The Guitar industry is LYING TO YOU!!! | VC402

[@DennisAlvarezMusic]

Keep fighting the good fight Glen. I'm a 67 year old musician who is fortunate enough to still be gigging regularly. I learned a lot of what you're trying to teach the hard way. Most young musicians have huge fragile egos and that is their downfall in most cases. The most successful musicians that I knew growing up kept their ego in check and their mind open when someone with more experience gave them advice.

[@grayaj23]

I initially read this as "giggling" and came away with a very different picture of what you meant.

[@eaglewarrior8707]

Nice to know that Ben likes like suicide as an option with Canada's health care. Did you know that over 10,000 people have used assisted suicide since it was given as an Option in Canada? And the person who was a Canadian veteran did an ad for assisted end of life? But she was on government assistance and was just asking the Canadian government for just a chair life. So they suckered her into assisted end of life and a assisted end of life commercial. Her name is Christine Gauthier. I suggest you look into this person and see what a joke Canada has become. How can this guy on youtube call guitar companies and crap like that and not shove a quip in there towards what's going on in his nick of the woods.

[@spddiesel]

​@@eaglewarrior8707 who's Ben?

[@michaelsnydermusic]

@@eaglewarrior8707 well thanks Eagle Warrior but I think you may be commenting in the wrong place 😆. Glenn just said he didn’t have to pay Health Insurance and free Health Insurance doesn’t equal assisted suicide policy. Oh and maybe go ahead and try out some terminal cancer for a few months and see how you feel about how and when you die? Or better yet, keep voting and comment in the appropriate place, not a fucking metal production channel.🙄

[@michaelsnydermusic]

@@spddiesel some guy I think. 😉

[@georgem7374]

Glen, my 86 year old grandfather "Jerry" loves watching your videos. When he talks about your videos to other people he calls you "the dude with glasses and long dark hair that cusses all the time!" Lol. He told me the other day that "That guy must be rich!" Because he see all the guitars and gear you review. And I laughed and told him. "I don't know grandpa, he just worked really hard for what he has, just like you!" And now he thinks you're even more bad ass! He just got a Steve Vai copy kit guitar the other day and put it together within 10 hours of having it. Grandpa's the coolest!

[@TaoBonFu]

Glennnnnnnn! Your suggestion of the free Reaper plug-ins made improved DAW immensely. The comp and the EQ are incredible. They don't look super slick, but who cares? They have a ton of functions.

[@jennoscura2381]

I honestly prefer the UI of the stock plugins in Reaper. A knob makes sense on hardware. But when you are clicking with a mouse a slider is much easier to use. There is a reason why knobs weren't really a thing on software until they tried to emulate the look of hardware.

[@JohnWass79]

One time that I think a subscription model makes sense for the user is if a band wants to self produce an album over the span of a few months. If the songs are already written, they can theoretically record and mix them somewhat quickly, and then cancel the subscription for the software they only needed for that time period. That way, the bass player can afford another tattoo before they play the next battle of the bands.

[@odralebazerimar9084]

I took your comment serious up until the last part 😂 freaking guy hahaha

[@JTPiano2011]

Haha too funny. Like the previous post said you nailed it and the bass player humour is always welcome

[@ravenslaves]

I was just telling a young friend of mine the real importance of rehearsing. It's equal parts learning and working out parts so you don't waste time in the studio, and being able to perform with _confidence_ , either in the studio or live. Because that confidence, or lack of, is picked up on by the audience and can make a truly memorable performance....or a truly memorable performance, the kind no one wants to remember.

[@mikrokozm9]

Are you in the ny/nj area, by any chance?

[@aprilkurtz1589]

Everybody is lying to us, Glenn. Getting everything live off the floor in one or two takes is a thing of beauty.

[@CreativeMindsAudio]

Some of my favorite sessions were when that happened. The only things i don’t expect to be perfect in a few takes is vocals. Those are often comp’d and detailed. BUT i DO expect the vocalist to be ready enough to get a usable take in a few takes and not spend 8hrs trying to find the notes and learn the tune. That’s what preproduction is for. And if you want to do that with me fine, it just costs extra.

