TOSIN ABASI | Looking Ahead To Where Guitar Is Going

[@jessewest2109]

Tosin starts at 10:50

[@kreykelly]

Thank you, An 11 minute intro is a little much 😂

[@Undercoverfire]

You are the hero we all need

[@timothygrupp]

Tosin: "Hope I'm not rambling..." Me: Ramble on as much as you want!

[@richardsveum8452]

Tosin is an incredible musician, kind of a fusion of metal with the random nature of Jazz.

[@xisotopex]

like jazz fusion?

[@SudsRegal]

What a great interview! I really, really love listening to Animals as Leaders and listening to Tosin playing but the jury is out to whether I enjoy listening to him talk more. He just comes from such a refreshing, open minded point of view and explains his case with such ease. Tosin is such an innovator and in my humble option he is as integral in the evolution of guitar as Les Paul, Leo Fender, Stuart Spector, Paul Reed Smith and all of the significant guitar manufacturers of the last 4+ decades that people rate as the blueprint of the instrument.

[@MrScrofulous]

He is a lot like Steve Van in that regard.

[@hermanbushaway]

'Tosin Abasi and I are very different musicians' This brought me to tears

[@danmorrison8746]

This made me so happy. Absolutely stunning talent and phenomenal interview. Those Abasi Concepts guitars are incredible.

[@dallanby]

Could there be an easier guy to interview? Witty, articulate, creative... AND asks questions to the interviewer :)

[@brianward851]

Tosin is so articulate. Really expressive speaker and guitar player. I love hearing him talk about guitars and music.

[@JayTheLane]

Great as always mate 👍🏼 the content just keeps getting better and better.

[@jamesmarkham7489]

I started playing around 2002. I can say having the internet was a great boost in motivation. Videos and forums sharing resources and videos of the greats pushed me to get better.

[@kylemchugh1693]

Hell yeah. And when done right, Instagram can be great in finding non-popular musicians. Cool way to form a community and share ur own content. Always some pros to this crazy tech age we live in

[@Chaosdude341]

First time listener, but this seems like it's going to be a good podcast to add to the rotation. Let's go 🤙

[@richardgreen6857]

That was an epic interview! Great exploration on sound, tone, instruments and and amplification! This is how you broaden an old man's horizons Rhett! Thank you!

[@ththejackjumper]

I've always been a tube amp guy in my own small way but I just picked up the Cory and Gojira plugins and I have to say...they sound amazing.

[@sebastiansilva4776]

Efficiency in creativeness. TA lives in a very distant future. Love the content.

[@colinwallace5286]

I wish I HAD been Tosin twenty plus years ago, but Tim Pierce gives fifty three year old me the reminder that it doesn’t have to fade away for simple chronological progression. I got stiff fingers when I was 20, but I didn’t worry or dwell on it, I’m not fumbly because I’m older, I m fumbly because I don’t play enough, and haven’t for some time. That’s something I can totally change. Thanks guys.

[@loveisrealdudes]

One of the first hour interviews I was sad to ha end. Could have kept listening another hour! Nicely done

[@jazzflounder67]

Rhett.....WOW what a great interview.

[@Chaosdude341]

No kidding! First listen and it was stellar.

[@ninefingerstudio9237]

Thus was great. Julian Lage would be really interesting to talk to. I'd love to hear that conversation.

[@andrewsickler8466]

Josh Smith did a great interview with Julian on his channel.

[@ninefingerstudio9237]

@@andrewsickler8466 thanks for the tip....just watched it. Fantastic.

[@obsoletecd-rom]

What a fantastically succinct way of describing your process, thanks Tosin!

[@L2544]

Outstanding interview. Very thought provoking. I have always been a traditionalist about guitar shapes but now I need to get a Space T.

[@Countachockula]

This is great. I could watch these all day.

[@Hikaru109Ichijyo]

I like how Tosin is pushing the boundaries of guitar also in manufacturing . . . like bass is doing, such as fanned frets, ergonomic design . . .

[@Crowbar11115]

If you haven't used a DAW, I highly recommend Reaper. For starters, the demo is fantastic. The license is dirt cheap and the userbase/community is massive and VERY helpful.

