Coffee and Riffs, Part Forty Six (Juan Alderete)

Just five hours after leaving our previous shooting location at 5:00am, we find ourselves in Highland Park, California, at 5Starr Sound Labs with Juan Alderete. Juan is extremely kind and welcoming, with a wealth of knowledge of gear and history he happily shares. We enjoyed getting chill, looking forward to the next time we get to do it again.
Juan constructs his beautifully obliterated sound palette with the T.C. Electronic Ditto x2, Fairfield Circuitry Randy's Revenge, JHS Pedals Emperor, Green House Effects Stone Fish, Vintage EHX Micro Synth, Mantic Concepts - Vitriol EHX - Vintage Big Muff, rounding out the Chain with the wildly fun HoTone - Wally. The beastly Jerry Jones Bass VI helped too.
Check out Juan's pedal reviews at pedalsandeffects.com

[@jakestewartmusic]

Juan is just a hella likable dude

[@ericoneal3659]

Feel like this one crossed over into performance art.

[@austinzusi9021]

I love Juan

[@martinwrang]

gotta make a part forty six & 2

[@orangeberrykush4990]

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[@Chuck0601]

That was amazing. Controlled chaos.

[@wavman5699]

My favorite part was Brady tapping up the Starbucks cup haha

[@diegoebustamante]

Strong Johnny Greenwood energy. I love it

[@sean_shimmer]

gotta love how he always reps the behringer vibe

[@ChrisWeinhardt]

His loop around 7:30 could be straight out of the Silent Hill 2 game soundtrack. Dude is amazing!

[@keixoun]

CMW Chris i thought the same...

[@Tone_Jammer]

This guy knows how to have fun! I could spend many happy hours in that room.

[@dustinseabolt1929]

Coffee and its Effects! I may not have liked the sounds but I respect this guy and his knowledge of gear. I was waiting on the noise to stop and hear him go into a sick distorted vibe riff.

[@sophiekrop750]

holy shit pedal heaven

[@skatterpro]

Weird, reminds me of Diagnose: Lebensgefahr. Love it.

[@orangeberrykush4990]

L5 7

[@ambiguationdotnet]

This guy played the bass in Racer X. Scarified FTW!

[@reggiehammond1420]

racer x the mars volta omars group with deantoni parks zavalaz talk about range juans a G

[@brianrodman1033]

Plus he played on some dope hip hop albums and has toured with Delton 3030 and Dr. Octagon.

[@graceguitarlessons]

Man So much gear! Great Job guys!! :)

[@juanalderetedelapena5161]

hella coffee noise riffs!

[@locomonk]

YES

[@TacticalHyena]

this sounds like the slow song from a locust set, its awesome

[@estebanbouba8582]

Sorry, i don't understand very well but when he says "that sounds better than the Moog" , which pedal is he talking about ? Thank you !

[@coffeeandriffsworldwide]

i believe he's talking about the Randy's Revenge ring mod by Fairfield Circuitry.

[@neerbronoc]

wild af. juan is a master.

[@reggiehammond1420]

juan got the exact same pair of shoes that i put on trevor in gta 5

[@bassplayinggoalie]

It sounds like an impending swarm of killer bees. Maybe that's why I like it.

[@oscwildle1]

Juan could score a movie with those effects!!!!! Or some hip hop would be sick

[@jpdabass]

I feel a great empathy for Juan and I believe he has a great amount of knowledge about his stuff. But I can't help feeling that his improvised lines sound... not good, at all. Even though I'm a subscriber for his channel and an admirer of his great basslines with the Mars Volta. Nevertheless, and i really believe it should be said, of course i will continue to follow his videos, since they are very entertaining and i always get the chance to learn something new from them. Good job, Juan. Thank you.

[@halfwaytobedlam3234]

I've wondered about this but it seems he's being deliberate to show off the effect rather than his playing, sort of odd tho

[@Leiria65]

After watching a bunch of overplayers Juan's uninspired lines, wether it be purposeful or not, is much appreciated. With Juan's videos you always get a accurate idea of what the pedal is. With the overplayers I mentioned not at all

[@fajabersrob]

Someone's had fun with editing

[@krowland7584]

fkn bizarre. \M/

[@masquitoman]

I feel like this guy should collab with zach hill or brian chippendale.

[@vinicapiotti]

He and Zach Hill played in El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez

[@brodieliciouss]

Hey guys, I've got a quick gear question that I would love an answer to. What's the bridge humbucker on the surf-green Jazzmaster that reappears in several c&r videos? I love the tone of it and it might be nice to outfit my Jazzmaster with something similar.

