Walter Trout on why he doesn't use pedals

"I just don't see any need for pedals,” says the Strat-wielding blues rocker with a nod to his trusty old Mesa/Boogie Mark IV tube amp. “I have this theory that if you get a kickass amplifier, why would you put it through a $100 pedal?”
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NB: This video was filmed back in Covid - winter of 2021 or maybe early 2022 - and we were wary of giving anything to Walter when he'd invited us into his home. We filmed a load of these at the same time (please see Pedalpocalypse playlist), we were in no rush to publish, and we published one a month when we did. We wanted to run Walter's last because we thought it funny to end on someone who didn't use pedals. We didn't put them on KZbin until now.
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[@whiskersb5296]

I’m so sick of people talking about pedals like it’s a moral issue. Who cares is someone wants to use pedals?

[@robertlange2089]

I love fuzz pedals.

[@matiasishere1487]

I love time altering pedals too. And fuzz.

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

I’ve 100 pedals but I only use three!

[@steveturner5519]

Sometimes I like it wet sometimes I like it dry

[@biffstronghold3926]

@@KRAZEEIZATION lol, yeah...yeah. I have about 30. I use a Rat, an SD1, maybe a compressor, and a reverb if the amp doesn't have it. The others just sit neatly in the box.

[@-vb-1592]

"Now, check this out"

[@jasonb.7609]

haha, exactly! classic quote

[@JamesParus]

Not many can pull off the what comes after that.

[@mbudnick242]

camera cuts back to the interviewer as a skeleton with a mask on

[@jasonb.7609]

@@mbudnick242 haha, good one!

[@tonyred520]

Yeah.a total shambles..

[@Rickyramos87]

I’ve spoken to Walter a few times and I’ve seen him live a bunch of times thanks to some old friends having a dad in his band. Walter is original. His tone is so one of a kind. That’s coming from someone whos been specifically chases tone for 14 years instead of practicing to actually play better. Tone is everything and Walter has it.

[@sharkair2839]

he use to play in his garage on memorial day. that was until they had riots in huntington beach, kinda put an end to that.

[@joeblough261]

Practice to play better and you'll find that the tone you've been chasing for so long is all in your fingers

[@umitanonymous3400]

"tone is in fingers" 😅

[@umitanonymous3400]

​@@joeblough261%100 Agree

[@Rickyramos87]

@@joeblough261 No. It doesn’t work like that for 99.999999% of people. I’m a pretty damn good guitarist and there’s a ton of toneS that I’m ok with but one that sets me apart is still and may forever be a dream. It’s just reality.

[@TweedSuit]

Hey Roy, what pedals do you use to get those sounds? Roy Buchanan: I use three. Clutch, Brake and Gas.

[@brianwells4507]

That's the truth! Roy's rig, '53 telecaster, Blackface Vibroverb, and a good guitar cord! Which Roy had the amp on 10 turned backwards, to get the overdrive sound for Purple Haze or Are You Experienced. Roy would throw some beer from his mug on the hot tubes! You think I'm kidding? I saw him do it!❤ RIP 🙏 Roy Buchanan

[@stevensapyak7971]

5.29.24. 🎸Trout®️….. is among the top echelon of Guitarist’s❗️ trying to determine who’s the best is like splitting atoms🎯 ….

[@electricgoat7833]

pretty sure he used a dallas range master

[@knowmusicman157]

Walter Is a Roy Buchanan student

[@zakkwyldesliver]

I saw Walter Trout about 20 years ago. He plays really, really loud.

[@benallmark9671]

As he should

[@jayeurgo1961]

And that’s why he gets a good sound with no pedals. Try getting that screaming lead tone at cocktail volume level - not gonna happen without help.

[@GregCombs100]

For playing out with high volume, I absolutely agree, play the amp loud because that's what it's designed for. I've found the only usefulness for an overdrive pedal is to get some crunch when playing at low volume, like home practice.

[@michaelr.4878]

It took me 30 years to figure it out..but after being a pedal guy for 30 years, I figured out that my volume knob is all I need.

[@sgtcaco]

You should try treble bleed circuit, the con is you will no longer be able to produce volume swells. That’s why I have 9 guitars.

