GEORGE LYNCH/LEGENDARY TONES MR. SCARY TUBE MODULE

The Legendary Tones George Lynch signature Tube Gain Module for Marshall amps (and others): legendarytones.com/lynch-mod-pre-order-page/
Got GAS? Check out all the cool gear and sweet deals from my pals at Sweetwater (Affiliate): imp.i114863.net/Zg0RQ
Want some cool reading/progressive glasses, that don’t look like they came from the drug store? I wear em, I dig em! Check out CADDIS:
caddis.pxf.io/c/
BRAND NEW PETE THORN MERCH! T-shirts, hoodies etc: teespring.com/stores/pete-thorn
PETE THORN II NEW ALBUM OUT EVERYWHERE NOW, CLICK TO BUY/LISTEN HERE: smarturl.it/petethornII
Get Pete's 'Space Charged" jam track in E on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/space-charged-jamtrack-key-of-e/1312721194?i=1312722012
Check out "A Rush To The Head": by Pete Thorn itunes.apple.com/us/album/rush-to-the-head-single/id1235157238
Check out "Clean To Scream" by Pete Thorn: itunes.apple.com/us/album/clean-to-scream-single/id958774283
Check out "To Live And Die In Nashville" by Pete Thorn: itunes.apple.com/us/album/to-live-die-in-nashville-single/id958453908

[@ajreynolds806]

George doesn't get enough credit imo. Dude's got insane chops, is always evolving as a player and has put out some great gear/innovations in his own right. Really under appreciated player.

[@Kurt1969]

Plus he is one of those players that has his own signature sound. You know when he is playing! The 80's were so magical with musician's like George.

[@curtisboswell2619]

GL is a six-string MONSTER... Nobody plays like he does. His style has been imitated by many, but never successfully duplicated. I'd love to hear the result of GL and Reb Beach playing in the same band... and what would come of that.

[@distantstorm3808]

@@curtisboswell2619 How do you figure? He's been a legend in the guitar world since the '80s.

[@LegendaryTones]

I’ve been appreciating his playing and music since I first heard Tooth and Nail (must have been in 5th grade I think?). It’s been a pleasure to have collaborated with him on this one. Back in High School with my very first band we had a school performance (my first one and I was terrified) and Dokken’s “Alone Again” was one of the tunes we played for the entire school. It turned into a great memory!

[@nonyaanon6801]

Oh he gets all the credit he deserves he's great you just not from that era they cheated Eddie Van Halen the same way it's just the way life is that's the way people are

[@haffajajr1]

I had the opportunity to meet George Lynch locally when I was in high school and then again I got to hang out with him and shoot the breeze almost 12 years later. He is a very genuinely nice, intelligent, and humble gentleman. His approach to music theory is very interesting, as in; he claims to not know much music theory but he would fool any of us I'm sure. I would take the opportunity to visit with him again any day and I would also recommend the same for anybody. Talk about a revolutionary mind and genuine influencer on the modern sound and the classic sound that we all love. As an ESP player, i adore this man. As a guitar tech and luthier, he is an idol. There's just so much good to say. As a physiologist, he is a machine regarding his level of fitness to this day. A conversation that I will be saving for the next time I have the opportunity to pick his brain a little bit. Keep on rocking George!

[@SquidgyPickle]

GL is absolutely incredible. One of the greats, his solo on “War” is incredible from the Rebel album. Greatest vibrato of all time in my opinion

[@smartrn1]

George Lynch - Living guitar Legend. 🤘🏻🇺🇸🎸

[@jeffallen3382]

George is so under appreciated!

[@Samhaim1234]

By who?

[@chicoclint]

Recently got a Hot Mod V2 for my Friedman Twin Sister. Such a great combination - I have all the stock tones available on one channel, and all those awesome modded tones on the other. I really couldn't be happier!

