How The Pros Dial In Amps | With Pete Thorn & Tim Pierce

[@RhettShull]

Tim & Pete are the best, which amp did you dig the most?

[@bigpantsrecords2740]

That plexi sound is hard to beat. Just so versatile. Everything sounds pretty amazing tho. Y’all rock

[@clumhain]

Soldano , i am more a rock background, but was amazing to see the three of you enjoy it ! The others are great too, but mmmmmm that soldano! Almost bought a 50w head of his but stopped when i realised i will almost never get to play it at volume.

[@RX120D]

The Deluxe was incredible. The Soldano sound is pretty wild too. I'm more of a high gain player but I've never even tinkered much with models of the SLO. I'm gonna have to revisit them now. Nice video, Rhett.

[@rangle187]

There is way more that the Soldano can than what was in the video.

[@claudevieaul1465]

Being predominantly a metalhead my initial response was "Soldano!" but to be really honest: that Deluxe sounded sooooo sweet....

[@shawnnorton2674]

I’m a old dude that spent half my life as a soundman, I’m a firm believer in musicians before gear. Keith from five watt world believes the same. Musicians are like a chef, when you’re good you make the best from what you have, quality gear matters but talent and practice matters more. Love you Rhett, the channel is great and even though I’m half deaf and no longer in the business the folks and music still matter and remain an important part of my life. Thanks for the excellent content.

[@rhythmicon9821]

It's the song that matters all else comes in second.

[@shawnnorton2674]

@@rhythmicon9821 Absolutely goes without saying, to make a analogy. A musician = a carpenter and the instrument = the tools but the architect or designer is where the vision is. That said cool gear is totally sweet. Talent, more so.

[@Pulse2AM]

@@shawnnorton2674 I'm guilty of thinking I could buy my way to good songs, not so much anymore since I have bought everything twice! LOL Now I just say you don't need anymore you need to practice and write better, period. I have Analogue Lab, it's a VST synth program with literally over 6900 patches and 34 different keyboards and synths and I still look at buying a new synth! Help!

[@jeffmclowry]

Great comment. So true!!

[@StratMatt777]

" I can make any rig talk." - Neal Schon

[@PeteThorn]

This was a blast Rhett and in listening back, you sure played some cool stuff. Good times! Thanks and great hanging with you and Tim.

[@RhettShull]

You’re the man Pete! Thanks so much

[@Miguelsotelo0]

Saw you at Suhr when I used to work there. Great playing

[@colinwallace5286]

Great to see you guys. I got a few tips I’m going to try. Greetings from the comparatively frozen north up in Westlock. If you happen to be playing in your ancestral stomping grounds, I’d love to get my kids out to a live show with some Pete Thorn sonic destruction.😎

[@StratMatt777]

Regarding Boogie's having cascading gain stages and who was first... Mesa actually ripped off the Soldano SLO preamp, changed one resistor value and used that for the Triple Rectumfryer! Your playing is always tasty and top-notch! After this one I am wondering if you guys struggle with tinnitus...?

[@addisonbassist]

Pete! Dude. What is that strap you’re using in this vid?!? I need to know.

[@caseylockwood5512]

Tim is such a great storyteller, something about his mannerisms make it so easy to just listen and enjoy.

[@Henysipper]

Tim Pierce has what they call "The Sauce". Smooth tone and great control.

[@Texasbluesalley]

All your videos are great, but these videos where you're hanging out with other pros, doing gear stuff... these are definitely my favorite.

[@RemotelyHuman666]

Tim: "That's really as much gain as this amp can pleasently push." Pete: "Watch." Great video guys! I love seeing all of you work together on this stuff.

[@fender0942]

Tim “that’s about all your gonna get out of this. You can’t have everything”. Pete “hold my beer”. Hahaha Love all three of these guys. Tim is a legend.

[@dallasbiggz7007]

Exactly what I was thinking. Pete:. Politely....Tim, move aside.... Dials in a smokin' tone 🤘

[@RossCampbellGuitarist]

What a cool video. Really enjoyed watching this. Now I want a Soldano... Also a Plexi. Maybe a cheeky Deluxe Reverb too.

[@relaxedmax8972]

Haha, sounds like this video really narrowed it down for you.

