INTERVIEW WITH TY TABOR of KINGS X Creativity, Gear, And More!
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Күн бұрынTy was gracious enough to answer a ton of questions, ranging from creativity and songwriting, to gear, influences, approaches to soloing etc. Thanks so much Ty!
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@bingefeller 4 жыл бұрын
Ty Tabor's Gretchen era tone is the best recorded solid state guitar tone ever IMO.
@budgetguitaristcom 4 жыл бұрын
What a delightful guy! Ty Tabor is as humble as he is talented. Just an inspiration to hear both of these guys hang out. God I love this channel.
@PeteThorn 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for watching!
@dwightburns6699 4 жыл бұрын
@@PeteThorn thank you Peter I've been waiting on interview with him for a long time
@208414 4 жыл бұрын
Ty is one of my absolute favorite players ever. He has the tone!
@javivinasgtr 4 жыл бұрын
Most underrated rock guitar player ever! A genious!
@bogatibokorakos 4 жыл бұрын
I love Ty so much, he mastered our second album :) Such a honor!!!!!!!!
@deanlikesknives2354 4 жыл бұрын
I'm currently about 50% through the book "King's X: The Oral History", and one of the things that has struck me so far is how genuine and nice everybody in that band is. So glad you did this interview, Pete. If anybody wants to really dig in to the history of King's X, that book is also highly recommended.
@cheycasters 4 жыл бұрын
Im almost 63, it was about 20+ years ago I discovered Kings X. I freekin LOVE that band!!! The whole dang band is killer awesome.....I turned my kids onto them!
@dwightburns6699 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah you got to share it with everybody... Such an unbelievable band
@jpslaym0936 3 жыл бұрын
A musicians band for sure. I heard an a radio rock show where they talked about how (prior to digital / internet music age) the Label for KX would get so many requests from other bands and musicians for their new releases that the label would complain that it was eating into their sales volume!
@nickfit3 4 жыл бұрын
I literally listened to 4 hours of King's X this morning!
@RadityoPramAdi 4 жыл бұрын
Same thing! I just play .... Silent Planet over and over again!!
@robinhowell5713 4 жыл бұрын
nicholas ditolla I’ve been sleeping with Kings X in my headphones for the last 3 days-I just love it.
@adam872 4 жыл бұрын
Love, love, love Ty as a guitar player and I love him even more after hearing about the influence of the great man Alex Lifeson. I knew it!!! Both of them use these beautiful big chords with all those open strings. Great, great atmospheres they created that served the songs so well. Plus they rock insanely hard. Ty also has one of the greatest tones in recorded history.
@iceWaterProductions1 4 жыл бұрын
It’s crazy they became my favorite band almost the very first time I heard their music in the fall of 1988. I’m blessed enough to have been raised in Houston,TX so I’ve seen them over 75 times on every single tour they’ve done.
@nickfit3 4 жыл бұрын
Favorite band ... EVER!!! SO AMAZING! The groove is strong with this one! Like a machine!
@gregbaker6215 4 жыл бұрын
I begged my parents to allow me to play an instrument when I was a kid in third grade. But was rejected at every attempt. My uncle got involved and paid for my first guitar and several lessons. He was and still is my hero! His passing, many,many years ago, broke my heart. Mostly because I was stationed in Germany at the time and couldn't be there. Ty is one of my all time favorites. He's such a cool dude. Thank you guys, I've been glued to the tube watching and listening. Can't get enough. Huge fan as well, and a guitar geeks paradise is what this is... 🎸🤓🎸🇺🇸☮
@SonofCastille 3 жыл бұрын
Man, that EAR CANDY record is highly underrated. It is absolutely one of my faves, Pete! Glad I ain't crazy.
@phildale8451 3 жыл бұрын
Massively underrated player is Ty. Great player and seems to be a really down to earth person.
@brownsfan7753 4 жыл бұрын
I saw king X open for Rush along time ago! What a show!!
@dwightburns6699 4 жыл бұрын
You need to get the book if you don't already have it's a great read
@Rushtallica 4 жыл бұрын
Man, I'm jealous!!! :D
@RollieFingers59 2 жыл бұрын
Im here on July 31,2022 and I just saw Ty, Dug and Jerry at their first live show in several years in NYC. They killed it ! Ty is such an amazing artist and so down to Earth. Can’t wait for the new album!!
@billl.4410 4 жыл бұрын
I had the privilege to open for Kings X in 2018. Not only one of the best bands in the world, but they're also the nicest, humblest guys to work with. I wish Ty and the guys many more years of success. Thanks for the interview.
@billyhughes9776 4 жыл бұрын
This is amazing Pete -- King's X and Ty and near and dear to my heart. I've been a fan for a long, long time. Thanks.
@markgaines2884 Ай бұрын
King's X are absolute legends. Their first 7 albums are brilliant without a single weak track. I can't think of another band that released 7 consecutive albums of unskippable tracks. That's like 90 songs. Insane. Legends.
@robinhowell5713 4 жыл бұрын
My husband turned me on to Kings X (we connected through work and music), got to see them at the Crest Theatre in Sacramento-amazing show, loved it. I been playing guitar for over 40 years, and so the sound of Ty’s playing is so amazing and inspires me to try (sadly, I am very mediocre) and learn some of their stuff. So thank you for this interview, and Ty-you, DuG and Jerry are amazing and my hubby and I are HUGE fans!
