NAMM 2019: Plini & Simon Grove

[@josephvu1753]

Simon is a ridiculous seafood chef!!! He cooks up the thickest and heaviest bass ever!

[@rupture1040]

You have made me laugh:) thanks!

[@matt2362]

haha agreed!

[@matthewbailey5558]

So Kind of them to play for us all.

[@patrickhunter]

Tone of the gods

[@RufusMann]

agree 🙈

[@aidilmubarock5394]

Wtf is that bass tone, so heavy, fat, tasty, mannnnnn

[@rodrigozamo]

Darkglass tone, precisely they are also demoing that Neural made a Darkglass model as well.

[@thecharlestonchew197]

@@rodrigozamo pretty sure Simon uses a helix usually though.

[@MarkyPaligs]

@@thecharlestonchew197 it's neuraldsp's darkglass, then fortin for Plini. They were demoing the plugins that time.

[@edp1963]

and those pickups are darkglass too

[@TonyRotella]

@@edp1963 Those pickups are Nordstrands, the preamp is a Darkglass Tone Capsule.

[@tripppsta9444]

0:30 is just to show we're hearing this actual recording

[@alego8601]

After all also a human being. But damn he insists otherwise with his music.

[@tigerstripe3820]

@John Kravitz I love Plini's music But yeah.. agree with you guys i don't like hearing backing tracks..

[@parkermcnerney9324]

Odell Mateo it’s so they can have drum tracks without the drummer there. They’re playing everything note for note. Calm down.

[@soupofthedave]

@Odell Mateo ok boomer

[@soupofthedave]

@Odell Mateo boomer is a mindset, not an age. backing tracks are here to stay along with plugins and all kinds of other amazing modelling tech and its not my fault that you're yearning for a bygone age that you've never even experienced or would even have nostalgia for. good luck in the dark ages.

[@ananthupadmanabhan9316]

Simon makes it look so easy!

[@markrobertson8521]

That's how you know hes a professional 😉

[@louisfroidevaux5012]

That tone is as perfect as their playing

[@nibbagee3640]

0:30 Plini’s just trying to prove to us that he’s human, that’s all.

[@chadmarx7718]

Plini isn't exactly the most technical like vai or satriani or petrucci, but his compositions are brilliant and dare i say (IMO) superior

[@nibbagee3640]

@@chadmarx7718 Exactly. In my opinion personally, I believe compositions > technical ability. For e.g. Malmsteen is insanely fast and technical but you couldn't pay me to listen to any of his songs coz it just sounds like endless shredding that gets painfully boring after 10 seconds. (again, just my personal opinion)

[@nickkfps3800]

@@chadmarx7718 i think plini has proven time and time again to be as technical as the people who inspired him. As a matter of fact, he used tender surrender as his one of his college audition songs, so that says a lot about his technique

[@dmcarter1512]

@@chadmarx7718 i mean listening to a song like pastures he definitely is a very technical player as well, he just seems to focus a lot more on the song itself instead of the playing if ykwim

[@28469]

@@chadmarx7718 I wouldn't say he lacks the technical ability, more so that he writes superior compositions that don't necessarily need to show off his speed/technical skills. Dudes a beast on the strings, but also as a writer.

[@fabianvanderelst9643]

This is so tasty! The playing and tones are good and so of course, but the fun they're having, and the saturated smiles make it even better. I always thought that the older Plini songs were even more brilliant, but now I see them playing this, it makes a whole lot more sense! These songs are definetely meant to be more chill-out and fun. The older songs were a lot more intense emotionally. These songs are warm, deliciously smelling hot chocolate on a snowy winter day, whereas the older ones (the End of Everything for example) were sleeping outside, in the mountains, under a sky filled with stars we can never fathom. Now I see, hear and feel the difference, I think I'll enjoy the new songs equally as much! Thanks for sharing!

[@angelo05]

plini's face when he misses the notes haha "wait wut?"

[@levisalvini4110]

The tone is sublime. The touch matches the tone. Amazing feelings in the air....

[@DonLambJr]

So glad that we, now, have an amazing live performance of "Kind" from you and Simon, Plini. Dankeschoen, friend.

[@Mr.Goldbar]

0:31 that face is pure gold

[@MickBlankenship]

I could listen to this all day! Dang boys... lets make an album!

[@sonicsaviouryouwillnotgetm6678]

that riff gets so f***in' stuck in your head, it's increadible. I don't even know what is being played rythmically, but I can feel it. phew.

[@JeremiahFernandez]

can't spell groove without Grove

[@Kaio3747]

I still ask myself, how those guys composes things like this? It's just genial!

[@pauljohnson4083]

0:56 "That's rich af"

[@stenmartens7179]

also better known as: Simon Groove. I can't get over how good this guy is while looking completely effortless!

[@simbaIism]

I love their chemistry

[@PavelZhdanovich]

Cool performance! Love it

[@Salvo100]

Both are so calm, relaxed and bad-ass to the max.

[@betaguitarist9385]

Seeing Plini in Thailand next month. Super excited!. This plugin sounds amazing.

[@b_ryc]

These guys are just amazing.

