Baby Steps.

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Although this is the first VC I've done since November, I"m FAR from being up to full speed. Please buy me some time by pressing PLAY on a playlist. Thank you so much! Stupid Musician Texts: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKTFp4KDrbaepdU&pp=gAQB Fearless Gear Reviews: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZ6uqaCGa5xriMk Pro Audio Comedy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYGUi32Ypqp2qbs&pp=gAQB Can You Play Metal on? kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIHNdIiNhcmtY9k&pp=gAQB 13 Things to Avoid: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqSxp5-AltWfgqc&pp=gAQB Guitars that Will Destroy America: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3vFpp2jpamgf6s&pp=gAQB

[@WillTaig]

good to see your back mate ....

[@squishygothdude]

On it!

[@zombiekillers3507]

Best wishes to you buddy

[@thet740]

I'm running out of your playlists to watch! Does it matter if I replay the same ones?

[@chaseadams5037]

HELL YEAH!!! GLENS BACK ✅💯🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉👍

[@brianpayne5773]

I’m a professional chaplain. I’m in the Navy and I work with US Marines currently. About the anger management. Glen is 100% correct. Every single word, listen to him about that, if not anything else. Glen, I know you aren’t religious but I’m always open to listen to you if you need to vent to an anonymous source in this dark time. Stay metal man.

[@DrMurdercock]

Man, I know you aren't posting here to ttrry and spend all your time helping rando' s in the comments...... but, I lost a lot close friends back to back very fast.....Some, I feel like i could have saved or done things different.... I feel like I should be gone and they should still be here....I live with such an anger and extreme anxiety that I can barely function and dude.....I honestly don't know what the hell to do anymore....I'm fuckin tired man....just fuckin tired

[@mark.guitar]

@@DrMurdercock PTSD is a complete b*****rd. I lost three years to it back in the 1980's. Find a decent therapist that you click with who is local to you so that the obstacles in the way are as small as possible. I lost my whole band, who were my "family", in one hit and it took me a while before I had anyone to convince me to get help. I look back and realise that the "weakness" of needing someone to help me was just a rubbish idea from a rubbish upbringing. I was purposely drinking myself to death because I didn't want to admit to being weak. I beat this and if I can from where I was then you can beat from where you are. Good luck on the journey man.

[@DrMurdercock]

@ I appreciate the kind words man.

[@1371greer]

Semper Fi! From the Rock Island Arsenal!

[@1371greer]

@@mark.guitarPTSD ain’t no joke. I’m 40 and have finally stopped going alone. I’ve had enough panic attacks, and the latest one on Friday Jan 17th I had chest pain for about 6 hours. 2 hours of pain at home, 4 hours at emergency. Pain finally subsided, and I went home. Blood test and chest x-ray show no cardiac damage. Broken Heart Syndrome (my wife is my rock, but my family doesn’t know the damage I’ve been through) is real, and it sucks. Stay strong and be well!

[@davel7507]

Welcome back. Your work ethic is amazing. People don't give you enough credit for your research, production, recording and networking skills. A lot of people don't realize how much work goes into a KZbin channel even if you have assistance. Bring back Stupid Musician Texts.

[@thelilyfarrell]

facts and also I agree, bring back stupid musician texts!

[@kiezersosay49]

I agree. There's tons of useful info in his videos. At this point it's safe to say he's an integral part of the community and definitely serves as comic relief to all the BS goin on right now.

[@GooRah1971]

Hey Glen. My son introduced me to your channel. I’ve been playing guitar for 45 years. I fell into a black hole about 15 years ago, and didn’t pick the dang thing up for 10 years. But now after watching you progress with your guitar abilities during the last couple of years, it’s inspired me, made me pick it up again, and now found new energy to practice every day. I’m back to the level I was at, all those years ago. Thank you Glen , and Thankyou Stanley (my son) for introducing me to Spectre Sound Studios. ❤

[@george.vasilev.reyner1916]

6:22 THANK YOU, GLENN and thank you Nathaniel! I needed this so much right now! I suffer from severe anger issues that I've ignored too, but I've started getting "shaky" lately. I know I need to do something. This was the push I needed. I'm doing it!

