Guitar Tone Masterclass - What Truly Matters?

[@jnbovee]

4 amps into 1 speaker Vs 1 amp into 4 speakers was genius. Finally someone did that to show everyone what really shapes the tone.

[@martyshwaartz971]

Reminds me of that Glenn Fricker video when he was like "Here's a comparison between pickups, oh jk I accidently changed the speaker. Here's it for real .. except I changed the mic" and so on

[@KerteszHuba]

I can’t tell you how happy I am that you’re uploading again ❤

[@DavidMaximMicic]

Me too!! :) More to come 🙌

[@KerteszHuba]

🙌 yay

[@lolzroyce]

Echoing this! My favorite musician has a new workspace, renovated living space, and beautiful spot in life. I can't wait for what's to come!

[@bleakflouw930]

​@DavidMaximMicic please! Youre the best! I hope your well ❤

[@cesarventura682]

Thank you for sharing your talent! Would you consider making a guide for mastering? The way you made Bilo IV feel is without a doubt one of the best sounding albums i've ever heard.

I would consume any mixing or mastering videos from our Maxim God on a daily basis

[@DavidMaximMicic]

Great suggestion! I can show you a few different approaches to it :)

[@omynel]

Sick video David thanks for sharing. I think your chapters markers aren't working because they're missing hyphens. They should work if you update the description like so: 00:00 - New Workspace 00:51 - What Matters? 02:14 - DEMO: Amps vs Speakers 03:38 - Little Cubes_OWL 04:47 - DEMO: IR vs Real Cab 05:18 - Closed Back vs Open Back 10:00 - DEMO: Closed vs Semi vs Open 10:24 - Back Mic Choice 11:06 - Speaker Cone 11:44 - DEMO: Sides of The Cone 12:01 - Speakers (other) 13:19 - Microphones 13:53 - DEMO: 1mic vs 4mic 14:11 - Phase 15:27 - DEMO: Phase 15:51 - Recording/Capturing 17:00 - Impromptu IR song 17:30 - Final Thoughts

[@harshitgogoi8467]

Production quality and wealth of information in this video is through the roof

[@StephenTaranto]

Incredibly insightful my man!! Miss you bro

[@actuallyasriel]

After hearing that comparison I ran (did not walk) to my amp sim, loaded up that amp I felt like had potential but could never tame, and started swapping out the cabs and holy shit you're right the cab is like 80% of the amp's character. How have I been so blind? I knew it mattered a bit more than people assume, and yet here I am, dumbfounded... Thank you for setting me straight!!

[@FilippoRosati]

Gonna show this video to all of my students, thank you for your work David!

[@milosdjokic1247]

Davide, kada sam video naslov klipa bio sam u fazonu evo ga jos jedan od hiljadu slicnih videa koji govore o stvarima koje vec i ptice na grani znaju. Medjutim mnogo sam pogresio! Naucio sam mnogo novih stvari i skontao da i ono sto sam znao ranije nisam znao zasto je to tako ili sam mislio da je zbog neceg drugog. Stvarno svaka cast i hvala ti puno! Puno pozdrava!

[@dylanlundgren]

Greatest guitar content I’ve ever seen. Comprehensive, and the details / aesthetic are so good! Thank you

[@peterdelf]

That mic phasing demo was mind blowing how much difference it can make

[@billlandon2160]

Such an amazing video! All the things I did NOT know about mic placement, speaker tones for open and closed back, concisely explained. Thank you for your meticulous work!

[@PressK]

The musical was amazing

[@ZachWirchak]

Two thumbs up for the production value of this video!

[@metrvg]

Great video! To be watched a lot of times! Thanks!

[@dmilanosounds]

Bro, i dont have enough words to thank you for this knowledge shared with us! Just wow! Thank you so much for your music and your genius knowledge too. Cheers from Brazil 🎸🎶

[@AtariForeva]

8:20 this is what Jerry Cantrell uses for his heavy fat tone. Plus fingers.

[@cambioderumbopuntonet]

Buah!!! This is not a standard video, this is like be chilling with a hero!!! What a master class, and also what a nice video, the edit, the flow... everything! Thank you so much!

