First Distortion Pedal

[@nolancrider]

You didn’t just kill the amp, you killed me too

[@ItsJustJer]

The speaker is replaceable. But still...

[@martingarricks6209]

it’s replaceable bro you have too much pride 💀

[@nolancrider]

@@martingarricks6209 it’s still money going straight down the drain

[@martingarricks6209]

@@nolancrider u right

[@gamerssoul6648]

Speaker is replaceable but the guy or me

[@ryanriggs9963]

You gotta crank it, the distortion comes from the blown speaker which you can't really tell at low volumes

[@pabloyaya2773]

lol what?

[@LostSoulz417]

@@pabloyaya2773 mates saying its gotta be loud to hear it

[@beefymcskillet5601]

@@pabloyaya2773 this kind of distortion realize on the physical breakup and unevenness of the sound. You need to crank it to really break up the sound up

[@rolypoly2015]

@@beefymcskillet5601realize

[@KanaeDaniel]

​@@beefymcskillet5601exactly ,my band mate literally use amp built in distortion and he'll just lower the the volume in the guitar to switch into clean😅

[@JJJCM33]

"apparently if you stab it, it will sound different" well yeah no shit 😂

[@charizard9288]

he said it will sound distorted not different

[@JJJCM33]

@@charizard9288 same same

[@goodtoknow64]

@@JJJCM33nah not really same same

[@JJJCM33]

@@goodtoknow64 same same same

[@ch87-z3w]

that's not the same thing Imfao

[@iFlyzr]

“apparently stabbing it makes it sound different” pulls a cleaver

[@Advaith259]

the discord sound at the end jumpscared me cuz i didnt have discord open 😭😭

[@Jabezrtpp]

Lol got em

[@1ceb3ar13]

i actually thought someone pinged me

[@sigmaligma-l4t]

@@1ceb3ar13 same

[@MrCoolDude-fc5lu]

omg same

[@lauriestrodestudios8670]

Heard the drums for a sec

[@zaturnneo]

The best representation of this is the Kinks, Ya Really Got Me. While the story has been debated, Dave Davies sliced his speaker after an argument and in the process created a defining sound.

[@Jabezrtpp]

Thanks for sharing some of the history!

[@fishinwatertv8731]

Isnt his name Ray Davies

[@alexjohnston8889]

​@@fishinwatertv8731ray is the singer rhythm guitarist, Dave is his brother who was the lead guitarist and the one who took a razor and slashed the cone of his speaker, he did a lot more damage than a few holes.

[@zaturnneo]

@@fishinwatertv8731 That's his brother.

[@Matt-vr5wx]

And then Van Halen made a way better version

[@RockOverwatch]

"This is my brother. I heard if you stab it-"

[@GoopieDesert]

Jesus Christ, chill 💀

[@RockOverwatch]

@@GoopieDesert nah, used to the IG comments

[@GoopieDesert]

@@RockOverwatch xD

[@magi_tooner]

@@RockOverwatch that isnt rlly ig comment type shi tho

[@izmusic7x]

him stabbing the Amp hurt me

[@alexandergeodakyan1988]

You also need to crank the actual volume up so the speaker starts to vibrate and with the help of the holes the natural distortion will come out.

[@Jabezrtpp]

Yeah thanks for the info!

[@malaquiasalfaro81]

@@Jabezrtppdo a follow up full volume!!!

[@hippyhobo6285]

Since it's a modeling amp it probably won't work. Part of the reason amps back then could even distort is because of the large amount of gain going into the vacuum tubes, which causes clipping (chopping off the top of the waveform). This turns the input signal into something closer to a Square wave. Since modeling amps don't have tubes, they're less likely to distort at higher volumes typically

[@jessepereira8296]

​@@hippyhobo6285 transistors still clip, the ibanez tube screamer for example emulates the tube distortion with semiconductors.

[@minkorrh]

Yeah, but it still sounds like crap.

[@LocalNeighborhoodPerson]

Nice riff, gotta love that teen spirit

[@Hellokitty_lover4569]

Frrrr🤙🏽

[@-jank-willson]

to get most distortion, you have to use a sewing needle and stab it about 500 -1,000 times, all clustered together at the center

[@vapedadforchrist]

just did this 2000 times. sounds like metal zone 😎

[@jdcool6199]

It’s an fender mustang amp it already has distortion on it

[@Jabezrtpp]

I had it on the cleanest setting

[@jaroslavdulik1439]

​@@Jabezrtpp Ok, but why you waste it?

[@hr_gingerkat8875]

​@@jaroslavdulik1439content?

