I REALLY screwed up this one!

[@Zundfolge]

"Nobody cares what it sounds like when you're playing with yourself." That's a new t-shirt design right there :)

[@PooNinja]

Agreed!

[@morbidmanmusic]

so, one is not nobody though... logic.

[@MetalGuitarGuy]

Yes, this needs to be a T-shirt!

[@MetalGuitarGuy]

@@morbidmanmusic they are a "nobody" when no one cares...

[@DaisyHollowBooks]

Seriously.

[@satansoffspring49]

Do the next viewers comments while wearing a blood pressure monitor

[@PooNinja]

😂

[@Pondo1221]

Thanks a lot. I was trying to quit viewer's comments. Now my rehab is wrecked. You, sir, are an enabler.

[@_oe_o_e_]

Actually, the biggest contributor to guitar tone is whether you're wearing cotton, blend, or polyester shirts.

[@SteamvilleQuintet]

Dang, I thought it was my knee high boots. Well, every day's a school day!

[@thesandman775]

Actually, it's the leather pants

[@Scuzzie]

What if I'm wearing no shirt and just a Kilt?

[@samspurgeon4222]

Depends on where you have the kilt

[@LucaDigioia83]

Also the stuff you eat the day before affects tone as well

[@Realpatspray]

Glenn! Maybe you could do an entire signal chain episode, from guitar all the way to the studio monitors. Thanks for everything you’ve given us so far.

[@Itemno9]

I've been asking for this one as well!

[@themog4911]

Agreed

[@jasonbone5121]

"3 day waiting period?!! But I'm mad now!" would be a great T-shirt ( I know, not music related).

[@Thomalom]

Thanks for making sure this weeks episode got out Glenn, I sincerely appreciate it! Must've been a hassle to do it twice.

[@Ludekuize]

*thrice

[@MrAaroncissell]

I am sorry for all the trouble and frustration this episode was for you... BUT... It was highly entertaining. Thanks for slogging through it.

[@artrichardson4171]

I actually took a DSP music course while I was at uni, and one day the prof was demoing something on his laptop and all of a sudden got this pop up saying "ProTools does not allow [what he wanted to do]." It happened several more times through the course to where it became a running joke to say "ProTools doesn't allow that either" whenever something would go wrong. Reaper for life, baby!

[@gedcowburn2371]

I don't know why Glenn was usung ProTools in the first place. When I returned to home recording in 2018 I got Reaper. If anything, I think Reaper is under rated.

[@ThreadBomb]

@@gedcowburn2371 He's probably doing it for cross-compatibility is my guess.

[@nuldorvamoysenor2091]

I bought some sound treatment for our rehearsal space, even with our amateur job the difference was substantial. I'm writing this so you know some of us actually follow your sound treatment advice. There's more to this channel than "the sound is on the speaker" and "F Gibson" if you actually watch it.

[@KaaiHawaiianDeathMetal]

Dude, I’ve learned so much from this channel. This guy is damn helpful.

[@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623]

I was the guy that Glenn quoted who posted the question if it would make a difference. So what did you do exactly?

[@JustinAdams_music]

Legitimately angry Glenn is so much funnier than average angry Glenn.

[@samsays2211]

Glenn, I love that all your tests and even the products you're creating are primarily so you can be better at recording. Refreshing change from big business that is aimed at profit first.

[@jmaclachlan2480]

Robert, with his "tone is the pick" comment, is a massive troll. Well-played. 🤣

[@travisspaulding2222]

Haha, Glenn is so full of shit, he can't even recognize a troll anymore, lol.

[@aphelionmk1]

With the amount of stupid comments on the internet, it's not too far a stretch for someone to really believe that

[@travisspaulding2222]

@@aphelionmk1 I'm pretty sure this is the first time anyone has said that the tone is in the pick, lol. Anyone with a brain would read that and know that he isn't serious.