[@taylorzomer5223]

Pete always has the best tone, the best licks, unreal demos. Love this guy 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@humanactivated1017]

Pete’s lynch demo is more lynch than lynch himself

[@timwhite5562]

"how do you get enough balls and sustain and grind in your tone, whole keeping it tight and defined?" I figured the answer was trading it for a Silver Jubilee.

[@tfrost33elkhunter]

George has been my favorite since I first heard of him back in 1984 when I was in junior high! What a great time to be alive. Love Pete too!!!

[@greggee1302]

Looks like a great way to hot-mod a JCM without butchering it !. If you have a JCM with an Effects Loop, you can also get similar great results by inserting tube rackmount (or pedal) pre-amp....and maybe you already have one laying around !. My favorite is the Tube Works Blue Tube 905 12AX7 rackmount unit. You have front panel control of the BIAS and CONTOUR of the tube, 3 band EQ, and gain and master volume controls. Your amp will immediately have more tube tone complexity, (and more gain if you want), and can be used to EQ your amp to any frequency profile you like...Diesel, Mesa, Friedman, Fender, Vox. Other great candidates for this "Mod In A Box" include any of the other 1990s Tube Works rackmount and pedal tube preamps like the Tube Driver, RealTube, SmoothTube, and Shred. Of course their predecessor the Chandler Tube Driver is great. Also the rackmount Jackson JX-3 and Peavey Rockmaster. and the Dean Markley Overlord pedal (made by Tube Works). This method avoids the clipping diodes when you add gain into the front end of the amp...and becomes a "Tube Mod In A Box'...you can add gain and EQ...but can clean up the amp from 20 feet away with your guitar volume and pickup selection.

[@thomasmullin9315]

Amazing! Going to get one soon! I can say that one really underrated aspect of the plug in is the low LOW noise floor (I have the Hot Mod EVOv2 in my 1979 JMP 2203). Its amazing that the increase in gain is less noisy than stepping on a SD1 or TS808 (although these have their place in addition to the hot mod). Really well done @legendarytones -

[@chaitanai]

EPIC. One of the BEST sounds I have ever heard.

[@jacob_miller]

OMG Mr Thorn! That sounds fantastic. As much as i want this sound i know that 90% of it is just your outstanding playing 🤣 You have really been on a winning streak with these recent uploads, Rock on brother, with love & heartfelt appreciation from Western Australia 🙏

[@danriley5848]

The module sounds great and George was a huge influence on me and I have always loved his tone. Great video as always Pete ✌🏻

[@vpovince1001]

Your playing is just kicking butt all the time!!

[@Xyrium]

That's Pete, never running out of the tastiest material known to man. Love ya man....great as always.

[@robbramwell512]

Freaking Love that tone! Perfect Video, Pete! Thanks for sharing!

[@JimmyGallowayGuitar]

GL is the only one left of the big 3. He keeps improving. Always had killer tone.

[@joejohnson8966]

Excuse me, who is in the big 3 outside Lynch?

[@JimmyGallowayGuitar]

@@joejohnson8966 EVH, Randy and George were considered the 3 guys, since they were on the scene at the same time. There are others in the scene like Jake & Warren..... Vai in a class all his own, kind of removed from the Strip scene.... they all had a reality check when Yngwie showed up.

[@joejohnson8966]

@@JimmyGallowayGuitar Thank you for clarifying.

[@andrewsmall4865]

I like Dokken's music better but Nuno is right there with George as far as badass players.

[@JimmyGallowayGuitar]

@Andrew Small Nuno is a killer. Since first record. However, he's not part of the scene I referred to in SoCal in late 70s. The 3 guys everyone was watching was EVH, RR & GL.

[@Rocksoup77]

Man does that tone sound great! I love your playing on these demos.

[@davefromnh9204]

Ive been super interested in these!! Thanks Pete!! Always love the videos!

[@DavidRodriguez-mp9nh]

Always awesome Pete!! Thank you for the content!

[@Cliffswanson]

Pete... Doesn't matter what you might be demoing I just love listening to you play guitar. Thanks for being here.

