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[@RudyAyoub]

Video idea: rant video withOUT a proper mic setup. I want that shit to clip Destroy my speakers❤️

[@cboisandlin9601]

Yooo Rudy Ayoub

[@brankolocanetto5047]

Yooo Rudy Ayoub

[@victorfeldstein4332]

Withholding ideas from the band? Someone's got a degree in piano

[@dudarino666]

Its more about people over complicating ideas to the point of killing good rhythm. The end of every 2nd bar doesnt need some black metal hammer on run down. and tremolo picking a melody to death,. And when others like that idea, and its essentially butchered from how you idealized it. It makes you second guess bringing new riffs in. And I could only aspire to achieving a piano degree. im only a lowly piano string technician.

[@Nonkel_Jef]

Just use your best ideas right away. Don't save them up for later, you'll probably get better ideas later.

[@AnthonySforza]

Im reminded of Aerosmith, who supposedly had meetings in Wednesdays where it was "Dare to be stupid" and they would throw around ideas they already knew would be shitty, just to see if anything stuck. Which got them at the very least, both Dude Looks Like a Lady and Love in an Elevator.

[@AnthonySforza]

​@@dudarino666 Oh... I have been in those bands. Where you have something you think is really great, but you just know the others arent going to go for it, or they'll bastardize it (Due to experience). The difference for me, was, it was a wakeup call that either I should take those ideas and do a different project with them (Ala Chester/Dead By Sunrise or Andy Biersack/Andy Black) or... that I was in the wrong damn band.

[@DrumWild]

When it comes to age, I once had a producer tell me that I was "too old," and that I should step aside for the youngsters. That was in 1997, almost 22 years ago. Still making music and having one hell of a great time with it.

[@brianembree]

Maybe if you're 67 and still writing songs about throwing a party while your parents are away for the weekend. But outside of that, I've never understood the age thing. Tons of great musicians are well beyond their teens and/or 20s.

[@TommySixGun]

On the subject of “am I too old to make it”, I spent my 20’s dragging my amps through hundreds of seedy live venues. It was a great experience. However, I’m in my fifties and got a gig as a sessions musician for a pretty big recording studio, and it’s been great. Getting paid for my time is an added bonus. Rock on, Glenn!

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Awesome! Glad to hear it, Tommy!

[@abmschannelofrandomsuck9438]

WHOA MY GOD I GOT FEATURED!! There's actually a HUGE rock scene in Pakistan and a SUPER STRONG metal scene, tho it's never acknowledged in the mainstream. you should check out bands like Call, Ehl-e-Rock, Blackhour etc. P.S. All my musician friends are actually your regular viewers

[@samsungtelevision695]

ABM's Channel of Random Suck kick ass man thanks for the concrete recommendations on Pakistani bands. Never would have found these otherwise. Never let your love of music die

[@phillippi2]

Just remember that Christopher Lee started writing metal at about 85 years old. Most of it was pretty well regarded.

[@shayneoneill1506]

Christopher Lee was a goddamn legend. Killed Nazis in world war 2 behind enemy lines, played some of the greatest villains of all time on screen, played Saruman and got into symphonic metal in his 80s cos it was a genre that respected his love of history.. What a legend

[@Hellzapopp1n]

Shayne O'Neill Not Sauron. Saruman.

[@shayneoneill1506]

@@Hellzapopp1n My bad. Fixed

[@terminallyonline5296]

@@shayneoneill1506 He shed the blood of Saxon men.

[@shayneoneill1506]

Johnny Bravo As a proud nazi killer I'm 99% certain he didn't give a fuck where his blood cane from

[@leebuck8532]

Dude! Never quit is great advice! I'm 42, been jamming with my band since I was 16. We never had a hit and probably won't, but we're having so much fun in our 40s that we'll never quit! Music is a way of life! Fame is incidental!

[@Guitarpima]

I am blind, I do not record anymore. I found it frustrating to continue. On a good note, I finally figured out how to play guitar.

[@Anonymous-cw6oj]

How tf are you typing this

[@goncalobaia1574]

What he said

[@flyingwondercat739]

@@Anonymous-cw6oj VOICE TO TEXT it's really not complicated

[@adrianrougouski2088]

6:15 editor fell asleep ;)

[@DrumWild]

When it comes to opportunity, take whatever you can, even if it feels like a janitor's position. Remember that the late, great Nick Menza was the drum tech for MEGADETH before he became their drummer. Rust In Peace, Nick.

[@prenticetyndall4066]

New t shirt? “Autotune: Not a crutch, but the whole wheelchair”

[@helios5868]

​@Jacques Bloques As a person that works with disabled people, theres a difference between wanting to "do" a marathon and "run" a marathon. That shirt is 100% SJW approved.

[@benstephens34]

YES! THIS!

[@wacknut7224]

Prentice Tyndall auto tune can still be used tastefully as an artistic choice. I see where you are coming from though.

[@kaiser7695]

No, a whole cyborg

[@david2618]

@@helios5868 I look at this comment and I wonder what it was responding to, I feel like it's very context heavy.

[@ICACJ]

Please demo the Bugera. I always wonder about those considering the price.

[@KewKylyu]

Bugera sounds good, but it's hard to find one still operational, those as more fragile than an egg

[@johngg4867]

The newer Bugeras have fixed a lot of the reliability issues

[@Mr.Potato420]

Hmm my BUGERA 333XL-212 INFINIUM that I got in 2015 is still going strong and I haven't even changed a tube! and it was shipped to my house by Amazon.