[@RhettShull]

Thanks man, an SLO would sound incredible with your playing!

[@benink5690]

My fav KZbinr! Rock on. Hey guys bring this guy up in the ranks please!

[@axeist92126]

@@RhettShull someone tried scamming a bunch of people

[@BenEller]

What a great watch!! Listen close, y’all, this is REAL info from guys who have the big boy gigs that REALLY know what they’re talking about!!! You can’t put a price on that kind of pedigree.

[@mattbrillhart2922]

Proves once AGAIN-you have to spend some time tweaking. It frustrates me when people plug in, turn on, and in 3 minutes say something sucks-amp, modeler, pedal. I just got a pedal I wanted for over a year. HATED IT the first few days. After more tweaking and experimenting, I’m really now liking it. Well done, gentlemen!

[@Ottophil]

All my favorite gear only took one chord to know if i liked it or not

[@lucascosta881]

Analog gear takes months or maybe years to show their best

[@Trentstone121]

​@@lucascosta881what?

[@Trentstone121]

It's all just tools of the trade. There's no such thing as "crap" because it all has it's uses. The DS-1 sounds like trash to my ears but Nirvana proved they have a place in music. Everything works somewhere.

[@danielabilez3619]

What I like, besides the authenticity of the technical know how, is the amount of respect they have for each other. Different guitars for different people. The one trick pony with the mostest. With that being said, you guys should know the followings: YOU GUYS ROCK!

[@addicted2tone349]

Tim and Pete are so awesome, I love when great players are also gear nerds. Especially Pete, he is just a mad scientist and I have learned so much from him.

[@mhmoretti]

Rhett's content just on a whole other level now. So happy to see this. Rhett, keep doing what you're doing. This is some of ht best guitar content on KZbin.

[@nathanmiller6081]

When Pete said, "Fender should make a head version of these", they did. I have a Delux reverb head that fender did a limit series of, I bought it about 3 years ago, love it!!

[@FabrizioCalderara76]

Correct, I also have one of that limited edition head 😊

[@BuzzworthyBand]

It's called a dual showman reverb

[@jamesmeeker6933]

Pete Thorn needs to be recognized as one of the tastiest players alive. Awesome tone, attitude, note choice, articulation. Total badass.

[@therapist6328]

Pete is a killer. I'd like to see him and Phil X jam stuff up

[@colinwallace5286]

Six months of winter gives you lots of practice time when you’re young…🤣

[@bkeithrs]

@@colinwallace5286 Edmonton?.. Try... 9 months of winter, and 3 months of construction... and of course.. the guy has been a musical prodigy for decades.. good to see him taking his place in the ether of musical adventurism's elite. deserves it all.

[@colinwallace5286]

@@bkeithrs Nope. Six months of winter, six months of varying degrees of bad skiing. Pete escaped: there is hope for the rest of us!!🤣 Evidence of further hardships was found when I was trying to get a pick out of an acoustic and several dead mosquitoes came out as well…😕

[@bkeithrs]

@@colinwallace5286 haha.. spot on.. this year those mosquitos are big enough to take that guitar away and start their own band... as a side hustle from working construction and starting yet another take food delivery service...

[@d3w4yn3]

What a wild and unexpected range of sound!!! This is worth a frequent rewatch even!!!

[@davedaveleadguitar]

Pete can sure dial in an amp amazingly!! Then play it awesomely!! These guys are all so humble too! What a treat to watch this unfold!! Thanks for this one Rhett and nice job on this and all the sound/video editing and as well!!

[@davedaveleadguitar]

Oops, just noticed I'm not subbed as of yet, subbed you now sorry Rhett! Been watching here and there over the past always great content!!

[@warriorxtman2]

Pete, your old videos taught me how to play Eruption. Best lessons in the world for that solo.

[@karl_kiss]

The thing about the last few videos I've particularly enjoyed is Rhett just soaking up the opportunities to really focus on his aspirations as a producer and absorb-and share with us!-the knowledge he's gaining. It's not just content (not implying it ever just is), but there's a passion that's infectious.

[@IamMusicNerd]

The Soldano is just amazing. Everyone talks about the overdrive on that amp, but the clean is awesome as well. Just the best sounding amp in the world in my opinion.

