Sound Like The Strokes | Without Busting The Bank

[@darthindomitus]

$1500 budget, each. Me: I have $3.00

[@LegoDonut18]

David Vallejo “Without busting the bank”

[@kaykybernardes2471]

Fun.In the country where i live, it is terrible to buy instruments. everything is very expensive, and yes, you have to spend 4,000 to buy an ephipone. This is Brazil,it's Sad.

[@KcireG]

@@kaykybernardes2471 Infelizmente meu confrade... te entendo ksksjkd

[@luizjunior908]

@@kaykybernardes2471 qualquer coisa relacionada a música vei, um pedal que era pra ser 20 euro tu acha no br por 300 conto

[@kaykybernardes2471]

@@luizjunior908 infelizmente mano...

[@jpollackauthor]

Regarding the "12:51" tone - Nick said in a 2003 Guitar Player interview that it was his Riviera with P-94s and the tone rolled all the way down (I believe he said neck pickup engaged), and the overdrive turned all the way up on his Jekyll & Hyde OD pedal. Fender DeVille amp. He also claimed in interviews around that time that he kept all of his DeVille amp knobs turned to 7. Hope this helps!

[@Weeoowee]

Jesse P. Pollack they also blew out like 4 or 5 DeVilles recording that

[@macabarets]

I was going to say the same thing! Although yours actually has the sights sourced, so cheers for that!

[@goodbyemyenemy]

Nick Valensi actually blew up two amps trying to get that 12:51 sound.

[@andrewpappas9311]

Seriously? That's freaking epic

[@syamil4437]

ya it was nikolai who told the story

[@mohammadfirdaus9054]

@@syamil4437 can i know what video he say that?

[@Vitor_Pud]

@@mohammadfirdaus9054 it was on a interview in 2003, there's no video about it

[@retronartz1268]

@@mohammadfirdaus9054 Nikolai says it in the NME Top 10 Classic tracks, just look it up on youtube

[@jpollackauthor]

Fun video! The individual tones are dead-on. However, you guys are inadvertently swapping roles. When the verse kicks in on "Last Nite", it's Albert Hammond Jr. playing the lead chord blasts while Nick Valensi plays plays the rhythm chords, which are only C, F, and G. The Em to D progression you play is actually only *implied* by Nikolai Fraiture's bass, which plays those notes while Nick and Albert remain on G. Also, Albert plays lead on "Someday" while Nick plays rhythm, not vice versa. Regarding the "12:51" tone - Nick said in a 2003 Guitar Player interview that it was his Riviera with P-94s and the tone rolled all the way down (I believe he said neck pickup engaged), and the overdrive turned all the way up on his Jekyll & Hyde OD pedal. Fender DeVille amp. He also claimed in interviews around that time that he kept all of his DeVille amp knobs turned to 7. The "spacey tubular" sound you're hearing is the natural phasing effect that came from him double-tracking his lead part. Hope this helps! P.S. He may have been exaggerating, but in multiple interviews around the time the "Is This It?" LP was released, Albert claimed he "only used the middle pickup" on the white Strat for his parts on the entire record. His particular Strat is a 1985 Japanese reissue of a 1972 Strat in Olympic White.

[@douglasweiss8656]

They also mixed up Reptilia, where Albert plays the riff, while Nick plays the chords in the verse/ intro.

[@jpollackauthor]

Yup! Sadly, the whole video is kind of ass backwards, lol.

[@shalomjoseph10]

Jesse P. Pollack yess

[@ColonelSandurz]

They went through the trouble of getting the same guitars and amps but played the wrong parts. Good video either way.

[@RayyanKhanRayyanKhan]

Julians genius shines through on Last Nite. He always has this tight set of rules, he knew the E minor / D minor thing sounded cheesy on guitar so wrote it as a bassline, giving the bass much more individuality.

[@jillsandwich3113]

I'd love to see a "Sound like Matt Bellamy" Shouldn't be too hard, an HSS strat, a Fuzz Factory, and a Marshall should do.

[@TG-kc9ue]

He doesn't really use any of those things any more hahahaha

[@xXGXNinjaXx]

You'd probably need a pitch shifter/whammy pedal for parts in reapers, panic station and some other stuff that I can't think of at the moment.

