:58,130 and be able to record him. 784 00:33:58,900 --> 00:34:00,670 Carl, if there's a charity 785 00:34:00,670 --> 00:34:03,730 that you really love, we're gonna raise money, 786 00:34:03,730 --> 00:34:05,800 give that to a charity if there's anything that you... 787 00:34:05,800 --> 00:34:07,000 -If there's-- -Make-A-Wish. 788 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:08,100 Make-A-Wish? 789 00:34:08,100 --> 00:34:09,770 I'm gonna auction off, 790 00:34:09,770 --> 00:34:13,000 basically, my first fretless 791 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:14,930 and hopefully raise money and we can... 792 00:34:14,930 --> 00:34:16,970 And it will bring some more to some charities, 793 00:34:16,970 --> 00:34:18,670 and then... And then... And then we'll also do a... 794 00:34:18,670 --> 00:34:20,170 We'll also do Make-A-Wish, buddy. 795 00:34:20,170 --> 00:34:21,700 When I talked to him on the phone, 796 00:34:21,700 --> 00:34:23,030 what did I say? I said, 797 00:34:23,030 --> 00:34:24,970 "This guy, I never met him, 798 00:34:24,970 --> 00:34:27,170 but he sure sounds like a nice guy." 799 00:34:27,170 --> 00:34:28,870 You gave me a lot of gold today, 800 00:34:28,870 --> 00:34:30,730 you gave me some great advice. 801 00:34:31,770 --> 00:34:32,800 Hey, buddy. 802 00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:34,870 Yeah. 803 00:34:34,870 --> 00:34:37,030 To be able to use my team and our passion 804 00:34:37,030 --> 00:34:40,230 and be able to capture him in the most beautiful way, 805 00:34:40,230 --> 00:34:41,500 it was an honor. 806 00:34:51,470 --> 00:34:53,370 -[Les] You wanna see what Dan made? -[Jason] I do. 807 00:34:53,370 --> 00:34:57,630 Okay. So, this is one of the first koas 808 00:34:57,630 --> 00:34:59,930 -that he was working on. -[Jason] This is the first koa? 809 00:34:59,930 --> 00:35:01,830 -[Les] It's one of the first ones. -[Jason] One of the first. 810 00:35:01,830 --> 00:35:03,570 [Les] So these are the two koas he was working on 811 00:35:03,570 --> 00:35:05,330 when you were around. 812 00:35:07,130 --> 00:35:09,170 Both of these have been my road basses. 813 00:35:09,170 --> 00:35:11,400 I've taken them both on the road. 814 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:13,030 [narrator] For the making of this show, 815 00:35:13,030 --> 00:35:14,170 I've come to realize 816 00:35:14,170 --> 00:35:15,500 that the flame inside all of us 817 00:35:15,500 --> 00:35:17,700 to create and give our gift to the world 818 00:35:17,700 --> 00:35:20,500 is the thing that pulls us together. 819 00:35:20,500 --> 00:35:22,830 Being able to share these one of a kind guitars 820 00:35:22,830 --> 00:35:25,330 with the world, I wanted to make 821 00:35:25,330 --> 00:35:27,270 an extra one so that we can auction it off, 822 00:35:27,270 --> 00:35:30,030 and then from there, donate it to charity. 823 00:35:30,030 --> 00:35:32,230 [Les] Well, I always tell my kids, I'm like, 824 00:35:32,230 --> 00:35:34,530 "When I go, when I die, there's no money." 