Withholding ideas from the band? Someone's got a degree in piano
@dudarino6666 жыл бұрын
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_Jef3 жыл бұрын
Just use your best ideas right away. Don't save them up for later, you'll probably get better ideas later.
@AnthonySforza Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@TommySixGun6 жыл бұрын
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!
@SpectreSoundStudios6 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Glad to hear it, Tommy!
@RudyAyoub6 жыл бұрын
Video idea: rant video withOUT a proper mic setup. I want that shit to clip Destroy my speakers❤️
@cboisandlin96013 жыл бұрын
Yooo Rudy Ayoub
@brankolocanetto50472 жыл бұрын
Yooo Rudy Ayoub
@leebuck85324 жыл бұрын
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!
@phillippi26 жыл бұрын
Just remember that Christopher Lee started writing metal at about 85 years old. Most of it was pretty well regarded.
@shayneoneill15066 жыл бұрын
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
@Hellzapopp1n6 жыл бұрын
Shayne O'Neill Not Sauron. Saruman.
@shayneoneill15066 жыл бұрын
@@Hellzapopp1n My bad. Fixed
@terminallyonline52966 жыл бұрын
@@shayneoneill1506 He shed the blood of Saxon men.
@shayneoneill15066 жыл бұрын
Johnny Bravo As a proud nazi killer I'm 99% certain he didn't give a fuck where his blood cane from
@abmschannelofrandomsuck94386 жыл бұрын
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
@samsungtelevision6954 жыл бұрын
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
@Guitarpima6 жыл бұрын
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-cw6oj5 жыл бұрын
How tf are you typing this
@goncalobaia15745 жыл бұрын
What he said
@flyingwondercat7395 жыл бұрын
@@Anonymous-cw6oj VOICE TO TEXT it's really not complicated
@adrianrougouski20886 жыл бұрын
6:15 editor fell asleep ;)
@prenticetyndall40666 жыл бұрын
New t shirt? “Autotune: Not a crutch, but the whole wheelchair”
@helios58686 жыл бұрын
@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.
@benstephens346 жыл бұрын
YES! THIS!
@wacknut72244 жыл бұрын
Prentice Tyndall auto tune can still be used tastefully as an artistic choice. I see where you are coming from though.
@kaiser76954 жыл бұрын
No, a whole cyborg
@david26184 жыл бұрын
@@helios5868 I look at this comment and I wonder what it was responding to, I feel like it's very context heavy.
@ICACJ6 жыл бұрын
Please demo the Bugera. I always wonder about those considering the price.
@KewKylyu6 жыл бұрын
Bugera sounds good, but it's hard to find one still operational, those as more fragile than an egg
@johngg48676 жыл бұрын
The newer Bugeras have fixed a lot of the reliability issues
@Mr.Potato4206 жыл бұрын
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.
@slavesforging53616 жыл бұрын
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!
@12ealDealOfficial6 жыл бұрын
As tempting as Bugera seems, I would trust Blackstar for superior sound or even Laney for superior quality.
@Fred-h4p6 жыл бұрын
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.
@odinoczka6 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Wait why was Iommi yelling? Was the kid playing iron man riffs?😂
@HankHopeless6 жыл бұрын
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....
@sparhawk292 жыл бұрын
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!!!
@HankHopeless2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@danielweissberg47916 жыл бұрын
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.
@bayouboattrash6 жыл бұрын
Yup, would love to see the bugera!
@RogerSullivanNOLA6 жыл бұрын
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.
@breaden43816 жыл бұрын
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!
@Toby36106 жыл бұрын
Awesome. I wish I could have done this at school.
@listentokassandra79686 жыл бұрын
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.
@vertebralremains3795 жыл бұрын
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!
@12ealDealOfficial6 жыл бұрын
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".
@cheshirecynic45246 жыл бұрын
Emphasis on the "pop"
@myopicautisticmetal90356 жыл бұрын
you left out an "o" in "pop"
@crimsun71866 жыл бұрын
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.