[@maxwellblakely7952]

Exactly! I love controlling a single channel non-master volume amp with my guitar volume knob. And tube screamers, I love those too!

[@skepticalbystander]

I would probably agree if all pedals were only gain pedals, did you only ever have gain pedals? You can't get delay or phase or flange or chorus or a different kind or verb, or a practical usable wah or tremolo from your guitar knobs. Suit yourself tho,it's a free country.

[@georgerodrigues4638]

​@@skepticalbystanderit can be done-there's a guy on YT who demonstrates how to get effects by purely manual means. It's a helluva lot of work though when you can just push a button..

[@skepticalbystander]

@@georgerodrigues4638 do you know where I can check that out?

[@mikegraphone2736]

Correction, you don't need pedals if you're Walter Trout.

[@robertstan2349]

you really don't them. just crank the hell out of your amp, so your power tubes are actually working and you'll get good tone.

[@sboy1955]

Got the chops but he would definitely sound better with a few choice pedals.

[@huntermediaphotography]

I guess if you only clean and dirty that’s great. I don’t play only blues.

[@julienguillaume5010]

No. U don t need pedals period. A solid body and an ok amp is what it takes. A little fun on a wah funny sounds here and there. But if your placement s good. It just takes an amp and à guitar

[@julienguillaume5010]

​@@huntermediaphotography You should, then

[@leovonfitzy]

The best guitar related video I have seen in an absolute age!! Thank you. Walter Trout seems like a great character! X

[@RJRonquillo]

I didn't buy an overdrive pedal for the longest time, because I too had a Mark IV amp.

[@gavendelrio9193]

What’s up dude! Love your channel!

[@maxwellblakely7952]

After playing many overdrives I came to the conclusion that they pretty much all sound very very similar. Except the Tubescreamer…

[@mikaelbiilmann6826]

Saw Walther Trout Band 3 times live. Midtfyns Festival 1989 or 1990. We were walking around when we heard some wild blues rock and Hammond B3 and a wild wailing guitar. We hurried to the front and saw them for the first time. My friend who was big into Hammond B3s took oof his t-shirt with big Hammond B3 letters on it, and we held it up. The keyboard player saw it, pointed at us and gave us the thumbs up, took up his camera and took a picture. 😅 At the break he came down and talked to us. In a smaller festival that year, some people could get and autographed LP and pictures taken with them for the first 10 people that ran to another tent and got ahold pf the LP “Life in the Jungle”. I was one of the lucky ones and got backstage and got my LP autographed and took some pictures. We talked about the other festival with the t-shirt and they were so friendly. In another time, they were playing in a small club in Aarhus, and I had my camera with me and a flash. I was right up in front of Walther Trout and the bassist and they never minded my flash photography. Such nice people.

[@JimiHove]

Hi Walter. I saw you in concert 32 years ago on Midtfyns Festival in Denmark. You said something like that it was your first concert i 10 years, because of drinking had ruined your life. And you started to cry a litlle bit. It was one of the best concerts I have ever seen, and a great live record ws made from that evening. Thank you.

[@michaelgallemore7577]

Unfortunately in todays world clubs just won’t let you crank anymore. Trout gets a lot of gigs where it’s overlooked. He’s earned it!

[@timothyappling9172]

You're correct. When I played in the 70's through the 90's, you could crank it up and let your amp and speakers do the work. I like a little reverb and sometimes maybe a Wah or distortion for a couple of songs. Sometime after the turn of the century, rules and people started to change. Nowadays, many clubs have a noise ordinance, and some won't even allow a hard drummer. That's why I've had to experiment with pedals to get the right sound and tone and lately, even modelers. I still love and prefer to crank up a tube amp when I can.

[@Stratmanable]

Playing at volumes that fit the room is what good musicians do.

[@toddgilbert]

I play drums and we have been told to turn it down plenty. Blues clubs tell me don't play drums so loud. Funny when I got off stage some guy told you need to play louder.

