Static-X - The DIRT CHEAP amp behind Wisconsin Death Trip.

[@jordansloan2740]

It's actually not a whammy pedal, it's Wayne doing the C# octave, and then Koichi doing an octave higher at the same time!

[@fraterjr]

Koichi and Wayne demonstrate it here kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWOpc6eOm5Zrmasfeature=shared

[@Obironnkenobi]

I remember seeing their video for Push It at like 3 in the morning on MTV. I was like "What's with his hair?".... watched the entire video and ended up buying the CD the next day. Totally under-rated.

[@ha-jd7wl]

His hair was like that because od the static electricity

[@bdwitt66]

"Evil disco" was the best disco

[@philippes1987]

Saw them live 2004-ish...they blew my face off...loud and groovy...met some people at that show...became best friends...became a manson/nin cover band.

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

That's what it is all about.

[@philippes1987]

@@DamageJackyl thanks for sharing your Wayne Static encounter. And "I saw Godsmack, accidentally" 😆

[@davidcouzens]

SO MUCH LOVE FOR THIS VIDEO. I had the pleasure of meeting Wayne after their first ever UK gig. I mentioned to Wayne that I wished I had had a camera, and he said ''Lets go and get one'' - five minutes later we had a disposable camera and were walking down Oxford Street taking selfies.

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Haha that's awesome.

[@nun6996]

well looky here

[@Citizen_J]

I'd say you nailed it. Was never a fan of Static-X, or that scene, but yeah you nailed it. Gibson not treating an artist right? Imagine my shock.....

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Haha. Yep. The artist left like rats over the past decade. Hopefully under JC they get the artist relations under control. Mastadon had the same issue.

[@dystopiagear6999]

I'm actually starting to enjoy watching Gibson eat itself. There's nothing i can do about it, so may as well just have fun observing the chaos.

[@jadanblue3927]

Gibson must still be kicking themselves for letting Metallica slip through the cracks. Most people know Metallica loved Gibsons and used them on their early albums. One of the biggest bands in the world should be playing Gibsons (not ESP) and showing them off on stage all over the globe if Gibson's artist relation guys did not have their heads up their a$$. You think they would have learned from this and treated Static-X like gold. I guess somethings never change.

[@CMDRkarstenvader]

@@jadanblue3927 I can't believe they let not just wayne fucking static, but the LEGENDARY METALLICA out? Seriously? Gibson needs to get their shit together oh my god.

[@michaelglass3993]

Dean isn't paying their artists and they are leaving in droves. But nobody is mentioning that are they??

[@AndrewScott1337]

ayyyye, I've had Wisconsin Death Trip on repeat for like the past 6 months. Gotta catch the original lineup on that reunion tour.

[@AndrewScott1337]

Original - Wayne haha

[@matthewflynn2164]

It's the original line up and the vocalist is a tribute to Wayne. It's the unreleased final album with Wayne's final work and tour. Look it up, looks amazing!

[@AndrewScott1337]

​@@matthewflynn2164 yeah its gonna be sick!

[@argetect2847]

I got some bad news for you dude.

[@agrofindastation]

1999 When Bands Attack in San Diego. Saw them accidentally too. Then, saw them about another 9 times on purpose from a 50 person venue in SD, to the Roxy on Hollywood Blvd. We lost something big when he went.

[@Meshuggapeth]

Just got into this band. Industrial/nu/alternative/extreme, whatever. They were heavy as hell and had an instantly identifiable sound, despite drawing clear influences from the likes of Korn, Pantera and Fear Factory

[@endoffate5475]

Sounds like White zombie to me.

[@guitarchugs9191]

Ursus odiosus did you just group pantera and fear factory with Korn?! Lol

[@Meshuggapeth]

Guitar Chugs I was listing some of their most obvious influences. There wouldn’t be Korn if it weren’t for Pantera, though

[@dive-bomb]

@@guitarchugs9191same fanbase undoubtedly. I like pantera but the fanbase is shit.

