Eric Valentine's Electric Guitars - Surf Guitar

[@paultrombetta]

In 1990 Eric recorded our demo (Murder Bay) in his bedroom when he was 19 I think. 2" tape and ADAT. He was the same alien genius then as well. Atlantic wanted to use his demo's instead of re-recording the album he was so good. Blessed to have crossed paths

[@GriffinJenningsMusic]

This dude just oozes musicality

[@AJL200]

I love how he goes full 'guitar face' whilst demo'ing the sounds

[@bluenitriletouch2842]

The fact that Third Eye Blind’s first album sounds like it was made yesterday is a testament to this man’s genius.

[@johnbowman3630]

Not sure what that is supposed to mean... 'modern' records generally sound like shit. You need to listen to more records from the '60s through the '90s man, the great ones are all sonically superior to the garbage being produced today.

[@bluenitriletouch2842]

@@johnbowman3630 I'm sorry you feel that way

[@johnbowman3630]

@@bluenitriletouch2842 Lol don't be sorry for me bro, your ears and soul are the ones who are missing out if you can't appreciate the great sonics of the records from the '70s thru the '90s (even early '00s) This largely has to do with the budgets they had back in those days to make the greatest possible record, which are virtually non-existent now. Labels today wouldn't pay the catering budget from 1995 to make an entire record these days. Peace!

[@bluenitriletouch2842]

@@johnbowman3630 Never said I didn't, but go ahead

[@johnbowman3630]

@@bluenitriletouch2842 Fair enough, let's take a step back here. What did you mean when you said 'sounds like it was made yesterday'? Forgive me if I made assumptions.

[@emiljohnDR]

Would love an Eric Valentine's drums series!

[@KarlMiller-DjKarl]

I actually love that shimmering surf guitar sound… ☮🔥

[@bblegz]

Great video, the tone he's getting is incredible! Check out the studio ghost in the background at 15:30 ;)

[@future4you]

I love his approach to capturing the natural amp tone and room mics are so cool.

[@nickafflitto7519]

Dude is such a brilliant musician and engineer.

[@rorykhanmohon]

This was an invaluable lesson for me. Thanks SOS and Eric Valentine!

[@necrodogs]

Finally, a video on surf guitar. I'm inspired to go downstairs and record my jaguar now. Microphones out in the room. Thank you so much for this ❤️

[@lukebowman9022]

Eric is the man. I just love watching him work and seeing the way he thinks.

[@Jasonweckard]

I've really enjoyed these videos.

[@StandbyCymbalist]

well, that was legit. Thanks for openly sharing this dark art!

[@ThoseSleepless]

dang... this sound is absolutely incredible. I wish there was a bit more detail on dealing with the ground loop and what exact utility gear he's using with the transformers. I'm gonna have to try a very budgeted version of this idea soon. Also that cable!

[@07line]

What a room you got there. Love watching this.

[@Martin-kn6vc]

I've really enjoyed this series. I think I may have said it in a previous video of this series, but Eric seems like such a chill guy. I'd love to talk recording with the guy.

[@frankwyatt1982]

great stuff. thank you all who put this together.....

[@jamesdoctor8079]

This guy is on a completely different level

[@ShredShed]

Man, I bet it is blast tracking a record with Eric.

[@thromboid]

He even uses the terms "tremolo" and "vibrato" correctly. :)

[@LowdownBoy]

His job is to know these things

[@mystdeisanto9647]

Man, he even uses terms capacitor, transisor, dc threshold etc in tremendous way that we're noob could understand what he said.

[@EDEN-LIMINAL]

Haha, yes, rare thing indeed.

[@godofspacetime333]

BUT, he uses “phase” and “polarity” interchangeably.

[@MrUltraworld]

I can't believe the difference the vari cap cable makes. He gets great guitar tones.

[@the-LeoKnightus]

You know you've made it when you have a 'reverb room" instead of plugin.

[@NightPaddle]

At home I am thinking about just using my bathroom. It won't be perfect, but definitively worth a try.

[@juno980]

@@NightPaddle It'll work. Just a little bit of room reverb can add a lot to a recording, depending on how much you blend it in. If you can do it, stairways are SUUUPER reverby. Helped some guy at my old school record some solo acoustic stuff in our highschool staircase. Massive sound. (Maybe just nicely ask a local school or public building if you can come in there for a couple hours on a closed day and record.)

[@michaelcandido2824]

@@juno980 have speakers your bathroom and have the sound with reverb plugin or hardware and have the mic's placed at the reflections of the wall and the effect will sound longer then if just using the bathroom verb.

[@bowenowen5818]

pro trick : you can watch movies at Flixzone. Me and my gf have been using it for watching a lot of movies these days.