[@7weco]

​@@Jabezrtppsorry, but there is not actually clean sound on fender mustang...

[@thasinister]

A*

[@rayyrayy32]

i can’t explain how happy i was to hear nirvana lol

[@LeonaMeyer-qh2wf]

SAME LMAOOO

[@-Joeyjordison]

same, love the pfp

[@rayyrayy32]

@@-Joeyjordison thanks dude

[@-Joeyjordison]

@@rayyrayy32 you’re welcome man

[@Hellokitty_lover4569]

Frrrrrr>>

[@tylerforde87]

I got the exact same guitar and it's the favorite in my arsenal. I can bend almost 3 full tones and it NEVER goes out of tune.

[@Jabezrtpp]

Very nice!!! What other guitars do you have?

[@DelilahMartinez-g9m]

you pick the best song to try it with 😭🙏

[@pufferfish1005]

Blows me in the head how good this is

[@DOBbysMusic]

Reminds me of The Kinks. The guitarist got pissed one day and slashed his amp and that's partially what produced the unique, fuzzy guitar tone.

[@Theguywithwrizz]

That song was so mind blowing 🤯

[@Jabezrtpp]

smells like teen spirit?

[@genincrb]

@@Jabezrtpphe’s trying to be funny joking about suicide

[@RandomMustardPacket]

I am Kurt Cobain​@@genincrb

[@austinmorrow5147]

​@@genincrbis pretty funny tbh

[@thefunnywatermelon2983]

@@austinmorrow5147 It is not funny

[@Jabezrtpp]

Credits to Mikey Piscopo for the idea! Check him out!

[@TheDailyKnife009]

You got it wrong, you have to douse it in gasoline and light it for it to work

[@random_B0Z0]

What if you played the mind electric on that

[@Bryan_2014]

Smells like teen spirit

[@designsunlimited2004]

@@Bryan_2014my favorite song by one of my favorite bands *coff* “the best band” nirvana

[@tieukhavu8832]

I Think hole cutting isn’t enough. Turn it up

[@michellereynolds8033]

DUDE YOURE REALLY GOOD

[@Bismarkboy06]

Love the smells like teen spirit riff 👍👍

[@brunopagan2808]

Damn bro, i love nirvana

[@asussybaka8783]

yessir

[@lucasstar]

Me to

[@shhh-ie7yb]

same

[@Melon_Boy]

Same

[@KLXBETTER]

Same

[@Dreadmoth]

Distorion in earlier amps was basically putting as much power as you could through them which made natural distortion

[@siggiarabi]

what you're talking about is pushing the power amp of a tube amp. this is still done today

[@Albertozaurussss]

Congrats on 30K bro❤❤ ‼️💪 God bless you🙏🫵‼️

[@Jabezrtpp]

Yo thank you!

[@Albertozaurussss]

@@Jabezrtpp no problem man🔥🤟‼️

[@EliWestsig]

Dude it sounds amazing distorted

[@JoshJz9]

Mind blowing

[@noahpersons5117]

the riff that he was playing was a song called Nirvana smells like Teen Spirit

[@_l0unce_]

The discord ping at the end tricked me

[@Jabezrtpp]

Haha got em!!

[@BarbarianTortle]

Same, I had to check my discord

[@iamsepd]

definitely sounds overdriven

[@Jabezrtpp]

I really had a hard time telling. Irl it sounded more muffled

[@MoiPlayz]

True

[@pennylee-pe6dd]

IT MADE IT SOUND SO MUCH BETTER THO

[@popgun2238]

Distortion or no distortion, my boy can play!

[@siggiarabi]

smells like teen spirit isn't that hard

[@OrdinaryDoommarine]

"im not a master chief" what are these subtitles 😭

[@NotABot88]

10/10 didnt clickbait us 10/10 picked the most played, first learned song. Is it on the forbidden riff list?!

[@mikesmith1290]

It was originally done with a tube amp, with all knobs cranked up to 10. Without damaging the speaker, those tubes will introduce a bit of distortion. Solid state amps are much cleaner, and it may clip if cranked all the way up, but definitely won’t overdrive that much. The cut speakers just added that little bit extra distortion

[@gabbleratchet1890]

This is correct. It's really more properly called overdrive, but it is caused by the tubes clipping the waveform of the guitar signal in a smooth way. The sharper you make that clipping, the more you move into distortion and, ultimately, fuzz.

[@hhectorlector]

Loved the audio, especially the sfx. Subscribed!

