The Whammy-Caster

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[@elifairchild1565]

Jessica deserves more recognition for her drumming, she’s great.

[@ArcuesDoesStuff-sz7eu]

& for that hair, i love her hair

[@darkySp]

@@EliteY33t2 It's a bot, no use replying.

[@kjl3080]

@@darkySp I don’t understand how they can reply to every single video on KZbin, do you know how many videos there are?

[@darkySp]

@@kjl3080 They run them on machines and their scripts just fly through links and comment on random comments. Same thing as the "LMAO JACKSEPTICEYES DAD IS DEAD LMAO" ones or others. It's just dumb

[@PaulyCrupi]

Agreed, right off the bat I thought her drumming was super tight and tasteful!

[@kinghani]

I have a Placebo pedal and actually it adds a very small, very subtle amount of saturation to the tone, I swear!

[@0v_x0]

Effects are more profound on the audience, who are triggered by seeing a guitarist step on a pedal. Everyone hears something different...

[@d1egomon194]

It’s just the placebo effect

[@mr.corndog7850]

@@d1egomon194 oh that’s why they call it that

[@mordecaijackson461]

@@d1egomon194 That was the joke

[@Rybus1]

It should add Brian Molko's nasal singing

[@hypegremlin]

For those who want to know what this guitar is, it's called the Travelcaster, it costs around $300

[@livy1962]

And to those who mock Traveler guitars - try actually playing one. A little more love for these is in order.

[@VioIetRamirez]

Oh dang

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

"Carlos Hand Santana-tizer." THIS. This is THE best music pun I have ever heard.

[@zfinley]

Rob Scallon x Chibson: the crossover we never knew we needed

[@leonoliverrmusic]

Rob Schibson lmao

[@c3kile]

Rob scallon has never done anything with chibson, your thinking of Bobbie Scallion

[@PaulieHo]

that's bobby scallion to you

[@Terminxman]

Le Reddit

[@SlyHikari03]

Heck yes

[@StinkfaceMcPew]

I love how intense Jessica’s drumming is on such a mellow tune

[@marines.7022]

listen to ‘the other side’ by the dismemberment plan. it captures the exact same energy and it’s fantastic

[@prashantgupta9288]

@@marines.7022 Damn you were spot on. Can you suggest more?

[@BarstucksCoffee]

@@prashantgupta9288 Feed Me Jack's cover of "Twice" comes to mind. There's also "Flite" by The Cinematic Orchestra

[@jedrooney4302]

rob scallon x neil peart

[@supersamsquared8055]

Math Rock

[@AngelVivaldi]

I just love everything about this.

[@Hillybolly609]

If @Angel Vivaldi says so, then it’s gotta be a good jam

[@VioIetRamirez]

Frrr

[@K_man217]

That is such a solid groove she’s laying down over such a goofy track, I love it!! What a great drummer! Also the producer batting at the whammy coil thing like a cat 😂

[@kalebgates7711]

I love that Rob Ruccia (the studio guy) is basically part of the band at this point.

[@jeepnut1]

Rob excels at taking something ridiculous and making it sound musical.

[@Anteaterman23]

This applies to both Scallon and Ruccia

[@charlespancamo9771]

yes but this whammy bar was insanely musical from the beginning.

[@brokenguillotine6988]

And I exel at waching it

[@ChibsonUSA]

Wait, nothing ridiculous here?!

[@theyertishere7831]

Yeah like bass

[@sherrinjacob]

5:10 - For Stephen 8:35 - A Wham in the Fabric of Life So so needed these time stamps on here! Enjoy everyone! :)

[@metalboy5150]

DUDE! That's Jessica Burdeaux! She's fucking badass. You're the shit for having her in to play with you, Rob. She deserves so much more recognition.

[@liamouziel211]

where have you been for the last 3 (I think) years or possibly much more of them playing together LOL

[@thankyounothankyou9722]

Say hello to the bot

[@metalboy5150]

@@liamouziel211 hey, man, I didn't even know who she was until the last year or so (see above, RE "she deserves...more recognition"), and while I like Rob and his style, I don't watch his videos super regularly. So yeah, I guess I missed it. Better late than never, right?

[@metalboy5150]

@@thankyounothankyou9722 Hello, bot.

[@noji1445]

@@metalboy5150 you are a bot account tbh. A self-aware and self-absorbed bot, but a bot none the less.

