Richie Faulkner's Metal Menagerie | What's on Your Pedalboard?

[@sweetwater]

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[@smartrn1]

His Father in Laws - George Lynch 🇺🇸🎸🔥

[@fabianruiz5911]

What’s the JdI radial for n what model

[@madtuned5150]

Nuno Bethebcourt

[@DanielSiano]

Steve Rothery and Pete Trewevas

[@insin5905]

Buckethead

[@andrewbecker3700]

Ritchie is the epitome of an oldschool hard knocks musician. This guy's heart literally exploded on stage, yet he rocks on! We could all learn something from him.

[@Taco_Raider]

Hee twaidled twaice, thenne faurted

[@cliffords2315]

My kind of guitarist, has his own sound, i can relate to the whole setup

[@THRASHDEATH]

Yep! Crazy story. Dude's a legend.

[@cliffords2315]

Yea Buddy

[@NelderGuitar]

That Elegant Weapons record was at the top of all my Spotify lists for a reason. So good. In a world of modellers and plugins it’s good to see the old school approach still going strong.

[@Guireles2007]

Just discovered that record yesterday from this interview. New favorite.

[@bladeofthorns]

Richie Faulkner is by far one of the best guitarists on the planet if not the best

[@manonbassguitar]

Loved his contribution to Judas Preist, & then I saw him live & he was even better. What an incredible event having survived an aortic aneurysm on stage & it was not his day to die. Shred on Ritchie!🤘🏼

[@palliare-carpediemz.u.pall569]

Judas Preist is fabulous band but I like Judas Priest even more

[@426baron]

Both are nice imo😂

[@davidrees1840]

I love Richie since I heard him playing in St. Petersburg (via yt). So good to hear him back, healthy!, and rocking out like a god. Beautiful V too! Thanks for this.

[@kravitz1999]

Good guy, glad he's healthy and ripping again :)

[@charleszaman7666]

Richie Faulkner got to be one of the coolest guys out there. Much the same to you Don

[@Mar33322]

Richie is a great guy and killer guitar player.

[@drosspunter]

That sounded amazing and Nigel really looks good for his age.

[@gearhead2017]

In a world full of modeling amps I love the fact richie is old school,none of that modeling stuff,a guitar,effects and amp,less is more as quoted by zakk wylde

[@071Tom]

Is the V comming back? Gibson lists it as "discontuned"?

[@mortaman]

So not sure if i missed it but what were all the pedals he used as i only seen like three

[@Bobby_Digital37]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👍🏽👍🏽

[@EdmondSargis-cl5zg]

Paul Gilbert

[@AceAskin]

So great to see Richie again. He remains my favorite “new” guitarist.

[@cliffords2315]

Me to, right now im looking up his music i got to have it, hes my kind of guitarist

[@davroshalfbeard8368]

So good to see a British axeman totally Killing it awesome ⚡️

[@KRayxKodessA]

If you told me that was Christian Bale, I think I'd believe you...

[@bobslydell806]

The kind of guitar player I want to be. I’ve seen priest many times and I gotta say they’ve never sounded better. The drummer in priest makes me air drum.

[@tao694t]

MXR and Boss . . . talent doesn't need super expensive pedals

[@peterkoutros8190]

That was great 👍.. Always liked Richie... Just shows that you don't need a ton of gear to sound awesome:).. Off course skill and great amps help.

[@wandcfirst]

Great guy, great player, fabulous tone!

[@crazywisdom2]

I Love what Ritchie does. One of my favorite players in the game. And he's just a good guy to top it off. Great player. Glad he's doing well !!~ Gonna have to see him LIVE !

[@CrushingAxes]

Awesome! Richie seems a great guy! Very cool video! Amazing tone!

[@rosskn]

Richie is always such a pleasant guy in every interview I've ever seen

[@puga420]

Richie is a guitar beast!! I love richie!!!

