Ernie Ball: Big Sound with Polyphia

[@kingofbacon5408]

No close up on Scottie's Neurotica solo is criminal

[@NikolaThiha]

Agree! 💯

[@fajaradi1223]

We got one From the back ....😢

[@epicbattlekill]

I have my own issues with them not using the neck pick up on their tunes,./however,.that said,.when it started to sound good,.where's the camera man?!!!! DUDE!!! LOL

[@guitar9310]

I couldn't agree more!!!

[@KivaGordon]

​@@epicbattlekill Scott's solo was using the neck pickup

[@ByronWerner-qw5sh]

I'm 71 and I've seen em live twice. Oldest guy there, both times. Groups like this, and their popularity, give me hope for the future of music!

[@HoopsRaccoon]

Future of music is grim. Saw an interview with Tim, he said AI music will take over. Which is sadly true, one thing is for sure, I will never lose the love to see music live and AI will never be able to give me that.

[@TheSadistNat1on]

Future of music is totally fine but prolly won't exist cuz the future of the health of the planet is grim As can be. The climate has shifted and is gettn worse n worse from humanity..not that's the true grim of future

[@FusionHowie]

This 62 year old musician states because of Polyphia ,music is in great hands ! Peace from Detroit MI.

[@Craigonater]

@@TheSadistNat1on Ah......Climate change! Very musical subject.🤯

[@nuclearjedi]

I couldnt have said it better my man, im 50 now, been playin since i was 13, and these guys ARE the fresh air ive been choking for! I wish the twits i know would just suck it up and listen to em. They actually have a label of being a bunch of "rich kids" w/e that even means, and isnt even true...lol. In a world divided, were splittin froghairs like that. Ive been ready to get on the next plane off this place, but this kinda thing has kept me in the fight and pressing on. Now if people could just realize that Trump is the equivilent of fresh air, but for the well being of the world...who knows. Cus i didnt believe that once, but.. "look at what they do, not what they say" right? There are heroes everywhere, all we have to do is come together....and we become an unstoppable force for the pursuit of happiness

[@stevenlipson1965]

Holy **** the mix on these tracks is insane. Stands out from mix on the album like crazy, and absolutely love all the little embellishments thrown in that they do live and not on the record. So good.

[@keepyoursins]

Yeah, that ending of neurotica slaps

[@NickSampsonOfficial]

❤

[@NoLimitHonky]

They sound like this too, live. I saw them last September right as the tour was closing down and yeah, I could not believe how clear and precise EVERY SINGLE THING was in the mix. It sounded pretty much exactly like this, which was unbelievable. Those little nuances on "Neurotica" are new though, and sound fkng great. #AmericasBand for a reason!! Crazy thing is they're all just kids and still have so far to go... True dedication to their craft and art.

[@stevenlipson1965]

@@NoLimitHonky I know!! I saw them live and photographed their set in October last year. One of the best performances I’ve ever seen. Absolutely mind blowing.

[@MrAFK495]

​@KevinP.-dz6wj They don't. What's your point?

[@_brovak]

Clay’s bass riff at 6:32 is 🔥🔥🔥

[@tim7o7]

DUDE! I liked that riff/fill so much too that I had to rewind 4x to listen to those 3 seconds again!

[@taylorplambeck]

He's practicing that lick in the beginning of the video. Probably one of the harder bits of the set for him, shits fucking sick.

[@_brovak]

@@taylorplambeck ooohhh you’re totally right. Gober? More like GOATber

[@Americantourist123]

If you watch or listen to their live in deep ellum album he also does it in that performance, also the other clay(drummer) does an even crazier drum fill in that performance. It’s on KZbin or Spotify!

[@more-phine]

exactly !!

[@kirbstompkirby]

This mix took Chimera to a whole new level... WOW

[@nickandrews2255]

Never heard that song till today i like it cheers

[@kiralord8588]

Especially with the whammy pedal, it takes it to a whole new level

[@BrianinSLCity]

100%. All 3 songs are great, but Chimera is the standout here!

[@twylightz]

Neurotica as well! If bands recorded their album after the tour it would come out so much stronger...like this

[@nemesis0217]

If u listen it properly,chimera was a bit sped up ,I suppose they did it on purpose...and guess it djents and growls,,lol

[@FuraiFuru]

dang kudos to the sound engineer! sounds well mixed!