[@TheMarcomazzocco]

Plugin is incredible😍

[@Music20275]

I'm ashamed to say that this is the first time I hear plini and i gotta say, DAYUM

[@bodoms_demon4159]

I love these two.

[@Blow_Up_Mars]

I took a shower then went to bed, when I woke up my hair looked like Plini's.

[@fabianvanderelst9643]

Have you tried playing guitar then? Maybe his strength is in his hair!

[@Blow_Up_Mars]

@@fabianvanderelst9643 I haven't tried playing with messy hair. Maybe we are onto something

[@fabianvanderelst9643]

@@Blow_Up_Mars haha, exactly! Suddenly you'll play sick riffs, melodic solos, you'll be able to shred like Plini, orchestrate every song to absolutely no extent, and have that charisma. 😂

[@McMinnManiac]

You can catch the bird, but may not get the flying

[@piggybank380]

Thay both have such a great chemistry on stage

[@No-xr7vx]

These two are so great live

[@Robbo1966]

2 incredible in tune guys

[@JuanPerez-co9nd]

Both are amazing players!

[@RoyceLopez777]

Wow! Brilliant playing.

[@CarlosDaniel-cz5oj]

Beautiful sound!

[@javierbulnes3576]

Thanks for your talent! Im chilean 👋

[@caryverhalen]

Plini is awesome! ❤️🎼🎶 A new fan for sure

[@ATCDave1]

Sweet. Going to see 'em in Boston in a few weeks!

[@sdiabr6792]

He should Play with taranto so we could watch the helix nebula+plini live!

[@elishaaa1296]

3:11 this passage is so awesomeee

[@kevinbrouelette6361]

The Batman and Robin of this era :)

[@1000eyes55]

Crazy awesome! they was killin it! To bad they won't be having Namm next year I sure would be looking these guys up...

[@TheDrsalvation]

It's always so satisfying watching both Plini and Simon playing together, I'm convinced that they have a better bromance than plini and aaron lol. Anyway, who else is wondering what's the VST's that plini uses in his backtracking? We're all about his guitar, but the backtracking adds SO MUCH to his tone as well... especially those choirs at 2:54 and the marimba thingy that follows after that. Those are one of the most prominent instruments from his first EP's and hearing them again makes it somewhat nostalgic.

[@JeremiahAugustine]

NeuralDSP 🤘😈🤘

[@jordandumas662]

I want that bass

[@requintueur]

3000$ my friend ^^'

[@jordandumas662]

@@requintueur I want to *afford* that bass

[@requintueur]

@@jordandumas662 Yeah me too but when you think that you can have the same quality for a much lower price. I don't know what to do, because I don't know your situation but for a student like me it's a REAL hole in my budget and it's make me think twice 😅

[@jordandumas662]

@@requintueur yeah I'm a broke college student currently. But hopefully as the months pass, the price on this bass drops and becomes more "reasonable". If not there are definitely more options

[@requintueur]

@@jordandumas662 Ok we are in the same situation lmao. Yeah I have the same hope, like we say in France "l'espoir fait vivre" ^^

[@leeg7106]

Plini looks like he just woke up from a long sleep, picked his guitar, and started playing : )

[@profaneera6962]

He always looks like that

[@walterrserrano]

@@profaneera6962 That is EXACTLY what I was going to say before seeing your comment... 😂😂

[@sneezleslimbo3037]

omg i love them

[@musicman700]

I had no clue Johnny Bravo plays bass that well! :P

[@hine0506]

Sophisticated and cool

[@ImOnUToob]

That was awesome

[@JoshuaPlaysMusic]

What does he have against head stocks?? lol This is really beautiful music!

[@duquestring37]

Awesomeness Performance!! What Song is this?? Pls

[@iker4222]

kind

[@duquestring37]

Gracias

[@finiteunknowns]

when plini raises his hands and says "jazz" highlarious haha

[@matiasaraya7530]

Plinis hands are big AF

[@javierpuretz5735]

guitar is small af

[@chhau123]

he’s really tall so

[@pmaster1173]

@@javierpuretz5735 no it isn't. Its standard size.

[@moki2093]

@@pmaster1173 strandberg and many other headless instruments are quite a bit shorter in overall length compared to their headed counterparts for obvious reasons. also idk if you thought they were talking about the scale length, because I'm sure that is still in standard scale length.

[@moki2093]

@@pmaster1173 idk where my other reply is to edit it but, Edit for that reply : forgot to mention that it's actually multiscale

[@Mrbumbons1]

The Dunlop Booth needs to be an ep or full release. Complication of the last 5+ years.

[@onfire4000]

Are the simon grove presets for bass? (this might sound like a stupid question)

[@carsonhughes8672]

0:30 jazzy

[@afrijulaizze6637]

WOW...WOW....WOW...

[@omarsharif927]

I need the Nolly and paralax badly.

[@donycoletta]

Hi guys, Can i connect the Neural DSP Quad Cortex into my focusrite 2i2 2nd Gen?

[@MrDavidtayler32]

yes

[@vejichan]

Is plini using nts?

