All The GUITAR TONE WORDS Explained. "Scooped, Woody, Airy, Mid hump" etc.

[@randrothify]

Definitely need a part 2 with “flabby”, “sag”/“saggy”, “hollow”, “glassy”, “thick”, “thin”, “fizzy”, “ice-picky”, “round”, “boxy”, “square”, “metallic”, “smoky”, “boomy”.

[@dagbman]

Definitely looking forward to a Part 2. I'd love to see "chewy" and "throaty" make the list.

[@bobscienzaandthewigs]

Glassy too

[@JanLawicki]

Yes, part2 please

[@horschy4856]

This video was so necessary. Finally I can understand all the other guitar-videos on KZbin 😂 Definitely a part two!

[@KrisBarocsi]

@@horschy4856 Haha, I should start a new career as a translate bot. 🤖😂 Thanks Horschy, glad to hear that you like it!

[@veers0r]

Turning a king of tone into a metal zone must be the pinnacle of alchemy.

[@KrisBarocsi]

Haha, best comment! 😂 I'm sure Analog Mike just made an MT-2 without the scooped EQ. He didn't want us to figure it out that easily but it's too late. The secret is revealed. 😅

[@IdovShai]

Great video! Part two please 🤘

[@KrisBarocsi]

@@IdovShai thanks!

[@basoud9096]

Great; all the "buzzwords" unraveled. Tasty and pleasant to listen to (as always) 🙂👍

[@josearjona3728]

This kind of videos are SO useful, thanks Kris!

[@Seve01]

Brilliant idea. Having these tones next to each other really highlights their differences. Also useful to have as a reference, so I'm sure what I'm hearing is what I thought I was hearing. Super interesting, unique, well delivered piece of content. Really well done! 👍

[@OrenZar]

Intresting content, thank you for this!

[@alexblankenship2486]

Great video! Bring on part 2! 🤘

[@KrisBarocsi]

🙏

[@JonRaffety]

That Was Awesome!!! yes please part 2!!!

[@lucianmezinoi-qq1zf]

good explanation !! I like the airy very much !!

[@KrisBarocsi]

Thanks a lot!

[@privateer2584]

Great video! Please do a part 2! Can you explain "Throaty"? I think I know how that tone sounds, but I'm not 100% sure I'm right.

[@danielflintknapping]

I know them all of course. I just watched because, erm... To check Kris so he didn't mess any up! Yes very good Kris.

[@KrisBarocsi]

@@danielflintknapping haha, puh 😅 Now that I know that I didn’t mess it up I can sleep better. 😂 Thanks for watching!

[@danielflintknapping]

@@KrisBarocsi haha i learnd much, hope to see a part 2 video 😁

[@marc_leblanc]

Great advice as I often hear these terms in recording.

[@SeytonWallace]

I’ve been waiting for this.

[@thomaschilds8781]

For such subjective labels, it's incredible how similar my interpretation is to yours. The sound clips are an excellent library of tones to go with the description.

[@KrisBarocsi]

Thanks so much!

[@raffivartanian1718]

Would love a part 2, very informative video!😊

[@Fret-knot]

I'd like to see a part 2. My terminology on guitar sound runs to 'good' or 'bad' + clean, crunchy or overdriven. That's it! 🙂

[@KrisBarocsi]

@@Fret-knot Haha, I love that. Over complicating things never really help. 😂

[@mfurquim30]

part 2 now!!

[@wimlasoenofficial]

Great help for a bigband arranger!

[@Metalbaum]

Very helpful thx

[@bryanfriend6094]

Absolutely....Part 2!!!

[@gabortoth3194]

Yes please do a second part

[@rogerYT69]

cool video! not a big fan of tube screamers but I love the new cornerstone antique 😉

[@arrel.musica]

Oh, for me (we play metal) muddy was the same as muffled! Btw, as always, nice video and very very nice playing! 🙌

[@KrisBarocsi]

Hey, yeah in metal muddy is as useless as muffled so I get it. 😂 If you go for cranked small amps or fuzz pedals there's a little more to differentiate between those. But I know, that's a veeeery different kinda guitar rig for radically different sounds.

[@markosimonic]

I would say that there is no "right" or "wrong" tones. It is just giving what the song needs and what you like. Great video, great topic Kris! Keep em coming 👍

[@thetoneshepherd]

I'd say "tight" is tied to the low end. A HPF can be used to "tighten" up low end. You did clarify this when you said it's the opposite of "muddy". Great video!!

