How Is This Guitar Tone SO Good - FOR FREE!??!?! | The Month in Gear Ep. 8

[@AeponViroth]

Audio assault have some great plugins. Some time ago they had a promo on their metal amp called Sigma. I bought it for like $7 and it's awesome!

[@Unchainedmaple888]

They should've called it Sugma heyo

[@jorgea.9988]

This BlackSun amp sounds Great But the built-in effects on it are just PRO level, the best delay you can find for free out there.

[@slavesforging5361]

immediate like for the new studio! congrats man. your band is fricking awesome too! well worth the wait.

[@lunamortuus]

totally downloading the blacksun today. looks like it’ll be super fun

[@SorooshMhs]

Hey there, Soroosh from Iran originally, My question is: Do you prefer tracking guitars with plugins or real amps and why?

[@jessedean6283]

Love this man! Thank you!

[@timbeaton5045]

Thumbs up for the Focals. Have the older Alpha 80s here, and they have been excellent. ONe of my best purchases. Would love to go up to one of their bigger 3 way designs, but, to be honest, i can't justify the cost.

[@timbeaton5045]

"Tonight, I'm gonna rock You Tonight..." 🤣

[@Phantommxr]

Treyyyyyyyy!!!!! I am loving the new look of your studio! that is all!

[@deanuniverse4214]

I received the patch in a few seconds. It is really nice as I was looking for a Rory Gallagher sound I could use on my Sun Valley Shredder like a maxed out lead gain he used on his VOX 30 at times with his pawn shop strat!! Nice!!! Hardly any tweaking at all! 👍

[@dedrxbbit7549]

Cole from Des Moines, Iowa I’ve been producing underground for the past 14 years and a little over 2 years ago, i finally decided to start selling my music. How long did it take you before you decided you were “good enough”?

[@RubyRoks]

Just checked and the Blacksun was still free as of January 10th 2022 and it comes with a fucking Linux version of all things. Killer tones!

[@micwalt]

Tonight I'm gonna rock you (Tonight I'm gonna rock you) Tonight I'm gonna rock you (Tonight I'm gonna rock you) Tonight!!!

[@bobsurface908]

I downloaded that one. It is AMAZING, and it runs on Linux which I can assure you is BLOODY rare. Since Hydrogen also runs on Linux (and the Linux version allows LDSPA effects) under Ardour it rocks.

[@AlexRooneyComposer]

Definitely getting that Blacksun for my lead tones. Slap a bit of Verb and delay on that and that'll be amazing.

[@bobsurface908]

Especially since it has built-in delay and reverb!

[@lucyferina]

Free amp Sims are getting really good, I still have tons of the older ones, but now you get a full product for a very affordable price, can't lose.

[@lode233]

Audio Assault's plugins are amazing! especially if you are on a tight budget

[@phantasmich]

Hey Trey! I'm Daniel Lozano from El Salvador I wanted to ask you, how long did you spent having a day job until you were able to live only of what you do now?

[@EasyHeat]

Nice new diggs my dude! Congrats!

[@jttierney517]

Hey Trey, Jt from Long Island, NY here. What is your best suggestion for work flow on a tight time schedule? Working a full time job and being a dad makes for writing and recording a hell of a task.

[@GingerLeftyGuitar]

Any video containing sick Spinal Tap riffage gets a thumbs up from me. 👍🤘🏼

[@flixon3795]

Hello, Flynn Dixon from Brisbane Australia here. Would you say it is more important to have a vast knowledge of scales and just know all the basic chord shapes (barre, Open and a few different fingerings for basic chords) or to know 3 or 4 common scales and learn extensively about chords, chord progressions, how and why different chords go together and as many different chord fingering positions for as many chords as possible? Thank you have a great day.

[@sixxholliday7666]

Sixx from Pinellas Park FL: any possibility on some new bass tone tips or products videos coming soon?

