Nile's Karl Sanders - GEAR MASTERS Ep. 107

[@digitaltourbus]

Nile's Karl Sanders shows off his tour gear! Who should we film with next?

[@diancarlomachadosilva]

John Gallagher from Dying Fetus.

[@stevehawkins6819]

I agree so hard man ! This band is FUCKING AWESOME we need them

[@RadityoPramAdi]

all the guys from Dying Fetus!!

[@Glumurphonel_64]

If you can manage it, Trey from Morbid Angel would be super cool.

[@josephcrawley4281]

Adam Deitch or anyone from lettuce

[@k33pstrumming39]

Man makes brutal death metal , loves his gear and is not cocky like some other artists. What's not to love about him?

[@digitaltourbus]

He's great!

[@CameronJohnson]

He seems like such a nice dude!!!

[@digitaltourbus]

He was so unbelievably kind to us.

[@MrJeezus]

Gee golly gosh!

[@troyez5218]

He is a nice guy, I was privileged enough to meet him the day this video was shot (after their set), and he's truly a guy who loves his job and the fans.

[@daltonplaysdrums]

He seriously is. I met him after a show last year and he was just chilling, shooting the shit with some fans. I was so honored to shake this guitar god's hand.

[@roybunch4997]

thats how we are down in the carolinas,come see us sometime Nile !! \m/

[@ryanlee3131]

The man knows gear, and tone. One of the kings of death metal.

[@digitaltourbus]

Totally agree!

[@frostbeam7095]

the death metal teddy bear

[@digitaltourbus]

:)

[@jesperwartooth274]

no chuck shuldiner was the teddy bear of death metal

[@deadinsidemcgee411]

toki wartooth was

[@Gamerquest6612]

@Witchcraft Destroys Minds & Reaps Souls or Donald Trump

[@alanleemaxwell831]

Just a nice, down to earth, easy going GUITAR BEHEMOTH!!!

[@megatyaesree]

The man knows his gear. The man loves his gear. 😇

[@digitaltourbus]

He most definitely does!

[@MANthe93]

The man most definitely has sex with his gear

[@alanleemaxwell831]

Agreed!!!

[@stedankorn]

@@alanleemaxwell831 He loves that hum eliminator!

[@christopherboxford26]

Exactly how I picture myself being if I wasn't so poor.

[@thelaughingeyes6686]

Listening to Karl speak just makes me happy. What a nice guy.

[@digitaltourbus]

He's a good dude! :)

[@lessthanzero8522]

I remember see Nile open up for Morbid Angel almost 20 years ago. Karl was playing a white...Fender Stratocaster. I had never seen anybody ever play death metal on a Strat befor that show. I saw Nile again on the Ithyphallic tour. Karl stayed after the show to sign autographs. I handed him my CD to sign and the only thing i could think to say to him was, "Hey Karl, where's the Strat" his reply was, "umm..its at home man". lol. super nice guy.

[@Stitsel]

I love seeing brutal metal played on a Strat, kinda disproves the notion it can't be done....Nile, Marduk etc. ...lots of old school hard rock/heavy metal guys played 'em: Blackmore, Uli, Dave Murray, Tipton/KK, Malmsteen etc. so a Strat definitely has it's place in metal.I too saw that same tour, late 90s I believe? I bought Karl a beer at the bar in between sets at the club they were playing in Seattle....super nice guy & funny too

[@Tysandifer]

@@Stitsel shoot all you gotta do is through a humbucker in and it's ready to go

[@WildChildMcCloud]

Don't forget Jon of Cryptopsy and Trevor of Obituary.

[@christopherboxford26]

Did it have scalloped frets?

[@lessthanzero8522]

@@christopherboxford26 Man..i don't remember. That was back in 1998. Only thing i remember was, it was a vintage cream '70s Strat with a white pickguard, 1 humbucker pickup in the bridge position and a Roland synth pickup.

[@benreese7602]

Karl lives 5 minutes from my house! And teaches lessons! On tech death playing!

[@digitaltourbus]

Nice!!

[@eleanorfleming8137]

if you decided to play the trombone instead you're very very naughty.

[@TourettesOrc]

Ben Reese - I’ve been playing for years and id totally pay to have Karl show me some stuff

[@gr00vinRuben]

Im coming over!