[@jmaclachlan2480]

I'm more giving credit to the guy for a well-played troll than being critical for Glenn having one pulled on him so well. It *is* classic "Poe's Law" though. I mean, he even included the winky face. LOL

[@jmaclachlan2480]

@@travisspaulding2222 "Tone is in the pick" does kinda scream TROLL though doesn't it? LOL So funny.

[@delvenhamric1200]

It looks like the AI running KZbin, has a since of humor! Each week, right after you announce the ButHurt of the Week, KZbin puts a commercial! This weeks ButHurt was, Harbor Freight!🤣

[@psychochicken9535]

I have a pick that has an adjustable EQ on it. It's pretty awesome. Rock on!

[@DrProgNerd]

I've only been mixing/recording for a couple of years now. When people asked me in the very beginning what DAW I was using, I would sheepishly mutter...."uh.....reaper". After spending time with it - and watching the workflows of people recording on other DAWs - I'm so glad I started with REAPER. Now, I respond "REAPER, BEYOTCH". (okay, I don't actually say 'beyotch')

[@DraigGalon]

Between you,Sir, and Mr Gioia, i can actually get a 4 track down. Now thats not bad for never knowing about a DAW or plugins use. Rock on🤘🤘

[@serendipityrecordco9380]

Much more than a Fricker speaker, I’d love to see a Fricker cab with a hot-swappable speaker bracket system. Studios could sell tracking/reamping services with a trophy room full of unique speakers just as they do with fancy microphones and outboard gear

[@usarrr]

Plot twist: Glenn's signature speaker will be an FRFR with some weird IR loader that connects on the speaker output.

[@MrMoonl1te]

Well, sounds like a good idea to me! Why not try to do this yourself? Get a descent cab and build some kind of bracket holder? Than just screw your speakers to one of those brackets, put it in the holder and connect the wire? 👍

[@Sylkis89]

​@@MrMoonl1te But in a few varieties, from open through oversized closed to compact closed, for different response curve of the same speaker depending on the cab's construction. The cab construction matters just as much as the speaker itself (although the material it's made of is not nearly as important as some claim) and even Glenn says that in some of his vids. I wish he went back to exploring this topic instead of just settling on "the material of the cab is not that important, good plywood sounds better but the difference is minute and not worth it if you don't have cash" and showed more how 2x12 vs 4x12 and open vs closed and the internal volume of closed and some structural tricks inside change how the speaker behaves and hence how it sounds. But I guess it's a much more expensive topic to address than just swapping speakers and Glenn is trying to give advice to those on a budget most importantly so playing around speakers in whatever cab you have is a more viable thing than playing around different cabs with the same speakers...

[@DemonApple1982]

ProTools: industry substandard!

[@aqlord]

I once saw someone refer to Abelton studio as "Disableton" and i havent been the same since

[@jeffjfindley4802]

Massive, literal LOL at 7:56. I love that guy. Addendum, bigger LOL at 9:05. Thank you for that, and yes, Avid succcccks. Truly terrible company. Keep up the great work!

[@GregMerritt-ws8tq]

If: Evidence Or STFU isn't a t-shirt design yet, it should be.

[@mikaelnyblom]

I'm not into funny t-shirts but I'd wear that.

[@TheMTGHero]

So I'm proud to say I've tried a ton of different pickups, listened to videos sampling pickups and ran the audio of the videos and me playing to see the sound graphs and the biggest difference i came to and seen is ceramics have a bit more low end and sound like every other ceramic pickup. Alnico has less low end and sounds like every other alnico. The difference of "hotness" between alnico 2 and 5 can be made up for with the gain knob. Gj Glenn. I settled on a JB and 59 because I like the black powder covers and think they look sick lol.