[@jillsandwich3113]

Zach Martin He still uses the Fuzz Factory for Plug in Baby and Supermassive Black Holes live. Only reason I suggested HSS Strat was that his Mansons have an HS configuration, and are made from a pretty light wood.

[@jillsandwich3113]

Leo O'Mara The Digitech Whammy (5 or DT)

[@TG-kc9ue]

Jill the Mansons are made from Mahogany! It's weight-relieved but not a "light wood". That said, he DOES use a 25.5" scale length, and I don't believe in tonewood anyway, so... yeah. Honestly I'd assume they'd pick the Cort MB signature since it's only around £500

[@Tomnefffable]

This should be a T.V. show!

[@andertons]

It is called Andertons TV :)

[@Tomnefffable]

Well, this Canadian loves your show!

[@Josev-TV]

This was the same thought I had when the video was over.

[@Astral_Wave]

This is a KZbin show. I'm surprised TV is still relevant even 3 years ago..

[@chapet5]

I'll never forget reading about how they got the "12:51" sound back in the day when the album came out in one of the guitar magazines. They said they blew up a few deluxes because basically Nick had it all on 10 with the neck pickup and tone rolled off. Took a couple amps but they eventually got it recorded haha. Glad you guys didn't go that route for the sake of anyone else trying to emulate it. You guys sound great!

[@Num1YogscastFan]

4:00 (walks in) oh crap they're filming (walks out awkwardly)

[@Lvls123]

Rabea’s lead is always great, but Matt’s rhythm is just on point

[@SeanDS89]

I love The Strokes! They (to me) are timeless... some bands from the early 2000s seemed great at the time, but are harder to listen to now... The Strokes are always great :) Btw, you guys did an awesome job, it sounded wonderful!

[@matteogiacobello5631]

lol the guy in the back at 4:00

[@michaeljenkins9052]

Matteo Giacobello lol and you can hear the camera guy laugh after the guy leaves

[@AgentSeventyOne]

I heard he’s still trying to get to those Vox amps

[@FrankySteppz]

I love this video but I get so triggered every time I hear the melody of 12:51 played wrong

[@Josev-TV]

Francisco J Hernandez Jr it’s such a small detail of a mistake but it stills hurt when I hear it. I may be wrong but I feel like only musicians would notice something like that.

[@JayzSpray]

The lead chorus played on the strat for reptillia is also played incredibly wrong

[@moddynizedgaming]

Jose where’s the mistake at? Specifically

[@JayzSpray]

@@moddynizedgaming 14:29. Listen to the record then come back and listen to this, BIG difference

[@moddynizedgaming]

Bouncheng oh I got it know. Huh I never caught that fully. Thanks dude 🙏

[@ckortjester]

I feel like Sounds Like Brian Setzer would be quite entertaining.

[@dylan8997]

Yeh I've asked a few times!!

[@danielholmes4534]

Nick stated in guitar player magazine that the synth sound came from trying to get a jazz tone out of the deville, but accidentally stepping on the drive channel. It was purely by accident that he found that sound. I would not recommend attempting to get the sound the way he did because he said the devilles do not like the sound- he blew up two or three of them in the process of recording 12:51.

[@samhailess]

Sounds like the Smiths, please!

[@Booboosbirthday]

Yeah Johnny Marr has to be covered!

[@Mar2431]

Johnny Marr!!! Please!

[@ryleyschade9869]

yes!!!!

[@samhailess]

+primeDecomposition Yeah, I pretty much know what he used it's just it would be fun to see them play it.

[@adno2788]

Do the early stuffs or meat is murder era!

[@birdman985]

You're getting the Nick and AHJ parts mixed up

[@jacktilghman9797]

Yeah, you're right, Albert's the lead player and Nick is the rhythm player.

[@pablobarrios7681]

@@jacktilghman9797 actually, they switch roles quite a lot in most songs.

[@BluesBroken]

@@pablobarrios7681 correct

[@TJJJJJJJJJJJ]

@@jacktilghman9797 lol Albert is not the lead . He is a much better rhythm player he talks about this on his guitar moves episode

[@Alonzito23]

MARR! MARR! MARR!

[@Booboosbirthday]

Do it.