[@NickSampsonOfficial]

❤

[@TheSadistNat1on]

​@@NickSampsonOfficialya it's so important, it's everything besides the playing and you killed it as much as they did. Sick

[@post-man23]

Right it does even sound great on my phone

[@jackhalsted5206]

better than the album shhhhhhhhh (its so nice hearing both guitars)

[@paulgilbert3139]

NICK SAMSON THAT'S THE GUY

[@freddiegriggs4462]

mix sounds better than the live album god damn. tbs, this was obviously a much more controlled environment but props to the all the techs and engineers. best band ever.

[@NoLimitHonky]

Yeah it's rehearsals, if you read the detail section, so it should be good lol. Every band I've been in, rehearsals right before some big gigs is when you're dialed in and it all just flows and clicks and is perfect.

[@bbbelt_far]

FR BRO

[@shittycomedy5288]

Yeah that’s so true

[@HoopsRaccoon]

@@NoLimitHonkythis is interesting to hear.

[@NoLimitHonky]

@@HoopsRaccoon I videoed about half the setlist back in 2023, and even going back now and watching, there are very few errors with the tens of thousands of notes all 4 of them play every night. They're definitely not like Meh-tallica in that way, where they just 'cover the album'. Seeing them live gave me a totally different appreciation for them, which is saying something lol.

[@thop1984]

I'm a 64 y/o 80s guitar rocker. Polyphia has lead the charge with a whole new way of guitar playing and melody development.For guitarist, it is not for the fainthearted or those who get frustrated easily. For fans, it doesn't better than this sonically. I love these guys, can't wait for new music!

[@queenelizabeth2.0.]

THEY BETTER RELEASE THESE VERSIONS ON SPOTIFY COZ THIS IS FIRREEEEE 🔥🔥🔥

[@ambershadow1]

Na, not Spotify. Listen on Tidal. It has the best HiRes sound of all the platforms. Gets some in ear monitors, and a killer DAC and enjoy the music on Tidal like you’ve never heard before. Apple’s “Lossless” can’t even keep up with Tidal’s HiRes. And Spotify… That’s a joke. Don’t even bother listening to music in that app. It’s so bad. Muddy, and compressed. You are missing half of the sound on Spotify. I won’t use it. Apple’s lossless is an upgrade from that, but Tidal’s got the best sound. 24-bit. 192 kHz. Apple has most of its “Lossless” music at 16-bit. 44.1 kHz. Big difference. Spotify offers “24-bit 192 kHz” but for double the price of Tidal, and most of the time it’s not actually 24-bit 192kHz. It’s way less, yet you pay way more for it. Don’t be duped. Just get Tidal, and enjoy it.

[@MokBn11]

This version solidified Chimera as my favorite Polyphia track.... The harmonies are too good

[@ripper922]

It’s unreal how good this song is

[@relaxwithriffs6682]

Clay's bass playing really gets to shine through with this mix ❤

[@oknotokmaybenot]

So deep and clean ❤

[@at_at]

Great mix! Love that the bass got some love too.

[@NickSampsonOfficial]

❤

[@GazzaniSilva]

@@NickSampsonOfficial outstanding job on the mix ^^]

[@NickSampsonOfficial]

@@GazzaniSilva thank you!

[@Marius_ae]

@@NickSampsonOfficial Dude this mix is incredible. By far the best live mix i've ever heard. I would love the entire album mixed like this, you should be very very proud

[@gochakil]

ok now i need part 2

[@Wild_D]

Whoever masters your tracks deserves a Grammy

[@mitchplaysriffs]

Nick Sampson

[@jordanbeaman6911]

Pearlescent White TOD10!? With the black hardware? CLEAN

[@LocallsYT]

Do you think it could possibly be a new PRESTIGE version? I would totally buy a tod10 if it was a prestige, made in japan 👀

[@threethej_rock]

@@LocallsYT Ye that's gonna be the prestige model, look out for the TOD100 around november-ish

[@pete3024]

@@threethej_rock yoo! that'd be crazy. how do you know this????

[@Johnny_blu]

He has a few colorways set to come out. Grey, and pink were the first two. White and Black will be next to release. All the same shit. Different color.

[@notahoagie8470]

Scott is very quickly climbing the ladder to one of my favorite guitarists of all time

[@MonticArckeys]

When I saw them in London, he really stood out. Class act!