[@Jawmsie]

Since you asked: I only have a cheap little Korg NanoKontrol 2 control surface. It's not the best thing on the market, but it is also significantly better than nothing with the way that I work. The lack of motorized faders and the low-quality pots that are in it mean that it's not really great for automation, but I LOVE it for rough mixes and for controlling my effects and virtual instruments when I do livestreams. It gets me 80% of the way there, and then I have to run the last 20% on the mouse and keyboard. One of these days, I'm gonna rent a real nice one and see if it makes the back half of my mixes any smoother.

[@delludyri8231]

I FOUND OUT THE SECRET TO TONE!!! If you press down on the strings with the hand that isn’t picking, then it sounds completely different! IT EVEN WORKS WHEN THE GUITAR ISN’T PLUGGED IN!

[@rdhudon7469]

It's nice to see Glenn relaxing on his trip .

[@Ben19888]

I loved how Glenn was actually pissed off this time. I laughed my ass off 😂

[@TheAT5000]

Thanks for pressing on and releasing this episode despite all the circumstances! Not perfectly related to the pick debate in question here, but last night I was "doing my lab work" on my acoustic with a piezo for a live gig, and part of my standard procedure is to listen in context to the band I'll be playing with. (Live multi-track recording from a rehearsal) and selecting my EQ and equipment based on where I can fit in the mix. Part of that process is deciding which pick to use as, with acoustic guitars at least, the difference between a .53 and a .73 pick is huge... I can only imagine how those 1.5mm jazz picks that people rave about sound because I consider .73 to be a thick pick for cowboy chording. I'm getting off into the anecdotal weeds here, but in summary, record everything and listen in context. (My acoustic sounds terrible and tinny alone, but those are the frequencies that people can hear in a mix, so it sounds good in context, and adding more mids just middies the mix. Remember, if you are an acoustic guitar player, you are basically playing a high hat with chords in a full mix)

[@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623]

The sound guy I learned the trade from, on a mixing desk with the ability to EQ the highs, high mids, low mids and lows, he would just cut all the low mids and lows from an acoustic guitar. In the mix it did sound perfectly fine.

[@8KilgoreTrout4]

"NOPE!" "NOT TRUE!" "NOT EVEN CLOSE!" HAHAHA

[@bfunkadelicmusic]

Yeah, I used Pro Tools for 15 years and finally switched to Reaper when I was beyond tired of it crashing. I actually chose Reaper because of you, Glenn. Thanks and cheers, man! Keep up the great work!

[@JoeJohnston-taskboy]

Reaper: It gets the job done right the first time.

[@wrench7665]

*insert regurgitation of the same point that no one seems to get x300* ...."That is, until you plug it in, then it takes the sound of the amp, and then it gets filtered by the speaker". This, folks, is the summary of every... fricking... experiment, point, test, etc, that Fricker did and has been trying to show y'all since pretty much the inception of this channel. You need to give us the folks that did "get it" a heads up to videos aside from the holy cause. Jokes aside. Thank you for saving many of us years of frustration. Myself included. And yes, I've also been working on recording metal with DAWs since the Cakewalk days (circa 2001) and also yes, I have missed the point for years until I came across your channel. So again, thank you.

[@iohannesfactotum]

I miss Cakewalk. I could use Cakewalk. i knew all the keyboard shortcuts, it had all my stupid demos and snippets... Sigh

[@johngallagher7884]

Yes thank you for your dedication and providing my Glenn fix, amen.

[@marksteinemann4063]

Wow... this was probably the angriest episode in a long time. I still love screaming Glenn the most after almost ten years. Thanks for keeping it real and FU Glenn!

[@dagosi]

I love your show, Glenn! I have the opportunity to see how this channel just gets better and better throughout the years, and man... all the things I have learned from you. THANK YOU SO MUCH! Is there any piece of advice you can give a noob that just acquired his first tube amp (Marshall JCM 2000 - TSL100) with a 4x12 Laney cabinet regarding tone experimentation, saturation, care, etc? Keep it up! I'm here to support you. Greetings from Colombia.