[@slavesforging5361]

i second this. they're popular enough but i have no experience with them. would love to see a legit recording review of a bugera. preferably the 5150 copy, but it's not really a big deal which one. it'd be nice to have some ideas on this just in case someone walks into the studio with one. i know Circle of Tone just used his 5150 Bugera copy on a couple of his tone recreations in the last few weeks, and it sounds really solid!

[@12ealDealOfficial]

As tempting as Bugera seems, I would trust Blackstar for superior sound or even Laney for superior quality.

[@odinoczka]

A little story time regarding Guitar Center In the beginning of July I was in the trip in America with my father - we started out from the LA. So my father, knowing I am a musician, and I like playing around with writing music and instruments (bass guitars to be precise), he scheduled a visit to Amoeba, and Guitar Center - the latter being relevant for this particular story. So I've been going around, looking around some 5 and 6 string basses, and trying them out, my father was sitting on the couch in the first "section" of the shop, which housed a lot of used/vintage gear, and read the book. I only know what transpired later from my father's tale, but I did see a person in question leaving the shop pissed off. What person in question? My father sits comfily, reads a book, and suddenly some old wanker starts yelling at the dumbfounded chap working there, in his mid 20s. He shouts really loud, with an odd accent, and with the general consensus of "HOW FUCKING DARE YOU, I'M A CUSTOMER, I WANT TO SEE THE MANAGER". Father sits there, and watches, as the kid tries to not melt on the fucking spot (kid was like, half a head taller), humiliated as shit. After a minute or two of nonstop barrage of loud screeching, he takes the paperback book, and throws it at the old codger, so it hits him in the arm. The old guy turns immediately, but before he can refer to my old man, the old man tells him a simple "If you don't like it, there's a door, fuck off". Old guy gets angry as shit, but turns on his heel, and stoutly leaves the room, as my father calmly gets up to pick up the book. Here's the conversation that ensued as he was picking the book: Kid: Sir... thanks, but do you know who that was...? Father: Eh? Kid: ...that was Tommy Iommi. Father: So? Kid: Sir, this guy is a legend, Black Sa- Father: I know who Tommy Iommi is, he might've been a legend 20 years ago, minute ago he's been acting like nothing more but a little twat. Have a good day. Well shit.

[@katielowen]

Wait why was Iommi yelling? Was the kid playing iron man riffs?😂

[@breaden4381]

I just got randomly placed in a music recording class in school. I’ve been subscribed for almost a year and now I finally have a practical reason to watch this! It’s homework I swear!

[@Toby3610]

Awesome. I wish I could have done this at school.

[@Fred-h4p]

Years ago when I was in my early 20s. I was invited to jam with a band in Flint, Michigan. Both the drummer and leader guitarist were completely blind. They were literally some of the best musicians I ever jammed with. They played Metallica's One flawlessly. The Blind have enhanced hearing compared to the rest of us.

[@bayouboattrash]

Yup, would love to see the bugera!

[@danielweissberg4791]

I recently used a Kemper for 5 songs in a great studio, instead of my Mesa Triaxis. We used all sims that the engineer profiled himself in that studio. All sounded amazing. It made blending tones incredibly quick and easy. We laid down a great 1st tone, then found a 2nd guitar/sim combination that worked well with it. This saved us so much time and still got us sounds that were unique to the combination of me, the engineer, the guitars, the amps, and the studio.

[@HankHopeless]

25 years ago I was teaching a hearing impaired 15 year old boy to play acoustic guitar. He had only about 25% of his hearing left, but actually became quite good at playing. He was able to concentrate really good, and put a lot of effort into rehearsing. A nice little trick we worked out together was a small block of wood, he could place between His chin and the guitar, when he wanted to 'listen' extra carefully to what he was playing - hearing through his jawbone. Just wanted to share....

[@sparhawk29]

on the accoustic you could just rest on the guitar itself, but it does throw out your whole posture while playing. it's awesome he was doing that, as i'm hearing impaired and LOVE playing the guitar. awesome to read this!!!

[@HankHopeless]

@@sparhawk29 Great to hear from You. I urge You to try the trick with the wooden block. Some piece of hardwood should do. The neat thing is You can decorate it as you like, with carvings and staining. It will become very personal.

[@vertebralremains379]

It is very insightful hearing and drawing from someone with actual experience and knowledge on the industry and not speculation. I'm working with a metal drummer currently and though I'm not a shredder and struggle to djent on a telecaster, but leaving my ego at the door and just bouncing our ideas off each other is working, we're developing a unique sound and something is coming together. Since I've been following your advice, and keeping a more open mind practices have been much more productive and enjoyable. Thanks for your work!

[@RogerSullivanNOLA]

If you're the only good person in your band, you're probably not as good as you think you are. Birds of a feather flock together.

[@12ealDealOfficial]

At 4:26 I can relate to some degree, but there's a limit to tolerance. Musically, this band I was in was incredibly generic. I was on board as long as I got to play drums my way on the new material I recorded with them. Little later I found out they wanted my drums chopped up and aligned right on the grid, in addition to using autotuned vocals and even quantizing the bass guitar. Left the day I found out. Saddest aspect of all this? They considered themselves pop "punk".

[@cheshirecynic4524]

Emphasis on the "pop"

[@myopicautisticmetal9035]

you left out an "o" in "pop"

[@crimsun7186]

Interestingly enough, one band I was in refused to put any effort into recording good or similar stuff because they were a punk band. There's mental problems in both ends of the spectrum.

[@aaronmarkham4424]

So using a click is bad?