[@mackpolk4831]

What’s your top five?

[@notahoagie8470]

@@mackpolk4831 In no order, tosin abasi, jimi hendrix, syn gates, dean lamb, and matt bellamy

[@V0rtex123]

Absolutely incredible mix, being able to hear clay's bass so clearly makes polyphia somehow sound even better

[@RonoMorph]

Chimera is such a badass song man

[@BrittanyNgo01]

6:39 My boy Clay doing the absolute most 😂😂

[@RadioZitrone]

scott deserves this mix so much. his lines come through so good !

[@Vixsul]

That Chimera performance was just next level 🔥

[@Tom-t1d8q]

Obviously Tim and Scotty are the dudes, but I kept finding myself in awe of the rhythm section. Sooooooo damn tight and gave everything the perfect amount of ass to hold the track up, with the space to let the guitars shine. And the mix…. (*chef’s kiss). So different than their studio stuff, and I’m here for it.

[@toastypotatoes5846]

7:05 Best version of chimera I've ever heard, very nice

[@swift_shinderyu891]

This is the live version now and it slaps so fucking hard in person 😭👌🏻

[@johnnypepperseed]

Im 34,872,916 years old and ive seen them 6 times and one of the times Tim messed up so bad on the beginning of James Franco that he stopped and they restarted the whole song. This was very good though and made me forget im sitting in a nursing home. I knew back when i was 34,872,908 years old that these kids were gonna go somewhere

[@DeathofaNote]

9:32 is why I love this band

[@LONGname46]

Idk bro Tim didn’t push Scott’s hand off his thigh, so cringe band idc 😤 (jk, loved it too 😂)

[@wildcard04]

Me every time I hear that part of the song lmaoo

[@UniMatrix_1]

They're goofy asl 😂❤

[@1uenism]

We'd love to see Loud covered with this quality!

[@eted2]

Not to be a stickler, but would it be a cover if they are the artists that wrote the song? 😭😂

[@1uenism]

@@eted2 they did a remix of the original loud for their live shows, that’s what I meant by cover 🤣

[@eted2]

@@1uenism Oh, then I stand corrected 😂 They didn't even play Loud when I saw them, big sad.

[@1uenism]

@@eted2 yeah you should check it out on KZbin, it’s their show opener and starts with a cool angelic instrumental

[@spookincess]

Loud is such a masterpiece

[@niclake13]

Jesus christ, the bass tone is absolutely phenomenal. Blends flawlessly, but cuts through and stands out on its own with no additional effort.

[@ensabinha]

8:18 - I absolutely love the way Scott wears his guitar up like that.

[@quinatakara650]

What an absolutely wild live mix- shit sounds better than the album

[@swift_shinderyu891]

Old Polyphia smiles upon this comment. They used to get a lot of criticism for not sounding like or as good as their albums

[@quinatakara650]

@@swift_shinderyu891 Yeah dude I saw them live on the super chon bros tour in like, 2015 or 2016? Pre-god days. They were hammered on stage haha, back when clay was their hype man! They clearly have been crushing it in the studio for rehearsal

[@blkplauge]

Chimera was already my favorite song on the RTYWD album, but hearing the way it sounds here...omg

[@ericcorleto4434]

this is the content i crave

[@ObnoxiousNinja99]

In the album version, I never noticed Tim's line at 2:08.....it is soooo good, this mix is fantastic

[@zacktheweeb]

The engineers behind this mix are INSANELY TALENTED AND AMAZING ! My god that was incredible 🎉

[@Tatted-ne7tu]

I don't know a lot about the band just caught on by taking my young sons to a show (big fans). But I have really enjoyed the musicianship and writing. Refreshing music for me (I'm a boomer)

[@Fudgedrums]

This mix is unreal. Drums are 10/10

[@evelina3203]

chimera sounds UNBELIEVABLE with this mix holy

[@CalebSavoie]

After meeting and seeing them live it blew me away how laid back yet absolutely tight these dudes playing is

[@albanclausse1326]

I love Neurotica so much. Everyone is shining, everyone gets his moment, the feeling is global and pure virtuosity. Much love from Strasbourg, FR. Loved the show here btw. Looking forward to see you another time !

[@Kusojo]

God I just love Scott's tone. So much soul in it.

[@TobyKBTY]

Thank you for the 11 minutes of stank face. The live mix and playing here is incredible. Clay's bass tone, Clay's drum sound, the guitars...all perfect.