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Owen did an oopsie: In the text I stated he used Washburn, I meant Dean. Here is the documentary kzbin.info/www/bejne/g37FdppppqhrZrM

[@ChristianIce]

I have a Valvestate and you are lucky I'm not a hitman :)

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

A Valvestate is like that drunk loud uncle that you miss when he's gone.

[@billybobtexas]

I saw every one of his shows in San Antonio, Texas, one of the most rowdy shows was Static X and Soulfly, amazing legendary show. I love all the music. thanks for the video, the sound was very good.

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Yep. Old school Sepultura kicked my ass in the pit too.

[@giovonemendoza6531]

Ah yes soulfly! Dude I always missed them in San Antonio:(

[@Its.superwill]

I would’ve shit my pants if I had the chance to see Soulfly and Static-X.

[@dragon7590]

There a video and they asked bass player Tony Campos where his favorite city to play is and he said "San Antonio and Las Vegas." I knew SA goes nuts for metal shows especially during that time period.

[@billybobtexas]

@@dragon7590 hell yeah. Legendary shows

[@WeirdofMouth]

Dude you nailed the tone, it's crazy what you do for these vids. I wish you had way more subs!

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Thanks man. That means a lot.

[@MrScatalog]

More subs = more incel neo-nazi scum. I'm ok with this "hidden gem" of a channel.

[@IronAngelForge]

Wayne - cool dude. He and Maynard grew up about 45 miles apart - there is something in the water here, and an interesting culture of trying to find your own sound using what you have. It's less so now with online music stores, but back in the 70s and 80s we used what ever gear filtered into the area and just tried to make it our own by trial and error. Even the little garage bands had weird gear that lead to each band having a unique sonic signature, and now days everyone is trying to copy someone else's sound, so Im not sure that is an improvement.

[@RezaKhan2024]

Those old Valvestate amps were great

[@dystopiagear6999]

...for me to poop on. Seriously, they were tinny-sounding and weak and fizzy thirty years ago, and they definitely haven't gotten any better with age. People bought 'em because they were the cheapest full-sized Marshall, and got rid of them as soon as they could possibly afford something better.

[@PetePohjanniemi]

Dystopia Gear still they’re on countless classic metal records, Valvestates we’re and still are great amps

[@bobowrathsovine.]

My father was a technician in a music store in the 90's and he got more Marshal Valvestates than any other amp to be serviced.

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Haha. Love it. I bet it was mostly pot related. If they were not falling off they shorted out.

[@bobowrathsovine.]

@@CIRCLEOFTONE yeah I remember him saying the pots would break off the board or something

[@rickc2102]

Marshall: tired of having to get your valve amp serviced? Now you can be tired of getting our new solid state amp serviced!

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

@@rickc2102 see!? Just like a tube amp.

[@worksofein6449]

Sounded great, another nice recreation. The valvestate was my first amp and then I later got the MG head and cab. Local band guitar snobs always ripped me for not having a "proper" valve amp, but it was all I could afford and I enjoyed experimenting and getting creative with squeezing cool sounds out of budget gear.

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Gear snobs on the internet helped kill public interest in rock and metal.

[@FuzzImp]

Dude it sounds so spot on. Well done!

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Thanks man.

[@secularspectator]

Hey Owen, please do a Helmet, Page Hamilton sound like...that would awesome. Thumbs up😁

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

That's a good shout.

[@wolfey4138]

Huge HELMET fan here too, I agree!

[@joebodynobody764]

Definitely like to see Helmet.

[@MackTheKnifeSlowly]

VHT Pitbull / ESP Horizon w Air Norton in bridge / G Major rack (?) ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKfToGyfnq5-iac

[@albertkotze8974]

YES!

[@musicformysanity9050]

GOD I F#@KING HATE THAT AMP!!! Had one for 2 days, complete bitter garbage. As far as Static-X, I loved them. I loved how the played with industrial styles and still had such a unique sound. I saw them on Ozfest in like 1998 or something. They played Wisconsin Death Trip from start to finish FLAWLESSLY! It was insane! I also really dig their approach to riff and song writing. They used like 5 chords in the entire album but played in a way to give each song its own feel. These kinds of dynamics are lost on a lot of metal heads today. Everyone wants to cram as many power chords and riffs down your throat as they can without doing justice to the songs. Cheers man! RIP Wayne!

