FAQ Mondays 323: Glenn Fricker Needs Our Help, Billmuri, Black Winters & More

[@stealingtomorrowband]

I think it's great that everyone is shouting out and trying to help Glenn out in his time of need... I gope Glenns wife heals and feels better soon and doesn't have any further issues....

[@GregoryMerritt-o1f]

My personal Glen support plan: when his old videos pop up in the feed, I pop em on, hit like, and send Mrs. Fricker a get well message in the comments.

[@johnpinneriv9958]

The cool thing about this is that you'll get more of his videos popping up in your feed, which is exactly what the algorithm wants.

[@mudallan6877]

ive had SMG on loop 24/7. sending comments and prayers all day

[@michaelsnydermusic]

I’m running it about 3 hrs a day. It’s nice to see so many others chipping in.

[@RocketRosenberry]

WILTSEASON FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so hyped to see wiltwither mentioned they are all genuinley so nice and such an insane and deserving band

[@red_rapp]

Respect for the Wiltwither mention! They absolutely crush live too

[@ComicsAreEscapism]

I don’t like Glen’s content at all, but respect to what you do.

[@sdotmurda]

You probably think wood makes the guitar tone...

[@AndrewWukusick]

The Black Winter is such a killer pickup. It's been my main for 11 years and I've put them in multiple guitars.

[@MikVanBag]

I cant believe that those have been out that long

[@DeformedDevices]

Just became a subscriber to Glenn. Watching tons of his videos. Wish him and his wife the best.

[@marcoalexanderwinthermikke9132]

Hi Fluff! Thank you for answering my question. And you pronounced my name very well! 🙏🏻 Big hugs from Denmark 🇩🇰😊

[@RileyHirst7]

I can finally die happy, as I’ve made it onto a Fluff video 🪦 Thanks for your response about the tone-wood! I’ve always thought it was funny hearing people argue about tone-wood from artists running through 30k in electronics. I’ve always thought the density would have to affect some sort of resonance, but I would imagine to the “average” player it wouldn’t be noticeable.

[@rollerdragon]

glennnnn is already on another tab running the entire channel!! but @ 7:37 i have to make a little noise.. but you can really hear the difference between a 'fender jazz' and an Alembic anything both acoustically and electrically..... i DO know that the proper set of woods increases sustain by being well glued, carved and thin finishes.. also, if you'd care to comment: "Neck Through vs. Bolt-on necks" i have felt the difference between a run of the mill strat, new off the rack, and compare that to a "Tone wood/ hippie sandwich" Instruments like alembic , higher end ESP, and older instruments like The Ibanez Musician series, Aria Pro II RS-750 and the odd custom built by a local luthier...

[@jasonbenjaminmusic]

What are your thoughts on the lundgren M6 pickups?

[@ZacxOff]

So disappointing seeing all the hate thrown towards Glen in KDHs channel comments. KDH didn’t hate on Glen, just pointed out some errors, which is totally valid. But the comments are just tearing Glen to shreds. The dude does his absolute best to help us all sound better. Long Live the Fricker Family 🤘🤘

[@BrickNewton]

Also Glenn is happy to change his view if shown provable results. I get that his style might not be for every one but the most attacks seem to guys that spend too much on gear and cant admit they may have wasted their money

[@zeekful_rk]

Shoutout to the Resider boys! Got to play a few shows with them this last year, and they always crush it live. Had zero idea you mixed for them!

[@Larryriley3]

Thanks for the response Fluff!

[@klaymeister]

Thank you for the tone wood discussion

[@Fail7515]

1) How do you make/like your Old Fashioned? 2) If you like Frank Sinatra, have you heard Mark Tremonti's covers?

[@ImmaculateEric]

It is refreshing to see you and Ola helping Glenn. He is a treasure and must be protected at all costs!