[@rahulmenon4357]

I would like to add - Get it before a judge tells you to get it.

[@PeripheralPurity]

Hi Glenn! Sending all my best wishes to you and your wife. When I started watching the channel a decade ago I was a little emo kid with a Line 6 Spider. Now I have a first-class honours degree in music production. Your channel has had a positive impact on so many of us over the years. All the best man.

[@serendipityrecordco9380]

Positive energy towards your wife’s recovery. I’m a medic at my day job and see firsthand how bad strokes suck. The first 6 months often feel like a constant state of ‘1 step forward 2 steps back’ and I’m sure you are getting your money’s worth from those anger management classes. Keep her fighting forward. Our brains and bodies have an amazing ability to rewire and overcome and I’ve seen amazing transformations from complete hemispheric paralysis and aphasia to only minor observable deficits.

[@EmperorKamikaze]

I was playing with a fantastic drummer. He said he had a stroke years ago and spent a couple years getting his basics back. I'd have Never ever guessed. Anything is possible!

[@ryanbellegrave9777]

God bless you and your wife, Glen. You do so much for us fledgling reta... I mean ROCK musicians and we can't wait for your return. 👏

[@prodtired]

always been a silent watcher for a couple years now, just want to say first, I really hope for you and your wife that her health situation keeps getting better. And that this channel is maybe one of the best i've seen concerning audio ingeneering.

[@thesvtguy]

I was going to post a comment but this is pretty much exactly what I was going to say.

[@stephenkain6603]

Same as above, silent watcher. Agree with a lot disagree with some as well (being a death metal guy) but none of any of that is an important as one’s wife, family or health. Hoping the best for you and her. Only started to comment recently to try to help your algorithm.

[@pawel-rekowski]

Same here - all the best for the family 🙌

[@markuskerloch]

Great to see you back, dude. Don't feel you have to rush back into it all though, as others have said - Your wife and family has to come first so don't feel bad or guilty or anything if you have to take time away from us, we get it! Sending love to you and your wife!

[@Pittsburgh_Mike]

Glad to see you back, baby steps or not. We'll be here, and we're watching the old videos daily.

[@theatomicbunny2935]

Honestly HONESTY is the true value here. I'm here for the ride!! LETS GOOOO! You frickin ROCK FRICKER.

[@mikeKidLazy]

Welcome back, Glenn. Wishing you and your wife good health and all the best!

[@im4yh3m]

Brotha it is good to see you back, take all the time you need. Your family is more important than any of this, we will be here when you have the time and are ready.

[@Dkish85]

Welcome back Glen. Best wishes for your wife and yourself

[@jerkerjansson386]

Glad to hear your wife is doing progress. ❤️

[@doubledwrex5769]

YES!!! Keep doin the right thing! We're rooting for you and your wife! ❤

[@Daniel_Batal]

Great to see you back, Glenn ❤

[@leepshin]

Good to have you back Glen. Really missed the viewers comments as they really make my week. How is Julie doing now anyway?

[@garyoneill5648]

❤‍🔥🎸 Awesome to hear from you glen - sending love

[@takijeden7687]

You are the only channel on YT I can actually trust when it comes to the reviewing music gear. Please keep on going 😊. All the best to You and your wife❤❤❤❤

[@atutahi]

Can’t believe I’ve been watching this channel for soo long, absolutely wild how much I’ve learned over the years

[@gabet1075]

Good to see you again, Glenn. You are awesome, and I hope that your wife's recovery is going well.

[@deanblank5344]

Well said Glenn!!!! You could not have said it any better regardingn anger management and emotions in general in liking it to an instrument. And practice makes improvment. Thank you so much Glen! You're the best!

[@radtats6899]

Glad to see you back Glenn! Hope your wife continues to improve. You are the man!

