Sound Like ZZ Top | Without Busting The Bank

[@owntone5]

Bea & Matt FYI - For his live sound, Billy Gibbons' 1959 Les Paul Standard "Pearly Gates" is the reference sound for all of his other guitars. On an episode of Rig Rundown, Gibbons' tech explains the process. He captures a G chord from Pearly Gates on a spectrum analyzer. He then captures the same chord from a his other guitars. One by one he adjust a multi-band EQ until the other guitar's curve matches Pearly Gates (as much as close as possible). He saves the EQ setting for recall when that instrument is used in the set. It sounds very scientific, and more than a little homogenized, but it's a fairly straight forward process.The plus side is a consistent sound across the board - even the TV-Jones equipped instruments are made to sound close to the PAFs in Pearly Gates. I think it really works for Gibbons live show due to the unorthodox style of instruments he plays live (fur covered, small-boxy shapes, etc.). I imagine some of them might not sound that great on their own.

[@mikeadams4605]

Actually...for the last few tours he has played a Custom SG. I saw him in last year in DC and he played this the whole show until the encore. www.gibson.com/Billy-Gibbons-Ultimate-SG.aspx

[@owntone5]

Mike Adams: I caught them late last year too. One of the loudest shows I've ever seen - and it was outside! He played several guitars on that night.

[@zelon1983]

Also, Billy said many times that the sound of a cranked Marshall 1959 slp really had defined their live sound. Just listen to their early live recordings. Billy smokes the hell out of the super lead!

[@mikeadams4605]

I got lucky and saw them last year in a club in DC. Insanely loud. I always wear ear protection to shows and it was still too loud.

[@Civilian2.0]

I saw this too, I think Billy Gibbons plays alot of different guitars nowadays - The Bolins,. Gretschs and Telecasters, purely for the looks, weight and playability. They all sound pretty similar, also I didn't his sound was so fuzzy, just lots of bass and no treble.

[@Burnt_Gerbil]

MARSHALL....MARSHALL....MARSHALL. That was awesome. lol

[@musictechnique]

Always love a new W/O Busting the Bank episode. Even if I'm not really interested in the artist/band.

[@benlogan430]

Hard to sound like Billy on a Budget. Sound like The Cult is what’s needed?!?!?! Nice job as always! Thanks

[@LFC-Star]

also would need to play with 7's or 8's

[@jw.2507]

YOURE FINALLY BACK. BOUT FUCKING TIME LADS.

[@andertons]

YOU ARE WELCOME!

[@andertons]

PLEASE?

[@MB-yw3pv]

PRETTY PLEASE!!! with a cherry on top and i'll send a call girl to the shop!

[@iceman10129]

Rabea looks like hes lost a bit of weight. Cheers mates, glad your back!

[@guitar5420]

A lot of weight by the looks of him!

[@erictait6322]

do a sounds like CCR, without busting the bank

[@davidjameschamberlain]

CCR is a tough one, due to the uniqueness of the gear Fogerty used, specifically the Kustoms and modded Rickenbacker. Though, a Fender amp and a Les Paul was a setup at one point

[@ibekerkhoven9858]

Sound like evh, I reaaally wanna see Bea play some van halen

[@commentfreely5443]

skip to 2019 may and they did.

[@RenchRanch]

Probably my favorite Sounds Like to date. BANG ON for the Gotsa Get Paid tone, hands down. Considering how thick and secretly complex that particular song is it's dam fine work to nail this down without the exact same gear. Way to go Matt & Rabea! Loved it.

[@chris666boss]

No no no no fuzz on La grange its a pure overdriven amp!!!!!

[@ChadBoston]

Christian Lindqvist yeah I was thinking this too

[@UnhandsomeJack]

Christian Lindqvist exactly, it was completely off

[@Diax1324]

It's actually fuzz. Take a fuzz face on about 1/3 fuzz into a driven amp and you get that really awesome tone.