825 00:35:34,530 --> 00:35:36,200 Evel Knievel said when I was kid, 826 00:35:36,200 --> 00:35:37,570 "You know, 827 00:35:37,570 --> 00:35:39,630 I've made $2 million in my life," 828 00:35:39,630 --> 00:35:41,730 which was a shitload of money back then, 829 00:35:41,730 --> 00:35:43,170 "but I've spent four." 830 00:35:43,170 --> 00:35:44,500 So I tell my kids, 831 00:35:44,500 --> 00:35:47,070 "Look, when I go, there's no money, 832 00:35:47,070 --> 00:35:48,700 but you're gonna have a fuck of a yard sale," 833 00:35:48,700 --> 00:35:51,070 you know, because, like, I keep all this shit. 834 00:35:51,070 --> 00:35:52,700 Like, you see it's on the van, you know, 835 00:35:52,700 --> 00:35:54,200 I got all kinds of shit like that. 836 00:35:54,200 --> 00:35:55,900 -Lola and Wolf... -[laughs] 837 00:35:56,900 --> 00:35:59,030 I made a lot of money. I spent more. 838 00:35:59,030 --> 00:36:01,430 -You're gonna have a hell of a yard sale. -Hell of a yard sale. 839 00:36:01,430 --> 00:36:03,930 [Jason] So, when we auction it off, it basically gets... 840 00:36:03,930 --> 00:36:05,930 Goes to any charity that you want. 841 00:36:05,930 --> 00:36:07,830 What charity would you want the money to go to? 842 00:36:07,830 --> 00:36:11,630 Uh, well, because we lost my little nephew Matthew, 843 00:36:11,630 --> 00:36:15,000 baby Matthew, years ago to leukemia, 844 00:36:15,000 --> 00:36:16,700 um, and I saw what, uh, 845 00:36:16,700 --> 00:36:18,270 my brother and my sister-in-law, 846 00:36:18,270 --> 00:36:19,830 my whole family went through, 847 00:36:19,830 --> 00:36:21,670 in that situation, as you know, as a father, 848 00:36:21,670 --> 00:36:22,930 that's... 849 00:36:22,930 --> 00:36:24,470 It's the most horrific thing 850 00:36:24,470 --> 00:36:25,670 -you could possibly imagine... -Yeah. 851 00:36:25,670 --> 00:36:27,370 losing a... Losing your kid. 852 00:36:27,370 --> 00:36:29,770 So St. Jude's Hospital was this amazing place 853 00:36:29,770 --> 00:36:32,270 that really took care of my brother and his family, and so... 854 00:36:32,270 --> 00:36:33,870 -[bass guitar plays] -St. Jude's. 855 00:36:33,870 --> 00:36:35,600 -Thank you, brother. -Right on, man. 856 00:36:35,600 --> 00:36:37,600 That's awesome. Yeah! 857 00:36:37,600 --> 00:36:38,800 Let's go eat some of your wieners. 858 00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:39,870 Let's eat some wieners. 859 00:36:48,430 --> 00:36:50,170 [Jason] All right. 860 00:36:53,830 --> 00:36:56,630 Let's do this, let's do this. Let's... Let me show you something. 861 00:36:57,470 --> 00:37:00,330 All right. So straight from Murphy's lab, 862 00:37:00,330 --> 00:37:02,700 -we got three. -[Billy] Oh, my gosh. 863 00:37:02,700 --> 00:37:05,770 -[laughs] -Um, I wanna give you two, 864 00:37:05,770 --> 00:37:08,970 and we're gonna sign one for a fan. 865 00:37:08,970 --> 00:37:10,970 Do us the honors, do you wanna open them up? 866 00:37:12,630 --> 00:37:14,000 [Billy] Oh. 867 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:15,430 Oh, man. [laughs] 868 00:37:15,430 --> 00:37:19,030 -[Jason laughs] -[Billy] Wow. 869 00:37:19,030 --> 00:37:21,270 Somebody's gonna be really happy. 870 00:37:21,800 --> 00:37:23,700 [guitar strums] 871 00:37:23,700 --> 00:37:26,800 [Billy] Oh, man. Whoa, yeah. 872 00:37:26,800 --> 00:37:29,000 -[Jason] Right? -Oh, God. 873 00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:31,730 This comes the tough part now. [laughs] 874 00:37:31,730 --> 00:37:34,800 [guitar strums] 875 00:37:36,600 --> 00:37:37,930 -Oh. -Beautiful. 