Private Gear Tour: Kings of Leon

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Check out a private gear tour with Kings of Leon gear techs "Nacho" and Jay.

[@ulunited]

Quite informative. I now know that the kings of Leon's effects units are all 'pretty cool'

[@falconsfootball23]

Key to kings of Leon's sound:Verb, drive, beef and crunch.

[@JustBlub212]

Jared is the best bass player on earth! I love his basslines and the one in Closer and The End are my favorites :)

[@user-eu3mn6ss5l]

Jesus. I made the same dumb mistake I always do - I read the comments. Love the band or hate them (I love them,) they've accomplished more than everyone in this thread added together. I remember being 19 and hating on every band I didn't like, but then I grew up. These guys prove that it's all about the SONG, not playing a million notes a minute. While you practice your sweep picking alone in your bedroom for hours on end, they're recording and performing actual music.

[@chuckdriver8269]

Exactly. You can have the technique of Govan but if you can’t compose your screwed. KOL are still here doing it in 2022! 🇺🇸🎸🎤🥁

[@raze1012]

Nacho is stooonnneeedddd!

[@MichaelD8393]

He's the biggest stoner I've seen in a while LOL

[@GlennJimenez]

That ES-325 is the heart and soul of KOL.

[@DariaLestician1987]

I SERIOUSLY love Caleb's guitar. It shows it has some history.

[@seanpkeegan]

"the green line-6" Nacho rules.

[@emilyaliceex]

love the way he goes "mmhmmm" the whole time nacho speaks!

[@ovomusic]

@Marcel3540 One of the main reasons to use a switching system is that you can program a single switch to turn on multiple pedals at once. It also makes your stage layout much cleaner.

[@ThatsOneLoudDog]

I can't believe they use ME 50, I use that pedal too and I'm just starting my guitar journey. That makes me feel so good!

[@Lilmonkmonk]

hows your journey coming along 9 years later?

[@MeanGreenMovies]

@Marcel3540 Basically, the big black controller on the stage with all the footswitches turns the pedals in the rack on and off. They do it because it's cleaner, easier to use and more convenient than having all the pedals out on stage :)

[@KONAROCK1]

Tech: "..and stuff like that." Interviewer: "Mhmm.."

[@Almogmonn]

coffeewaldo Look up how much two Matchless DC-30s will cost you, and then you can try calling it cheap gear. You'll be lucky to get the two for 7K, not to mention both matthews and calebs guitars going for roughly 3K a piece, and another 2.5K for that Hummingbird acoustic. I won't even get started with Jared and his Ampeg stacks

[@snapascrew]

my favorite part was when he described how the fulldrive mostfet sounded as a "kinda full drive... mosfet sound"

[@08SteveS]

@garysmartable no it is a compressor, a phase 90 has one control, the compressor has two. different colour aswell, the phase 90 has more of an orange colour.

[@buzzsaw63]

If your having problems with the sound, it's probly because there are a gigzillion pedals that aren't necessary destroying the sound

[@MarkDally]

It's cool that they use mainly Boss and Digitech stuff and are one of the tightest live bands around. Goes to show that a lot of boutique pedals are a bit like gourmet McDonalds

[@Noxas22]

" '72, 1972 Gibson" Ya don't say? I thought it was a 1872 Gibson

[@88lopez4music]

Thats so sick! i never would have that on the song closer, that was bass in the intro. those are dope effects.

[@ozdobby]

love that bass octaver

[@craigdamage]

Why two SVT heads? The SVT has a 2ohm switch on the back for powering two 4ohm cabinets. The AMPEG SVT was originally designed to power two 8x10 cabs together. In other words,this bass player is using two separate amps,both running at half power instead of one amp at full power. Do the tubes last longer at 4ohms?

[@theedgeinshow]

i'm not a KoL fan at all......but i respect GOOD musicianship......and KoL definitely are artists. they have some pretty sweet rigs as well!

[@Koshman5000]

3:55 VEEEEERRBB!

[@peachmelba1000]

In my experience the reverberrocket does well in any application. I play a bunch of different styles in my band and it has never let me down. Buy one.