[@tonymcawesome]

Tony from AZ, what musical content do you think is over done on KZbin and what do you think there could be more of?

[@GojiraProgeny2]

Chris from Bronx, NY! What do you reckon is the best inexpensive over the ear headphones for general music listening? My fiance is looking for a good pair to use on the train without putting pressure on her ears. Recommend a good noise cancelling and non-cancelling one mayhaps? Cheers bruv! 🤘🏼

[@NuMetalDad]

Adam Farrey from Lancaster Wisconsin here. I was wondering if you think age comes into play much for a musician considering making a KZbin channel? As a 48 year old I often wonder if there would be much of an audience for a dad that still plays and listens to modern metal.

[@adriankyletorres8456]

Hi kuya Trey! I am from Philippines and I am a fan of yours. My question would be uhm, did you get shy when you first started your day job?

[@evangrimes6962]

Evan from Central NC. I really want to start a music youtube channel but I'm struggling to see a Niche that hasn't yet been filled by other youtubers. How did you find your niche when you started out and what advice would you give to those still looking for theirs?

[@alif499]

Shafaet here from Canada, your video of making a Slipknot song from scratch was my favourite. Any plans to do that again but with different bands?

[@SoundForgeStudio]

Mike sanders Murfreesboro,TN what is your favorite plugins and must have plugins for any studio? (Guitar, drums,bass and vocals)

[@dapettit6]

Hey Trey, Deryl here from Carlsbad, NM. Do you prefer to have guitars with higher output pickups and turning amp gain down or the opposite and turning gain up with lower output pickups?

[@mmaviator22]

Orlando, FL Matthew Mulford, ? is Did you find it hard in the beginning to figure out what to do or how to start making videos and did you have trouble with motivation at 1st?

[@YsAbTones]

can i ask what audio interface / Di box youre using here ?

[@olivierdumontpichett]

Olivier from Québec, Canada, love your content that I just discovered. What would you respond to people who say that guitar metal tone sound all if the same?

[@alexandercarlinmusic9467]

Alex from Long Island - What's your favorite brand of beanie? I've only ever gotten them from Hot Topic and I want better ones.

[@martingraf1338]

Hey there, Trey. My name is Martin and I'm from Germany. My question for you is: Downtuning or Pitch Shifting (like the Digitech Drop pedal)? Which do you prefer?

[@TheMusicAddictZ_Official]

sonderborg denmark jonas would you say its important to learn scales as a guitarist or do you think most people would be able to feel it when playing??

[@mikew3665]

Mike wendland from Kansas, my wife and I have enjoyed watching the song contest videos. Are you going to do that again?

[@777james777]

Does the Howard Benson vocal plugin work with the Apple M1 system?

[@theelmagoo]

Great to see Focal making an affordable line of gear as their stuff is excellent.

[@JonesyTBJ]

I'm from Rochester, NY and that creator kit is so cool! Whats the eta on the launch date for the songwriting course?

[@treyxaviermusic]

It's here! Check it: bit.ly/SONGWRITINGCOURSE

[@2299rec]

I'm Matt, from Ontario. If you had to choose any other instrument to play in a metal band, what would it be?

[@mattharrison4238]

Matt Harrison - Nashville, TN Native I know you love Teles, so my question is, do you have any interest in Country Guitar / Chicken Pickin? I’ve become obsessed with learning this over the last 3 years and love the challenge it’s provided. Thanks for all the great content homie, keep the hits comin’

[@jaycet9104]

Hey Trey my name is Jayce watching from Phoenix AZ. Super jealous of the Ibanez. Anyways, what was your favorite song from the writing a song from random drum groove series?

[@hectornajerahoz]

Héctor Nájera. Hello, from Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. Doesn't it happen to you that have so many amp emulator plugins that it overwhelms you and you spend hours searching for a perfect tone for your guitar?