[@mirkojovanovic3216]

Exactly what I needed

[@hagzgamboa]

Awesome demo and explanation as always, Kris. You have the mix and tone that I like the most among youtubers. Never disappoints. Keep em coming! All the best! Oh, what pups do you have on the blackguard Tele, by the way? Are those vintage-style underwounds? And yep, part 2, please!

[@KrisBarocsi]

I really appreciate that! 🙌 The pickups in my tele are hand wound Fender Custom Shop Nocaster single-coils. So yeah, super low output, vintage style pickups and they are insanely good.

[@hagzgamboa]

​@@KrisBarocsiHey, Kris. Many thanks for taking time to reply! That's excellent about the pups. I was thinking that actually. I also have a very similar custom shop 52 with the 51 nocasters. It doesn't say HW on mine but I've bought a set of Josefina handwounds in the past just to compare, but surprisingly my stock ones are so much the sweeter, fuller, gnarlier as well. I'm grateful to hear from you, now I know I can achieve the tones you demo, apart from your lovely amps of course. I like the way you present, be it in your channel or Thomann's. This one in particular about the tones is a brilliant idea and put together very well. Well done, and wish you all the best in what you do. Rock on!

[@rustythoughts]

I did a wine tasting course once where the instructor would show us how to approach the wine, what to look at, smell, how to notice flavours, how it might be perceived differently over time, etc. But at first didn’t name anything. Got us to write down what we thought and then explained how the professionals described that wine, getting us to align our perceptions and personal vocab with the professional vocab. I’d love to see something similar done for guitar tones, focus on how to really notice and attend to the details of sounds yourself, naming your experiences with your own words, and then explain what that gets called among the pros so you can communicate with others effectively.

[@mycroftxiii]

worth a subscribe just for this video part 2 please

[@samaitcheson7057]

No chewy? Part 2 please.

[@VicSounds3]

Very informative review thanks. I think "woody" is the most significant, we all are looking for the woody tone, you got a woody sound the chances are you have a good guitar.

[@murph1381]

Always intersted in these sort of videos

[@CentaurusRelax314]

I'm just starting this and hoping the "woody" section resolves some of my questions. I actually bought your string brand/gauge recently, hoping to get some of the "woody" characteristics you often demonstrate.... In a Part 2, i'd like to see how you would *create* certain tones that are not just about buying a specific device (fuzz pedal, for example). With the *woody* thing, if you grabbed any random Telecaster off the wall, strung with Fender strings, and plugged into a Deluxe Reverb-could you get it? How? What specific changes would you have to make to get there? Strings, EQ, type of pedal, speaker, change the amp...? I think we can all figure out how to get a _scooped_ tone, or _mid hump,_ etc. But, some of these descriptions are more esoteric and ethereal-those are the tones i find most interesting and often most unattainable.

[@KrisBarocsi]

Thanks for the comment! As for the woody sound: I found it easiest to get there with a specific pedal, as shown in the video. The Pelion is a prime example of that but I'm sure there are other great Klon style pedals that do that. Strings, guitar type and amp are usually not enough to fully get there, a cool boost could also help but I've found the K style circuit to be the sweetest solution for the woody tone.

[@CentaurusRelax314]

@@KrisBarocsi Thank you, sir. I'll try my Wamper Tumnus Ge, but i think you've done it with other setups, that didn't include a klon-type pedal. I used to think it was in the Rev amp you commonly used, but it's here in this video, too.... Oh, well. The hunt continues.

[@realpool]

Part 2 would be great! Don't forget the quacky Strat stuff😊

[@giornox114]

Creamy, tuby/amp-like, cheap, dynamic, bell-like, etc.

[@andydinesguitar]

Good video Kris but you missed "Haunted Mids!"😝

[@T.m.K]

Awesome subject for the video 👌 Part jest please👋 Thanks 🤝

[@jotwea]

The video is based on a really good idea. Thanks!

[@petenorman7687]

Talking about guitar tone is like dancing about architecture 😂 Love the video! And all your content. Thanks Kris!

[@KrisBarocsi]

😂 I love avant-garde art so I'll just keep on talking, haha! Thanks a lot!

[@paniccleo]

I would have said that "airy" relates more to high end presence than it does dynamics. If somebody talks about giving the tone more air, they usually mean un-muffling it.

