Hotline Bling Guitar Cover - Brendan Mowat-Smith

This one is dedicated to the jerk who almost killed me and then stole my phone and used it to almost murder someone else. Utmost thanks to John Allen for mix consultation and to Chis & Dan for busting a move.
Samples sourced here: • Timmy Thomas - Why can...
Gear used: Kingtone Ge Fuzz, Mojo Hand FX Rook, Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive MOD, UAFX Starlight, Marshall Origin 20, Universal Audio OX Box.
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[@fabianwiteczek]

holy damn the slide fits this song so well! love it

[@BrendanMowatSmith]

Thanks for saying, Fabian!

[@ApCommunityRock]

!! Rock n Roll my friend really cool video :D !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@BrendanMowatSmith]

Hey, thanks so much!

[@deadpope1]

Tone is SLAMMIN' !

[@BrendanMowatSmith]

Ha, thanks for that! I spent more time dialling it in than I did transcribing, as usual. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@matthew1o2p]

Love this - nice work sir 😎👍

[@BrendanMowatSmith]

Thank you for that! 😊

[@AxeandYouShallreceive]

Killer!!!! weirdly enough I was wearing that same t shirt yesterday!

[@BrendanMowatSmith]

Thanks, Scott!!! That ain't Lake Minnetonka!

[@TheUncleshoes]

Incredible multitasking!

[@BrendanMowatSmith]

Ha. The cat is a handful.

[@BTCharlie]

Totally awesome...Love your sound!

[@BrendanMowatSmith]

That’s crazy to think I might have one! Really appreciate that, dude. Big time. Thank you.

[@captaincoconut1694]

Awesome!

[@BrendanMowatSmith]

Thanks, Cap!

[@NickJardine]

Really cool cover! So fun to play vocals on guitar. Really tells you where the melody is in the song. Get out that whammy bar… I eagerly await a Jeff Beck tribute…

[@BrendanMowatSmith]

Thanks, dude. You know me well. I was actually thinking about doing that tonight.

[@thesixstringaffair]

Bro, you've hit it out of the park once again! Another great video with absolutely ICONIC tone & playing! I look forward to the next one 🔥🎸 Ps: the cat's cameo was obviously my favorite one 😂

[@BrendanMowatSmith]

Haha. Thanks, Parth!!

[@johnallen7181]

YES!!!

[@BrendanMowatSmith]

It would have been a big nope without your mix input. Thanks, bro.

[@matthewfregeau9076]

Sounds great! Would love for you to do that tape echo shootout like you mentioned in previous videos. EP3 vs Starlight vs Belle Epoch Deluxe vs MXR Echoplex. I want to get the closest tone to an EP3 in a pedal I can get. Which one is closest? Thanks

[@BrendanMowatSmith]

Thank, Matthew. Would you believe I started it and got distracted by life and other music at least three times now? It's about a quarter done and I've resolved to be more consistent with uploading this year. After a lesson I've been planning for a while, completing it is high on the priority list.

[@matthewfregeau9076]

Awesome! Looking forward to it. For now, which one would you say sounds closest to the EP-3? I really want to buy one cause I can’t try them in person where I live.

[@BrendanMowatSmith]

The Starlight destroys everything else, imho. The modulation and tape splices are so convincing. It also isn’t crazy dark like the competitors; my EP-3 is actually pretty bright some days. You also get an insanely beautiful Deluxe Memory Man model that has so much vibe it’s ridiculous. I’d save for one of those. They’re starting to come up used occasionally now too.

[@matthewfregeau9076]

Thank you for getting back to me😁. The starlight was my front runner from online demos. It’s also a plus to have the one preset on the pedal and tons on the app. But I’m trying to put a simple pedalboard together that focuses on just tone. Don’t get distracted by features or flexibility. Each pedal is just the best sounding version of the thing I like. Put 4 or 5 of those in a row, I’m hoping it adds up to glorious, inspiring tone! So I should be getting a Fulltone SSTE but I can’t afford that haha

[@BrendanMowatSmith]

Don’t bother wasting your money on the Fulltone. Just get a real EP-3 if you’re going to spend that kind of cash. The Starlight is super easy to use and straightforward. That’s my 100% recommendation. Finishing up the new lesson this weekend and will likely get to the tape delay shootout next.

[@tomi1537]

great cover! I have a question why did you take down your mr black double chorus demo?

[@BrendanMowatSmith]

Hey, thanks. I took some things down that I did when I wasn’t in a very great part of my life. I later regretted it and have restored a few but a number of them were too hard to even look at to consider.

[@tomi1537]

@@BrendanMowatSmith sorry to hear that, there were some great tones and great playing as well in that video. Keep on rocking!

[@BrendanMowatSmith]

Thanks again!

[@wajobu]

Scripted cat dance! Nice work, Brendan!

[@BrendanMowatSmith]

Thanks, Walker! What’s a video from me without a cat cameo, after all.