[@huntermorgan4201]

Oh fuck yeah I love all the little different things in this live one! More food for my music theory brain yum yum :D

[@DennisFeinsteinCEO]

So is he using the NTS here??? It looks like it, as the tuner is moving but I'm a bit confused haha (And what an odd choice of plugin for Plini, at least I wouldn't expect it. Maybe to show the diversity of Neural 👍)

[@SALESPRODUCTIONS]

Wait . . where's one again . . . I'm lost

[@zzirjukez2899]

😂😂😂 I feel that

[@jeremythornton433]

This is great! Who makes these instruments? The look amazing! Probably play like a dream too.

[@fabianvanderelst9643]

Strandberg Guitars. I love to see them, and would love to test one out one day, and also would love to buy one someday! Preferably the Sälen Deluxe VB model, which is a telecaster style Strandberg, two tele single coil pickups, semi-hollow and it just looks absolutely mesmerising!

[@baladeva777]

💯😎👑👑 so dope 🔥✊🏽🤟🏼✊🏽🤟🏼

[@az5387]

Awesome . What change sound, difrend amps on live ? midi controler ?

[@martinjohansen1865]

I think he is just using one amp setting for the entire song. But he's probably using the volume knob and softer picking to get the cleaner tones

[@ethangibbs3688]

If John Mayer decided to play beautiful instrumental prog music, this would be him

[@jafferscakes7063]

what band are these guys in I love this I can't stop listening to it never heard anything like it before

[@victorlandon7915]

I can’t tell if your joking but if your serious look up Plini, amazing talent all around

[@metalhead4827]

Simon also played for a band called The Helix Nebula, amazing band, don’t think they play together anymore unfortunately

[@BestBassTab]

Badass!

[@EamonBJWyse]

Very cool.

[@madmaskbass]

That standberg bass doesn't have the same smooth punch in the low mids as the Lefay..not even in the same league! honestly i sound like a tool but this is a NAMM show vid and gear geeks are out there. Stay with Lefay Mr Grove.

[@flagmuffin1221]

It's also A. A plugin. B: A remixed recording most likely. C: A KZbin compressed video. This probably sounded even better live. You're hearing it after many things have happened.

[@dustinofficinalis2149]

Black Cloud Bass Strandberg’s sound like shit in general

[@georgthesecond]

Simon Grove? More like Simon Groove!

[@andreisevastre3659]

The tone is fucking tasty!

[@nemesisbass2133]

Mmmmk. But can you play smoke on the water?XD Man, I wish I had simon's skill.

[@LarsBauer74]

awesome! does anybody know what the title of the song is and what album it's on?

[@ishmaelperez5618]

"Kind" in his last ep "Sunhead" .

[@LarsBauer74]

@@ishmaelperez5618 Thank you!!!

[@emirsyah97]

damn that strandberg. bass is so sexy

[@tromboneman4517]

They spelled Simon’s last name wrong. It’s Groove, not Grove.

[@AlmostGrewMyHair]

Is that Strandberg nota multiscale or is the angle tricky?

[@malenky4057]

He does use fanned fretted guitars yeah.

[@rodrigozamo]

It is multiscale but not full fanned frets. For full fanned frets you are looking at a 27" scale on the bottom strings, 25.5 on the top. This particular model is 25 on the top strings, 25.5 on the bottom strings. So it's a little shorter, more Gibson like (Gibson is 24 3/4"), soft and great for bends on the top strings and strat type tension on the top.

[@TheDangerbreed]

simon grove on bass :)

[@visog]

What song is this? Can someone direct me to the album it's on?

[@chongyvevo]

Sound like KIND

[@peds7099]

Kind from his EP "Sunhead"

[@govan4414]

speechelleeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssss

[@billwallace1177]

That is tasty!

[@govan4414]

besttttttttt

[@mortenlune8308]

WoooooWWWWWW!

[@vincentperom2845]

damn simon

[@jimkavanagh9521]

Cure for insomnia.

[@kanwalprakashsingh2433]

it looks like they aren't even trying, its natural to them

[@jacobovelasco9779]

0:29

[@Ryuzakii10]

Does Bass Djent???? After watching this video: I guess so.

[@elishaaa1296]

A luvie watching a plini video, i would never thought id see someone like me

[@lunasea8908]

bassist!!!!!

[@kimseniorb]

Lowmid muddy for some reason

[@kimseniorb]

probably becasue of that non-slanted pickup placement. too far from the saddles on the lower strings. but the amp def exaggerates this effect

[@Officiallycanthrope]

just plini...

[@wallbreakers5062]

Thumbs down = I could never sound like this on a budget, I’m out.

[@henrituovinen4101]

Those plugins cost something like 80-100 dollars. That’s cheaper than pretty much any amp you could get.

[@jackbenson8228]

fuckin far out man

[@PIlotrcm]

When the Djent kids turn 30

[@gstewart2413]

Deez mfs are dope!

[@russianbear6384]

So heavily mixed

[@davegiard2221]

Simon is chewing gum more in time than I can even play.

[@VP737]

Music first theatrics second

[@alanlopez81]

0:30 plini wtf