[@ellleigh1216]

Jess’s drumming is just so good, you can tell she loves what she’s doing

[@onerandombruh]

I just come back for 02:19

[@toki1018]

That's what she said

[@smars1161]

Rob needs to be the first person allowed to play an alien instrument

[@tucker934]

I second this!

[@smorrow]

This but seriously

[@HarptoHeart69]

Okay, I'm at the point where Rob Scallon, is one of the nicest and "one" of the most creative guitarist, out of there. Please don't read this wrong guys. Oh yeah, Rob, wish I could shake your hand, just wanted to say, you're the man. 🤘

[@jebus91]

This thing could easily recreate some of the sounds used in the Earthbound OST. Definitely would love to play around with that whammy.

[@TheGuywithaChannel]

8:34 "A Wham in the Fabric of Life" by "Whammed Loose" has to be my new favourite Whamcore track

[@josep_iguess]

yes i agree

[@jackfirst2651]

Whamcore is my new faverourite genre

[@MasonzeroDigitalWorks]

A~R~F A~R~F

[@1senough104]

8:59 I just adore how Rob the Engineer plays on whammy in "Cat-paw" style))

[@bluetoes591]

This whammy bar seems like a purrfect opportunity to make music with a cat.

[@sadorath3404]

This is what being a musical pioneer looks like. Not being afraid to try something even it it seems silly to start out. Go for it and own it!!!

[@pauljohnpope]

What a drummer, omg! Those fills could make anything groove.

[@capzisediam5845]

Thought the same when i hear ist ... really great !!!

[@zachlewis9751]

Man he has so much musical talent. Random weird 16th century instrument? Already good at it. Weird warbly whammy bar? You already know he’s got 10 good song ideas flowing through that noggin.

[@AllKindzzzz]

That's what happens when talent meets hard work.

[@cypherusuh]

He's musical genius, but he used his talent for pure entertainment instead of going through more "serious" musical job, like joining orchestra or serious band gig (other than First of October Ofc)

[@charlespancamo9771]

so do I. The device isn't weird. It's a natural extension of the whammy bar idea, therefore, it's very musical right out the gate.

[@AlexSmashX3]

@@cypherusuh isn't that the point of being a musician, to entertain, and create art?

[@klayer9990]

@@cypherusuh And what's wrong with that?

[@Seapatico]

I legit love this style of your music. It has such a perfect early 2000's lofi math rock sound. I would listen to this all day. Kind of reminds me of Connect Four Orchestra? Anyone?

[@CosmicApathy]

To me personally the first song they were playing reminds a little of the band Chon

[@shaunkellison1761]

@@CosmicApathy Chon is like Motzart compared to this... This is like a discount version without the finger tapping being doubled on a bass. Still sounds good none the less

[@thankyounothankyou9722]

@@shaunkellison1761 _Motzart_

[@sketchesforyou8020]

Holy shit, I am in love with both of these short songs, especially the second one! It just packs an epic punch that I can't not love.

[@JeremyWWWWW]

If you add a weight that can be repositioned along the bar length, you would have control over the frequency of the bar's oscillation. As a quick prototype, just tape a quarter to the spiral. Placing it at the end will slow it the most.

[@JeremyWWWWW]

Depending on the metal used for the bar, a magnet could be used as the weight. The bar could then be marked with BPM indicators.

[@rubikmonat6589]

Was hoping someone had already commented this with a chance for it to be seen, I,'m over a week late.

[@hjalfi]

There's so many things you could do with this, from attaching a weight on the end so it wobbles of its own accord when you rock out, to attaching a toy mouse on the end of a piece of string to it and bringing cats into the studio...

[@YumiGoblin]

I love that Rob has a sweater that just says "PRODUCER" on it in all caps lol.

[@peppermintnightmare4741]

You two are such great musicians and the brains behind the switches over there, mixing away recording is a genius as well. I really admire how you can basically play anything and almost everything when ever the mood strikes. You have an amazing gift, Mr. Scallon. And all I can do now is like this video, share it to everyone I know and enjoy your amazing content and your God given gift. Thank you, Sir. Aloha from Hawaii, Brother.

[@shirestudios]

Rob thanks for constantly making me want to play my guitar.

[@whyarenamessohardtocomeupw2916]

For anyone who's curious, I'm 90% sure that's a "Travelcaster" from Traveler Guitar

[@SynthApprentice]

Thank you!