[@rhythmicon9821]

I only have it in software, Amplitube 5, that said it's got too much gain for certain styles even at low gain settings. Maybe gain isn't the word, it has a modern tone. So, if you're doing more classic rock I would pick another amp myself.

[@nitrobw1]

Even the little Mini head sounds amazing, as far as mini heads go. I wouldn't record with it but it's a more than solid practice amp for 300 bucks

[@joebloe9901]

I’m in a country band and I use the Soldano clean. It has natural compression for that Waylon Jennings squashed twang. It rings like a bell in the bar room. Soldano was modeled after the Fender twin/bassman.

[@maximumguitarage]

@@joebloe9901 I use it for blues , also SRV loved it was a KLON in front and a 750hz mid cut switch. Warren Haynes has a bright cut switch when pre-gain is at 4 or below . Eric Clapton used two on stage, Gary Moore high octane blues, the list goes on and on. Has some of the best clarity on either channel IMHO. Sure doesn't do modern metal or death metal , AND THAT IS OK IT DOESNT HAVE TO

[@joebloe9901]

@@maximumguitarage shit I’ve been in 3 metal bands with my Soldano and recorded with 2 of the bands. If you can’t get a Soldano to sound metal you are doing something really wrong. Cheers.

[@randyacosta1194]

It has occurred to me that when I hear Pete thorn on guitar, it tends to sound extremely good with enthusiastic, love and passion for the craft.

[@simbanks8218]

Hey Rhett, old school Atl player here from the 70s and 80s....all I can say is wow what a room full of rock! Love your channel and your perspective. following your career and lessons have sparked my interest in playing again after retiring from music. Thanks!

[@gashed8377]

Thanks for making this vid!!! Had a big smile on my face throughout! So amazing to watch and be part of this crew!

[@denmar355]

I liked the Deluxe. The PRS sounded fizzy to tubby, and tough to nail a sweet spot. The Soldano sounded harsh with Pete’s guitar in my headphones.

[@bronchnu]

This is a masters class in tone. Watching you guys talk it out has been so helpful. Thanks for your insights.

[@benzakonium]

This was such a treat. Three of the ultimate tone monsters discussing some of the greatest amps ever. Just gold.

[@sweetwater]

🙌🙌

[@Swampster70]

Great video. Love it when you get to see a bunch of folks in a room that have decades of experience trying out different amps and giving all the hints and tips. Thanks for posting!

[@davidbrockett8938]

I love these guys and there is stuff to learn out of this. But in the end I'm sure these guys will agree. It's your journey, what you want to hear,create and how to make it work in the situations you want it to work.

[@benbor0311]

Rhett what I love about your channel is your ability to differentiate sharing information rather then just giving it. you (and of course the other lovely gents in the vid) are on absolute legend!!! ;)

[@houseofshred3725]

All these amps are killer. The best clean is in the Fender, the "Marshall" cuts the most, and the SLO does the gain-monster thing superbly. Desert island? I'd take the SLO and the first cabinet you guys were playing through. Great video.

[@DerekBolli]

The Soldano has a really nice bite in the attack and a really satisfying sustain at the end of notes. Great work.

[@xchump]

great video! Pierce and Thorn such amazing players and all around nice dudes. some really legendary names on that SLO list btw! so cool!

[@MichaelSmith-rq7hd]

Great video is always guys I've used two SLO's for the last 25 years in stereo. It's the only amp in my 50 yr. career that I've never outgrown or gotten tired of like it today just as much as the day I bought it. 🎶🎸❤️

[@thomasbusquets8652]

Man every single video of yours is just amazing. All the information you share is just super useful. I’m a music major in college (guitar performance) and I watch and study your videos like if it were one of my classes 🤙

[@RhettShull]

Thanks Thomas!

[@martincaz7772]

That last tone Pete dialed on the Soldano with you playing was killer! Killer!

[@Avatar7x7]

Pete is exceptional at dialing in amps !

[@markwalter9218]

OMG, Pete through that SLO is soo good!! Killer tone!!

[@limpindug]

It's been great fun watching the kids in a sweetie shop. 😂👍🥃Respect to you fellas

[@KristianLamar]

I love how humble Tim is! It's always, "I'll never be (Insert Artist's name), but I can get close to the sound" from him. Sir, they'll never be you, you're a legend!!!!!!

