Pyramids Flanger First Impression - Mac DeMarco | EarthQuaker Devices

[@nathansorese1954]

first minute of the video Mac is basically saying "if I were the average consumer I would not look at this pedal, but y'all paid me to be here so lets give it a whirl".

[@thepuppethead1188]

wow success has made Mac Demarco look homeless. I love that man.

[@SebastianTinajero]

The Puppet Head has he ever not looked homeless lol

[@ShoreyJr]

You kidding me? The man's rocking that sweet-ass branded workwear, bit o' carhartt

[@beanie3948]

He had said before that he considers his style ‘bum chic’

[@pytersan]

carhartt my brother, nice brand

[@mrchoptop5482]

Sam Shore that shit high dolla nowa days

[@MM-vs2et]

Fun Fact, Mac is 28, not 57

[@phasergim2154]

Martin Anthonyo hang on what?

[@jimhcanencia8245]

HUH?

[@Yuh_mama]

I woulda never known. Thank you

[@nclsrfn]

guess "There's a price tag hanging off of having all that fun", uh?

[@reecedeyoung6595]

But he acts like he's 13

[@johnsander5112]

“Mommy’s coming! With the worm!”

[@luizspindola]

John Sander the little birdies are hungry

[@marymary1779]

literally one of the funniest things he's said :')

[@douglasfairmeadow]

Hooked a worm

[@archivosrockchile]

Ehx Worm 🤘🏻😏😝😆

[@mrage22r]

"why don't you just make the chorus intensity knob just go to 10?" Mac DeMarco: "But these go to 11..."

[@seansyw143]

I bet this wasn’t the pedal demo Earthquaker was expecting

[@BedroomFidelity]

Now I wish he would start uploading demos & reviews on guitar pedals. I think that would be great to watch!

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

I'd subscribe to that KZbin channel right now. Sign me up.

[@luispereztasso]

Please Earthquaker, give him a rainbow machine, for God's sake

[@tysonkingreymusic5188]

Bedroom Fidelity YES!!!!!

[@deloreanized]

Kudos to the editor. I'm sure this wasn't easy to put together...

[@bigol9223]

He doesn't look put together at all

[@zackymueller]

“That’s A major, not anymore” is my favorite part of this whole video

[@Joshmcawesomeman]

this is the best pedal demo i've ever seen

[@christianc9409]

Antonio except it’s pretty useless

[@DefThrone]

Tom Morello

[@WWxeroWW.WERWKWWF__WPWWW.-_WWW]

Absolutely no useable tones in the video. Probably the worst pedal demo lol.

[@hectorgachan3336]

for those interested, he's playing 'Fly by Night' by Rush at 3:41 Great tune

[@JulianIsAnthony]

Hector Gachan repping his Canadian roots.

[@schwabzofsomeloud3565]

I think is sounds more like "the reaper" by the blue oyster cult

[@facedowngaming]

Thanks. I’m a hipster and I would have never known what he played!

[@unviversalyhappy]

Hector Gachan I really thought that was long cool woman for a second

[@tommimi9171]

Hector Gachan just posted a question and I erased it after I saw your post, thanks dude, it was driving me nuts going thru rush songs, hahaha

[@thomaswilson9661]

I never expected this crossover to happen, but I'm so happy it has.

[@DateNiteMusic]

Thomas Wilson Right?! EQD keeps tapping into all my favorite things 😍😭

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

thanks for watching!

[@justinbrown8214]

4:00 is one of the beatifulest things I've ever heard haha

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

Thanks for listening, Justin!

[@bradleymosess]

3:58 sounds so nice

[@tysonkingreymusic5188]

I love Mac. He makes me feel like some of this world is alright, ya know? And those lasers at the beginning?! Well played EQD, well played.

[@lemonaidan614]

The bird chirping part made me laugh

[@callummoodley6311]

This pedal could've been used on the 2nd half of moonlight on the river

[@ExtremelyOnlineGuy]

I love how he seems to not have anything together then plays something so serene and beautiful at the end like what kind of human pendulum is he???

[@gdrugg2006]

1:11 what every pedal manufacturer wants to see

[@422r43ll]

This is the best pedal review I've seen in my life

[@dakotataylor4696]

Beautiful choir of baby chicks

[@markelder6497]

Love that bit at the end. Thanks for the peek Mac ;-)

[@imDezrt]

2:18 For a second I totally thought he was gonna tear into "Me and Mine" haha

[@henrystewart3882]

those first three notes made me think he was going to!

[@RawfflesMyWaffles]

Mac is the last person I'd expect to see in an EQD video lol. Still trying to process such a juxtaposition

[@monkeyxx]

I love the sweet/expensive gear behind him. Goes great with the lo-fi grungy look or whatever. Great demo.