[@instanceTu]

Diax1324 ive played with lots of fuzzes and I asure you that there is no fuzz pedal in that tone. its kind of a messup on their part

[@chris666boss]

Diax1324 Googled a bit and found: Tush’ was Pearly Gates, my beloved Les Paul, played through the same Marshall Super Lead as La grange

[@asmallfarmhomestead3657]

I love how most comments are like "that's easy! It's just a cranked Marshall!!" When all these iconic bands sound so distinct and people claim they all just cranked a marshall haha pretty hilarious

[@Dooms98-p2k]

You underestimate the versatility of a cranked Marshall. You can really get a variety of tones just by changing the dynamics of your picking or messing with your volume and tone knobs

[@ace6458]

It’s almost like different types of Marshall’s, guitars, pickups, wood, fingers, string gauge, equipment used to record the song, ect. All effect the tone?!?!? Woah crazy.

[@thomthomhojberg]

Great to have you back! Next time please do Joe Bonamassa! :)))

[@error8418]

Come on, that's too easy: Les Paul > Way Huge Overrated Special > Fender(ish) amp

[@thomthomhojberg]

You can say that about most artists. It's just "etc etc etc"

[@thomthomhojberg]

Then go do that. I like the series :)

[@error8418]

Well, i really like this series - don't get me wrong. But Bonamassa is one of those guitarists who could play literally anything and still sound like themselves; they don't rely on gear that much. In addition to that his current rig isn't very spectacular, so I guess it would be quite a short video.

[@BerriesAllen]

+error dude, who cares. I'd still love to see them try and sound like JB. Also, to say he's not reliant of gear is true to a degree. With that said, I don't think you'll find Joe without a tweed fender, and a les Paul at any of his gigs. Still, his tone can be somewhat difficult to get. As for this show being redundant because of rig rundowns; so what. The show is very enjoyable to watch. It's more about seeing how close they can get with a limited budget, and amps/pedals/guitars that those who's tones they are trying to match wouldn't use because they can afford whatever they want to use. It's a great series, and you obviously watch it.

[@kyestorey8460]

Sound like: -Avenged sevenfold -Chuck Berry -Wolfmother -Bon Jovi -Van Halen -Brian May?

[@widowmaker5544]

Welcome back guys!!! Can you do some of the more requested onses which are Johnny Marr - The Smiths Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'brien and Thom Yorke - Radiohead Buckethead Chris Cornell and Kim Thayil - Soundgarten Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman/Gary Holt - Slayer Steve Vai Paul Gilbert - Mr Big/Racer X Graham Coxon - Blur Joe Bonamassa John Petrucci - Dream Theater Eric Johnson Dave Mustaine and Marty Friedman/Chris Broderick/Kiko Loureiro - Megadeth Synyster Gates and Zacky Venegance - A7X Brian Setzer - Stray Cats Metallica (BY busting the bank) and a lesser known guitarist who i like which i want them to see do because his solos are immense and fun for the john petrucci lovers (Jeff Williams)

[@KeeperOfPoops]

For Jeff that is a challenge but i'd say Musicman JP60 (cos they can't get a JP6), Blackstar HT Club 40 or Marshall DSL40C, and a Wah pedal

[@rickeyryan303]

You can't do a Zappa , there is no way in hell.. His tone can change on a dime.. Same really with Buckethead..

[@sinistergrey3]

Glad you guys are back! love the series....However just to give a little constructive criticism on this particular episode, the tone was way way off and didn't sound very good.The issue hands down is the guitar and pick ups (the BlackStar HT series is a pretty good amp but still would've been better to go with a marshall or Laney), All of the zz top records are recorded with the 59 pearly gates les paul....which are LOW OUTPUT original PAF pickups. So when trying to emulate that tone with a chinese made guitar with HIGH OUTPUT pickups, it just doesn't work. Mind you, It's understandable why you thought he used higher output pickups (due to the 'live' show guitar choices, he doesn't take the pearly gates out on tour) but the big point with that is he runs ALL of those 'other' (i.e. not pearly gates) guitars through an EQ set up that makes them as close in tone as possible to the 59' pearly gates (which is why no matter what guitar he's playing sounds very close in tone to the previous guitar used). This would be awesome to see as a "by busting the bank" edition as you could use an R8 or R9 custom shop re-issue and match them with a marshall or Laney and get a whole lot closer. That's just my opinion though, and hopefully some of this info will find it's way to you and help in the future. Good attempt regardless and I'm so glad that NAMM is over and we can get more episodes of this series. Love the work and passion you guys put into this show and can't wait till next time. Keep rocking!

[@Fleig.]

I DARE you guys to do a sound like Motörhead - Guitar AND Bass!