876 00:37:37,930 --> 00:37:39,330 -It's... -That's what it's hooked on, 877 00:37:39,330 --> 00:37:40,800 -right there. -Nice and dark, too. 878 00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:43,030 -That... Yeah. -Hmm. 879 00:37:43,030 --> 00:37:46,070 Man. Phew. [laughs] 880 00:37:46,070 --> 00:37:49,200 All right. Ooh, baby. 881 00:37:49,200 --> 00:37:51,200 -[Billy laughs] -That looks good. 882 00:37:51,200 --> 00:37:52,600 Jeez. 883 00:37:54,070 --> 00:37:55,670 Oh. There it goes. 884 00:37:55,670 --> 00:37:57,800 Look at the depth of that color. 885 00:37:57,800 --> 00:38:00,070 The movement, you know. 886 00:38:00,070 --> 00:38:02,100 They call it flame maple and there's a reason 887 00:38:02,100 --> 00:38:05,130 because it flairs under the... 888 00:38:05,130 --> 00:38:07,070 Under the movement. 889 00:38:07,070 --> 00:38:09,130 [Jason] Really being able to spend time with him 890 00:38:09,130 --> 00:38:10,870 and give it to him in his home 891 00:38:10,870 --> 00:38:12,570 and just honor him, 892 00:38:12,570 --> 00:38:14,330 it's a wonderful thing, man. 893 00:38:14,330 --> 00:38:16,530 He's really a beautiful human being. 894 00:38:16,530 --> 00:38:19,930 [Billy] This is really, really beautiful work. 895 00:38:19,930 --> 00:38:21,770 -They are, aren't they? -Stunning. 896 00:38:21,770 --> 00:38:25,770 You know, every element is so bold. 897 00:38:27,970 --> 00:38:29,730 I hope we captured in camera 898 00:38:29,730 --> 00:38:32,870 like how just unbelievable these things are. 899 00:38:35,370 --> 00:38:37,600 [Billy] Pearly has this presence, 900 00:38:37,600 --> 00:38:39,770 this powerful tone 901 00:38:39,770 --> 00:38:41,930 that has yet to be eclipsed. 902 00:38:41,930 --> 00:38:43,430 [laughs] 903 00:38:43,870 --> 00:38:44,970 [Jason] Cesar. 904 00:38:44,970 --> 00:38:46,500 [Cesar] Jason. Hi, Billy. 905 00:38:46,500 --> 00:38:47,770 -[Jason] We did it. -We did it, 906 00:38:47,770 --> 00:38:50,170 and, uh, we're gonna join you 907 00:38:50,170 --> 00:38:52,770 in, uh, supporting one of the great charities 908 00:38:52,770 --> 00:38:55,100 that, uh, we know that you've, uh, 909 00:38:55,100 --> 00:38:56,900 been so closely associated with. 910 00:38:56,900 --> 00:38:58,470 [Cesar] You know, with all the work 911 00:38:58,470 --> 00:39:00,700 that we're doing around music education, 912 00:39:00,700 --> 00:39:03,200 I think Gibson Gives will be the right place. 913 00:39:03,200 --> 00:39:04,670 [Jason] Nice, Gibson Gives. 914 00:39:04,670 --> 00:39:06,800 -I love it, buddy. -It's a done deal. 915 00:39:06,800 --> 00:39:08,800 I can't believe it's happening. I'm pinching myself. 916 00:39:08,800 --> 00:39:11,400 This is, uh, a real special moment. 917 00:39:11,400 --> 00:39:14,800 Um, and just in time, the ZZ Top tour starts 918 00:39:14,800 --> 00:39:16,930 in, uh, just around the corner 919 00:39:16,930 --> 00:39:19,130 and, uh, we don't have to worry about 920 00:39:19,130 --> 00:39:20,600 what we're taking on the road, 921 00:39:20,600 --> 00:39:21,770 I'm seeing it right here. 922 00:39:21,770 --> 00:39:23,270 -[laughs] -That's awesome. 923 00:39:23,270 --> 00:39:25,670 [Billy] This is really really special. 