[@jimihendrix4376]

Yea, Tim Pierce is a humble kind person, really enjoy his channel.

[@julianburmeister9489]

That is calling for a part 2 with a Vox, A Hi-Watt and a Matchless!

[@b_m3998]

Or Hughes and kettner

[@lauriecarter8931]

Such an amazing video Tim and Pete,your expertise in setting these amps up to get the best possible sounds out of them was so unreal to see first hand you guys are such pro's was so enjoyable it was Cheers !!

[@DrJeebles]

Great video! Thanks, Rhett. You three should do more together whenever you are in the same town. Tim and Pete always have a great vibe together. It makes me wonder how much editing was involved here. Maybe the time crunch helped keep everyone on track.

[@keithcarter9396]

What a treat to hear 3 great guitarists push these amps through their paces. Thanks, gents, a real pleasure.

[@TobyKBTY]

Me, listening to these glorious amps through my laptop speakers: "Wow you can really tell that's good tone"

[@williamhawkins69]

Oh to stretch out and play so loud. It’s fabulous to see the respect and camaraderie of 3 people who you watch individually on KZbin come together - always good - Rhett and Josh, TPS and Anderson’s, etc Just fabulous.

[@t3hgir]

"that's all you're gonna get out out this" Overdrive pedal set as boost: "hold my beer"

[@merkantelismo]

Finally got the chance to watch this. All I can say is Thank you for sharing this with the world. It's a treasure trove of information. And cheers to the sound guys that produced this. I was watching this thru a tiny bluetooth speaker from 15ft across the room and that soldano was searing thru. Great work!!

[@keithrowe1007]

Next episode please: how to dial in an amp to sound great WITH A BAND.

[@robertkent4929]

Honestly a great video idea

[@dcthegreatest24]

That's easy, just soundcheck with a band until you know your gear and where you need to fit in the soundscape in your role

[@Damdochax]

The Deluxe sounds the best to my ears. Great video!

[@harshtruth9148]

I own the Neural Soldano SLO-100 and it’s the greatest amp circuit ever devised hands down. The plug-in is so close it’s amazing.

[@brianpartlow5530]

It's good to see experienced guitar players having fun dialing in that perfect sound. I like playing with amp and guitar sounds but I'm a noob at guitar. It looks like something that never gets old. My first amp has a bunch of presets so there was never a need to mess with dials. My new amp has lots of dials to explore.

[@grantandrews4826]

Just sit back and enjoy the journey. I'm twelve years in and I love it even more than I did as a kid. :)

[@austinledley]

Do you already have a Vox AC30 tutorial video? I would love that.

[@matthewholme297]

Pete is also a true tone genius love this guy very talented man

[@psmith7781]

Was that the drum intro to Fool in the Rain? Awesome!

[@christopherweise438]

It was.

[@MrGuitarfreak132]

Pete and Tim are incredibly knowledgeable and phenomenal guitar players. This was a cool video.

[@johnfrenette]

Tim Pierce’s face at 24:26 is so genuine

[@bernardhossmoto]

Great video, awesome guests. Pete and the Suhr sound un****in believable and the flame on Tim's ES is eye popping!

[@darwinsaye]

The Deluxe sounds here were my favourite. I understand what you guys were after in the demo - typical people expect AC/DC tones from a Marshall style amp and high gain metal tones from an SLO - but I was a little disappointed that you didn’t use the amp specifically designed after Hendrix’s Marshall, to do any nice Hendrix “cleanish” tones, and you also completely dismissed the clean channel in the Soldano, which does stunning edge of breakup tones.

[@ImpostorModanica]

yeah this was a very shallow video

[@skeletonmodel]

Same here. Been trying to dial vintage gain sounds in a Marshall. It's nice for some, but that Deluxe is way more capable for like early era Aerosmith stuff. Punk stuff, rock n roll stuff like Sex Pistols.. That Deluxe would be perfect for that. Well, in my untrained ears

[@ImpostorModanica]

@@skeletonmodel I was able to nail Toys in the Attic tone with a 2001 Gibson SG and a Plexi

[@skeletonmodel]

@@ImpostorModanica I should get a Plexi then :D

[@ImpostorModanica]

@@skeletonmodel I recommend Nembrini Audio MRH159 if you want the best Plexi without getting a real Plexi :D

[@SeanApple]

Thanks for the ride along with some great players and great personalities. And, damn... that Soldano knocked me down and took my lunch money.