[@maxduke1943]

@@Stratmanable I've been asked to turn down the volume because people must speak and hear what they say -- nobody is interested in music anymore

[@Stratmanable]

@@maxduke1943 You misunderstand the role of the band in a bar or restaurant. The purpose of a band in these settings is to provide background atmosphere so that people can have their conversations and eat in comfort. Most venues for music aren't rock clubs or theaters. They're bars and restaurants. Bars and restaurants exist to serve customers, not your ego. And generally, good musicians should never play too loud for the size of the room. Or so loud they can't hear each other. "Crank it up!" is the mating call for guys with small dicks, and the insecurity surrounding the problem.

[@moose6676]

I have had the pleasure to see Walter Trout, and what a very modest guy 🙈 he is an absolute amazing, brilliant guitarist to say the least. Just make sure that you go to see him. Thanks for the video 🙏🏻

[@johnlane9743]

I've stood 10 feet from SRV and 10 feet from Walter Trout as they punished the strings - both are equally as impressive.

[@eristicfreethinker2098]

I’ve had the good fortune to be able to see them both live in tiny venues from less than 5 feet and SRV was much more impressive to me. Music flowed through him like no one I’ve ever seen live. I’m not knocking Walter. He’s great with more traditional blues but he’s no SRV.

[@johnlane9743]

@@eristicfreethinker2098 luv the input - but as they say - its a difference of opinion that makes horse racing possible...

[@Rhythmicons]

For me it was about 10-15ft from Santana. We just happened to be standing right there where his spot was. He sat down on this little thing and played. We were so close.

[@MrHellfinger]

I finally broke down and ordered a reverb pedal because my Mesa Subway Rocket didn't have one and I kinda got jealous of the Fender reverb amp guys sounding so good lol. Ran the verb pedal through the effect loop. Loving that sound, but literally, I played gigs for YEARS without pedals.

[@michaelgreen5206]

Love Mesa Boogie amplifiers too & have seen Walter & band at Perq's and they put on a great show!!!

[@matthewdickerson6560]

Great dude, but I still like pedals.

[@huntermediaphotography]

You don’t need pedals, you need rack effects. Have yet find a way to make a clean/dirty amp get delay, flange, echo, phaser, or tremolo with no rack efx or pedals. I mean there 100+ different amps out there that built in effects. So yeah you just use your with built in effects and you’re “not” using pedals.

[@Dawg93]

@@huntermediaphotography I don't understand, you can easily 'make a clean/dirty amp get delay, flange, echo, phaser, or tremolo' with pedals. Even cheaper single unit multi-fx pedals.

[@zhou_sei]

@@huntermediaphotography if i had all my pedals and all the pedals i want in rack form, it would be as tall as the empire state building.

[@guitarworld]

You're allowed.

[@matthewdickerson6560]

@@guitarworld no shit

[@jmvmike]

Damn he can make that Strat Sing!

[@SenseiNWDA]

Saw Walt playing with John Mayall back in the day. Coco Montoya was the other guitarist in the band. Listening to the two of them trading links and feeding off each other was amazing. After the show, I bought a round for the band. After a great conversation, the entire band signed a guitar strap for me.

[@funkykoval2099]

Thank you ! I just bought my first electric guitar. It's very calming that I can still learn music without spending all money... Although fuzz and wah are great :D

[@archstanton3763]

First person I saw do the volume swell violin effect. I was a teenager and Walter blew my mind such a fantastic musician and man. Love him !!!

[@eristicfreethinker2098]

Volume swells. Watch some Roy Buchanan videos. Start with The Messiah Will Come Again.

[@archstanton3763]

@@eristicfreethinker2098 I love Roy Buchanan and Danny Gatton, two of my favourites.

[@elcomberro123]

Behind every "i don use pedals" guy are standing all crew of sound tech's w their mics, massive soundboards with all kind of eq, compresors, and hq PA system.

[@VoxMax1200]

Well said about that. Bravo!!

[@nunestunes]

Technically we don't need amps but just like pedals they're fun to have

[@patrickhawkinson8399]

If you are playing an electric guitar live you kinda do need an amp though. Yes pedals are fun, but if you have more than a half dozen, and are using them more than half the time, you are either an expert level player in a very dynamic band, or are not working on your own tone enough. Nothing beats a tube amp turned up to 11....nothing.