[@ten7alex]

I think he's alright. He certainly gets the job done. Good luck to him and the band.

[@AddiKolb]

Dang y’all should’ve done a review of the drums would love to see what Noah uses specifically

[@NicStride]

@maydecember513 I don't think he is putting it on. I love Nacho and I get pretty annoyed by people not complaining about him. He does his job and he does it well, not to mention he's close to the band which is just as important as any of the other shit but, I don't think he knows the name of the stuff in the rig. I say as long as he keeps them sounding good and knows what the things does he's doing his job. Most people who work in offices on computers don't know how much RAMM the computer has.

[@peavyt15]

@craigdamage more ohms changes the response of the speaker and tends to make it tighter/punchier.

[@arifreeman]

The green line 6 is the delay modeller

[@imeego2]

What is the name of the song at the beginning????

[@peavyt15]

@zbarneyz the bass is called a thunderbird.

[@definegravitay]

deep grit, yea pretty cool, yea the green line 6, more verb, they're pretty cool

[@minorthreat141]

@MrDirt86 Yeah, they do. I was talking about the appearance of their boards and rigs.

[@redjess1206]

What is the song in the beginning?

[@Gretev1]

Always wondered why Matthew Followill doesn‘t play a Telecaster in the mix. It would perfectly fit their Southern/Americana tinged sound and style.

[@ax_el_alvarez]

Now he does

[@JorJor812]

I'm thinking about buying a reverberocket 212 like Matt's that's in pretty good condition, I play Texas country music or what is called red dirt music like cross canadian ragweed which gets pretty distorted at times and then goes back to clean: do you think it would be a good purchase for that sound?

[@LeOnIdAs162]

Whats the first song in the video ? I know it is from KoL but anyone know the name of the song ? The song on the intro of the video

[@nathanbrendanco]

whats the song at the very begining??

[@Roosterboi21]

What do ya call this thing? It compresses

[@61SGman]

whats the point of haveing a wah pedal in a rack?

[@gameygameygamer]

why_don't_they_know_what_a_spacebar_is

[@MarcelGrebMusic]

can someone tell me how they use the effects in the "stacks"? is there like a switcher, when the guitarist change a effect, then he switch the effect IN the stack too? lol

[@GlennJimenez]

@helikestv Nacho is their cousin. He is, among other things, a talented musician himself. He's putting us on by acting like a dumb dumb.

[@CoandCaSSTB]

"This is a, you know, kinda like a, full drive mosfet". I didn't know Nacho could read?

[@coadyleblanc6009]

**dyna comp. phase 90 has one knob and is orange. dyna comp has 2 knobs and is red, like that one...

[@Taygoo15]

Caleb's guitar is gorgeous

[@vbdude006]

Yes I am into guitar gear haha, maybe just from a different perspective. I mean I love Mesa/Boogie and think they are the greates amps ever. Don't get me wrong, I've checked out some matchless and ampegs now and I must say the do sound good :)

[@peachmelba1000]

I have the same Ampeg Reverberocket and it's a beast of an amp.

[@Itsyourmom123]

"this is aa....................... [tries to read name] [there's nothing on it] it's a green line six. sounds pretty bassy and beefy and crunchy but smooth at the same time. sounds good" that guy was really high the bass tech knew his shit though

[@ravenhawk6910]

They sure love their reverb...I'm a stomp box fan but that's just way to much

[@StuartHetzler]

"and this is like...lemme just read what the pedal says....it's a pedal....that does cool stuff....sounds pretty good"

[@Tim8tei]

Which other bands?

[@TheMetallkylling]

i think "Nacho" is FLYYYING!

[@dhyanmurti]

1:05 how did he do that. Anyone?

[@rockyyoytuno]

+dan murphey He just steped on the pedal...you set up a shifter on that loop and you just step on it and makes that squizzy sound haha

[@41224jason]

first, it's weed laced brownies. now it's nachos. holy hell.