[@aprilkurtz1589]

@@CreativeMindsAudio We did guide vocals and sometimes those takes were the best ones, but usually, we'd overdub the lead and harmony vocals, and the lead guitar. The more you can do live in a few takes means you save money, so 100% you should be well rehearsed when you go in the studio. Yes, even the vocalist and guitar players! 😁

[@CreativeMindsAudio]

@@aprilkurtz1589 totally! I’ve had to mix a few sessions that were done live at a pro studio and the vocals were recorded separately at a home studio. Had such a vibe even with the mess ups 😂.

[@tisbonus]

Glenn, that last bit of advice about not being able to play in the studio was priceless. I remember thinking I was writing or attempting music that was too complicated. My ambition surpassed my abilities. If I couldn't play my parts all the way through, in one take while practicing, it sure as hell wasn't going to happen while recording. Practice the parts until they're easy, then record with confidence!

[@mitchells1258]

Honestly Glenn, you saved me like $200+. I didnt like the sound of my Synyster Standard and always thought it was the pickup,s, but i ended up just messing with my amp more and now i love it. thanks!

[@alexlacrue2003]

People should like, use their ears. I’ve learned so much from this dude and he’s helped a metric ton. Enough said. HI GLENNNK

[@45scienceproject]

Saved me a fucking shitload of money along the way, too. Also, I too am a Utah heretic. Cheers from Herriman!

[@martywalters7382]

For real I never learned by chords after 20 years I check what chord im in by my tuners or the program I record through I listen for how high the notes are and match them to where I cannot hear anything I guess I can play chords but if you ask I look for a good sound and it’s always a chord just wrong chord always correct key it takes me a few moments to figure out most parts from part unless it’s impossible for me to play I’ve been playing for 20 yrs

[@DMSProduktions]

Tonne.

[@deajae1974]

Re- don’t need much equipment v loads of reviews. My studio has minimal equipment but it thanks to you, Warren, and many others that do reviews, that I choose wisely or at least with some knowledge that what I’m buying will do what I need it to do. And for that, I thank you man.

[@darkonation]

Hi Glenn! Another great video man. The knowledge you give us is immeasurable. 🤘Thank you 🙏

[@Audioman45]

Sometimes you don't want a massive change in tone. Once you have a speaker/ microphone setup you like, you sometimes want subtle tweaks from stuff like pickups.

[@peevee605]

You’re spot on about the pickups vs change of sound. I am working on a melodic rock project and on the last song I wrote and recorded, I use one guitar for the intro lead and another one for the solo. DiMarzio vs EMGs. And there is very little difference, if any.

[@ehsanhaq155]

Good point bro. To be honest, you're comparison two "good" pickup brands and when it comes to those, they'll sound similar, yes. That's a solid observation. But, had you had some generic 200 dollar guitar pickups or let's say Roswells....there would be a noticeable difference. But even then, the more high gain/heavier you go, basically they end up sounding the same ...Glen has nicely proven this point.

[@peevee605]

@@ehsanhaq155 thanks a lot bro, I appreciate your input. Be blessed.

[@spdking]

emg sounds like hollow neutered flat tonal sound. there is literally a industry built on active pickups specifically to chase this sound character. emg sounds alot different than other pickups. in fact even the harmonics and squeals are neutered sounding.

[@peevee605]

@@spdking I’ve been using them since the 80’s. If you want a set of 81/85 to wake up the neighbors, feed them with 18 volt.

[@spdking]

@@peevee605 i used to play on emgs. now i tend to play on lace or dimarzio or duncan. generally lace. thats the thing, emg is a low output pickup that requires a electrical circuit to boost them up into the output ranges that some passive pickups already have.

[@nedim_guitar]

I used to be a metalhead in my 20's. Not purely, but I listened to a lot of metal for years. I've moved away from that years ago, but watching Glenn just makes me feel at home. Good work, Glenn!

[@niteshades_promise]

i love how youtube notified me about this upload...20 minutes after i watched it!🤬🍻

[@jasonbone5121]

Looking at an issue from both sides makes you informed, good on you Glenn.

