ToneHub: In-depth discussion with Gary Holt

Go in-depth with the legendary Gary Holt (Exodus) on what to expect in his ToneHub expansion pack, along with discussions on his unlikely start as a guitarist, musical heroes, his current gear of choice, and why at the end of the day all that matters is the almighty riff.
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[@tfrost33elkhunter]

One of the best quotes in metal history just happened here. “Play for the love and listen to Angus and Malcom Young. “

[@beeemm2578]

Absolutely..and its true

[@BorntolooseLivetowin]

“They’ll teach you everything you need”

[@sadboi7537]

It’s literally the truth. Scott Ian would probably agree. 100%.

[@buzzdee6711]

@@sadboi7537naaa, i think he would agree 120% 😊

[@ObviouslyKieran]

As it happens I've been researching AC/DC a lot more since they announced the new tour.

[@mylespetruskavich1553]

Gary always comes across as very humble and grateful for his success, seems like such a nice dude

[@w1923]

He does seem down to earth hella cool dude. Steve is hella cool too humble AF. Our sons went to school together I was stoked to meet him.

[@jeremylambden2284]

One of the coolest cats ever.

[@bobabooey4537]

I remember when he was asking people for money.

[@macabre19]

What a great guy Gary is. The world's a better place with guys like him.

[@thehunterstruck]

the entire Exodus group as a whole are freaking rad dudes!

[@LambChopper678]

You have my full attention 🤘🏻

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

Chopper!

[@Neo-Midgar]

CHOPPPPPP

[@InhalerOfTheRifftree]

You've nailed his tones SO many times over!

[@groopuskul]

To me, Gary has the best overall career guitar tone and riffs in metal.

[@reverendtos4271]

Yep

[@sadboi7537]

100%. Nobody can touch his tone.

[@wackenmetal2851]

100% agree. He’s a fucking monster. Riff machine too.

[@Colin.W]

Man, when they played Wacken 2008… That was probably my favourite sound he had.

[@metal_helm]

You are not wrong

[@montofrekasi4541]

This man deserves Tonality Gary Holt edition, not just ToneHub pack. How about it, STL Tones?

[@PaulR-l7e]

I'd buy it!!

[@carvinieri5217]

i agree!!!

[@FyreofShadow]

Neural DSP, Archetype: Holt

[@Wardaddy4477]

Gary is one of the best guitarist out there. The way he chugs out riffs is so unique.

[@Tylerbone96]

I’ve met Gary a few times over the last 8ish years, every single time he’s been nothing but kind and down to earth. I showed him an LTD Eclipse I had painted myself and he said to me “dude, killer!!!!” And has been nothing but a sweetheart. Very blessed to have met him, and so happy for all of his success!

[@noahcoleman5752]

Thank you Gary for all your music! Made my childhood the best. Can’t wait to grab this!

[@Grizzleback07]

And my adulthood 🤘

[@jake.e.wanabee5333]

One of the best guitarists of all time. So talented but genuinely nice down to earth guy. Bonded by Blood is one of the best albums ever released. Love the Holt signature ESPs, Officer Holt, Hell Yeah. Thanks Gary, you Legend👍🤘🤘🤘

[@Angelrat666]

"Listen to Angus and Malcolm. They teach you everything you need." Best advice EVER!

[@macabre19]

Yes, it is.

[@RickGifford28]

i love his tone live, so crushing , very distinctive sound

[@kenhomeier8629]

Chasing killer guitar tones and riffs with the way Gary plays is such a killer combo. I was blown away in the 80’s with the riffs and have been a fan since. Definitely on my top metal gods list.

[@AndrewGrey22]

I wish I had as much experience in the music business and touring as Gary does. I'm 54 and I'm just starting a music career basically. And I've been an Exodus fan since the first album. We are just now getting it going. I guess we'll see how far it goes. But Gary is probably one of my top three favorite guitar players of all time. Malcolm Young is one of the others along with Alex Lifeson.

[@kenedie4646]

Gary is an excellent player. He also has the best attitude that there is. I have seen Exodus a few times, never met him. And the Angus/Malcolm comment rules!