[@46lar]

@vbdude006 I agree the guy doesn't know what he's on about, but Matchless DCs are some of the best amps on the market.

[@definegravitay]

the green line 6, some verb, the verbzilla... it's pretty cool ya know...

[@okavipra]

i would kill for that ampeg 212, kill, love all ampeg amps for guitar, cant imagine what they can do for bass

[@senojnomis]

i bet you are such a guitar god mike, really

[@maxwellthedog]

LMAO, you are right, I totally agree, the guitar tech knows less than a new employee at a guitar shop. "this is a POG...a polyphonic octave generator" Damn dude I could never have guessed that

[@idlehands1111111111]

how are they all fucking family jesus

[@paolommong]

"The green line 6. The ME 50, it has 50 multi effects." LOL

[@igorximenesparente3825]

me-50 or me-50b?

[@MichaelD8393]

0:53 what song is that?

[@fokamafoka]

closer

[@MichaelD8393]

Edgar Ledesma Thanks.

[@2Xboti]

@tommy622222 ....thats because....more of kings of leon´s songs have that "crunchy" sound....

[@DevinMains]

Maybe they should have a guitar tech that knows what he is talking about?

[@scottkincaidUK]

Because he's a cousin of Caleb's I think, they made an agreement that if one of them got famous doing what they're doing then they'll give the other one a job, hence why Nacho is the roadie/guitar tech ect.

[@hezwanhanafi]

0:49 he shuts up and my jaw dropped.

[@imeego2]

@McfearlessTrani thank you !!!

[@TheAlexkru]

he said toodlings of jerry right?

[@Shadowfax_S550]

i can tell the guy handling the guitars, loves his job. -__-

[@MeanGreenMovies]

Guys I know the guitar tech doesn't seem to know a lot about the rig but if you really look at what the rig is made of, all it takes is some common sense to use it.

[@Naafun]

whatever dude, he holds that band together.

[@oliveribanez]

imagine without all that gear, LOL

[@chuckdriver8269]

Kings of Leon songs can be played with voice and acoustic guitar, without all the effects. 🇺🇸

[@antihax91]

different reverb times and types for each, i would imagine

[@SuicideMessiah360]

pretty chill

[@DTitz331]

@correoparasaul1 its their cousin, nacho.

[@oliveribanez]

wii I've got the Boss ME-50 its pretty good although I use it with my guitar, not the bass LOL

[@JorJor812]

Thanks for the reply! I think I'll make the purchase=]

[@aaronrocs]

fuck now i need a bass pitchshifter

[@mssugahill]

@nathanbrendanco Its called 'Razz' From Aha Shake Heartbreak

[@fafafuhi]

i think that nacho dude is a old friend of the family or somethin or a part of the family either way they had to teach him everything.

[@jfr04]

Nacho is crispy

[@furrypickle95]

"Crunchy"

[@Pon-21]

Could they have a more uninformed guitar tech doing this demo??

[@DeSanKwuh]

he likes the word 'crunchy' lol

[@mewiseman94]

"he kinda digs it coz it's got the master and gain switch" so like pretty much every amp in the world then.

[@zbarneyz]

Thunderbirds!? That's a firebird dude....

[@TheArtClassStudio]

dont diss the guitar tech !!!! thats nacho (the cousin of the K.O.L boys!

[@DeSanKwuh]

@smoss469 haha considering he has been with the band for like over 10 years you would think he would have learnt somthing!!!

[@ozdobby]

sick rigs

[@anthonysclafani3963]

such an underrated band

[@rockyyoytuno]

+treychilton he is actually their cousin haha

[@WessStewart]

Verrrrrrrrrrrrrb.

[@skycaptain141]

They bring out the entire Followill clan

[@janeinarinc.9650]

it's pretty cool

[@snakesonaplayne6]

They tend to break more often than other pedals.

[@rayenantheny]

KOL, Y U HIRED THAT KINDA MESS TO BE YOUR GUITAR TECH???!!!!!!

[@imantisocial3179]

@richardpraxton lol, i knew that comment would upset somebody, or get a bunch of thumbs ups.