[@kizonni]

Back then, when we were playing football, I was pretty shocked when you told me you never played through the amp. I'm so glad you changed that and started exploring this path. Cheers to you, my friend. Keep on rockin' !!!!

[@edwalomusic]

Amazing video David, I find every detail you put into context incredible and how every movement and thing you use changes the sound... thank you for this great explanation. It would be wonderful if you made a video capturing it.

[@Blacklight_Music]

This is incredibly high-quality content, David. Thank you so much!

[@josearjona3728]

What a FANTASTIC video

[@lucassafaru5680]

Hello David, Thank you once again for gracing us with your creative and inspiring content. We're always here supporting you! I think the time signature of the piece is 9/8, 10/8, 8/8, 9/8 ? Sending lots of love from the south of France.

[@aideeamei]

I like the bright side on the 1st speaker more and the dark side on the other. It's because the hi end available from the 2nd speaker makes me feel like it's cut out and then I start to have reflexes that my hearing is impaired by pressure or clogged ears. The dark side on that case takes away the high end in more natural manner and is still perfectly usable for less intense back guitars, while the stone is still very high quality and on a first go I have absolutely nothing against that tone. That said, thank you for the video, you summed up the information on a very clear manner.

[@justanotherguitarguy]

I'm watching this video right now. Hope you will continue costantly making contents like these. The best way to explain, the best quality audio/video We can find Is here. Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

[@jcugnoni]

Wow. This is the most detailed and condensed video on the topic that I have seen so far. So logically explained and clear. Thanks so much !!

[@stiman1]

I wanna see more of this white guitar you used in this video, looks amazing!

[@valentinhansel]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us! Plus, you stepped up your video work once again?? Your creativity with not only your music but your visuals is unmatched, well done:)

[@zander.d_]

You're the best David

[@raulgullon]

Missed you sooooo much.

[@carlosruiz5987]

Hey David! Amazing video! Thanks a kit for sharing. There is a topic about guitar processing that I rarely hear handled as well as you do, which is pick attack with heavily distorted sounds. I usually struggle to tame it (I try different picks, picking angle, picking depth, compression, transient designers, etc), and I hear the attack on your notes is always impeccable. If you find the time to share how do you tackle the issue it would be amazing! Thank you again, and great to see you back. I heard you for the first time live in Berlin a few years ago and was blown away by your tone and music. You've been a great influence on all the gear I have bought since then. I'm really happy to see you're active again and wish you all the best with your return to the scene! 🎸

[@alexh4659]

Bravo !

[@lukeyhkang]

Made my day🖤

[@aleksandardojcinovic1002]

WOW! Awesome content and insight. Scientific facts presented in a sympthical down to earth humble way. Much appreciated. Wish you all the best!

[@swatchcovers5401]

amazing video! hope to see much more! after messing with the IRs they definitely have that throaty vibe to them.

[@aaronfrye1195]

Thank you for this video David. I’ve been looking at exploring the world of IR’s and you’ve inspired me to dive in.

[@TheLydian23]

This was a good one. Thank You Sir.

[@Plant_Based_Riffs]

Man, so funny, so good. You are talented in every way. Keep them coming man!

[@fsflegacy]

Love to see you back!! Now with a mixing masterclass would make my life complete. You are a great teacher and musician ❤

[@thelastcell]

I love the info that you share with us, but what you give me the most is so much calmness for going down rabbit holes like this, its such a contrast to all the content that stresses one out :D - feels like meditation to me! thanks a ton!

[@Harrysound]

It took me a year or two to figure it out but it is indeed all about the IR (or speaker and microphone combo) These days I just one, maybe two and if they amp doesn't sound good through it then the amp gets changed.

[@jakubvanous8934]

Awesome video ! David you are master of the TONE ! ❤

[@bradfordeffingleigh96669]

If the slide-in is a part of the riff I think it's in 76/8 (38/4?)... I can't tell which is which other than the second cycle [9+10+8+9] is brighter and has some cool phrasing :D

[@MichaelSorrentino1]

So glad to see you posting more, David. Great video as always and very educational.