[@angusorvid8840]

The best tone I ever got was running dirt boxes like a Boss SD-1, Overdrive, Ibanez Tube Screamer, Rat or MXR through the front of a JMP I played in the 80s. I never liked most high gain amps. The JMP having one channel got dirty enough for me to push it in the right direction. It was a god-like tone. My Boogie had far more onboard gain, but never had the feel or the tone of the pushed Marshall. There's no reason not to keep a simple signal chain.

[@larslevinberget9558]

Yes...I had a 1979 JMP 2203 blue half stack and my stock ESP Horizon Custom the pickups were their own DiMarzio X2N type and Hot rails style, so I used a KORG Overdrive and split the signal via a KORG chorus just to be special :D stereo to an old JTM Plexi half stack or a brown Club and Country 212 ... that was 1988 - before the Peavey VTM stacks and racks

[@matthewmackelvie306]

That’s a proper rock guitar player right there. Geezus H. Just killin. 🤘🏼

[@michaelhatcher2329]

If you look at him playing on the elegant weapons tour he is not even playing Marshalls he is now using wizard amps

[@tah5w]

Cool rig. Is Richie splitting the signal to get stereo JCM800 on one side and 59 on other, such that the distortion pedal is hitting both of them?

[@larslevinberget9558]

good question...I'd guess he splits the signal either by linking the 2203 amp from one of the low inputs (that will then be parallell outputs) on the 1959 head ... OR ... splitting via the stereo outputs on the chorus or Uni-vibe if there are any

[@rperry70]

This has a total spinal tap vibe! lol

[@ThagirionJoselo]

Richie is a monster ❤🤘

[@ronpatterson5483]

Great video, awesome to hear Richie talk about just using a few pedals, watching him play up close is top notch, Beautiful V. Thanks🤘🤘🤘

[@underwater_and_randoms]

I can't get past watching the first 20 seconds on repeat. What is the riff that starts at 0:09 please?

[@franciscofronza6838]

How does he split the signal to run both amps? It’s crazy how the chorus sounds good running in front of the pre amp!

[@AndersViting]

He doesn't appear to split it through a pedal, like a stereo chorus, from what I see. I think what we're hearing is two separate microphones, recording both amps and applying some sort of stereo effect on that console, behind the interviewer. On the other hand, he might use a splitter for the guitar to be played through two amps, but the pedals are plugged into only one of them. But that's just my assumption.

[@iwontbebeat7111]

Well, Richie ... 😅 That Metal covered Ogre Tubeholic overdrive or delay effector is actually made in Korea. But you've bought it in Japan. But all those gimmicks are nothing without great skills of a guitarist and you've got that already . 😂LoL

[@michaelgarcia2050]

I never thought about this before but yeah, having the pedals spread out like that makes a lot more sense.

[@jbkisiel]

Saw Priest last night in Minneapolis. Devastating performance.

[@Nils_Martin]

Richie Faulkner is most certainly going down in history as one of the great guitar legends

[@StreetsleeperUK]

He sounds like Christian Bale

[@joeljukus9129]

It amazes me how so many great guitarists have simple set-ups. A few classic pedals into a marshall.

[@popgibb3485]

He literally has a scar that tells the story of what he's been thru!! Hoping for great health and many more years of his amazing ability and contribution!! ❤🎉❤

[@seanm6311]

Cool, old school, straight from the heart. I've got a similar rig, and I love it. I've gotta wrestle with it, and when you play to it right, it's extremely rewarding.

[@slayer666ere]

What a cool amazing killer sick Gibson signature V while I love the color scheme I love how it looks and sounds at things amazing

[@cliffords2315]

That Flying V is GORGIOUS!!!!

[@larslevinberget9558]

That's what I call a fully saturated tone! Your customized axe, a few pedals into a Marshall JCM800 and a Plexi - that was the key to a great sound in 1985 and still is! Just add delay, depending on the environment...

[@FatalArrivalMetal]

He‘s the man !🫶🎸🤘🔥

[@insin5905]

It’s refreshing to see a great player who knows the gear that works, but doesn’t take it too seriously. No pedalboard? Classic.