[@patrickhale424]

Thanks for the video !! I'm a huge Static X fan and will be seeing them for the fourth time this November!! Long live STATIC X !!

[@sixstringbayonet8808]

You're very good at what you do. Not just your playing but your ability to dissect and replicate tone. Great ears my friend :)

[@angeloquinto7237]

As a fan of the band and someone who got a chance to get to know Wayne personally, you nailed this spot on dude! Now I wanna see you do covers with his live rig: Marshall MG100 from 2000, and Marshall cab with Celestian V30s and G75s with a Boss Noise Suppressor.

[@DR440]

Part of that big sound was Koichi's VHT Pitbull UltraLead. The UltraLead's have KT88 tubes in them. Huge and tight sounding. On the guitar side of things, Wayne's favorite guitar was a 1972 Les Paul Goldtop Deluxe with mini humbuckers(modded and swapped in full size humbucker in bridge). He also used a Gibson Gothic Flying V and a Gibson Gothic Explorer with a Seymour Duncan Distortion in the bridge. As far as cabinets go, The last stage rig I seen him with were Marshall 1960 cabinets. Majority of the material was tuned to CFA#D#GC. Some tracks on Start a War are actually Drop A#.

[@HerrCobra_762]

All of Start A War is Drop A#. LoL Any idea what became of that Les Paul he used on W.D.T.? I know where his Flying V is and the Explorer from the I'm With Stupid music video but have been wondering what happened to the Les Paul.

[@thomterm999]

Wanye's amps were repaired and modified by the bands first Guitar tech Larry Melero (rip) . I don't remember what all of them were but I do remember the output transformer was upgraded.

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Great info. Thanks.

[@nerddujugement8334]

great video, a lot of very intersting info! i had read about mg100 and valvestate, but years of guitar forums snobbery really convinced only a beginner would actually used that.

[@nekromachine]

Before watching, I remember as I had the same model for a while which was a Marshall MG-series 100 watt transistor/solid-state amp before they began adding onboard modulation and delay. I also have had a few valvestate Marshalls in my time. The contour control on the high-gain channel of the amps is very useful along with the typical tonestack, It has/was often abused by people, in the same way, the infamous Boss MT-2 have been yet in moderation it is possible to keep the mid-range you want/need dialled in whilst cutting out some of the lower mids around the 260 to 380 Hertz region. It is a shame Marshall decided to stop doing that as if they were to release a good proper transistor amp with a class A/B solid-state power amp instead of the now common class D variety, With that contour control brought back along with keeping the more recent "frequency dependent damping" switchable FDD option which tightens up the power amp and adds a more aggressive voicing. No onboard stuff such as DSP modulation and time effects and also no digital spring reverb algorithm as that is an area we all have pedals, multi-effects floorboard units and/or rack mountable devices which are capable of far better results. The team just spending all their time and research put all into making a really good transistor amp that hasn't cut corners and isn't specifically aimed at beginners as such. A pair of or even a trio of FX Loops (One for the clean to crunch channel, one dedicated to the high-gain rhythm and lead channel plus the third would be universal over the amp and regardless/independent of the others. A preamp out and power amp in and finally the array of loud speaker outpiuts. I'd buy one for sure. If I am wrong then my bad but still stand behind the rest of what I said regarding Marshall bringing back stuff from older designs to offer a great qualuty transistor/solid-state amp. Cheers CIRCE OF TONE and all. Dean

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

That Contour knob is the Hellraiser puzzle box of the amp. It has so much scope I keep second guessing myself.

[@nekromachine]

@@CIRCLEOFTONE Glad you are enjoying yourself and fine demo of what these much to unloved solid-state are awesome for, Cheers \m/ Props on the Boss NS-2, A pedal that I depend on and no other suppressor/gate does it so well for me and I've tried a ton even my studio rack gear like Drawmer and dbx gates are not the same, I hear people claim they "suck tone out" but that is nonsense to me, Yeah best to not use if you don't need but for heavy high-gain stuff they get rid off all the crud you don't want and leave what you do, They don't chatter....etc. either. I've not tracked other players without using one and most have ended up getting their own after playing through one set up right. Dean

[@matturner6890]

This makes me feel better about still using an MG. It's not fun to mic up but I swear the emulated out isn't the worst thing ever, and it does approximate an 800/900 for practice at least.