[@danielschafhautle1691]

Yes, can only agree, the 60$ (i think) are well worth it. Easy to use, good workflow

[@Chaosdude341]

This comment was part of the decision to purchase Reaper next paycheck and start learning 🤙

[@Livvidicus]

@@Chaosdude341 you should definitely get it

[@IanVase]

Awesome conversation. You guys have a really great and natural chemistry. Wish it was a monthly thing honestly.

[@LaurenceMollerup]

Hi Rhett, I really liked this interview - you both come across as relaxed and inspiring. Thanks!

[@seanbessette6517]

Great stuff Rhett! You should get Plini on your show!!

[@babalonworking6]

Gooooooood stuuuuuuuff! Your an inspiration, Tosin!

[@glennyocklin2884]

Super interview, wonderful nice guy and his telecaster is sweet.🎸

[@robertstone9325]

Awesome interview. Tosin is so cool

[@celula00959]

Man i hope he does one with Misha from Periphery. It would be so interesting

[@FendCore]

Great interview. Thank you! Podcast format saves a lot of energy. Every video seen on the web has an impact. You could recommend to your listenter to prefer the audio-only format rather than the HD-Video one ;-) And remember, there is no planet B! :P

[@tshuqwud1693]

Killer interview. Made me want to listen to his band more!

[@thorsten9211]

Man, that talk between you two is awesome

[@davedavem]

This will be good! You talked to the future of guitar about the future of guitar! 🙌

[@Lord_Stinkfoot]

I've seen AAL 3x. TA is fantastic.

[@just.some.dud3]

Awesome video, Rhett and Tosin! Love it, Tosin just seems like such a grounded down to earth dude. I said hello at NAMM but that's about it, lol. :)

[@georgesuarez1949]

Cool....I've binged the Dipped in Tone podcast so this gives me more to listen to

[@АртёмСалахетдинов-ь9в]

Tosin is a living legend!

[@LieLikesMusic]

Great interview! Learning so much from listening to you guys.

[@matthewkelly1418]

Do a video on Pantera bro

[@stefanoo9706]

Great interview Rhett!

[@richbriggs6053]

I guess lm different then most people. I don't stream music much, I still buy MP3's downloads and keep most of my music on a thumb drive in my truck. I like to support my favorite bands / players.

[@RedWhiteNBlade]

You're not alone, in my opinion he's making a horrible decision for the sake of the inept streaming demographic

[@DaveSteele07]

Amazing interview!! I got to see Alan Holdsworth as I looked around the venue, the place was packed with all the guitar players from around the bay area. We all say on the floor and proceeded to get schooled by Alan!

[@steelfistIII]

@DaveSteele07 Saw Holdsworth in the mid 80's in the Bay Area and left the show not knowing what the hell I had just saw and listened to but was blown away!

[@DaveSteele07]

@@steelfistIII was it at the Cabaret?

[@steelfistIII]

@@DaveSteele07 If I remember correctly it was The Keystone Palo Alto.

[@DaveSteele07]

@@steelfistIII I think by the time I was old enough to go to clubs the Keystone became the Edge lol

[@steelfistIII]

@@DaveSteele07 I probably hit every venue in the Bay Area back in the day, haha. Day on Greens, Winterland, man. Gotta agree with what you said about Holdsworth, he blew me and my guitar playing buddies away. Saw Alan the first time in a small jazz club in Half Moon Bay right on the ocean around '81, didn't know who he was at the time. Good set, about 45 mins. The Keystone was a full blown show and he was well known by then.

[@mitchyahr1424]

Happy to hear Tilly is pursuing her passion in life, but it will not be the same without her. #bringbacktilly

[@GerrardTorres7665]

The way they were talking about releasing a bunch of singles and writing an album along side it with those singles is kinda how bring me did their latest ep, seemed to work well

[@flatjesus]

Reaper is a great DAW and a personal license is only $60

[@LagunaPadre361]

i hear the only reason ppl shit on reaper is because they overpaid w/ the other big brands

[@elementsofphysicalreality]

You mean still evaluating lol

[@briggszj]

I love me some Reaper and I think it's the best deal in music, but I'd have trouble using it to capture the first hints of a song. I usually just use a voice memo app on my smartphone or laptop and then import those into Reaper once I have something I know that I want to work on seriously.