[@coffeeandriffsworldwide]

Broderick Lockett that's a Novack JAM-PAF humbucker. She sings.

[@brodieliciouss]

Brady & Seth Riffs much love, thank you kindly

[@frankfuzzbass]

This is excellent. It would be rad if he did this more on @PedalsAndEffects. 10 minute videos that flow like his Earthquaker clinics. But with all different pedals.

[@gszabo66]

www.gofundme.com/f/fundraiser-juan-alderete-brain-injury Juan Alderete - beloved husband, son, brother, uncle, friend, bandmate and cat dad - has had the privilege of connecting with music lovers around the world through his remarkable talent as the bassist in Marilyn Manson, The Mars Volta, Big Sir, Deltron 3030, Dr. Octagon, Vato Negro, Halo Orbit and Racer X in addition to lending his bass lines to music by Lil Peep, Jonwayne, Juliette Lewis, B'z and many more. On January 13, 2020, Juan was involved in a bicycle accident that-despite wearing a helmet and protective gear-left him with a serious type of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) known as Diffuse Axonal Injury (DAI). He also suffered a fractured clavicle and spinal fracture. And as many of you fellow musicians and artists understand, there is no paid time off or sick time for this type of work. The journey Juan and his family are about to embark on is a marathon, not a sprint; it is a long road and we want to be able to tap some of the best and most passionate medical professionals who are experts on TBI patients and their potential for recovery. Physical, occupational and cognitive therapies are just some of what we'll need to pay for in the coming weeks and months. In-patient care and therapy, special medical equipment and assistance are other expenses we anticipate in the longer term. And while we help Juan focus on recovering, he will not be able to work but of course the goal is to get him back to playing music, and talking pedals on Pedals and Effects with his partner in crime, Nick. Because the world needs Juan on bass just as much as Juan needs to play bass.

[@jeezuschryst]

What's his favourite fuzz he mentions?

[@coffeeandriffsworldwide]

jeezuschryst a vintage Russian era EHX Big Muff.

[@consumerextraordinaire8209]

jeezuschryst Mantic Vitriol

[@jeezuschryst]

ConsumerExtraordinaire Definitely wasn't that one

[@frankfmusic9360]

jeezuschryst twas the Sovtek big muff

[@MaddestMousse]

Holy shit Juan has some good taste in shoes.

[@tonytouchzz]

I miss the guy wih a mustache from the first vids =[

[@totalignoranceinc]

same dude lol

[@awol.oper8r]

lots of Earthquaker :D

[@Cesnakov]

420

[@jordanbrazinski8260]

He talks a lot but he was some great knowledge and a lot of skill!

[@PedalsAndEffects]

***** haha...hence the coffee aspect of the show!

[@matthewheinecke2621]

I have that same amp! Super underrated, but the second channel is useless to me.

[@nuisancemusic09]

invite Omar plz!

[@andrepagani6100]

starfucks? brahhhh

[@SolsticeBird]

It was going to be hard for anyone to follow the guy from the previous episode. This was still kinda cool though!

[@quadrogong1111]

Never gave the name of your smokin fuzz,was that on purpose?

[@b1lahb1ah]

Did you ever find out!??! Its an old old old sovtek russian muff 🤙

[@TheRoomWaves]

pinche juan no mames toca algo para bailar.

[@luke631]

that was.... interesting. :-/

[@diegosepulveda4669]

The camera chances on the loop part are extremely annoying

[@johnmotherfuckincoltrane1242]

Juan should play guitar more often.

[@spaceshipone333]

Nice video editing! Added to the experience.

[@waltersmetak]

Be nice if Paul Gilbert would stop horsing around and let Juan do his stuff.

[@WojtekRamone]

ja pierdole, masakra.

[@biggerthanmost8763]

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST JUAN, YOYRE THE GREATEST LIVING BASS PLAYER. NO ONE GIVES A SHIT ABOUT YOUR EFFECTS. THEY MASK THE TALENT YOU HAVE CULTIVATED.

[@FatihErdemKzlkaya]

doesnt matter how many fancy pedals he has, hes never gonna sound good

[@636PizzaSeed]

Every record he's ever appeared on says otherwise.

[@freakbass]

just buy a synth ;-)

[@coleemmersonhallman5329]

just go away ;-)

[@olivedotcom]

I think there is a certain feeling that comes from the physical side of playing guitar -and from the tap shoe dance that comes with having so many pedals- that you don’t get with a synth, but I love both tbh