[@jacobficken8826]

Jacob from Michigan, thanks for the awesome content as always man. I got a question...now that amp sims have become so commonplace and they offer so much in terms of tweaking tones and different IRs, do you ever track single guitars in stereo and use IRs panned in different ways?

[@crowdkillproductions.]

Audio Assult time stamped at 8:50

[@stephenhutchins199]

Hi Trey, I'm from California. My name is Stephen. Question: For a new band, what's the next step once we have a good amount of music written and rehearsed/recorded?

[@Superflymosher]

Hey dude Great Video Man !! Martin from Germany. Just subscribed ! What is your absolute favorite guitar?

[@ExtremeLiveCams]

Hey Trey, Jonas from germany here. What would you Say is the best drum vst available? And how would you rank Steven slate 4?

[@pauliefear]

Paul from Arlington Heights, IL here! I want to try and make IRs of a few of my cabs, but I’m a little confused on the process/gear needed. Do you have any tips or resources you’d recommend for creating your own IRs? Thanks!

[@Metalbass10000]

Shit, I need that content creator pack for creating content in my home shop (my wife and I started a custom and semi-custom guitar and bass building business recently, and we're looking to get our KZbin channel, website, and other social media platforms up-and-running ASAP).

[@nejih1323]

I'm Neji from Seville, Spain! What would you say would be your go to gear if you could have access to any guitar, amp, etc?

[@andrewjacksonmusic]

If you could sit down with one songwriter/musician (dead or alive) and collaborate on a song with them. Who would it be and why?

[@zdmusic_official]

Zach from New Jersey :D My question is, what is the best way to get started with production? I play most instruments, and love recording and producing covers, just for my own enjoyment, but I feel like I don't do it well. I use Reaper, and for guitar and bass use the Positive Grid Spark as my amp since I can use sims in there, along with the audio interface parts so that I can record it, and that sounds ok, but it still just doesn't come out the way I want it, and I don't know how to fix that. Thank you so much!

[@sqlb3rn]

Practice, keep doing what you're doin.

[@learningftw8173]

You play these plugins trough any amp ?

[@puppyy780]

My name is Jonathan from Georgia, US of 'Merica. So, going along with the content creator kit idea, how do you promote your channel effectively? I'm trying to get mine (not this one) off the ground and I would love some advice.

[@caelenkibler6049]

Hey Trey Caelen Kibler from Normal IL, Been watching this channel a lot more since I've been taking what i do seriously now so thank you. What was the defining moment for you that you knew this career path was for you, or did you just always know you didn't want other types of jobs?

[@owltogether3381]

Hey Trey! Mark from Hungary. What kind of camera would you use for content creation if you were just starting out and wanted something a step above just a phone camera? Also, the free amps is sick! Cheers!

[@icestorm_rb9057]

Cebu, Philippines - Hi! I'm Reinz Bill, or "Rinds" from your 200k subs contest hehe. I'm not entirely sure if you've ever encountered it before, but what do you think of Analog Obsession's Amper plugin? It's a free amp head sim without a cab loader, but I find that it's a cool plugin, but I want to hear from the Gear God himself hehe. Cheers!

[@Robster881]

Audio Assault are massively underrated brand.

[@AndrienQ]

David from Huntertown, and what was your starting gear on KZbin? I'm trying to break into the game, as it were

[@scottyknows]

Hey Trey! Scott here, watching from Riverside, California. Just want to say I appreciate your content and the critiques. A question I have for you today is: Has it ever been awkward among band mates when you all disagree on a composition or if they can't play the material? I've been in that situation and it was tough lol.

[@Matthillguitar]

Hey Trey, Names Matt, sup I'm from Fresno, CA my question is. Do you have and suggestions to get your music out into the world (not distrokid I already use it).

[@shannonm7981]

Hey Trey, I'm Shannon from Australia. I've played guitar for 16 years (since I was 7), but when it comes to recording tracks, I feel like everything, such as my playing & tone, have to be perfect otherwise it will be unlistenable. I was wondering if you have any tips on how I can overcome this mental hurdle so I can have some confidence to learn & start recording? Cheers!