[@12ealDealOfficial]

@@aaronmarkham4424 No, but artificially aligning everything and leveling out everyone's ability with a computer takes the soul out of music. The punk genre in particular needs soul.

[@listentokassandra7968]

Really liked what you said about "how old is too old." I'm 36, and I've only gotten serious about writing and recording music in the last 2 years or so. It has indeed been a fun ride, and learning how to make music has completely changed how I listen to music.

[@JayTheWorst1892]

I say Bugera is the way to go. Avoid GEN 1 lots of issues, (blue lights on power and standby) they’re pretty close to the amp they’re cloning, (JSX=333XL) I would ask you do look into these for the guys that can’t afford a 5150, triple rectifier etc. I recorded on the Bugera 6262 with a v30 cab. Pretty solid tones.

[@PERRECTUMpl]

Agreed. Bugera heads have really good metal tones in it! For such price - totally worth it. I was convinced that Bugeras333/333XL is actually a Peavey Triple X head clone...

[@jacobmelton4313]

You should do an honest gear review on the digitech drop

[@tonykarrar7150]

..On the digitech almosteverything

[@dylan.606]

it works if you use the half step or full step down settings, everything else is a bit fucked up lol

[@Talisman0403]

Random thought: Fearless Record Reviews?

[@tonykarrar7150]

I've had 6 epiphany's watching this video. He is doing something right

[@mannequin1832]

This is a great idea, he can point out what was done well in the mix and what wasnt.

[@alvildeshirven3571]

My recovering emo ass's first thought when I read fearless record was that label that pierce the veil is on.

[@desrusso]

only issue is the label "Fearless Records" , so it sounds like he'd only review records released by that label, but i see where youre comin from

[@JiihaaS]

The energy you started this video with, made me jump! 😂

[@Vindsvept]

Opportunities*, don't let the stress get to you mate :D

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Fixed

[@sbsykifyk]

Could you do a "day in the life" or "day in the studio"?

[@daionsavage]

”I read the news today, oh boy About a lucky man who made the grade And though the news was rather sad Well, I just had to laugh I saw the photograph He blew his mind out in a car He didn't notice that the lights had changed A crowd of people stood and stared They'd seen his face before Nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Lords I saw a film today, oh boy The English Army had just won the war A crowd of people turned away But I just had to look Having read the book I'd love to turn you on”

[@KVR5816]

Please make a video on how to come back from mistakes on stage 😂 see too many beginner bands just restart a song half way through cause they missed a note

[@jimbo2999]

Callum Majer I second the motion!

[@Peccath]

Just scream "Fuck it! Venom!" and keep on playing.

[@SyntheticFuture]

Just play on, mistakes happen 🤷‍♂️

[@crimsun7186]

Well, the great artists are the ones that make mistakes and only they know what the mistake was, not the ones that play everything perfectly. You can't be great unless you know what failure is.

[@thorthunderlungs5171]

My band won a Battle of the Bands last year after we had the power cut out right in the middle of our "gotcha" tune. Our drummer is a stud and kept pounding away and our instrument power came back up within about 10 seconds so it wasn't a real big deal. The problem was that our mics stayed down but our vocalist just kept screaming at the top of his lungs. There is a long, brutal scream that comes out of a bridge and he put his fucking soul into it. The entire crowd was screaming along with him the whole time. It gave me goosebumps. We won that shit hands down. One of the other bands were the sons of lifelong friends of mine and they really killed that night. If they had won I would have been perfectly happy with the result. They deserve some love. They came to us after and complimented us on how we dealt with the stumble and were impressed with how we dealt with it. I told them that you just act like you meant to do that shit like it's part of the the show.😂 Literally one of the best nights of my life.

[@TheChadPad]

About not "wasting musical ideas", I also have a very specific vision for how I want the music I hear in my head to sound in real life, and I have this suggestion for anyone in the same boat. Do like Tom Scholz and Jeff Lynne did: PLAY IT YOURSELF!!! If a musician Jeff Lynne hired couldn't play the part he wrote better than he could, Jeff recorded it himself. Tom Scholz recorded most of the instruments on the first Boston record. I have a lot of respect for these musicians because of this, because it shows musical integrity, or being true to the idea that you're trying to bring to life. If the music is worth it to you, people's egos be damned. If they can't play it, YOU play it. If you have the opportunity to that is. Jump on that opportunity though sooner rather than later. Cheers and good luck! P.S. Don't diss your bandmates though

[@michanowak7060]

Cristopher Lee recorded his first metal album when he was 90. You're never too old to rock even if you are not Saruman

[@myopicautisticmetal9035]

In fact, he said that he finds Metal to be the most interesting form of Music in the last 100 years!

[@davelanciani-dimaensionx]

I'm in my 50s and stil love rock & metal. My music will probably never become popular, but I love making music. That's what counts.

[@michanowak7060]

You've got right attitude. I checked out your stuff, Dimaex5005 is preety cool, I think I'll put it to a playlist for a next nerd night with sci-fi board games and beer ;) Have you tried to contact with some local game developers? It would be cool to make it a soundtrack for some indie video game

[@davidmcleod1760]

Yeah, wasn't it a concept album about Charlemagne?

[@adrianlee3497]

Yes but he was already known for his acting career and already made a name for himself.

[@davidhollowelljr949]

So at 6:15 the comment showed is not the comment spoken. Love ya, Glenn

[@InsomniacMatt]

I know Collin Scott used to use a Bugera amp. I definitely would be 100% up for seeing your fearless opinion on the amp

[@chrispodesta8105]

Colin has been pretty up front about the strengths and drawbacks of that one... Been too long since he's been on this channel imo

[@KaldDodeGitarist]

I'm pretty sure he still uses it

[@himbo7772]

As far as I know, he's used it up until recently

[@KaldDodeGitarist]

@@himbo7772 I see he actually switched to a Kraken

[@ilikemyrealname]

RN, 1.7k views, 214 ups and 0 downs. You built a great community and you rock, Glenn!

