GEAR GODS RIGGED - Blind Guardian

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We go through all the gear Blind Guardian are using on their Beyond The Red Mirror North American tour.
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[@ManueN]

Really miss André's red ESP. I fell in love with that guitar like 15 years ago and was the reason to buy a LTD M-200 in red. Since then, He's been my favourite guitarist of all time and my favourite guitar.

[@taxo]

+ManueN lol same here, that red Horizon custom with soloist headstock has been hunting my dreams for a long while, it was the main reason for me loving ESP

[@ManueN]

+Fabrizio Zado Donadelli glad to read that man, we're on the same boat. it's been in my dreams since I saw it :)

[@taxo]

+ManueN I wished for a signature of his for so much time, too bad it never really happened. I guess with Ibanez will be sort of the same :/

[@jimbometal1734]

do you guys get it.. that red ESP ..??? i never see it sell on the store and even on the internet ...

[@ManueN]

nope, not available for ordinary orders, just a custom Horizon André ordered for himself.

[@jimbometal1734]

andre olbrich don't use that red ESP anymore ..??? that red ESP is legendary ...

[@e30325ikiller]

yes

[@user-uq5hz5nk4i]

And what guitar does he use now?

[@themodernguitarist]

@@user-uq5hz5nk4i Ibanez LACS RGA.

[@user-uq5hz5nk4i]

@@themodernguitarist thanks)

[@Luka.Harutyunyan]

3:50 Blood tears I cry...

[@DeeFoxGaming]

ive been waiting so long for a video like this

[@LorcanWard]

Thanks so much for doing this! There isn't a lot of information on what gear they use.

[@DanCapeau]

Once again Awesome!!!!!! You guys rock!

[@akaboo69]

Beautiful Gibsons

[@Optimoe89]

Very kind dudes and cool gear

[@EstebanMenchacaGamboa]

Marcus's Gibson Guitars are great, but André's Ibanez are sick!

[@BoyAditya]

metal bands tend to be boring on the rig now ... most of them use AxeFX or Kemper ...

[@ShinraXSoldier]

Once you own an AxeFX yourself, you'll know why :)

[@thebloodychord]

sick ibanez guitars

[@sweetstrawberry1995]

Both of Blind Guardian's guitar techs are Dutch? I wonder why that is.

[@TrevRockOne]

Peachy The city BG is from, Krefeld, is very close to the border with Netherlands.

[@e30325ikiller]

they need good pot in grefrath

[@JeremyVarao]

So glad to find this vid! Any chance those profiles were released for the Kemper?

[@albertmichaeltwig7944]

Great video!!! That super customised Andrè's RG would be an incredibly cool signature guitar for ibanez to produce. Does anybody know about the wood the body is made of? Is It Alder, mahogany...? As far as I remember, the ESP had neckthru construction. Thx.

[@scottdunn2178]

Basswood

[@scottdunn2178]

@@larsheuker I think so too. A maple top on basswood isn't bad, but straight basswood is too spongy sounding. It's why I don't like those 80's Japanese Charvels.

[@chocopuppet3295]

"New York XL"

[@lespeol]

that light............

[@ltcesaralmeida8]

Andre uses Ampeg bass cabinet ?!

[@TheRazorbackking]

Thank you for this video, i was always interested which gear they using live. I feel fucking proud that Blind Guardian is an german band.

[@JustSomeRandomGaming]

Ah i knew Hans is Dutch that accent is so definitly Dutch!

[@AJwiththeAK]

So is the only way to get a blind guardian sweatband is to be a roadie?

[@akaboo69]

Half a step-down my favorite tuning

[@romaonetto]

\m/

[@ettiennegroenewald2901]

Why not just use the mesa boogie heads? every video its just eeh aah we using the kemper or the axe fx, but no one ever uses the stock amp models on them, nooonooooo we had to profile a real amp.

[@EvilDragon666]

Because tubes break in transport. Kempers/Axe FX are a lot more portable and sound virtually identical (especially the Kemper), no need to replace tubes, they produce consistent output day in and day out... There are benefits to it.

[@blacklabelmansociety]

+Mario Krušelj also lightweight

[@tuanngo8575]

Cuz it's more portable and reliable for touring, and it sounds great dont get me wrong, I love tube amps and seeing "the wall of marshalls" on stage. But the modeling stuffs these days have a lot to take into

[@screaminggoat4224]

Ettienne Groenewald when Guardian plays over here in Germany the use real tube amps. When they are going on a world Tour they use Kemper and Axe FX for transportability. So If you wanna hear them with real tube amps Come to Germany.

[@taxo]

I don't want to sound like a dick, but I personally think Marcus sounded better some albums ago, when he was probably using the Dual Recto(IIRC), and Andrè with the Dual Reverb (more recognizable sound to me). But I guess the Axefx is just way better for portability and recording

[@BeardedDanishViking]

Much more efficient logistically and much more reliable. As well as more flexible :3

[@taxo]

+BeardedDanishViking more flexible for sure,reliable dunno... a good analog amp can hardly be unreliable

[@BeardedDanishViking]

Fabrizio Zado Donadelli Nor did i say that it was. But the Axe FX is more reliable, in my experience. :)

[@taxo]

to each one his own ;)

[@ltcesaralmeida8]

Andre uses Ampeg bass cabinet ?!

[@MrMethadrine]

I never understood why big bands need so much shit

[@bauchbart]

bc playing shows on the road for months in a row is not the same as playing a show in a local bar once a year.

[@kevinmiller1251]

Man metal bands need to get back to tube amps. Real amps, real power

[@saintluciaofficial2019]

I use a Line 6 Pod Pro X through a Peavey Valveking 100 head. The tubes make a huge difference honestly. If I had to, I'd get another tube amp head. To me, it's worth it.

[@georgc6947]

I used to think so for a long time...until Kemper came along. They do such a good job of recreating the tube sound through profiling that they make the heavy tube amps obsolete. People can't tell the difference in A/B tests. If you don't believe me, go play one.