[@ccramit]

For 1251, I remember having a Guitar Center employee help me figure out how to get the lead sound quite closely. I think it it was something like using the neck pickup, cranking down the tone, using a chorus pedal, and then playing around with distortion. I was also playing a Les Paul with stock humbuckers. It was quite easy. You will never get a perfect match unless you use the same exact equipment on the same exact settings, but it wasn't too hard to mimic their sound. Nick's guitar sounds like he was trying to sound like The Police with some of their hit songs.

[@TwiddleFingersDB]

Just going to try and nag a little more and ask you to do Johnny Marr. ;)

[@TimothyPage06]

Johnny Marr would be amazing! I know there's a decently cheap but good Fender Jag for under 1k Pounds (I know it runs $1200 Canadian). He uses a huge Boss Multi-FX these days for his chorus, trem and delay sounds, so I think maybe a Boss TR-2 and DD-3 with a chorus of some kind (I'm not super in love with the modern Boss Chorus). Probably a same amp as in this video, the fender hot rod deluxe, as he uses mostly fenders. For his older chorus tones, they could grab an Electric Mistress Clone (the Mooer Eleclady is both cheap and one of the best Electric Mistress clones you can get for that cheap, even better than the modern EHX ones).

[@seafoamgreen9147]

it's not a chorus man its a vibrato

[@Booboosbirthday]

Actually my favorite guitarist of all time! NOBODY put so much emotion and "attitude" into a clean sound.

[@Booboosbirthday]

I've been advocating for Marr for a while now. Nice to find other fellows who like his music.

[@owennewburn]

Another +1 for Johnny Marr!

[@kevinkibble8342]

For the 12:51 synth sound, I find that switching to the bridge pickup, turning the tone all the way down and using distortion and chorus together does it.

[@thomasnorton1076]

Sound like the Clash please!

[@SamHepworth]

Ramones and Pistols

[@Booboosbirthday]

And The Stranglers, Buzzcocks, and Cult while we're on Punk.

[@SeanChurchill97]

+Desmond Teague The Stooges if they've got time

[@influxxmedia]

+Desmond Teague cult and punk in the same sentence is the funniest thing I've read all week. Southern Death Cult maybe, but post-Sanctuary ACDC-tribute band era....nah not even close

[@Booboosbirthday]

Yeah good point. Not really punk, but Billy Duffy was in a few punk bands like The Nosebleeds and Slaughter and The Dogs I'm pretty sure. His guitar sound should be covered though, punk or not.

[@glassslide]

That was AWESOME!!! LOVE the Strokes and really enjoyed the video----great job guys!!

[@jeroenverbeeck7925]

sounds like: Sleep Electric Wizard Kyuss Qotsa Colour haze Yob

[@jeroenverbeeck7925]

also, i wish you guys included the process of the tone search while in the video room

[@alphajames33]

I think they covered Josh Homme, his qotsa years at least.

[@alphajames33]

I think they covered Josh Homme, his qotsa years at least.

[@hairychris444]

Sleep - all the Orange amps that you can find.

[@jeroenverbeeck7925]

hairychris444 not enough orange amps in the world lmao :p

[@adrianreyes4702]

Absolutely love the ending outtakes!! Thank you for sharing those too!

[@ThePuertoricanBeastJonathan]

Eric Johnson!!!

[@danielsen6528]

YES

[@alexlubinski7795]

It's a trap!

[@Robstafarian]

Please, do not use the Roland kit which bears his name.

[@ThePuertoricanBeastJonathan]

Nope, i think it has a flatter fretboard radius or something like that

[@ThePuertoricanBeastJonathan]

i dont like rosewood it kills my strings and its not smooth but i do like the pickups

[@TheTrevasaurusRex]

Not enough slurred speech! This sounds nothing like having a stroke!

[@danwilliams1935]

Dead banter this....

[@kouldood]

Sound like Blur?