[@MAaronEdwards]

Kris, Great video. The term I’ve heard so many times that I’ve never figured out is “pokey.” I’ve heard this used when describing some pickups, as well as some amp sounds. What does “pokey” actually mean in this context?

[@therko6]

Please do part 2 and add strat throaty tone to the list 😁 I need that tone in my life 😂 and a thought- could you not only use pedals but also graphic eq or at least some sort of visualization where are the frequencies you were talking about 😅

[@MrThommythommy]

Hey Kris, Cool Video, thank you for this!! Really good explanation and inspiration on how to archive these sounds! I am often trying dialing in a sound that has multiple types of the sounds you are describing. But I guess, I will never find it. :-) What would your approach be for this kind of a scenario. For example an Airy sound with some wood, also transparent, and also tight when you crank your volume knob to get more overdrive/distortion? I am looking forward for part 2! :-) Thomas

[@jwilder2251]

You’ve got a PhD in tone! These buzzwords are tossed around so much on KZbin they start to lose meaning. You’re one of the very few who can back it up with examples

[@stanesposito2664]

When I think of an "open" sound I always think of a sound that is not compressed.

[@KrisBarocsi]

ohh, okay. That makes a lot of sense too. Thanks!

[@thamashu]

OK, from now this is my favourite dictionary ever made! 🙂

[@markproctor3100]

Explain edge of breakup I have seen so many different variants 🙄🤘

[@7thString84]

"The upper mid-range sounds clonky, that is just enough dark to sound woody!" - Kris Barocsi, explaining guitar tone terms xD But yeah, you also nail this whole tone thing here! Great work, as always, Kris! Keep it up! :) (And yeah, still the only gear channel I follow, except Ola, who is obviously not a pure gear channel. Because you're always doing it so damn well!) ;) Edit: definitely make a part 2! :)

[@KrisBarocsi]

Haha, yeah I know. Me explaining stuff... what can possibly go wrong. 😂 Thanks for the comment buddy!

[@PaulCooksStuff]

Part 2 please, extending it maybe to amp/pedal adjectives too ... eg saggy, chewy, harmonically rich

[@KrisBarocsi]

Hey Paul, thanks! I have saggy and chewy on the list for part 2. 😜 About harmonically rich: that's pretty much what I meant with "rich" in this video. A great mix of all pleasant frequencies. That includes harmonic content too in my book.

[@brianwilcox2543]

Can you explain the adjectives fro wine tasting, too? :)

[@ShinoGuitar]

As a stoner rock/metal guitarist I like slightly muddy, moderately warm, slightly nasty, slightly muffled & slightly mid hump guitar tone.

[@bluzmansix]

Yeah part II.

[@lazvt8469]

Notice how many tones he demo'd were with a Tele? Teles....so versatile!

[@davidrees1840]

I think you blew it with 'nasty' -I think all these tones should exclude obvious effects pedals (EQ is in, Miku is out, cocked wah in, wah wah out). For 'nasty' I think of Sympathy for the Devil solo, and New Low solo by Middle Class Rut. These are thin, angry, biting, but not really unpleasant, like a Sauvignon Blanc.

[@joachimleinfelder1200]

Would defenitly listen to a part II, differences in brown sound(s) ??!

[@klontart]

And now we finally understand why the Inuit have 50 words for snow. 😊

[@MAX96MENDES]

Add to the list.... Dark, Bright, Dry, Wet, Crisp, Heavy, Punky, Funky, Dripping, Fartsy, Sparkly, Juicy, Delicious, butter-y, Mellow-Yellow, Twangy, Bloomy, Brutal, Savage, Barbarian, Chug, Grunty, Honky, Rude, Jangle, Quacky, Boxy, Airy, Metallic, Metalli-Caca, Mexicano, gringo-loco, Tex-mex, Psycho-delic, Hendrix-fuzzy, Brown-nie, Foxie-brown, Woodie, Mojo-Muffy, crispy, brown-sounding, toasted, Surfy, gnarly, ....

[@jmelara324]

buttery

[@hilla42]

❤sweet ...do2

[@karlotolentino0723]

15:29 gnarly? hehe

[@tomcarmody5471]

What does "pokey" mean?

[@elmarg7966]

Rich video for scooped guitar players.