[@keithnorris2109]

So this might be a stupid question, but here goes: a while back, I saw a metal band (who shall remain unnamed) at a medium-sized venue in Luxembourg. They sounded out of tune, and I know they're way too good of a band to play an entire set with tuning issues. The only thing I can think of is that they were REALLY loud. Can excessively high volume indoors make shit sound out of tune? It's great to see you back, man. I'm glad you are taking the time to take care of your wife - you've got your priorities straight! Thanks for all your helpful content!

[@johnnyadams98]

You're forgetting temperature/humidity affecting intonation and the neck, causing shifts in string tension. The tuning pegs could also be randomly messed with in a gig bag or a guitar case on occasion. OR the guitar players don't know what a tuner is. In my opinion, the volume doesn't really affect string tension that much (as proven by a bunch of live stadium videos), compared to a bunch of random situations before the gig.

[@titans2720]

Honestly I’d be curious to know this too, Metallica always sounds out of tune live and I mean always. Strikes me odd that the biggest metal band of all time has tuning issues, but then again they might just be tuning sharp in case one of the guitars goes flat it’ll still be closer to the proper tuning, after all it’s better to tune sharp than flat it’s much less noticeable and awful sounding, although still not ideal.

[@orlock20]

I believe it's a combination of down tuning, odd tuning, finger placement, intonation, how hard the strings are hit and new strings. One guitarist answered the question, how far out of tune can one get before people start to notice and he said 10 cents which isn't a lot. New strings: Strings have to be stretched because they can frequently go out of tune. New strings might be put on before a gig and the guitarist is stretching the strings while playing the gig. Finger placement: There is one spot where the finger is intonated correctly with the string. Moving the finger away from fret, pushing too hard down on the string or moving the string up and down when hitting it. Hitting the strings with different force can change the pitch. Some guitars are not intonated correctly so it's in tune on the open strings, but once the guitarists pushes down on the string, it's out of tune. The guitarists might be setting their guitars up on the open strings without fixing the intonation.

[@matturner6890]

@@titans2720 Kirk just has really poor pitch sense. Hate to say it 'cause I love the guy but it's true.

[@titans2720]

@@matturner6890 yea but Metallica uses highly paid guitar techs no way they wouldn’t know what they are doing 😂

[@Seekaywastaken]

I would love nothing more than to see Stupid Musician Texts come back!

[@SpyderTolbert]

Glad to see you back, Glenn. My prayers are with you and your wife every day. May God bless you both and keep you strong through this ordeal.

[@SSquirrel1976]

Glad to see you back Glenn, still keeping your playlist going 24/7.

[@BradStrickland777]

Glad to see you back Glenn! We've missed you. I hope things are getting better at home.

[@SSPGwemlin]

Welcome back Glenn!

[@iamsparta96]

Hey Glenn! PUMPED for a new video, and I wish nothing but the best moving forward on your wife's recovery. I got caught up on ALL the awesome content I'd missed throughout 2024!

[@0tt0z]

All the best to you and your wife. I hope her recovery is swift. Ive been binge watching your channel for the last few days. Great work!

[@CKoppStudios]

Love you and your channel Glen, thanks so much for all you do for music and the community. You ROCK🤘💜🤘

[@themadscientistmusician2262]

Thank you Glenn, take your time and do what you need, we're here and love the content.

[@dshredmusic]

Great to see you back at it, bro! Hope wifey's recovery is going well!

[@jjc75019]

Glenn, please stay true to yourself, it is what makes you worth watching. I have been running playlist 24/7 ever since your video about your lady and I know many others have too.

[@Craighetfield2024]

Glen !!! Great to see uploads again bud !! 🫡🫡

[@reincremateddeathmetal510]

GLENN... It's so good to have you back and hear about your wife gets better. Thank you for your advices and for the entertainment.

[@scottreynolds6317]

Great to see you!!! I hope your wife is healing. Thank you for the content on your channel. Please take care

[@Gatchi]

Lmaoooo best Viewers Comments episode in a long while! Happy you're back, Glenn!

