I interviewed Kirk once and asked him about his OG Crowbar tone. He said a Metal Zone and a Marshall Valvestate. My head exploded.
@meshuggener6672 жыл бұрын
yeeees! VALVESTATE FOR THE WIN BABY
@Malum092 жыл бұрын
There’s a clip of A livestream where Sammy Duet answer that his Rig during His time with Crowbar was a Randall RG100ES into an Oversized Mesa Boogie Rectifier Cab, his guitar had an EMG 81 in the bridge and he used a BOSS metal zone pedal
@DC338792 жыл бұрын
@@Malum09 Another thing Sammy mentioned is that for Odd Fellows Rest, Equilibrium and Sonic Excess In It’s Purest Form they used Seymour Duncan Distortions. He said that he heard Kirks’ Charvel loaded with one through the RG100ES and immediately switched from the EMG 81.
@Malum092 жыл бұрын
@Deconstruction 33 I completely forgot to put the settings of the pedal but he did say that he used it more as a boost than distortion, I think he even says he used it during his time in Acid Bath
@dq7860 Жыл бұрын
That's what I use, excellent Death Metal tones.
@ManuSDP2 жыл бұрын
Crowbar is the heaviest band I’ve seen live. No one has a more crushing tone
@yukuzoona660410 ай бұрын
once i saw them was amazing, second time i only heard the kick drum.. there was something really bad with the mix
@michaelthomas99912 ай бұрын
I have to give the heaviest to Black Sabbath in the 1970’s, Trouble in the 1980’s, Pantera and Corrosion of Conformity in the 90’s through today.
@steveschu28 күн бұрын
Indeed. Love Crowbar. Saw them in Tulsa a couple years ago. It was the perfect non ear hurting experience. No ears ringing afterwards. That has never impressed me. Felt every note and all bands that night killed it. Will see them this November.
@nipulkradmsinatagras82932 жыл бұрын
*Starting things off with "Mouth For War" just feels right.*
@xsonicassassinx2 жыл бұрын
the dime tone was scary accurate. i'm certain those smartasses set their tuners to 420hz.
@madmonkey7411 Жыл бұрын
I've heard 423 but I heard 425 too
@grim..sentinel95008 ай бұрын
425 actually, haha
@JonJourdan2 жыл бұрын
Acid Bath would fit nicely in there as well! Killer video 🤘
@jackko21 Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah I forgot they used this amp with a metal zone
@palmmoot2 жыл бұрын
Kirk is a riff god. Love when you delve into doom/sludge/stoner Ryan
@ShreddingFinn2 жыл бұрын
When I owned a RG100ES, I ran a Line 6 Uber Distortion into it, practically instant Dime when dialed right.
@bobilly Жыл бұрын
Cannibal Corpse also used the Metal Zone as a boost into their rectos for a long time
@angeloxenakis22133 ай бұрын
Even used the Metal Zones with the Marshall Valvestate 8100 early on just like Crowbar. And Death. And me. lol.
@SuperMetalLicious Жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this video. Thx for going over the furman settings clearly. Wondering if you would do a TypeONegative tone video?
@joshuabeckwith79062 жыл бұрын
I like that slightly fuzzy sagging compression that comes with boosting it. As much as tight tones are cool. Sometimes it's refreshing to play through something that's a little looser and unforgiving to really keep you on your toes.
@TheAffluenza Жыл бұрын
Amazing level of detail and research went into this. Sounds fantastic. I’m always astonished by how far people will go to recreate even the gnarliest, most disgusting distortion sounds. These artists were/are clearly very intentional about their tone, even if they cultivated irreverent public personas
@dive-bomb Жыл бұрын
Jimmy Bower also rolls the tone knob all the way back thats a big part of the sound
@JackPeloquin Жыл бұрын
Stolen from Gabriel Fischer!!!
@dive-bomb Жыл бұрын
@@JackPeloquin Using a knob for it’s intended purpose isn’t stealing lmao
@angryangel1100 Жыл бұрын
Kirk would actually dime his presence keeping his mids and highs around 4-5. Before he used a MT2, he used a SD1 with a little bit of extra gain from it. He switched to the MT2 after Sammy joined. Kirk also used an SD1 into a JCM800 with the presence dimed for the NOLA album.
@TheSPY19972 жыл бұрын
The pedals falling over while Crowbar riffs sound in the background made me crack up for some reason. I love what you do, and I particularly loved this video for covering sludge stuff. Keep up the good work, man.
@JackGraves2 жыл бұрын
That Dime tone is spot on! Amazing review brother!