[@wolfey4138]

Mat Turner Wayne was using MG100HDFX heads!

[@matturner6890]

@@wolfey4138 no Shit?! I figured it was an 8100 head or something! That's pretty cool.

[@revivedfears]

LOVE Static X. One of my favourite bands from my childhood. Thanks for making this, super interesting!

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Thanks man.

[@brianb4877]

Killin it with these vids dude. I was always a little indifferent on Static X, but this video gets me more interested now ha!

[@AlucardArkaine]

I had no idea Tera Wray-Static committed suicide. R.I.P.

[@golz9785]

I Am Me - she committed suicide 14 months later according to wiki.

[@V3xxe]

Oh that sucks. I thought she'd died of a medical condition!

[@orionbenjamin7484]

Met up with Wayne 1997-98 somewhere in there Ozzfest. He happen to be walking through the parking lot...I happen to be walking through the parking lot...myself having a drink with some bozo's out there....and Wayne passing out their disc for the kids to catch a quick lick at what they sounded like....So much fun that year....Type-o,Pantera,PM5K,Coal Chamber guys, Oz, Rob T, Mikey Inez, Zakk, Statik-x Snot-Sepultura, Halford was there Mudvayne….well I blur the years early...we had fun every year and everyone wanted to be on that tour. Sure to be a good fucking time! Wayne was really a good guy...I must be honest and say at the time I never noticed the issues he was living with....maybe I didn't be around him enough to see things clearly...However...Fuck all that...dude was a great guy and his band was original and fucking tight. Could careless about the fighting and all this stuff....I enjoyed them nightly and Loved their work! Great guy, Great band. He is missed-...Also many other's as well Pete from T.O.N. Lynn -snot Dime, Vin Mikey, All u guys are missed some kind of serious....FLY HIGH BOYS! FLY FREE!

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Great post. Thanks man.

[@Corvid]

I have a love/hate relationship playing industrial metal with the Tech 21 SansAmp PSA-1! It's the most ridiculously tweakable amp I've ever used, the pots feel like they've got 200% more range than they should do. The level you can refine the gain stages, and the amount of gain you can controlably use is frankly insane. Even the line out is passable for Ministry/Rammstein tones (interestingly, both Paul Landers and Uncle Al have verifiably used them heavily, most notably for me on the albums Sehnsucht and Rio Grande Blood). The moment you start using EQ and saturation and/or a character-heavy power amp after it, you quickly get album ready tones. Most importantly, it feels like no other amp I've played. It's a labour of love though... Holy SHIT does it take some tweaking to get the sound feel right. Like grab yourself box of Adderall/Ritalin and sit yourself down with two packs of strings level, it's painful. That said, the next day when you go through the presets (and the preset function is the ultimate saving grace), you'll have 4 or 5 tones that will never be touched for decades. The best tones I've ever had come from DR DDT strings (10/60s) on a ESP Eclipse, with a Bareknuckle Nailbomb bridge pickup (direct to jack, no volume/tone pots). That goes into a Radial Tonebone V2, purely for the clean gain, and "Baseline/Drag" function. Those last two allow you to somehow tame obscene levels of gain on the PSA-1 into something that feels perfect for playing Lies Lies Lies or Rio Grande Blood. Bit of a unique tone, but if you love it, you love it. I thought it was just my personal preference, but my late bandmate (who could legitimately play guitar, unlike me, who literally just smashes power chords because it's fun and simple) also fell in love with the PSA-1, there's something about it when used with heavy, fresh strings. As if to cement it's perfection even more, the PSA-1.1 and 2.0 are both absolutely shite: the pots don't feel to me like they do anything, all of the balls and power is gone. It's way easier to use, and get normal tones out of, but the PSA-1 is something else. Love/hate.

[@MS-ug9pw]

thank you for playing Static!!!

