Gear Chat w/ Josh Smith of Northlane

YEP YEAH SURE OKAY YEP
Welcome to a new video series where guitarists and I nerd out about their guitars & gear!
To kick things off, I hang out with Northlane guitarist Josh Smith. He goes through his Custom Shop Jackson B7, as well as his live rig.
I cut this video down from more than an hour long to 15 minutes, so there's isn't much of me asking questions, just Josh going through his rig in much detail! Josh has to be one of the most informed dudes I've ever met when it comes to guitars and gear, I learnt a lot from our time together and I can't thank him enough for agreeing to this.
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[@alexiz.7569]

I see a Drinking game coming "Yep"

[@timitve]

Ya'll should be well hydrated, lmao

[@MCCII]

- yep + umm - sure + umm

[@TobyKBTY]

Holy shit, man! What an opportunity. And my God, that Jackson.

[@timitve]

Josh is a legend. Very happy he agreed to this! The Jackson plays as good as it looks ;) Thanks for watching! :)

[@tigersinyourlungs]

Yep.

[@sidiqnur]

6:04 - 6:15 Scarab

[@timitve]

:D

[@Tigraxauda]

Great vid, Tim! I've always wondered what their rig would be like, but I had no idea it would be that insane! And that Jackson...gorgeous... Can't wait for more, mate!

[@timitve]

Thanks man! This means a lot. Josh is a very knowledgeable dude, he knows exactly what he wants and how he wants to do it. I wish videos like this would be more consistent, but I'll do it whenever I can :)

[@kestergascoyne6924]

Their sounds and effects are INCREDIBLE. Who would have known? Way out of nowhere for me!

[@timitve]

It's a very extensive rig, and sounds huge live. Josh knows his stuff!

[@camerononeal7918]

do a gear talk with Alex from Northlane!

[@timitve]

I'll see what I can do! ;)

[@AJbassist]

there a few video out with him explaining his board.

[@timitve]

One more wouldn't hurt. :)

[@kestergascoyne6924]

Yes! Please!

[@blacklotus3205]

He left :( doesn’t mean you can’t do own with brendon, the new guy

[@veronicageorgsen8562]

yo, thank you for the video! I appreciate it. was always interested in his gear, thanks man x even more interested in Jackson now...

[@timitve]

Thanks man! I'm glad you dig it :) It's a really nice guitar, always had a liking for the B7's,

[@jonathonbabcock1671]

josh's favorite word is ummmm

[@timitve]

And mine is 'yep' or 'sure'. We all have our favorites ;) Thanks for watching!

[@trevorphilips9484]

The most unenthusiastic ozzy I've ever heard.

[@FountainCitySoundscape]

I'll be honest idk what y'all are complaining about I love the "yep. Yep, yeah sure. yep" shit this nigga be on 😂😂

[@timitve]

Hahaha, this has to be one of my favourite comments I've seen on my channel. :D

[@FountainCitySoundscape]

timmkv I'm honored dawg! Big fan Keep up the good work!

[@timitve]

Thanks man! :)

[@jonrivera]

Not a bad interview by any means. Love the visuals of the capture nonetheless and their music is top tier

[@timitve]

Thanks for watching!

[@metalernest1]

yep ouh yep ! 😂😂😎😎😎 love the vid dudes that guitar looks awesome 😎

[@timitve]

Haha :) Thanks for watching mate!

[@ahriik]

Really interesting to hear he uses a Klon-style pedal for high-gain boosting. That pedal gets a lot of hype, but I hardly ever see anyone talk about using it for high gain boosting - I think it excels at that and more people ought to try it out.

[@3DartVladislav]

Yep, yep, shure, yep, yep, yep, shure, yeep, yep, yeah, yep, yep.

[@timitve]

sure*

[@DanielFantini]

Still do not understand how this channel has so little subscribers...You should be getting a lot more exposure IMO.

[@timitve]

I appreciate your support man! I'm sure more people will check out the channel in time. As long as people are digging the content, small or large audience, I'm happy :) But yes more would be cool haha ;)

[@hbkhhhhbbbbkkkk]

Dan 2c plus people are intimidated and egohurt cuz they know the op has a way bigger dong than them all. WAY. BIGGER. LOSERS

[@johndough5381]

Yep

[@solar4994]

yep

[@timitve]

Gonna do a part 2 soon and say yep double the amount of times. Stay tuned

[@thehoppo]

Sorry I''m late to the party Tim, cool interview, Josh really knows what he likes, would love it if you could get Psycroptic's Joe Haley on to talk about his Ormsby and rig and tones etc!! Peace!

[@timitve]

No need to be sorry mate! Thanks for checking it out :) Would love to get Joe on to this, I'll try my best!

[@metalheadblues]

Listen on 1.5x , don't take a shot everytime you hear yep/yeah .

[@timitve]

Don't take one? Haha

[@masondeitrick]

I bet you have X’s tattooed on your hands

[@ryankenny7726]

I feel like regardless of evertune or not a 28" scale would have been a better choice

[@TheAntarcticaProject]

🔥🔥🔥

[@tmmmedia731]

It looks like it plays amazing if that makes sense

[@timitve]

It's a great guitar! Plays quite well. :) Thanks for watching!

[@mitchywraps6373]

Yep

[@timitve]

yeah man

[@Rings13]

cool and informative video. I like it!

[@timitve]

Sweet! Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching!