[@castleanthrax1833]

We definitely do need amps. They're the part that produce the sound that electric guitars are built for.

[@alchemysticgoldmind4164]

Touche;;'

[@zhou_sei]

we don't really need anything besides food and water and protection from the elements... and yes, guitars and vintage tube amps and pedals and aftermarket pickups are fun.

[@castleanthrax1833]

@zhou_sei We need guitars if we want to play the guitar. The video wasn't a philosophical argument about what we need to live. It was about what is needed as a guitarist.

[@TheAndybow1964]

Would love to to play though a mesa 100 watt at the point of break up. Unfortunately my neighbours would get more than a little pissy. Guess i will have to stick to the King of Tone and a nice reverb.

[@strugglingguitarist]

Walter is a living Legend, Angus Young and Michael Schenker don't use pedals either, their still pretty good, both living Legends as well as far as I am concerned, don't judge a guitarist by his pedals, no disrespect to " That Pedal Show"

[@castorprof]

Schenker uses a wah and Angus uses a booster pedal …

[@vectragt2310]

Blackmore... uses an AIWA only...

[@strugglingguitarist]

@@castorprof I ran a google search that says he does not use pedals

[@michaeltaylors2456]

Add Eddie Van Halen

[@Lansoise]

Angus is a weak player. Kinda boring and overrated. Each track the same trick.

[@justinpurba]

Definitely the sweetest way to show love to a guitar.

[@TheTwangKings]

You don't "put the amp through the pedal". It's the other way around. 😂

[@craigdamage]

"I don't want any of those nasty colors on my perfect fine paintbrush" ----no artist ever said

[@jaredcooper8158]

That's true unless you're using the effects loop.

[@henryuribe4322]

I believe he was talking about his guitar sound.

[@owenbruce4120]

Whatever works 4 you is what'll do...Walter has his way with the old cool blend 👌⚡

[@StrikeValkyrie]

HOLY CRAP THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!

[@FerdnandFreeholi]

this guy kicks serious ass

[@foxyjazzbopper]

Wow!.. what a gent.. what a player🙏👌👌👌

[@sweezyjackson4935]

What if you want delay? Or chorus? Or flanger phaser ??

[@alchemysticgoldmind4164]

DREAM...😁😂😂😂😂

[@zhou_sei]

play in a beautiful giant church and have your road crew run around with speakers?

[@theuserthatishere]

that's the point, he doesn't

[@TheNoncritical1]

@@theuserthatishere In that case, there's no point. When you're playing with basically the same sound on everything you do, you'll use an amp that has what you need built in.

[@joshuabeeAlafia1]

Walter Trout is a badass. period. and his tone is fiyah.

[@jimmygillard]

Going to see Walter in a few months, can't wait!

[@floyd212121]

I heard this guy on the blues channel and loved him, I love him more now. I have like 20 rare and vintage pedals and don't use a one.

[@sue08401]

When I started playing and gigging in the 60's I used a Gretch Astro jet - later added a Gretch firebird (still own both) and they were played through a Vox Super Berkley. Plenty of power for clubs.

[@DrMattWalton]

Nice mask dude, you must be terrified.

[@curtrod]

you must not be a doctor right?

[@JimRosebush-g8v]

@@curtrod Conspiracy Troll!!

[@DrMattWalton]

@@curtrod I believe so…

[@joeshoe6184]

Masks are used to help prevent the spread of pathogens. Perhaps the interviewer is ill, perhaps the interviewee requested it. It can be common courtesy to wear a mask in certain situations. Not sure why someone would be against this...

[@transparent6748]

Old friend of mine was huge fan of this guy back in the 80s,,fantastic 🙂

[@lovescarguitar]

"I don't see a need for pedals" That's great. For you. But that is the amazing thing about music. Everyone is different and speaks differently (musically).

[@MrHellfinger]

Literally, his first word in that sentence tells you HE prefers it that way. I agree with you though. To each his own. Takes all kinds to make a world.

[@rockerbuck967]

Greatest words ever said!!