[@johnnywomack548]

Gary is a good dude and a monster musician.

[@noahsmith-rowe3425]

Sometimes you just need to hear shit like this from the “pros”… success or not Gary is a true musician/artist forever on the hunt. I know that I constantly feel despondent about where I’m at or “how good I am” as a guitar player.. my tone… the time I do or don’t have to play music. How good I “should” be after all these years. You just need to pick the damn thing up and be thankful that you have the opportunity at all, and continue on what is a lifelong journey.

[@damien6997]

Was lucky enough to see Gary in Perth WA with Exodus many years ago.. Killer guitarist. Played a huge set and noticed for Gary it's all about the audience being happy. What a fucking legend. 👏 ❤

[@LicksoftheLegend]

Lol only Gary Holt would rock a shirt that says “ live laugh love” with a picture of Richard Ramirez on it haha

[@marijandesin8226]

PREDATOR 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@michaelr.4878]

I am so happy Gary was the guy who got the call when Slayer needed someone to take Jeff's spot for the last several years of the band. After putting in all of those years makign incredible music wit Exodus, Gary deserved a break and the chance to make some real money. Exodus should be way bigger than they are. Gary deserves some good pay days. Let's hope that Slayer paid him what he deserved...as Lombardo has raised some very real concerns about Slayer's book keeping, payments and management. Let's hope that Holt didn't get ripped off.

[@jason-ian-Van-Sloten]

Glad Slayer pulled the plug! It was a shame. Jeff gone..Dave screwed hard.. ..and then Gary in .. Paul on the drums.. it wasn't Slayer at all . It was a corporation deal formation. Total BS. How Tom & Kerry & Management did Dave... No respect at all. I wss glad the whole Slayer gimmick was over! Carry Reign in Blood & Hell Awaits in your Heart .. those are true Slayer Albums.

[@user-go5hv6dg3d]

​@jasonsloten3148 thank you. Jeff wasn't replaceable, as close as they always were with exodus, it just shouldn't have happened, even if i think Gary is a great guitarist and probably the best pick they could have made. I feel thankful to have seen the original lineup 3 times... And hell awaits fucking rules all

[@RÅNÇIÐ]

That Officer Holt guitar looks so sick.

[@Neo-Midgar]

Gary, you already achieved the Golden Tone: Tempo of the Damned/Blood In, Blood out Langner Marshall.

[@alanlima5059]

Gary is in my top 5 guitarists of all time! And I always make a point of saying that he deserves a lot more recognition. We love you, Gary!Cheers from Brazil 🇧🇷

[@PapaSancho666]

Its releases like this make the monthly plan so worth it! You always have new gear to play with.

[@schwab21121]

It's super cool to see one of my long-time guitar heroes get his very own amp sim package. This man is so deserving of this. Absolutely one of the coolest guys in all of metal. Much love to ya Gary...and hope to be jamming some of your new tunes soon.

[@rutbuck121]

My cousin surprised me for my 52nd birthday with a video from the one and only Gary Holt wishing me a Happy Birthday!! my eyes welled up lol and i'm a grown ass man! so surreal to hear your Living Legend, your Idol wishing you that from the GODFATHER of Bay Area Thrash.

[@metal_helm]

That's beautiful!

[@disf5178]

No doubt... he's the coolest (chillest, down to earthest) dude of Bay Area metal.. Will Carrol is a very close 2nd..

[@malcolmrff]

All I want are the tones from the atrocity exhibition albums.

[@_-.satanas.-_]

Peavey for atrocity A and the savage for B 🤟

[@cdawg-switchhitter2473]

Maaaaaaan I’ve been trying to avoid tonehub because I’ve bought everything else stl has put out but I’m going to have to throw my wallet in a river to not buy this one…fuck you stl! ❤️

[@grumpyacid5650]

The predator sticker on his amp had me rolling 😆

[@carvinieri5217]

when I heard the song "plaesures of the flesh" and "brain dead" being played on my local radio around 1988 it was like a revelation. So good riffs... and awesome solos.... in "pleasures" "Faster Than You'll Ever Live to Be " main riff is killer... This is where it all started. There was Slayer and Destruction before, of course, but this was like gold. Gary has one of the best sounds that exist in metal. The solos from the album Pleasueres of the flesh are masterpieces. I listen to a wide spectrum of metal and many genres, from Racer X to Origin, or John Petrucci and Immortal but Exodus started it.

