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[@RudyAyoub]

Glenn senpai = Glennpai

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Stop blinking at me

[@RudyAyoub]

Lmao

[@Blazikenas]

I smell some kind of romance here :>

[@KerokeroYT]

Glenn sensei = Glennsei

[@yucatansuckaman5726]

GLENNPAI NOTICED YOU!

[@danieltravis5082]

Charging flat rates is suicide for engineers

[@nicks4802]

But if you survived the the attempt you can guarantee your payment

[@BigFatCock0]

Jordan Valeriote and Joey Sturgis and many other successful engineers would disagree.

[@someoneelse5005]

It really depends on the context. I often charge flat rate when working with bigger, reliable companies, that state their budget outright and finance me accordingly. However, when working with small timers, with clients of dubious background, etc, I make sure to charge for literally everything, and with no flat rate in sight. That is software engineering, but I think it is relevant.

[@TheRealReTox]

15 year old me: I swept floors and scrubbed toilets at a hotel. I washed dishes at a pizza shop at night. I did 6 hours a week at a department store cleaning up and helping with stock. And I saved as much as I could, all to buy a guitar. When something is important, the shitty work doesn't matter, it's a means to an end.

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Right on!

[@larsjacobs2341]

Guess what thats where i am right now. 15 y/o and doing dishes in a restaurant saving every euro for a gibson les paul as an upgrade for my cheap strat

[@TheRealReTox]

@@larsjacobs2341 Don't give up. Instead, enjoy the time and make lots of friends doing it. These are the things that help shape the person you'll be at 20, 30, 50, and beyond. Good Luck!

[@larsjacobs2341]

TheRealReTox thanks for your reply! Heck no i am not giving up you will still hear from me in 10 years when i sell oit wembley :) Cheers from Belgium!

[@CordlessCinema]

@@larsjacobs2341 I'm with you on that, I have an Epiphone Les Paul. Working up to a Gibson Les Paul. Good luck to you.

[@timbushong4387]

The only, ONLY occasion for flat-rates is for MAJOR repeat clients: those who have a looooong track record of talent, loyalty to YOUR studio, and an easily-predicted time-frame.

[@dk70]

Glenn: "Try alternate tuning" Me: * Has a floyd rose *

[@KevinGsWK]

Hardrail it

[@dk70]

@@KevinGsWK i commented mostly as a joke.

[@gilbertspader7974]

If you don't pull up on the Floyd it can be half blocked . This solved most of the problems I had with dropped tunings and for me heavier strings.

[@dk70]

@@gilbertspader7974 I obviously know about this. Altho im more concerned with advancing my playing ability, rather than experimenting with tuninings.

[@MrInitialMan]

Glenn: "Try alternate tuning" Me: *Has a saxophone.*

[@CoyleCustoms]

Brent Hinds of Mastodon is basically a country / rockabilly player, and he's written some of the heaviest shit out there. There's always value in bringing musicians with different influences into the band.

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Indeed!

[@FPGC]

I used to practice 8 hours a day when I first started out. The thing with ANY instrument and life choices in general is, you have to keep a focused mind. If you really want it, you will achieve it. Unfortunately I've had my fair share of teaching guitar to others and you can almost immediately tell when someone is interested in LEARNING GUITAR or just messing around. These things take time, but most people just don't want to accept that and then just give up stating:"it wasn't for me."

[@KevinGsWK]

We need to get glenn to 500K

[@Kadotus]

I think he needs to show some skin to get there faster.

[@gilbertspader7974]

Kadotus He once threatened to wear short shorts!!!!!

[@175kva]

I usually pull 500k down .

[@chriscleo]

COBHC fo life

[@maniacs4metalgore256]

Hell yes.I knew this channel would take off.Hope he gets there this summer.

[@CyriltheWolfmusic]

I got the Waves PRS plugins after watching Wednesday's video (still using your old Rosen Digital Packs... but that's coming with time - just happened to have a spare $50 to drop) and I literally just went through and re-amped all my pending-release recordings because the tones are THAT GOOD. Thanks Glenn for demoing products like that and giving us Fearless Gear Reviews.

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

NP, Cyril! Thanks for watching!