[@spyhunter1]

tim rocking easy every song with a patek philippe ellipse..what a legend

[@bozaichannel]

this mix is something else. sounds so biggg and ummph

[@jinlee7827]

The mix is CRAZYY!!! Already listened to this like 10 times I need this for every polyphia song

[@Androidsniper1]

Legit had a dream bout getting these dudes autograph last night

[@yolospartanch6577]

Got to meet them when they came to town. Total out of body experience for me. They signed my guitar hero guitar lol

[@eggy7346]

I went for their Dallas bar opening and I did not expect them to actually be present. I just remember seeing Tim by the bar stools out of nowhere. Complete soyjack moment for me and I regretted not taking my Bloodbath RTYWD disk for an autograph

[@radicalradaghast7772]

Holy shit Chimera is on absolute new level with this mix my goodness I hope they put these cuts on music services

[@hectorvillarreal4549]

Ernie ball strings never disappoint. If you play modern metal, there’s a set of strings for that. Heavy metal? Set of strings for that! 9 string guitar? You guessed it! Set of strings for that! Always wished I could represent, but there is talent that supersedes mine 100 times over. Keep it up everyone involved in this project! The time it took to put this out from mixing to mastering to filming, performing, and editing takes a dedicated team that specialize in their fields. I see it!

[@PalmettoPrecision]

Chimera is just a different world. Their best song.

[@realNormanSmith]

These guys are amazing! I was lucky enough to meet Scotty and Tim at Vai Academy 7.0 and watched them jam amazing over the course of the week. So inspiring!!🎸

[@evankral]

I expect an entire album with this mix. Please. Thank you. ‼️

[@eggy7346]

We need a RTYWD:RE EP for these mixes. They can't just drop a superior Genesis, Neurotica and Chimera like that and not elaborate futher! Seriously, hats off to the sound engineers

[@oriontackett7643]

Man chimera is such a badass song. It's in my top 3 polyphia songs.

[@ArmandoGarcia-dz4ry]

Neurotica is goated. Always has been my favorite track of the album.

[@NDMcovers]

Flawless performance! Cant wait to see them play live again. They are all true master's of their instrument.

[@newhavencultivationllc7690]

Had the most meanest grin on my face the whole entire playthrough. I absolutely loved this

[@romeosalandanan4747]

one who did the mastering probably is a polyphia fan. 10/10 ass mixing, would give them a bonus for how well they did it.

[@twylightz]

This is the version i will listen to from here on out. I sincerly love when you guys do these type of sessions. It was incredible.

[@debasritadas1176]

I couldn't take my eyes off them playing and go through the comments during the video which I usually do. It was...mesmerizing❤

[@EntangleMyWebs]

The mix sounds insane, what a treat!

[@powdershredder1136]

Anamorphic lens making these shots feel as important as they sound. Incredible job. Please bring us more Ernie Ball….and SOON

[@HeftyVAL]

Polyphia cannot be stopped at this point, legends of this era

[@splatastic244]

I think i just ascended to heaven for 11 minuets and 22 seconds-

[@Mistarnova]

love the way it was filmed, the audio is amazing and the ultra wide format is fantastic for viewing :p

[@franklin6765]

My lunch break was enhanced greatly today!!! ❤love you guys so much!!!! ❤❤❤

[@bubbledaVA]

polyphia always cook

[@oknotokmaybenot]

That’s burn 🔥

[@threslee6992]

Sounds that i can smell

[@mateo767]

except when you see them live and they sound like you're listening to a Chon soundcheck through a 2007 blackberry and you only have 2 bars.

[@ivxn3109]

yeah they should cook a fucking new song, its been like 2 years of milking the same 3 damn albums

[@musicbychanc3]

They just finished Remember That You Will Die like 2 years ago and they've been on tour, not to mention the side projects like Tim's solo album he's working on and various features and festivals they've played ​@@ivxn3109

[@Loganmccoy1996]

Fret Wrap when 👁👁👁 hearing all the artifacts is just phenomenal!!