[@Daniel_Batal]

You're so right about how companies approach subscription models & license policy changes is what makes them work or fail. Oddly enough, I signed right up for the Affinity 2.0 suite with no hesitation even though I had licenses to all three products and the fact that some people felt it threw shade on their previous lifetime license holders. It was a whole new thing. Cloud-based integration of all three Affinity products (Photo, Designer & Publisher) for $99 during their initial launch? Yes, please. Let me make you a money salad and serve it right up for you with your choice of dressing.

[@nerdsforcardgames]

Hey Glenn, I just wanted to say thanks again for listening to my mix on Monday! Keep rocking brother! 🤘🎸

[@allendean9807]

Keep sending them!

[@davedoucette1256]

Jim Lil is my hero. Thanks for plugging his channel. People or us guitar players will never admit that tone comes from a microphone. But Jim’s video made perfect sense to me.

[@BlueDragon7511]

I may seem like a nobody on KZbin (because I have a bunch of old gaming clips in my channel), but I am a self-taught guitarist, and I will give Glen credit for basically opening my eyes and learn there are other great brands out there that won't cost the player an arm, a leg, and probably their kidney... I also have to give him props for helping me look past name branding and where the instruments are made because not all 'Murrican made guitars are great. So, thank you, Glenn, for mentally whipping me back in place, I've saved thousands of dollars and started looking at gear and the hardware they offer.

[@Dave-Rough-Diamond-Dunn]

Good episode Glenn, and I loved the sign off! Words I've lived by my whole life! 😄👍

[@dennisnothstein1311]

I bought a schecter about 20 years ago for $500. It came with a coffin case included for that price. It quickly became my favorite guitar. I've had jackson,gibson,ibanez,and I must say the schecter is awesome. I did like the neck on the Jackson a little bit better but it was also cost $300 more. I'm no longer a "working musician" so I sold all my guitars but I kept my schecter,its an incredible guitar

[@studio.upstairz]

Got to agree with you Glenn. There is nothing better than seeing a band nailing a song live in the studio. That is rock'n'roll 🤘

[@ziggy4465]

Honest opinions from an honest guy, was somebody expecting something different? Keep doing what you do Glenn.🤘🏻❤️🎶

[@ImHumbucker]

Morning Glenn, got a question for ya. The pickup comparison video showed the pickups were basically identical in sound, how different would the sound be if you compared an Active Pickup vs a Passive Pickups with both using identical settings?

[@ryanbellegrave9777]

Pretty different, I’d imagine. I went from passive SD’s to EMG’s and the articulation and output sounded substantially more beefy.

[@DukeofNukem98]

Glenn! You are forgetting on top of health insurance premiums we still have to pay for our deductible amounts! And only after THAT point can we bill it to insurance and they can still deny it! Truly the most useful subscription service

[@seanlheeger]

Having your parts down before you go into the studio makes for you, your band mates and the rest of the studio people happy to know you.

[@Chupacabramusic]

The gibson shit cracks me up.. I played gibson only for 2 decades and im here to tell you these new korean brands for a few hundred bucks are incredible guitars for the price. As of today i ditched gibson. Great show bro.

[@bleufishtv]

I bought a pair of cream backs as a upgrade from the crappy Chinese vintage 30 and the difference was huge! Love the uk made cream back

[@unpoloart]

I have one question. When you did all the tests between the different amps and pickups, did you dial in all settings in 5 or did you try to find the “same sound” before recording? Also, if pickups have different output, then most likely some pickups can add some saturation to the sound, did you adjust the volume to prevent this? I did some test with same amp settings and two different guitars and two different cabs, and I do agree with you, the cab did made the biggest difference in sound.

[@joeblitz6412]

Love your intro song heavy as hell what's your opinion of 1990s Randall jaguar speakers

[@RickyVonPooper]

I bought a Gibson LP Standard 60s from L&M last year. Have to say, it's a joy to play. I can't see a flaw (although I haven't opened it up). I often gaslight myself into thinking maybe I'm being biased because it has the "correct name on the headstock" as I recall seeing a lot of criticism towards Gibson and their quality issues. But then I come back down to earth and get present in the moment and realize that the guitar is everything it promises to be. Love the channel Glenn. Keep it up.