[@AndreiGrozea]

@@SpectreSoundStudios I think I asked this before, how do the new IR pack compare to the old one? I still use the rosen pack, but I'm just wondering if the lancaster ones are significantly better

[@BigMetalDaddy1301]

@@AndreiGrozea same here. I mainly use the old mesa 412, engl pro and orange ppc cabs when they were called rosen digital and i wanna know if there is a difference in the packs now. (especially the 'full spectrum' ones)

[@AndreiGrozea]

@@BigMetalDaddy1301 hey man, glad to see I'm not the only one who wants a comparison. I mailed Lancaster with that question a few months ago and they didn't bother to answer :( I assumed Lancaster and Rosen were literally the same team but under different names. The ENGL and the Marshall IRs in the Rosen pack were my favorite, I didn't use the other ones that much. The new pack seems to have stuff like the fredman configuration and other presets, which I personally could definitely use, but I don't think I wanna throw 50$ and realize it's the same thing I already own.

[@CyriltheWolfmusic]

@@AndreiGrozea I don't think they're the same because I actually lost the old IRS in an unfortunate data migration accident and they set me up with the old ones. So I think they may have some differences just abed on that. - That ENGL is a beast for sure.

[@gitplayer55]

I can absolutely confrim that it helps to pick up a 7 string guitar, if you have only played 6 strings. When I got my first 7 string, I ignored the lowest string entirely for like 2 weeks and learned to play all the 6 string stuff I knew on it first. It's actually harder than it sounds. At first you lose basically all orientation and have to relearn everything. Additionally, since the dimensions of the neck are different, you force your hand into a different position, more towards the "classical style". You have to do more of a stretch than before also. If you go back to a 6 string again, you will realise how much easier it feels to play now.

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

That works!

[@lfox02]

I actually started on an 8 lol. Maybe some day I'll visit a guitar store or play a friend's guitar and automagically become a shredder. Who knows.

[@lfox02]

Hey Glenn, you ever going to demo that Gallien-Krueger head for us?

[@guillermozuniga8622]

been waiting that video since he showed that amp for the first time

[@HOUNDSTOOTHE]

@@guillermozuniga8622 Yeah. I'd like to hear that!!

[@bobbysgherkin9033]

I love their bass amps, I’m super curious to hear it.

[@linnane666]

Got a Gk250ml last week..hooked it up to a v30 2x12 tonight...sounds amazing

[@guillermozuniga8622]

Make it happen Glenn cmon, oh yeah, fuck you Glenn

[@timmymartin7293]

Great advice Glenn! A lot of great hardcore bands have that one member who’s came up playing a differennt style, classical, jazz, funk.

[@alexanderdenchev7967]

In Children of Bodom both guitarists have recorded rhytm tracks for the longest time (except on once album). I can definitely say that it gives them a distinctive sound. Not very tight, but very rock'n'roll and spacious.

[@dalenewberry4610]

A great point about bands not reaching outside the box as far as their influences and such go. Just finished "the oral history of King's X" and they are a band that took a huge variety of influences and made their own sound and are legendary and influential to this day. Hell, they are one of the first bands that really started down tuning. Amazing band.

[@mikaeljohansson83]

I've worked with Udo a couple of times and the guitarists used Sansamp rackunits and a stereo guitar transistor amp(and yes Jörg Fischer did aswell).

[@CriusDigital]

16:42 Very nice approach! Its hard to live with comfort (and comfort means have some quality sound in your music also). Very motivational!! Thanks and keep rockin!!!

[@wesmatron]

"Things were much better in the old days when we used valves instead of transistors" Things you never hear a computer engineer say I've had people compliment me on my tone, asking "What amp are you running that Les Paul through?" They seem disgusted when I tell them I don't have an amp. I don't even have a Les Paul. It's a £112 Squire Affinity Tele hooked up to a Roland VG-99 It's almost like they feel I've deceived them somehow. It's not me deceiving you, pal... Its the advertisers of the expensive gear you bought and the fanboys who have deceived you.

[@drpibisback7680]

I mean, the VG-99 is a midi guitar emulator. It isn't the sound of a Roland VG-99 or a Squier Tele, it's whatever model amp and guitar the Roland is emulating.

[@wesmatron]

@@drpibisback7680 Exactly. Emulation, not the actual gear. It does it very well.

[@gilbertspader7974]

Dear Glenn I love this channel and this comment board ! I humbly submit you could attract more people if you did another Cover contest. Oldies but baddies is how I heard of you in first place. In talking to young people these contests are like what we thought of gigs . It's a goal and a destination, something tangible to work towards . For some of these kids it could be TMIG bite Glenn

[@rocknrolloutlaw7261]

That GK amp was very underestimated at that time.. only a few people that took the chance to get one realized how badass that amp sounded for that time...keep up the good work Glen!!!

