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[@JamesMurphyProducer]

ha! The first electric guitar I ever purchased was an Aria Pro II XX Deluxe… a black flying V with a yellow lightning bolt across it, lol. I still have the photo I took of it when I got home from buying it in Germany in 1984… sent it to you in a DM, Glenn

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Thanks, James!

[@markdavies2115]

Great guitars dude. My Bass player bothers had ZZB basses. Blue/black burst and Black red bolt. I had a white urchin guitar. Also my brothers had Sb700 and Sb71000 basses.And A PE limited edition special I bought my mrs....80's Arias kicked fucking ass. Insane quality.

[@GregGallagher]

THE James Murphy? Holy shit!

[@Ran-tan-tan]

@@GregGallagher Glenn and James go back like more than 15 years, the Andy Sneap forum was a great collective of great minds that were known names or became so later :)

[@ChristopherHallett]

405 is actually "Method Not Allowed", so pretty appropriate for a lot of musicians.

[@mrcoatsworth429]

Error 405: Scientific Method Not Allowed?

[@sinisterspells]

“It’s too easy for them to walk away with a computer” *proceeds to bring a pedalboard*

[@everyinchtheanimal]

Ignoring the fact amps get stolen all the time. If someone REALLY wants it, they’ll find a way to take it

[@Wooblidoo]

Dude probably shows up to gigs in a semi cab. Thieves won't be able to steal his vehicle if it's heavy enough.

[@brotherdoom2406]

“Sorry guys, I’m not gonna bring my guitar to the show. Someone could just walk off with it.”

[@mjobermeyer09]

I went to the guitar store for a Gibson thinking “todays going to be the day.” I walk out with its epiphone counter part. I restring it, set it up, grab pick ups from a local pickup craftsman, and then play it. The best part is that after all that, I had 80 percent of my budget left afterwards. I’m chasing that fair to midland tone. You should totally give them an honorable mention.

[@hadleymanmusic]

Epi was first anyway

[@BlackenedBlue]

Fair To Midland is fucking incredible

[@mjobermeyer09]

@@hadleymanmusic people love to trash them, but they stay in tune better than gibsons.

[@martyshwaartz971]

I’ve always thought that the main reason expensive guitars play better is that they come set up better out of the box. And after going back and setting up my first electric guitar … it’s true. Sounds and plays great! It was around Squier affinity in price!

[@martywalters7382]

I was a epiphone player for years I my wife got me a sp1 and after setup and intonation I looked at the neck and it was super concaved I went to relief the neck and the rod wouldn’t relieve at all so I flipped it over and it was a fake epiphone no engraving in the neck plate and no serial numbers anywhere and the pups have 0 Gibson marking or marking or stickers in general only way guitar center exchanged it was have the coverage I don’t think I’ll go through them anymore the jackson pro I traded for needed and complete setup I did it my self and save 200

[@bennyjmusic]

The fact that Glenn made the transition from analog to digital as an adult professional recording artist shows that he most likely has a much greater insight on recording than anyone from either generation. He has bridged the gap and seen how the equipment and techniques of the olden days has evolved and/or been made obsolete and has studied the evolution of recording far beyond the entitled keyboard recorders who were born into the digital era and whose lives don't even predate FL studios... or the old Fudds who were too stubborn to learn the new technology and adapt to the changing world. Now Glenn codes his own VST's while 17 year old guitar snobs bitch about the "digital studio" not being "authentic" enough and how we should "go back to analog" because they've never even lived in a world with tape and love the novelty of old, expensive, and greatly limiting vintage crap. IT'S NOT THE MISSING LINK TO YOUR "INCREDIBLE" UNIQUE SOUND, THAT WOULD BE {TALENT}. Take Glenn's advice, move with the world. He lived through the transition to the digital age and never looked back.

[@Ten80pete]

This is some profound insight. Calling out the Gen Z Hipsters who thoughr 8 Track was the height of sophistication when they first saw one at a thrift store. I do think there's something to be said about the limitations of recording back in the 60's-80's. Nowadays if you can conceive a sound in your mind, chances are you can produce it with a single (or possibly 2 plugins), so it's rare to need to develop a workaround. That said, if you have the time, money, and inclination, you can grab 2 or 3 VST's and experiment for the rest of your natural life to get some REALLY interesting (if not always useful) sounds/tones. The first time I dropped a Shimmer Reverb into my chain in Amplitube, I must have looked like someone on acid in the middle of the lighting section of Lowe's: Just flabbergasted at something everyone else has known about for years.