[@kurtbader9711]

Fun video as always, but I can't agree with you on the pick thing. I've used Dunlop tortex 1.14s, the purple ones for decades. They're so thick it takes about two weeks of regular playing to get sloped sharp edges on the things, but once you do the harmonics you can get out of a guitar and the nastiness of the tone increase greatly. I used to keep 5 or 6 well broken in ones for practice or gigs. Don't expect these things to sound like a Fender medium. BTW, spent a year making a Doom 2 level on DCK, was so big (800+K- hey it was the '90s) if I tried to create another panel it would crash the editor. Most Doom 2 levels were just over 20k, so you get the idea. Not only did I make sure the wall tiles were seamlessly integrated, I had themes for each room, like zoo lab, infirmary, chapel, computer room, power plant, armories etc. When you took the elevator at the end it led you outside, realizing you were underground the whole time. You then had to battle more bad guys and find the exit. I called the file M31base.wad. Within a month the hard drive fried and the file was lost. So you can imagine how I can empathize with you having to re-record the show.

[@SalAvenueNJ]

This is the best Pro Tools ad I've ever seen !!

[@harrytheguard]

Love your videos Glen! I am not a metal guy but understand your context and still learn a lot from your channel

[@robgooch6367]

I am reading some of these comments and I can't help myself. There is a term we coined for bands (Guitar Players, guitar players and axe wielders) who come into the studio with THEIR "crushing brown sound mega erection tone". They have it in their head that what they sound like is how they want to hear it tracked. This is known as Studio Stupid. You just oblige them and run a direct signal then reamp when they leave. God forbid someone be willing to swap their fender Mustang modeling an AC30 for AN ACTUAL AC30! How this is an argument EVERY time amazes me. Love you Glenn!

[@mikehurley5052]

Best rant yet, i thought your head was going to explode.

[@ChadwickRider]

6:38 thank you!!! I'm always having this discussion with momoes on my channel.

[@brianpayne5773]

To add to the last few comments. Everyone one has something to offer in music. Even if you don’t have a lot of talent. Have fun with what you got, don’t over think it. Also want to add, what I have learned from this channel has been fun and helpful and I have been recording country and rock. Still applicable even outside of metal. And yes this is a metal channel. Sorry if some people missed that. Glen, I thought that you made that obvious. Don’t know why people don’t get it. Also, thanks for the laughs.

[@AllgoodAsylum]

Glenn!!!!!!! We took your advice and purchased new speakers for a 4x12 cab. Its a Hartke cab and is built well. It came with Hartke speakers that were designed by Celestion. They were basically the 12g speakers 80 watts. yes they have the celestion labels on the magnets but they did not sound really good no matter what amp we used. SO.... we got a mojotone british 30, a celestion v30, an eminence cv75 and a celestion hemp back. All around 60 watts and all 16 ohm. dropped them in the cabinet that has a selectable mono or stereo input jacks. You guys need to listen to Glenn. All four speaker sound much better then the originals but give me a different sound miked up through the recording console. Wow we have options on guitar tones now. The difference coming back from tape is remarkable. So guys just get one speaker and give it try recorded. You will hear the difference then. Buy the way, i am the engineer and studio owner, and the drummer. So if the drummer can hear the difference, so can the bass player.. Thanks Glenn keep up the good work.

[@0ddrage]

Gods I love to see you in full enraged form, great job on such short notice lol

[@finintuk]

Glenn on the verge of having a breakdown is my favourite 😂

[@joachimtesdal5998]

A new level of angry is achieved. Well done Glenn🎉 keep fighting the nobrain community, I’m loving every episode😊

[@rangle187]

Thanks for the episode, Glenn!

[@denverrandy7143]

I never realized how well your voice is for the radio...Why did you not see about going that route back in the day before KZbin kicked off??? Thanks Glenn,You Rock!!!

[@andybarker5687]

Radio dying

[@denverrandy7143]

@@andybarker5687 Totally agree with ya on that one.👍

[@PizzaBoiUSMC]

​@@denverrandy7143Have to disagree with you there. Radio's not dead, but it IS ending this broadcast.