[@clanwaddell5628]

There are great Gibsons. Just they are expensive and you have a lot of options.

[@RickyVonPooper]

@@clanwaddell5628 For sure. Great point. It was expensive. And the only way I was able to afford it was a special financing rate through Long & McQuade here in Canada which is affiliated with Yorkville who is Gibson's distributor in Canada. Otherwise I wouldn't have been able to drop that kind of cash all at once.

[@clanwaddell5628]

@@RickyVonPooper I have an Epiphone LP I like, a telecaster and an Ibanez. I have had many friends with Gibson and the wood is nice on the ones I have played. But I like my guitars and don’t see myself dropping more than $1000 on a guitar

[@myopicautisticmetal9035]

@@clanwaddell5628 I'd sooner pay Warmoth and Stewmac a few hundred each and build a better guitar than any $1,000.00 guitar available.

[@clanwaddell5628]

@@myopicautisticmetal9035 I will say the over $1000 guitars I have played, unplugged they sound real good. All my guitars are imports though and I am happy with them. I just hate the judgement of “snobs”. A good guitar is a good guitar and I think if you got one cool, if you can’t afford a Gibson or a Fender, Epiphone, Squier make the same guitars but cheaper. You also have so many brands that make great guitars, Ibanez, G & L, ESP, Schecter, just get your gear and rock out

[@bronsonjohnson9019]

The real subscription was the friends we made along the way.

[@alexseelow]

Recording a band live is how you capture real magic. Everyone plays along to a metronome track by track and we get sterilized garbage as a result. Like you playing guitars mistakes can happen, but that doesn't mean the take is garbage. Live albums like Pantera's sound fucking killer and there's no overdubs (I could be wrong).

[@donaldmack2307]

I was in a metal band once upon a time with my brother and some dudes. We wanted to record a song, professionally. We had practiced this tune hundreds of times in the drummers garage. We sounded very tight. Anyway, we went to this guy's house that had a "studio" to record the track. Well, what I expected was not what we got. Each person recorded their instrument individually in a room with their instruments being fed into computer software. Lots of copy/paste happened. I was naive in the ways of modern recording and it was very underwhelming. I much better prefer a band playing as a band and the recording being done as a whole piece and not what happens now.

[@OGM_OriginalGameMusic]

Here's a question: You've mentioned (and quite frankly, proven) that pickups vary in output rather than tone. But as a metal guitarist, what does that mean for us? Duplantier from gojira has medium output pickups and mick Thompson from slipknot has high output. Both bands are nice n heavy. Both pickups seem to do the job as well as eachother. My point is does output even matter when we're talking about modern pickups? What are the benefits (apart from I'm guessing easier pinched harmonics on high outputs??)

[@myopicautisticmetal9035]

We once used high output pickups because we needed it to push amps into high gain, if you used an amp with a weak gain channel, a high output pickup would boost that signal enough by itself in some cases, in other cases such as a JCM 800, one often still needed a tube screamer etc. to boost the gain enough for that Anthrax grind distortion. Now that high gain guitar sounds aren't as rare, we don't need the high output pickups as much as we did.

[@psychicer5022]

Damn, Glen just kicked me out of my own home studio😂 I can't be the only one who hits record, Fucks up right away constantly right? RIGHT??

[@nocheckmarkgames]

Nope, never have that problem, my fingers know what they're doing at all times and never once have gotten away from me. :D

[@psychicer5022]

@NoCheckmarkGames I'm always lookin for the best take is all, sometimes it's lucky number 37👌

[@chuckcassidymusic]

That's the advantage of having a home studio, nobody to piss off except yourself! (And I can confirm you are not alone.)

[@nocheckmarkgames]

@@psychicer5022 *Spiderman Points at Spiderman*

[@psychicer5022]

@@chuckcassidymusic for real! One of the main reasons I sought out learning to record

[@notarealperson87]

"good luck touring with a plugin!" no joke, i saw a band in 2006 who toured with laptops. they plugged into the laptop and ran the audio out to the PA system.