[@jerryarmitage8904]

Just wanted to thank you for teaching me the ins and outs of recording. I've learn so much. Been a sub for years. I recently bought the Volt 276 and the Laney pedal because of your video's on them. What a great buy.

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Go check out Prism on Spectre Digital :)

[@DogeDelecto]

Dude, you look a LOT healthier and thinner now, whatever you are doing is working great! Keep it up, I am genuinely proud of you, King.

[@dustinf11]

He's been doing food poisoning recently.

[@mankepoot9440]

Botox for the belly.

[@Giraffinator]

@@dustinf11 The Secret Doctors Don't Want You To Know!

[@Dave-Rough-Diamond-Dunn]

@@Giraffinator 😄👍

[@beskidwood]

Actually it appears that changing speakers changes not only the shape of sound! :) Ps. Keto is the answer here.

[@craigparse1439]

Thanks for validating the point I was going to make. Great speakers won't fix bad pickups. The stock Jackson pickups were garbage, but (almost) any decent pickups that work well with your intended sound will get you where you need to go. RIP CGS 😢

[@PippPriss]

I personally had that speaker epiphany 13 years ago when I was demoing 4x12 cabinets to buy in a music store in cologne. I switched between all different brands, Mesa, Marshall, Diezel, you name it, and every single time I had the Marshall 1960AV, I could not stop smiling and playing. Instant buy, never regretted it and understood the importance of speakers from there onward and had that part of my quest for tone checked. To this day, this cabinet is my absolute favorite. But yeah, I am like the most standard you can get - boosted 5150 type amp into said 1960AV - my personal tone heaven.

[@danielallen2535]

I was always a bit of a pickup snob and kinda still am. I can tell a difference when I play different pickups and some I just like better than others so I was skeptical about Glenn's test. I decided to put it to a test myself and recorded my favorite pickup with what I would call my least favorite that I own. I could not tell a difference in the recording at all. The clarity and tone of the amp sounded the same. Just remember that Glenn is trying to help you get the best-recorded tone for the least amount of money. What you hear live and recorded are two totally different situations. When mixed in with a band in both situations pickups are even less important.

[@soundman1402]

Speaking of Australian-made... At NAMM I met Ben Sneesby, owner of BeesNeez microphones out of Australia. Ben is so hardcore about having everything to his standards that he makes all parts of his microphones. He even machines his own screws! Ben's also one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet!

[@diegocardosofranco345]

Done Glen! I am from Brazil. Calling Bgt for you. Thank you for The great content. You gave me so much information that changed my game that IS hard to count now!

[@zacharydavid403]

Thanks for another great video, Glenn. I’ve been super happy with an SD-1 and an old Mesa Nomad after adopting your philosophy about gear hounding. I have a Lace Hammerclaw and a Duncan Distirtion competing for my main sound, on the amp I usually move the bass and presence knobs to tailor the guitar. Best thing I ever did for my sound is leave the gain knob at noon and suddenly that warm glow high up in the neck finally happened and the chords were clear and sustained when I needed.

[@JohnnySandoval_AE]

I was not expecting a response lol thanks Glenn! And yes, evidence is very important!

[@DavidPerry-ui2qz]

Seriously looking forward to the actual science of how you create your tests. Observation/question, hypothesis, prediction, test/experimentation, results analysis, and conclusion. Definitely make your tests repeatable so that others can verify the results. One test = a study. 1000 studies(with conclusive positive results)= a theory. Really enjoy and support your search for musical truth Glenn. You Rock!!! Glad you’re on the mend. 🤘🎸🤘

[@viktorblack2792]

he he yup... I got tons of questions of what kind and how many tubes are there in my amp.... no one, ever asked me about the speaker I got in the cab XD

[@necroticpoison]

Gleeennnn! May have commented this before, probably have, but Nolly stated in one of the three GGD Cali deep dive episodes here on KZbin, that Clayman had a Fredman on a V30, and then a Fredman on a Greenback. Guessing you've probably clued into that anyway. Though there has got to be more to it. Also the Voiceover sounds super good on this video.

[@greevar]

I'm pretty sure Glen said that pickups make such a small change that it doesn't matter compared to parts of the chain that make huge changes, like EQ, pedals, and speakers.

[@216trixie]

I am pretty sure he has said that hundreds or thousands of times over the last few months.

[@i-24band98]

Glenn, thanks for the IR. I am getting a great guitar sound. Guess work is gone. I can actually focus on writing music and recording. Thanks again

[@yobanyhernandez125]

I noticed pickups dont make too much a difference when listening to my own play back between iron gear pickups and seymour duncan pickups. They sounded the same, I thoght I was crazy but sent it to some friends and they couldnt tell either. Life is a lot easier now when I just have to worry about if there is noise or not.