@aaronmarkham44244 жыл бұрын
So using a click is bad?
@12ealDealOfficial4 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@JayTheWorst18926 жыл бұрын
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.
@PERRECTUMpl6 жыл бұрын
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...
@Vindsvept6 жыл бұрын
Opportunities*, don't let the stress get to you mate :D
@SpectreSoundStudios6 жыл бұрын
Fixed
@InsomniacMatt6 жыл бұрын
I know Collin Scott used to use a Bugera amp. I definitely would be 100% up for seeing your fearless opinion on the amp
@chrispodesta81056 жыл бұрын
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
@KaldDodeGitarist6 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure he still uses it
@himbo77726 жыл бұрын
As far as I know, he's used it up until recently
@KaldDodeGitarist6 жыл бұрын
@@himbo7772 I see he actually switched to a Kraken
@RandyFricke6 жыл бұрын
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!
@davidhollowelljr9496 жыл бұрын
So at 6:15 the comment showed is not the comment spoken. Love ya, Glenn
@JoeBaermann6 жыл бұрын
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.
@michanowak70606 жыл бұрын
Cristopher Lee recorded his first metal album when he was 90. You're never too old to rock even if you are not Saruman
@myopicautisticmetal90356 жыл бұрын
In fact, he said that he finds Metal to be the most interesting form of Music in the last 100 years!
@davelanciani-dimaensionx6 жыл бұрын
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.
@michanowak70606 жыл бұрын
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
@davidmcleod17606 жыл бұрын
Yeah, wasn't it a concept album about Charlemagne?
@adrianlee34974 жыл бұрын
Yes but he was already known for his acting career and already made a name for himself.
@petebrown37156 жыл бұрын
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.
@jacobmelton43136 жыл бұрын
You should do an honest gear review on the digitech drop
@tonykarrar71506 жыл бұрын
..On the digitech almosteverything
@dylan.6066 жыл бұрын
it works if you use the half step or full step down settings, everything else is a bit fucked up lol
@TheRosswise6 жыл бұрын
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.
@BLMeredith876 жыл бұрын
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.
@slavesforging53616 жыл бұрын
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.
@vulgarlad11956 жыл бұрын
That's crazy hearing this, my dad's bugera amp exploded on him as well
@chrishall51766 жыл бұрын
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.
@slavesforging53616 жыл бұрын
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).
@jacquesboileau60876 жыл бұрын
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.
@KVR58166 жыл бұрын
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
@jimbo29996 жыл бұрын
Callum Majer I second the motion!
@Peccath6 жыл бұрын
Just scream "Fuck it! Venom!" and keep on playing.
@SyntheticFuture6 жыл бұрын
Just play on, mistakes happen 🤷♂️
@crimsun71866 жыл бұрын
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.
@thorthunderlungs51716 жыл бұрын
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.
@crazyplaneguy986 жыл бұрын
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.
@SpectreSoundStudios6 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Jake!
@aaronnovotny3776 жыл бұрын
Hey Glen What are your thoughts on the Marshall Origin Series?
@tdub55856 жыл бұрын
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!
@dylanrobins6 жыл бұрын
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!
@scottvelez31546 жыл бұрын
dylan robins I heard line 6 is good. Get him to buy that 😈
@dylanrobins6 жыл бұрын
@@scottvelez3154 was thinking of recommending the Code 25, the bloke at GC said it was the best... /s
@noeffnwaypal6 жыл бұрын
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.
@slavesforging53616 жыл бұрын
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.
@myopicautisticmetal90356 жыл бұрын
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.
@dudarino6666 жыл бұрын
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.
@slavesforging53616 жыл бұрын
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.
@ilikemyrealname6 жыл бұрын
RN, 1.7k views, 214 ups and 0 downs. You built a great community and you rock, Glenn!