[@ziggy4465]

These guys not believing you on speakers have probably never been to a boutique music shop. You can literally put the same amp model with different speakers side by side and hear an audible difference. Funny thing is, you can use multiple different guitars of similar quality and hear only the smallest of differences. A far as picks go, the only thing a harder pick ever did for me was increase playing speed. I seriously doubt it affects the “EQ curve” in the way that one guy is stating. Always a pleasure to watch your videos, learn something new nearly every time.🤘🏻❤️🎶

[@L.Scott_Music]

I never know what I'm going to do. Only what I plan to do. I might know what probably will happen. BTW, the show may have been improved by having to record it twice. I mean, on the first take you were probably all gentle and chill but this final take you were Full Fricker!

[@cb4j]

LOL at the title. Have a good day Glenn.

[@_Studio184_]

I'd love for you to do a scientific pick comparison as I do hear a big difference between picks in the transients. I will fairly often re-record a track using the back of my fingernail as it sounds very different to me. Fully open to having my belief system dashed upon the jagged rocks of science.

[@fluidsc_]

The very moment you believe you "know it all" innovation and improvement die. Thanks again for another great video and rock solid advice. Goddamn it got in trouble at work for laughing at "FUCK OFF ROBERT!" lol

[@DrummerJez86]

i love that your frustration of the whole situation is showing and this is 1 of the most hilariously angry viewers comments yet. i'm getting angry videogame nerd vibes and I am pleased. loved the cursing out pro tools part too. epic episode

[@heikkipt]

Someone has made a great Pro Tools VS Reaper comparison. I think he was called Glenn Fricker from SpectreSoundStudios or something... And the video was pure gold!!!

[@bevh46294]

Dude … the redder your face gets the better my commute! 😂😂 Thanks Pro Tools😂🤘

[@DaisyHollowBooks]

Testing matters. A lot. Thanks, Glenn!

[@TheCSteve]

10:03 Whahahaha.. Change your EQ with a pick ... hahahah LOL 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@shayneoneill1506]

The whole thing "We're all just making it up as we go along" is something I've joked in the past as being "The great secret of adults". Cos if our kids ever figured out adults are not omniscient and omnipresent, and are infact indeed making shit up as we go and nobody REALLY knows what they are doing, well those kids would probably rise up and overthrow us lol

[@PrankZabba]

The Butthurt Of The Week cut to an ad with Pump Up The Jam for its song. That was hilarious.

[@jimbopreece7300]

As someone who was tortured by Pro Tools and it’s f#*king crashes for YEARS starting out, I stand with Glen. F**k Pro Tools, Reaper is KING!

[@ValerioMagli]

You ask, We Answer! I've been working on a Console 1 paired with a iCon Qcon pro as a fader control (it's the old white version, but i couldn't afford the new one), and i have to say it's very good. I love thinking less about the numbers and being able to do quick and efficient adjustments without even watching the monitor sometimes. IDK, maybe it's just me, I have not any proof of me being a better sound enginieer with that stuff, but i know for sure that something that took me days to work with my poor skills now takes just one day or even less. Even if it's the same result, being able to achieve it in a fraction of time and most of all having more fun is worth the money spent for me! And yeah, REAPER FOR LIFE!!!!

[@colinmcdonald7591]

lol best VC episode in a long time!

[@shawnschwaab7911]

Glenn, thank you for the Harley Benton 2x12 cab you recommended a few months ago...love, my neighbors hate it, but fuck em!

[@torreyjeromerileysr3179]

Brother, I have to agree with you, on the speakers; it really is the speakers I was taught this from a well known guitarist known as Joshua, He basically said the same things you have. Thank you for your insights. Sincerely T.J. TwoTone Riley.

[@russellhltn1396]

Glenn, I hope you find the chill you so desperately need after recording this.