[@pilotamurorei]

Glen, the whole Patreon thing isn't just a patreon thing. All youtubers who post links to outside sites, minds, gab, twitter even, get hit with an algorithm that lowers their priority compared to those who have zero links or links to other youtube videos. This has been going on for a LONG time now.

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Hmm... perhaps I should try that.

[@RealHomeRecording]

If true that is friggin' stupid.

[@flacidhouse350]

Not really. It's pretty smart. Letting KZbin become a monopoly, that was stupid.

[@robbiedozier2840]

I wouldn’t be surprised if any video that tends to terminate a watch session (like if people leave the app to go to patreon) gets dinged.

[@robbiedozier2840]

If you want to really understand “the algorithm” read up on deep learning and neural networks

[@PedalingPrince]

You're wearing the shirt I bought! I wore it to work today! 😄

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Same here

[@AnitaPotterProductions]

Last month I was at Guitar Center with my kids going in to get new strings for my acoustic and it was seriously uncomfortable. This sales chick was on us like stink on sheet and would not let me browse because well impulse buys and whatnot. No matter where we went there she was up my arse. If she wasn't bugging me every time I turned around I probably would've walked out of there with a few more things. It seriously creeped me out a bit.

[@matt-tp1ww]

Anita Potter I know what you mean. I understand that workers want to make sure that customers don’t steal items but sometimes they go a little too far.

[@AnitaPotterProductions]

@@matt-tp1ww yeah I walked out with my strings, a capo and a music stand. I was gonna get another mic stand but she kept asking silly questions and just generally being annoying. Either thinking me and my kids were going to steal something or pushing too hard for a sales commission. Dunno.

[@424Recording]

I went to a GC a couple weeks ago on a Sunday and it was dead. My guess is they’re hurting, or maybe it was that one store... were there many people there?

[@AnitaPotterProductions]

@@424Recording I was in there on labor day in the afternoon. Not a lot of people but it was a holiday. Last time I was in there was on a weekend and it was packed.

[@424Recording]

Gotcha. Must have just been the one by me. Thought maybe the lack of customers would lead to the over helpful staff

[@tdub5585]

So true about members thinking they are basically better than all the others because of ego reasons (and they may truly be talented) but kill the potential and opportunities because they don't have faith in their team. Like you said it may not always come in the form you expected or want but when the chemistry is there you got to just roll with it and strike while the iron is hot!

[@slavesforging5361]

I've definitely witheld song ideas from bands that weren't up to par, but not the way that fella was talking about. if a band doesn't practice often, or seems undedicated i'm probably not going to bring any songs i've previously written to them. it has nothing to do with whether or not i think they can do the songs justice. i'm always more than willing to create new songs and music with any band i'm playing with though. i'm not going to hold back ideas, riffs, lyrics, or vocal melodies just because i don't think my band can't play it. i'd rather challenge them to play it and add to it. see what develops. that's how a band should work. blending ideas and abilities together. the only bands i wouldn't share ideas with are the ones that just aren't willing to work together at all, or people are just super premadonna's about their songs. but i probably won't stay in those bands very long, unless i'm very specifically brought in as a 'hired gun' to just do what i'm told. i mean, if you're the latest Megadeth lead guitarist, you don't tell Dave Mustaine how to write rhtyhm riffs! if you're all-in for your band, you should be sharing ideas with them to develop them to their fullest. if you're not all-in for your band, either because of your attitude,or because of theirs, you shouldn't be in that band assuming it's not temporary normal band relationship ebb and flow. for me, it's never about musical ability or proficiency as to whether i play in a band. it's about how much work, and how willing to work together the members are. not if they sound like me. in fact, i look for musicians that don't sound like me to play with. always have.

[@myopicautisticmetal9035]

I used to play with my older brother in a band, his way of working was to make up some shit that only he can play, making it outlandishly hard to play by using only the low E and A to do everything, drop tuning in the middle of a song to add extra annoyance to the rest of us, never slow things down so the bassist can learn it, everything he did was 100% designed to make us fail, when he saw we weren't playing it Exactly the way he wants, he would walk out on us. He is a heroin junkie conman these days, Yes he's an asshole and didn't deserve us being a part of anything he did.

[@dudarino666]

You described it better than I did. Its not about band member skills so much as it is trying to make everything sound blacker or darker for the sake of just being so. So tacking on littler hammer on temelo pick runs every few bars and it kills a good steady rhythm. The idea starts out a little thrashy and ends up porn grind. So it makes me hesitant to bring in new ideas, I dont wanna see them get altered so heavily. So I started recording my ideas for myself and building songs and structures myself. Maybe that will eliminate so much over development. Thats kinda why I asked the question. To see if other people are dealing with these same thoughts. And if they had good results with either way. I play as a "hired gun" for another band where i just fill in guitars. But my main band is far less experienced and some would rather play more shows over practice songs. Its a kinda fame/passion vibe for me. Id rather write something satisfying to myself than let other people shred that idea into something that sounds brutal and like everyone else. This whole thing kinda makes me think I just need to start my own thing. That way I can only blame myself for short comings. Haha.