[@brandongasperson3540]

Lol right?? I do watch for the gear and his setup tips and etc… BUT A lot times I’ll rewatch a ton of his vids to watch and hear him play to get myself pumped/motivated to play and practice. And steal licks and techniques 😜😂

[@SteveOuimette]

Killer demo, Pete! Dave knows exactly what he's doing with these and you showed it off perfectly. I've got a Hot Mod v2 in my '81 JCM800 and it does exactly what I always want it to do...but it's completely stock (which I love...the 80's are over and we don't want to butcher these amps like we did back then!).

[@alexmbrenner]

George has such great tone very overlooked. Plus he had those module amps out before most. Great video!

[@philfrank5601]

Looks like a great option for those who don't want to permanently modify their 800, and also don't want to rely on pedals.

[@wimcoppens73]

I have this thing in my marshall super lead '76 and it's just great ! I also have the Hot Mod installed in a '74 super lead.. also VERY good ! Great demo as always Pete !!!!

[@RealROI]

Nice playing bro. George Lynch is my favorite guitarist ... and despite he's a legend he's still putting out unbelievable rock the last 2 decades in fact, his stuff over th last decade is amazing. Check him out and support him - never mind GL's shredding - I've just liked his music, composition and constant riffs, he just has it with making music you want to listen to. Lots of shredders I like watching for an hour every 6 months and marvel what they can do but not interested in listening to their music over and over again. GL is my fave and he's still going! Unbelievable!

[@jonnyhotcakes58]

great sounds and outstanding playing

[@MichaelSorensen-bl3ec]

Great demo. I've been using one of their regular models in a Marshall Studio Classic for about a year. Absolutely one of the best investments I ever made.

[@crilf5830]

Thanks Pete!

[@MoreMeRecording]

I love it when mods, pedals, preamps etc where you can actually hear the changes claimed. Too often the differences are sometimes psychosomatic where here the difference is very apparent.

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

That is my favorite of your guitars. I love when you show it off. Just the look of it says 'play me' !!! 😇

[@therover5943]

That was a cool azz jam. Expect no less out of Mr. Pete Thorn. Thanks for the kind distraction in my day.

[@alhemmings8554]

Great intro tune Pete. Love this tone.

[@shorerocks]

That was... exceptional, Pete. I could FEEL ya playing and rocking out!

[@mikeromanowski1379]

You are an incredible guy and a virtuoso to boot, good thing you exist Pete Thorn ....... just a nice guy next door !!!!!!!!!

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks Mike!

[@lifeofmtc]

Great review, great product. Shout out to David, well done!

[@Burkhimself]

Big fan of this. I have one from (I think) the first run w/George’s autograph. I like it all the way up with a 12au7 and a 12at7 (Marshall gain on 10)…..or with a 12ax7 and at7 Vmod gain on 5, Marshall preamp on 10. Almost perfect. Vmod bass switch always off. Killer riffage, Pete 🤘🏼

[@ianorourke6320]

Love it brother. I mentioned before, I switched from driving the front of my jmp2204 from 77 with my od1 to the hot mod evo 2. I wanted a front end direct plug thing minus my wah. Love it

[@PawpawJamz]

Incredible tone, incredible playing, Dude. Gotdayuum 🔥🔥🔥

[@sir.shreddington]

That demo sounded sweet! I just picked my Mr. Scary Hot Mod up yesterday and can't wait to check it out. I got it for my Mesa Badlander 100

[@geraldrauch1701]

what do you think??? just ordered one for my badlander 50W...cheers!!!

[@sir.shreddington]

@@geraldrauch1701killer! You’re going to love it!

[@thebugkiller9036]

Man his tone on The End Machine albums is just amazing … George always dialed in great tones !!!

[@peterschaefer1665]

Sounds killer Pete. Love to hear it with one of plexi's!