[@SJAhern]

Hey Boss, Love the information and wisdom you share with us! I do not like the hate on American guitars made by hard working people with families in the US! I get the value in over seas guitars, BUT COME ON BRO!!!!

[@sweetbastianful]

I can’t comprehend how a musician would ever think they are more knowledgeable than an audio engineer when it comes to sound itself. Like, Ive been playing for 15 years, and been fiddling with home studio for 2-3. I can school anyone on guitar techniques, but I wouldn’t make any claims regarding tone aside from simple shit. I AM NOT a sound expert. Only a guitar playing expert. Some guitarists need to humble themselves. Thanks for your fantastic content Glenn!

[@RandysRides]

On the flip side...I know people with studios that are tone deaf and have no musical talent. And yes...they hand out "advice" like it's do or die.

[@matthewfritz]

"Three day waiting period? But I'm mad now!" "...I'd record you only once if I had my DAW" Pro Tools: "Yeah, well, you don't"

[@ichbrauchmehrkaffee5785]

Woah, after that protools shirade, Glenn was really primed to be pissed, lol

[@MercyNoMore]

I don't understand how people don't get that this is a metal channel and metal tones are what we want.

[@ericsampoll]

Go get a copy of the Reaper DAW!, everyone. In the vast world of DAWs out there, guitar players should check out this one for sure. It's easy to learn, perfect for beginners, and gives you the ability to record the endless options of plugins out there by conveniently going directly into your interface. And it's Free!!! Yep, that about sums it up, thanks Glenn for keeping that message 👍 For recording directly into a cab speaker into a microphone, well that's the show, grab a popcorn 🍿 and let us tone and audio freaks enjoy it.

[@VikingLegend97]

At what point is all the “tone is in the wood/hands/my dick” thing just a meme to get Glenn riled up? Honestly, thank you for sharing everything you’ve learned, its helped me become a better rookie sound engineer, think more critically when I’m making a purchase, and has saved others and myself a shit ton of money from buying worthless crap

[@JWDavis80229]

My desk controller I use day-to-day is the Behringer XTouch and it does help with workflow for me.

[@markseagraves5486]

Talk about gate kept! I came up in the era that said the only 'real' rock records where all mixed on SSL by one of 5 people, all using the exact same snare sample. Don't get me started about ProTools... I'm with you G. It's all in the player and the speaker. Full Stop.

[@OGM_OriginalGameMusic]

Oh gleEEEEeeeeeehn! In a world were OneKitWonder, Neural DSP & djinn bass are almost 100% plug n play, I'd love to know what software produces the most authentic "In-Studio" guitar/bass/drum sound (I recon Amplitube is up there). Tasty ass video as always, mate.

[@gregnieman5760]

“Evidence, or shut the fuck up. That’s the name of the game!” LMAO 🤘

[@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623]

In the old days of the internet we used to say pics or get the f*** out. And back then hosting pics or videos on forums was....., quite a shore.

[@PooNinja]

We are very demanding of your time! Because you Rock Sir🤘🏽

[@PooNinja]

3 day waiting period? You can build a firearm in a day ! don’t wait learn to build stuff!

[@scottyknows]

For a control surface, I use a Faderport 16 with Studio One. I think its great. Speeds up my workflow and helps writing automation with faders. They have a single and 8 version if 16 is too much for you.

[@THE-CRT]

GLENN! You ever thought about trying the new line 6 Catalyst CX amps, they’re based off helix models now or something like that

[@riccardocuoghi2071]

I start believe people doesn’t know what a EQ curve is. Picks can make difference in volume and attack and also change the way you play. But not a big change in EQ. And I tested a lot of pick of differents material

[@Desirsar]

Time to make a video full of using wildly different picks on the same guitar and amp setup. Cheapest A/B test video you'll ever do!

[@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623]

I dunno, with speakers you can reuse the same guitar track with a reamp box. With picks you'd have to record every pick play separately. Which means you can get differences in performance. He would have to find a player that is as tight and solid as a machine every play through.