[@GunsnRosesfan2012]

Fleig fast Eddie or Phil?

[@Fleig.]

Phil, but any would be cool really, I'd me more interested in them trying to replicate the Lemmy sound!

[@luchadorito]

dickfagsandmotherfuc the classic strat blues tone on Capricorn maybe?

[@JeffIndigo]

crank an old marshall. done. (galluen kruger for 90s guitar tones)

[@mattsmith7962]

I was thinking this too, it would be nice to get a look at the bass section in Andertons as well

[@rbilleaud]

No way is the Reverend Willie G's sound THAT fuzzy.

[@boldandbrash5214]

Sound like THE BEATLES

[@TylerLL2112]

I'm so happy to see people saying sound like RUSH or Alex Lifeson. The man deserves it. I asked a few times with no luck but, maybe things will change and they can do it. Early days should be easy even up to 2112 but hemispheres might be harder to do within budget.

[@TiniFugative]

Sound Like Gary Clark Jr?

[@Heisenburger-jy5hd]

fuck yes. Yes. yes yes

[@rianluca5309]

Adam The Fuzz!!!

[@geecen]

Um, casino and fuzz pedal?

[@Jakebicchieri]

fucking YESSSSS

[@stevenlacen1398]

He uses a vibroverb, but any fender amp with them would work. It's the speaker cab that's interesting. I believe the vibroverb has a 15 inch Jensen speaker, and a 10 inch

[@izeshmikurac]

Did Rabea lose weight? Great job man. As always, great video

[@matthewhattersley1286]

Fast forward 3 years and rab is busting kick flips in his insta.

[@franciscocamerini31]

Sound Like Rival Sons - Without Busting The Bank

[@OL-Electric]

Scott Holiday has a massive tone and board full of all kinds of cool boutique fuzzes so I second this :D

[@simvoneon2372]

I went to their concert last night in cologne. Such a monster sound!

[@AstralElephantFuzz]

Francisco Camerini Yes! Been asking for this for ages.

[@RabeaMassaad]

Francisco Camerini definitely ;-)

[@Robstafarian]

Rabea Massaad With all the love I can hope to transmit via KZbin comment, I want you to know that the Blackstar HT amps are not valve amps: the “overdrive channel” is a built-in distortion pedal, and the phase inverter (which is critical to the sound of a cranked valve amp) is solid state. That hybrid architecture (the “H” in “HT”) greatly complicates using pedals, as you have discovered.

[@luigisice20]

What are the odds that this pops up the same week I am re-learning all of my favorite ZZ Top songs? Good work!

[@ethang1178]

A sounds like J Mascis from Dinosaur Jr. would be great

[@Wedge_A_27]

Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster, Egnater Tweaker on UK setting, Big Muff.

[@howlingurra5690]

Jon Spencer Blues explosion!! Jon spencers super low fuzzes and vintage guitars, and Judah Bauers super foxy telesound!! Btw good job with this one!

[@peterhughes9893]

Blur or the smiths please

[@NicolasCageisGod]

JOHNNY MARR FUCKING LEGEND

[@S4m_tL]

Air Gameplay yes please

[@KeeperOfPoops]

for Graham Coxon he had a signature tele, so Squier Tele or a Fender, go through a Vox amp or a Fender, and throw in a fuzz for the Coffee and TV solo

[@adamwebb241]

Smiths would be good

[@ElHijoDePerla]

Yup! Johnny marr would be great!

[@vince_tofuna]

05:26 - Pete suggesting "Marshall" over and over cracks me up every time :D

[@scottvanammers2910]

sounds like joe walsh or eagles

[@Philsguitarrepair]

Joe Walsh would be a good one.

[@maxscardanelli6185]

Scott Van ammers Yes!!!

[@gazfunk]

You need to do The Smiths/Johnny Marr. Fender have just used his ideas on the new pro series. I think he deserves a vid.

[@LFC-Star]

I think they've done Johhny Marr..

[@jackhookings8907]

Please sound like the beatles

[@Jukebox4Jesus]

Thank you guys! I really appreciate and enjoy your approach to equipment reviews. You have a faithful subscriber in Kentucky!

[@edoardovergerio5168]

how to sound like MEGADETH

[@rezner101]

They won't, I've asked more than a few times. And they would have to use the Marshall ;-)

[@cobaltbadger8587]

Edoardo Vergerio they already did Metallica

[@MrNexxxus]

I think the heroin they'd need to fuel the mustaine ego would bust the bank before they even buy a guitar.