[@Metalhead6528]

Gary is an absolute legend🤘🏽🤘🏽🔥🔥💕

[@angelicamariaquezadagallar2172]

My dream is to see pat O'Brien with Gary Holt in the same band

[@Gfy7365]

The opening riff to impact is imminent is STILL to this day the heaviest most technically challenging riff ever

[@jhonpasquez6145]

I'm interested in the pedals he uses to push that Marshall jubilee. Didn't really catch the names of it.🤟🤟

[@litos_mendes]

Boss sd1 and a parametrit eq that focus on boosting mids

[@fredlaroche6969]

he's got a Guptech pedal. Check them out they've got a bunch of great specific things to fill gaps within your effect loop

[@litos_mendes]

@@fredlaroche6969 the guptech is not pushing the front end of the amp .

[@brenolabs2532]

Tha darta effects pedal! Cheers from Brazil!

[@IsaacCarney-ck2kq]

I get it...he's revered....but he can play ANYTHING. why the cheapo shifty Chinese pedals? someone please explain....?

[@kennethtorres5613]

The tone of Exhibit A is one my favorite tones of all time, its fucking killer !!!!!

[@cannibalcorpse6664]

Gary holt for president

[@yoyoyoimonhbo]

Classiest and warmest solos in metal. Simply the best.

[@bradleywhitaker6936]

Gary Holt's guitar tone just sounds like electricity itself. Lots of guitar players have a nice, heavy, distorted guitar tone that sound great, but they almost all sound pretty tame and even organic when compared to Gary's tone.

[@mariobertrand6305]

11:24 Dude, hearing the story behind this guitar makes me love it more! Especially the bullets!

[@billyarsenault1970]

“I’m a old school guitar nerd who is still constantly fucking with my rig and chasing tone. Some of those supposed GuitarGods don’t even know what string gauges they are using anymore” Brief deer in the headlights look as Gary realizes how what he just said could become a viral meme if he gets called out here and cannot correctly recall the exact specs of his strings.

[@noiselabproject9659]

Cheers Gary you have been my hero as a guitarist for quite some time your riffs and tone have always been crushing and although I have been part of the music industry my self with my own bands and projects that I have usually been the architect of over the decades as I put together most of the music and composition myself I have, as a Rhythm guitarist myself always loved your riffs even though all but one of my own bands/projects released officially or otherwise has nothing to do with thrash but when I just jam on a guitar for fun then Exodus id right up there in terms of things to play, thank you Sir \m/

[@davidwillis173]

Totally Bad Ass !!! Been a EXODUS FAN FROM DATE OF HEARING THEM ,,, especially with Gary F Holt ⚡️ ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@paulg930]

Make Exodus great again : bring back Rob Dukes

[@donniedollarhidejr.2766]

Gary Holt is gold.

[@todddavis5433]

Fabulous Disaster has the best guitar tone in the history of metal imo. It's by far one of the best albums ever created

[@rutbuck121]

Impact is Imminent that tone is godly for me. When the intro riff to the title track kicked in the hair stood up and got goosebumps!

[@todddavis5433]

@@rutbuck121 yeah that album was heavy asf for me but the drums were weak imo. If Tom Hunting was on that album it would have been next level

[@domainjester]

Grinder was the first song I ever learned! Gary has amazing tone, writes amazing riffs, shreds solos and is like the coolest guy 🤘🤘

[@mbrown5494]

It shocks me how many great players, especially rhythm players, point to Malcolm Young as their favs. I love AC/DC, one of my favorites in my early teens since Highway to Hell. Then Exodus arrived in '85 with Bonded (aka "A lesson in violence demo). It was game changing for me. Even more than 'tallica or the first Slayer EP. Then that VCR tape with Venom, Slayer, and Exodus (don't recall the name) sealed my love of the thrash metal genre.(Where the f*ck IS that tape?)😃

[@MatthewBlackMetal]

He's such a humble human

[@JoshFryer]

"What's the worst that can happen, it (might) sound like shit." 🤷‍♂😂 Preach!