[@91earthlink]

Absolutely love Reaper, been using it since 2014. F the haters

[@jessewest2109]

Reaper all the way. Lose the loop pedal tosin

[@Lectwar6]

this man trying to tell us that CAFO just came to him while noodling?

[@ether2006]

i think its because its p similar to this one frank gambale sweep. he probably started noodling with that sweep on the lower strings and realized how epic it sounded and decided to make something out of it

[@deadonasunday]

Hey Rhett, guess who uses a bass track live.. Animals As Leaders.

[@josuastangl7140]

1:17:59 Troy Wright is a beast of a musician too!

[@thomasreuter1614]

amazing interview

[@ValBalza]

Great interview Rhett, very insightful! You are both very talented... but It hurts to hear and see more and more how some musicians, and other artists and performers, are now forced to degrade and label their own work as "content" and basically coerced to deliver that "content" in pill-size chunks in order to please an algorithm to catch a short attention span demographic, to try to keep their relevance and survive the cannibalizing environment. I know we all have to learn how to deal and live with today's standards, but I don't like them at all.

[@anthonyheaath8237]

rhett killer interview cheers mate!!

[@splashesin8]

Good stuff. Thanks Tosin and Rhett!

[@HarrisArt]

I like this platform WAY better

[@yujonpradhananga9999]

Says intros are offputting Has a 10 min intro😂😂😂 Either way, one of the best tosin abasi interview for sure.

[@elus1ve0ne64]

Awesome 👏

[@johngiuca9933]

I enjoy diving into an album as a whole

[@nunocrames4787]

that was great!

[@TranscendentBen]

I was about to ask about that SM-7B, I see it in so many video blog/interview shows.

[@SuperMarioDiagnostics]

100k in guitars in one room Using a webcam from the 90's 🤣 gotta love the guy!

[@youssefkasim7556]

Very informative. Keep it up.

[@alainakustyktak865]

Hi !!!! I really enjoyed your conversation and exchange with Tosin Abasi - I loved the part about the "dogmatic guitar players" and technology and amps!!!! I bought the Helix in October, ABleton Live and PUSH2 for xmas and it is impacting my way of thinking of songs composition. You're great !!

[@cuzzohh2768]

I live in Atlanta! Ayyyooo

[@ColinSPeck]

GOAT

[@TheAruthas]

Weird question, but does anybody know the chair model that Tosin is using ln here ? I keep seeing it on videos but never managed to find it on a marketplace, it looks comfortable for guitar playing / recording.

[@seansalo5117]

Herman Miller Aeron. Great chair, infinitely adjustable. I had one at an old workplace for 2 years and it's just as comfy 9 hours in as when you first sit down. Also it's like over $1000.

[@TheAruthas]

@@seansalo5117 You're a saint, thank you - I had a feeling it might be a bit pricey

[@patrickftw8464]

Did the title of this change? I swear it was something different yesterday when I watched the first half lol

[@jayulreich1462]

Just discovered this podcast! Can I request a guest? Please get Plini!

[@twitchbook-1]

Sr sorry for the interruption, but how important is the low and hi z setting from a beginner stand point

[@elbeto_sg7403]

you should do one with Kiko loureiro

[@bornindissonance]

Do I seriously have to wait another year for new AAL...? well damn

[@Dedmine]

Discord notif gang ✋🙄

[@blaeser13]

Plini would be tight

[@Madurbu]

thanks

[@adonislajara6955]

How about plini as a guest

[@jasonbone5121]

Great interview. In my 57 year old mind, amps will always be a thing. I'm curious as to how young guitar players get together with other musicians to "jam" if they don't have amps. As a kid, you grabbed your amp and your guitar and took it to your buddies house to jam. Do they just plug into laptops and listen through headphones these days? If so, how do they play with a drummer? If playing a small pub or party, even your modeler is going to need amplification for the people to hear, so why not just use a guitar amp? I know; I'm old...

[@joshhickman528]

That’s what PA systems are for ahahaha

[@Crowbar11115]

Whoa, wait up...the guitar directly above Tosin...is that the Ibanez LACS Semi-hollow?? www.sevenstring.org/attachments/photo-3-jpg.16310/ I thought for sure I read somewhere that guitar got stolen.