[@deptofcarstereorepair]

could someone explain how he's connected to both amps?

[@robertfrippers]

splitter

[@deptofcarstereorepair]

thanks, that was my guess but wasn't sure if theres something else going on with plexis

[@TheCyberMantis]

A-B-Y box?

[@geraldrauch1701]

probably a ABY switcher...i run a stereo rig with a mesa mark IV and an ENGL fireball 100...use the radial bigshot ABY to run them both simultaneously...sounds ungodly!!! cheers!!!

[@TheCyberMantis]

@@geraldrauch1701 Yeah, that would be a killer sounding setup. Blending two amps is a good technique. Stereo effects sound better too.

[@rogercardenas111]

Doug Aldrich and Ritchie should do something in the future. An instrumental guitar based record. Michael Schenker should have a signature based wah pedal.

[@larslevinberget9558]

Totally agree to both! If ONE man should have a signature CryBaby, that would be Schenker! Trouble is, that would be a re-labeling of the Crybaby Classic, which again is a reissue of the Italian JEN :D Just like, a Schenker amp would be a reissue of the 2205 that was meant as his signature head in the first place ;)

[@rogercardenas111]

​@@larslevinberget9558interesting had no idea. 2024 Michael Schenker world tour .

[@geezberry8889]

Distortion + into a plexi. sounds like Randy!

[@VLKV_loves_you]

richie faulkner is always an absolute pleasure to hear speak or play.

[@rubysoffner4557]

Very oldschool 70s/80s hardrock sound. I expected a bit more modern having listened to the latest Priest.

[@michaelgallegos8811]

How's it going guys? always love a good pedal board review! mine is still waiting to be put together 😂I swear i have nice pedals ,board ,power supply and i have not put it together 😂😂 thanks for this Don and Ritchie ..🤘🍻🎸😀

[@arjanhurkmans9190]

Great player and sound, he knows his stuff. New Priest songs are killer too!

[@jameslanclos568]

But what's the big green box thingy?

[@epasternak4206]

Awesome.

[@Steven-re3tx]

as always,...THANKYOUDON. and it is true,... sometimes we like sherbet. ENJOY.

[@Scott__C]

How a guitar should be - volume, switch and that's it.

[@Farewelltokingz]

Ok boomer

[@ampleeeeeeeee]

why?

[@Scott__C]

@@ampleeeeeeeeesimplicity

[@ronaldcoleman9370]

That is a good looking guitar!!!

[@zvonimirbaljak3718]

Awful sound.

[@panagiotiskaroutas6859]

Amazing Richie!

[@Lordbaccus]

Seriously one of my Childhood Heros!!! Breaking the LAW

[@guitarman1129420]

Is that a wig ?

[@massapower]

MARSHALL and AXE... That's all you need 😁🤘

[@iamtheking138]

Does that mean there’s going to be a USA line signature Flying V??

[@davidknichal6629]

It would be nice if some true JO fans stopped calling Richie a replacement. He brought new fresh ideas and JP are thriving right now. IS album is gonna rock🎉

[@Gentlegroove71]

Just saw Ritchie play last night in Daytona… The man freakin killed it.

[@timp.9582]

MXR+ into a Plexi - tried and true by Dave Murray, Randy Rhoads, and others; over 40yrs ago, sounds great!

[@michaelfowler3187]

Is that actually Bill Nighy as Richie? Suspiciously similar

[@nasticanasta]

Got an 84 rocker, and a 94 1987 RI plexi...But like JP I'm playing ENGL's on stage

[@Jarrodpimental]

He does not use the distortion plus into the jcm800 tho? That would not sound good I’d think, I’d also think you do need a boost with it. Unless his is modded. Didn’t really get any info here

[@KatieCatfish]

We're you at Wal Mart yesterday , in north port ,, 👶🎤🙏👶🎤🙏

[@ilovegreenock]

Rock on 💪💪💪!