[@AbcDino843]

Honestly, I had a really hard time dialing in usable tones with the PRS HX100. And I can definitely recognize it in Tim's attempts here. From my memory, I found it to be very fizzy and boomy, it would break up much quicker that I expected and it was underwhelming all together. It was like it had a built in fuzz circuit in it. Granted, I only spent a couple of days with the amp, but normally that would be enough to get the amp. Not in this case.

[@badtweed2087]

My impression is the same about the "fizzy" nature of the PRS sound displayed here.

[@badtweed2087]

@@zero318 Regardless of your posting tech concerns/issues that many of us who have been working around guitar equipment for more than half a century know about, the resultant poor tone is what we get here in this format on KZbin and that is what we tend to comment on.

[@zero318]

@@badtweed2087 comment deleted. Carry on...

[@badtweed2087]

@@zero318 You are forgiven! 😄

[@zero318]

@@badtweed2087 I just didn't want rstx to feel bad about not getting the magic out of this thing on the first crack. I'm only 40 some years in, not 50 so I've still got some things to learn, I guess. hehehehe.

[@vitaliistep]

That's a treat to have such tone masters in one room dialing amps! Would be nice to hear room mics as well to have better understanding what you guys were actually listening to.

[@BangBangBeefyMacNCheesy]

Well now… I don’t think there could be a cooler collection of amps and players anywhere. Only person missing is Rick Beato… but pretty awesome having these three gents together in one place demonstrating a wide array of sounds. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@SuperDeadRooster]

If Rick were on this, the video would magically be both blocked and demonitized. ❌

[@drbooks]

Dear Lord this was fun! All 3 guys share a lot online already but watching them interact with gear and each other in real time was a blast. Tx @Rhett Shull!

[@8KilgoreTrout4]

Rhett!!! I've been playing guitar like 25 years man.. This is very valuable to me, but I need a amp, effects, signal path etc... training. I've always played a nice guitar but usually I just play on headphones and lots of presets and seriously I feel like I know next to nothing about how to use effects and whatnot to sound pro. I would pay for an in-depth nerdy but understandable course for someone that literally needs the ABC's of amps and effects

[@joaquinshook3306]

He has the tone course. I don't own it so I don't know if it's exactly what you're looking for, but it might be worth looking into.

[@daxmoore2060]

ThatPedalShow, here on KZbin

[@NJSonye]

Many of my peers don’t want the thought of modeling, but that’s sound of headphones or studio monitors. NOTHING beats the sound and the visceral feeling of an electric guitar and a cranked amp. Try and find a place and some players to explore that vibe. I haven’t seen Rhett’s rhythm guitar or his tone course. I’m sure it would be helpful. When I jumped into modeling with an HX Stomp(Rhett and Rick Beato’s Marshall vs HX Stomp video) the thought of having 126 PRESENTS blew me away. Actually, live with my amp I’m using 3 PRESENTS / 9 Snapshots. Go luck on your journey as a student of the guitar.

[@8KilgoreTrout4]

@@joaquinshook3306 missed all the replies. Thanks!

[@8KilgoreTrout4]

@@daxmoore2060 I'll check it out thank you

[@MrHeliosoul]

Almost at half a million subscribers brother! Way to go, you deserve it!

[@Arch_Stanton.]

I thought that the Soldano didn't sound particularly good in this video. But I've heard metal guys getting great tones out of it. I think that the Deluxe Reverb sounded the best.

[@studiodimanche]

This was great to watch !! The Boys having fun!!!

[@faustohernandez3434]

Can you do the same with a small solid state amp please?

[@ExperienceJacob]

Legit that would be a great video. How do pros set up practice amps

[@faustohernandez3434]

@@ExperienceJacob yeah that would be awesome, almost every video about dialing in an amp is about tubes.

[@siggycertified]

Please tell me they knew about the Mezzabarba.

[@thestrum71]

Guys please do a follow up. You were just getting started.... the 3 of you in the same room is just an amazing volume of knowledge... awesome!