[@buzzcrushtrendkill]

THAT is truly a great improvement to the JCM 8 sound.

[@tengilshadow4869]

Wow, David has done it again, hasn't he!!!! Scary good is an understatement. Killer tone that is unobtainable with traditional gain pedals! Hats off for mr Legendarytones, David Szabados🤘🤘

[@rocksteady6448]

I love watching George he is awesome for me I run an evh stealth 100 watt takes care of everything

[@johnmccullim]

Really cool, well played man.

[@adiohead]

Gilby Clarke's JCM800!?! Saw him play with GnR back in 92 at Wembley Stadium. And saw him play with Slash's Snakepit in 95 at the Forum.

[@freddyleal1756]

Awesome vid, sounds ridiculous good Pete. Nice to hear with a marshall and you playing. I have one with the reverse wire put in the V3 slot in my friedman runt 50. Friedman amps are great to begin with. With the mod it just the icing on the cake and rolled back cleans up perfectly. Shout out to Dave and George killer deadly combo of tone magic.

[@LegendaryTones]

Appreciate that and thank you! The Friedman Runt 50 is my amp of choice (great value for the $$ as well) and one I want to do some demos with as well. Such a great tone with Dave Friedman’s amps and the mod has been super popular in both the Runt 20 and 50.

[@kevins.3825]

Pete plays tasty licks and is fun to watch.

[@nkeppy123]

dude that tone is wicked with that module!😯

[@PunchboxRockers]

Great jam at the start!

[@cerveshred]

Wicked Sentation album have one of the best tones ever!!

[@craigcox1309]

Would have been interested to hear how it sounded using one of your favorite guitars with Humbuckers instead of single coil. George even has a "Mr. Scary" custom humbucker available.

[@Boogiethrash]

Got one in my 86’ 2203. Best investment for a jcm in my opinion. It sounds and feels so good.

[@charlesbukowski9836]

How though? Would you say it turns a mundane 800 or whatever into a boutique amp?

[@Boogiethrash]

@@charlesbukowski9836 well, yes and no. Just a great hot rod to the amp without modding. Definitely a different flavor than any pedal or boost ive tried out front.

[@charlesbukowski9836]

@@Boogiethrash well what do you like about it 😂

[@Boogiethrash]

@@charlesbukowski9836 more gain, more highs. Little tighter. No mods to amp. Feels warmer then any OD pedal ive tried. Adjustable gain on tap. Plug that in and it will make your stock jcm 800 scream into Judas Preist, Slayer, hot rodded marshall territory. Amazing device, even if you dont wait to go full on gain its killer to just use less than 1/2 way in conjunction with the preamp gain and find new exciting tones. Great for Tool riffs and even tons of classic rock with some Oomph.

[@charlesbukowski9836]

@@Boogiethrash Thanks

[@thought1212]

the tone works. your riffs where awesome even thou im a thash fan. just cool.

[@ianfurqueron5850]

Neat. I'll have to check which JCM800 I have when I get home. It would be fun to have this as a reversible option.

[@hyperbolekid]

Got a couple of these and they work very well🤘🤘🤘

[@robertdouble559]

GREAT sounding mod! Lynch, Di Martini and Jake E Lee were the 80's cock rock elite, in the tier JUST below Eddie and Randy and Malmsteen. I guess you can put Vai in there too, but he's not as savage or sleazy as any of those other guys. A bit too nerdy and clean for me. This is all extremely subjective of course! 😁 To people unfamiliar with this part of music history or interest in rock music, those guys would probably all sound pretty much the same.

[@joshuarupp4325]

Spot on

[@Inverse_Sense]

Great playing man! You don't get enough credit!

[@johndeschain2156]

Sounds really good.

[@audionutmike]

Killer intro song Pete!

[@JockeLundgrenTV]

Excellent, as always. Thanks! 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@PhpGtr]

I gotta admit, stock it sounds pretty damn good. Better than any JCM 800 I ever plugged into at a rehearsal studio. I don't hear the drawbacks you're saying it has, just a little less gain and presence.