[@bryanblackford4838]

Funny story...I just bought a Peavey 6505+ combo off a guy. When I got there, he had it sitting on top of a line 6 Spider V practice amp and instantly thought "what would Glenn have to say about this?" Followed by you swinging a sledgehammer at it🤣🤣🤣

[@Phlypour]

My dream guitar tone is that from Nightwish's Oceanborn album. Not the heaviest, but it has the prettiest high end. Every time Emppu soloes I see a falling star or a spark of light in my head. Wish I knew the equipement he used and the person that mixed it. Cheers

[@ganglu]

I unplugged my PS4 and now I got a ton of songs and I'm a better guitar player to boot.

[@AnimeCanuck]

Hahaha, your audience. XD Love your Q&A videos... At first when I saw the title thought it said "don't CHANGE flat rates"... Whoops. Don't charge makes a hell of a lot more sense. Was thinking about the Armadillo Death Squad... oh the memories... Did that ever get a music video? Hope you're having an awesome time and still recording your kick-ass tracks. -Christine

[@Joybuzzard]

My step-dad ran a small demo studio in the 80s and early 90s, analog reel to reel, graduated from Trebas so he knew what he was doing. When I was 11 this metal band records, he gave them a flat rate and it took forever, solos were punched in like one bar at a time, drummer refused to believe he was slowing down near the end of one song, he kept saying the equipment was slowing it down on the recording, they argued constantly with each other over stuff that wasn't related to music, said really disturbing shit to me when they were hanging out between sessions ... then it was done and they wanted their demo free because it 'wasn't good enough' to pay for but needed something to sell at shows. I came home from school one day and the drummer came scampering out the basement window, he broke into the house and tried to break the padlock off the studio door.

[@anhedonia0]

*Finishes counting his change* “It’s like a dollar an hour!”

[@yucatansuckaman5726]

Good comment

[@sski]

Love it! "I can't even...!" Glenn: "Then get outta the way and let 'people who can', get shit done." This should be the answer and mantra for everyone going forward.

[@andrewrobertson530]

I love the micronization of gear. I would love to have a pedal-sized amp head! I am lookin forward to thst Fearless Gear Review when you are allowed to share!

[@Janarcus]

Love how honest you always are!

[@hellsp4wn243]

I was a bar musician and the bar even charged us the water bottles we asked for the show =D

[@elkvis]

My live rig is now a Headrush PedalBoard and a pair of 600W powered monitor speakers. Plenty for even small clubs with no PA

[@ChrisThomasBone]

Some notes about the 14' x 13' room. You have to really think about the reason square rooms are bad. If two or more of your room's dimensions are both divisible by the same number, then that's going to cause nodes and antinodes. Say for example you have a room that's 12' long x 6' wide x 8' high (Yes, height is just as important as the others, even though people always leave this measurement out). All three are divisible by 2', so you're going to have MAJOR issues with 563hz (wavelength of 2'). Height and length are both divisible by 4', which will cause issues with 282hz. Length and width are divisible by both 3' and 6', causing issues with 375hz and 188hz respectively. Not to mention 1' (1.126kHz, nearly every single room's nemesis), plus the normal standing waves associated with the actual raw dimensions. As you can see, this example room will have tons of issues (most of which are overtones of each other, so you'll most likely hear a pitched ringing with a slightly nasally tone in the room as a result) in lows, mids, and highs. Now I'm sure anyone can imagine, this will cause square rooms to have ALL KINDS of issues. I'm not going to bother doing math for an example here because it should just be a no-brainer at this point. So now to the dimensions in question, 14' x 13'. True, it is awfully close to being square, but since 13 is a prime number, you're actually gonna be pretty lucky with this one. Of course, you'll still get the 14' standing wave and the 13' standing wave ( 80hz and 87hz respectively if you're still curious), but you won't have to worry so much about your low-mids as the dimensions listed aren't really interacting with each other until that 1kHz interaction coming from 1' wavelengths. Like most rooms, you'll need bass traps and some basic foam. BUT! That assessment doesn't take into account the room's height. If it's an even number, then you'll absolutely need some low-mid treatment. If the height is 7', then you'll have interactions at 161hz, which is kinda approaching the low-mid area. Some bass traps might cover that range, but you may need to look at mid treatments depending on the specs of the particular treatment you're planning to use. If it's 9', well, then you just keep getting luckier, as 9' doesn't have any common factors larger than 1' with the others. The 9' standing wave is 125hz, definitely within the range of the bass traps you'll already need to be needing. Disclaimer: This knowledge comes from my genius OCD acoustician grandpa, and not any formal education. I have a feeling that he's said something about dimensions will causing standing waves for frequencies where the dimension is = 1/2 the wavelength, but being uncertain I didn't want to do that extra math and end up being wrong. The underlying principle still applies however, that you want your room's dimensions to have as few common factors with each other as possible. Being only 1' away from being square doesn't automatically make it bad, as long as there's very few common factors.