[@thomasbusquets8652]

Also Rhett I highly recommend supro amps specifically the small ones like the delta king 12 they have an absolutely killer sound. I currently play my Gibson les Paul through that most of the time with a boss fuzz waza craft

[@benjohnson2312]

Damn that sounds nice

[@grantandrews4826]

Wicked rig.

[@noiseinthebasement8139]

Loved it. Thanks, Tim, Pete, & Rhett!

[@cashway0420]

it's weird that in 2022 people want their amp to sound like a guys amp from 1969, can you imagine wanting to watch the same tv he was watching back then in black and white over todays 4k smart tv's?

[@clumhain]

Such great talent in the room, lost for words....thanks!

[@josephliptak]

Pros? How could you not sound like a pro given how far technology has evolved. The real pros already sailed their ship decades ago before all this modern stuff came about. The pros used sheer talent to do what pushing/pulling buttons does today.

[@chrisranck5340]

I love Tim sharing the text exchange with Joe Bonamassa. I have a feeling Joe would light up the same way saying 'here's my texts with Tim Pierce'

[@DarkTideOffroad]

that prs amp just aint hittin

[@KenBybee]

My three favorite guitarists to watch on KZbin in one video. Sweet!

[@juniorg296]

How the pros dial in amps? By turning knobs just like the rest of us...and then overanalyzing it!!

[@timwhite5562]

I've found that if you need to dial an amp in fast, the best way to do it is to use the Low E & A strings for the bass; D & G for mids; and B & High E for Treble. If you're recording you'll want to take your time to really dial it in for the tone you want, but if you're plugging into an amp you're not used to playing it'll get you close enough. Jazz players are fortunate, all they do is dial all the Treble and bite out...

[@funkboylazar]

This not reality for any of us.

[@christopherweise438]

Who wants to live in reality? My reality sucks ass.

[@jonscudder759]

I really love listening to all 3 of you guys play and how you all peak the interest of us guitar nerds! Thanks!

[@andyr7212]

Great vid. And even playing the same guitar through the same amp on pretty much the same settings, everyone sounds different to each other/still sound like themselves. Great amps, but also shows how much 'signature sound' is still in the hands.

[@bryantcochran5065]

I'm loving amps for recording and a modeler for gigs. With the modeler your sound is consistent venue to venue with out having to dial in every time you set up.

[@chrishowitt9654]

3 of my favourite KZbinrs in the same room, Ill bet you were there for more than 26 minutes. That was getting gnarly real quick, especially when you plugged into the SLO.

[@matthewholme297]

Tim is a true tone master I love this guy his technique his knowledge is absolutely amazing.

[@roddyrobertson5393]

Great playing from all three!!! Loved the in your face sound of the Soldano. Great. 🙂

[@brianpye2733]

I fuggin love you guys. Now I'm gonna spend the next few hours dial-twisting with every damn amp in the studio/office/cave.

[@marcos061059]

A good showcase of how their individual tone (even on the same amp) truly comes from their fingers.

[@JosipAngeloBorovac]

Rhett, you are killing it lately. This episode was a Tone Kingdom. Thank you for what you do.

[@kristofferrydquist8384]

Can’t help smiling when they get that sound working right! Great content.

[@alfiedurkin3959]

The passion and knowledge these guys have is awesome! Makes me happy seeing people so passionate about this! I only have a slice of their knowledge but always enjoy learning so thanks gents!

[@johnplunkett2004]

Loved this for three completely different reasons - hearing all 3 of you play, hearing the awesome amps, and learning from 2 of the best! Great Video...

[@McLovin201]

Dude.. . You held your own with Pete Thorn and Tim Pierce. That was awesome!

[@AllofJudea]

This is great, thanks guys! Would love to hear a bass version of this. Dialing bass tones in is trickier than people think

[@colinwallace5286]

I have an old Ampeg SBT. I’m curious if that channel bridging would work on it as it does on a 4-input Marshall. I don’t use it much, because those 15” Altecs make windows rattle and vents fall out of the ceiling in anything less than a theatre, but I think it’s time for a little seismic vibration today. Thanks for reminding me.😬😎

[@andrewb8914]

Absolutely the best. Surround yourself with greatness and you are the company you keep.

[@michaelwatson3127]

This has to be one of my favorite KZbin videos.. EVER! Thanks for doing this!