[@MistaFisto]

Zachary Harwell aye because they're the same? fuck off.

[@cobaltbadger8587]

Harry Neuer aww. did that hurt your feelings?

[@jy88-]

Really good. How about by busting the bank. Thanks for the shows. Andertons. My new favorite channel on the tube

[@TH31qwert]

Sound like the offspring - without busting the bank

[@KeeperOfPoops]

Dexter and Noodles!

[@robwhitby6736]

I bloody love you two guys, I get really excited whenever I see you've done another episode, always a pleasure to watch. I'd love to see you re-visit this one BY Busting the bank. And also please PLEASE do a New York Dolls Without Busting, getting Johnny Thunders' tone would be really informative :D Keep up the good work and thanks for always being entertaining :)

[@suffocater663]

Get a third guy and sound like Iron Maiden.

[@njr8009]

suffocater666 they did Maiden already

[@1ktbell]

suffocater666 sounds like with 3 guitar rigs would be awesome

[@tristanfeiken3695]

Christian Hannan sounds like periphery also 3 guitar players

[@nickfit3]

suffocater666 how about a flashback.. Leatherwolf had 3 guitarists as well!!

[@KeeperOfPoops]

they need a BY busting iron maiden, Dave Murray strat, Victory V100, Cry baby wah, reverb, chorus there's dave's rig for ya for Adrian a USA Adrian Smith Jackson, Marshall JCM and i think that's his rig and this time they need a 3rd person to be Steve Harris

[@TheChinovnik]

I love this series and I love the ZZ Top sound, but I think this time you did not get it right. Way too much fuzz, La Grange never sounded like this. When people think about ZZ Top, they think the early records, maybe even Eliminator but not this new La Futura thing. Never mind! Give it another try. With or without busting the bank.

[@jalanhart]

TheChinovnik "Maybe even Eliminator"?? The only songs I think really think about other than off the Eliminator album is La Grange, Gotsta Get Paid, Just Got Paid, and maybe Can't Stop Rocking. In my opinion, Eliminator really defines ZZ Top in Classic Rock. Gimme All Your Loving, Sharp Dressed Man, Got me Under Pressure, I Got the Six, If I Could Only Flag Her Down, and Bad Girl aren't even all the ones off Eliminator and thise are songs that instantly come to mind. I don't think I even know what album La Grange is on off the top of my head.

[@JoeSlay61]

I agree that Eliminator is a great album. Eliminator basically marked the beginning of the video driven phase of their career. Love the music from that era as well. I think Eliminator defines them in 80's music. The stuff before was excellent and is the real classic stuff to a lot of ZZ Top fans. I think the guys did a good job of finding the sound.

[@ducas8937]

TheChinovnik they should do a by busting

[@ZoSo1973]

Jalan Hart Wrong. The early ZZ top, Debut album, rio grande mud, Fandango, Tres Hombres are really where it's fucking at

[@endocry]

TheChinovnik not wise to try to speak for everyone. Maybe it’s just because I had the tape as s kid, but my favorite album of theirs is Recycler. To each their own. I’d say they did a pretty good job in this video.

[@calebcaldwell1713]

Sound like The Beatles or The Eagles

[@Pisigrn]

Glad to see you guys back! Cheers!

[@Yorz123]

Sound Like Van Halen (Brownsound)- Without Busting The Bank would be interesting also?

[@tysonhatch]

Prayoga Andhika W - Impossible. To my ears at least. I've tried for years, and got close by spending big $. I would rather them do EVH by busting the bank.

[@tysonhatch]

Elias011203 TF2 - the Baretta isn't what he used on records, in fact he never used a Baretta. Maybe a few times to promote it. The 5150 was not a Baretta. Good luck getting ahold of a 1969 Marshall Superlead, setting a Variac to 90v, diming that bitch to ten, recording with that given scenario, and designing a Frankenstrat, with a vintage PAF dipped in "sex wax" - among many other secrets, gear and of course, Ed's innovation and technique.

[@rickeyryan303]

Ed's him self has done a demo of how to get his tone's.. Also Btw i own a OG 69 Marshall Superlead..