[@johnboyle3297]

Chris Thomas great explanation and if my memory serves spot on with the maths. I come from a generation that needed to understand these things, remember how to construct a vocal plate or build an acoustic chamber...today people just dial in a setting on an electric gismo with very little understanding of what it means. Technology killed the technician....again thanks for your post

[@ChrisThomasBone]

@@johnboyle3297 Thanks man. I've tried to learn as much from my grandpa as I can, and he sure has a lot to teach. He designed one of the living rooms in his house from the ground up with acoustics in mind - floating floor, laminated glass windows, high vaulted ceiling, shape and dimensions, the works. Listening to music in that room on his ribbon speakers as a young musician was a completely mind blowing experience, and right away I wanted to learn as much as I could about how he designed it and why he made the decisions that he did. The knowledge he gave me was actually one of the biggest reasons I even got into audio. Like I said, there's no formal education, just a lot of memories of conversations with him. I'm glad I was able to still explain it correctly

[@ClarkyGuitar]

Alternate tunings are a great way to break out of a guitar rut. Also try open tunings, they are awesome. And if 7 or 8 strings doesn't suit you, drop to 5 strings (Keith Richards) or even try cigar box guitars like I play, they usually come in 3 or 4 strings, or try a 1 string diddley bow! Awesome fun!

[@gilbertspader7974]

When I started on guitar I built a diddly bow, and it helped me learn song parts I could learn on the 6 sting .

[@adozensparrows]

Great channel; it's really grown on me . . because I'm finding out you're usually right. I wanted to (sorry) correct you about the tissue paper taped over tweeters. This is a trick older engineers, who'd lost high-end hearing, would use: Since they couldn't hear high end, they'd watch for the tissue to move, or ruffle forward. A visual cue over an aural one enough treble was present.

[@steveclark9934]

Sign me up for the "Go build some bass traps" Tee.

[@MurdochGuitar]

Country player playing metal. Check out John5 and the creatures.

[@JbfMusicGuitar]

Was just about to comment this as well! He's a total beast, awesome player!

[@chrisw5742]

Last vid I saw of JOHNNY DEP he was stealing stuff from Buckethead and Yngwie Malmsteen but cannot come anywhere near as clean or fast.

[@MurdochGuitar]

@@chrisw5742 John5 and Johnny Depp are 2 different people. One's a Guitarist, and the other is Johnny Depp

[@chrisw5742]

Nasty fucking loser.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZPMf6N3oJajY5o Got the makeup bit from Marylin.

[@chrisw5742]

And Alice ..... kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6ino3p-r9ZmbbM

[@CNMedia.Service]

I bought those kali lp6’s and I’m really really happy with them! Thanks for the suggestion Glenn!

[@jeremythornton433]

Glenn is absolutely right! If you want to get good at something or finish something, then just do it!

[@whatyoumakeofit6635]

This is a good vid. Goid question and answer session. Felt like just hangin out shooting the shit. Great job as always.

[@everyinchtheanimal]

If I hit a rut my go to is to change something. Change the guitar, change the tuning, change the amp sound, change pick even. Set the metronome to a different signature, anything to break the mental cycle of feeling like you can’t do what you’re doing any better than you are

[@LiveTheDream24]

That guy from Burma should ABSOLUTELY let people that are into different styles of metal give it a try in his band. Its so much better getting different influences into the same band. The band I was in was a dance-y pop rock/pop punk kind of deal but I love all kinds of music, particularly metal so I was able to bring those influences into our music and it made things so much more interesting. Double kick, metal style influenced drums in a poppier band set us apart.

[@LiveTheDream24]

To the guy talking about buying a Les Paul, before you do you should go to a few guitar shops and play every single guitar that looks good to you including the Les Paul. You might find a guitar you like much better for less money.