[@kouldood]

Wow that's it?! Such an underrated player though

[@kouldood]

Yeah I know I was referring to his basic tone

[@kouldood]

Awesome! I might look into this with my own research. Thanks for this :)

[@miguelangellopez1057]

yeah, I think graham got a great sound

[@cheffffffffffffffffffff]

I'd love to hear which pedals can create that nice fuzz tone from Charmless Man, along with that nice squeal sound in Jubilee

[@cminty6805]

Going back through old episodes... Rabea has totally transformed himself. Big respect

[@andrewa2646]

How about sound like The Mars Volta

[@screambluemurder101]

- get lots of pedals - turn to 10 - insert head into arse - play

[@hectorg8188]

you forgot take massive amounts of drugs

[@LaTigerGenesis]

to be fair, they did johm frusciante who basically played all the leads on a bunch of songs :-)

[@metalliholic]

Jesus, you guys tried copying the most accidental tone from 12:51 lol That must have been a pain to replicate

[@joshuatice53]

please do Green Day soon guys!

[@nicholascoble]

yeah i agree

[@geronimo546]

Hss strat/les paul junior through a marshall amp, not a lot of gain really

[@georgebingham3307]

+Kraken546 and a boss Blues Driver

[@zaldinor9]

it is the most simple tone have a look at their rig rundown for an in depth showcase

[@tonym7051]

YES

[@l.ronhoyabembe8043]

Sound like Sonic Youth!!! That would be really interesting actually...

[@nickmagpie8257]

Guess that could be really hard thing to do without busting the bank considering the insane amount of electronics they used.

[@andrewpappas9311]

Don’t they use some really weird tunings though?

[@Yorie1234]

any chance for a sound like matt bellamy/muse?

[@HolyPro7]

the ending was hilarious loooool, 8:01 "that's what this colour is called"

[@letsgosk8te]

I think either Albert Hammond Jr. or Nick Valensi himself said in an interview that they achieved the synth sound by rolling off a lot of the tone on the neck pickup of Nick's Riviera.

[@ErimlRGG]

that was I do in my epiphone and it sounds pretty close, don't know what it's such a mystery about that haha

[@cameronhill7769]

That synth sound is amazing

[@stephenowen3383]

Do sound like Cream!

[@touchtheONEpower]

Honestly, I could watch bloopers of you guys all day. Absolutely cracking up.

[@nckoTV]

Sounds like Mac Demarco please.

[@cojodoodoo112233]

That's just chorus and pitch shift man with a strat and twin reverb

[@PENGUENO42]

Yes!

[@Killerlizzerd97]

+Joe Curtis fuck it

[@loubest3935]

My Bloody Valentine? Sonic Youth? Lush? Please?

[@andrewpappas9311]

Sonic Youth would be interesting considering they also use some really weird tunings

[@LaTigerGenesis]

zappa dudes!

[@LaTigerGenesis]

you two have been nailing the tones on this series. killer job!

[@Robstafarian]

Please, be more specifc: Zappa was all over the place, though not to the same degree as Buckethead.

[@LaTigerGenesis]

+Robstafarian lol i posted on quite a few of these that i'd like to hear the joe's garage dyna-flanger strat tone or the overnite sensation sg tone. either would ruffle my feathers. do you have a favorite sound?

[@Robstafarian]

LaTigerGenesis I cannot pick one over the others.

[@jas8012]

Great video. Sound like Smashing Pumpkins!!!! :-)

[@rickeyryan303]

They did that a long time ago..

[@themadlib1060]

Lol

[@ryanramsammy2541]

Sounds like weezer!

[@saulgoodeguitars]

I agree

[@keithfaust8925]

I've been trying to sound like the Blue Album for 22 years.

[@ryanramsammy2541]

keith faust I've only been for 3 but then again I am 15 haha!

[@keithfaust8925]

Than you're ahead of where I was when I was 15!

[@Sharkbate211]

+keith faust I asked for this, rivers is so cool

[@nathanrodriguez7281]

I'd love to see a "Sounds like John Fogerty/CCR" episode". Great vids guys.

[@flyingmanforfun]

Do muse already!

[@stupidjubei]

Great job, nailed it! I agree, seemingly easy sounds are sometimes more challenging.

[@IIMALTEASERII]

They accidentally discovered the 12:51 synthy tone when Nick Valensi accidentally turned to tone all the way down with an MXR boost on.