[@AngryPeasants]

Rock on glen, stay metal! Stay brutally honest, metal needs you! \m/

[@sarniaguitarguy9405]

Welcome back Glenn! As a fellow chronic snarker, I certainly understand the challenge of knowing how and when to manage the rage and desolate thoughts. It's been years since I've had the patience to sit down and practice with other musicians because of it. I've recently returned to an office environment where communication and teamwork are essential to produce our final product. The first few months were painful, but it's been giving me some more confidence to reach out to other people in the community and accept offers to collaborate. Thanks again for all the reviews, wisdom and advice!

[@_hide_-lb1gk]

Glad to see you Glenn. I hope things keep improving for both of you. 😁

[@SixStringDrummer]

Glenn, I'm really glad to hear that Julie is still recovering, even though it's slow. Also, I agree 100% with Joe Buczek. You should have AT LEAST 1M subscribers. Not only is your content some of the most informative, but it's very entertaining, and not robotic like most of the others that I've seen. My favorite thing is that you're completely honest, and don't hold anything back. But at the same time, I can tell you have a big heart, and are genuinely passionate about what you do. I am a beginner at recording and mixing, and you have helped me immensely with my projects. THANK YOU GLENN!!.........Kevin

[@jakesmith7919]

Thank you very much for starting your channel! I'm forever grateful for all of your information, it has saved my ass! Your video's and content are extremely fun, thank you!

[@berto606]

So glad to see you again! Woo hoo!!! 🙌

[@toddhansen5072]

New to the channel…didn’t find out about it until your wife’s health problems started…I’m not a metal guy in the least but there’s so much good “non metal” content! I wish your wife a speedy recovery! ❤

[@anamarga2201]

hi Glen, i am a female playing rock and i love your channel, logged in now after years to show you support and tell you this: profound gratitude for your teachings on music and life, your sincerety, humility and responsability bring relief and hope, really am grateful for you reaching out to all of us with anger/psychological issues, that was heartwarming man* we females take a lot of shit in life and music from assholes so it is awesome to see a guy like you rejecting that shit and helping younger and other folks to become better people and stop the shyt cycle. wish your wife a speedy recovery and the best to you both, you re an awesome person and deserve all the subscribers, thank you so much 💜🖤

[@Artur_gc]

he´s back!!

[@massapower]

Keep the ANGER Alive GLENN... And welcome back 😛🤘

[@Olmors]

Welcome back Glenn

[@mattelisar1343]

Good to hear she’s doing better Glenn. Wishing you two the best. We Need Your Show on Earth

[@Audioman45]

Welcome back!

[@cyface]

"It just means your smart enough to realize you don't have all the answers." Extremely important words.

[@ExesForEyesBand]

❤❤❤

[@giancarlomartinez5630]

Glenn Fricker is the Mr Rogers of the metal community. He always has everyone's best interest at heart.

[@geoffreyrael8703]

Philosophy major here, while I realize stoicism is often incorrectly pushed in modernity, Epictetus cost about 10.99 and he can help put you on track as a step towards handling your anger in a healthy way. I'm incredibly thankful to see more dudes your age open up and share stuff like this! Gentlemen, get therapy, get books, get right and the world will be yours.

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Would that be "The Enchiridion?"

[@geoffreyrael8703]

@@SpectreSoundStudios the discourses are also incredibly entertaining!

[@imark7777777]

He's back it's a fresh one! KZbin has been just about every other day recommending one of the back catalog and I've been clicking it and finding I haven't watched it it's been fun. On top of the handful that I've just generally watched.

[@johnkroll]

Glen been a fan longer than I can remember. Take care of youre wife and fam. Life is to precious! Thank you for transparency that you didn’t owe us. All love to you and yours!! Not a q but more of a comment- when you get up to making more videos please make more on the filming process! I struggle with the exposure triangle and want to keep improving! Your stuff kicks ass.

[@Matlalcueitl]

Glad to see you back, Glen!

[@daverule83]

What a top bloke you are Glenn! Love to you and the wife for a good recovery and a heavy metal future 🤘🤘🤘❤️

[@PedalPlayhouse]

Baby steps is the best way to approach Glenn, the community appreciates you. Take your time.

[@scottskinner6602]

Thank you so much!!!! Considering what you have been dealing with in your personal life. To make this continuation of your content is very much appreciated by all of us music creation enthusiast. I send my best wishes to you and your wife and hope for the best outcome you could possibly hope for in this situation.