@sbsykifyk6 жыл бұрын
Could you do a "day in the life" or "day in the studio"?
@daionsavage6 жыл бұрын
”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”
@Justin.Franks6 жыл бұрын
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.
@SpectreSoundStudios6 жыл бұрын
The 2x12 ships no problem
@pilotamurorei6 жыл бұрын
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.
@SpectreSoundStudios6 жыл бұрын
Hmm... perhaps I should try that.
@RealHomeRecording6 жыл бұрын
If true that is friggin' stupid.
@flacidhouse3506 жыл бұрын
Not really. It's pretty smart. Letting KZbin become a monopoly, that was stupid.
@robbiedozier28406 жыл бұрын
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.
@robbiedozier28406 жыл бұрын
If you want to really understand “the algorithm” read up on deep learning and neural networks
@imfobk6 жыл бұрын
I love almost every video on this channel. And you seem less angry over the past year and i like the videos more.
@jessemccormick56236 жыл бұрын
I can understand holding a bit back if you feel like you're in a band and not THE band.
@TheChadPad6 жыл бұрын
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
@Talisman04036 жыл бұрын
Random thought: Fearless Record Reviews?
@tonykarrar71506 жыл бұрын
I've had 6 epiphany's watching this video. He is doing something right
@mannequin18326 жыл бұрын
This is a great idea, he can point out what was done well in the mix and what wasnt.
@alvildeshirven35716 жыл бұрын
My recovering emo ass's first thought when I read fearless record was that label that pierce the veil is on.
@desrusso6 жыл бұрын
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
@dbiedny6 жыл бұрын
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!
@ejpdchsbmkijley6 жыл бұрын
Glenn!!! Harley benton now have tube heads! Maybe consider checking them out???
@SpectreSoundStudios6 жыл бұрын
I've got a mighty fifth. Review coming.
@ejpdchsbmkijley6 жыл бұрын
@@SpectreSoundStudios can't wait ^-^
@danfryer4094 жыл бұрын
I love my Harley Benton1x12 cab. Sounds great with my Joyo Meteor.
@AnitaPotterProductions6 жыл бұрын
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-tp1ww6 жыл бұрын
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.
@AnitaPotterProductions6 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@424Recording6 жыл бұрын
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?
@AnitaPotterProductions6 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@424Recording6 жыл бұрын
Gotcha. Must have just been the one by me. Thought maybe the lack of customers would lead to the over helpful staff
@DarrenLandrum6 жыл бұрын
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.
@FormulaXFD6 жыл бұрын
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...
@12ealDealOfficial6 жыл бұрын
KZbin's "Trending" tab is an absolute joke and yet they place it over Subscriptions on the left hand tab.
@MosoKaiser6 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@joshua.merrill4 жыл бұрын
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.
@longtrang57066 жыл бұрын
Would love to see more Marshall on the channel.
@SpectreSoundStudios6 жыл бұрын
Valvestate review coming
@longtrang57066 жыл бұрын
SpectreSoundStudios sweet
@derpimusmaximus88156 жыл бұрын
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.
@JiihaaS4 жыл бұрын
The energy you started this video with, made me jump! 😂
@The_Absurdistt6 жыл бұрын
Please ask T.J. to come back for at least one episode. Cheers.
@charlesheine50525 жыл бұрын
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.
@tehalexy6 жыл бұрын
4x12 is for guys that will never carry them to gigs or only if they gig once a year :D
@JoeBaermann6 жыл бұрын
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.
@hadleymanmusic6 жыл бұрын
No they for professionals that play 4 12's
@jimbo29996 жыл бұрын
Saw Telekinetic Yeti in Montreal earlier this year. They dragged two full stacks up three flights of stairs!! Impressive to say the least!
@jjrusy74386 жыл бұрын
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.
@tonyst.George6 жыл бұрын
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.