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

thanks for watching!

[@Henry-ec5iq]

PUT DOWN THAT WHITE LIGHTER MAC !!

[@jaceyp.8457]

Henry Ю what makes you think that?

[@moonrockbackdrop]

Jace theres a myth that everyone in the 27 club died with a white lighter. So now stoners think they're bad luck

[@imDezrt]

White lighters are not cursed fuck outta here

[@potatoboy8607]

Jace 27 club

[@robbanks8514]

Jace bad luck hun

[@gonzovlogs2505]

love that mac is carrying the stereotype that all canadians can jam out at least part of a rush song

[@Usualeclectic]

Mac is amazing... he’s got style which so much of us need a shit to sounds to make something unique. Just give the guy a few ingredients and his slow hand bum chic cheesy pepperoni pizza style is stellar and perfect... but he’s trying to learn more. Would be cool if he made a RnR Night Club sister LP.

[@charlierain]

mac and eqd... two of my favorite things in one internet place wow

[@ryantakach1478]

When’s the harsh noise album coming out maccy?

[@Ercmcgr]

Reppin Baltimore!! “Noise set” hahaha

[@grumpyoats]

That's Mac DeMarco review for ya

[@suburbansymbolism]

Sometimes men lose their hair. Mac is human. My hair started thinning around his age. It's still slowly thinning. It's a part of life. Leave the man be. He's a musician, not a hair model.

[@ThorCarlton]

People are evolving to lose their hair. It's a natural process and it's becoming a lot more common. I'm three years younger than Mac and mine has started thinning a bit.

[@ThorCarlton]

As my wife says, it's the male curse

[@YourGuyWedge]

His hair looks all there to me…

[@rictualfury965]

I hope he uses this in his music

[@anothervoyager9654]

I could watch this for hours.

[@imDezrt]

3:19 Is he talking about Animal Collective here? Baltimore / Hands and knees / noise is trademark danse manatee era

[@birdsareprettyrad]

Dezrt he’s DEFINITELY talking about animal collective and maybe black dice. also liked the little “thats andy’s trick”

[@peanutserver]

Every time I watch this I lose my shit at the "That's A. A major." part. The fucking smile, man. Lol

[@joshhamester]

Goddammit I love to listen to Mac talk haha

[@joegardiner4220]

How can someone be so effortlessly funny

[@BreyMusicTV]

It’s so tight when someone’s style is effortlessly them. They’re not fiddling through brands or what looks right with what. That’s really dope to me!

[@doppelmeyer]

I think if he wasn’t a musician Mac would make a great salesman

[@OBigCheese]

I think the card that reads "Mac DeMarco! That's our show. Goodnight everybody!" is from Mac's appearance on Conan - check out Mac performing "Let Her Go" on Conan from March 30th, 2015

[@FluffersTheFirst]

Mac sold his soul. He's making bank, bless his soul.

[@synthmalicious7541]

0:04 is that the riff from M16 by Descendents

[@patrickearles471]

dead @ him starting to play fly by night hahahaha

[@jacobg2662]

2:20 he starts to play me and mine

[@TheLuismaBeaTle]

good ears wow

[@bluntedlove4019]

it does sound like it (:

[@henrystewart3882]

I MISS THAT SONG

[@matthewfregeau9076]

Someone please take 2:33-2:36 and meme it. The world will thank you for your self sacrificing service.

[@benjaminvilas3682]

Nobody: Mac DeMarco: *yknow*

[@GaboLoynaz]

The best sound this pedal makes is this one 2:56 haha

[@cnrbsmth]

Such a naturally funny bastard

[@mikenichols619]

Oh Mac, so familiar. The way he’s holding that lighter makes me feel like we were just sitting around smoking a bowl and this is what he’s talking about

[@turtleman6281]

Genius at work do your thing Mac man.

[@sandequation2653]

I don't know what I like more, his tape machine or his shower shoes ...

[@JamesMartinBass]

This is fun. This is not your usual pedal demo. But, it makes me really want to buy this pedal. So: mission accomplished. Also, I've never heard of this guy, but I want to know more about him.

[@bluebeluga2929]

Just gotta watch everything with mac in it

[@MrBobman360]

We need a show us your junk for Mac!

[@07BSPtC]

That flanger sounds sick. A lot more range than the boss one I had decades ago

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

You have a lot more control over different parameters than a classic flanger, plus 5 storage presets for you to save your settings. Of course it is also easy to dial in that classic sound too. Check out the full specs at www.earthquakerdevices.com/pyramids

[@christj2057]

I love you Mac!

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

thanks for watching!

[@acausalfermion]

He seems like the coolest guy to hang with.