[@mcswordfish]

Two other situations where valves/tubes still reign supreme are: - TV and Radio transmitter amplifiers - Valves can churn out much higher power than transistors can (these things are chruning out megawatts of power) - Miliary aircraft. More so in Russia than in the west, but transistor circuits are destroyed by EMP (nucelar explosions cause a massive EMP), whereas valves are immune. If The Matrix had been more steampunk than tech-noir, the "Destroy the Squids" button would never have worked.

[@lfox02]

They aren't affected by the vibrations of the aircraft?

[@mcswordfish]

@@lfox02 You'd need to ask the Soviets about that

[@ThatBaritoneGuitarGuy]

I completely support the use of small solid-state amps, pedalboard-based amps, all of that. For example, I have mentioned before how our lead guitarist word-for-word copied Dave Mustaine. That means, if we ever play somewhere, he is going to be to hauling around a huge valve amp, a huge multi-effect switchboard, and the bulky rack unit that controls the switchboard. That is entirely too much. No one needs to haul around THAT much stuff. On the other side of the equation, the Victory Kraken pre-amp pedal can be mounted onto the board itself. In addition, the Orange Pedalbaby fits nicely under a Pedaltrain board, so I can haul it WITH the board, in the same case. This means if we ever play somewhere, I only have one case to haul around, as opposed to the other guy hauling three cases. I like the idea of focusing on convenience for touring. Haul around three heavy crates, or haul around one heavy crate? That is a no-brainer answer. The compact rig wins any day of the week of the year. As for the cabs? Unless you play festival-sized gigs, which I am betting you don't, then you don't need to haul around a huge 4x12. A 2x12 will serve you perfectly in most circumstances, and is MUCH easier to haul. Or, you could even further-condense your rig, and simply travel with a 2x12 combo. You don't need more than that. (However, if that combo is a valve amp, make sure it has an onboard attenuator. That way, you can still cook your valves, but play at a tolerable volume. Everyone everywhere you play will thank you.) The verdict at the end of the day? Go for a compact rig. You will thank me later.

[@gilbertspader7974]

Angry Glenn , Distressor in red !!! Dude I love your new stuff but there's nothing like the CLASSICS!!!!!!!!

[@thetroll8655]

Gilbert Spader I see you on here quite a lot mr Gil. Lemme know if you come across this David Owens guy. I must find him.

[@gilbertspader7974]

@@thetroll8655 OK

[@NefariousDreary]

I love that Glenn is so open to new technology, unlike many other people.

[@mindmachinepsy]

A good tip for getting out of your comfort zone in terms of writing is to write on a different instrument. If you're a guitar player get a cheap midi keyboard. If you're a piano player get a cheap but playable guitar like harley benton or something. People tend to get trapped in boxes they feel comfortable with and that was a good way for me to break out of that. You don't need to get amazingly good at that instrument, just trial and error your way through the writing process with it and translate that to your main instrument.

[@dualwieldsoftware]

Hey Glenn, bit of a noob question for you: I'm mixing my first album and just finished the first song. It sounds pretty alright! Now I have to move onto song two and I'm wondering how to approach it. Should I be saving some mixing presets from the first song--EQ or saturation plugins mostly? It's all digital stuff, so a lot of recording variables don't apply to me. At the end of the day, I want the songs to all sound cohesive together, but I don't want to become a slave to one setup in case one song needs something different than another. Thanks, and have a nice day! ~Chad

[@DanielRothman]

Some of the best advice I got when I was in a musical rut was "stop pouting and get back to work"

[@gwjones82009]

A great example of vocal comping is "panic at the disco"s first album, that album's vocals are impossible to recreate live, due to how the layering is implemented he cuts in over the top of himself.

[@elliotjgc]

The question regarding bands sounding the same. This is somthing ive been saying for YEARS. Amount of bands that just go for paint by numbers is nuts. Look at other music for ideas and such.

[@joeybaronstudio]

Glenn two things first of all we used at GK amp theone with a little 8 inch speakers On a platinum selling major artist reamped from 24 track and it sounded absolutely amazing we used 2 u87 xy pattern Secondly about charging flat rate when we used to do label artists we would charge flat rate but we would have a cap on the hours that they spent in preproduction and tracking and mixing and it worked out quite well

[@Ycjedi]

When I gig at a music venue, I use my Fender Bassman. When I gig at a bar, I use my Boss Katana. There are tools for every job.