[@parlance.electricco]

The Delay and Chorus effects really came to the fore there at the 3:11 mark... kinda magic. I also love how the volume goes down when you turn down the volume... handy to keep the mix person busy at a gig.

[@jasonlewis5350]

Sounds like spring reverb from the amp to me.

[@shakesquire84]

Take that, Hendrix.

[@dannystrat]

Walter is one of the best! However, I play in bands and in venues that I can’t crank it up to 11 to get that tone that lift your soul and influences your playing. I can barely get past 4 most of the time! So yes, I need pedals. But not too many!

[@sharkair2839]

perhaps a tuner pedal? maybe a little echo>

[@zhou_sei]

that's all i need. also flanger, that's all i need. and a phaser, univibe, autowah, fuzz, more fuzz, reverse ping pong echo... but that's all i need. and a convolution reverb. but seriously, that's all i need.

[@Scorhos]

We dont need pedals,but they make the work easier. This trick he does with the pinky is like somewhat a slow effect pedal. I saw a guy doing a wah effect using the 5 way , but this could tore the piece apart. Is to make the playing more confortable. I have a pedal that simulates a lot of amps,as the mesa boogie. Is a lot cheaper than a mesa boogie,too.

[@rotosound_uk]

Hell of a tone! We're so proud that Walter endorses Rotosound strings

[@GeorgeHeil-gg6wv]

Wonderful when you've got a FOH engineer to keep you at unity with the overall mix.

[@scholasticdeth]

My friend who was really really into blues showed me this trick with the volume knob once. I mean it's obvious, but not everyone knows how to use it. Been using it all the time ever since

[@gilbertocruz1683]

Walter can play a broom and still sound great

[@castleanthrax1833]

When I play my broom, I don't need a dustpan.

[@LANDSEAAIRCANADA]

Walter Trout The One & Only Thanks for this

[@danielmiller210]

What's with the mask is he there to Rob him😂

[@raybrown3510]

#triggered

[@joeshoe6184]

Masks are used to help prevent the spread of pathogens. Perhaps the interviewer is ill, perhaps the interviewee requested it. It's common courtesy to wear a mask in certain situations. Not sure why anyone would be against this...

[@svenwalther135]

Pure sound out if his fingers.... Love it

[@promixing7714]

I heard a dude when I was younger by the name of Hendrix and he was using some pedals and I liked how he sounded.

[@rabbirelax]

I LOVE IT!

[@fivefingerfullprice3403]

The thing is we're artists, imagine painters saying "you only need this kind of brush"? For someone if that's what inspires then that's awesome. I love the tones some guys get out of just their amps, and I love the tones some guys get with their pedalboards. It's just the directing of electricity at the end of the day.

[@xstreamerzmcgregor3466]

Noisy when it's on low volume?

[@mikemorrisonmusic]

Hey, quick question, how are you going to get a univibe sound without the pedal? 😂

[@zhou_sei]

have roadies run back and forth with two extra speakers?

[@jackvai2681]

he's a purist...i respect that... i'd like to become that, someday... i agree with his ideas.

[@sheercerebralpower]

I don’t even use a lead any more between guitar and pedalboard…..just a wireless into a pedalboard which is Tuner-Ibanez WH 10 v1-into Cornish g2 - into Klon Centaur - into Origin FX Cali 76 - into Strymon Deco - into Eventide H 90 - into UAD Dream 65 into Gamechanger Audio Gamechanger Plus- into Boss RC 30 Looper - into Moog Ring Modulator- into A Boss CE 1 Chorus which goes stereo out into a Tube Tech Stereo Compressor into The Massenburg. 8200 Parametric EQ- I guess that is the antithesis to you Walter, but what the heck…..we both love how we sound, and I think you sound great with your approach…..but I need to maintain a polyamorous with my gear. I do actually go to jam sessions with my 66 Tele and a BF Princeton Reverb turned to 7 and nowt. That is also fun. So I know where your head is. But I like to have both. And nothing is more pleasing than sitting in your garden under the tree in the shade on a sunny day and strumming your Martin D18 etc…..

[@michaelhawkes5110]

Why I’m I so turned off by seeing a mask!!!