[@albie341]

hahhaha i love him in this! its like hes just been woke up after sleeping for years hahahah

[@geraldwelch3487]

How high are you? I'm Mac DeMarco with a Falanger--high, officer. Dear god son...

[@thexmahdi47xpnw70]

I feel like Mac just wakes up and throws on whatever he finds on the floor

[@kikigarbage]

1:11 sounds like from the song "Pyramid" by frank ocean :)

[@patrickbrogan8770]

Anyone else here after Mac said all pedals should be thrown in a fire?

[@MrUnrequited-98]

if anybody could tell me what settings on the guitar he used to get that tone starting at like 3:58 till the end I'd appreciate it. And if so what other types of pedals could i use to achieve that same type of dreamy reverb?

[@NateJackson_]

I think it might be the MXR analog chorus

[@AlphaStrainOfficial]

i thought he said he smashed that mocha strat! did he get a new one?!

[@henrystewart3882]

to my knowledge, Melanie Faye gave him a new one! I'm not sure

[@ragedkill2897]

4:00 Mac Demarco almost playing Her’s??

[@samhailess]

2:32 - mummy's coming, with the worm

[@B2UBL0Wheeler]

Can someone please figure out the last chord Mac plays I need it.

[@alexandercamelbakalvarez6904]

Thanks Earthquaker!

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

it's our pleasure. thanks for watching, Alexander!

[@exzisd]

shared to macdemarcodog on tumblr along with your website linke :) i love it!

[@exzisd]

here's the post if you want to see bit.ly/2ImJwNp

[@eboy84ad]

I have heard of this guy demarco… I like his music… I love cryptic animal spirit he is… I’m gonna listen to all his songs to date… today.

[@tojiroh]

I could watch this shit for days.

[@ZMartinW]

Was that Fly by Night - Rush at the end?

[@dylanwebber763]

3:41 Sounds like Abbey Road tones

[@jakeschleifer1303]

Fly By Night - Rush

[@kendalllingard6936]

Is that a Champ Amp?! I have that amp!

[@Gonzalez2500]

Not convinced by Mac to buy this pedal lol Arpeggiator feature seems cool and If you’re doing noise or kraut rock maybe and he said himself he prefers Og boss pedals or straight up twin reverb amp which is where I’m at cool vid tho

[@ralphsweeney782]

I’m geekin out rn

[@sammadden5540]

Was Mac just playing some rush :0

[@juniperflesco8477]

*mommy's coming, with the worm*

[@Fannywikstrom95]

*is the beginning spongebob shooting off everybody’s helmets in spongebob the movie bc that’s all I can see*

[@radio-friendlyunitshifter4670]

Wait is this real??

[@kyle8442]

Radio-Friendly Unit Shifter yes, it really makes laser brams shoot from your headstock if you leave a little extra hanging out of the headstock. Don't clip them strings too short

[@ChristopherHari]

anybody know what the "pyramids" font is?

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

It's called Acadian.

[@ChristopherHari]

thanks boo

[@Red_Vega]

Comic sans actually

[@bryanlettow4389]

"...The little birdies are HuunGrY."

[@stacy9240]

2:25 got me 😢❤️

[@NotDingse]

was that rush at the end???

[@sukopyramid]

This would make a great scketch

[@benjaminsantiagosstuff]

LOL “noise set. Noise set.”

[@vladislavrakitin5721]

Love A Major

[@daleweber2579]

Cool reminds me of DOD Gonkulator with more features.

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

thanks, Dale!

[@CARANTIGUA]

A Major moment made my day

[@meltedmischief7430]

Fucking love this guy

[@maxwellpepperoniboi5041]

Papa Mac gets new toys and enjoys it

[@patrickmehr3219]

Trey anastasio needs this pedal for phish’s jams

[@trashcat3000]

"The Baltimore thing" I love it

[@Denekstar]

Mac really got paid to mess around playing spacy shit in his room, living the dream

[@giorgiotrichilo9263]

whats the song he was playing in the end?

[@Storanzo98]

Rush’s Fly By Night

[@ashford2826]

Storanzo98 I think he meant at the very end of the video. I don't actually know though.

[@bozooe]

i wish 3:40 was a real song I could listen to, shit sounds so good

[@noidall0]

it is a real song, it’s called Reaper by the Blue Oyster Cult

[@DavidRiggs]

@@noidall0 He's trying to play "Fly By Night" by Rush.

[@saam6768]

i love this guy

[@durango-CODEBUILDER]

Anyone know if macs working on anything new atm?

[@Louquillis]

Barney Quinn nah I dunno mate

[@OBS-ip2hy]

I don't know cowboy, nobody really knows