[@tomotoole3898]

I think other than changing speakers, the biggest tone change I get from any other single piece of my gear is with the 10 band EQ I keep in my FX loop, it's almost like it's called an equalizer for a reason. I think once you get outside of the realm of a plexi, early jcm or push/pull class A circuit, the biggest difference you see in tubes is replacing something like an ecc83 with a 5751 or 12at7, the dip in gain is always noticeable. I keep one in V2 on my Carvin V3, it makes the gain knob useful after 9 o'clock.

[@TheBlackSheepTx]

GLENNNNNNNNNNN I JUST ORDERED THE MUSTAINE V NATURAL FINISH!! Interested to see how my experience compares to yours! Love the channel my guy!

[@In.Darkness]

Keep Rockn' In It, Not Of It ! Rock Hard 👍

[@jennoscura2381]

Something to keep in mind about plugins. All those great songs from decades ago were made without plugins. Plugins are just a convenience. They save you from having a rack full of outbound gear that in the end may cost more than the plugins. I am an electronic musician. There are some amazing free synth plugins like Odin II, Helm, Vital, and Dexed. But I prefer hardware. I just like having real knobs and buttons to interact with. It's why I have a 24 channel console. I like using real faders. For me Reaper is largely just for recording and mastering. I sometimes do a hybrid mix where I have multiple tracks in Reaper for different parts of the song. But for example I use the individual outs on my Roland R8-8 drum sound mode and mix the drums on the console and have a single drum track in Reaper. Sometimes I sequence most of the parts like the drum and bass; and live play the lead. That's all mixed on the console and recorded as a single track in Reaper. So yea don't need the latest and greatest plugins to get a great mix. But it does give you the convenience of recording and mixing with just a laptop and audio interface. If I were traveling I would leave my hardware at home and just bring a laptop, interface, and MIDI controller. Plugins are a convenience not a necessity.

[@3dartstudio007]

If you're crafty with wood tools, you can take the front faces off of a Marshall stack and put them on a refrigerator and make a cool "metal" break area

[@anthonymara4533]

Subscription based services are the bane of my existence as a working photographer. When I first broke into it everyone kept telling me, Lightroom Photoshop, you MUST get Adobe! For a while I stuck with the programs, thinking the strain on my hardware was normal for image editing. Then I learned better, I moved to another professional piece of software I could outright buy. It was a pain learning it of course, breaking old habits. What's more, there's open source programs out there that will do much the same as either of them, and STILL be far more stable than any adobe product I've suffered with.

[@corontsurara3862]

Hey Glen, a while back you told us you were checking out Keeps to work on keeping the luxurious mane. How's that been going for you? Just looking for an update before I decide on buying.

[@real_fjcalabrese]

Even if you are playing clean or with mild overdrive, speakers are critical.

[@deeplyable]

I dont think a speaker is the biggest tone change, until its put in the right cab/box box size and specs makes a huge difference but that my experience in car stereo so i may be completely wrong with anything outside a car idk but definitely agree that the speaker will change ur tone way more then pickups, nuts; wood etc

[@MC_Parto]

hey glen idk if you have heard of the neural amp modeler but it's a free vst plugin you can use for guitar and add your own ir's. i was wondering if we could get your review and opinion on it.

[@dillonadelman2094]

Hi Glenn, cheers from BC! Every single week, without fail, I look forward to your butthurt of the week! The jingle you've made is genius:) Please don't ever do a week again that will not include a butthurt. You wrecked me the week there wasn't one... PS: it's the ringtone for when my boss calls me for our weekly 1 on 1

[@majesticpbjcat7707]

Absolutely love that shirt! 🤘😆

[@monkeylovingtroglody]

Do you think your Shouty intro is what stirs up all the mouth breathers? Because your content is always well thought out, nuanced and fair.

[@FPSBird]

will you be making a video on the open source nam amp modeler soon? I'm super curious about that software.

[@captainkirk70]

Pickups certainly have different outputs but I've def experienced pickups that were muddy sounding. High or low end. Actually my least favorite two pickups I have are a Lollar PAF and a Gibson 61 reissue. Do you not find some pickups to be muddy? Or I am just crazy or do you EQ them?