@RubyRoks2 жыл бұрын
If we're just here to talk tone, all i have to say is you got some killer fucking sounds. It's a shame we don't hear these kinds of beautifully imperfect tones anymore unless you go looking for it.
@PlagueScytheStudios2 жыл бұрын
I'm with you. I am all about a nicely polished contemporary guitar production when it makes sense. However, heavy music has lost so much of these little signal chain imperfections that made the 90s and early 2000s sound so visceral yet hi-fi.
@kronabus199a2 жыл бұрын
@@PlagueScytheStudios ah yes, the Joey Sturgis edited beyond human ability type of metal. Don’t get me wrong, I dig it from a listening perspective, but I miss the time period you mentioned for all of the sonic imperfections. String squeak, pick scrapes, a flammed drum part here and there. There was some air and life in those tracks that I loved. Not to sound like an old man, shouting at the younger crowd lol, but I do think appreciating things from the past doesn’t mean the present stuff isn’t also cool in it’s on right! Amazing video as always, I sincerely appreciate the time and effort you put into all of this! Cheers mate! 🤙
@TheGearland2 жыл бұрын
PQ-3 looks familiar! As Dave Friedman says nothing has come to replace the powerful boost functions and extreme EQ shaping. Paired with the MXR 6 Band for fine tuning it's an utterly epic rig!
@samuraisaint236011 ай бұрын
Something about these old Randall amps just moves the soul “
@DC338792 жыл бұрын
The irony of this all…Happened to come across this video after stumbling upon a Facebook Marketplace listing for this amp and matching cab from 1989 in Mint condition for $150. I instantly messaged the seller and drove 65 miles one way to grab it. One owner, owned it for over 30 years (since he was 16). Went home, threw my Keeley modded Metal Zone in front…Instant Crowbar and Down Nola tone. Still in disbelief…. Great Video! Loved how the presence being dialed back makes such an impact. Combined with the Metal Zone boost in front, it really is the secret sauce with this amp when it comes to Kirks tone.
@cmd_f52 жыл бұрын
Great stuff as always. The RG100 is one of those amps that is like a can of coke. It's boring and kinda ok on its own but when you throw some horse power behind it things can get crazy. I didn't know Kirk used the RG100 until pretty recently. I thought it was a tube amp like you said. Same with Superjoint actually. It's a pretty damn warm tone on those records. Hoping for more of these Tone Engineer vids, they're a ton of fun.
@sheldonwright87702 жыл бұрын
Solid state goodness! heavvvvvyy tones man.. hope I stumble across one of these 1day..
@MrLdvoАй бұрын
Great job!. Now I have more ideas to test on my Randall
@allworksnew11 күн бұрын
I dont care for the other bands at the end but dinebags tone was always interesting to me. Always enjoyed it because it was thrashy at the end if the day. Great video
@affroted2 жыл бұрын
Really well done mate!! Thanks for your time and effort!! Getcha fkn pull!!
@tolerbearALTII8 күн бұрын
George Lynch from Dokken was key in the development of the RG 100. In fact he used the RG 80 for his on stage performances for the Under Lock and Key tour.
@litos_mendes2 жыл бұрын
Ohhhh yes crowbar ... Love Kirk ... I want his solar sig sooo bad ...
@12ealDealOfficial2 жыл бұрын
One of your best vids. This Randall sounds immense, and your excitement is palpable. 2:59 Say the other one, Ryan. Say beards! Complete the trilogy and walk the evil path. Gear, riffs, and...
@PlagueScytheStudios2 жыл бұрын
*in spongebob voice* "This channel isn't about beards at aaaall..."
@KaddysJamKave2 жыл бұрын
Dude, now THIS is my kinda video. Enjoyed it a lot. Cheers from Down Under.
@simonXsludge Жыл бұрын
Great video, I think you nailed all those tones!
@needsLITHIUM2 жыл бұрын
I like to make my amp sound really bass heavy and dark, then I crank the presence and use a metalzone as a boost. I pushed the highs a bit, pulled the lows a bit, and toyed with the mid sweep until I found a frequency I liked a lot or didn't like a lot, and then either cranked or cut it; IDR which, I just leave it alone these days. Sometimes I also double boost with an HM-2, same deal, gain is at zero, and everything else dimed. I like very much the "metal distortion as boost into a Marshall voiced amp" sound. I also have an orange voiced amp pushed with a precision drive. I use an A/B/Y to run them as a stereo rig. Both amps are Joyo BanTamP's, lol. I run a stereo Behringer graphical EQ in the loop, one channel for each amp. Sounds dope.