[@slavesforging5361]

Bradley, ahh i see. that makes sense. yeah, i think a part of the mutual respect of playing in a band is to let people mess with your riffs every once in a while. adding your own riffs is always a better route than modifying a riff that isn't yours to begin with though. mods this should be suggested super rarely, and held in your pocket for when you have a really great mod to a riff, or alteration. it would be frustrating to see every riff you bring in get modded the same stale way every time. maybe suggest they leave your riffs alone, but instead add their own? or make up a separate variant version to play after as a compromise. if they're changing everything you're doing, they're not embracing the dynamics that will make the band unique and original. i think there's a difference between writing a song together, and bringing a completed song to a band. but i don't think anyone in a band should be constantly changing other member's riffs. that's too nit-picky, unless you are super bro's and just have that creative relationship and can feed off of each other's ideas at the microscopic level. but any relationship takes time to build, and some people won't be capable of it no matter how long you play with them. periphery writes music in a really unusual way i recently realized. it seems like the drummer doesn't write his own parts, but interprets them to his playing, the singer hardly even meets with the band recording at his own home, and other unusual stuff. i'm willing to bet it took them a while to develop this very unique system that i assume works for everyone involved. check out thier making of blah, blah blah, album video on youtube. (i'm not actually a periphery fan, so i don't remember the name of the album). i quite a band i really enjoyed for somewhat similar reasons. after about two years i realized they weren't going to learn any of my riffs/songs, nor be able (emotionally/socially) to write songs creatively together as a team. it was just one person bringing in completed songs. to be honest, i don't mind this setup, and have worked as a hired gun guitarist before, but that wasn't what this band talked about and agreed upon. it was the opposite. and for me, that's a no-go. i can't work with people who consistently say one thing and consistently do the exact opposite. unfotunately it was the same for the business and recording side too. i'm hyper flexible and believe in adapting, but in my experience that's a personality trait in people that is not going to change, so it was time to go.

[@imfobk]

I love almost every video on this channel. And you seem less angry over the past year and i like the videos more.

[@dylanrobins]

My guitarist has that exact amp. The head itself is great, sounds Marshall-y to me so you *definitely* want a boost in front of it. My mate's cab is shit though, so no matter what head he uses it's always dreadful... I'll have to convince him to get a Harley Benton 2x12 at some point haha!

[@scottvelez3154]

dylan robins I heard line 6 is good. Get him to buy that 😈

[@dylanrobins]

@@scottvelez3154 was thinking of recommending the Code 25, the bloke at GC said it was the best... /s

[@RandyFricke]

I have a Bugera 6260 Pre-Infinium 2x12 Combo I picked up from Musician's Friend as an "Open Box" for $250. I had it re-tubed with Svetlana EL34 Soft Reds and I would put my rig up against anything, anytime, anywhere. I love mine. Powers up every time and it hasn't caught fire... Bonus!

[@BLMeredith87]

I had an original Bugera 333 and really liked it, until it blew out on me, an amp tech said the part is irreplaceable. So I went for a Bugera Trirec. Stuck to Bugera because it suited my budget, but tbh I love the Trirec, hasn't disappointed me yet.

[@slavesforging5361]

yeah, everything i've heard says similar things: Bugera's sound really good until they break. not all break, but a lot do. seems to be the thing. would love to hear a recording review on one.

[@vulgarlad1195]

That's crazy hearing this, my dad's bugera amp exploded on him as well

[@chrishall5176]

the buyers amps, especially the first gen have a design flaw yes, but they can be made much more dependable by lowering the bias on the tubes about one setting below the recommended setting. they run to much current through the tubes causing besides heat that kills area of the components.

[@slavesforging5361]

That's really good info to have Chris Hall. thanks! it's amazing how simple a fix some chronic gear problems can be. just the nature of capitalism really. gotta get products out in a manageable time frame. i've seen similar simple fixes recommended for Mesa and other reliable amps too. (obviously not biasing for mesa's though).

[@petebrown3715]

Glenn you rock and I enjoy watching you channel every week. You are quite senseable and are teaching me about the producer side of the business. You have a wealth of knowledge and experience. You, Phillip McKnight, Steve From Boston, Music is win etc are awesome.

[@aaronnovotny377]

Hey Glen What are your thoughts on the Marshall Origin Series?

[@JoeBaermann]

1. Bugera makes some great sounding amps, there might be some relaibility issues but nothing that makes recording worse. 2. If you feel that you shouldn't share ideas with your band you serriously need to find another. 3. Glenn is right! As for 4x12, not the cheap ones from HB, it's Vintage series, there are good options from other brands at that pricepoint too, it depends on Ohm/Watt and prefered sound from the speakers with the amp that is used with them. Some buy the cheapest 4x12 HB's and install the speakers they like the best in them. Palmer makes makes some great empty open/closed-back 2x12 cabs too, they discontinued 4x12, probably because there wasn't a big enough market for that particular size.

[@jessemccormick5623]

I can understand holding a bit back if you feel like you're in a band and not THE band.

[@crazyplaneguy98]

Just wanted to say thanks for making these videos. I’m currently going to school for audio production and I’ve learned as much from you if not more than I have in school. And the bass player jokes keep me coming back! Cheers, Glenn.

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Thanks, Jake!

[@ejpdchsbmkijley]

Glenn!!! Harley benton now have tube heads! Maybe consider checking them out???

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

I've got a mighty fifth. Review coming.

[@ejpdchsbmkijley]

@@SpectreSoundStudios can't wait ^-^

[@DarrenLandrum]

I make spacey proggy electronic rock in my very synth-based home studio and I still find this channel very enlightening and entertaining. Thanks for sharing with us, Glenn.