[@JOTG2000]

Hi Glen. I'm a self-taught bass player. Don't worry, I can count past that number after 7...anyway, I recently bought a guitar and I'm really enjoying the musical journey I'm on, but I'm at a cross roads. Do I buy an amp and cabinet or an interface and go for gold with plugins etc?? For what it's worth, I'm in Australia and we don't have the vast selection of gear that is available in the US and Canada eh. Cheers mate.

[@sweetiebonesock]

Hi Glenn! I'd love to see a review on the apex preamp!

[@relicboxing]

Glen can you do more videos about using mastering plugins such as the fabfilter suite, pro L etc?

[@mouldypretzel]

Interesting to point out Adobe with their subscription plan. There was a point in time (maybe it still is) where Photoshop was the most pirated software in the world. It comes as no surprise that the devs wanted a way to get paid as they so rightly deserve for their hard work

[@pyroman6000]

Not really an industry "lie" per se, but as a massive fan of 70's and 80's rock and metal- i just kind of took it for granted that the sounds I heard on the record were coming from some sort of full stack- like you see at the concerts. Imagine my surprise when I heard "THAT" sound coming from a '59 4x10 Bassman combo... Or just about any decent combo from that era. Was watching one of Johan Segeborn's XYZ vintage amp cranked! videos- this time that Bassman- and there it was. Just him, a les paul, and the amp turned all the way up. Nothing but a close mic with a room mic blended in. He did the same with many others, small and large, and they all sounded like those killer rhythm tones, and wicked solos we all grew up loving. So, the secret weapon was often an old Fender or Gibson combo- turned up until until it shook dust off the rafters. Makes perfect sense: Who the hell wants to be in the same small room with a 100 watt Plexi full stack for 10+ hours a day, trying to record an album?? Nowadays, of course, you have a lot more options.

[@Jayteaseepiirturi]

That Amplitube answer was just priceless. :D

[@lucylebronhernandez8126]

An amimation software did that and now they are struggling I will never use them again. They use gimmicks and expect too much and give zero but take it all like a casino 🎰 so you helped us all. Thanks 😊 for the greatest talks.

[@L3THALFORC3]

I used ebay $19.00 active pickups and they sounded muddy and muffled compared to emg 81-7 i a/ b them in The same guitar, same strings, same tuning .I agree with you mainly regarding pickups but extremely cheap pickups sound pretty ordinary when compared to a more expensive or a better made pickup.

[@dale116dot7]

Being ready to record an album is one thing I think is a key to a good record and one that is enjoyable to play on or record. I’ve done a number of albums with a band that rehearses for several months or maybe a year. I track to two inch (I use what I have, don’t really need to replace or upgrade my setup) and they do one or two takes per song. Sometimes three. One day to track the album, one day to overdub any parts they want to add. It’s a pleasure do record and the records come out sounding pretty solid.

[@victorlucky]

I kinda like the Roland Cloud subscription model. You have the option to buy the plugins and you have the option to subscribe, but from time to time they throw in the option to get two plugins for life if you pay for a 1-year subscription.

[@myopicautisticmetal9035]

It's ironic to me that my brother was a Gibson sniffer, believed all the myths, thought anything but a Gibson was garbage, yet he didn't believe the pickups did anything but change the output.

[@DavidPerry-ui2qz]

“Seriously dude, you’re going to make a great wife one day!” …. That was fire Glenn. Laughed so hard I woke my kid….oops lmao … Keep up the great work!!! 🤘🎸🤘

[@Igor3r]

I love the Plugin Alliance subscription since it gives you a voucher to buy at same value or more. After 3 years I now own all the plugins I like and use!

[@peterschmidt9942]

One thing that bands used to do that doesn't seem to happen as much today is their "practice" was on the road. They'd write songs, try them out on the road, see reactions, change them around and basically rehearse live. When they pretty much had them down pat, thats when they went into the studio to record. I suppose with the advent of protools, it didn't seem as important anymore.

[@captainkirk70]

Gear reviews are vital. Especially for affordable stuff. Most people have to buy their stuff online these days. By you and others a new or old player can get an idea of what they're buying.

[@invujerry]

Talking about Mac recording: Have you ever used GarageBand as a Beginner’s DAW? Or ever tried using it on your phone? I started messing with it lately and it far exceeded my expectations.