[@rhettsamir5180]

@Bowen Owen definitely, I have been watching on Flixzone for since november myself :)

[@EDEN-LIMINAL]

Most impressive, I always get new ideas from listening to Eric's albums and words.

[@caspermaster-com]

Holy shit thats an deep sound

[@mikewolfe9458]

This kicks ass. I’d love to see you guys go visit him at his new place he’s building and do another series of videos!

[@jahmark9336]

Thanks man Peace and love from Bristol, England

[@phasmoid666]

Love the series

[@Rick-pi9zn]

"late night wakeups" -hilarious.

[@bak1386]

Man, I would be in heaven if I had access to this gear

[@spottedsaint957]

I love that sound. I wish I had the same setup!

[@Gretschization]

That's some great guitar tones

[@Achase4u]

Epic surf sound.

[@copasetic216]

That sounds beautiful

[@augustleo7434]

Great series - really inspirational and informative.

[@Salantsoundstudios]

Great job guys, killer killer tones!

[@cuerdasoxidas]

Amazing video. Eric is a guru of sound.

[@hansomolde]

Beautiful sound!

[@Audiojunkk]

Excellent stuff, what a great sound!

[@rec6025]

Cool sound

[@Simto]

These videos are awesome! Very informative.

[@seanryan3180]

I love to hear this insight and letting air mix the sound. Sound IS air moving so let it move I say.

[@davidasher22]

That’s an intense sound!

[@vikkitripp6228]

Awesome 👏

[@megazoned3973]

Say what you will about smash mouth- “walking on the sun’s” guitar tone is incredible.

[@PhilHeesen]

GREAT sound!

[@IsaacJDean]

I could listen to that tone alllll day. What an incredible sound!. I expected an abrasive sound but it was utterly luscious. Now replace those amps with Model Ts, Matamps and vintage Oranges and create a crushing doom/drone sound a la Sunn O))), Boris, etc.

[@HueyRocks23]

"You'll never know how much I really love yooooooooou..."

[@DemiAndHisSyndromes]

Great video, thank you! Is it good to hard pan a surf guitar with solid amount of spring reverb to one channel and pan the room reverb to the opposite channel?

[@AndrewBeveridge461]

To flip the phase on that Magnatone, first thing I would have tried is just turning it backwards. Might not be a great solution, but it takes two seconds and might do the trick. Also he'd get less shocks if he wore shoes.

[@TheScreamingFrog916]

I would have taken 5-10 min., to flip the speaker wires, with a soldering iron.

[@mattvdh]

sounds great!

[@TheZooropaBaby]

Lack of Shrek in this video disturbed me

[@giordanopagotto7940]

...is love....is life

[@jordanwilliamson2683]

😂😂😂

[@kiopl2003]

that was a great video! thanls

[@fsj9441]

Ladies and gentlemen: the sharpest tool i the shed!

[@Jay0neDE]

amazing video. just like the other ones with Eric.

[@craigsanderson4330]

so good

[@ChuckSilva]

Crazzzzzzzy co0! Thank you so much! ❤

[@verdrehtewelten]

wow, awesome

[@jsdhesmith2011]

Very informative...subbed

[@jeffzimmerman6866]

How did he get the di signal to switch to the amps, if he was plugged into the amps to record it?

[@aldobrezenti]

Great video - as always!

[@billeywinnbustos3724]

Very cool

[@joeschlicht]

As soon as I heard the first strum of that reverb chamber my draw dropped. Actually I said an expletive that I won't repeat here.

[@chromeghostband]

this guy is awesome

[@melissaraul]

Eric the human guitar amp!

[@DiamondLifer]

When he runs all mics together it sound like The Afterneath from EQD

[@StamatisStabos]

nice video surf rider from solid fx its a good reverb pedal

[@andreshurtado7649]

nice what's the first song at 0:00 ?

[@soundonsound]

Long Goodbye by Bro: soundslikebro.bandcamp.com/

[@andreshurtado7649]

Thanks guys really awezome

[@michaelcraig9449]

Can you also show us the best way to set up amp settings if all you got is a silver face Fender Twin and a Stratocaster?

[@hickorymccay2994]

It really depends on what you want to go for.

[@RjBenjamin353]

Overkill!!!

[@fernandoherrerabastidas]

12:58 “you’ll never know how much I really love youuu, you’ll never know how much I really caaare”

[@Whiffofficial]

Listen, do you want to know a secret?

[@SeemoreDunkan]

Great video! but I'm not 100% sure where exactly was the compressor in the sound chain

[@Acehan]

Between the mics and the speakers!