[@SBTones]

Hey Josh, How come and you chose to use the Archer OD for your high gain rhythm tones instead of the 805? Could you do a 1 on 1 comparison between the 2? Also what did you use for these little clips that you played in the interview?

[@timitve]

I'll see if Josh can give you a brief comparative answer for ya. Also, he used my AX8 for the tones. Thanks for watching!

[@SBTones]

Thanks for the quick reply!

[@joshuasmith6262]

the archer is just a bigger, broader sounding pedal. The 805 is my favorite tubescreamer type for what I do but I found I preferred a pedal that kept the midrange a bit more open.

[@SBTones]

Thanks for answering, Josh! Yeah, i noticed that as well back when I owned the 805. Even at idle settings it had a significant boost in the mids. Do you think that your preference right now (the archer) might be because of your signature pickups?

[@joshuasmith6262]

Not so much because I've used it with other pickups too and had a lot of success.

[@masonenfinger3135]

DUDE, you NEED to talk to Marc Okubo and see his pink jackson. That thing is sexy

[@timitve]

Looks like I'll have to do some research! :)

[@terrycrews6179]

Great footage man, what camera did you use?

[@timitve]

Thanks man! it's a Canon 650D :) Can get some great results in the right light!

[@ScarletSun]

as of this moment, is that model discontinued? cos i can't find it available ANYWHERE, me sad :'( (tho it's pricey holy shit, 2300$)

[@thejrfanclub628]

custom shop

[@tedbear631]

sweet

[@AndyDuckala]

Nice interview man, I got a question though, what's the rack that you have at The back holding your guitars? Like what's the brand of it, I've been looking for a solid multi guitar stand for a while

[@timitve]

Thanks man! It's an Ultracase GSX-8. I'm going to get a smaller one soon :) Thanks for watching!

[@AndyDuckala]

timmkv cheers broham

[@timitve]

No worries!

[@travisweber9412]

ever going to post the hour long version?!

[@timitve]

Travis Weber Not planning to man! This is the best version :)

[@TAURELLIAN]

_But what else will we watch while procrastinating for hours at a time??_

[@timitve]

Zach Nuncio the rest of my videos :)

[@MarkLePage]

Tim Gauci / timmkv We definitely still want the hour long version.

[@dav369]

"Not available to the public" 😂

[@timitve]

Haha! This wouldn't be referring to the giant Marcus meme by chance would it? ;)

[@allanlopez666]

yeah.. yep.. yea, right. yep yep. yep. right. sure.. yea yea

[@timitve]

This joke is sooooo five years ago

[@iamrichlol]

I want Josh's watch. what is it?

[@timitve]

Didn't get to that question I'm afraid! Haha

[@davidwilderr]

Rad as shit interview, great camera work :) I mean this criticism 100% constructively; I would maybe look in to gating the audio. Some of the stuff coming through is a bit distracting. Looking forward to more, though. This is rad

[@timitve]

Thanks David, I appreciate you checking it out! Man, I welcome the constructive criticism! Whatever will make the video more enjoyable is good with me :) I'll definitely do that next time, is it the reverb coming from the room distracting or just bits here and there? I'd love to do more of these whenever the chance presents itself :)

[@davidwilderr]

No worries man :) You smashed it hey. Yeah I think it's a bit of the room reverb, and Josh's quiet noises (swallowing, etc). I'm pretty sure if you just cut at whatever DB levels those are coming in at, you should get a clearer sound, and only important noises coming through. Having said that, I am no production expert. I am basing this off of my own laymans logic of how a Guitar Gate works. Maybe also consider playing some quiet audio in the mix in the background (not sure if that would work in such a long video though)? It might also hide these sort of things, and I may have been noticing them because it was really quiet.

[@davidwilderr]

For example, I feel like your "Welcome to my Channel" video is perfect.

[@timitve]

Noted! I would have to say it's probably more the mic's being used too. But will 100% work it to better the videos. I appreciate it! :) I was thinking of put the bands tracks underneath but didn't want it to be too distracting on the real gear nerdy bits. Plus copyright stuff is a pain sometimes haha. I should look in to creating some music just to vibe it up a bit though! That gives me some good ideas to work on.

[@timitve]

Thank the Rode mic for that! I'm afraid the mic I used for that wouldn't of worked as well with two people. I'll see what I can do :)

[@gershonhopster]

Stopped watching at 10:05 because 5 mins isn’t nearly enough time for Josh’s pedal board 😂

[@raviolibusiness]

Yeah (c)

[@rossco2419]

May just be me, but I find Josh so boring to listen to! Decent guitarist regardless.

[@angiemasse]

PIGHAPS

[@codynottingham150]

My dude touched somebody else's guitar...

[@Hattifnattens]

This interview is not good.

[@lionayet6255]

jajajajaja q guitarra mas fea man jajajajaaj deja de joder. Aguante Northlane a muerte!!!!

[@diegonz0802]

XD¿

[@EmazingGuitar]

I bet this interviewer had no idea what any of the guitar parts are or what they do

[@timitve]

Carlos Martinez Betcha I do. Otherwise I wouldn't of made a bunch of guitar and gear videos before this, nor would I have invited him to my house for an all guitar and gear related interview? Lel. You should check out the rest of the channel, a fellow guitar nerd like yourself would love it. :)

[@xryanox]

Dude knows his stuff. But the amount of gear is just completely unnecessary.

[@timitve]

Not for him it seems :) Thanks for watching!