[@alexeypolevoybass]

Trey is never going to respond you, so I will. It's a yes for playing, but a no for tone. Even if you've got shitty tone, you will sound good if your playing is at level. I mean, Dimebag Darrell had one of the shittiest tones in entire metal music history, yet he's a true, self made legend. If your tone is tolerable, most of listeners are not gonna give a slightest fuck about that; but if you play like wet pussy, some listeners gonna notice that immediately. Of course, you can “fix” your timing and sloppiness by making a Frankenstein our of your recorded tracks, but always remember how ashamed you will be when you gonna play that live with all the horrible mistakes you cut out behind the scenes. So yes, if you can't nail it, don't call it a finished recording, and never attempt releasing it. You'll thank me a lot for this advice if you actually use it. However, you should always record yourself to just know if you are ready to record anything for a release. You're not gonna learn much if you don't record and analyze yourself. So you must learn basics of recording as early as possible, and be conscious about what goes into release and what doesn't. If you can't record the whole part in one take from start to finish of the song, you didn't learn the song yet. If there are lots of mistakes and crappy extra sounds like unused strings ringing, there they will remain until YOU actually do something about that. Don't listen to those who say that “you can fix it in the mix”; get your playing right, it will speed up your recording process exponentially, until you get to the point where you record in under three takes, so you can theoretically record an hour long album per day, working less than 8 hours. It's real, and takes not very long to achieve, just don't expect yourself to be the next Guthrie Govan, who can pull off almost everything that's ever written for any instrument out there. Your playing should be perfectly good, but only for stuff you're playing, so if you can't play 16th notes sweep arpeggios in 220 BPM, that's not a problem if you're, say, covering Pink Floyd or playing indie rock/pop; but stuff like not muting strings you don't use is a huge problem regardless of genre, because it's a basic fucking thing. So get real, practice for real, and release some real stuff. Don't jump in on the train of “I'm too lazy to learn even the basics”. Your value as a musician is skyrocket high when you actually know how to handle your instrument. I am a long time bass player with formal training in classical music, been working as a studio recording/mixing/mastering engineer, as well as a live show sound guy, for a bit more than a decade, coming into business back again really soon. You won't believe amount of outright shitty musicians I dealt with, coming in confidence they will sound better in studio because they've got shitty interface at home, and you probably know how much more of them are on stages. Not a single one of them liked to practice, almost 100% despised metronome, and complained it “kills their focus on rhythm”. If you've got the money, you can hire better musicians to record and arrange your songs for you, like many famous rock bands do, and you can even hire them to be full members of your band, like Dave Mustaine did. Otherwise, you need to be good at playing to release your stuff. There's no third way.

[@mattiamacchidani1253]

Mattia Macchidani from Parma, Italy! How was born the friendship with granpa Glenn?

[@Carnivoreguitarist]

Esa, from Sweden. How do you prepare for making videocontent?

[@carlosbelmontmendoza7589]

'sup, Trey! Carlos Belmont, from Mexico City. Just wondering if you can share your favorite KZbin channels. Thanks and keep the good and fun work.

[@gamingcraft456]

any tips for live show stuff? just starting getting shows that are not the local teenage gigging place and any advice would be cool haha my is name Nadav from Israel

[@yungvirticus]

Hi, Trey. Josh from Phoenix, AZ. Is there an instrument you would love to learn but haven't picked it up yet? Thanks!

[@zoedoesmusic4520]

Im Zoe from Münster Germany NRW, my question is how many of the free products shown on your episodes have you actually used going forward (without showing them in a video) ?

[@sheltermemercury]

I knew it was based on Fluff’s favorite amp.

[@ripthestitchout]

Hey trey! Joe from Ohio here, What is you favorite brand and body style of guitar and why?