[@Jacksabbath44]

this one was reaaaally hard , billy's hands are the key, the equipment was right on the ballpark but billy's tone is him, end of story

[@LFC-Star]

just like every other famous guitarists.. If you gave Francis Rossi, Clapton's Les Paul or Strat Francis Rossi would sound like Francis Rossi just like if.. Hetflield played Dave Gilmore's Strat.. Hetfield would sound like Hetfield. It's all in the tone in the fingers and the players style and imagination.

[@HairySon92]

Sound like Marty Schwartz!

[@akashghosh7068]

Andrew Harrison best one 😂😂😂

[@LG-ic8ml]

Andrew Harrison hahaha marty is the worlds greatest guitar player, youll never sound as good as him

[@jacobgoodman9392]

I'd rather he just hang out with Lee in a “Captain meets" video.

[@TheJipino]

I'm particularly interested in the tone he has for ''He-heyyyy what's up you guys''. That's his best song imo.

[@luke5833]

HAHAHAHA

[@tonyf9818]

I wish more people would talk about the episode vs pouring out their requests. You guys are great. Can't imagine the sound in the room. Mics just can't capture everything. Did you try cranking the fuzz on the pedal and dialing down the volume just a touch on the guitar? Works well for me when aiming for ZZ tone. Keep it up!

[@hellblack120]

metallica by busting the bank....

[@andertons]

Done it :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmepgX2knrFjepo

[@jasond626]

Andertons Music Co that wasn't busting the bank.. Be good to see you guys blow a wad of cash on Metallica sounds like.

[@hellblack120]

Jason D yea that's true :)

[@andriasjoensen410]

HELLBLACK120 it would be sick to see a by busting

[@hellblack120]

Andrias joensen it would be amazing

[@danjolliffe6769]

Love these videos boys. Pretty much watched them all now lol keep them coming

[@rictube4716]

Nailed it or failed it? Sorry guys but this one is a fail for me.

[@KeeperOfPoops]

no it's not! it's a win for me!

[@wolfgrant5208]

Yep. Fail. Fuzz? REALLY? 😒 I hear ZZ top over 40 years. And thats NOT a ZZ-Top Sound. 👎👎👎👎

[@quentinutter5173]

Same

[@chipmcdip8629]

I agree nothing really sounds like ZZ Top in this video

[@JacqueslemacFrance]

Welcome back, we've missed you. Oh, and Happy New Year!

[@aumenarys]

Do a sound like Django Reinhardt! :)

[@HunterJs2]

aumenarys Get an acoustic gypsy guitar. Now fuck up your hand.

[@warnerww83]

Just shred with three fingers on whatever has strings near you.

[@luchadorito]

warnerww83 whatever has 12 gauge silver strings

[@aumenarys]

Hunter Jones HHAHAHAHA!

[@Guitaural.]

Just my favorite player of all time...usually : ) Django always makes me smile

[@chopperdeath]

Billy uses a live rig that has a spectrum analyzer and an eq the approximates the sound of a pearly gates pickup no matter what guitar he uses. So he has a consistent tone from guitar to guitar. Genius.

[@maxibauer9733]

Sounds like Jefferson Airplane!!!

[@comicsrcool5483]

Happy new years boys! Welcome back. Thanks for starting up 2017 with a classic sound. I am sure you will revisit this one with a by busting the bank at some point because as close as you got, the sound was missing something. Probably a few more Fuzz Pedals.... First plea for the new year...Tom Petty and Mike Campbell please.....

[@knarkrew]

sound like the clash

[@tysonhatch]

Cortez Glawson - "The only people who put Iced T in Jack Daniels bottles is the Clash baby yeeeeaaaahhh" - David Lee Roth.

[@Guidojackson1965]

Good to see you back fellas.

[@MrHunter199]

You only need to grow a beard. The gear doesn't matter. You don't even need a guitar or an amp. The beard will do all the magic :D

[@billbailey5666]

I think you were fairly close and sound great. I picked up the Trestle Homer's 8 track when it came out and it changed my life . it is the reason I play to this day. I've use a lot of gear to capture that sound but my marshall is the rock I stand on when I play. I have used chandler tube driver, which actually has a example of how to dial in the tone in the original instructions manual. lately I have used a MRX distortion with a tone city king of Blues which creates a narrow but different group of his sounds. I have recently acquired the Way Huge Conquistador and it fills the fuzz role well most especially when used with my Electromagnetic. See you at the Pearly Gates...