[@JC-11111]

Your link doesn't work

[@shea_o_keith]

Space T in lefty please!!!

[@91earthlink]

How bout dat new aal album...

[@jimduffy9773]

"Once I learned a Barre chord".

[@finnancahill2644]

Can’t recommend using sonarworks with headphones enough

[@JC-11111]

Interview Derek Trucks or Susan, his badazz wife! Wait. Interview them both at once! 🤞🙏🎸🍄

[@stratmatt73]

That was an amazing conversation.

[@we3spark]

Tosin pls release more laradas in that yummy blue as soon as the gov sends me money

[@christofs.3386]

I´d like to see Simon Smith on the show.

[@metallicafan3124]

Shout out chuck levin's! That place is the shit

[@JonNewquist]

Thanks! it disappeared midway through watching it yesterday.

[@Protocol_17]

I can't predict the future of guitar, but I could use less scalular shred wanking and more melody, rhythm and creative use of progressions. Is that asking too much ?

[@albertogaspar7062]

I think there will still be shred but more complicated type of shred like how tosin plays modes and shreds on them.

[@Teimou]

"Pushing the envelope with the TOOLs..." I see what you did there, Mr. Abasi. 30:20

[@dasczwo]

cmon guys... rename yourselves "algorithms as leaders" keep your engagement tickling singles and give me an ALBUM! A concept one. record yourself singing lullabies to your baby and upload that to Spotify to get "engagement". just gimme an ALBUM!

[@autistichead8137]

My only hope for the future of guitar is the return of melody

[@Isaiah_McIntosh]

You listen to intervals, David maxim micic or nick Johnston? There's a lot of modern music that has a lot of focus on single note melodies even within more technical guitar music.

[@autistichead8137]

@@Isaiah_McIntosh Interesting, think for me being autistic the speedier stuff is possibly too overstimulating for me to give it the opportunity.

[@Protocol_17]

Agreed !

[@Yury5576]

If you go through 1000 les pauls to find the one you like and get your tone from, then the tone uniformity is a detriment. You don't want to be stuck with the same palette all the time. You get a lot of tonal variation just by using a different mi, mic positioning, room you are in...

[@DushanTorbjorn]

Hold up, you guys can ride a bike?

[@dispersemedia]

use a modeler with a real cab. best of both worlds.

[@elementsofphysicalreality]

I don’t like that idea. I listen to albums not singles. I buy albums not singles.

[@Isaiah_McIntosh]

Yeah but on average people don't buy albums. Like misha, sithu and aaron Marshall have said, they make albums because they like albums but that's not how they make money. Or tim who basically thinks its mandatory to have some singles doing well whether albums are nearby or far away. It's just way more important than albums, even a classic album.

[@Chaosdude341]

On average, however, most people stream music. I could see album releases turning into something similar to where vinyl is. I don't buy my music since I use KZbin Music, and I know plenty of people use Spotify in a similar light. I personally thought it was incredible to see an artist accepting the reality of streaming, and trying to plan out something with that taken into account. It's important to remember that albums started because of a piece of technology and constraints. Just spitballing here, but I wouldn't be surprised if our expectations for albums came from the expectations for a live performance. Live performances were the only ways to hear music for a long time, and so technology defined our experience then as well as now. Cheers.

[@elementsofphysicalreality]

@@Chaosdude341 An album is a piece of art in music form. I like collecting albums. They're like books. It tells a story.

[@toemasmeems]

10:47

[@QuinnKeitel]

If you want a great musician and amazing producer, reach out to Kurt Ballou of Converge/God City Studios. He makes pedals and guitars, too!

[@Yury5576]

At about 57:30 Tosin is asking a very pertinent question

[@lawrencemack4171]

you mean Atomic Music Store....................................

[@hqjsodkzbzhdjdbend]

Tosin "Like" Abasi

[@JC-11111]

Just like the big gun show everybody went to in 2020 and everybody got sick. Yea. Had to be covid.

[@nanthilrodriguez]

come on, longer. Neither of you have things to do, it's covid. Why not 3 hours interview?