[@FormulaXFD]

Im on KZbin red, and have no idea if you get any benefit from it. What I do know is magically, KZbin is suddenly coming out with unwanted “premier” content. Makes me wonder where my money is actually going...

[@12ealDealOfficial]

KZbin's "Trending" tab is an absolute joke and yet they place it over Subscriptions on the left hand tab.

[@MosoKaiser]

@@12ealDealOfficial But why they wouldn't do that, it's the hottest flavor-of-the-week garbage where they can rake in good ad revenue, users' personal preferences and subscriptions be damned.

[@noeffnwaypal]

I owned a Bugera "something" head a few years ago and it sounded really good. Ended up selling it to fund a Marshall, but I had no complaints about it. It had a great heavy distortion channel.

[@longtrang5706]

Would love to see more Marshall on the channel.

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Valvestate review coming

[@longtrang5706]

SpectreSoundStudios sweet

[@derpimusmaximus8815]

A mate of mine used to have a 100W valvestate head running through a 2nd hand 4x12 he picked up cheap. He loved that thing, but sold it when he emigrated to NZ.

[@hydrablade3012]

Ive always been glad to be able to work with sound engineers/producers when I’ve recorded with my band. Our whole EP was recorded in a college by our guitarist and we went into a real studio to record our new single with a producer. We came in with a song we wrote lyrics and all and to be fair we’re very young and we were used to playing in a college DIY studio and doing all ourselves but this producer turned our songs into this master piece he went over vocal melodies and changed some instrumentals for us although we didn’t like being dependent on him (our fault we should be more open minded to that) i am extremely grateful that he shared his ideas and that we tried them because now we have an epic single!

[@The_Absurdistt]

Please ask T.J. to come back for at least one episode. Cheers.

[@raymond6845]

Hey man, congrats on 10 years!! Woo!

[@lodougherty]

Post Malone is legit and seemingly a genuinely great dude. I'm not a huge rap or pop fan but I have respect for post. Dude is living the dream.

[@daleonov]

Agreed

[@tehalexy]

4x12 is for guys that will never carry them to gigs or only if they gig once a year :D

[@JoeBaermann]

I though that 4x12 stacks being ready on stage where a common thing, no need for bands dragging a lot of gear with them, at least the kind of stages where such are used.

[@hadleymanmusic]

No they for professionals that play 4 12's

[@jimbo2999]

Saw Telekinetic Yeti in Montreal earlier this year. They dragged two full stacks up three flights of stairs!! Impressive to say the least!

[@jjrusy7438]

heh, what a crock of crap. Marshall full stacks don't magically appear on stage, but what is even worse is the ampeg fridge. You haven't lived until you have dragged that thing out of the basement practice space, or up a rickety flight of back stairs up to the load in area. 4x12's are a joke vs the ampeg fridge.

[@danfryer409]

I love my Harley Benton1x12 cab. Sounds great with my Joyo Meteor.

[@jacquesboileau6087]

Great Q&A as always. Thanks Glen! I have just been to Guitar Center in Hallandale Beach Florida (near Miami). I am also Canadian and come down here once a year for vacation. The people there are just plain crazy nice! I visit every year with my jaw to the floor drooling. It is huge and great place to spend an hour or two looking at stuff.

[@joshua.merrill]

I only discovered Woods of Ypres in the past year or so, and the fifth album is just pure gold... Puns aside, it's awesome that you had some input.

[@jorgemontesinos1974]

Simply my favourite KZbin channel. Every thing we must now as metaldheads, directly from a disciplined metal lord

[@usta028]

keep it up glenn, your motivation also keeps me going!

[@TheRosswise]

On the subject of Bugera amps, they are fine. The early models had production issues, but that was quickly fixed. I have a Bugera 1990 that I bought in 2010 and the only issue I have ever had with it is it came biased from the factory extremely hot.

[@adrianrougouski2088]

I've been catching up on the channel the last days as I felt I needed to relax a bit... I always looked forward to VC and Stupid Musician's Texts videos. I got into a QA Automation Engineering job, so, sadly, between that and finishing college and the fact that my DAW stopped working, my music production 'career' has been put on hold for a long, long, long time. I'm really looking forward to the next college break so that I can finish a project. Although, before I started working, the vocalists that were 'involved' never made time to work on it. Hopefully this year will be different! I'm a big advocate of working around the vocalist instead of riffing a song in 2 minutes and then him/her not being able to do anything other than yelling over a single pitch. Also, a good vocal melody trumps lyrics almost every time. Working the other way around I feel like you're just putting the vocalist on a tiny cage he/she will have a hard time getting out of. Better save that cage for the lead guitarist (stop soloing over the vocals all the time you as******) Anyway, I can tell you that the Bob Rock thing works even better on a keyboard as you can *easily* add the chord progression / harmony reference as well.

[@ToddtheExploder]

The Eagle Has Landed! Gotta LOVE THAT CHUG!!!!!

[@eetfuk8431]

Hi Glenn , i have a friend that i have known since we were in the second grade,we use to jam together quite often and we even wrote a few songs.In the begining we were both on the same page (we wanted to play music profesionally),but recently he got a girlfriend and ever since we have only jamed once(in a whole fucking year).Igot realy mad and i started working on my own songs.I am hoping to get somewhere with playing the music i am writing , but curently metal is kind of looked down upon in Romania.Iam a 15 year old apartament musician,i record everything from drums to vocals, and i just want to say : Thank you for inspiring me to do what i like without thinking about other people's opinions , your videos helped me get trough some realy tough times in my life,and made me have the confidence to start recording the demo album that i am working on.Fuck you Glenn and greetings from Romania.