[@R3DSHlFT]

Honestly, that was mind-blowing

[@djduncan_]

And that's the warranty gone

[@Jabezrtpp]

lol the warranty has been out for like 3 years now lol

[@djduncan_]

@@Jabezrtpp phew, might actually be able to sleep tonight tho, unless the amp was expensive

[@Z-Officiale]

@@djduncan_those are pretty cheap amps, like 1-200 bucks

[@djduncan_]

@@Z-Officiale what society do you live in where 200 is cheap

[@tuomas2611]

Its a 115$ garbage amp, i had it. Some clean effects vere nice tho

[@GoneJustinSeconds]

Smells like team spirit is goated

[@ApolloTSG]

teen*

[@TheIndieProcess]

@@ApolloTSGi’ve gone years without realizing this wtf😭😭

[@magi_tooner]

@@TheIndieProcess 😭😭😭

[@Guitarmachine115]

That clean tone sounded good though lol

[@Leonardo-fp4lj]

Great song you played btw I love nirvana

[@andrewmize823]

It was a primitive solution that worked in the days before effects pedals were a thing--but the availability of just about any kind of electronic distortion you could ever want renders it obsolete.

[@cherryXD12.]

SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT!!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@CougarCountry]

I love PRS guitars props to you for having one

[@Austin.Daniel]

Made the tone better lol

[@Jabezrtpp]

It sounded more muted to me

[@DemarcusQ]

Whatever it did it worked for somthing. Cause at first it sounded closed off, second time sounded like the actual song.

[@xxIONBOMBxx]

It depends how you do it, a hole leaves a hole, a slice or a flat cut, there is something to reverberate off of, the rubber can slap eachother so to speek

[@maddog7173]

I don’t wanna know how much he paid for that amp

[@W1ll3rd47]

It doesn't look too pricey

[@Nico_The_Greako]

Probably like 80 or 50, those are cheaper these days

[@Jabezrtpp]

$150 in 2019

[@Jabezrtpp]

Yeah it wasn't at all

[@yourwrongloserhaha]

i’ve had this amp for almost a decade

[@sand-wich8103]

Bro really made a minute long video about stabbing a speaker

[@DotDotEight]

brother thought the master chief reference would slide

[@roux6715]

FINISH THE FIGHT 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Countryoncrack]

I NEED A WEAPON!!!

[@JimboBlimbo]

Tell that to the covenant...

[@ShadowedSky]

DANGIT WONDERWALL I CANT ESCAPE IT

[@Jabezrtpp]

lol

[@NIRVANA123-w6p]

the way he just started playing smells like teen spirt. it sounded great btw

[@edouardu1018]

Kinks story about "You Really Got Me" in 1964

[@Jabezrtpp]

I was gonna play that

[@geneard639]

Sad thing is, removing the grill material would have been easier and it could have been put back afterwards.

[@Jabezrtpp]

I honestly just didn't feel like doing that. I would of had to take apart the amp

[@tonyanderson-ln9gl]

I thought it happened when a tube failed, causing the amplifier to behave oddly. I don't care for amplified music, so what do I know about it?

[@kalashio]

I think that is just regular time tube amps going overboard. The technique attempting to be showed here is a real thing that did work well enough for someone to where in the 1950’s (I think) the song was considered too violent due to the little distortion it produced.

[@cameronpritchett8300]

So I'm guessing you don't go to concerts because all live music is amplified unless you are listening to some crack head play an acoustic on the street corner.

[@cameronpritchett8300]

Being amplified doesn't mean distortion. Just means everyone's going to be able to hear the music

[@mistercheeeez]

that nirvana is fire

[@Statenhiggins135]

At least you played one of the best songs ever

[@Wiktor5011]

Bro is playing nirvana

[@magi_tooner]

omg wait really

[@СторожКукурузы]

also ive noticed he wears grey t-shirt

[@mrrun2999]

That is mind blowing I hope this doesn’t get taken out of context

[@kmkanika]

DJ is on 🔥 🗣️

[@JesusChrist777-e]

underrated as flip

[@s3npai0603]

I'm a simple man, I see a prs, I smash that like button.

[@Jabezrtpp]

Very nice

[@M1NTY-tm6hk]

I like the estheticsness it brings

[@ssophiazz]

the pain i just felt is like no other

[@0ddestMouse]

NIRVANA MENTIONED 🗣️‼️🔥🔥🔥

[@RedFlagYoutube]

The "How long can you go before doing the actually thing said at the beginning of the video" award goes to, this guy!!🎉🎉

[@mesmerian762]

Saw bob wills on the website, king of western swing

[@sem4595]

Bro the song is 🔥💯

[@nixdawegda]

This only works at very high volumes and works better with a tube amp. Crank it into screaming tube volume levels. Punch some holes. It adds distortion.