[@soofitnsexy]

because u are intelligent

[@scottbaxendale323]

Get over it. The air quality will be so bad soon you won’t be able to breathe without one.

[@draelyc]

I don’t know, but the fact that you are says a whole lot more about you than it does about masks or anyone wearing them.

[@rstats2127]

@@scottbaxendale323you are dumb, those type of mask don’t filter any microns. It’s basically a splash protection for gross contamination and has no respiratory protection!

[@Dave123srv]

Walter should of told him to do one

[@trixlee5102]

Walter sounds great, but it all depends on the application. If you're in a cover band doing 80's covers, for example, you will have to use some sort of effects, whether in pedal or rack form.

[@officialmrhmusic]

Whats with the mask 😅😅 Rock and Roll maaaan! 😅😅

[@thorstenriedel3152]

It is unbelievable, but his english is so clear and good to understand

[@rosewoodsteel6656]

Nice way to present yourself.

[@patriottothecore6215]

Why the face diaper? Good luck trying to get a Boogie Mk4 to sound the same 2 days in a row. Walter is one of the all time greats.

[@curtrod]

what's with being a dumbass?

[@raybrown3510]

patriot my ass

[@joeshoe6184]

Masks are used to help prevent the spread of pathogens. Perhaps the interviewer is ill, perhaps the interviewee requested it. It's common courtesy to wear a mask in certain situations. Not sure why anyone would be against this...

[@daydreamhero1374]

"turn the amp up and let's rock"..100% love it

[@marklawrence8518]

Context is everything. If you're playing large venues where you're even allowed to wind up a Boogie, great...but for the real world of bars and clubs, not so much. I've owned 3 Mark III's and a Blue Angel. All too loud. You've got to be able to play in that "sweet spot" that is different in every amp. Mark IIIs preamps were way too fizzy below that volume. Best I could do was slap a tube screamer in front of them...a great sound. Kudos to Walter, tho!

[@_944audiophile]

Come back to play H-town, Walter! What a show a few years ago!

[@patrickveit9703]

On a differant not than my previous comment. I once forgot my pedalboard for a State Fair gig and I initially freaked out. Then I calmed down, and told the sound man my dilemma. I told him I'm going to crank up my (tube) amp and asked him to put a little reverb & delay in my guitar mix which he did and then I was fine. 😀

[@montydaniel6597]

That boogie has 1 sound and way too many knobs...

[@FriedMetroid]

I respect the minimalism. Most gigs, I only use a pedal and no amp. Everything goes through our PA. Honestly, it's nice having everything in one little box and no massive, heavy gear to lug around.

[@LesleyLesPaul]

I love his style 🎉🥇🏆

[@georgebradley1672]

Awesome, Walter! I agree with you.

[@skaboosh]

Face nappy

[@raybrown3510]

#triggered

[@joeshoe6184]

Poor little snowflake doesn't like masks?

[@arrtdave]

Can't go wrong with the shoes and carpet combo for pedals...great tone!

[@herehere3139]

Its good to see yall respected his health during the height of the corona virus 🤘👏 shit killed a lot of people..

[@officialpoa3171]

*See the thing is, when ever he volumes down to clean up, the volume is so low, that his performance is absolutely CO-DEPENDANT on the Mix engineer to follow him through the show and fit his guitar into the mix through out each song. I mean dude, IF JIMI HENDRIX, SANTANA AND PRINCE in 1977 can see fit to play with pedals, I dont see why anyone should get a snobbish attitude about not playing with pedals.*

[@ColinsBackingTracks]

3:05 "now check this out" Damn!!

[@nm-mack4778]

Great guitarist, weird masker' interviewer though...

[@joeshoe6184]

Well masks are used to help prevent the spread of pathogens. Perhaps the interviewer is ill, perhaps the interviewee requested it. It can be common courtesy to wear a mask in certain situations. Not sure why a certain segment of the population has an issue with this...

[@paulricketts1089]

...I can remember walking by Perks in Huntington beach as a youngster and hearing Walter Trout wailing away and thinking, "That guys SMOKES". Now I'm 71......... and the guy STILL SMOKES!!..............