[@tomgregus569]

Tom from North Carolina (back at it again). What is your opinion on Instagram guitarists?

[@Enslaved_Angel]

Max From Poland here and my qiestion is simple af How are you doing my man

[@mvyper]

Hi! It's a modified HT50. I've bee' told by one of the developers.

[@brianbergmusic5288]

Sup gear immortal... Brian here from the Midwest in Rochester. What is your favorite genre outside of metal?

[@badblood44]

Here for the Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You (Tonight) riffs…..

[@bettoandrade1044]

Heey, my name is Adalberto, I am from New Jersey, I would like to know what do you do when you are completely out of inspiration for lyrics?

[@mr.johnson6883]

Dean from Florida How much do you hate disqualifications?

[@unkindestjohnny]

Jonathan arocha El monte California Hi! What made you want to start a KZbin channel and keep it going? Great content btw you are informative and entertaining

[@kevinwhite6176]

Just think about how many people ate those silica packets in order for them to put a stern warning on every single one.

[@Burnt_Gerbil]

**Farts into a leather chair** That’s also a sick free tone! 😂

[@Ole-Johan_Amundsen]

Hi Trey, Ole from Norway..... Watcha doin?

[@KeepTheGates]

Guitars in general are better when multiscale, regardless of how many strings.

[@MattPula]

Matt from Denver CO What is your favorite horror movie?

[@marcuslangford4679]

Marcus Langford, London England, I'm thinking about doing KZbin, at least I have an idea of how I could provide a different way to look at reviews of gear, do you think it's worth it? Would you enter the KZbin space right now?

[@MrTheog1989]

11:45 you better believe I hear tha licc! ;)

[@joselltemes]

13:10 Trey, can you win your own song contest, can't you?

[@sqlb3rn]

that shit was 6 months ago, ain't no one winning

[@nathangehman7018]

24:20 - Attack on Titan YouSeeBIGGIRL/T:T is that you?

[@redcomn]

Now we only need blackmoon amp to make fluff angyier

[@ZitherBeast]

Nice. Nice video.

[@jeanettekorzenko4958]

Check out Cai Thomas channel... Welsh boy who sings. He is phenomenal!

[@joshbeer414]

Plugins rule. Mostly what I use now out of convenience

[@sqlb3rn]

Let me guess, you play metal.

[@joshbeer414]

@@sqlb3rn I enjoy surf rock as well and reggae. But yeah plugins definitely do the metal thing the best I’d say out the box

[@sqlb3rn]

@@joshbeer414 I have a hypothesis the virtual amp sim hype is mostly a metal genre thing, but not really sure why that is... altho I have a couple ideas. Don't hear a lot of blue grass chicken pickers talking about neural dsp

[@nathanrice6589]

Hey Trey! Are you secretly a bald metal guitarists? If you take that Bennie off and I dont see some glenn Friker Flocks, ITS OVER!!!

[@treyxaviermusic]

It's 0% a secret hahaha I am bald as the day I was born

[@AmericanMe]

OREGON FTW!

[@kevinford4123]

I found your vid to be informative, the freebies to be cool, but still not as epic as the Spinal Tap riff you threw in there, oh so casually. 🤘ha "It's such a fine line between stupid & clever." 🤘

[@SlyHikari03]

A little birdie told he that this was named after an ancient European symbol. Allegedly..

[@collinschipper9248]

The rode mic sounds super lispy. Distractingly so.

[@collinschipper9248]

That sounds like just a negative comment, so I'll add, audio assault rocks, and thanks for the content.

[@tothepoint743]

i want i want i want

[@renatashirov9399]

Hey! I enjoy everything you do except actual guitar playing. You may ignore or even delete this comment - that's ok. But saying you've been teaching guitar and 2 minutes later showing terrible muddy as hell playing with no precision or articulation whatsoever... Man, please work on your technique and you'll be a top youtube artist in no time - mark my words:) Wishing only the best and greetings from Russia