[@paullsmith5548]

From one content creator to another. You could reframe the ending of this video instead of saying "it didnt work for me" ask your viewers to listen with headphones and comment if they hear a difference. In theory this change of word choice can lead to more replays (important for the algorithm on shortform) and more comments. ❤

[@Noah-fsthe]

On entry 8 his constant gasping for air made me so incredibly tense like his fear made me anxious

[@erea8741]

Teen spirit... Amazing song

[@Exooo998]

Subbed!

[@Jabezrtpp]

Thank you!

[@bmint]

More holes! You need flappy paper touching as it flaps.. 3 symmetrical holes.. 3 times… Big rectangle construction pencil.. Dirty unmarked holes.. Flappy paper!! You were so close 😂❤

[@3dcowboy1980]

You killed it literally! How long have you been playing?

[@Jordan-g3v2p]

THAT WAS A PERFECT FENDER AMP😭😭😭😭

[@aReallySwellGuy]

Subscribed because I like experiments

[@dog737-8]

Yo that’s crazy I have the exact same amp!

[@KitNoxious]

Yes, it does. Link Wray used this method when he recorded the song “Rumble” (he is the man who used a pencil). It’s what gives it that super fuzzy tone

[@Vile_Melancholia]

I feel so sorry for the people who are impatient and don’t finish the videos. I wonder how many people ruined their amp after watching only half of this

[@I.frogot.my.user.]

SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT YESSSSSSSSSS❤❤❤❤❤

[@kianbarker2100]

I would recommend cranking the volume to max, using a tube amplifier and not solid state, and try one hole first and progress from there

[@altkorea]

Pov: me who been studying with instruments for the past 10years. Ahhh my eyes! It burns!

[@frizzlefriar4417]

I usually hear the idea for that credited to Link Wray, and it was more of a fuzz tone than distortion. I heard some of that in there, but I don't know how well modern cabs respond.

[@camgeiger]

That poor Mustang I! I hugged mine a little tighter tonight...

[@Footballfan97-x9e]

The amp with dots and it sounds like super stuff

[@CavinLee]

It’s more supposed to be an overdrive because with less mesh to muffle the sound it makes the sound more loud.

[@鸿雁-j5l]

nice smells like teen spirit one of my faves

[@pustulioyo]

I love how your intention was to stab it and the first knife you grabbed is, like, one of the few knives that's made not to stab things. That knife is clearly made to cut things.

[@ohyeah132]

Honestly it sounds more clear and just better

[@scotttripp2137]

the beatles did this and i can only imagine the look on the sound engineers face after he told them yes it would theoretically work and they instantly start shredding their amps

[@siggiarabi]

unless it was the studio's amps then the engineer probably wouldn't care

[@adrianolabusta6620]

it actually did work it sounded slightly grittier with a tad more gain that was used when gain didnt exist so having it loud and sounding that much grittier made it sound completely diffrerent at the time, nowadays though a normal overdrive pedal can do this on a clean amp or the built in gain tubes or digital circuit for gain if its digital. basically this sucks compared to modern tech but at the time this was revolutionary as it was the only way to get gain

[@w33blord66]

I love that this video just ends with "It didn't work for me." It's really funny and honest.

[@liamhenderson3753]

Tape a bunch of thin strips of paper to it. You need moving paper on paper to get some rattle going. Will sound dope

[@yaravalencia2383]

it sounds better when you have holes in it sounds really good

[@EeRan-y9h]

After adding the holes the amp sounded better than before

[@montgomerygreentea8301]

Two things- it needs to be a tube amp so that it overdrives, and you need to turn it tf up to really get the wholes to do their thing

[@AJbigboy77]

before he played my head was saying “teen spirit i know it” (my fav band ever)

[@_casey_idk_]

one of the first songs with distortion is "rocket 88" by Ike Turner. and I believe one of the band mates said they got that sound due to the amp falling out the car, which broke the cone. so for a quick repair they stuffed it with newspaper.

[@Jabezrtpp]

uh oh, you shouldn't have told me that. Now I might have to do that.

[@yeahitsme4066]

Liked and subbed the minute I heard Nirvana lol

[@Jabezrtpp]

Haha glad to hear it

[@sKraat528]

The trick is making thin slits, so the vibrating edges of the cuts interact and you get sweet nastiness

[@phillyphill34]

Great job your an I word