[@stevegee218]

Using IR's can be a great way to test different "speakers" and find what you like and then buy them for your cabinet. On testing, also look into the "Triangle taste test" method. It is used for perception, and validates. Have 2 that are the same and one different. You should be able to match the same versions, and select preference over the odd one. If you match the odd example, it shows you perception is off or that the difference is too small.

[@TheMetalProject]

ha ha i just wish all the bogren IR's were labeled, not named some form of "Cock Juice" lol

[@DigitalChemistryBand]

One of my first "nice" guitars was a Jackson "Professional" with horrible Jackson branded active pickups... ripped them out and replaced with a Vai Special DiMarzio in the bridge position, and a Wilkinson Blade humbucker in the neck... replacing the bridge with a Gotoh Floyd completed the rebuild... absolute shred... Don't be afraid to rip apart and rebuild...

[@Novalarke]

Your physicist friend is correct. Transparency in methodology is critical. The basic features (for those wondering) of the scientific method can be seen as: Testability, Repeatability, and Falsifiability, in combination with Occam's Razor. The first two are more important, as some questions are not really falsifiable (e.g.: "Define Universe, give three examples..."). I would enjoy a video where you showed EXACTLY how you did your testing. What mic(s), what speaker, what enclosure, exact distance and exact angle of mic to speaker, what source, what reamp box, all that. You would be doing the world a great service. Will such a video be your most popular ever? Probably not. But it may well prove to be one of your most important. Cheers!

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

…and it would take forever. Not sure if I could go THAT far with the detail. KZbin is a machine that needs constant feeding.

[@manfredworner8528]

My condolences glen I heard of your loss 😔

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

TY!

[@kane480]

Wait, what?

[@SuspiciousSalad]

love this video! Really chill and super helpful (: Love the tone of the video!

[@riangarianga]

Some good news in this episode! It's great that your physicist friend made you aware of the principles of repeatability and sharing the methodology, but the point behind it is enabling peer review, another key part of the scientific method. In turn, this is the point where many of KZbin guys fail when making claims: whenever you make any claim, the duty of coming up with proof is on you, not on whoever disputes your claim. Anything showing any part of any claim not being satisfied actually points out that your claim might not be 100% wrong, but it certainly needs to be reworked. And this is far from not being nice to you, this is the actual science cycle we all have to go through either in science or engineering (applicable even to KZbin authors). This has been the case with Jim Lill videos, which are great because he sets a hypothesis, tries to empirically elaborate a theory, and he shares his methodology. I love them, they have very valuable information. However, there are issues with his tests, and they've been very specifically pointed out by many (even in a very detailed way by pros in the amplification field who had to carry out similar tests before starting a production, not just regular guys like me, although I'm an engineer in other field). Inexplicably, other people (not him!) seem to have issues with peer reviews pointing out these gaps. An example on your own: «if you don't like my opinion, go fuck yourself» is already against peer reviews.

[@jessethedeliveryguy1613]

Hey Glen!! Got the HB Victory! Yep, had the grounding issue! But luckily I was prepared for it. I had seen your review and the fix wasn't a huge deal! Put some heavy strings on it and tuned down to D. She's now a sharp looking, growling metal machine! Besides that minor pain in the ass ground issue, it's a great value for the young struggling musician!

[@StephenTKeller]

The part about your physicist friend made me happy! I'm (hopefully soon) finishing my master's thesis about this exact topic and it's amazing how even in science there's a large number of researchers who don't share their data and materials/code so other can repeat their findings. It's a huge issue in science, but if we want to be confident about anything we consider "truth" then results need to be repeatable, other wise it might as well just be a coincidence, or result of bias or who knows what. It just take one observation that results in something opposite what was originally observed to raise the alarm. And there's been a recent push in science to conduct studies repeating previously published research and guess what, depending on the field, a significant number of past results might not be achieved again or at least not with the original significance. On another topic, yesterday I got an alnico Warehouse speaker to swap the stock blackstar ht1 blackbird 8''. Is it going to fix that annoying bass frequency and some other issues I tried to fix with new pickups? I'll see that soon!

[@PooNinja]

Reamping totally changed the game when it hit the scene. Let the artist hear what they want and record the tone you need. Adam Steel’s cartographers guide to Celestion drivers 😂🤘🏽

[@Thearcherfl]

Glen, I hope you feel better after your food poisoning! Thank you for pushing through.