[@OmniscientVirtuosity]

Ben Reese South Carolina

[@darthsmolin]

Hearing Karl be so effusive about the people who make his gear and saying the word "fabulous" over and over makes me smile. :)

[@digitaltourbus]

:)

[@MrJeezus]

Karl "Wow" Sanders

[@benben-sl7hi]

Karl is probably the most underrated metal guitar player out there right now. His timing and the structure of his solos is insane! This guy shreds all in his way!!!!!

[@digitaltourbus]

Yup

[@teebone8079]

most underrated? LMFAO He's the Epitomy of what is a Metal Guitarist and guitarist in general. idk what rock you've been under.

[@abra_cadavra3928]

@@teebone8079 were you high, or...?

[@teebone8079]

@@abra_cadavra3928 if you disagree then i have nothing to say to you lol. Karl has and always will be a beast. never has he been underrated lol wtf.

[@dimifisher]

@@teebone8079 underrated means he is not so famous considering how good he is, i think he is a bit underrated

[@adahbombdon1512]

I could watch these metal rig rundowns all day

[@digitaltourbus]

Glad you're liking them. Make sure you subscribe. :)

[@vickingking]

i keep seeing everyone on the comments saying karl seems like a nice guy well i got something to tell you....He IS absolutely a chill nice guy. i have had the pleasure to hang out with him and dallas and both just really sharp, chill, humble guys.

[@digitaltourbus]

:)

[@ryancurfman]

This is what being a death metal musician is all about. Loving gear, loving your craft, having fun, and not taking yourself too seriously. I love Karl and Nile

[@JullarMusic]

Kark : *points* Oh! What a fabulous piece of gear! *points again* Oh! What a fabulous piece of gear! *points again again* Oh! What a fabulous piece of gear! Love this guy lmao

[@digitaltourbus]

He's the best. To see someone who still has that much passion and excitement is infectious.

[@joshstarkey8883]

Wow! What a great video! Man...

[@Remmy0930]

Julian Cifuentes 😂 so true

[@Remmy0930]

Josh Starkey 😂

[@Kultursau]

Karl Sanders is a great guy, always there if you have a question on the internet. Got the Dean Black V - one of a hell guitar, a brutal metal machine! Love Nile - always stayed true to their style

[@digitaltourbus]

We appreciate you checking out the video!

[@fuzzcous]

Kultursau I got a Black V too. Awesome guitar🤘

[@edwurdvulgaris8658]

Good to see Karl in good health. The world needs Nile !

[@digitaltourbus]

The world definitely needs Nile!

[@261290]

I remember meeting him after a concert in Bari, Italy. I was wearing a Nila shirt and i suddenly hear "Hey dude, nice shirt!" It was him, he really appreciated the design and showed him to some merch guy. Class A musician and person.

[@digitaltourbus]

🤘

[@RichardGarcia93]

9:01 Karl loved high action! Amazing that he can shred like that!

[@ricklieffering]

I don't even play guitar, but I'm just drawn in by his enthusiasm. Awesome dude.

[@digitaltourbus]

Totally! :)

[@MaskedRiderChris]

*55* this year, and still killing it like WHOA. Also one of the friendliest and hardest working men in metal! More power to Karl Sanders!

[@cyrilegger9428]

One of my heros

[@3badthebad]

He looks like he gives great hugs

[@digitaltourbus]

😀

[@roscomichael1340]

My favorite musician . Love his riffs

[@digitaltourbus]

He's great!

[@slipspectrum9253]

Dude seems really super nice. I love that about death metal, such brutal, angry, venomous music, but most of the dudes playing it are super down to earth, nice people.

[@larrygrabarek1831]

Karl did a great job explaining his rig, after all those years he still has deep passion.

[@digitaltourbus]

It's awesome to see someone with such passion!

[@mykeryu]

I think I have re-watched this episode like 10 times over the years lol

[@celiktenklc1795]

Karl Sanders is the greatest musician this universe has ever seen. Period. NILE FOREVER!! \m/\m/

[@digitaltourbus]

Definitely Nile forever! \m/

[@keylllogdark]

Oh man, Karl is super cool, such a great person...

[@digitaltourbus]

Totally agree!

[@godtoHrD]

Black Emperor nice lol

[@dawsonsweeney93]

Growing up in Greenville I’ve met this guy so many times and he’s always just the nicest dude.

[@jonluick]

I really dig how enthusiastic he is about his gear. I've seen some videos of people who might be, but you couldn't tell by the video. He's just like the rest of us about our gear. Cool video, cool dude.

[@digitaltourbus]

Couldn't agree more!