[@SMGMusic14]

I understand the confusion. Yes the core tone is tasty, as Pete said a couple of times, the magic is primarily in the 'articulation' element. You're looking for a healthy compression that compliments the initial pick attack at a low pre amp stage (we're talking between 3 and 4). and that's generally really difficult to achieve on stock 2203's. (To get the stock JCM to sound good Pete used a lot of hi pre amp examples, which is what a lot of people do to try and get good tone, for softer rock it works wel but it really doesn't give the responsive articulation qualities desired for hard rock.

[@AMSOfficial79]

Damn, Pete. Throwing the licks down on this one!

[@musicmann1967]

I never bonded with Marshall personally, but I always liked other people getting their cool tones from them. This sounds big and chewy and articulate. The module made it noticeably better right away imo. Nice job, Mr. Lynch. Great demo, Pete!

[@dennismcdonald2607]

I felt EXACTLY the same about most Marshall's I ever played except maaaaybe 2. Then I bought a JVM 410H on a whim and hot damn!!!!!!!

[@musicmann1967]

@@dennismcdonald2607 That's awesome! Way back when I was playing out, I moved from the Marshall 50W I had to A Hiwatt and was very happy. Later, I wound up being a Vox guy. So I guess it makes sense that I didn't connect with Marshall. But I love the sound of them for other people! LOL

[@brianwood7237]

I always added my big box Rat (now MIA) in front of my 82 50 watt JCM800...Sold it because the original half-stack with 265 watt cab never had the BALLS the JMPs had... On a side note when I saw George with Dokken open for Dio on the Last in Line tour in 84, he was using Randall amps in his touring rig...KILLER arena rock tones 🤟

[@TesserId]

Totally explains everything that I've found frustrating about bright caps. And, I've installed bright caps on preamps and guitars in the past. But this, right here, is at least half the reason boost pedals and hot pickups exist.

[@charlesb7831]

I always wanted one of these for my Marshall JCM800 4010 combo and my Carvin X-50B with 4x12 cab. Anyway possible to get into some studio type rack stuff, ie. Radial jd7 injector lol. Fantastic review as always!

[@svtbass]

I did a few gigs with him a couple of years ago.. He used a Freidman. . One of the BEST Git sounds I have ever heard. Had Bottom but didnt mess with my bass. Had TOP but it wasn't harsh.. It moved air and it wasn't boomy.. And Im a bass player

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

My yellow Boss OD always made my 50 watt lethal. I imagine this would only make it crazier but honestly I don't think I need it. But it is cool nonetheless.

[@wjbecker4]

Think you and George are fab

[@JB-ob8qu]

Sounds killer!

[@robertdouble559]

Gusty and articulate. So is the mod! 😁

[@tonelok]

GL is an awesome dude and that sounds killer. But that base tone did have a bit of Slash in there... Perhaps an EQ to boost that signal a tad and roll off a touch of the lows?

[@mikewilliams4336]

wOW.....OPENING is hilarious Pete.......please Dont forget that flatted 5tH!

[@ttop23]

Always appreciate how cool your compositions are but the riff in this one is off the scale! 🔥

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks!

[@amfk8079]

George is my guitar hero. I do not think the guy gets enough attention. YJM noodled around way way too much, but brought us harmonic minor. Evh had taping but it really was eddies rhythm playing and tone that is the bees knees IMO, the groove is incredible. you combine those two and you get lynch. The tone that sounds "on fire", tasteful harmonic minor. The "lynch chords" my dad always called it like the Unchain the night main riff when he walks down the power chord

[@jcwear89]

Sounded really cool loads of CRRANG to the sound

[@farbrorknark]

Holy shit, that sounds insane!

[@est4nis]

besides the tone, damn your playing was on fire too

[@chrisrussoroos6091]

Pete is absolutely killing’

[@jfrancis411]

Would love to hear that module with the Top Hat!