[@georgecriaris8103]

Im so happy you are uploading again!!!! You are such an inspiration. When you get all setup please do a tour of all your gear! All the way from pedals ro amps to keys etc!!!!! Cheers buddy!

[@intostudio4455]

This was fantastic! Would love a whole series on all components of mixing all instruments! Wonderful David!

[@itLEAKED]

Great video. To the point, and it is nice to hear it from someone who clearly knows about tone. Thank you

[@Superman-pn1rx]

You are so right. As Glenn from spectre studios has been proven, the speaker + microphone position is where the guitar tone is. Everything in the chain including guitar and amp pales in importance, when you realice that, where your efforts and time are invest change radically Thanks for such informative video.

[@theKamih]

David, thanks for all the work that went into making this. This video should be a must-watch for all electric guitar players!! :)

[@MatoMisik]

Great video 👏 thanks

[@TylerShepShreds]

Yaaaaaay! David is back! 4:47 was in 9/8?

[@DavidMaximMicic]

yes 👏❤️

[@patrickoakes8014]

This blew my mind

[@jacobgissin7828]

Absolutely love your music and happening upon this video was an extra treat. Then I realized I think somewhat similarly to you possibly. This video sums up the bulk, if not the entirety of what you need to worry about so thank you for that.I do have a question about the example you gave of phase issues with the ribbon mic moving closer while the dynamic mic stayed stationary. Maybe I am missing something, but my thoughts were that particular test would be more accurate when using the same mic for the stationary mic as the moving mic to avoid any unnecessary tonal changes inherent to the mic differences. Does that make sense? I think your point still stands true but maybe this hones in on the minutiae?

[@DavidMaximMicic]

Hi there :) Thanks for the question. That part of the video is primarily there to show the physics of sound hitting the capsules at different time intervals (distances) and how that causes phase-canceling or the change in the character of the tone. Showing it off with 2 different mics (a more real-world situation) plays no significant role in the demo (or even two different speakers for that matter) as it doesn't change the physics, which was again the only point I was presenting with that part of the video. Cheers :)

[@Sifis-Karavanos]

Greetings!! Great to see you back.....!! Thank you for your time and effort it was exceptionally good and informative video !! Your statement about Mic preamps, clear my thoughts about selling a Summit pre... im just fine with the preamps of my motu m4. i ll invest that to a faster pc than my i7 8th gen .... Keep on!!!!!!

[@jakeynez]

that was a brilliant video! awesome stuff

[@vapingcringe]

i like how you demonstrated wrong mic position with the rear of the amp head, I guess I was doing it wrong the whole time.

[@rauschguitars]

Yeah, I'm too lazy to do all that, so I've just been using your old Little Cubes IR pack for the last few months. It's fantastic! I'll have to try the new one .

[@Darkmachin3]

Great video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@Sage125]

Great to see you uploading again! Loved the insight in your creative process and the quality is top notch as always! svaka čast, majstore!

[@HamofSky]

That is such a well made video! And by the way, you are one of the only two people I've seen talking about the glue blobs (check out "The Dark Side of the Cone" by Nolly), and my engineering thesis was inspired by that video (too bad it was two years ago, I would have cited your video too! 😅) You never fail to inspire, thank you 🙏

[@jasonyltan7672]

So good, love the format and how you interspersed music into your points. Fantastic and can’t wait for the next one! Also, what’s the name of that majestic outro music?

[@7StringsOfCharles]

Excellent video, damn. I also went down on a crazy speaker/cab/mic/tone experiments bender over the past year and half to come to very very similar conclusions to yours. I hope we get to see an IR making video from you, the whole "sine sweep is obsolete" thing very enthusiastically piqued my interest !

[@jcugnoni]

Very interesting comment about using the 'tick' burst for IR. Could you explain or make a video on how you capture and create IRs using this 'tick' sound: which pulse length / envelope of the tick , sample length and which deconvolver is used? In my limited trials with sine sweeps, I never got a perfect match between IRs and the real cab/mic.. But I am not a professionnal, just a curious dude playing in his basement ;-)

[@Alex_Glass]

💜💜💜

[@nj1255]

What speakers did you end up capturing for the Owl impulse library? I'm always on the lookout for more impulses of Fane speakers 😄 Btw, what pickups are you using in that Kiesel? They sound great!