[@jamessheftick8503]

100% sure it's the travelcaster.

[@rindred]

Yep, and that's probably why the color version of the one he played in this is now sold out on Amazon.

[@SynthApprentice]

Now where to get that whammy bar, and that placebo pedal?

[@rindred]

@@SynthApprentice That would be from Chibson USA on Reverb, but for sure the Whammy Davis Jr (trem bar) is currently sold out.

[@MeriaDuck]

Gotta ❤ the placebo-pedal!

[@robscallon]

Never leave the house without it!

[@daniel_naaden]

@@robscallon well I'm sold, I need it now.

[@krisberntzen]

It's kinda an always on-pedal

[@0v_x0]

Do some listeners hear a psychosomatic effect?

[@ARSZLB]

her kick drum technique and the way she plays is SO TIGHT 😩 and i fucking love it

[@thisisathrowaway514]

This dynamic of crazy good drumming from Jess while Rob is just doing stupid, funny stuff and trying not to laugh is just gold 😂😂

[@potatoheadhaoy]

Rob's musical intuition is something to behold. Also something to fear, but mostly awesome.

[@nairocamilo]

We can only hope he uses those powers only for good

[@OmarChouikha]

Jessica's playing style has some huge emo/math rock vibes and I absolutely love it

[@iceman5117]

That first song they were playing was very close to the interlude/outro of Gibbon by TTNG

[@LKonstantina915]

i wish i had hair like hers xd

[@mk_rexx]

She played for Yvette Young!

[@null1023]

I absolutely adore the sound of this. I love crazy vibrato in general.

[@mihailcioinica]

08:35 that one is sooo great. I absolutly love it. I wanna listen a lot to it, exoanded, like a full song. I hope you'll put a piece starting from that on spotify. Already listened it a few times.

[@michaelmiller5177]

Just stopping by to say Jessica is an outstanding drummer, was that a one handed snare roll? Why yes, yes it was. The fact you two can just throw together a song that good is pretty amazing.

[@ANNIHILISTIC]

We need more Jessica in the vids, she's always a badass on the kit and I'm totally crushing on her.

[@Reject101Personal]

What a surprise, a women appears in a vid and someone has to be a creep.

[@fuckmylife4403]

@@Reject101Personal so now if you like a woman and you had a crush on her is being a creep 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ now i understand why you are a rejected person

[@Reject101Personal]

@@fuckmylife4403 I am just pointing out how there's always someone who when a women appears in a video has to make a comment in regards to being attractive or attracted to them. Use your brain, not hard to figure out my point. And for the fact it has nothing to do with the content of the video and is not a person they know or ever will know, yeah, its a bit fucking creepy. Also well done at such an obvious jab at my name. You must be a member of Mensa with that originality and intelligence.

[@Captainfunkypants]

@@Reject101Personal What a surprise, a positive comment appears on a vid and someone has to be a douche 😂

[@Reject101Personal]

@@Captainfunkypants If you think i'm the "Douche" here you need to have a good hard think about how you see things in the world.

[@parkerhembree1857]

Rob, can we get more videos like this where your just jamming with your friends. Its so entertaining

[@gelloyangsteryang6481]

massive props to the team who made this

[@TheREDJK]

SpongeBob Midwest Emo is not a genre I thought I needed until now

[@RiceMan]

2:39 That’s got that MGMT sound. If this is up on Spotify it’s definitely going in the playlist

[@charlespancamo9771]

more early to mid Modest Mouse vibes but yea they do quivery synth sounds that sound similair.

[@RiceMan]

@@charlespancamo9771 yeah for sure the moon and Antarctic and Building nothing out of something are some of my favorite albums

[@euph0r1k61]

Or TTNG

[@RiceMan]

​@@charlespancamo9771 My brothers favorite band is Modest Mouse and he gave me A Long Drive for Somebody With Nothing to think About on vinyl as a gift and I re listened to it and The Lonesome Crowded West and I could not listen to any artists for days all I could musicly think about where those albums, I originally thought of the MGMT Kids song its kind of got a similar progression with the Synth in the song but Issacs Brocks Wilkinson or Floyd Rose thing he dose is way more accurate than my original statement. Like in Breakthrough at around 3:36 that just random harmonic thing he dose is just amazing its the climax of the song for me and its just one note!

[@charlespancamo9771]

@@RiceMan agree!