[@ManinaGarage]

Mother of Crikey! You can rip on that thing! 🥳 I am not getting any work done 😂🤣 Another fantastic video Mr. Thorn! 🤘😎

[@iwannarockon2010]

Sizzling heat 🤘

[@jasonbates2687]

I have the original V2 Hot mod in my Marshall SV20h. Vast improvement, no OD pedal needed now. George's tone on Kiss of Death is the ultimate hotrodded Marshall tone imo, still chasing it.

[@LegendaryTones]

I’m a fan of the Back for the Attack album and its aggressive tones too. Toss up between it and the Under Lock and Key records for me. 🤟🏻

[@theoversouls]

That guitar is badass!

[@fireonhigh100]

im buying it nowww!!!!! its going to kill in the 92 dual rec😈

[@johnnyb3987]

Just got mine yesterday and it's in my Friedman jj100. Awesome.

[@sahlomonic]

Jesus, why in that amp? There's already a ton of gain and an extra preamp tube

[@johnnyb3987]

@@sahlomonic All I can say is you'd have to try it. You can tailor the gain to your requirement and the bass boost is great for messing around at home. I mainly bought it to use in my smallbox, but it's great in any amp it will work with.

[@nickfit3]

Amazeballs demo Mr. Pete!! I have a Marshall Origin 20 head that I use as a backup, and was wondering if this would work on it, or blow it up?

[@DeadShred9]

"In My Dreams" Dokken 1986 George Lynch Guitar Solo of the year from Guitar Player Magazine . Had a copy lost it through the years of booze , Girls and other Thang's LOL ! Lynch & DeMartini are who Influenced me the most after 1984 before it was EVH & the Amazing Randy Rhodes !! EVH , Lynch & RR were always in constant competition in the Late 70's then with the 80's Metal scene exploding we had a whole New Class of Guys to learn from ! Vai , Malmsteen , Satch , P. Collen , V. Campbell , Jake E. Lee , Mick Mars , Impellitteri & I could keep going its was a Decade of Magic and the Best Guitarist to ever make Metal Music in our Past , Present or Future !! I was young and lived it cannot find words to describe how Fun and Fantastic it was !!!

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

I sang for a bar-band as a senior in high school during the summer/fall of 1987 & the guitar player had a JCM 800 he ran one of those red 9-series Ibanez compressors into. I thought he nailed Lynche’s tone back then.

[@johnstitt2615]

Henceforth you shall be known as the “Tone Doctor”.

[@mikeseadorf4952]

MR. SCARY'S SALT AND PEPPER! 🤘

[@tondebruijn5424]

'A little flubby' is what they keep putting on my evaluations at work. I always took that as a compliment now I'm starting to think I might need one to help me with that. Maybe that will pursuade my wife I need one of those. Is this difficult to fit into my Blackstar Fly 3 ?

[@RokDAWG1]

Damnit! I was tricked! I misread the banner and thought it was about to premiere! Nooo in 15 hours! Sheesh! I’m stoked to hear hear this! 🤘🤘

[@BAND-MAID-USA]

60 years later and the JCM800 finally sound kind of good.

[@kxmrock]

Got One

[@Bigmike3406E]

My Old JCM800 Marshall has winged “ C” tubes and is already amazing and my JCM900 has been switched over to KT88 tubes . I’m good buddy . Great video PETE thanks for sharing . Unless I’m playing outdoor gigs on full balls my settings in my studio are 4&7 on both amps . Wish you would have played a humbucker guitar also .

[@PeteThorn]

My Guitar has a Thornbucker 2 humbucker in the bridge!

[@mikebozik]

More than anything, I feel like the mod adds compression. Also, it probably interacts with the tone controls and gain structure a little differently... so salt to taste. 😊 For sure, it makes the guitar easier to play, and you feel freer and more relaxed in the performance. At least, this is what I observed. Thanks again, Pete!