@crimsun71866 жыл бұрын
Well, the Pearl Mimic module is a huge slap in the face of visually impaired people, thanks to only having a touchscreen.
@lodougherty6 жыл бұрын
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.
@daleonov6 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@jorgemontesinos19745 жыл бұрын
Simply my favourite KZbin channel. Every thing we must now as metaldheads, directly from a disciplined metal lord
@usta0286 жыл бұрын
keep it up glenn, your motivation also keeps me going!
@raymond68456 жыл бұрын
Hey man, congrats on 10 years!! Woo!
@hydrablade30126 жыл бұрын
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!
@DemolishtheCheto666 жыл бұрын
I've been playing the bugera xxx head for 10 years now and honestly it's been a really reliable piece of equipment.... I've never liked the heads crunch or lead tone but I remedied that by finding a crunch + noise gate pedal that I was happy with. I absolutely recommend the amps for anyone on a budget wanting great tone and power.
@EnterJustice4 жыл бұрын
3:50 What you want probably won't arrive in the form you thought it would. This is life advice - don't get too hung up on your perfect future image, your success won't look like anything you imagined it!
@JohnPaulHare6 жыл бұрын
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.
@SpectreSoundStudios6 жыл бұрын
My pleasure, John Paul!
@nicholasbstone4 жыл бұрын
The Fender Mustang 4x12 Cab is Loaded with Celestions, I think it goes for around $200. Best budget cabinet for the money IMO.
@JackFlower6 жыл бұрын
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.
@666walshinator6 жыл бұрын
The other guitar player in my band uses a Bugera 333xl and it keeps up with my triple recto. I think it sounds great in both live and recordings.He also has a Bugera 6262 but it's been in the shop twice in the 3 years we've been jamming together.
@rowanmecke46806 жыл бұрын
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!
@48schecter6 жыл бұрын
I also have a Bugera 333 amp head which I bought for $400 along with a 4X12 cabinet. It's my first amp head and cabinet, and for the price I really can't complain about what I got. The natural distortion from the amp is... OK, but if you have a good pedal setup, you can get some great sounds from it.
@atkstat45405 жыл бұрын
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.
@AMB6666 жыл бұрын
I would love to see a studio tour 2018! I think it would be awesome.
@guiltycentaur4433 жыл бұрын
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.
@rbilleaud6 жыл бұрын
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.
@daleonov6 жыл бұрын
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.
@myopicautisticmetal90356 жыл бұрын
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.
@dudarino6666 жыл бұрын
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!
@rbilleaud6 жыл бұрын
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.
@magicsteve55236 жыл бұрын
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
@MetalManiacMan13136 жыл бұрын
I have a Bugera Tri Rec. It's amazing.
@penthate22916 жыл бұрын
The 333xl is good and I think you'd dig it glen. I owned one but had to move up to the 6505+. The bugera has def got a killer clean side and pretty good gate but not crunchy enough on the metal side.
@brianburke8086 жыл бұрын
The bugera 333 (and the xl version) are beasts. HOWEVER, make sure you get the infinium versions of any Bugera amp. Those are the newer version that seem to have worked out the reliability issues of the original Bugeras.
@Falasi45 жыл бұрын
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.
@wildebtw6 жыл бұрын
This was by far your best video. Great motivation. Thanks
@dpacula636 жыл бұрын
the Bugera is amazing. my band uses these in our live show and we used them to record our album and it was great.
@darrenstansbury44334 жыл бұрын
Guitarist Bruce Kulick, born in 1953, also seems to have gotten a late start. He was in his mid 30s when he was shredding with Paul Gilbert in Racer X. This was shortly before he joined Kiss.