[@danielo.m.288]

Mesas Boogies have a reverb on the back and they're nice. And with a delay pedal on the loop everything becomes even better

[@TheTwangKings]

Well, if you want to sound like 10,000 other players, then you don't need pedals.

[@nihilistlivesmatter]

dumb comment tbh

[@ihatezgoogle6264]

Awwww that’s cute

[@UffeSteenGuitar]

Lol. Yes, but its still less than the rest of the world millions guitarist w pedals sounding the same 😉

[@soofitnsexy]

the opposite i dont use pedals and thats what makes me unique people who use alot of pedals sound like the pedal:)

[@timzitzelsberger3200]

Just love the motorcycle race car type sound in the end that was awesome

[@beandog100]

Different strokes for different folks. Experimentation is great, but in my experience the older and better you get, many tend to minimise effects pedals and concentrate on Walter’s approach here: Good guitar into a good (valve) amp. There’s a world of tone contained in a guitar’s tone and volume controls. And of course the hands. Watch and listen to everything Tom Bukovac has to say about tone - he is so articulate. He, Jack Pearson and just recently Nathaniel Murphy are great examples of what you can do with tone when your TOUCH is that good.

[@tellchoat8337]

“Goddamn this is a nice guitar. Jesus Christ” I felt that in my bones 😂

[@TheGreatGadfly]

The guitar world’s Gary Busey

[@jjcummings206]

I had the original LPB-1 Boost but the gain increase was an amp killer.

[@seanthomasmusic]

a 1967 Bassman Cab+head combo cranked is my favorite sound. But being a weekend warrior means I play small dive bars and restaurants. In order to get a simulation of walters sound, I NEED pedals at a low enough volume that doesn't cause hearing damage to my audience. If I was pro or super pro, Id love to just crank everything and do everything walter trout does. It does actually sound the best! But, we all have to choose our battles.

[@torthur]

Sorry, but it should be called: "You don't need a mask".

[@joeshoe6184]

Looks like we have a doctor in the house folks! Or is it just some random internet troll that doesnt know sh*t? My guess is the latter. Masks are used to help prevent the spread of pathogens. Perhaps the interviewer is ill, perhaps the interviewee requested it. It's common courtesy to wear a mask in certain situations. Not sure why someone would be against this...

[@zackmak9194]

In any case one man's meat is another man's poison. It's a question of preferences and what makes you happy and complete as a guitar player.

[@TheColdHarshTruth]

Mask = Zombie

[@barristanselmy2758]

I started off using pedals years ago. The only pedal that i still use and think is good is the Dunlop wah wah i bought in the late 90's. I stopped using pedals by my own choice one day years ago after realizing that some amps just dont need pedals.

[@garydixon6315]

Many amps don't have chorus built in though.. so i still have a pedal for that ❤

[@69hiwaystar]

If someone going to interview me with a face diaper I’d walk out

[@raybrown3510]

no one will

[@joeshoe6184]

Masks are used to help prevent the spread of pathogens. Perhaps the interviewer is ill, perhaps the interviewee requested it. It can be common courtesy to wear a mask in certain situations. Not sure what the problem is...

[@albertomarzani3216]

Great tone, nothing to say, but what if I liked chorus, Delay and phaser?

[@rahmanoff]

First class old school tones!)

[@youren8]

I don't see a need for a mask, unless you are Slipknot

[@guitarworld]

This was filmed back in Covid and we were wary of giving anything to Walter when he'd invited us into his home. It was filmed winter of 2021 or maybe early 2022. We filmed a load at the same time, we were in no rush to publish, and we published one a month when we did, and we wanted to run Walter's last because we thought it funny to end on someone who didn't use pedals. We didn't put them on KZbin until now.

[@koenibaby]

@@guitarworld Walter didn't use a mask. I guess he didn't want to play along with the scam, which we all know now.

[@xprophet9]

@@koenibaby I treated many who had the “scam” and many died..ignorance is bliss until you’re on a ventilator.

[@youren8]

@@xprophet9 mask didn't help in either case.

[@seanryan3782]

Whats with the muzzle?

[@raybrown3510]

to trigger the weak

[@IndianNuclear1]

Sounds like he didn’t need practice either 😂