[@badonkeykong5486]

Hey Glenn! Could you do a quick video on where to place bass traps, noise boards, curtains, diffusers et.c. and the differences between a room for recording or mixing? And if there already is a video for that, I'd love to see it!

[@Dave-Rough-Diamond-Dunn]

I had a little 'netbook' (smaller than a notebook) to play music in the breaks, and the 'bugle songs' for the Vietnam Vets shows. It went to every gig for at least a decade, and always came home, despite the after parties! The first thing I did when I bought it was getting my name and licence number engraved in large bold letters on the lid. Kinda hard to say it's yours with someone else's details on the lid! 🙂

[@juliankirby9880]

GLEEENNN! You can’t forget one of the other reasons changing pickups doesn’t change the tone very much is there are like, 5 or 6 famous sounding brands, and most brands are copying or modifying those really popular brands designs. How many versions of the PAF, Tele, Strat, Gretsch, and rickenbacker pickups are there? More than I can count.

[@chuckelator]

That's absolutely true. It's like a race to see who can copy someone else the best. Guitar gear is the only industry I can think of where innovation is scoffed at. I'm glad to see that changing these days.

[@DennisAlvarezMusic]

I just happen to be getting over food poisoning myself Glen. Thank you for providing me with entertaining content and making me laugh (with you).

[@Clabian96]

Are you going to follow up on the 16 vs 8 vs 4 OHM speakers? I have two 1x12 cabs that are almost exactly the same size and material, but one has a 16 ohm speaker, and one has an 8 ohm. The 16 ohm sounds a lot better. In my experience with cabs, I've always liked the sound of 16 ohm cabs better than 8 or 4 ohm.

[@bluetopia42]

I left my Gibson Explorer '76 in our rehersal room and some days later it had a big scratch on the back. Punks.

[@niteshades_promise]

he read my comment! yes! i got 2 2x12 combos wired as one amp. gonna buy 4 different used speakers for more mic'ing options. hate my 2 diff celestions.🍻

[@ehsanhaq155]

Dammit Glen, because of you I've now bought myself two Celestian Greenbacks instead of pickups 🙃🙃🙃 Verified truth. Speakers make the biggest difference. Pickups matter too....Just not AS MUCH.

[@gearViewmirror]

I just stumbled on some recordings of mine, playing a Def Leppard riff on two completely different guitars ( both humbuckers, alnico 5 + alnico 2 magnets) and they sounded identical, although overall i like alnico 2 humbuckers more...😁🎸🤘🎸

[@derekdenton8689]

I’ve definitely had a bias for Alnico II single-coils in Strats or Teles over the years, but I can’t honestly bet the mortgage that I’d be able to tell A2 from A5 on playback.😅

[@_hide_-lb1gk]

That's an awesome hoodie.

[@Mrav79]

I just bought a V30 and Classic Lead 80, to replace two G12T75 in a 2x12, and a Heil PR30 mic, spent whole day recording a reamp with all combinations of which speaker with which mic (heil, 57), levels etc, just to find a great combination for live (and recording) the change is massive compared to any pickup change (which I did, but not expecting a huge tone change, which didn't happen).

[@OppressedApe]

I hope you feel better, Glenn !

[@smokes886]

Dang! Sorry to hear about the food poisoning! Glad ur doing better! Great content as always! Keep up the shouting 😂 love it

[@peter-0200]

I do remember a Hondo guitar with a lightning bolt back in the mid eighties. It was black with a red and orange bolt. It wasn’t a flying V shape, I don’t think. More like a star. I can’t remember exactly. Looooong time ago.

[@marcfonseca3205]

Brother that opener was completely incoherent ! 😂😂😂😂 that was classic hahaha. Yeah the food poisoning haha. Man your an old school music soldier. Fuck yeah

[@yackohoopy]

@SpectreSoundStudios, this was a missed opportunity to make this a Stupid Musician Text episode. Man, I miss those.

[@charlesrocks]

"Made the assumption that people are going to show up to your gig" OMFG 🤣

[@MrXHammer]

Hey Glenn, another thing you may want to think about when it comes to tone is: some people want to get the tone of their favorite musicians so they spend the money to get that particular gear. That is understandable. Personally, I focus on getting my own tone rather than copy what everyone else is doing.

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

What speakers are in your cabinet?

