The HM2 Killer? Guardian of the Wurm !

[@Brannington]

if theres anything that Josh Scott of JHS has taught me, if a pedal has sliders it's immediately better

[@treyw9915]

Yuh

[@Badboyrune2k]

However the best HM2s had neither sliders nor pots, they had jumper leads!

[@Sailor_Man_Music]

Absolutely

[@vishalnagaraj5343]

Your playing has dramatically improved! I used to watch religiously back in 2019, I have been watching again since the big sub boost and... wow! Greetings from India

[@davidjairala69]

"Oh shit this is actually kinda hard" - Glenn, presumably

[@jonkerrmusic]

EVERY dirt pedal should have a built-in gate now. It's a great feature, and precludes the need to consume more board space.

[@rk28984]

I agree. I had a fuzz pedal with a built in gate a few years ago as my main dirtbox.....when I stopped playing it was dead quiet and just so much easier to use, especially in live situations.

[@vaibhavahujate]

Holy Shit Glenn!! Your Playing has improved drastically!! It would be really helpful if you shared some of those excercises that you you've been doing!!

[@KevinGsWK]

Now combine it with the hm2 and the metal zone

[@blacklikethesun]

Lol.

[@icestorm_rb9057]

this would sound really good for a doom metal type of track with that very THICC tone

[@PanchromaticNoise]

Yeah I immediately thought of Sleep

[@stevec6427]

Exactly. Very much in the style of Matt Pike's tone

[@rk28984]

Would be great for Monolord or maybe Conan, as far as I know Jon from Conan used a HM2 in the past.

[@DocturNull]

@@rk28984 same with Monolord. Always have the hm2 buzz and beef at max, even if thomas is using a clone of one. I loved that feedback in the playing at the beginning, made me think of some of his stuff live

[@greenman4502]

sounds great. when you hear the HM2 whistling tone on a pedal that has a blend knob on it, you know you've struck gold.

[@ReeWebster]

Dude, can tell how much you've improved playing just by seeing how your digits are controlling the strings. Solid.

[@treyw9915]

Man all that guitar practice paid off in a big way Glenn, really makes the demos for this kinda thing alot better imo!

[@garnetbezanson1404]

Sounds like it would be good for a "High On Fire" type of tone.

[@sqlb3rn]

KMA kicks ass, haven't even heard the pedal yet. I have the Tyler Splitter for my bass pedalboard and it is fucking fantastic being able to route my actual bass through a different chain than my upper mids distortion.

[@alexeypolevoybass]

Now that's what I want to have in my pedalboard.

[@Grub370]

I'll bet it sounds wicked with a bass

[@KMAMachines]

It does - demo soon :)

[@phatnana2379]

It is fucking awesome with a bass!! It's the gnarliest tone I've ever had! Crushing, sludgy, gut busting tone but (more important for guitar but still dope) you can still dial it in so your notes are distinct and not just a wall of sound... ... I go with the wall of sound approach but just saying...

[@ramoniak6]

@@KMAMachines Where can I find it? :)

[@PeterMoore350]

dude that jam sesh at the end there sounded fucking awesome. Who knew that a YT channel dedicated to mixing heavy music could sound so fucking good ? 🤣😂 Sounded stellar thru my setup. Greetings from Oz and NZ 🎸🤘

[@1upfx281]

Great sounding pedal. KMA seems to put out some awesome stuff. The dirt channel on that Soldano amp is a thing of beauty!

[@perpetualgrimace]

All pedals should come with a blend mode!

[@mingesack5606]

Got some serious Subrosa vibes off that intro tone. Very nice

[@reijei4070]

Sounds like High on Fire. Design looks great. I almost regret preordering that HM-2 Waza.

[@stephenrochester6309]

I actually just asked the store to transfer my HM-2w preorder money to this one 🙊

[@JimijaymesProductions]

This pedal sounds awesome, the 4 band EQ means it can sound nothing like a HM2 in a good way while also getting that chainsaw tone, the biggest issue with the original HM2 was that they EQ doesn't really sound good until its super aggressive. The grind but with a warmer less high mid focused eq curve sounds like it'd be awesome for doom and more alternative rock influenced heavy music (heavy psych, desert rock etc).

[@rk28984]

Glenn, just want to say that your playing got so much better over the years and that is pretty cool to see and hear! Also the Guardion of the Wurm sounds very cool in the mix, way better than 99% of modern productions.