[@KrisBarocsi]

That's a rich comment for a scooped youtube channel. 😆

[@melexdy]

Forgot farty and flaby!!

[@KrisBarocsi]

@@melexdy yes, 100%! Those have to be in Part 2

[@mike42356]

Yes! I think flabby is the opposite of tight. And IMO muffled is cutting treble post distortion. That sample was "crunchy" to my ears - lots of bass in distortion but it was bright. Kris, more suggestions for part 2: "ringing", "chime" 😅

[@melexdy]

@@KrisBarocsi don't forget spongy

[@misstress1928]

Great idea, and having loads of gear helps, but... All tones have your signature character and that's why they don't really fit into these average terms. I mean, YJM always sounds like YJM, SV always sounds like SV, and KB is KB, not "muddy", "woody", etc.

[@KrisBarocsi]

I highly appreciate you putting me on a list like that, I don't think I deserve it. 😅 These examples show some obvious details of the sound, not really the main character. That character is what you mean I think, that's what makes a player sound a certain way.

[@p.besser2730]

airy = Mayery, right?

[@KrisBarocsi]

If we're talking about his clean tone, yes, totally. His drive tones are much more woody and / or mid humpy. At least that's how it sounds to me. 😅

[@Socializedbyantisocials]

You need to gift that tele to me, yes you do.

[@davemish4163]

I still have no clue what spongy is supposed to mean.

[@Sven.Jeschke]

Also let's not forget gnarly, raw, bitey, punchy, liquid, syrupy, 3D & 2D, stringy, twangy (hey, you even play a Tele, how could you miss this, haha), in-your-face, brutal and so forth... ;-)

[@KrisBarocsi]

@@Sven.Jeschke jeez now I have enough words for like 10 episodes. Should we split them in 2 seasons? 😂

[@zelkovabright7723]

I always thought “open” meant full range and uncompressed

[@arrel.musica]

But... I thought you could do any sound with the tele... 🤔😁

[@matthewearl9824]

in all my 40 years playing the only two words I know for tones is "badass" and "sucks".

[@Lomoholga2]

Don’t this guy have a video supporting the idea of tone woods in electric guitars?

[@richardchubb8504]

Every tone has no bass no mid and lots of treble. Does any of your tones sound good? Sorry so much treble sucks. 8:02

[@D-8-Tone2]

Sometimes I feel these terms are used like the little kids use lots of swear words, they think they become cooler....😊 Or just mess up things what ppl don't even know

[@stanesposito2664]

"Tight" a non-flubby low end.

[@caxarro1616]

FAT and Smooth?

[@kevinmurtagh4996]

“Sweet” is the most ridiculous one to me. I swear people just parrot words they hear famous guitarist use. I’ve heard people refer to the spikiest, trebliest tone as “sweet”. And then heard others call the darkest, thickest tone “sweet”. And trust me- they don’t just mean “nice” when they say sweet. Sweet means something specific to guitarists, and I haven’t figured out what it actually means yet lol.

[@christopher7803]

Don't get sidetracked from making a Stand against the real O'ffensors. Don't be baited into a sword ⚔️ fight against someone who just wants some human companionship. Negative attention is attention none the less. Lots of attention _hores out there. Our best defense is to ignore those type and talk about them when we are home alone.

[@justmehere6094]

You did it for most, but still missed the tone that was not "x" on some.. I wish you did it for all. Like tight. Which fwiw, I don't think you explained 100%. It refers to the bottom end, and would be the opposite of a lose or flubby bottom end. Yes, pal muting can expose a lose or flubby bottom end, but it isn't all of it.

[@boonatuna]

Omg shut up 😂

[@hagzgamboa]

Did you really come here expecting that your own idea of what is tone to you alone properly explained? Let's see your own video and explanation then pls

[@justmehere6094]

@@hagzgamboa Wow, is he your father or something. All that vitriol is going to burn you up.

[@hagzgamboa]

@@justmehere6094 if you're going to go criticizing others' hard work online , at least learn how to speak and spell properly ffs

[@D.Leikert-h9l]

Since you play a Gibson, what about "authentic" 😂

[@KrisBarocsi]

Haha, that's a very easy one. Just pick the most authentic guitar and boom, you have it. 😂

[@j.schaefer5622]

Muddy like most Gibson Neck Pickups…

[@rockeye]

Descriptions are wrong and the playing doesn’t match said descriptions.