[@TheJMan1K]

I saw them live literally last Monday in Houston. That tone was way closer than you think! Don’t discredit yourself. It sounded exactly how they did live with ear plugs in, so the sound was crisp!

[@rollipollirock]

Fuck YES !!!! HardRockRelics here. Awesome job ! RIP Wayne

[@andrewcrossman2165]

Love the respect you show Wayne and his wife; very classy.

[@sebjulien3]

One day you asked what bands we would love to know how they made their sound, I forgot one: Blind Guardian A lot of people have been trying to find what harmonizer the guitarist is using with his wah, I have my doubts, probably an Eventide or an Intellifex. But you are pretty gifted to find what gears the bands used, and seriously I am sure you will get a lot of hits with this one.

[@CMFL77]

Same for me with Static X - they were opening for Megadeth after the release of WDT. They came on and, I mean, from the first 30 seconds I was BLOWN AWAY by Waynes huge guitar tone, powerful vocals and overall performance. Never heard of them before that night, was buying the album the next day

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Awesome gig.

[@chadwrightson3453]

I also seen them for the first time opening for Megadeth in 99. They opened with Bled for days and I was fucking blown away!!! Purchased WDT the next day and became a fan for life. Last seen him in a small club in Spearfish South Dakota. A few months later he died. RIP brother Wayne!!!!!!!

[@jimsinister13]

Wayne Static was / is a legend ,I miss those perfect chunky 2 chord riffs .

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Agreed. Hugeloss.

[@jimsinister13]

Looking forward to the project regeneration album and tour. I never had a chance to see wayne live so ill be having a drink or two his honer at the show.

[@jimsinister13]

Any advice on starting a band ? what to look for , what to avoid ?

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

@@jimsinister13I give my opinion on the issues here kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3TSonSgp6yCpZo

[@TheGarageRecordingSC]

Such an innovative band and super tight live !!!! Great video bro, looking forward to that Cure video !!

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Yeah that one is going to be tough. Goth fans are the most brutal critics. Haha.

[@TheGarageRecordingSC]

CIRCLE OF TONE. Haha !! Definitely can be a pretentious bunch !!

[@kongandbasses8732]

Good work, again! I hope your subs go up soon, I keep on recommending your channel all the time.

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

You are the man.

[@razattimusic]

Hahaha the valvestate again! Mine broke down all the time. Cheap ass plastic parts, cold solder joints all the fun stuff.

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

It is fun. Has to be cranked for her pleasure.

[@SixString_J5]

Mine was like a tank. I never once had a problem with it. Must have been a diamond in the rough. Tonally it was meh.

[@nickolaynaydenov3292]

As a guy who is recently getting into Static-X, I can't tell how close it was, because I haven't listened closely, but the tone was awesome. My suggestion is something Tremonti plays or played in. I remember you have a Dual Rectumfrier ;)

[@xanataph]

The VS-100 was the first Marshall I bought. But I used it with a 1960A cabinet, which at that time had the 75 watt Celestions loaded in it. It was a good move buying that cab instead of the dinky Valvestate one, as it had a thicker tone and was convenient when I decided to upgrade to a real valve amp, but I got a Peavey 5150 instead of a Marshall though. Yeah, I think there is something in that it sounds better recording valve amps to digital than solid state, no matter what kind of analogue or digital "tube modelling" they are attempting. Tape sounds great with both valve & solid state amps.

[@joshuadanielrocks]

Thank you for showing us some kickass nü metal tone. Digging it thoroughly.

[@flavortown5124]

Definitely upload the rest of that valvestate rant.

[@justincurranmusic8759]

Absolutely awesome man!

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Glad you liked it man

[@kingkosher6231]

bro that sounded spot on to his tone, good stuff

[@keeganmillard4301]

Excellent video Owen. Always loved static x

[@sunnibird]

:D I just "discovered" Static-X this week. Completely missed them back in the day. Good stuff. Regarding his wife, yes he was obviously into booze and drugs, but she got him going on the oxy meds. They were her prescriptions for the most part. Oxy is highly addictive so there you go.