[@myopicautisticmetal9035]

You will find that this happens often, 100% of the time a band mate gets a girlfriend, that band mate stops showing up on time or at all in many cases.

[@charlesheine5052]

Glenn, thanks for dispelling the myth about music being a young man or woman's game. I'm 33 and feel like I'm finally hitting my stride as a player and as a collaborator. You're the best.

[@dbiedny]

Glenn - your gear reviews are fantastic and right on target - the manufacturers will push all their positive marketing bullshit on us which is typically regurgitated by reviewers, but you cut right to the chase and deftly uncover all the nasty bits, which is where we get the truly useful data and the actual bottom line. While print media is dying, folks like you are bringing the best game to the table via video, thanks for being a true innovator in this media realm, I totally did what you do and how you do it. Rock on!

[@AMB666]

I would love to see a studio tour 2018! I think it would be awesome.

[@HudsonHandel]

I am a guitar player and I bought that shirt. Cause fuck yeah why wouldn’t I!? Keep kicking ass Glenn!

[@wildebtw]

This was by far your best video. Great motivation. Thanks

[@tonyst.George]

Hey glen, I’m a visually impaired drummer, vocalist, and general manager of my band. While analog gear is obviously the better option for us, thanks to the development of magnification and screen reader software, computer programs are generally accessible. So far the only ones that I have found to be fully so are mixcraft and GarageBand. Thanks for your content and much love man.

[@crimsun7186]

Well, the Pearl Mimic module is a huge slap in the face of visually impaired people, thanks to only having a touchscreen.

[@rowanmecke4680]

Speaking about the “find the perfect band” thing, it’s best if everyone has a different favorite genre. It’s how you make something new. I’m a metal bassist with a classic rock guitarist and a psychedelic rock drummer. We’ve written some interesting things together!

[@JohnPaulHare]

Really impressed by the question about visually-impaired sound engineers. I've got some visual acuity limitations, but I'm not legally blind. Even so, small text on a screen is extremely frustrating for me to read. I use a secondary monitor with my laptop in my office, which really helps with some of that smaller text, but it also forces me to use my ears more. You're absolutely right, too, about the other senses picking up the slack when one isn't functioning properly. I got into live sound while I was in school (not studying sound), and even starting out people were pretty impressed by how good bands sounded when I was behind the desk. Working with good musicians who aren't assholes with egos the size of Alaska is helpful, too. Anyway, some of that experience from live has carried over to working with the recordings from those shows, and again people are impressed. Wanted to share those things with you, as someone who is visually impaired. Thanks Glenn.

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

My pleasure, John Paul!

[@guiltycentaur443]

The thing about the differing music taste and if i get this group of people who all like this specific sound is it will never happen, like you said, but the thing about that differing music taste thing is that you can bring it all together and you can make something really cool.

[@plaguedearth3918]

Wow, I just have so many questions for you so I guess I'll ask the most important one I have a drummet I really want to keep bc he is awesome at what he does, but he is in a slump in his life to the point that he doesn't talk to anyone wether it's social, on the phone, etc and I want to know when is it time to just let him go? The band isn't really doing anything at the moment due to our guitarist finishing up college so I've just been practicing scales and what not on bass and taking vocal lessons so again there's no pressure right now, but when the guitarist is done and we want to get back to everything I don't want anything hindering us including bandmates. I should include that I actively reach out to him, and do what I can to communicate.

[@JackFlower]

One of the best blind musician I've ever heard/seen is Jeff Healey - Played the guitar on his lap. Got to see him in 2006 and was awesome! From Canada too.

[@johnbensinger4931]

“Things didn’t start happening to me until I was 44.” Wow Glenn! That was 50 years ago😂

[@unholyspirit2368]

Thank you for everything you have done Glenn.

[@peterball3079]

What a great informative entertaining channel, thank you very much Spectresoundstudios :)

[@rockymountainrocker5630]

Thank you Glen. You rock buddy. cheers.

[@rbilleaud]

What Glenn said about introducing a song to your band and seeing what happens rang a bell with me. I recall watching an interview with Slash who said that when he first wrote Paradise City, he envisioned it being slower and heavier and then the band kicked it up a notch. Of course, it then became a huge hit. Point being that the final product might not be exactly what you intended, but it might be great all the same.

[@daleonov]

Or it still can be ruined by incompetent members who don't know sh.t about writing music. I can totally relate, especially with some of the bands I was in when I was a kid.

[@myopicautisticmetal9035]

Only thing is, he was talking about the band Not being able to elevate, you're working on the idea that you don't know till you try, but it seemed he had tried before. The Slash thing was different in that the band elevated his idea to become a hit, this guy wasn't, my brother would have made it unplayable and chock it up to they suck and he'd quit.

[@dudarino666]

Thats kinda how im feeling. A simple thrash metal riff turns into technical death porn grind and I just dont even want to play it anymore. Sometimes a bit more is helpful. Sometimes slowing it down is better. Sometimes just leaving shit the hell along is also fine!

[@rbilleaud]

I totally agree. That's why I qualified my comment by saying it might be great. It also might be crap. Ultimately it's up to you to decide what's going to work and what's not.

[@JohnnySideburnsX]

I LOVE "A meeting, place, and time"!!!