[@tommilitello198]

I understood the difference speakers made when I bought my first car over forty years ago ,and it’s hilarious that people think this is something new they found out about from one of your videos

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

It’s shocking that so few guitar players even consider the speaker

[@TaoBonFu]

About 20 years ago I was fortunate enough to experience a studio in Wicker Park, Chicago (right around the corner from the Double Door), which had a beautiful 24 track, 2 inch machine. It was 6 feet tall with 16 gauges above the reel deck and 8 below. The truth is, even back then they were recording on Pro Tools, and if they wanted the sound of the 24 track machine they would dump the tracks on the 24 track after edits, then put it back on Pro Tools. So if that commenter wants to go all analog, good luck.

[@martin-1965]

Used to do it slightly differently back about 15 years ago - record onto the 2inch 24 track and then onto ProTools for mixing, editing etc. Point remains the same though. Digital changed the landscape forever and not imho for the worst. Unless you're one of those bands with enough budget to go full analogue and hire a studio big enough for long enough to get your shit recorded, then it's digital all the way, I mean, hell, back when I was recording in the late 1980s the SSL mixing desk still used basic computers saving mixes (well automated fader positions and marker points, etc) onto 8 inch floppy disks which then got stored with the 2 inch reels. Hey, it was a ballache back then but digital means even a guitarist can operate Logic Pro or Reaper and get their tracks down at home these days. Progress, slow and maybe not as "real" as the old days but if the music and the talent is still there, who gives a shit eh? Does it rock? Yes? Then it will rock on digital - case closed :)

[@MoreMeRecording]

I don't miss tape! Head alignment sessions on a MM1100. Good times! /sarcasm. One thing I do miss about analog is how guitars sounded especially. I still haven't really heard anything that replicates the tape compression and rolling off the jaggies like it. the CLASP system, which captured sound of the repro heads and synced to PT, sounded like the cats ass but I believe they're dead? Maybe there's something similar but I've never heard of anything like it.

[@varusgaming7188]

Great Video as always Glenn. Just a Question which Song is it that plays in the Background in the Butthurt of the Week at roughly 8:00 Mins ? Thanks and keep up the great content 🤘

[@JDESTR0Y]

Glennnnn! Cool idea you should totally do, a 4x12 cab with 4 different speakers would be cool to hear that!!

[@tomotoole3898]

I "roadied" for a local band for a while. I put it in quotes because my real job was watching over stuff like merch and the tablet that ran the square app etc. to make sure our shit didn't get stolen while they were on stage.

[@rk28984]

I just convinced a friend, who blew one of his V30s in his 4x12, to try out some other speakers. He now will try two WGS Reaper or Jensen Electric Lightnings in a X pattern with the V30s. Can't wait how he likes them.

[@br00talbr00skeez]

Glen! I was revolving through some of your content and I would be interested in a video of your professional opinion for listening to music (whether it be a rough mix or a fully established album) in the context of listening for the purpose of enjoyment? Specifically, gear and setup for listening to music for recreational proposes. We as engineers and musicians typically (try) to make music for that purpose, for people to enjoy. Me personally, I listen to music on analog formats for best quality and I feel like more talk about receivers, pre amps, music formats, and the infamous speaker test. I love listening to music as much as making it, but not everyone want to pack everyone of my friends into my bed room studio to listen to albums for enjoyment. I also enjoy your content and think that your opinion on these matters could be very essential and educational to all. I personally would love to know what recreational listening and speaker recommendations. I hope this comment gains momentum or similar requests for this video.

[@ideitbawxproductions1880]

Since you're getting into speakers lately, I got a question for you: What do you think of bass speakers? I've been rocking a Behringer 4x10 cab with Bugera speakers since high school, and as much as people *loooove* to bitch about Behringer, I've been rocking this cab for almost 20 years and have never had a problem! It sounds incredible! Lately I've been taking cues from Rage Against The Machine and Voivod, by using a channel splitter and a 2nd bass cab with a guitar amp head to blend a clean bass signal with distortion & other effects. The 2nd cab used to belong to my uncle, and while I'm getting some intense sound out of it, the speaker itself has been beaten up for years, and I'm looking to replace it

[@SalAvenueNJ]

What was the video Glenn said "Your Hometown Doesn't Want You to Make It" ?

[@jacksondenholm9114]

Would love some information on great sounding bass speakers/IRs. I've found a couple videos with speaker/IR shootouts, but nothing in a full mix. In my experience the speaker does have a drastic impact on bass tone, but does that also apply in a full mix? My gut says yes but I'm not sure. Might be a cool avenue to explore!