[@faxardebatintenebris]

this man is a legend!

[@digitaltourbus]

He sure is!

[@0421072]

I love his enthusiasm. Seen Nile a few times. WOW!

[@digitaltourbus]

:)

[@infinidominion]

I love runnin the Invaders straight to the jack too.

[@digitaltourbus]

:)

[@csbaucu7761]

I saw Nile live at Ground Zero in Spartanberg SC with Monstrosity back in 1999. I was 19. It was my first Death Metal show. Ripped my face clean off!

[@digitaltourbus]

🤘🤘

[@neilpatrickhairless]

Karl lives in Greenville!

[@lamraliang7587]

those guitars of his are so beautiful.. I want one so bad

[@digitaltourbus]

They are pretty darn amazing!

[@ericheydenreich2846]

Thanks for sharing this amazing rig rundown. He is so enthusiastic about his gear that he looks like a child on Xmas day.

[@digitaltourbus]

You are very welcome!

[@accidentalmusic2749]

I tapped Karl on the shoulder one time because he looks alot like my pal baley outside the viper room and i said yo baley and he turned around and said "HAY TOUCHING ME IS NOT COOOOOL. AND I SAID WOOO I THOUGHT YOU WERE SOMEONE ELSE AND HE SAID WANT SOME FREE TICKETS

[@digitaltourbus]

Oops.

[@nordfald3740]

you could fit a finger in between the board and his strings, no clue as to how he plays with that action, but it works for him! killer stuff!

[@digitaltourbus]

It's pretty crazy stuff!

[@johnpalumbo8520]

I have played his personal guitar and you'd be surprised how easy to play it is.

[@down7unedpc740]

Patrick Simon It just looks high because it's scalloped...

[@higler.]

@@down7unedpc740 not quite, look at 8:59, you can clearly see how high from the top of the frets the strings are. The scallop does give an added illusion, but that action is still high as hell.

[@thomascoolberth2648]

No, just heard an interview .. he plays high action though it took him a long time to adjust to that.

[@bretward6187]

I love the passion about his craft ! Karl keep up the amazing work !!

[@saintdamien8290]

I remember getting Karl to judge King of the Blues contest at Guitar Center in Greenville SC back in 2006. Thanks Karl! Very cool and laid back guy.

[@hugodellarciprete9413]

Great guy

[@digitaltourbus]

Definitely!

[@darrellmcdurrington1405]

i am such a fan of nile, not obsessive but a huge fan of their gear and brutal tones

[@digitaltourbus]

:)

[@Heka41]

Love Nile and all of Karl's solo stuff

[@digitaltourbus]

Definitely!

[@simonsmallhorne]

I built a custom V loosely based on Karl's specs. I too wired an Invader 7 direct to jack and scalloped the fretboard. Killer tone! Nile are awesome! Btw, Karl is aware that Elliott died in February isn't he?

[@digitaltourbus]

This video was filmed on February 17th, so I'm not sure when Elliott died, but this could've been before that happened.

[@simonsmallhorne]

Digital Tour Bus That explains it. Great video though guys! Karl's a legend. RIP Elliot Rubinson \m/

[@rea50]

The feeling that Karl brought to death metal and music in general is something that deserves to be preserved to posterity, is almost a tunnel to another dimension where the gods of sand still rule the universe

[@digitaltourbus]

😀

[@drmoshie]

Karl is such a cool dude, I was lucky enough to get a lesson with him on a tour a while back

[@digitaltourbus]

Nice!

[@nathan0939]

I'm screaming at the guitar designs, beautiful and mindblowing as hell. Amazing video!

[@digitaltourbus]

Glad you like it!

[@Chuloloc]

Awesome. Hails to Karl. Long Live Nile.

[@digitaltourbus]

Definitely!

[@lionaudio]

I love that Karl is such a gear nerd. He loves talking about this stuff

[@digitaltourbus]

He sure does!

[@higler.]

8:59 Karl is a beast for playing the way he does with action that god damn high.

[@digitaltourbus]

💯

[@guitar_and_weed]

He has fat fingers so a high action is probably more usable...

[@SleepingGiant45]

Those Whom The Gods Detest and In Their Darkest Shrines are two of my favorite albums ever, across all genres.

[@digitaltourbus]

:)

[@Schwaaaang]

Had the absolute pleasure of seeing him play this evening- what a titan! Great to see that he's a genuinely nice dude as well. Also, can I just politely say I WANT THAT MAPLE TOP 7 STRING HOLY SHIT!