[@antonharmacinski276]

I remember when Pearl Jam's Vitology album came out, they did a vinyl release of it as well. That seemed to be the start of the big vinyl comeback where people started buying turntables again and bands started doing vinyl pressings of their albums again and re-releasing older ones to cash in on the hype. I got nothing against vinyl. I've got a few LPs laying around and a cheap turntable. I've got tons of fond memories of listening to my dad's vinyl copies of stuff like Meddle and The Beatles, Diary of A Madman, and Up In Smoke (Paper was no longer available by the time I inherited the album.) on the record player with my friends. My dad was all in too. Diamond tipped needles and blah blah blah. I guess I just find it funny that a lot of the vinyl people talk about the analog purity of them, but when you read the cover, or dust cover, it says how it was digitally recorded and mastered somewhere. There are of course exceptions, but since Sony came out with digital recording in the late 60's / early 70's (I can't remember exactly when OTTOMH.) digital recording has been the preferred method of professionals in the recording industry. Dealing with tape, for anything just sucks. It's expensive. East to damage. And time consuming. We used to use tape backups for our computer system when I was a kid and we always made 2, because it was common for at least 1 tape in the batch to be bad, or get corrupted in some way. (Most likely loud music vibrating the tape heads while "recording." LOL) I'm setting up my Glenn playlist now. This is a stark reminder that these people we consume as content are in fact actual people as well. Except Fluff ;) He's just a commodity for us to pass around. LOLOL JK 😛 We love you Fluffster. Always look forward to Redik Reverbs.

[@charlesrocks]

Rocktron Gainiac is awesome.

[@DigitalChemistryBand]

All Rocktron stuff is/was superior gear... have 2 Chameleon and one Voodoo Valve, all retired in lieu of Line6...

[@DigitalChemistryBand]

I watched 40 viewers comments vids since his announcement... love to SMG studios.

[@zanzabar4ky7]

What do you think of the Black Winter in the Neck using parallel wiring instead of series like a normal humbucker?

[@GregoryMerritt-o1f]

I heard that Sweewater was purchased by a private equity firm recently. I'm worried that the business relationship model your contemporaries and yourself have enjoyed might be in danger in a few years.

[@1HYB]

Really digging that band, The Undertaking! Scratching the ETID itch a little!

[@BrickNewton]

Ive been leaving Stupid musicians texts videos on in the background while working. Enjoy them and good to help Glenn out

[@raytorvalds3699]

I had SD Black Winters too at one point. I switched them out for DiMarzio Dominions, which I also love, but I do kinda miss the Black Winters. I guess I'll have to buy another guitar ;)

[@MashaT22]

Hey Fluff! Can some of you creator guys take turns making content that can be uploaded to Glenn’s channel? Watching old content helps some, as Glenn asked us to do, but we all know new content is what KZbin prioritizes. Maybe you guys can band together and take turns making long-form vids and short form clips? I keep trying to post this suggestion hoping one of you will see it, and then get some of the creators together. I’m sure no matter what you guys make to upload onto Glenn’s channel, people will watch it and comment as usual. I think keeping new content going on a similar upload schedule will be the best way to keep Glenn’s channel from falling flat on its ass. Glenn deserves this sort of effort from his fellow content creators so he can truly be there for his wife and not have to worry about his channel and income. Hope you guys can make this happen for Glenn!

[@sb632]

If the band Wake Me you mixed for is the one who has the awesome cover of Kiss From a Rose they are awesome! Been a fan for several years.

[@ryanfitzgerald7969]

Shout out Bilmuri! Hell yeah!

[@bdwitt66]

You forgot the most chuggalicious Rocktron preamp, the Gainiac! 😂 I believe it advertised 70 dB of preamp gain.

[@johnpacino4491]

As a Sinatra fan, what do you think of Tremonti's take on his songs? :)

[@RiffsAndBeards]

Loved Marks take on Sinatra!

[@SSquirrel1976]

I've had his huge 1400+ video playlist playing muted on my computer since he posted his video.

[@rockmovieswithtyler1989]

Well you most definitely enjoy Mark's take on Sinatra right? Also I agree Bilmuri album of the year!

[@RiffsAndBeards]

LOVE Tremonti’s take!

[@SnappyJCM800]

I own a rocktron prophesy and it’s pretty good

[@Burkhimself]

I had a Rocktron chameleon, wasn’t bad…..well, I thought it was ok back then

[@crock2434]

Going from jumbo frets to medium feels like playing a mandolin...

[@BandOfHarjaps]

Black Winter is nice.

[@victoresarey4036]

I agree man, this stupid argument about tone wood needs to stop...only on acoustics can different woods make a difference sonically.