[@grantpaisley9012]

First time i've actually laughed out loud at a video in a long time. long live the whammy-caster. jessica killed it on the drums!

[@IndieMerchantSam]

I wish that for Stephen was on streaming or bandcamp or something. It's right up my alley, as is every Rob Scallon midwest emo tune.

[@evyalley]

What a fantastic sound Rob has! And makes this guitar even better! It seems hard to control but he nailed it and it seems so effortless!

[@troloosauhund8747]

The placebo pedal is really good.

[@samtalonthorne2268]

First thing was just such a chill vibe. The song after the sponsor was taking something that should be a gimick and making a genuinely NASTY riff. Damn Rob, you got talent man. Also big shout to the drummer!

[@gustavoberocan]

The Placebo pedal was clearly a pitch/volume translator. Any time you touched the tremolo bar it was actually acting like a vibrato. Amazing!

[@r.j.motajunior2761]

*1:45** - Rob discovers he can also play Lo-fi… and Jess' druming is great, she rocks all the best*

[@GMG0894]

That drummer Hella talented. Love added double bass at time. Song and guitar are sick.

[@leaderoftheitu]

Yea jessica is a beast, she’s sponsored by ludwig and just an incredible drummer.

[@GMG0894]

She's sick.

[@GMG0894]

Btw shout out Chi-town pretty sure that's where Robs from. Not to be weird lol.

[@iliketrains3495]

"Playing Placebo with a placebo pedal" sounds like a Davie504 challenge back in the glory days

[@justrecentlyi5444]

Rob solemnly lifting his finger to his adam's apple right before breaking into the warble is the perfect encapsulation of how beautiful and hilarious the song is!

[@bazookaace]

With the popularity of distortion effects intended to make audio sound vintage/ damaged like an old neglected vinyl, I can see huge potential with this instrument

[@ChibsonUSA]

Rob Scallon makes the perfect brand ambassador!

[@eeshsinger]

Jeez that whammy bar is so warbly that it sounds like the spring sound effect from old cartoons. I love it

[@Jake-hj3nk]

She is such a kick ass drummer, for real.

[@roblesterjr04]

i love when rob turns around and starts working the whammy during the solo 😂

[@OdaKa]

The meta warbling at 3:00 is dope... you got the micro warbles of the spring vibrating plus the macro ones of Rob pulling on it. That's insane haha

[@nicholaspalacio9672]

This might be one of my favorite Rob Scallon videos. Jessica’s drumming is so on point, god damn. The last “verse” section of the song has such great feel.

[@stefankrause5138]

The Placebo-Pedal is exactly the perfect gift for a friend who allready owns all the gear in the world! =)

[@CreamAle]

that bit around 1:45 that's actually the perfect sound for a breakup song. like reminiscing on the good times with the Ex, but every distortion is the realization/memory as to why they broke up to start with. as an example karen is singing about how they used to frolic in the flower fields and then whammy *remembers the abuse*, etc.

[@jesussaves2043]

Rob lives his dreams everyday. And it makes us so happy to watch along.

[@maxmaidment96]

This track is like a drugged out look back on life in bikini bottom by a 40 year old acid head spongebob

[@markm0000]

Lmao

[@greenhellrecords979]

Krusty Krab PIZZA is the 🍕 FOR YOU AND ME

[@Leel3ones89]

I Really Really like that this song turned into a tribute for Stephen Hillenberg.

[@alexmanansala06]

Props to his bandmates who always put up with all these crazy ideas

[@jacksonclark8307]

This guitar was so sick in the Jared dines shred Collab

[@thomasd5248]

That part of the shred collab is what made me check out Rob in the first place!

[@menyazovutvron]

Reminds me of Simon the Magpie musical experiments! Nice take on the limits of what is possible and what you can reach without actually processing your sound through any fx devices! Love you guys, keep it up!

[@KnzoVortex]

No man that placebo pedal totally carried the track I don’t know what you’re on about

[@whitekony1006]

Yoooo magpirates

[@cheesebone82]

At first iI'm like "holy crap, that's Uptown!" and then I'm like "holy crap, it's Sheed!!"

[@matotuHELL]

Both songs actually sound cool, especially the heavy one kicks ass Great drumming! 🤘

[@kyleexten9998]

Life is good when Rob uploads a new video :) Rest In Paradise, Stephen Hillenburg

[@lucaszembrzuski]

This whammy bar would fit Steve Vai's Ibanez Hydra perfectly :D

[@ericwilcoxen2805]

the scene where they are all in the booth, 2 of'm spinning around in the background, and the production dude just takes control of the whammy. uGH. GOD, YES. fucKING PERFECT.