[@peterfoghnielsen7831]

Sounds like Pearl jam???!

[@TheSwedishUploader]

Awesome idea

[@richardharrold9736]

Now done! One of the best in ages, they really nailed the sound IMO.

[@rickeyryan303]

Their is nothing to Pearl Jams tone's, very easy to do..

[@santiagoimbachi6381]

Do Alex Lifeson of Rush! Fantastic guitar player and mostly underrated!

[@willparker547]

rolling stones by busting the bank

[@KeeperOfPoops]

i know for Keith they will use the following: Fender Artist Inspired Telecaster, Fender Twin Reverb, EHX Satisfaction Fuzz

[@klausbrass2147]

will parker agree, but what about sound like the stones by playing it good???!!!

[@emannicus]

Thanks for doing the 'homework' for us. Appreciate all the effort and please keep 'em coming. Cheers!

[@ninja-cs4zo]

sound like dream theater? please

[@nicolasbascunan4013]

If you find out that John Petrucci will kill you with his own hands

[@akshatsahay9015]

smooth chocolate cake and a t rex. thats all i have to say

[@brando555555]

Get a Mesa Mark IV or V

[@FusicPool]

Step 1. Get REALLY good

[@kimmyposey8912]

Excellent! Been waiting for this one.

[@mattwanek8197]

How about The Cure... the first few albums My Bloody Valentine or Joy Division

[@hhattingh]

Thanks for this! I have been trying to get a decent ZZ Top sound for while!

[@scottwilliamson8887]

Sound like Johnny Marr, for the millionth time I've asked

[@michaeljames92]

Please.

[@JemP85]

Please, please please, let us get what we want!

[@scottwilliamson8887]

I get it, These Things Take Time, but I'm in Panic waiting for them to release this video, that's why I Asked

[@andertons]

You need to ask 2 million times :-)....

[@andertons]

The word derives from antiquity and is a tribute to the ancient god, Pan. One of the many gods in the mythology of ancient Greece: Pan was the god of shepherds and of woods and pastures. The Greeks believed that he often wandered peacefully through the woods, playing a pipe, but when accidentally awakened from his noontime nap he could give a great shout that would cause flocks to stampede. From this aspect of Pan's nature Greek authors derived the word panikon, “sudden fear,” the ultimate source of the English word: "panic".

[@brendonjwarren]

to the guys of Andertons, Matt and Rabea you guys did an excellent job!! Thank you. Happy new year, merry Christmas and all the best! Could you guys do a sounds Judas Priest or the doors, in the near please. Thank you once again.

[@garrettfordham876]

Sound like Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi

[@evanposteraro5094]

Thank you! I've been asking you guys to do this one for a while. PLEASE DO A WITH BUSTING THE BANK VERSION TOO! I NEED IT😃

[@tylersaltmarsh9025]

AVENGED SEVENFOLD!!!!

[@tylersaltmarsh9025]

Please... I've been waiting for years...

[@callumnicholson9267]

T Salty I agree

[@maxscardanelli6185]

T Salty Shitty Shecter, EMGs, a Peavey 5150 or a Mesa/Boogie and some razor blades. Cause we all know how much A7X fanboys love self-harming. 😂😂👌🏻👌🏻

[@dty19]

why dont you like avenged?

[@KeeperOfPoops]

a mesa is way too much money so the Peavey 5150 could do good

[@esnevip]

Haven't been getting notifications, so this is the first video i've seen in some time, and holy shit, Bea has shrunk!

[@jjulch]

Wish you’d included Dusty Hill. He has a unique bass setup

[@cruzedude1]

this is one of the best ones

[@alek-holdw2968]

Sound like Joe Bonamassa or Eric Johnson.

[@eddieparker1680]

That would be great.. But, they're gonna have a hard time sounding like eric or Joe with any gear at any price, good luck..

[@phillyfyre]

Joe is actually easy. Fender Tweed AND Bassman, a custom overdrive and a $100,000+ 59 Les Paul 'burst

[@brickbreaker8148]

Yea and then you have to play like him. Yea right.