[@revivedfears]

As sad as it is to say, his wife is the reason Wayne is dead. He never got heavy into drugs and drink until he met Tera. The implosion of the band happened around 2007/08 when Tera started having tons of influence over him.

[@sunnibird]

@@revivedfears I watched one of the later interviews and the plan was for her to play bass on the next tour o_O

[@hecksin7123]

You did it man, definitely almost the tone of the Static-X

[@gregmerritt9366]

If the Valvestate was the VS 8100 model, like I suspect, it's responsible for early Meshuggah tones as well. I bought that head and a tattered JCM800 cab for $600 even at a pawn shop 10 to 15 years ago at a local pawnshop, and the current me absolutely kicks myself for letting that rig go for even less, though I paused the video right as you were speaking on VS to digital issues. Hoping some functionality knowledge of such is a consolation prize. On with the rest of the video, fingers crossed.

[@zanmato86]

I’ve always loved this tone. Just thick and saturated. Simple chunky riffs.

[@peacock6804]

The tone man, holy shit this delivered. Hands down best tone/gear channel.

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Thanks man.

[@micahj9828]

The key to Solid State is to use as neutral of speaker as you can. EVM12L or EM12 Legend work VERY well. Solid State heads hate vintage voiced speakers. (The Eminence EM12 didn't exist in '98-'99, so it's a safe bet that Electro-Voice were used.)

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Yep I agree. Love the legend. No color and it is impossible to blow.

[@joetoft3428]

Bro your fucking enthusiasm and Energy are astounding.

[@Ronny1031]

Sad thing about valvestates is they’re better than the Marshall 25 I got two years ago. I didn’t keep it very long. I was something like 13 or 14 when Wisconsin Death Trip came out and I LOVED that album. Loved the tones you got for the video. I saw the ripped dvd footage you mentioned. I think it’s called something like Where the Hell Are We and What Day Is It? Ulrich Wild worked some magic on that album. Nice work, man!

[@AlanJWatkins]

My backup and "going to jam and have a few beers" amp is a Marshall avt50 . I'm not saying it's great, but it's not bad. Has fooled more than one person... I can actually get a damn impressive "seasons in the abyss" tone when I run a les Paul, into an OCD, into it.

[@bs8716]

Alan surprised anyone would like the AVTs. I had one for several years about a decade ago and it was not great. Maybe I’d change my mind now.

[@listentokassandra7968]

Great video!!! Nice to learn more about one of my favorite bands.

[@wolfey4138]

I have the Marshall VS100... I’m not crazy about it but it does the job

[@phreak1118]

I still have an old VS265. Sounds really good with pedals.

[@KaldDodeGitarist]

I love the valvestate. I had no idea that's what they were using

[@MFKR696]

I'm at the point now where I'd love to hear any other speaker than a Chinese-made V30. The V30 sound has been way beyond overdone, and since they started making them in China, the quality went way the fuck down. There are so many other kick-ass speaker options out there that it drives me batty to see pretty much everyone using V30s for recording. For example, I have an Eminence HempDog12 in my 1x12 practice combo, and that thing drives like a beast, and the comparison between the HempDog and the speaker I changed it out for is literally like night and day. I also have a 2x12 ext. cab loaded with a couple of ElectroVoice Black Labels for live use, which they are perfect for, since they are rated at 100 watts. They hold up to loud stage volumes better than pretty much any other speaker I have experience with. They are also a drastic improvement over any typical V30 tone I've ever heard.

[@MK-oz2lf]

Great job on this. RIP Wayne. The Cure, eh? I think Smith was using a Fender Bass VI at the time or at least that is what he used when he was writing riffs if I am not mistaken. There's footage of them playing "A Forest" in the early 80s and he's using the Bass VI.

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

That's the exact song I'm doing. I'm probably going for the tone from their first TV appearance because it was better than thier album version IMO but both were gold.

[@thefriendlyfinger69]

Oh dear god..... a valvestate FUCK YES - The cure!!!! So looking forward to it mate, thank you!!!!