924 00:39:42,930 --> 00:39:46,870 [soft dramatic music playing] 925 00:39:51,600 --> 00:39:53,270 [Jason] I love it here. 926 00:39:53,270 --> 00:39:55,470 I'm really proud of all the stuff that you guys have created 927 00:39:55,470 --> 00:39:56,930 and, you know, that's what we wanna celebrate. 928 00:39:56,930 --> 00:39:58,630 We wanna celebrate handcrafted. 929 00:39:58,630 --> 00:40:00,600 You guys are still doing it here at Fender, 930 00:40:00,600 --> 00:40:03,300 it's just so wonderful to celebrate craftsmanship 931 00:40:03,300 --> 00:40:05,400 and be able to pass it over to musicians. 932 00:40:05,400 --> 00:40:07,030 It's a beautiful full circle of, like, 933 00:40:07,030 --> 00:40:08,230 passing on the thing that we love, 934 00:40:08,230 --> 00:40:09,630 the universal language of music, 935 00:40:09,630 --> 00:40:11,630 so thank you, Fender. 936 00:40:11,630 --> 00:40:15,070 -Woo! -[applause] 937 00:40:15,070 --> 00:40:17,970 A lot of these artists come back and they want these certain luthiers, 938 00:40:17,970 --> 00:40:20,300 these certain craftsmen to build their guitars. 939 00:40:20,300 --> 00:40:22,170 And so, this one is... It goes out 940 00:40:22,170 --> 00:40:23,730 to the boys at Fender. 941 00:40:23,730 --> 00:40:25,270 I love this little team, 942 00:40:25,270 --> 00:40:28,800 and please enjoy how much goes into 943 00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:30,600 these little pieces of art. 944 00:40:30,600 --> 00:40:33,670 [soft dramatic music playing] 945 00:40:35,470 --> 00:40:37,630 [narrator] What an amazing journey, 946 00:40:37,630 --> 00:40:39,830 unlike any I've ever had before. 947 00:40:40,730 --> 00:40:43,030 The craftsmen I've met have opened my eyes 948 00:40:43,030 --> 00:40:44,900 to the love and detail that goes 949 00:40:44,900 --> 00:40:47,430 into every instrument they create. 950 00:40:47,430 --> 00:40:49,470 They come from all walks of life 951 00:40:49,470 --> 00:40:51,930 and create their art in different environments. 952 00:40:51,930 --> 00:40:54,130 They themselves are works of art, 953 00:40:54,130 --> 00:40:57,700 in basements, in factories, in garages. 954 00:40:58,770 --> 00:41:00,570 It's a collective of specialists 955 00:41:00,570 --> 00:41:02,670 who love what they do 956 00:41:02,670 --> 00:41:04,800 and who share their gifts with the world. 957 00:41:06,230 --> 00:41:08,100 They're united by the drive 958 00:41:08,100 --> 00:41:10,770 and passion to build these tools of music, 959 00:41:10,770 --> 00:41:13,800 and translate that into every stroke of the file, 960 00:41:14,370 --> 00:41:15,730 tap of the hammer, 961 00:41:15,730 --> 00:41:17,770 and the winding of the strings. 962 00:41:17,770 --> 00:41:21,770 [soft dramatic music playing] 963 00:41:29,370 --> 00:41:31,830 [narrator] My heart is so full getting to explore 964 00:41:31,830 --> 00:41:33,400 even a piece of this world, 965 00:41:33,400 --> 00:41:35,500 and to meet the masters who live in it. 966 00:41:37,170 --> 00:41:39,230 [Carl] I never wanna be a master. 967 00:41:40,500 --> 00:41:43,370 I had an idea about making a bass, 968 00:41:43,370 --> 00:41:45,230 and I found a way to make it happen. 969 00:41:45,230 --> 00:41:47,030 That's all. 970 00:41:47,030 --> 00:41:50,230 It doesn't take a genius to do that. 971 00:41:51,870 --> 00:41:54,930 [soft dramatic music playing]