@megametaljoe796 жыл бұрын
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/
@peterball30795 жыл бұрын
What a great informative entertaining channel, thank you very much Spectresoundstudios :)
@buhimoth6 жыл бұрын
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 :(
@burningempire6666 жыл бұрын
I'm 38, and I just now starting to write my very first album (progressive death metal / thrash metal) in fact after playing guitar for 20+ years I JUST wrote my very first song last month, as opposed to just writing a collection of riffs. I am surrounded by WAY more talented youngsters than myself, especially being so close to Berklee school of music. But I find that I naturally possess skills and the mentality of the old school that these younger people have to learn and catch up on. So my point is, forget age. You may bring a lot to the table that younger people simply can't through experience and progression. And what you grew up on and love may just be back in full swing popularity.
@unholyspirit23686 жыл бұрын
Thank you for everything you have done Glenn.
@adrianrougouski20886 жыл бұрын
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.
@learguitarist6 жыл бұрын
Hey Glenn, regarding the Bugera thing: I've had this 1990 (non-infinium version), that is more or less like a JCM 800 copy. Awesome sounding amp but it came with a bit of trouble, it arrived with a broken power tube and it suddenly cut any output for a couple seconds then return to channel 1. It turns out it had some overheating issues because of the way it was designed so my tech added a heat diffusor on the back and replaced the broken tube with a set of Sovteks 6L6s. Tone wise it asked for nothing to a JCM2000 and if I would've kept it it would make for a great studio amp, there is a very old video in my channel trying to reamp a DI tack if it serves any purpose of knowing that specific amp. Now the whole "bugera sucks" thing took off because of this kind of detail but all in all they can be great amps as far as my experience goes. Cheers from Mexico.
@musician4456 жыл бұрын
Glenn i think you touched on this subject recently regarding everyone using the same gear and things beginning to sound all the same. My two cents is that i think it would be very healthy for us to beginning freshening up with different gear. I just don't subscribe to the thinking that "such n' such" formula is the only thing that sounds good. My setup is fairly weird just from not having much frame of reference when i built it, but i'm pretty happy with it. Its tonally versatile. Its a blend of working with what i have and buying a couple expensive pedals. Bugera 333, peavey valve king 4x12(stock), orange jim root 2x12(stock), zakk wylde wah (kinda hate it), keeley 4 knob, keeley katana clean boost, mxr chorus, ts9, joe bonamassa mini fuzz, mesa throttle box, mxr full bore metal (lol). I run everything through the clean channel only on the bugera while sometimes using the amp's reverb. Keep in mind it is expensive when all put together, but i built it over the past 5 years. Also its built around versatility because i was in a cover band that played everything from 50's music to modern metal. (that's why i have so many distortions and OD's.) I didn't want to be twisting knobs on stage.
@amilatefordjentjokes44906 жыл бұрын
I have the Trirec and my second guitarist has the 333XL and I have to say I'd love to see fearless gear review of one (or preferably both) of these even though no matter the result, they both sound great to me
@eetfuk84316 жыл бұрын
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.
@myopicautisticmetal90356 жыл бұрын
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.
@ScreamOfTheButterfly6 жыл бұрын
Have you checked out the Palmer cabinets? Imho much better value than Harley benton and still reasonably priced!
@MarkLedfordCustomGuitars6 жыл бұрын
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
@dudarino6666 жыл бұрын
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.
@smartass23616 жыл бұрын
As a knuckle dragging, mouth breathing bass player who's opinion shouldn't matter... the Bugera Veyron Mosfet bass head is KILLER. It has replaced my USA made amps such as Hartke, Peavey, SWR, and others. Can't speak for the guitar stuff, but the bass heads are fantastic.
@crimsun71866 жыл бұрын
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.
@NobodyWhatsoever6 жыл бұрын
Hey, Glenn, to your fan in Pakistan: I have a friend who aspired his entire life to be a full-time musician. He has been in bands which seemed to fall apart at the last possible second, such as the day OF recording their debut album after having gotten some local notoriety putting on small shows. Finally, at 43, he met some people and put a band together. They immediately started turning heads in their city. It's never too late! Also, don't forget about death metal grandma!