[@whiskerbiscuit6674]

Every Noise gate with an fx loop works the same way. You want the amp in the fx loop. So on the pedal fx send->front of amp, Fx send of amp --> Fx return of pedal, pedal send --> FX return on amp. It's not difficult to do just inconvenient for cables.

[@AH-vt6hq]

"Ive walked for miles inside this pit of danger!" type tone, fucking brilliant.

[@steveshoemaker6881]

KMA is my favorite pedal builder ever. Thank you for the sweet video, however you missed the most important detail regarding anything hm-2 oriented. That is everything dined. If anyone doesn’t know about KMA the Wurm was my first but a tamer yet beyond amazing product Enrico makes is the Cirrus. Enrico is so amazing that he offered to repair my, unkown to me at the time was my own stupid error, broken Wurm for only the shipping costs. When I realized it was my error I supported by buying another one and more of his pedals because he is amazing, still answers emails himself and makes incredible pedals. I’m a lifer for KMA products. Best pedal builder I’ve come across yet. These are my thoughts and they are my own, if you disagree google “ image of a dictionary inside of a moron”, then you will find your true form.

[@simonklemesruddaly]

I've found that on my HM2 if you put a buffer in front of it, it gets rid of the squeal

[@lichkrieg4898]

the reason the HM-2 is so great, is that it chainsaws and it has good mid and low(ish) gain tones. This seems solely geared toward metal. I like the different modes, since a lot of us use the HM-2 to blend the chainsaw EQ with other distortion but that blend control is a whole different level. Overall this seems really cool and versatile but a trade off for ease of setup. Remember the more time spent messing with pedals is less time spent playing and getting anything done. Love the HM-2 love that's been happening lately and how much pedal companies have stepped up since the waza craft HM-2 came out.

[@EOR2742]

Loved the sound in the full mix at the end. Song was great too, those exercises Glen has been doing have been really paying off. That playing was brilliant

[@graysonwilson-cacciapalle7989]

Damn, this thing looks powerfully versatile. I'm ordering one as soon they release! Gate seems to work great. I wouldn't even dial in the chainsaw tone often, though it would be fun to expand my palette and write a couple songs with that tone. I feel I could dial some awesome fuzzy yet clear distorted tones with this, and way more. I imagine a ts driving this could sound great also

[@dionr1168]

I have a Boss NS-2, and understand the wiring a bit better. On the NS-2 gate, it's... Guitar -> all effects before the gate -> Pedal Input Pedal FX Send -> Amp Input Amp FX Send -> pedal FX Return Pedal Output -> all effects after the gate (ESPECIALLY Delays and Reverbs; only a bass player would gate those effects) -> Amp FX Return

[@vainot4u]

Hey Glenn, I just have to say; I love how you fearlessly review products and say how it is. Finally someone willing to spit the fucking truth!!

[@Loudmouth69]

Why wire it up so weird? Just plow it straight into the front of the AMP. Sounds amazing!

[@nisroch]

Nice sound, It got close to the old At The Gates SOTS tone there in that full mix.

[@joshuabeckwith7906]

The squeal is part of the iconic sound of the original haha, I've got three of these style of pedals, an Eyemaster (just cause) a Behringer HM300 and a 1984 Boss HM-2, was a HUGE fan of that stuff years ago, kind of having a rekindled love of the sound at the moment, so much more inspiring than a lot of the modern sounds these days.

[@thesoundengine]

Hey glen, your playing has improved lad. I can tell you've been practicing. Top work

[@gregbell593]

Sounding amazing Glen. Can't wait till you get to those sick solos I know you will get there with the way that you're progressing

[@jakegenocide]

Holy shit, never been this early, been watching for years! Just got the Cockblocker plug in, saves my ears from my handicapped fingers. Better than I ever thought it would be!

[@huntergalloway3944]

That first squeal…my god. I need this.

[@gough7791]

I see huge improvement of your playing. Great job. Do i smell a glenn album brewing up?

[@nram3930]

Jesus H. Christopher KMA killed it with the design, can't every pedal look like that??? Then I won't have to repaint all of them... And the sound is to match, waiting on that bass demo though! I often record guitars but I am a drummer bassist at heart ;)

[@archaicmelody8119]

It sounds like Glenn really wanted to demo this pedal himself. So he put in Overtime to get his guitar playing up to speed.