[@ChrisEck13]

The whole pickups/guitars/tubes, etc. vs. speakers I think is a mute point to most guitarists except for beginners. When you've been playing for years you already have most likely found the speaker or cab that you like, or you at least know what you gravitate towards. We generally buy gear for the audience or for the recording (even if you say that you do). The audience could care less. What's more important is that you have good songs. Whatever inspires you to create is a worthwhile investment. If you're inspired by your new pickups, or any other piece of gear, and write something great because of that inspiration, then it's worth it. There is an emotional response to gear and ro music, it's why we buy more guitars than we need, more pedals than we need, more everything. The audience doesn't care about your tone. Whatever things you think are important to you, are important to you. They don't need to be important to everyone. As long as they give you want you're looking for, whether it's in your head or not, is all that matters.

[@nacktheslayer9882]

3 out of my 6 main guitars all have emg 81 and then one epi les paul with gibson burstbucker pickups and another epi les paul seven string with fishman mkh pickups. I use a modeler mostly and the biggest change on tone is the IR.

[@michaeldelaney5971]

I believe aria pro-2 and Hondo guitars were both made in the matsumoku factory, so a flying v from either would be a great guitar. I have a 1981 aria from there, and it is my favourite guitar. All original apart from the strings and it feels so good to play

[@derekdenton8689]

Yeah, there were (still are, I think) a few factories that produced similar instruments for several different brands . Fujigen and Hoshino were two fairly well-known players in that business. My first electric was a Washburn SB-4 (aka T-bird) which it turns out was also a Matsumoku product. Pretty decent guitar as I remember.😎🎸

[@luisnunes3863]

Of course we want Colin back. 🎸🎸

[@KevinMillard68]

speaker and cabinet are the 2 biggest parts but you know skill of playing and the ability to know how to run the gear would help alot as well and man alot of guitar players dont even know how to use the gear they have

[@tyrantmansourian1373]

Is it me, or is your daily pretty much every guitar playing genius just lining up to be the next brick wall you smash your head on? Like DAYLY? DAYLY!!

[@michaelgallegos8811]

Glenn I need to give my condolences for Mike 😢I just found out yesterday man I know u guys hung out and did music stuff 🙏 💔 so sorry man peace and love man RIP Mike 🙏

[@corontsurara3862]

Glad to see you're feeling better. When VC didn't come out yesterday I got worried. Worried and jonesing for my stupid comment fix. Also, can we even hear a difference between analog and digital recording? Aside from mistakes that have to get left in just cause the musicians ran out of tape?

[@razisharbini7569]

More COLIN! More CSGuitarssss!! 🏆

[@davel7507]

I watched a guy a play with a laptop and it sounded good. He played guitar and sang. Accompaniment (drums, bass, keyboards) were programmed into a laptop.

[@jamesstewart3771]

Or Hondo and Aria pro being made in the same factory but with different brand names on the headstock

[@nunofmpires]

What guitar is that at 18:34? Looks awesome

[@plumbummusic2051]

Love that you're doing a follow-up video showing your methodology, super curious to see it as well. I can also vouch for the BGT speakers. Got both the white stripe and InFlames for my 2x12 (both 16ohm). The latter sounds very close to a V30 I tried at a studio through my amp, and when I looked at the dust cap, I could see through them. Does that ring a bell?

[@leondantas]

I've been using ELD Power speakers, also made in Brazil. They are cheap compared to imported ones but do not lack anything on quality and sound.

[@slayabouts]

The guy making the point that a laptop is way easier to steal actually makes a pretty good point in my opinion, especially when it comes to macbooks. However, for the same reason real amps and cabs are considered more "cool" or "legit", I'd imagine the kind of POS who'd steal gear might not think about how expensive laptops can actually be

[@awaitingtheday]

Hey glen! Long time subscriber, first time commenter. I have a small Fender Mustang GT and it works great for at home recording and practice, I’m looking for a stage amp on a budget, any recommendations? Thank you :)

[@TribalGuitars]

Instead of Schweppes try some Fever-Tree Ginger Beer. More ginger, natural ingredients, better taste. Nothing against Schweppes, it tastes good and make a great mixer but the Fever-Tree is better. My wife has serious stomach issues from GERDS and massive doses of antibiotics after 2 staph infections, and her medical people have suggested ginger ale and the Fever Tree is the only brand that works for her. Great vid as always, Glenn. Hope you feel better soon.

[@devon-graves-studio-D]

The cables alone to record multitrack analog would add up to way more than a basic DAW setup.

[@fjk1138]

Sorry about your food poisoning, I've had it twice and it sucks. Hope you feel better soon.

[@Zundfolge]

IIRC, Hondo II and Aria Pro were both brands made by Samick of So Korea.