[@Deris87]

​@@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623 If a pick is causing you to play very different, resulting in a measurable difference in tone, that's still a pretty cool topic to explore.

[@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623]

@@Deris87 Oh, I don't disagree. Just that it will be harder to objectively measure.

[@Wilmer778]

12:19 I use an Avid Artist Mix + Artist Control + Artist Transport with Tools. A couple of years ago, I bought a 48 channel Digidesign Pro Control + Edit Pack (because it's pretty cheap back then), but since I was coming from a keyboard + mouse workflow/setup, I discovered I mainly used the faders/pan knobs/scrub wheel/solo-mute buttons and on the Edit Pack I only used the save project/bounce to disc; etc buttons and also the coloured Tools keyboard that's in built, so back in 2018, Ruud Jolie (Within Temptation) was selling his Euphonix MC Mix (now branded as Avid Artist Mix) so I bought it from him and only used that so I sold my huge Pro Contol. What was I even thinking... It's not like I'm recording/mixing an orchestra in here. 98% Of the time I work alone and I've only got 10 fingers, haha. Shortly after getting Ruud's MC Mix, I bought an MC Control as well and I've gotta say: Eucon's a pretty neat protocol, which's invented by Euphonix. Avid would've never thought of something like that, so on it's little touchscreen, I installed all of the buttons I used to use on the Pro Control, got myself a coloured Editor's Keys Tools keyboard to replace the keyboard that's in built on the Pro Control's Edit Pack and called it a day. I don't miss my Pro Control at all and now I've got sorta hybrid setup. Mainly keyboard+mouse, which I was used to anyway with the additional faders/pan knobs; etc on my now Avid Artist series controllers (unfortunately, my Euphonix control surfaces died last year). Oh and what you're saying about Tools is 100% true!! There's nothing Pro about it. They should call it Pro Error, because it's errors galore!! I'm used to this DAW, so I'm gonna keep on using it and also my controllers are dedicated to it, so... but, if I could go back in time to 2011, I would've gone with Cubase or whatever. :)

[@artistlovepeace]

You are great because you are honest.

[@damham5689]

Ive been playing guitar since 1968, and playing pro off and on since 1978. Pre world wide web guitar magazines and guitar shops were the main source of info for many. However after a while you start to learn they often give info that isnt necessarily tailored to fact, but sales. Now with the internet the fantastical claims of products is even more prevalent than ever before.

[@exhumus]

I have a Godin LG from the mid/late 90s. Served me well back in the day but it's about 20 years overdue for a service.

[@sudaslade1308]

For control surfaces, I feel it would be really good. If their a budgeted and more compact version, could do me well in mixing, but as of now, I have lot to think about. Maybe do a video of budgeted and compact control surfaces for any DAW. Personal, pro-tools is something that I will not spend my money on, because of the problem you experienced. Your doing great Glenn.

[@gnarlantlers70]

Glen reaches out to speaker manufacturers, "hey could you guys make a custom speaker that's great for high gain metal tones?" They reply, "like a vintage 30?"

[@alrecks619]

even the Jensen guys tried to recommend their closest product to a V30, which still got their own thing lol.

[@gnarlantlers70]

Eagerly awaiting the Glenntage Fritty 😂

[@travisspaulding2222]

He should probably not pursue it. He's already been accused of being cozy with speaker manufacturers, and the fact that he sells his own IRs makes his finding s suspect. Now he wants a signature speaker? The naysayers will just have more ammo, but I guess Glenn has made a killing arguing with people, lol.