[@Morroh]

Great video David, loving the new set up! The only thing I don’t think you addressed is the volume from the speaker. How loud do you like to record your guitar tones?

[@DavidMaximMicic]

It's a comparison I’d be willing to do in the future, but from my experience, if you're not blasting the hell out of the speakers, you might not hear much of a difference. I keep my volume at “loud talking” level if that means anything 👀

[@Morroh]

@@DavidMaximMicic Thanks for the reply! Something like the minimal volume to move air I imagine. I recently picked up an old 60 watt 5150 2x12 combo. This video came out at the perfect time for me to start experimenting :) I imagine Ill be coming back to this video soon. Thanks for making this one!

[@cpurage]

When this video started until 15:27 of the video I almost decided to quit playing guitar, no matter that I learned on my own way your chops with your own chord tuning so is my mind(brain) is playing games with me or you really recorded the Destiny Potato - indifferent intro in the way explained in this video from 15:27 (0,6ms delay at 20cm) to 15:50 and who was moving the distant mic manually to reach the capsule 1 or was the diatant mic was put on an like a video camera rail tripod and was moved slightly manual by someone in order to achieve this phase effect, because you can achieve it even with Wha pedal but it will be very very hard as the Wha pedal movement is very sharp ?

[@jerrywelsh_]

I gotta know where to get that awesome guitar (storage) cabinet in the background 👀.

[@DavidMaximMicic]

It’s just moded Ikea pax 😂🫣 I’m not done with it yet tho, it’ll be even better once I finish it 🙌

[@jerrywelsh_]

@@DavidMaximMicic it’s such a good idea! I’m totally going to copy it lol.

[@Dhrune]

Good video, I can't wait to flex how smart I am now 8)

[@OfAbstract]

👏🏻🤘🏻☺️🤘🏻👏🏻

[@thedankel1994]

Hi Dave, please can you please explain what kind of Friedman amp do you have there? Is the pink taco? Or the JJ? Looks really similar to the pink taco but yours has two more knobs. Thanks and happy to se you posting again 🎉

[@thedankel1994]

Is the Wildwood 20, just in case hehe. I found it.

[@shcherbakovguitar]

Thanks for the video, David! What impulse player do you use?

[@DavidMaximMicic]

Whatever stock Convolution Reverb you have in your DAW. If none, Pulse is a good and simple one. Lately I’ve been rocking Amplitube 5 a lot more and it has a cool IR loader included 👌

[@brisbrg5179]

Imma need to get this lol

[@bradmicic6920]

hair is looking majestic

[@sonicsaviouryouwillnotgetm6678]

what kind of software do you use to capture? Ok, I could probably google it myself, but thanks anyway.

[@DavidMaximMicic]

Just my DAW, I’ll have a dedicated video on my capturing process :)

[@gunnarvingren2494]

13:00 Lol "then you put the mic in the wrong place".

[@paintrunner1321]

How many tracks you record for ritm guitar?double track,quadro?or 4 mics one track hard pan?small delay..

[@DavidMaximMicic]

Mostly just double, but if I need MORE I’d do a quad track and plus some ambience:)

[@paintrunner1321]

@@DavidMaximMicic You play every individual track or or play one time and record on several tracks from several mics.It is very hard to me play two times identicaly. Thank you for your answer!

[@CippMarian]

@SpectreSoundStudios Well, you know why i tagged you. Simple but in the face example.

[@aswinpanembrama8043]

it's 17/8

[@charlesjones9860]

It was in 9/8, since he offered bonus points

[@DavidMaximMicic]

🪙 Achievement Unlocked: Bonus Points

[@pombalazio]

When the impromptu song came up, i had to unlike the video just so i could 👍 like it again 😂

[@aleksababa]

20cm sound the best so...I guess size matters?

[@davidegiancane]

Nolly, is that you? 😄

[@Sebastian-rp7jj]

Promo_SM 💞

[@epiClaro]

[@luigi1mario]

Based and tickpilled

[@SergeVolkovMusic]

О, Ваганыч теперь на английском видео снимает.

[@ng_music812]

Ваганыч?