[@ericcarpenter3263]

You are right about that Les Paul. I have a Gibson LP special with dual P-90s. It sounds good but I got my son an LTD brand new for $200 a few years ago. Ripped the electronics and pickup, wired with Swithcraft, better wiring, better bridge/ tail piece, and a set of SD Pearly Gates pickups. Everyone who has played it or heard it, is blown away. Cost less than $600 and with pro setup and it sounds so crazy good. As always... great video and keep up the amazing work. Oh and fuck you Glenn.

[@jaredarseneault9414]

HA! Thanks Brother! You're right on the sound treatment. I will be getting on that asap. Hopefully that solves my problems.

[@oscarito8417]

Hey, Glenn, I just want to add to the influences stuff I like metal, now and then write some riff and so, but I'm in a Folk Fusion band in this days, we take influence from EVERYWHERE (prog rock, classical, flamenco, movies, video games, etc.) and its freaking hard, but the results are amazing, with the years we develop a sound (I like to think) that anyone in the scene can emulate, so I encourage anyone to look further away, you can get really cool stuff from other music, like jazz, or world music (not that crappy new age), and the list goes on.

[@Stretchwreckedem469]

I work as a loader at a feed and supply store, and it’s literal hell. Disrespectful people, pushy and needy co-workers, it’s almost made me just walk out and sell weed or something to try and reach my goal of becoming a professional musician, I’m doing what I can to make it happen with some friends of mine, and we’re hoping to record some stuff soon!

[@roadsideturnout9287]

"For those of you that can't even; Get the fuck out of the way for those of us that can" Wordy but worth a T-shirt!!!! Great statement!!!!!

[@ravenshadevox]

Best advice in this video "try an alternate tuning" yes, yes...yes, yes...yes yes yes! also the John Sayers bit is good direction as well. cheers!

[@thebasementfilmgroup]

Omg! you mentioned "Doctor Who" - I have sound engineered for DW..... yay!!!

[@tomfoolery2082]

Lol, Spooky Tooth , saw them in louisville ky , in the 70s ,they were good real good.

[@aragorn767]

Dealing with the question at 4:40, if they were to invest $150 in Mixcraft Pro 8, it comes with a crap ton of great VSTs (as well as being the most user friendly DAW I've used). Throw an additional $100, they could get the Waves Gold bundle and they'll be set for anything.

[@lfox02]

Really? I consider Reaper to be way more user friendly, bit I guess it's person to person...

[@kupovonmooglehart5541]

thanks for answering !!! was expecting a comment reply but this was so much better!! Will definately Check out previous videos and keep an eye out for that future video u mentioned :D thanks for the speedy reply too hehe!!

[@yngveamundsen5184]

Suggestion for a new T-shirt: "GTF outa my way so I can get shit done!"

[@minus9us677]

also, i hang cubicle sections up in the corners of the room, making a square into an octagon, seems to kill the reflection of waves very well

[@wido123123]

"If you can't get even, leave the room for those who can get shit done"......that would be an amazing tshirt

[@gregmerritt9366]

Metal + country has actually been given a name: Hellbilly. Very enjoyable stuff, for the most part.

[@SalAvenueNJ]

When mixing a song do you ever have the client sitting in the studio listening while you do it ? Or is it better to send things back and forth through e-mail ?

[@MessiahofFire]

Even though comping can result in one "megaperformace", I tend to find the pressure of no comping can push the performance even more getting an even better take than multiple comped ones.

[@russworst]

Hey Glenn! I've been recording DIY for years, and have finally learned enough to start charging for my services. I filed for an LLC and have been charging flat-rates for singles, just to get a good catalog of songs. Once I have that and can build a website with these examples , I'll start charging hourly (I can't wait!). Anyway, my question is, am I approaching this wrong? It's working, and I have happy clients I'm confident will pay full price for my services once I startup "officially", but if there is a better method, I'd love to grow correctly. Thanks, and go fu... nah I like you too much!

[@SalAvenueNJ]

I had a friend over to do some recording. He said he wanted to put down a track with my Tele. So I said "I'll Go Turn On The Blues Jr. To Get The Tubes Nice And Warm". Then he points to the practice amp on my desk and says "Why Don't We Use The Fender Mustang ?". In my head I heard Glenn screaming "ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME !?!?!?!?"