@dimebagdarrell869813 күн бұрын
THE CFH collection can help with the position of everything
@jww732 Жыл бұрын
I love the channel man, this video hit me especially! Love that the NOLA bands got love and were included in the discussion of the RG100ES. The tones are amazing because the gear that spawned them were utilized out of necessity. The metal zone for example is notoriously overlooked. I've used the metal zone for so many different things. The key to it is to not make drastic movements with the tone stack.
@MetalZoned2 жыл бұрын
Great vid man. I agree about the SD1, it's the drive I keep coming back to as my default
@mcolby72142 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more that a boss sd-1 is an underrated gem. I honestly think that people get the "I spent more money on my ts808, it's gotta be better" mindset way too often with these pedals. I only use that as my OD boost pedal and it's great! The only other boosts/distos I use are a wurm², a swollen pickle, and an integrated preamp clone
@zacharyyoung8432 Жыл бұрын
This video is amazing! We’re grown men geeking out.
@ChrisTopherBunnell12 күн бұрын
I have the 4x10 combo rg100es and love that beast. it does lack the warmth of tube, but has a lovely thrash to it.
@clawfoot84002 жыл бұрын
You’re insanely good at what you do. Love your videos!
@djabthrash9 ай бұрын
18:47 nailed that Dime tone
@michaelthompson32862 жыл бұрын
Nailed the Dime tone 👌🏼 Excellent vid, mate.
@bruhbruh-dz4lm Жыл бұрын
I love this video so much
@jww732 Жыл бұрын
Nailed the crowbar tone! Only thing is I know Kirk maxes the presence out !
@Admiral_Bongo Жыл бұрын
Do a vid an Ampeg VH140C. Another solid state high gain classic.
@rob550 Жыл бұрын
Song choices and tones on point!
@superglou913gomez3 Жыл бұрын
Wow! You nailed all three tones. Quite a skill you've got there.
@shawngraham4075 Жыл бұрын
Bro...that Crowbar tone has suuuuuch BALLZ! it's insane to me that Kirk has almost exclusively used these solid state Randalls. Well, besides the JCM 800s he used on Down and I think he was using Orange Crush 120s on tour for a while. I thought he said he used it for Sever The Wicked Hand, but I'm probably wrong.
@toemasmeems Жыл бұрын
I'm sure you know but Dime and as well as old Metallica used to tune to standard tuning but at 432hz!! I have a theory that they tuned in normal(or lower) tuning but possibly either slowed it down or sped it up and it altered the pitch which back in that day they didn't have the technology to slow down with lowering the pitch! i do have some evidence to back this theory up but i also i am by no means an expert. i saw it everytime but i really do love this channel
@PlagueScytheStudios Жыл бұрын
Metallica 100% recorded KEA and RTL at a slower speed and somewhat normal tuning, then sped up the tapes for the final mix. I wouldn't be suprised if some early Pantera was the same.
@toemasmeems Жыл бұрын
@@PlagueScytheStudios okay well there you have it folks 💥💥🤯
@zackdufrene3174 Жыл бұрын
Great video!! watching from Lafourche Parish Louisiana!!
@bjquebedeaux3597 Жыл бұрын
East Baton Rouge! Originally from Lafayette tho!
@Ibaneddie76 Жыл бұрын
Sick video big dog! These bands freaking crushed Pantera are the kings!
@BlueBarrier7822 жыл бұрын
That's a serious beard . . . BTW, Crowbar uses Orange Crush 120s now. I don't know if you can ever get your hands on one, but you might really like the 120 or 100 (100 has a little more sag and a better clean channel).
@BlueBarrier7822 жыл бұрын
@Deconstruction 33 Gotcha. The 120's and 100's might have been a little too loose for their style. They are still my favorite SS amps, and I know are popular in the doom metal scene.
@pitthefrit62924 ай бұрын
great playing.
@laundry17992 жыл бұрын
Crowbar gotta have the chunkiest palm mutes I ever heard I feel those rub my brain
@istvankovacs78862 жыл бұрын
Great video as always! Any chance we will tone engineer for dream theater or megadeth in the future?
@PlagueScytheStudios2 жыл бұрын
Megadeth will come up soon, though the era of Mustaine's tones I like the most requires some specific rack gear to get right. That pales in comparison to Petrucci's insane rig though! Perhaps in the future.