[@harrisontownsend910]

Glenn, I get that you get a lot of crap because of your personality but I personally like your channel. I've learned a lot just from listening to what you have to say. Thank you for what you do and God bless you.

[@maximusindicusoblivious180]

Yeah, he seems like a good dude. The cuss jar is cracked and overflowing but good info $#!T.

[@1sostatic]

Hi Glenn, is worth you doing a relative test against old vs new ... I dunno -- say a Dean Black Razorback (yeah, ok one of my all time favourite guitars) against the latest equivalent? Amongst other pairings?

[@MaritimesRemi]

Since you try lots of guitars, what would you recommend for a good non-Floyd Rose equipped guitar for a player with a bad back and shoulder? I have a hard time fiddling a good lightweight guitar!

[@ICKY427]

as long as feedback wont be an issue in your situation, look at hollow bodies

[@RandysRides]

Try a harness strap instead of a shoulder strap. Some strat copies are lightweight.

[@orlock20]

Find a chambered basswood guitar.

[@havardask]

What about a shootout between an EMG 81 and a Duncan Custom Custom? Put both in a Les Paul with the same settings on a high gain amp? I’ve played those two through the same amp, in the same guitar at a healthy volume, and I’m pretty sure that the 81 was tighter. Both sounded good, but if you can’t hear any difference, it would surprise me.

[@denverrandy7143]

Damn,I love that Schecter and the nice simplicity of it's look.Nice gloss black hh with white binding.Very Nice!!!👍

[@garrettendi]

Haven’t watched the video yet as I’m at a family gathering, but one subscription that makes sense is Melda’s. It’s a subscribe to own model. Once you’ve paid full price in total you never pay again and all products they make in future are then free for you

[@ratmadness4858]

is that the one where Jim Lill asks subscribers to send in their favorite unrecorded tone?

[@senacht]

Someday someone in the USA is going to file a complaint with the FTC against guitar manufacturers for misleading advertising about “tonewoods” and force them to show some actual proof for their claims when it comes to solidbody guitars. It’ll be fun to watch them try to pass off their “woo” and handwaving as proof.

[@cederickforsberg5840]

That would be amazing.

[@crazyrecklessnut]

Love the shirt!

[@JaredNash13]

Do you have any go-to amp or speaker combos? A Diezel Herbert and VH4 combo seems popular, sometimes a 5150 and any Orange amp. Could Tonex be our opportunity to create “Franken-Amps”?

[@OrangeMicMusic]

At 0:18.... People don't remember what they eat three days ago for breakfast, but lots of "sound engineers" are saying that they remember 100% accurate how an amp, guitar, pedal sounded when they were young

[@manaras]

The line about wife is absolutely great, SUPERB!

[@spazmodicusrex6629]

Tonewood only matters in acoustic guitars with mic recording and if you practice electric unplugged at home. I practice electric unplugged often (apartment) and to be honest, I get better tone when the sound resonates through the comfy chair I sit in. I don't know if tonewood matters with speaker cabinets but, I would guess porting and baffling inside the cabinet matters more.

[@orlock20]

Tonewood only matters to snobs. There are interviews and people doing research on gear used in recordings because people can't pick out the gear with their ears.

[@spazmodicusrex6629]

Ok... if YOU say so... It's apparent you didn't understand my point and are just puking up the cum you sucked out of the Frikk Dick. Good for you.

[@AndyGrem]

Loving these videos simply for entertainment

[@DukeDonnerson420]

Back in the day certain things may have affected sound tonality more, but nowdays at high gain, Glenn is right. You can buy an 80 dollar guitar and set it up nice and intonate it, make sure its frets aren't buzzing and run it through ampsims and impulse responses and not be able to tell the difference between the 80 dollar guitar and the 3000 dollar guitar (in the recording at least) the big differences you're going to tell with the cheap guitar and the expensive guitar aren't going to so much be the "tone" in the recording, but the "feel" and the "comfort" of the instrument, and the "feel" may affect your cleanness of playing (e.g. being able to reach the strings). For example, I've noticed Gibson/Epiphone Les Pauls have a wider neck than ESPs do. Recorded, they don't sound much different at all, even with different pickups, especially if they're ran through the same amp/ampsim. I can comfortably play fast on an ESP shredding leads, but on a Gibson it takes more effort. Does it change the tone that they have different pickups? The difference is so negligible its hard to tell the difference unless you've been a sound engineer for years, and even then the difference is barely there. Most of the difference in tone comes from the type of amp or ampsim you use and the type of speaker/IR you use. About 80% of the tone comes from there. And the microphone you use.