[@JonnySublime]

Kirk Hammett taught Gary some Rolling Stones and the rest was history. Can’t make that up.

[@Paul_Medic]

I’ve been crying out for Archetype Gary Holt for NDSP … but this is just 💪

[@clarenceoveur9497]

STL > NDSP and it's not even close

[@stevenjohnson2672]

Always get great advice in Gary's interviews!

[@Scorpsfan]

His influences include, Michael Schenker, Uli Jon Roth, Matthias Jabs, all Scorpions guitarists of course.

[@colinc6031]

Met him in Toronto, when Exodus played a small gig here. What you see is what you get, a real friendly guy, totally honest. Was sharing my Marlborough's with the band..lol. Show was awesome

[@michaeljensen8211]

What is this earth without EXODUS.... NOTHING ☝️ that is the truth 😁 Thanks for the trash 😁

[@noideatoo]

Gary is awesome dude, saw him live in MTL in 2019... Slayer show

[@pa9144]

My appreciation for Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer without them growing I would of lost my fucking mind. Its what I listen to when shit went to hell . When I lost friends to suicide when school suck and no one listen to you When no listen or believe in you.Its still have a effect as a grow up when shit sucks turn it up.

[@JockeLundgrenTV]

Fantastic video. Thank you from Sweden! 👍🏻

[@Eyeamsurreal]

"Listen to Angus and Malcolm. They'll teach everything you need." Greatest advice ever!

[@luccapferreira]

One of the best human beings I've ever met! Gotta love this guy for all eternity!

[@greasyzach]

my favorite gary quote from back in the day, "i just want to write songs about killing people".

[@Longmanriffs]

Grabbing this 🔥 Thrash legend!

[@darrellpasion8925]

Its funny that kirk Hammett taught holt his first chords and Now Gary's is better guitarist Imo.

[@MeTuLHeD]

I've been privileged to work with a LOT of artists, particularly in the metal genre. And Gary is one of THE nicest and most easy going guys I've ever met.

[@AWMJoeyjoejoe]

Who was the worst?

[@MeTuLHeD]

@@AWMJoeyjoejoe LOL! A certain drummer who shall remain nameless.

[@mizrah2907]

I blindly respect this guy. I fell in love with his signature riffs in the early 90's.

[@jamesp667]

Love to see Gup tech getting some heavy metal royalty use. Love their stuff

[@allendean9807]

Everything i ever learned on guitar was from Angus and Malcom…..

[@Angelrat666]

What I learned from those two is "the riff is the key" and "keep it simple".

[@dirtymuleracing5321]

Rainbow Rising is Epic, the album art, the intro to Tarot Woman

[@nandomoraes]

Valeu demais! Dica simples pra conseguir essa sonoridade já saindo do padrão. Esperando a próxima!

[@rangerowner7790]

Officer holy ESP is the most badass guitar ever made

[@diabeticmonkey]

Gary’s gear collection is crazy

[@slaxxxer]

His wig collection is equally as large it would seem!

[@williamsmith666]

And he still goes to bed at night dreaming he was back in Slayer...

[@59thfsaviation79]

The man wrote Funeral Hymn. Just listen to it. Do it. Right now.

[@joegagnon2268]

He’s the funking ultimate warrior on guitar

[@antonsjoquist9881]

I love his sound on the tripple x ! It's so brutal🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@ObviouslyKieran]

That "Officer Holt" ESP NEEDS to go on sale for the public, just to demo one would be epic.

[@Drust49]

2:49 ah great to see that he uses the doom saw as a pedal in the absence of his talent I at least share it with him ;)

[@Captaintripps1]

Gary is the best shread beast and always has the narliest tones

[@guitarcleveland]

In 1992, I bought EMG 81 pickups for my B.C. Rich Warlock guitar just because of the guitar sound on Fabulous Disaster and reading that Gary Holt used those pickups. It sounded awesome going through a Peavey Supreme 160 stack. By the way, that t-shirt is hilarious.