[@fishingandfilming4464]

Sounds like a fuzzy doom/drone pedal to me. And that's a good thing.

[@channeling05]

Sick pedal and sick playing! Keep up the great work.

[@TheFinerPrint]

My toes just turned green and curled up from that tone. Thanks Glenn!

[@jethrofloyd67]

I kept saying "disgusting" as you were dialing in tones, and that's about the best compliment I can pay a distortion pedal haha. Cranking that H-MID slider makes such a nasty ripped speaker grind that just drives me wild....I'd totally deal with the squealing for that tone. This thing is a beast, well done demo sir!

[@trill_collins_]

Well looks like I know what my next pedal purchase will be. I’m a sucker for hm-2 type distortions. Great review!

[@gilbertspader7974]

It feeds back at 11 but it sounds so good at 11 !!!!!!!!

[@chrisj4570g]

That tone at around the 11 minute mark. 🤘🤘🤘

[@danielbledsoe6220]

Damn Glenn, you fuckin kill it on guitar. Quit being so modest, you rock.

[@denverrandy7143]

The custom eqing you did at the end sounds killer!!!🤘

[@non_rapping_jz]

Damn. That full mix is fucking ferocious. Nicely done Glen.

[@ryanpitman9235]

I thought you were getting ready to bust out Albatross by Corrosion of Conformity in the beginning! Definitely has that mid-to-late 90s COC sound. I'm really digging it!

[@edwincrain986]

Hey KMA ! I just said that because it rhymes. I'll bet you could get some killer harmonics on it. Seems like a killer boost as well !

[@kmatthe4]

Your video edits are gettin really good Glenn. I’ll check the pedal out!

[@mauricesanguinette8178]

Damn, that was cool seeing you play in the full mix! Killer riff, cheers!

[@zdancrk]

1:09 The moment you raised the volume she was screaming. My eyes almost popped out of my head. :)

[@LuisVasquezMusic]

Well Glenn, you are giving guitarist and bassists a run for their money. Your improvement is a testament of what actual practice can make for you. NO ONE can have an excuse of sucking in the studio now.

[@GobiPup]

The band mix sounded fantastic

[@UnearthlyViking]

Finally, been waiting on Glenn to do chainsaw guitars! Awesome

[@Viper-dz2kw]

Glenn’s use of double tracked bass guitars in his mixes is pretty cool tbh

[@robertbmxpa]

Glenn, thanks for the video, I love the guitar. Great color!

[@colinforfar878]

so good to see you play glenn some killer riffs there

[@omegaflameZ]

Daaaamn that's a ripping mix/tone, leaves lots of space for some powerful vocals to just sit on top there. Also has a really good rhythm to it, you can really knock the demos out of the park these days with your guitar playing!

[@ihanvarmasti]

Wow thats amazing pedal! Got my mij hm-2 but that blend and eq is great!

[@JesusLordOfLords455]

That guitar is a BEAUTIFUL colour dude!!

[@ryanwilson5936]

Damn Glenn, you’re playing has gotten much tighter in the last year. Good job! I can’t wait for your secret shred video to come out :) Keep it up dude!

[@Citizen_J]

That tone rolled one and smoked it. Fuckin yes!

[@Viper-dz2kw]

Switching to the clean tone after that intro was unintentionally hilarious

[@sarniaguitarguy9405]

Solid rhythm technique Glenn! Great demo!

[@TheStrykerProject]

Damn! Great galloping, Glenn! Loved that mix example. 👍🏻🤘🏻

[@konnorfoxworth9632]

Also, have you ever considered using an over the top distortion/fuzz with a clean boost? Good for getting a cleaned up, hi-gain type of tone.

[@grantlazenby8192]

Very cool pedal and some sick ass riffs, Glenn! \m/

[@rovertkralc1]

I would love to hear this on a bass guitar!

[@alecmullaney7957]

Same

[@1683clifton]

I have to agree with the section, tasty jam man! Great pedal and well done in the mix. I was entertained

[@jdc6927]

🤘😎 hell yeah, Glenn's rocking out.

[@ramoniak6]

I'd love to hear this pedal on bass, with the blend turned up so you don't lose any low end. I can't find any videos on it so I guess I'll just have to buy it and let you guys know how it goes..