[@Ryan_Messenger]

A recording studio I used to work for has a 16 track Studer, so I have some experience with them. Tape machines are cool but temperamental. In a recording environment the last thing you want is gear that is unreliable. If a client wanted to track to tape, I would recommend tracking in the DAW and bouncing that out to tape during mastering. Tracking to tape is archaic and while there's a romanticism to it, there's better options in today's world. For example, some people still drive old v8 cars from their youth but a modern Toyota is the better choice of vehicle. The old v8 is more about the attraction to cool stuff than being practical or functional.

[@brettmarlar4154]

I saw someone on another video (sorry, I can't recall whose it was) but he mentioned how double tracking or even quad tracking compounds the subtleties that pickups have, much like how gain compounds itself when multiple performances are stacked. (Hence why maxing out your gain isn't such a good idea whilst tracking, playing live is a different story.) I don't know if you considered this in your pickup test. I'm figuring that you only single tracked your recordings on your test, which was good for testing for initial, drastic shifts in tone. I'm not debating your findings. But It would be interesting to see how your results change with quad tracked parts,if at all.

[@FearFrost]

Hey Glenn, have you thought about doing something with Emperor cabs? Or any other cab maker, that doesn't use v30's.

[@lou.yorke.x]

Ugh! Food poisoning! I had a BAD BOUT a few months, it was MISERABLE. Glad you're feeling better. (by yelling at us again)

[@The_hills_have_eyes]

GLEEEEEEEEEENNN! whats your opinion on multi effect pedals from what ive heard most are garbage but there this one called the zoom b1x four for the bass (since i play bass) and ive heard good things about it and it sounds pretty good. money is also really tight at the moment, so is it worth it to save up more to buy more expensive individual pedals or would the multi effect pedal suffice.

[@arazjal1]

GLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN. I have a somewhat newbish question that i hope isn't already answered to death. On double tracked or quad tracked guitars do you always use the same signal chain on the panned tracks (for example 5150 -> Mesa Cab -> SM57 etc) on the related tracks? Or do you switch them up in one form or an other. Im familiar with the concept of blending tones together to get a better endresult, but I'm asking myself if the sides are always mirror images to each other in the discriped context. Hope to hear from you. A big FU from the town that doesn't exist xD germans do know what i mean ^^

[@rainbowkrampus]

I know people have already talked about doing more speaker/cab/driver reviews. One thing I've noticed is that drivers tend to fall into three categories. You get dark speakers with a similar sound to a ribbon mic, you get flat speakers which emphasize specific frequencies very little and you get colorful speakers which tend to emphasize certain ranges of frequencies. On the matter of A/B testing, it would be interesting to see if there is much difference between these broad categories of driver. For instance, if I want that dark ribbon mic tone, if I take 3 different drivers with a dark coloration and compare them, how different will each be? Is there enough of a difference to justify spending additional money? Is it more of a craps shoot where it's all just a question of individual taste? Is there enough variability where even 3 of the same driver might sound different? Are any of these possibilities different enough to justify cost when placed in a mix? That would be really interesting to dive into. I suspect we'd really be slamming into the wall of subjectivity in some cases. I've heard shootouts of different drivers before. I recognize that they're different. But never heard them A/B'd and in a mix. I couldn't tell you how different any one driver was compared to another.

[@janneseppala9401]

I've been lucky enough to never had to experience my gear go missing after a gig. But some years ago had this funny incident on a band night of seven groups. We were third band of the night and we were also the last band the sound guy was sober enough to mix. After the fifth band had played I found the sound guy had passed out on the stage over my pedal board. 😅😅😅 What a professional. And he had to be payed up front. Luckily I wasn't the one paying him.

[@Ran-tan-tan]

Just here to see the moment when Glenn pops a vein in his temple

[@NACHTEULE13X]

Hey glenn, i just upgraded my celestion v30s and and g12k100's to the jensen mod 1270s and electric lightnings and wow, these things are killer sounding. Very underrated company and speakers

[@jaafarv99]

Hey Glenn what are your thoughts on using delays to replicate IRs, seen a few vids around about it and honestly seems like a cool idea

[@Dm3qXY]

1:04 - ginger in Schweppes? yeah, right..