[@everyinchtheanimal]

That should be a t shirt ‘DONT BE AFRAID TO MASH SHIT TOGETHER. METAL NEEDS NEW SOUNDS’

[@Jinballify]

Speaking of affordable fun guitars: I recently found out the new contemporary series by Squier, and in particular the contemporary Jazzmaster with stop-tail Tune-o-matic bridge! (every JM player ever will tell you what a nightmare the floating clockwork contraption fender called a vibrato bridge is, both in string popping and re-assembly if opened) Suffice to say I threw my 400€ (on Thomann for Finland) faster than one says "assembly line work", and fuckin' hell if this thing isn't the most fun I've ever put money in for! And this is coming from a guy who just a short while ago swore to never ever touch active pickups for any reason. Good on Fender for at least every now and then coming up with something really fun that isn't a Tele or a Jazz Bass. Cheers once again from weather-schizophrenic Finland and haistahan vittu, Glennpai.

[@TheChadPad]

Nothing is going to replace tube amps, not because they're the best, but because they're different. If you want that sound, and not just 90% of that sound, you want tubes. The same thing goes for solid state amps. Nothing is going to replace those, because when guitarists want that sound, a tube amp won't do. If it's unique, and pleasing to the ear, it'll have a place in music

[@raven_of_zoso455]

Hi Glenn. Do you know the band Blood Ceremony? I think they're from your neck off the wood. They have really managed to make wicked and eery music and still maintain the good old classic sound and feel of early 70's rock. And speaking of good old sound, my question is: what albums from the 60's, or even earlier does still fascinate and/or inspire you when it comes to production quality? And how fucking awesome is Eddie Kramer? PS: tell Alia I said hello! PPS: I hope I will have such majestic hair as you when I'm that age! Cheers from Northern-Norway!

[@mikemorrisonmusic]

“Are you out of your FUCKING MIND?!?!?!” 😂😂😂

[@dathioz]

Multimedia diploma ?! I feel ya Glenn ... worth about as much as the paper it's printed on.

[@stashyjon]

Re the rhythym guitar thing. My band has two guitars, my self on rythym with a little bt f lead and the lead player in his own right. What we do when writing riffs is we pen two interlocking rhythym lines that are different but complimentry. Gives a far richer sound and when recording gives great options when it comes to panning

[@SalAvenueNJ]

"Get The Fuck Out Of The Way, And Let Those Of Us Who Can, Get Shit Done" That's some real Gen-X thinking there.

[@TheOnlineBusker]

I love your channel, and love listening to you, you're VERY knowledgeable about loads of stuff. I wish you could help us acoustic players who aren't big metal fans :(

[@caseyrodriguez737]

Another hack I found that kinda works for room treatment is moving blankets, they're like 5 bucks, and if you drape them across the corner it helps clean up the bass a bit. (this is just what I've found and I've only been doing this for 7 years now so not a "pro" suggestion but one I've found)

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Those won’t do much for bass. Buy a bunch & stack them

[@caseyrodriguez737]

@@SpectreSoundStudios i have a bunch and they're layered in the corners and it seemed like it did a decent amount for the bass for me, but like i said I've only been doing this for 7 years and i'm only 17 so i got a lot to learn.

[@ruiner101]

Man! I bought 2 Samson CS mics years ago for $25 each on amazon. I didn't use them right away. I used them to mic up a couple of floor toms and also for a cab and I was blown away. I went back and they were $45. I waited for the price to drop again but instead, they were discontinued. :( I take such good care of them because they're PRECIOUS!

[@mattday2940]

love your video's man, I just recently took a different job so I can work on my music and art stuff, and your videos are an incredible resource for developing some chops in my little demo setup and using reaper, I have been working on my roots rock solo stuff (usually some vocals, a couple acoustic tracks and harmonica) but I am starting up a new hardcore outfit soon, and I will be demoing us... after I get my acoustic treatment set up, anyway, keep up the good work, greetings from New Brunswick, thank you Glenn

[@nobodymotos]

Going on getting inspiration from outside sources is a band called bad brains. DC punk band with a very metal sound. They also happened to be an all black band.

[@alm000]

Hey Glenn, I treated my room and get the same crappy mix just like Jarrod's comment spoke of, my hang ups seem to be in the high frequencies, plus the lows and the mids. Also in the low mids and the sub frequencies, as well as the presence... Seems one thing leads to another the more I spend on gear the crappier the mix.