[@russellzauner]

yeaahhhhhh countrycore rules

[@hunybadgerbill]

Support Glenn! 🤘

[@seanhuntley6722]

Has anyone brought up some of his peers shooting "guest host" videos to air on Glenn's channel? I have seen SciManDan have guest hosts so he can go on vacation.

[@stevestrickland0425]

I suggested this to Ola and now you . Why don't you guys guest/co host his channel while he is helping his wife ?

[@LucasScott-c8v]

HOG fully cranked

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

How much wood would the tone wood tone if the tone wood could tone wood?

[@DavidMadeira29]

Yemen, I don't even know where Yemen is. Namastè.

[@crosswalklarry]

I pulled back on buying vinyl because most of the stuff being pushed out of the factory because of high demand is warped. It's getting old.

[@leegollin4417]

I studied with Tal Farlow Ivbin Fluff….

[@leegollin4417]

And Bloodhag opened for me once.

[@austinjones5055]

Does tonewood matter? Ask Paul Reed Smith 😂

[@joebrennan52]

Suh dude

[@StoneXue]

Katy Perry? Hey, my "guilty pleasure" is a small band called IMY2, female singer has an amazing voice. Totally not metal in in way shape or form

[@brutesmagootes3996]

I hate Glen with every fiber of my being, but I wish his wife well.

[@gagagaalex3923]

How do you know literally everyone (pierce the veil, the used, …)

[@RiffsAndBeards]

I toured a lot haha

[@mordokch]

Lol for sure Glenn Fricker needs help, but I think he needs professional help which most of us really aren't qualified to give 🤡

[@erikkorhonen]

Glenn needs to put single coils in all his guitars , since pickups make no difference in tone according to him

[@scourge34]

No, he said you can hear the difference in single coil vs. humbucker.

[@DrewKane]

I know the tone wood debate has been done a bunch, and I understand the science logically and agree with it, however, when I changed the neck on one of my strats from a rosewood to a maple, the attack and brightness of the guitar definitive changed. I don't know how to explain it other than the difference in woods. I understand how pickups work, and the fact that 99% of tone is in the pickups. I get that. Doesn't change the fact that switching the neck on that strat changed it's sound, and the only difference is the type of wood. Same gauge strings, same pickups, same scale length, same everything: different tone. Who can explain it?

[@JakeTerch]

How the truss rod was set on the maple could’ve been different to the rosewood

[@tommilitello198]

Same gauge strings,but new.

[@DeadHeadmusic69]

I don't like glens content, too much yelling, But hope his wife gets better.

[@stefanfyhn4668]

So the narcissist turns to begging when his business making enemies isn't profitable enough? So ironic 😆

[@gradrad12]

Took me almost to long to remember that time someone called him a narcissist.😂

[@wheresallthezombies]

@@gradrad12who called him a narcissist?

[@gradrad12]

@wheresallthezombies Some idiot called Glenn Fricker of Spectre Sound Studios a narcissist in his weekly comments section series a couple of months ago

[@wheresallthezombies]

@@gradrad12 ah gotcha.

[@infinidominion]

That whole format of "crying for help" is really some new trend lately, across other fields too

[@garykeller15]

Wrong. Tone Wood does matter. You can build the exact same guitar with the exact same parts made from the exact same metal with the exact same pickups and you could do all the frequency checks of pickups to make sure they were close as possible with the other set. and put them in the guitar say made of mahongany and the other made of basswood or alder. and you will be able to hear a difference same with fretboard. Maple sound different from rosewood and ebony, But every part makes a difference in the tone of the guitar but since the tone woods the body and neck the biggest part of the instrument is the majority of the sound. Also the way the instrument is shaped ,and depends on if there is a belly cut, or deeper cutaway to get to higher frets, if it is strat or explorer or v shaped. even if it is one piece or multiple piece body and neck or if there is other woods like a flame maple top and back or if there is any weight release or if the instrument is semi hollow and the routing also effects the tone. But if you had everything exact on a mahogany guitar and a basswood guitar and you had the amp at the same settings for both guitars you can hear a noticeable difference. now you have to know what your looking for simply beginners, none musicians probably will not be able to hear the difference. But YES TONE WOOD Makes a major difference in the tone/sound of the instrument. There is a good article in a old Guitar for the practicing musician magazine about tone woods.

[@james-he7xv]

Tonewood only matters on a acoustic instrument , means nothing on a electric guitar.