[@jennoscura2381]

At this point a DAW is pretty much necessary if you want to put your music out there. I do electronic music and use hybrid setup. I have a 24 channel Mackie console that I use to mix my drum machines and synths. But I still use Reaper for recording and mastering. Sometimes my stems are just a single track. I sequence my drums, bass, and other things. Then I may live play a synth on top of those. It's all running into the console at the same time and into my Behringer interface from the main mix output. I recently made a house track where I used a vocal sample from a baby toy. I played the sample using the sample player in Vital a fantastic free VST synth. Once I get a rack mount sampler I will need the daw even less. As much as I love hardware I still use a DAW. Even if I wanted to record to tape for that tape flavor; I would still record the tape into Reaper so I can share it online. I don't get people shitting on DAWs. They are are a useful tool even for someone who likes hardware. One of my favorite synth KZbinrs Espen Kraft does 80s style synth pop using old school hardware. He still uses a DAW. If you like hardware just use a hybrid setup. Get a used console on reverb like I did and do your mixing on that. Fill a rack up with outboard gear instead of using plugins. And then run all of that into your DAW.

[@27Hawke]

Glenn I have 2 cream backs in a spider 4. Should I recab them or should I hunt a better pair.

[@Masterlessmusic]

Love watching the wave form in the background when he says "absolute ass!" 😂 I imagine he has to compress that mic input signal significantly with all the yelling he does in these videos 😂

[@janvirtanen6199]

Colin, Henning and Glenn = Together they are the cool gang ;)

[@jarimola3882]

Hey Glen o/ Have you ever tried the T.Bone Sc 400 / Sc 440 USB Microphone? There 40€ / 44€ respectively and I think they're reasonably good mics. They're basicly the same microphones but the 400 is a XLR connect, whereas the 440 USB is a USB connect. However, I don't know anything about good mics. Would be loving it if you would make a video about those. Who knows, maybe they're the perfect beginner mics. As for my experiences with those mics. I use the 440 only when talking to my guys on discord, but the 400 was used in Terms of singin lessons during the Pandemic by my girlfriend and neither she, nor her teacher ever said something about the quality of the sound. Now it's only use is for my guitar lessons because my mixing table doesn't have a USB in. If you think, these mics are worthy for a video i would be honored, but if not, it is still okay, so don't worry. Thanks Glen for your videos and have a nice day. Greetings from an Austrian on Holiday in Australia o/

[@Ran-tan-tan]

19:54 "Corporate fuckery", you need to use that more often!

[@bradleywarner5186]

Tone tubby speakers!!!!!! Anyone?!?!? Anyone?!?! They were the first hemp cone speakers I ever heard of, and the 40/40 is one of my favorite speakers of all time. Best tone upgrade I have ever made.

[@ItsKrispyKev]

I will say from my own tests over the years. There are some woods that make a difference in sound but I've mostly noticed it using bass guitars. not so much a huge change in tone but the sustain and the overall body of the sound does change quite a bit.

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Now is that “in the lap” or actually recorded?

[@ItsKrispyKev]

@@SpectreSoundStudios recorded on Ableton using the same vsts for each one. There is a slight difference between each of them when running it into a spectrum analyser. I'm not saying the sound is a huge difference but it is noticeable to my ears and sustain and colour does seem to factor into it quite a bit from different woods. I guess with electric guitars it wouldn't matter so much when you are adding distortion, distortion hides all sorts of things.

[@ItsKrispyKev]

I would say to truly test it would be a horribly over complicated process. The temperature in the studio would always have to be consistent The guitars would all have to be stored in the same humidity and temperature. EMF levels would have to be consistent to minimise interference. The same plectrum would have to be used The same strings Same pickups Ect ect Before you know it we would all be wearing lab coats.

[@davidsesco2447]

Glen, I am fairly new to your channel. I am a long haired angry old man, who absolutely loves Ronnie Dio , Rob Halford, Bruce Dickinson, ect., and pretty much all of the other musicians they are surrounded by. I am a mediocre guitar player at best. I too subscribed, for years to all of the B.S. you have been debunking. I own some of those expensive " tone wood " guitars as well as some cheap ones. I have a Carvin V3M, with a 2 x12 Laney cabinet. After watching you for a while I thought I should try switching out the speaker to a Mesa Black Shadow ( because I love the Mesa Mark V ). I found a used Mesa Black Shadow for $70 , it made a big difference. What was a great sounding little amp, is now a amazing sounding little amp. I spent some of that unnecessary money you speak of. I have always said i don't give a damn about the name on the headstock or the speaker grill as long as it plays like , or sounds the way i like it. But, people when the man puts the evidence right in front of you, and you continue to deny it, it either means you're an idiot or a child. Listen to guy with the proof ! Thanks Glen, keep passing off the dumbasses.

[@peterschmidt9942]

While I still think pickups make a bit of a difference, you're right Glenn in that changing a speaker will give you a bigger shift in tone. One thing I find funny is that guitarists will spend $400 on a set of Seymour Duncan pickups and also baulk at the price of a $200 speaker. Or a $150 mic for that matter. The whole signal chains important.