[@maxscardanelli6185]

Great to see that you guys are back!!! I couldn't think of a better band to return with. ZZ Top are awesome. One thing I will have to say though is this, that fuzz tone was a little too fuzzy in places for some of the excerpts. Other than that, great job dudes! 🙂🤘🏻✌🏻

[@DJ_HAUWSE]

do a sound like brian may without busting the bank!

[@NolanZewariligon]

Just listen to all the albums before the Eliminator. Those are some holy grail LP and tele tones.

[@Chango_Malo]

this one needs a re-do.IMO not really very close at all

[@KeeperOfPoops]

bullcrap, this was VERY close

[@Joeyd123abc2]

@@KeeperOfPoops have you heard ZZ Top? Go listen to La Grange, then listen to it here. Not close what-so-ever

[@davidc7mm276]

Great Sound , I thought Gibbons used a simpler set up , glad you broke it down . I have a Les Paul Custom and I love how it sounds . I will look into stacking pedals like you mentioned .

[@roybuis7646]

Sound like Ritchie Blackmore !! (Deep Purple / Rainbow )

[@12ealDealOfficial]

Greatest music show on YT

[@jameswright6112]

Sound like Albert king

[@AsRolfes]

Yes! The return of Matt! Just not the same without the two of you. And ZZ top to boot!

[@chicktapus463]

I don't think you understand, i NEED a Sound Like on King Crimson.

[@MDC249]

I think you guys got a "fail" on this video. Billy used a 1959 Les Paul on some in their early albums. He also has a "signature" pick up created by Seymour Duncan (pearly gates) you could have used a Epiphone or low budget Gibson special. Amp wise is none other than a Marshall Super Lead... so you could have again used a DSL40...

[@dragon007j]

Started badly but ended really well......Alex Lifeson please!

[@TylerLL2112]

dragon007j I've asked that a few times a year or two ago no luck so far.

[@wyll2k]

oh damn fuck!! awesome video as usual!!! you really should do the busting the bank , because you're nearly close to the sound, for a budget. SO you got my encouragements to make the ZZ top By busting the bank and also the bass! Greetings from belgium!!!

[@D34DParadise]

sound like The Cult!

[@captncrunch1726]

good job and great to have this series back! more fuzz tones please :)

[@samuraimaster99]

OH MY GOD RABEA IS SO MUCH SKINNIER

[@andrelectric]

Any chance of getting a screenshot of the pedals' settings in the future for different songs? Thank you for your wonderful videos guys!

[@adrianmbrown]

sounds like RUSH and Deep purple

[@ericzargaryan1478]

I'd love to see an Alex Lifeson episode

[@gliddofglood]

Happy New Year! So glad you attempted this one. I did request it! Thanks! Got to be honest though, this mainly sounds pretty thin. I think his tone is considerably fuller and bassier than this. The Mud Honey was good, but some of the others... hmm. The playing was good though. Maybe to be revisited with an unlimited bank?

[@trashygob]

Do sound like The Who

[@a456987]

Love to see this without a budget

[@teot8126]

Sound Like avenged sevenfold

[@stevestarr6395]

Pearly Gates was used exclusively with some Fenders on all the old records and makes appearances on all new recordings after. Also uses Fender Tweed amps as well as Marshalls in the studio. overtone5 has a good explanation on his live sound now using an EQ to get a homogeneous sound with all the guitars based on Pearly!

[@JeffStarr]

Sound like Zappa, please.

[@rickeyryan303]

It's impossiable , he would change, tones 40 times in one song sometimes, he never sounded the same.. I seen Zappa 5 times, what a amazing shows..

[@stephenjames4937]

@@rickeyryan303 Agreed, but it would be worth a shot!

[@Rihyaruto]

At this point, when Matt and Rabea say "Great guitar for the money." that means, "Get a really good amp to even up your tone." XD

[@benjaminsampson6358]

great video I thought the tones were very close. how about sounds like Peter green?

[@KeeperOfPoops]

i'd love to see that, mainly cos i wanna see what rabea will do to Need Your Love So Bad cos it's another one of those songs like Still Got The Blues For You, actually Gary Moore did do a cover of Need Your Love So Bad

[@heavy_dice]

I like that you guys seem to go into a bit more detail on the settings this year!

[@marshcj1421]

Please do Sound Like The Police.... or Creedence Clearwater Revival!

[@reconceive]

'Gots to Get Paid' sounded fantastic. And I haven't read good things about that Slash octave.