[@jamesbarron7568]

Glenn, so sorry to hear about what happened. Praying for the health of you and your family. Glad to see you posting again!

[@revrocks]

Hey Glenn, glad to see the algorithm is still working for you after your hiatus. This video was near the top of my feed. Totally agree with you on the significance of speakers/cabs. I end up playing thru random cabs at the various rehearsal studios I play at with the multiple bands I’m in, and it makes me want to lug around my own cabinet for every rehearsal sometimes. The differences can be pretty extreme from my preferred set up. I hope your wife has a speedy recovery.

[@GeoffreyAnderson2112]

Welcome back, glad to see new content! Best of luck to you and your wife for her recovery.

[@FlinchyDoesMusic-c1e]

GLEEEEEEEEENNNNNNN!!!! Good to see you post a video, I know that life has thrown you and your wife aassive curveball and I'm sure that's incredibly hard. And maybe it will give you some solace to know that you're an amazing human, and a fantastic educator. Plus your advice is good even outside of metal. Thanks to your advice I've taught myself how to mix and master, learned how to use compressors and EQ's, and things like that. So from the bottom of my heart Glenn, thank you. Thank you so damn much. I hope your wife has a speedy recovery. Cheers from Minnesota, Your friendly neighborhood cinematic orchestra composer- Flinchy.

[@Rikamortis6stringer]

You should have two million subscribers. Because guys that play metal need all the help they can get😂 On a serious note glad you're back! Hope your wife is doing much better!!!😊 And I missed you missed watching your videos missed hearing your voice missed all the info that you give! Really just glad you're back and doing okay.....

[@Icythot-m6i]

MP1 Pro was by far one of the best sims i've used , i wrote a whole album using it its something other programs tried to replicate that sound but this sim knocked it out of the ballpark everything from clean tones to distorted tones!

[@garywagstaff7142]

Glad to see you back! I can only imagine how tough it must be…but just know that there are a lot of us pulling for you…and doing what we can to keep your show high in the rankings. Very cool shirt BTW. And you are not wrong. It’s amazing how much such a “simple” thing like a speaker can have a HUGE impact.

[@myturningpoint]

Welcome back, I really hope your wife is recovering well and will make a full recovery ❤

[@boeyensmichael]

Hey Glenn, I just want to say thank you. Thank you for the tutorials, the reviews, the content over the last decade. Thank you for being the grumpy bastard I keep coming back for. You've done the work, you deserve the praise.

[@pmiddlet72]

Glenn, you're a beast! The kind of whirlwind you're going through right now I hope continues to improve and things return to some semblance of normalcy for you. It's good to see you even if things will be slow to ramp up. Don't push to insanity. You've got this.

[@bainr6856]

Awesome seeing you back, Glenn! Indeed...baby steps✊🏻

[@Tigermaster1986]

Glad you're back. Wish you all the luck.

[@slayabouts]

Glad to have you back!

[@mrbeaker8188]

Good to have you back Glen. Hope all is well in your world!

[@brandtreppond2167]

I always love new vids from you Glenn. Take all the time you need. I hope you and your wife are doing well

[@lka1988]

He's back! Everyone's favorite grumpy producer is back! Take the time you need dude, your fans will be here when you come back, every time.

[@RockItTown-qy3rw]

Good to see you Glen - take whatever time you need.

[@Viking_guitarist]

Greetings from France Glenn! I been watching you for years and you're advices have always helped. This year for 2025 i decided to downsize my rig and gone from a engl fireball 60 to a Harley Benton gpa-100 power amp and my effects pedalboard line 6 pod hd500x amp sim (big bottom) based on i believe a mesa triple rec but cab sims turned off and plugged in to a actual cab. So now i don't have to break my back lifting heavy amp heads and straining my back most of the time, i have come to learn though out the years that you don't need the best gear to have a kickass tone, all it takes is a bit of time to go through and fully understand your gear and change the things that don't sound good with what ever you are using. Parametric EQ settings (can / sometimes) go a long way. but yes speakers have the biggest impact on your sound. I tell this a lot to other musicians but some never seem to agree with me, and i tell them tubes don't have a huge impact on tone either, they just laugh at me, (they must have SUPERHUMANHEARING Bla bla bla), but still, i don't let it get to me and give up arguing. A lot of people after a concert tells me my tone is amazing and others not so much but love to prove people wrong. I hope you're wife is recovering well and i hope you are doing well too. Thank you Glenn for advice throughout the years and for the people who actually want to listen and learn. Take care i hope you see this message!