[@WTFCartoonStudios]

Karl is one of the nicest, and mellow guys out there but plays and outputs some of the most brutal vocals and riffs ever created.

[@digitaltourbus]

He's great!

[@2Wiered2Live2Rare2die]

I fucking love nile man!

[@digitaltourbus]

They are very awesome!

[@kevinanthony4106]

@karl sanders my me and my brother (who i will give credit to introducing me to nile) "annihilation of the wicked" and most especially saurian meditation. your sl project back in 2004,but nothing and i mean nothing can beat black seeds of vengeance. we are all the way from vancouver BC hope to see you in the future \m/

[@digitaltourbus]

:)

[@UseADamnCoaster]

This dude seems so chill, but then when you listen to a Nile album... Lol it always blows my mind how normal and cool metal musicians are until they get in the studio or onstage. Love it 🤘

[@neindochoohh7955]

I've been listening to Nile for about 20 years and only understand 10% of what he said. But isn't he a lovely, humble person? A very talented artist and yet so humble. I love this and also the background noise in this video. You get to know the band a little better❤

[@digitaltourbus]

He is a real class act.

[@mercurymangonada]

I love everything about this

[@mikenicholson1505]

Karl Sanders knows his gear. Great player and a true pioneer of brutal death metal. Nile rules and destroys.

[@digitaltourbus]

💯

[@zackperkins6107]

Wow what a great man talking about a great piece of gear!

[@digitaltourbus]

😀

[@MichaelDespairs]

Talked to him after a show when he still used a JCM 800 we chatted about tone and gear tricks which was mostly just tuning to A and using the Seymour Duncan Invader pickup in the bridge with Big Stubby picks. In my experience those picks have a very light and smooth glide on the strings and you have to change all your settings to accommodate them especially compared to the super loud, bassy and upper-mid grind of Tortex picks.

[@blazeandcyrus]

dude is full of passion about his craft and a master at it as well! Thanks DTB and Karl

[@digitaltourbus]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@HybridSpektar]

Metal dudes are so relaxed and chill. Metal dudes are just nice people.

[@BatteryAcidEater]

Not the black metal dudes, they are fascists and criminals

[@vladpandur1274]

Thanks for the great video! Karl is such a charming, soft-spoken guy, and as a musician he is just top-notch - fantastic songwriting, playing and tone, the whole package! Very insightful video, cheers!

[@digitaltourbus]

Totally agree!

[@bultronlagore4932]

Awesome explanation of his gear and love the enthusiasm he has for his musical gear. His Dean Flying V guitars are absolutely gorgeous especially the Egyptian Underworld Slayers on the side.

[@Fraeg]

Saw them in Gallup NM in maybe 2010. It was a one off show with Immolation, Krysiun and a couple others. The dudes in Immolation and Nile were so fucking cool (really everyone in every band I met was cool). Their tour busses parked side by side was bigger than the venue. There were probably less than 100 people at the show. There was no stage riser. Gallup has maybe 50,000 people in it. They could have played the Sunshine Theater in Albuquerque, but no they played this tiny venue in the middle of nowhere NM. And for that all those band will forever be in my heart. The crowd was amazing with full families showing up. I spoke with one of the Immolation guitarists and he stated that playing a show like that with such close interaction with the crowd who are 110% into it is far more rewarding and fun than playing at a festival in front of thousands of people. And to all the Navajo and Zuni folks I met that night a big fucking Cheers from Sacramento, CA

[@johnpalumbo8520]

Karl is the best! Wonderful person.

[@digitaltourbus]

Couldn't agree more!

[@abbagil]

Love the guitar at 9:50, hopefully it's available soon.

[@digitaltourbus]

:)

[@shottybeatssword]

Sick episode! Id love to see some of the heavyweight Black Metal bands on one of these! Like Gorgoroth, Marduk, Mayhem, Satyricon & Dark funeral

[@digitaltourbus]

We can try. Ultimately, it's up to them, not us.

[@Mutterschwein]

But don't Black Metal artists use the shittiest gear possible on PURPOSE to sound as kvlt as they can? :P

[@rodneyking8896]

"We have a line 6 practice amp, a 4 track and a stump, it's great!"

[@danadabrowski3366]

I remember back in 2000 when Karl was playing a stratocaster with a custom pickup . Now he's playing phenomenal guitars .

[@digitaltourbus]

Thanks for watching Dana.