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Hehe

[@slavesforging5361]

I held off on seeing Static X for so long. i finally gave in when they came to Denver years ago With Otep, Hell yeah, Horse... and Coal chamber or was it powerman 5000? it was one of the colfax joints. Fillmore or Ogden theatres. but Static X fucking killed it! I was blown away how powerful they were live. had so much respect for them after that. everybody else... okay.

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

EXACTLY! I saw his hair, thought ah shit here we go with this crap...Then after two minutes I was ploughing thorough the pit fanboy for life.

[@FacemeltingsolosMusic]

I'd be surprised if this wasn't instantly copyright claimed. I thought you were just playing the album for a second, haha! WDT is one of my wife's favorite albums. She used to put Love Dump on repeat back in the day.

[@jessebarrera5471]

You mentioned Prong..Any chance we will ever see you do a video on them?

[@philipandrewlobb1365]

I loved that first album. Loved the song Bled for days.

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Bled for days I bled for days I... Bled for days...

[@endoffate5475]

Shedding Skin.

[@gageclark2390]

Circle of tone another great tone to go after and I know this gentleman in particular is done to death but Adam Jones from TooL would be great to dive into tone wise imo.

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Yep that is a good one.

[@redrum427]

This amp was also used in a Death album Symbolic I think

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3OxgJyXltasoKM

[@JS-tm1gq]

He said “chuck used it” I assumed that was chuck shukdiner. I remember guitargeek.com saying chuck has Marshall jcm2000

[@DareBear2099]

Came 90% there with that Tone. Funny, the valvestate was my first gigging amp lol and everything you said was true about it hahahahaha! Still, fun seeing what you got out of it

[@GarethFlatlands]

My first 'big' amp, a VS100R combo after having a VS15R as a home practice amp. One of the big capacitors wasn't properly secured properly and came loose after about 4 years but that was the only problem I ever had with it. Clean tone was OK, but the distortion was hot garbage. The VS15R is still in a cupboard at my parent's house somewhere, they're meant to sound huge if you record with them and I've seen a couple for sale for daft money.

[@Tordenstein]

I have my 8100 lying around somewhere, paid 150£ for it, so its inexpensive fun! I bring it to practice sometimes, and it does sound gnarly. Would really like to see a Candlemass Epicus episode!

[@low_e_music]

Have been tempted to pick up a VS100 a few times as they are so cheap. Just never went through with it though as they really are only good for one particular sound. Maybe someday if I have play money sitting around...

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Keep an eye out locally as they can pop up for peanuts.

[@low_e_music]

Yep, have seen them under $100. Maybe someday...

[@TheGazza83]

I picked one up cheap for the novelty of it. Sounds fairly bad in a band setting. Really needs an eq or boost pedal to cut through the mix.

[@Bob_Shy_132]

you are talking about some of my favorite bands!

[@mikesbadopinions9671]

their live sound was heavy as fuck. I couldn't believe they used a valvestate either. I saw them open for fear factory on the obsolete tour and the sound was perfect

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Awesome tour. You should check this out kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4OlpIuZfZyeabM

[@mikesbadopinions9671]

@@CIRCLEOFTONE I've seen all your work sir. I think your finest one was the Morbid Angel recreation

[@Necromanos]

I have an old valvestate combo. It still works but the fan is noisy... but the noise is an 'A' note so you can tune your guitar by it. Though if you want to mike it you better write a song featuring a droning 'A' throughout.

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Haha. Classic.

[@BockwinkleB]

I had the VS265. I wish I hadn't gotten rid of it.

[@alborosie567]

Great video! Also, Static-X plays in C standard and Drop A#

[@ericsartanahorner]

Nice video. Static X was one of the best live shows I ever saw...

[@jamess7903]

Do Prong, specifically Cleansing sound.

[@chadwrightson3453]

Pretty sure I read somewhere way back then he used MG's. As for speakers he had V30s on top and 75's on bottom i his cabinet. . And of course the Boss noise suppressor.

[@BassRacerx]

I had to do a double take thought i was listening to the album!