[@jeremythornton433]

Hey Glenn! Here's an idea for a shoot out. Those portable vocal booths or isolator thingies or whatever they're called. I record in a small square room and it's really hard to get the "room" out of the mic. I'm talking vocals here. The room is pretty much a cube and since it's also full of "stuff", it's kinda hard to do much in the way of sound absorption. I've got a couple of vocal mics but my main one is a Warm Audio WA47 jr. You could also to a shootout on $400 vocal mics too! Thyanks ofr the great show and I really hope you continue for a long long time! All the best!

[@atkstat4540]

Man, in regards to your second comment: I joined up on keys with this phenomenal guitarist for a prog project and he found an equally talented drummer and bassist to write with, but it never went anywhere because he wanted to be "the leader" and everything had to sound like Dream Theater or we weren't going to play it... It was a real bummer.

[@myopicautisticmetal9035]

Being 41 years old, having been in several bands in my life, being stuck on drums because I was the better player or no drummer to be had, dealing with drug addicts and losers who rather talk about music than play it, I have never been in a band where we all were 100% on the same page and happy with the music. I have recorded many demo's with said bands, none of them went anywhere, I recorded a full length record with Reficul a black metal band, spent 6 years with said band, to have the band poof and vanish on me without even a word as to why. I haven't heard from those guys since 2015, I was 100% devoted to the band and the music I didn't write, but that didn't matter it would seem! I guess what I am trying to say is that even when you're devoted to the band and the music, that doesn't always mean you're going to be happy.

[@megametaljoe79]

Hi Glen love your videos man been learning, laughing and thrashing with your and your channel since 2015. Keep up the good work bro \m/

[@nicholasbstone]

The Fender Mustang 4x12 Cab is Loaded with Celestions, I think it goes for around $200. Best budget cabinet for the money IMO.

[@magicsteve5523]

4:25 some of the most successful bands have had members who did not know the band’s style, for instance the original Megadeth lineup consisted of two guys from a jazz band, and in an interview Tom Araya said he didn’t know what metal was until he joined Slayer

[@crimsun7186]

As far as withholding ideas from the band, that was how The Police worked and Stewart Copeland explains it well in interviews. It was less about an ego and more about not showing all your ideas at once.

[@AleArzMusic]

Hey Glenn! Great channel and videos! I'm a big fan of yours from the Rep. of San Marino 🇸🇲

[@mattdoesstuff8987]

Tbh I have never really had any problems with anybody at Guitar Center. I go in there often and just play stuff and nobody really bothers me. The only time they did was when I was buying a small combo amp and they tried to push the grossly overpriced warranty on me. But beyond that everyone I've ever delta with in GM has been pretty cool.

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Same here. Most people at Guitar Center have been great.

[@dsnodgrass4843]

The thing with the Kemper is important. Many times you'll go into a small owner/operator studio and see one; bc it's useful for them when they do their own material. The problem comes when they (usually gently, at first) insist that "your" rig isn't up to the job, not bc it's not, but bc it's not what THEY are comfortable working with. They want an amp-model from the Kemper; bc there are no surprises for them there. You find this most often with bass. If you want anything besides the most generic/ordinary "Ampeg" model; you'd better be prepared to fight for it at light-speed, with no assurance that your bandmates will back you on it. Maybe that's "good enough", from a whole-band-sound point of view. But you as a player will always know, and have to live with, the difference. You should know that going in. How you handle it is up to you.

[@reidsessions192]

Glen, When will we see you play some more guitar?? You killed it on The eagle has landed. Cheers from Tennessee

[@JordanT.Zacharias]

Hey Glenn, I wrote some songs for a project I’m starting. I decided to write the songs before really getting a whole group together, partially because I couldn’t find anyone but also because I wanted to establish my musical vision in the band so we can work off of those hooks and ideas. I don’t know, is that kinda wrong?

[@Falasi4]

re: guitar center - experiences can vary widely depending on location. I am fortunate to have a good one near me. No joke- went to get a cajon off the "Daily pick" sale - tried it in the store and was a little disappointed in the sound so tried a couple more. Ended up with an employee playing side by side with me for comparison sound and got one I really like. Great luthier at ours also - made my mandolin, a couple guitars, and bass play and sound wayyyyyyyy better.

[@buhimoth]

I’ve only ever been to a guitar centre once, when I was in LA. All the guys in there were awesome :) I’m like you Glenn, I’m jealous that the UK doesn’t have any big chain guitar shops :(

[@MarkLedfordCustomGuitars]

I have a good friend of mine that i've known for 30+ yrs and we started playing guitar around the same time. we will call him John, John became an amazing guitar player (playing Malmsteen when we were 7th grade) John had the same problem with band members. He always complained about guys not being good enough. John had a drummer that i thought was incredible and John brought another drummer to try out DURING practice on John's current drummers drum kit. It was not good. and fast forward and he sits alone doing short videos for facebook. Never found the guys he had in his mind but all of his bands blew me away, John just couldn't be happy with it. Enjoy the vids keep em coming. Thanks

[@dudarino666]

Man I hate that people are feeling like I hold myself superior. TBH our bass player is probably our best guitarist. Hes a just a great musician. However. Its more about seeing what i feel are good ideas turned to mush...like when Yngwie plays a cover song with someone. Its great, but somehow its too busy and look at me in places. My ideas were/are becoming over complex and non musical and it just makes me wanna hold them back. Or just bring them ideas i feel suit their style.

[@Justin.Franks]

11:24 I just checked the shipping costs for a Harley Benton 4x12 cab to the United States. It's saying only $34.38, but on the shipping info page it says that anything exceeding 31 kg (which this definitely does) is subject to extra charges. I was able to go through the checkout process up to the payment screen with the standard shipping rate active, so you might be able to snag it cheap.

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

The 2x12 ships no problem