[@Lofi_Junky1]

for nicks part in 12:51 you couldve just rolled off the tone on the neck pickup with overdrive it sounds just as good

[@RedMachineKieran]

another amazing video guys. that epiphone is a beaut. really hope you boys do a James Dean Bradfield video.. or Devin Townsend of Kevin Shields ☺ really intriguing players

[@RedMachineKieran]

or *

[@PantheonLincoln]

I totally agree with the James Dean Bradfield idea... saw the Manics last month in Swansea... amazing.

[@RedMachineKieran]

Totally man. He's the Welsh Slash! Most underrated guitar player of his generation

[@nstrug]

Another vote for JDB. Great player, writer, singer and all round top bloke.

[@ElisandroDeLeon]

"it was a STROKE of luck. " I literally clapped

[@SamuelLJacksonsFish]

Russian Circles would be awesome. Seriously coolest guitar tones I've heard from a recent band.

[@c3920]

Matt your tone beat Bea's all day. Good job mate! much love from Colorado,USA.

[@drewscott9763]

Just for reference for anyone trying to sound like AHJ and is watching this. He always keeps his strat on the middle pickup.

[@mrweebr3036]

I know it's been a few years, but the synth sound is a fuzz with the Jekyll and Hyde with analog chorus and tremolo pedals over top of it.

[@latonpowers5356]

I think they got that synth sound by Julian Casablancas doing a ton of blow and farting melodically into a vintage mic.

[@richie7532]

Amazing video!! Few details in Last Nite, but a really Cool lesson!

[@PintsofGuinness]

the strokes are one of my favorite bands of all time and ive been following their career since 2002. i can tell you guys went into this not knowing much about them because almost every song you guys played you had the rhythm and lead parts backwards. regardless you guys did pretty well. also the 12:51 lead tone is just the epi riviera on the neck pickup, tone rolled all the way off, with a lot of gain. nothing else to it really.

[@blackhaulmike]

Andy Timmons!!! Chappers loves his sig pedal, and I wanna know how to get those Lone Star tones on budget!!!!

[@bynomeans104]

I want you guys to do Alice In Chains just because I wanna hear Bea play "Dirt" with a wah!!!

[@DerBullgod]

I think to remember having read somewhere, that he creates the synth-like sound on 12:51 with a lot of gain on his neck single coil. As I tried to recreate it back then, I rolled off the tone completely on my old Hofner Compensator, which kinda resembled it, but was further away than Rabeas recreation.

[@vaporskillz]

How about a sounds like red hot chilli peppers?

[@georgemd4071]

They've already done that (well, John Frusciante)

[@teunputker]

+Georgemd it was really bad tho.

[@NV5898]

+Teun Music Productions no it wasn't

[@teunputker]

NV5898 As a long time RHCP/John Frusciante my opinion is that they didn't really sound like John. They chose the wrong amp, wrong pedals and over all, it was just not that good. You're ofcourse entitled to your own opinion.

[@NV5898]

+Teun Music Productions i have to admit, that, in general, the pedals were a bit inappropriate, but they were going for the solo in Dani california (which was not the best idea as well, they should've done a more overall peppers sound) and for that solo the pedals worked. i liked the amp as well, and i think guitarwise there was just one obvious choice ;-)

[@jesusaguilera3803]

PLZ IM DYING TO SEE MOST OF THOSE!!

[@ThePhatFatMan]

Sound Like The Gaslight Anthem please

[@coltondillard1630]

fuck yeah!

[@gamby16a]

Reptilia ripped!!! Great job! Really dug your playing, Rabea.

[@pabloespinoza4462]

Sound like Stevie Ray Vaughan!

[@JoshYxVdM]

hater spotted, thinking he's better than SRV

[@linksayajin2958]

+Lenny Henry He invented the Texas Shuffle, between other stuff that wasn't around that time. So he is pretty much original. If he wasn't he wouldn't be known worldwide as one of the best blues player ever

[@kipbricks90]

I’m not sure about the pedals, but I remember seeing an interview where Fab said that Nick had turned his tone all the way down for the synth sound in 12:51

[@johnmaloney1988]

Soundgarden or Alice in Chains could be an interesting show?

[@stephenfernando9865]

I am so glad to found this video on youtube. This is GOLD!