[@pedraw]

Richie is a beast player..........His bands work here should be monstrous. I still have yet to catch him in a live setting but I'm working on it. Rock on Richie and btw....................Thank you Sweetwater and Don Carr.

[@Jaymze13]

The Falcon has a little Zakk in him when that chorus and wah are in play. I dig it. He could join Zakk as a living legend when it comes to rock guitar.

[@daryllcornier4509]

Ritchie is a good guy. He started out with the covers band i played drums with in Walthamstow. We played all over North London. He was so good even as a teenager. He was always fixed on playing a Vee. I tried to steer him towards a les paul...i guess it worked out ❤😂

[@francoisthibeaux-brignoles8399]

What covers were you guys playing? Or was it an actual cover band for something specific?

[@daryllcornier4509]

@@francoisthibeaux-brignoles8399 it was lizzy , maiden, free/bad company, hendrix, kinks, early Fleetwood mac. That kind of thing

[@francoisthibeaux-brignoles8399]

@@daryllcornier4509 In other words, good music ♥

[@daryllcornier4509]

@francoisthibeaux-brignoles8399 yeah. You said it. It was a great time tbf. The band featured Tony Parsons, who played in a very early incarnation of Iron Maiden, a very good guitarist. Ritchie was only a Boy of 16 yrs, but even then , could hold his own on stage. The band still exists in another form. Now called "Metalworks" they play Sundays in Camden town . Check them out. Ritchie still sits in, when he's in town.

[@francoisthibeaux-brignoles8399]

@@daryllcornier4509 Oh wow! I promise, I will check them out. But yes, what a great time and what an experience! And it's also now part of hard rock/heavy metal history. My respect!

[@robertolsen9721]

I'm hoping its rechargeable batteries. The Li-ion 9 volts are great.

[@andrewsun4385]

Awesome!!!❤❤💯💯

[@John_Doe657]

Great player. I like his old school approach. Not a fan of distorted chorus but to each their own.

[@mark6302]

im more interested in whats on his shampoo shelf look at that hair

[@christianboddum8783]

I get Spinal Tap vibes from this episode 😁

[@shawnbeaghan9809]

I did the exact same thing with my pedals in my early days of playing gigs.

[@JimsMusicJourney]

I thought he was a Wizard amp guy now.

[@marioastburysykes]

amazing very good guitarist

[@floodgatestudios1825]

Richie's Marshall goes up to 11 !

[@andreicraiesti]

whithaut no...words.!

[@tomusic8887]

I love his pedal board approach 😂😂❤❤🤟🤟

[@Randyolsson]

Instant Randy Rhoads

[@MikeUIibarri]

I'll have what he's having.

[@mitchjacobs4360]

That’s real… well done

[@derekthrasher1116]

16:00 What's the reasoning behind the Radial JDI?

[@skatertrev7]

Probs taking a dry signal for re-amping. It's a studio thing.

[@etrhythm]

Great sounding rig

[@h4ndrix]

Bro have no bad hair days.

[@veeingfly8616]

Alright, another right handed left footed wah wah player!

[@AWMJoeyjoejoe]

That's how I play. Can't do it with my right foot at all.

[@milanprochazka5927]

Super!!

[@slayer666ere]

🤘❤️🤘

[@iloveitall]

Somehow his face and physical appearance have changed.

[@TheShreddDude]

Looks like a wig to me. He did have that health scare recently so maybe that has something to do with it.

[@craigeymac]

​@VX84 according to the wife its dry shampoo lol

[@samuelnicolay6460]

@@craigeymac From a hairdresser: it's definitively a wig.

[@iloveitall]

Probably, yes. Looks like it. But why? He didn't show any signs of hair loss in the past. And hasn't he gained weight also? @@samuelnicolay6460

[@tommilitello198]

@@samuelnicolay6460yeah a hairdresser would know better than his wife does

[@MrAll300]

Lion!

[@caseyjones952]

RHRF, Falcon!! 🤘👽🎸