[@XYZcity_hunter]

Algorithm recommended me this for no reason at all. But after watching it, now I have a reason to put it on save and watch it again.

[@sorak185]

If an opera singer designed a guitar.

[@leosklein575]

Man the spinning chairs is always such a cool visual

[@nickbunch1]

"what is my purpose?" "you flick the wammy bar" "........"

[@Izayoink_Saccuy]

I can't imagine people waking up and decided to add the "wacky-bar" to their baby blue stratocaster

[@marleyjudice3034]

Great stuff! Been a fan for about 2 years now, I think you’re living the dream man!

[@Chazzs]

Imagine living like this and being this talented like bruh

[@belugabelga]

Sounds so much like a tremolo in a synth but its just so much more organic i love it 😳

[@reptalien_music]

Best whammy bar innovation in decades

[@jdreyt9385]

That Knocked Loose reference was subtle, but genius. Legit made me smile

[@boomerboi9642]

Dude this is lit! The drumming is so good too! Loved how you used the whammy!

[@xsamimuan4506]

1:48 THAT SOUNDS SO GOOD MAN...

[@finkijlua4851]

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 ❶❽ 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐥𝐝 *NUDE-DATTING.ONLINE* tricks I do not know Megan: "Hotter" Hopi: "Sweeter" Joonie: "Cooler" Yoongi: "Butter So with toy and his tricks, do not read it to him that he writes well mamon there are only to laugh for a while and not be sad and stressed because of the hard life that is lived today. Köz karaş: '' Taŋ kaldım '' Erinder: '' Sezimdüü '' Jılmayuu: '' Tattuuraak '' Dene: '' Muzdak '' Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis. Aç köz arstan Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon. Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu wins taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. '' Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt '' dep oylodu arstan. Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu. # 垃圾 They are one of the best concerts, you can not go but just seeing them from the screen, I know it was surprising 💗❤️💌💘

[@xsamimuan4506]

@@finkijlua4851 no

[@markm0000]

@@xsamimuan4506 just report them and move on

[@DeathBringer769]

That is the biggest whammy bar I've ever seen, lol. Seems like you can get some unique sounding long trem flutters on that thing. Maybe Tim Henson should get one, since he's so addicted to putting them everywhere, haha ;)

[@fuzion1298]

Why do I actually LOVE this whammy bar? I need this!

[@danyomega1472]

That thing would work so well for funk music 🎸

[@Viper-dz2kw]

Got I hope chibson actually makes him a guitar that would be such a badass way to come out with an actual product

[@jdb2722]

Everyone who owns one of these thanks you for increasing their value

[@bradphelan8869]

I have no idea about Guitar but just watching the fun, good vibes and passion for the art here left me with a great feeling to start the day.

[@andrewpappas9311]

I swear that only Rob could make something like this work, and that's why I love him

[@DeathBringer769]

I could totally see someone like Tim Henson make trem flutters work with this giant whammy as hell, lol. It seems to naturally hold the flutters for a long time, which would be interesting to hear him work with.

[@UncleRJ]

Rob, you should check out Michael Manring's Zon Hyperbass. It would perfectly fit the weird instrument series.

[@DubJockey]

HOW IS THIS DRUMMER NOT THE STAR OF THIS VIDEO WTF

[@delicrux]

Congrats rob you figured out how to physically replicate Tim Hensons guitar sound

[@TheMotherfxxkerInAction]

I, a surf guitarst, want this s**t so bad

[@hobbygrg-eudaimoniastudio]

I honestly think the last one is on fire! 🔥🔥🔥

[@clearskyy]

the drummer in this video is actually insane

[@gangrel_76]

The talent between Jessica and Rob is immeasurable. Amazing!

[@najrenchelf2751]

Jessica drums like the metal drummer that jumped in for a jazz gig because their drummer got sick - I dig it! :D All of those ghost hits...

[@Sosukz]

He learnt how to sound good with that thing and we still sound bad normally

[@allanpage]

I had to finally watch this because youtube kept recommending it to me. I love Rob, This video rocks, but KZbin, If I have skipped over a video for a week straight, stop .

[@loganlaprise4829]

You see boy you never needed the pedal from the start. It was all really in your heart.