[@Bandersnatch786]

Hey Glen, my question is about how to get clean wave forms in a DAW when recording guitar. Whenever I record guitars, I get nothing that looks like what I've seen on youtube videos. My wave forms just looks like paint rollers. They're not the clean peak and valley type wave form that I feel I should be seeing. I'm using a Torpedo Captor running to my Scarlett 8i6 via XLR to capture the preamp of my 5150 III, but after even after I add in the Two Notes WoS plugin, my guitar tones still sound like shit. I've tried everything from turning down the gain and volume of my amp to farting around with the EQ on both the amp and in my DAW (Cubase). The only way I've been able to get cleaner wave forms is by plugging my guitar directly into my interface and record the raw guitar signal. I know it's something that I'm doing wrong, but I haven't been able to figure out what it is. Any suggestions?

[@nickdowe4887]

Studio monitors. Front ported vs Rear ported. What's your preference?

[@magnusbruce4051]

I'd definitely give a shout out to the MB 75 for a budget 57. I bought two of them recently and was very pleasantly surprised by the construction quality and sound of them.

[@andypomeroy7447]

Gallien-Krueger comment about it not selling. I was upgrading my bass rig in 1988 and wanted to go with something other than Fender, Peavey or Ampeg. It came down to Gallien-Krueger or Hartke. I ended up buying a Hartke 350 simply because I didn't have faith in the "little" Gallien-Krueger. I still have my Hartke today, and still use it as my main rig. I wonder if other bassists felt the same way? And now times have changed to the point that smaller is better!

[@5urg3x]

Question: is there a website or forum that has free plugins that are ranked and / or listed by category that are actually easy to use and don’t suck? Reaper does come with a lot of freebies which is great but looking for some others to compliment them...a really good reverb would be nice, different kinds of delays, anything that could apply to guitar, rhythm or lead. Or do you have any off the top of your head that you could recommend? I did purchase the PRS waves pack, and they’re great, but I’m used to using like Bias or Amplitube where there’s EVERYTHING built in, all diff kinds of reverbs, compressors, delays, other effects, etc, and with the PRS plugs only one of the amps has reverb, and it’s not exactly the kind that I’m looking for. Waves wants you to buy their own plugins I guess and just chain them together for that kinda thing.

[@blakecurtis7809]

PRIORITISE: I was in a metal band that was active and promising, played big shows and talking to labels. During rehearsal one of the guitarists would disappear constantly. I would always find him playing world of warcraft every time! And we would have to either wait for him or continue without him. Pretty lame considering I had a fulltime job and another active band so my time was limited. He eventually quit.

[@kenoakee]

Full of gems as usual Glen !!

[@JoeStuffz]

South America is a favorite area for all sorts of metal bands for touring. Check out the crowds at some of the live concerts on KZbin. Most bands desire to go to South America. I would recommend checking out a few bands you never heard of, or are curious about As far as metal goes: put any genre in front of the word Metal and it's probably a subgenre. The exception is blues metal, since blues is one of the sources of metal music

[@BrianBower]

I highly recommend having your own PA system for gigging. Make sure you're getting paid accordingly for their use too. I help out a band out some. Don't ever expect clubs to be ready for your gear and don't expect anyone to know about it.

[@fortj3]

I like Glenn's "No bullshit" attitude

[@DogOfEgypt]

Hey Glenn, greetings from Finland! Anyways, I started a band and at some point I will be recording with the guys. But I'm terrified of the idea that with all the gear, especially pedals, all the sounds I'm used to getting through my own amp will be butchered by being plugged to a sound card and a DAW. I have bad experiences already from getting sub-par tone when recording on a budget with somone who won't mic an amp. Also, we're going for an egyptian vibe, any advice on how to get good traditional instruments etc. To a metal track?

[@tylertaber8512]

I wonder if David is by Knoxville?? Lol another great video Glenn

[@sagiriizumi8079]

Solid state sounds great loud and live. There's also valvestate amps. If someone is stuck on tubes, they're probably not going far.

[@joeybaronstudio]

Square rooms for recording one of the best drum sounds I ever got was in a concrete half concrete half wide 10 x 10 square room

[@legoharry100]

A couple of things. 1) most solid state amps are usually Class D, which is less powerful than a Class A or Class AB amp and won’t produce full power unless it’s running a 4 ohm cab (most cabs are either 8 or 16). Colin Scott of Colin’s Sexy Guitars explains this in great detail on his Orange Pedal Baby review. 2) if you want to hear country metal, check out bands like Panopticon. Super awesome folk black metal that feature a banjo. A FUCKING BANJO.

[@caseyharrell702]

The micro guitar rig is coming lets face it the older we get the gear doesn't get any lighter, the big boys will always have exactly what they want while the working bands will have what they need and smaller and smaller as they have to do almost all of their rigging.