[@drakonyanazkar]

That sounds perfect for a good Death/Doom blend, but also perfectly versatile for any other genres. One could even use it in Blues Rock stuff, though maybe not Glam Metal. But the sounds and utilities are awesome. The price, however, is quite salty. But I guess it matches the product.

[@DarrenWaters75]

David Gilmore has used an HM2 for some of his lead tones since the 90s.

[@TheSouldead1]

Definitely a good Doom Metal tone.

[@chrisbrumbaugh9936]

Opening tone sounded like Corrosion of Conformity, Albatross. Dig it.

[@decendguitars]

@12:50 new SMG theme song…sick Glenn

[@Joldrath]

Awesome video 🥰

[@whiskeysoul89]

Glen I think it's about time you wrote us a record

[@Hellseeker1]

Nice, I got the Wurm and its fun times.

[@spudvader]

The full mix has got a Killer Be Killed, Wings Of Feather And Wax vibe going on

[@scotthayes83]

That guitar is sooo nice!!

[@mattw.6726]

Something about the tones from that pedal reminds me of the guitar sound on Soundgarden's "Outshined".

[@blaynedaly6429]

Love a good frickin demo! base tone sounded pretty dark though, interested in hearing it after a brighter guitar or setting, neck pickup etc.

[@DRBEGG3]

Glenn!!!!! Ive been getting similar sounds with my Schecter SM C-8 and a Rat 2 after a DS-1. it's been beefy to say the least.

[@charlesschapers1624]

real Nice Glen thanks for the ad

[@dfkman]

Is this super fuzz based? Sounds a bit like my Idiotbox Dungeon Master which is the super fuzz with the HM-2s EQ EDIT: Upon second listen, I don't think it is. Still pretty cool to have an hm-2 that's usable not dimed

[@sqlb3rn]

my first thought was fuzz pedal for bass guitar. I am not super familiar with the HM-2 though. shoutout to Idiotbox, I'm running the Blackout Double Fuzz on my bass rig.

[@joshuabeckwith7906]

The HM-2 can get pretty big muff like, it's a blend of soft clipping, hard clipping and crossover distortion, it really is a freak of nature circuit wise, it can do fuzz in the right circumstances, the eq section is a powerful thing on that pedal, you can go from big muff to proco rat style with just a slight tweak, it's definitely more than just a chainsaw haha.

[@jeremythornton433]

Hey Glenn! Check out the band, K.K.s Priest! Great metal! Cool pedal.

[@shawnhockey4841]

Hey Glenn I see your having a lot of fun have you ever considered getting a band back together n having more fun!🤘🎸

[@extrazero1593]

nice axe, Glenn :) also the chugging was enjoyable

[@KaoswareMetal]

Not sure how much I like how it sounds, but damn it looks great !!!

[@guitarrilho502]

The idea is very good, but I think they made a pretty straight forward pedal into something a little more complicated then it should be

[@timgraham5240]

whoa, sounds like Battlescar. love it!

[@555rgne]

Nice playing mate

[@TheMetalShed]

This pedal is literally the HM2 plus every other pedal I'd use to shape it to my liking,

[@jerickomusic]

You need to get the lead singer from AMH on that track at the end!!!! Love your content!

[@beowulf1417]

Sounds more like a fuzz to me? But I love it either way and it looks nice too!

[@Gearjunkie35JasonBallou]

That thing is amazing. The chug and velcro and gate....winner winner chicken dinner holy shit. Great review as always Glenn Thank you (F**k you) for your content

[@rodolfojimenez779]

That's weird looking fretboard. Intonation better or something ? I love the pedal

[@NuclearHeadshot]

It's called fan-fret, and used to have better scale lengths for each string. It helps intonation, evening out string tension and overall better tone.

[@rodolfojimenez779]

@@NuclearHeadshot Will work better for heavy gauge strings, I asume. Now I must have one 😅

[@NuclearHeadshot]

@@rodolfojimenez779 it's better for all strings, really. Short strings where you want short strings, and long where you want long ones. Downside is it's a bit weird to play in the beginning, so don't get an insanely fanned guitar to begin with.

[@rodolfojimenez779]

@@NuclearHeadshot I've been playing for many years, had many guitars, it will be a new challenge, if I can get one here in Costa Rica. Never seen those guitars before, except on Glenn's videos.

[@ATthemusician]

Why hasn't Glenn reviewed something like the darkglass alpha omega? Now that's how you get a nasty metal bass tone