@litos_mendes2 жыл бұрын
@@PlagueScytheStudios gonna get a bogner triple giant and a vht Poweramp ? Rust in peace gallore ... And expensive hahahaha
@istvankovacs78862 жыл бұрын
@@PlagueScytheStudios I believe early megadeth albums used mainly jcm 800s before Dave moved on to the JVM 410 with v30 marshal cabs. Never looked much into what other gear they used should be interesting. What's your opinion on the jvm series anyway?
@PlagueScytheStudios2 жыл бұрын
I like the JVMs in theory more than I do in execution. If it truly did every Marshall-style sound I like in a single head, it would be a home run for me. However, every channel sounds compromised to some extent in that seemingly impossible pursuit. I see how these would be invaluable to touring bands back in 07/08, but not really anymore. I am fond of some of the Megadeth productions with the JVMs, but they're nothing standout in a sea of superior Hot Rod Plexi / 5150 / SLO style sounds IMO. I also like the AXE FX models of the green and orange modes of both OD channels when heavily tweaked, as there's an unmistakable Marshall clank underneath the heaps of distortion... but I find the red modes to be pure mush. The modding scene around those amps is really cool if you're into that though. TL;DR: in applications where the JVM works well, I would pick about ten other amps first. Just my preferences.
@istvankovacs78862 жыл бұрын
@@PlagueScytheStudios Tend to agree, thanks for the reply. looking forward to more videos man.
@djabthrash9 ай бұрын
24:31 goosebumps
@thomasmims7850 Жыл бұрын
you are so damn good love this channel
@Wheresthepepsibismol2 жыл бұрын
Man I wish I had a randall RG100ES they want so much money for them now I can get a peavey pacer for less and put a 6 band eq and tube screamer and probably get the Pantera tone for less.
@chrisferguson1911 Жыл бұрын
Rolls is still making the 160b for a good price. Just like most of these, it's, " I know furmans are expensive and hard to come by, but I don't feel like finding you a cheap alternative. Sorry." Behringer had one you can still find on reverb...have been waiting for someone to use the Mimiq in the chain though.
@alexmatthews2332 Жыл бұрын
I watched for the southern metal tone, I subbed for saying it's ok to listen to behemoth without going into a dissertation about religious views or lack of them. It's bad ass metal, deal with it!
@thehitchslap Жыл бұрын
You need to add the Metal Zone pedal for Kirk's tone. Not to color, just to tighten up.
@michaelgallegos88112 жыл бұрын
Hey Ryan good to see u man
@guybuddy12 жыл бұрын
23:30 I was literally loading up my weed pipe when you said that. lol
@OTTOAUDIO2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic as always
@guybuddy12 жыл бұрын
Awesome work man!
@nokomisnichols Жыл бұрын
well done brother.
@Joey.Darkwoods-Studio Жыл бұрын
Great vid man!
@Nyogtha Жыл бұрын
I grew up playing a RG80es live. These things were loud as shit and the master volume was kinda finicky. The gain is a great base to build on especially for doom and sludge. Fuzz pedals sound awesome through them. And if you are playing bass through it you really don’t need an overdrive, that gain works great for it.
@djabthrash9 ай бұрын
Incredible video
@HeavyInHawaii2 жыл бұрын
Nailed the tones bro!
@chosenone2964 Жыл бұрын
Love your beginning statement, we need more Live and let Live, dont like it leave. Everybody is offended, nobody is truly thinking on thier own. Group thought at its worst
@liujiaren47542 жыл бұрын
great tones
@Zero_thehero5 ай бұрын
Don’t fool yourself there is no disconnect from an artist and their art they tell you what you want to here❤❤❤
@zap77592 жыл бұрын
Still on my 20W Diavlo combo with Classic Lead 80 and big bottle JJ 6V6. Perfect besides being so heavy the handle broke lol.
@pitthefrit62924 ай бұрын
yes. no.1000 who likes it! have a rg80cs112. of course it kicks ass
@djabthrash9 ай бұрын
18:47 nailed it
@aidab725811 ай бұрын
Fucking deadly. Awesome man.
@heavycdh42582 ай бұрын
Good evening. Do you connect the pedals through the effects loop of the amplifier or through the input? What is the exact connection you use? Thank you very much.
@jaredpritchard4991 Жыл бұрын
Love that dean from hell hard tail is it a custom
@Gamberro619 Жыл бұрын
Hey Ryan, awesome video 🤘 Can you sound any closer to pantera using the valvestate 100v 8100 ? Can you please share your opinion?
@NorgGrimm2 жыл бұрын
I didn't know I'd like Eyehategod guitar sound
@regortex33642 жыл бұрын
It’s “PQ-3”, not PEQ-3. 😊 when it came to the rigs of the players that use/used them, they were an integral part of their tone. Love the channel btw.