[@n7warlock22]

The valvestate was my first half-stack. I actually really liked it but maybe I just didn't know better at the time..lol

[@MFKR696]

Not to nitpick, but I'm fairly certain that Wayne Static used C-standard, rather than drop-C. Hatebreed and Arch Enemy do the same thing. Tis part of the reason why there are some tracks that were recorded in Drop-Bb. It's rather more easy to take C-standard and turn it into Drop-Bb than it is to detune every string.

[@dominikignacik9736]

Completely true.

[@dominikignacik9736]

Except Static-X never played in drop C but C standard and drop Bb. :)

[@paulwittek2660]

I'm glad someone else said it first. This kind of crap drives me nuts. You find out aaaaaalll this stuff about an album, but you don't even know what tuning the band used? It's like buying a car and not getting wheels.

[@zeusenstein]

They absolutely played in drop C. At least on Wisconsin Death Trip. At least Wayne. Unless when I asked him face to face after this album was released he lied to me for no reason. COT is also correct Wayne used a gold top on this release. The pickup was a Duncan Distortion. There was a pop up he was endorsed by Washburn at one point and I do not recall that. I just remember Gibson, the gold top on the album, a gothic flying v live and SOMETIMES a gothic explorer. I remember the other guitarist using a VHT and Ibanez. Though, I do question if the amp was a valvestate. I was under the impression it was a completely solid state amp like an MG100 or something like that.

[@dominikignacik9736]

@@zeusenstein watch the video's from their first tours or the Ozzfest 2000. You can see how he is grabbing chords. I stood in the front row on their show in 2003, I remember he played in C standard and it was drop Bb for the "newer" stuff (back then). Some people just call it drop tuning but they don't particularly mean "drop".

[@angelopearce2420]

I love Modern metal ..but this is so refreshing

[@dmvconartists2542]

The SSL gate really makes that guitar sound on the album.. that kinda push pull. Ulrich is cool glad u talked to him Ohh Haha I forgot I've watched this video before lol I just saw my other comment

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Haha. I do that all the time.

[@OldManDoom]

Wayne always said he loved the MGs. And they are the perfect amp for that sound. Static X were always my guilty pleasure. I fucking loved them and they put on an amazing live show. But you can’t like Static X AND Asphyx! How could that be?! To add: I disagree about Tera, Wade. She was the driving force behind chasing all the original people in the band away. She forced out all of his brothers and friends- the people who most likely could have kept him from throwing his life away so drastically. She was there when he did the bad dose, and she made sure that she was the only one left in his life. She deserves the shit she gets. Yeah he is a grown man and made his own choices but it was a toxic co-dependent relationship that turned fatal, and there was no one left close to Wayne who maybe could have reigned him back in. Just look at how he deteriorated year after year on stage and in interviews after he met her. It was like watching someone slowly die of cancer

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

I mentioned the MG series in the description. That was later on. We can disagree about Tera.

[@jackmcbride9939]

You should do Destroy Erase Improve era Meshuggah! Would love to see it

[@guitarnut6144]

I'm a fan, I've been trying to get some kind of Ritchie Blackmore tone for months, I can get close but I think the 200 watt amp (which I don't have) is key. With my set up I get closest with an EMG strat. Try Blackmore? Thanks a lot.

[@joeyguitar2056]

Wow that sounds crazy close!

[@leaveittobutler]

They used MG heads from what I understood, but this could have been what they used before the switch?

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Yep they used those a decade after this album. That info is in the description.

[@metal_helm]

I've got the same amp. sometimes I can get a decent sound...but I'd rather have a JCM 800. anyway you nailed the tone

[@theshapeeternal_8388]

He used this amp on Machine also, I dunno I love this tone. I guess Ulrich Wilde worked his magic. I wasn't a huge fan of the tone on Prongs The Cleansing.

[@Module79L]

Oh, definitely more Industrial Metal than anything else. Their music ticks more boxes in IM than in any other genre. : )

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Yep. The look was Nu Metal but the music was industrial/EDM. Evil Disco is a perfect description.

[@TheThehitman63124]

At the start he used the valve state but then moved to the Marshall mghd100hdfx solid state head with the cabs that came with it which I think were the same as the same as the valve state cabs

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Yep that's in the description.

[@guitarofdestiny]

Whoa sounds great. I'd say you nailed it