[@gastonjabaly]

I would like more info on that reverb chamber material dimentions etc

[@DARKSIDEOFURANUS]

Funking groovy

[@leoharper1492]

What is the song in the first 30 seconds of the video? That guitar tone is so nasty, its great.

[@tanveerhasan2382]

Did you ever find out?

[@phillipemery572]

It feels like Eric has been around forever, and yet he looks like he's 30.

[@jeradatherton]

😮

[@austinrmoser]

Cough *Smash Mouth* Cough

[@aurozappa305]

I wonder if they recorded the Dj turn tables there .... ohhhhhh can you hear the harmonics .

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodtr3590]

Smash Mouth.... Lel But tbh I *have* always loved the guitar sound on God of Wine. That's what really makes that track IMO. ..and I'm a big fan of recording amp arrays like that. Spent many many hours experimenting with that setup.

[@GreenGrooves]

The Guitar is going from DI to AMP and DAW but how is it set up that the DAW output also gets into the Amps without switching cables ?

[@hhanslie]

Many outputs that can be routed around the studio

[@nickbrumme3489]

Green Grooves He talks a little more about it in the Slash guitars video- assuming he's doing the same thing here, the DI signal actually hitting pro tools before being sent to the amp at all

[@Auxend]

what DI was he using? Looks like a rack unit?

[@Auxend]

had some help - this looks like the one - reverb.com/item/5768139-undertone-audio-mpdi-4-class-a-4-channel-mic-preamp-and-di

[@Auxend]

www.undertoneaudio.com/products/mpdi-4-rack-unit

[@Abrahamhamham]

13:54 "dark again..."

[@PaulvanderMeijs]

I believe that is a Mosrite Combo; not the Californian.

[@brandonio_granger]

Paul van der Meijs You're totally right It's definitely a Combo ! A Californian is a dobro style guitar.

[@norwegiansniper9713]

I’ve watched a lot of videos with valentine and he never wears socks. Does he go into the studio and take them off?

[@chenguefer156]

Dear Eric, great video, many thanks for it. But there is something missing in your setup, something essential for that "surf guitar sound": echo tape delay . Watkins Copycat, Echoplex, Binson Echorec, Roland Space Echo, etc.. Complete your setup with a tape delay and then make another video please. All the best for you!.

[@storystoredave]

yeh dude!

[@jeroenfigee]

12:00..... Robin Guthrie [Cocteau Twins] is in the house ! :-)

[@tanveerhasan2382]

Do you know the song?

[@jeroenfigee]

@@tanveerhasan2382 yesss... CocteauTwins; 'PinkOrangeRed' > kzbin.info/www/bejne/i57FpK14oZuWgdU :-)

[@tanveerhasan2382]

@@jeroenfigee beautiful, thanks

[@europa]

The EUROPA LUNA GHOSTS

[@wreckoningday]

They should have added some of his Mic in for the guitar it sounds so squashed and the definitions gone. At 14:06 you hear it

[@makarimvitro3107]

Enjing abi ameng mang kaditu

[@KittenFlower66]

Be carful with my goddam guitar @ 17:20

[@SuperMcgenius]

For my ear I would hit the eq 50% less, Less refined, but more soul. Like what you are doing.. Nice you understand also what cables do or do not do. I find it hard to convince clients sometimes to upgrade

[@Lowerhaightstreet]

17:21 rented from Norman's rare guitars

[@michaelcraig9449]

What is a re-amp, and all this stuff you are discussing, out of phase, phase reverse, in phase, etc..I want to know how to set this up correctly to play some amps together, dont want to get shocked, or mess anything up, or get a shitty sound, of course.. Can you go into this more, the basics, for those that never did this set up yet?

[@alexandercleary6335]

This is kind of intended as a more advanced video. I know this was a while ago but I'd Google those terms around. But honestly to, this technique is kind of a million dollar studio technique where I bet it would be hard to get it to sound anywhere as good at home.

[@alexbooyse9053]

Ground vs earth?

[@Marius-vw9hp]

So when is he going to paint the walls?

[@242Savagery]

Yeah it's a pretty ratty looking studio, I guess that's the vibe he's going for.

[@copasetic216]

They sound good unpainted though

[@DiamondLifer]

Correct. Painting will change the sound of the room.

[@jacobsmith1877]

Steve Albini's studio is unfinished too because he liked how it sounded at a certain point of construction

[@tanveerhasan2382]

11:30 where the fun begins Also whats the song he is playing?

[@untro7287]

haha i love this guy

[@sweetfoampunishment3286]

I get the point... This is so Humm-Free, you can call it Bogart!

[@AJL200]

Link for his studio www.barefoot-recording.com/index.html