[@pullupterraine199]

Last time I was drinking beer with these guys was when Dallas Toler-Wade had a long, curly hair... 20 years ago. Time flies... :-(

[@thomascoolberth2648]

Like the idea of cutting out the knobs. I've taken to just cutting out the tone knob. My new luthier of choice .. agreed with this .. she was like "I'l make that knob a coil splitter" ... brilliant lady who knows her shit.

[@2Wiered2Live2Rare2die]

fabulous!

[@digitaltourbus]

:D

[@DigiRokkuKang]

Just saw Nile in Pittsburgh last night; GREAT show and yes, Mr. Sanders (and the rest of the Band) is a Grade A dude: approachable, appreciative, social. Cheers 👊🏻

[@digitaltourbus]

🤘

[@MurmeliJones]

wow what a fantastic piece of gear

[@digitaltourbus]

😀

[@VisceralDisgust]

love this dude - he stuck up for Helmuth - respect.

[@mikenicholson1505]

Karl seems to be an awesome dude and knows his gear. Other bands only the techs know the gear but Karl knows his stuff well. Nike is the ultimate in brutal metal

[@digitaltourbus]

Karl definitely knows he stuff!

[@juanblanco1371]

I remember seeing them play in Florida like 10 or 12 years ago and some drunk dude kept touching his pedalboard. Eventually Karl punched the dude, which was nuts because he's such a gentle man

[@digitaltourbus]

😱

[@thomascoolberth2648]

Karl has black belts in martial arts from what I heard. He could destroy anybody. There's a funny video of a Russian a-hole harassing him and Helmuth from Belphegor. KArl was just like "It's not gonna happen, dude." As they calmly got in their van. Karl could have destroyed that dude .. but had complete emotional control with that Orthodox Fundamentalist Cossack (who quite large himself).

[@CarcPazu]

Fucking finally someone making a rig rundown of Karl's! My favorite guitarist. To me, he's at the top of the foodchain when it comes to metal.

[@digitaltourbus]

We were surprised he didn't have one before this.

[@jimmygray4525]

Wow! Karl Sanders has an incredible gear.

[@digitaltourbus]

He sure does!

[@adrianvalbuena1715]

Very nice guy, thanks for share

[@digitaltourbus]

You bet

[@RadityoPramAdi]

no volume? now that's fukin metal!

[@digitaltourbus]

If you always have it set at 10, no need for it. :)

[@ssylum6]

What a legend Karl is, and an absolute beast of a guitar player. Nile just kills it every album and live show. Those scolloped frets are pretty nuts, didn't realised he used that. Wonder if he has tried, or what he thinks of multiscale fretboards?

[@digitaltourbus]

🤘

[@CoreyMHanna]

The new Nile album... yes we heard it's going to be fabulous... we are looking into it and making sure but we heard it's a great one... one of the best Nile albums ever so I've heard... fucking insanely fabulous...

[@mjollnirtsubo]

That guitar is absolutely gorgeous

[@Kynos1]

I've been waiting for this. Thanks for making it happen :)

[@digitaltourbus]

No problem! More coming soon with Nile! :)

[@s3thsational]

Karl lives like 20 minutes from me! Nile is a badass band, one of the first death metal bands I got into

[@digitaltourbus]

🤘🤘

[@Famished_]

Damn, that's some high action on them strings. Or am I seeing things...

[@pho3nix-]

This guy is cool as hell

[@digitaltourbus]

Most definitely!

[@jsullivan2112]

It just occurred to me that I don't think I've ever seen 7-string Vs before. Pretty rad!

[@moosepotato4116]

As a non-musician, this is fascinating to watch.

[@kingnaildriver7232]

Such a cool cat.

[@digitaltourbus]

100%

[@ActAccordinglyNow]

Wow those strings are set so high.

[@blackcorridors]

a fucking legend and probably the nicest guy around

[@rathernot3839]

They should make a guitar with the annhilation artwork with the snakes it would be so wicked!

[@digitaltourbus]

🤘🤘

[@jimmyponciano8186]

excellent!

[@digitaltourbus]

:)

[@peppefrasca5179]

Black seeds of death metal :D

[@digitaltourbus]

Thanks for watching.

[@ramadomosi2389]

Totally met this legend

[@digitaltourbus]

🤘

[@vladimpala1859]

this was a great show. overkill take out some unique tour packages. no other thrash band is bringing Nile or Belphegor with them on the road!

[@digitaltourbus]

Definitely not!