[@BA99253]

Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of tone🤘

[@reijin1005]

Gary is 2nd Jeff Hanneman 😎. In Slayer , he did fuckin job as Jeff . If no Gary after Jeff's death , Slayer wouldn't go on☝ . Gary is really fuckin guitarist🎸 in Slayer & Exodus . ……Playing🎸 in 2 bands . That's very awesome thing . 👍🏻…Also bout tattoo on his arms , looks fuckin good !!! " Gary Fuckin Rules !!! "

[@BrianOboylemusic]

Man I love this guy of late… all I knew of him was he replaced Jeff in Slayer… I love his tone and EMG guitars…. I saw a clinic he did and just dig everything he does , very inspiring to me as a player… thanks Gary

[@stephenmitchell1270]

Absolutely legendary human being and a massive influence of mine on my own guitar playing. Looking forward to watching them at Chania Rock Festival in Greece this year. Maybe, Stonedead in UK, hmm Gary?! 😂🤔🤟

[@sadboi7537]

Still searching for tone?? Gary, you’ve perfected it for 40 years dude!!! NOBODY sounds like you! NOBODY!!!

[@DizzyLeandro]

..Damn ..!!!never forget 1997 ..we got to open from Exodus ...Just in sound check alredy blow my mind with super heavy tune guitar!!!

[@adamhowemusic283]

0:57 mids on LITERALLY '0' haha!

[@EUguitarRULE]

I notice the big metal bands like Exodus, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Metallica etc...was influenced by Michael Schenker and UFO. Is UFO and Michael that good.

[@Wilkesy259]

Im not one for amp sims (i literally dont have any or have i used one before), im still one of them stooges using a 100w marshall head n quad in my room twanging away with no chance of ever playing in a band😂😂😂 But i HAVE to get the gear and this pack so i can fark around with "officer Holts" guitar tones 😜🤘🎸

[@AlohaUlises]

OMW to devour some AC/DC now.

[@juddlongacre4293]

He is also one of the best lyric writers in metal period.He may be the best his lyrics are clever and really stays on point with what ever topic the song is about and the way incorporates his lyrics makes his dark but mostly real events really interesting and it's always fun when Exodus releases a new album because you get your moneys worth the complete package incredible colorful dark violent but the artwork always is on point to stay On The albums theme and the lyrics are so creative yeah and folks who don't understand this music straight and blunt hard harsh realities Gary's lyrics ain't pretty but damn they are so clever that reading along with the thick booklet that only physical formats give the pleasure of it's always a exciting day when Exodus releases a new creation upping us metal fuckin fanatics.They ain't never released a bad album yes I even loved impact and force of habit is a underrated masterpiece It's a always like an extra holiday like Christmas when my FAVORITE band of all time release a new album

[@ende3768]

I'm so happy to be around and enjoy this era of bands and good musicans like Officer Holt !!! What will people say in 50 years when they look back and everything they have is crap. We're the lucky ones........

[@DavePowell666]

Dropping great advice and great tones! 🔥💀🔥

[@joshhellstorm184]

Hell ya inspiration. I feel I can relate to Gary my band Angel Flesh Is Higley influenced by exodus.I played in another band and opened for them got to meet Gary Still my favorite show I've played

[@RonNorman-ie1nv]

The honesty and just how down to earth Gary is is just astronomical. At times it boggles the mind because he's just like us you know just like you just like I

[@JamesFlorio-ti8gc]

It's good to see you brother!! Great 👍 advice btw. I never knew you held your pick like that I do too! Happy anniversary too btw have a blessed Sunday night 😎👊

[@GChris-ny8fp]

I was gonna comment "Why the hell is Gary wearing a shirt that says 'Live, Love, Laugh'?" Then I got it.

[@tedhetfieldakapatrickdonat92]

One of the Greatest Metal Riffmaster 🎸

[@slaxxxer]

And his wig!