[@DudeMcGuybro]

Less writing songs in a DAW, and more writing songs together in a room filled with the smell of dope smoke, musty beer, the drummers armpits, and the bass players unwashed ass. LIKE REAL FUCKIN' METAL. 🤘

[@SaphroxStudios]

Hey Glen. Haven’t watched for a while. But hey. What ever you are doing diet wise is working. You are looking great. Well done. Respect.

[@GamerToday]

Glen i forgot to ask for a video about tube pre amps and tube mics for vocals....can you give your opinions on it. I always felt tube vocals were always more articulate and gave so much tone and captured every little small thing. But once i found a mxl mic blizzard 4000 and rhode nt1 did way better for my voice it confused me. It also made mixing vocals way easier than any tube mic i had. Both for my rasp and high range and falsetto. Yeah i know im not a strict metal singer ive been hard rock, pop and alternative. But im sure you could really make a video on this that can speak loudly and finally give me perspective. Also if you want tube mic is tube pre needed or ruining the sound. Years later i feel mixed on it with my old mixes and raw recordings trying all these different ways.

[@achno5923]

Glenn but what about pick ups in the Bass ? Mist Bass is playing with low gain

[@currentphonograph7487]

Another cool show Glen

[@jeremylesher6599]

I know pickups don't change the tone of a guitar, but would it be possible to do a video on how much volume a pickup can effect a guitar's volume?

[@ronnielobosmith4870]

Can you do a comparison of lace alumitone deathbuckers too conventional humbuckers and the tone difference

[@renekimdk]

I WANT THAT SHIRT ! :D cant find it in you shop (your shirt from this video)

[@allendean9807]

About a year and a half ago, on Glenn’s advice, i picked up a couple of SSL plugins- the compressor and strip Eq plugins- they are amazing! However, I’ve also been subbed to slate since the subscription model was released, and it’s totally worth the money. If done right, both ecosystems can exist with eachother. Waves realized that by not supporting their licenses, they alienated more users than they could potentially get onboard with subs. So they, like any other business, did the right thing. Consumers will always have the last say, and we all need to remember, we have the power. Not them…

[@adeebmostapha5364]

hi, its not really clear of what plugin u said that phenominal, something about dsp. what is its exact name? im hearing "made DSP". is it correct?

[@MrJingles021]

What are your thoughts on the newest In Flames album? I dig it.

[@orafaelorsato]

Would be fun to have a camera set back there where the amps used to be, so everything you crank a joke like the "time to get the strap on" you can turn around and look at it, The Office style.

[@flapjack413]

Haha, love the shirt, Glenn!!!

[@kidsonicofficial]

Your comment on SSL being better than waves by MILES is SPOT ON. I have the SSL Native Bus Compressor and the Waves SSL G Bus Compressor. Safe to say I much prefer the SSL over the Waves counterpart.

[@baldman7595]

what do you think about tim hensons new signatures it seems like his make huge changes but maybe he’s changing his settings

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Haven’t heard of them. Who makes them?

[@baldman7595]

@@SpectreSoundStudios fishman

[@JoeStuffzAlt]

With the technology improvements: I bought a Ryzen 5900X, mostly because at the time, all AMD Ryzen 5000 CPUs were out of stock and I had the 5900X preorder. In the past, the latest CPU would be around the top for 5 years, but because of the Intel / AMD CPU war, the 5900X's ranking dropped much harder than how CPU rankings dropped in the charts in the past. Ow... but glad there's a new CPU war for desktops

[@numberneinlarge9965]

Have you ever messed around with full range speakers/bass cabinets with tweeters for guitar? I’ve used a bass cabinet forever for my guitar sound, it’s entirely its own thing that has its moments. Do a demo please!