@BcBaxley2 жыл бұрын
Killer Stuff 🤓🤘
@michealharris509 Жыл бұрын
I would like to see you slave that mesa you've got on that shelve into the randall rg100es just my curiosity I've heard mesas into jcm800 I bet that mesa slaved into that randall would be other worldly
@off-roadmax47078 ай бұрын
Do you know if the Boss FS-5L footswitch will work with the rg80/100es?
@iceWaterProductions17 ай бұрын
With all the problems KZbin creators are having with copyright issues how can you play all these songs ( really well and sound great) and not get flagged?
@PlagueScytheStudios7 ай бұрын
It's just a crapshoot honestly. I didn't get a claim on this video, but I played a High on Fire riff at the beginning at one video and it got flagged immediately. It has never gone beyond revenue sharing or limited global video availability, so I don't really care.
@sammadden55402 жыл бұрын
Would you ever look at the Isis guitar tones? Feel like there's some really unique stuff going on around the mosquito control/Celestial era
@PlagueScytheStudios2 жыл бұрын
They were playing Sunn Model Ts at that time right? That would probably be the biggest limiting factor for my chanes to ever cover it. I know they were into VHT/Fryette at one point as well. The main FX component as far as I know is a BOSS RV-3 / RV-5 on that delay/verb combo mode. It would be a fun video to make if all the peices came together!
@sammadden55402 жыл бұрын
@@PlagueScytheStudios yeah, also a mesa mark 4 or 35? They definitely took the neurosis thing to another level and I'm sure Aaron had a Mesa at some point because of them.
@toemasmeems Жыл бұрын
I'm just gonna keep flooding the comments bc i'm sure yall don't mind, anywho i'd PAY money to get an IR of your Pantera tone, Randall Cabinets are so hard to find online
@therifflair724 Жыл бұрын
After a show in ATL, Jimmy said: Mids 10, Treble 0; Bass I can’t remember For both RG’s and VH140’s/SS150’s
@angryangel1100 Жыл бұрын
He also never turns on his tone knob for EHG. He uses it to his taste in Superjoint.
@Baylopersonal Жыл бұрын
If I’m correct I believe Type O Negative favored these amps as well for a while.
@joshuatyson19074 ай бұрын
Any idea how to get these tones with an Orange Crush 35RT and a RAT2, Swollen Pickle MkIIs, and an MXR Super Badass Distortion? I’ve got other pedals but they’re just a Klone (EHX Soul Food), the Behringer SF300, and the Acapulco Gold V2
@antropomorfizacja2 жыл бұрын
in last band sample have you duplicate the track or is it just one track?
@andybecker50012 жыл бұрын
Love the mimiq pedal
@MarkDaniels27877 ай бұрын
Jimmy runs the boss sd1 with the level and drive at max and tone at zero with the tone knob on his sonex at zero and everything on the amp maxed . This sounds a little off for the eyehategod tone
@nicolasaraistrujak2082 жыл бұрын
I cant see the tone position on SD-1 because of the lights, is it at 10 or 11 o'clock?
@PlagueScytheStudios2 жыл бұрын
About 10:30, but that's not terribly critical since it's going to vary from pedal to pedal due to component tolerances.
@nicolasaraistrujak2082 жыл бұрын
thanks! also, thanks for the SD-1 vs TS and other videos that you made, Im learning a lot with your channel
@some_g3332 жыл бұрын
Where did you have the mimiq in the signal chain?
@PlagueScytheStudios2 жыл бұрын
Its the very first pedal before all other FX. I recorded the same riff twice and panned each take 70% left or right, but only the right take had the Mimiq engaged.
@GrognardPiper Жыл бұрын
Kirk doesn’t use a noise gate.
@JeffB-hf9rb Жыл бұрын
You shouldn't have to give the disclaimer. Real metalheads aren't complaint sissies to popular culture.
@namnefternamn5463 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting and informative, but man, what horrid tones! (sorry) Everything sounds like it´s been run through a sewing machine. Yeah, I know it´s supposed sound like that, but it sounds like a mistake. (maybe it was haha)
@tyberard57368 ай бұрын
Bro I'm from Louisiana. Randall was the sound of Louisiana underground for 30 years. From the 80s to 2010s. Dimebag used it because Phil told him to. You know the tones of the bands that made it so the rg100es but bands like Acid Bath and exhorder used them too. Bro the Vmax V2 century ect... All sounds of my youth. Dime used them cause Exhorder used them and Exhorder was swinging for the fences in those days.