[@teaser2373]

Busting the bank - TOOL

[@andertons]

The boys have done it already. Enjoy. Thank you for watching. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eovFmn9mg6qlbcU

[@teaser2373]

i didnt say without busting the bank -_-

[@andertons]

Misunderstood, sorry dude. :). We will pass it on.

[@teaser2373]

np :D

[@Ebb1337]

They should do the bass player from Tool, Justin Chancellor. He's got a crazy rig. More interesting than Adam Jones.

[@joshparker9602]

And i will say that pretty much every vid you guys have done has been basically spot on in my ears...so keep it up! But again...Andy Summers!

[@nicholascoble]

You guys should do sound like green day

[@1485x]

I've seen all of the Andertons Music Co videos and I wasn't going to watch this one for the simple fact, I dislike The Strokes. But I watched it anyway and I'm glad I did. To me, this is the best Sounds Like video so far. Really spot on guys!

[@FairlyUnknown]

Sound like Chevelle!

[@saulgoodeguitars]

I agree

[@RUNnGUNify]

Sounds like METALLICA revisited!. Chapters and Lee did it back in 2010. It's time to bring it back with the Hornby Massad twist

[@connorohalloran9225]

Sound like blink 182. Mark and Tom. I don't care what era but it would be cool to see a bass and amp rig together

[@nofriendtojesus]

Synth sound from what I remember reading in a guitar mag interview was done with a p90 with the tone off and lots of gain on the neck pup.

[@Bss_-eo9dn]

Synth lead sound: 0 Tone, and Gain somewhat high. Play on the neck pickup. This is my opinion.

[@gagequinn1438]

In the song 12 51, they basically use the neck pickup and roll the tone knob to zero, then use a light overdrive tone to get the synth sound.

[@seansuttonusa]

ashamed to say i laughed out loud at "stroke of luck"

[@adamdorsheimer350]

For the synth tones, I use a fuzz, a mid position single coil pickup, a little bit of chorus, and a little bit of hall reverb. It sounds pretty good to me.

[@majorcharles9737]

Franz Ferdinand, please!!

[@Fonkemman]

I think this is the best of the series

[@04prestonm]

sound like Franz ferdinand

[@MrJazzclazz]

Franz Ferdinand sounds like The Strokes

[@shagz5696]

Thankyou for doing this video on my favourite band♥️

[@jmginez7774]

sound like Bloc Party

[@theobuniel9643]

Luster Zenig Guitars will be easy, all they gotta do is to find 2 Teles (sunburst for Kele, blonde for Russell). Amp-wise, they'd probably use the same ones you see right now (Hot Rod Deluxe).

[@EarlofBaltimore]

That synth sound was dead nuts! Way to break it down. Love it.

[@demonbullet666]

muse pls

[@gerritlecoultre6113]

For "1251" the riff tone was done by cranking a Fender DeVille 212. I read that over 10 years ago in a guitar magazine. Apparently they blew one or two amps recording the song.

[@funkosauruss]

Sounds like catfish and the bottle men please

[@arn999]

The end was just magical

[@georgepapadopoulos2819]

i am begging for sound like muse....

[@effectsjunkie8530]

Nice one. That synth sound is real close.

[@diltonaguirre8468]

They should have switched guitars when they started playing Someday

[@carterholmes1668]

I've been waiting so long for this thank you

[@xbxicetxdx414]

Jeff Buckley :)

[@gavin0428]

dude. yea. hope they do him next

[@McFack]

Nick Valensi use to get tthe 12:51 tone by putting the volume of his deville all the way up, using his guitar in the middle position with the tone knoob all the way down. They say it was really tricky to get that tone because the devilles were likely to get damaged at such high volumes Sorry for my bad english, i'm from Argentina

[@emersonmcgregor8813]

Sound like My Chemical Romance could be interesting to be honest

[@Astral_Wave]

You got it ; )

[@ozmarichardson6524]

The 12 : 51 tone actually comes from rolling of the tone almost all the way and using only the neck pickup with lots of distortion. I watched an interview years ago where they said it happened on accident at first.

[@gbergman95]

Sound like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Bonamassa?

[@imagesfantastique]

I read an interview where they said the synth tone was a maxed out Hot Rod Deluxe with the tone on the neck pickup rolled all the way down.