[@kennethlance-t5u]

I watch every episode boss . I'm a stroke / covid crippled survivor. My prayers go out to you and your family . Thank you so much for your stuff .

[@daka4711]

Hey Glenn, glad to see you back. Thanks for the video! Continued all the best and good recovery for your wife!

[@Deckie1969]

Glad to see you back and I hope your wife is getting better and improving.

[@The_artist_called_The_Engineer]

Welcome back. Hope things are going ok for you and your wife. I love/hate the snark, the more mellow you is nice but tbh the snark is you 😀 We need more how to’s in DAWs production and music in general.

[@G60syncro]

Whatever you did all those years has helped my mixes a ton! Many of your plugin reviews have showed me stuff I need to do or even some stuff you showed was the total opposite of what I want and even that is helpful... Basically you showing the groundwork means it gives you understanding of how to get your tracks in order! I'd love another recording video... Something where you get a bunch of musicians in, record something and mix it live shooting from the hip... That's always very good tutorial material!!

[@JeremyAndersonBoise]

600k is a pretty solid number for this sort of channel, Glen, you should be quite proud of that.

[@jmayso3297]

Welcome back! Great to see you making vids again, brother. Your channel has helped a lot with my recording/mixing. Hope your wife gets better soon!

[@billvilla7799]

Always enjoy your videos Glenn...appreciate your sense of humor and direct no BS approach! Keep on doing what you are doing and I will keep watching! Prayer for you and your wife!

[@JaredKeefer]

Glad to have you back Glenn! As always, thank you for the entertainment, information, and inspiration. I truly hope things for your wife and you continue to improve. We'll be here watching and waiting for as long as you need.

[@TheGhostLad1]

Thank God your back mate🎉!! I hope that everything is going well and I hope your personal life is improving. 🙏🏻’s for yours and Julie’s health & safety! I’m glad to see that you’re back brother and until next time…. Stay safe, Stay metal, and don’t forget to Riff.!?🤘🏻👍🏻😎👊🏻💭🙏🏻

[@jamesc8563]

Great episode, thank you especially for talking about anger management and getting help. Take all the time you need with the channel; your wife’s health absolutely takes priority of course. We’ll keep playlists running 24/7 in the meantime. Best wishes for as speedy and complete a recovery for her as possible.

[@michelbachand9429]

Thank you so much, Glenn for everything that I can learn from watching your videos and most of all, may your wife get well as soon as possible! Much love to you both!

[@quru1]

GLEEEEENNN!! Glad to hear your wife has started the road to recovery! I've been rewatching some of your mixing advice and it's really been helping me! Also had the opportunity to try and spread the gospel of "TONE IS IN THE SPEAKERS" to a friend of mine who's been getting into recording and had started talking about "needing better pickups" for his strat... 🙄 Because of your awesome videos showing actual data of the differences, I was able to show them solid proof that the 'high-end' pickup market is full of snake-oil salesmen! Thanks as always!

[@wakledodd]

I am so happy to see you back! Still hope the best for your wife and that she can recover.

[@wallofsheep5645]

Wish you and your wife all the best! Thanks for everything.

[@haolekoa737]

Glad you're back Glenn, been missing this show. All the best to you & your lady!

[@francescomarchisotti]

Somehow kind Glenn is even scarier than angry Glenn, because kind Glenn is on a whole other level of passive-aggressiveness and condescension and I don't know which I like better but I'm here like Michael Jackson eating popcorn 😂

[@CarlosWadeMusic]

Welcome back!!!!