[@jonathanpwoods]

1:12-1:20 Scott's riff is off the charts bad@zz. You all sound incredible, great job guys

[@Omonjarasm]

Amazing Performance. Love from Mexico!🇲🇽🙏🏽

[@emilianoestorga7227]

6:33 was just ridiculous man , ive only felt that satisfaction from a sound before from hearing the Lexus LFA

[@venvalhalla5893]

Greatest Engine Sound of all time

[@NoLimitHonky]

Hard to beat. There's a reason they were my 2023 most played #spotify artist lol, and not even close. Their live experience is unlike anything else, too. And I've seen all the greats, and that 2000-person club gig was hard to beat.

[@maniawolfpack1545]

Everybody is talking about the mix and honestly... Sounds amazing! But what's really impressive is their ability to play this well is one take! Congrats guys, you made it! 🖤

[@WhyTheHorseface]

Crazy to think I first heard them 8 years ago. That’s quite a few tattoos, signature guitars, and drummers ago.

[@wojcik1239]

I want a 5 hour version if this. Id pay for it

[@killahattack529]

Sheesh! chimera was sick in this version

[@SillyGooth]

Whoever did the mix on this is freaking AMAZING

[@coldmoonlight6361]

I love it. Three is not enough.

[@Kemp1730]

That was absolutely phenomenal, looked like you had a lot of fun too!!

[@DylanODonnell]

Props to the production crew.. the way the room sound is mixed in and out is epic.

[@crazyplayingguy9676]

Mix sounds so good it feels as if I’m in there with them

[@EnkiSvohden]

They made a jam session of my three favorite songs from RTYWD. That's fuckin' awesome! Hahaha!

[@acetone29]

Neurotica is my fav ~! But the sounds on Chimera was equally superb. 🔥

[@DavidRamirezmusician]

Hell yeah. Thanks for making my evening. Tired from work and just want to hear Polyphia.

[@wesjames6060]

The clarity of the low strings in Chimera is incredible. Whoever at Ernie Ball did the mixing is a genius

[@SweetLeilani75]

My gawd. Can we give some love to these sound engineers. Capturing Eh. Vah. Ree. Thing. Without them we would never hear the pure... Music. Damn. Esp the drum timing. Bass ... I can't!

[@carnagegaming8205]

I love this band, their music is a blessing

[@vicon5217]

Wow. What is this all of a sudden? I love it

[@Eduardo-ew8di]

Thank you Polyphia for showing the world that fun music can be of the highest quality and performed with human beings and not with drum machines....!!! Love Polyphia 😍 Greetings from Argentina 🇦🇷 🇦🇷 🇦🇷 🇦🇷 🇦🇷 🇦🇷 🇦🇷 🇦🇷

[@nickandrews2255]

Have watched this 5 tomes now at least or come back that many times to watch cheers for posting chimera cheers I really like it plus the drums felt so good or tight cheers

[@purpleprincessa]

Omg... I loved every sec of this but one of my fave moments was Scott and Tim acting out the revving sounds during Chimera... then Clay G just having the most stoic face, being completely unfazed 😂 cracked me up!

[@KickSilverOMG]

I ciicked because i saw Polyphia, and the video begun, i heard the Bass, read the title, then the description, and i understood, love the mixing! very well done.

[@pankkinf]

The music, the outfits, the mixing. All PERFECTION

[@hannahgrazzini]

I’ve never heard something so beautiful in my life

[@khek0e865]

i absolutely love how tim just dual wields for the nylon parts

[@Kendo47Wowgeek]

Absolutely incredible mix, I need more

[@jasonthomas-biss6477]

Such an awesome thing they've got together; nerding out over guitars to the max and putting utmost love and attention into the mix results, with just love and appreciation for music together... they deserve all the success. Love these boys ❤

[@nhm9000]

6:33 can't get enough of that TBRTBRTBRTABRTT

[@gohamm8629]

1.) They are just so fucking good. 2.) Tim’s TOD100 looks SOOOOO CLEAN and I’m absolutely buying one when it’s released.

[@heheducks1512]

clay gober sig freaking when?????

[@NoLimitHonky]

YES! Release the Balrog lol

[@KoopahTV]

This mix is incredibly smooth. Thanks Ernie Ball! I'm excited for more of these. And of course, love Polyphia. Easily the most inspiring and defeating musicians haha. Very intricate passages and improv.

[@NelGabriel]

those who say polyphia music has no soul need a new set of ears, or a new heart. this is the music technical guitarists wish they would make

[@christianturassi4737]

OMG THEY COOKED WITH PERFECTION, now please do a version of all full albums