[@BlazonStone]

5:59 It's the opposite xD Remember when Chapman said that the more gain you put on, the MORE difference from tonewood you will hear? :D

[@markovcd]

Holy shit the pro tools bit caught me off guard 😅

[@bluecollarfiddling1358]

In an acoustic guitar.. the body IS the speaker, what's pushing air... almost all the sound comes from that... as such the design, size and materiel of that speaker does make a difference. When mic that, it's still the speaker, mic choice, technique and placement makes similar difference. So makes sense electric guitar, speaker cab it's design, size and materiel (and micing) is most important. Interesting similar type of testing. Use a bridge piezo PU, on Acoustic guitar, or violin... no matter how expensive vintage, old wood... more less takes the body (as speaker) out of equation... it's mostly just the tonewood of bridge sound being amplified; so the speaker cab if playing live makes a big difference.

[@kingjbone1]

I like Fired-up & Stressed-out Glenn!

[@Navisworker]

Many many years ago, I was recording a metal solo, we swapped out a light gray match pick, with one of those thicker dark blue/purple Dunlop pics. It was to accentuate a triple sweep in the song. We did this to give the sound more of an attack and it worked for the purposes we were shooting for. On rhythm guitar is I don’t think it makes a difference, but what the fuck would I know I’m not a scientician.

[@gtmuse329A]

But Glennnnn…..on my acoustic archtop playing jazz the pick makes a huge difference so why shouldn’t the same apply to a gained up solidbody? 😂 It’s not like you are clear about the purpose of the channel. Oh wait, you are always super damn clear and we thank you for it!

[@paulnationmusic]

LOL I love when this guy rants😂😂😂😂😂😂 8:50 Have you tried Ableton?

[@TheOtherJohnBrowne]

A signature speaker... interesting!

[@pump1442]

I've been meaning to suggest a pick tone video for some time. A lot of people ignore the pick but it can certainly affect tone and especially attack. Thick soft picks can provide more of a low end thump or mud, thick hard picks tend to chirp every note, thin picks tend to be snappy, and picks with hard edges add pick scrape to every note. I find these differences to be much more pronounced and down right annoying with high gain and on lower strings. This is again where a guitar player would call it a difference in "tone" but Glenn will likely vehemently disagree since these differences don't always shift the EQ curve. I'd love to see a video of graphs and mixes, but admittedly you can't keep the same performance when changing picks. But maybe that's also a part of the point. Some picks illicit certain performances. Not necessarily better, just that some picks seem to shine for strumming, some for shredding, and some for riffing and ultimately it's a personal preference on how the pick physically responds to the player when played. I've made videos showing the differences in some picks but never with graphs or in a mix. Maybe Glenn can.

[@morbidmanmusic]

"I'd love to see a video of graphs and mixes, but admittedly you can't keep the same performance when changing pick" then do that and what you say may have some validity. But no tests.. no go. Pick with drive is basically the same at any weight. It only changes the players resistance against the string. Metal moves.. pickup hears it.

[@pump1442]

@@morbidmanmusic yeah but metal moves differently with different plectrums, especially if they chirp or scrape.

[@Metal-lz8td]

@@morbidmanmusic And the shape, thickness and material of the pick directly affects how the metal moves, so the pickups hear it... lol

[@d3adlym3rcy25]

I wpuld say in my own research, amps decide gain, and 5-10% eq, speakers decide the final EQ of the tone

[@ivanmaglica264]

And to add cherry on top, most guitar players that chase the specific sound (Van Halen, Slash, ...) don't realize that they are all play through speaker, recorded through mic, balanced through mixing console, recorded on tape, played through hi-fi and out their hi-fi speakers. Wonder why doesn't their Marshall in their bedroom sound the same as the guitar on the record...

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

The best tone is achieved when using a Cybertruck as an isocab.

[@porcelainthunder2213]

The info was gatekept for a reason. Back in the day, somebody did the work to create that sound. They took the time to experiment. They created a sound. That was job security, as bands would want to record at certain studios, certain rooms at that studio, particular boards in that room, and certain engineers who knew how to create that “sound” were in such demand. It’s also why people like EVH used to flat out lie about what equipment he was using. Not such a big deal these days where modeling can get you any sound you want with minimal work.