@vidsforsquids 4 жыл бұрын
This man Ty is an incredible, tasty and extremely talented guitarist & human. Down to earth and obviously humble. The King’s X band is amazing. For the newcomers: go crank up their LP, Gretschen Goes To Nebraska. The gtrs are amazing 👍🏼👍🏼
@Coppercustomz 4 жыл бұрын
@petethorn thanks for this video, I had the pleasure of building Ty’s Zion guitars from back in the day.. I left the company back in 2002 after Ken sold Zion been on my own building ever since
@derrickmdoyle 4 жыл бұрын
So cool! Ty is my favorite guitar player and it makes me happy that not only do you appreciate him, Pete, but that you actually interviewed him! Saw King's X in Buford, GA last year and got to meet the band. One of the highlights of my music life
@headunits 4 жыл бұрын
Ty Tabor is one my favorite guitar players of all time! Such a nice and humble guy too.
@syfman6 4 жыл бұрын
Pete, you are one of the best, if not the best, interviewer I've ever heard. Your comprehensive, and instinctive questions are riveting. You're an amazing musician as well. Please keep these coming....💚🎸
@danielleiva9456 3 жыл бұрын
Really awesome interview! Lot of things to take note...I just tried the modulate delay effect to the lead and just sounds awesome...listening to "over my head" and that's the sound man! So grateful for this jewel Pete!
@mattwisemusic 4 жыл бұрын
What a treat. two of my favorites ever. Thank you Pete for making this happen. I've probably seen King's X 20 times in my life. I've had a chance to talk to Ty a few times. What a wonderful guy. Please do more of these interviews.
@Yamallama585 4 ай бұрын
One of the things I love about King's x is the fact that anybody who knows who they are always says the same thing that they're underrated and underappreciated. Back in the day when I was in high school these guys were the band that all musicians turned to. They were the Beatles of our generation.
@Mike2of5Martin 4 жыл бұрын
Amazing! You asked him so many things that I would have wanted to ask. Every time I have had the opportunity to chat with him has been so brief at shows over the years. Had the best chat with him after getting to open for Kings X in Atlanta a couple of years ago. Seriously one of my favorite guitarists, writers, and people I have ever met. Thank you for this! 🙏🏻
@NONAME-GIVEN 4 жыл бұрын
Ty Tabor should be a household name as well as the rest of King's X. Saw them in Largo last month. Amazing!!!!
@brivington2011 3 жыл бұрын
Wow. Learned a lot from this video. These guys are a wealth of knowledge. Thanks Pete and Ty!
@Gorbyrev 4 жыл бұрын
Ty is one of the very very best. Thank you so much for sharing. The only time I got to speak to him was in Newcastle. He was using the Axe-Fx at that time and I'd just bought one. All I could think to ask him was "what amp are you using in your Axe-Fx?". He stopped for a moment and replied in his wonder Southern drawl "Da-as Meta-al". Wouldn't have guessed that the gig I'd just listened to was played through a model of a Diesel VH4! Still sounded like Ty and it sounded so good.
@yargnad 4 жыл бұрын
I bought Faith Hope Love back in 90 for the cover alone. I had no idea what to expect, but when _It's Love_ came on I hit repeat and listened to it I don't know how many times. I couldn't get enough after that. I think I saw them in 95 on the tour for Dogman. My brother had come with me but he wasn't 18 yet and couldn't get into the bar where they were playing. Sucks to be him because Lost In Germany is incredible live.....that tone and riff are connected directly to my musical soul.
@eryckcrypton6412 4 жыл бұрын
It's Love - Epic outro solo!
@stevepower1372 4 жыл бұрын
First saw King's X on the Faith Hope Love tour, and it remains one of my best gigs ever. There's not a week goes by when there isn't some KX playing in my house... psyched to hear the new album. Great interview, thanks for sharing. Stay well guys.
@dwightburns6699 4 жыл бұрын
True that I'm the same way I mix in a little bit of government mule to lol
@AdamGotheridge 4 жыл бұрын
That was wonderful. Had to pause and missed the end chat, but someone mentioned Jerry next and I think that would be a really interesting interview. The Kings X fans love him, and he so solid and powerful, he's as huge a component of that King's X sound as the others. Would just kind of love to hear what he has to say about whatever. So 2 votes for that one.
@dwightburns6699 4 жыл бұрын
Love his solo stuff...
@thejamnasium6447 2 жыл бұрын
the song Ride off of Alien Beans is so awesome
@matthias7455 4 жыл бұрын
Omg, Pete. This is so great! Can't believe it. Huge fan of Ty. You asked some great questions. Thanks so much.
@curtisprice9806 Жыл бұрын
Big fan of King's X!!! RESPECT Great interview Pete!
@libertywormfarm3819 4 жыл бұрын
Spot on Pete, the guitar tone on “train” rocks me too! Should have known it was a Marshall.
@billphillipstube 4 жыл бұрын
Nice interview. Cool chill vibe. I always loved Ty’s early tone. It was interesting to hear about the MXR and the midiverb. I figured that there was more to it than just the L5. Sounds like the aion electronics guy should send his L5 pedal to Ty.
@Kodro2 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Pete to bring back Ty. One of my biggest inspirations in music.
@guidodday 4 жыл бұрын
Ty and Pete! YES!!!!!! Yet another reason to love this channel...Thanks Pete!
@jacquesbureau5294 4 жыл бұрын
This made my day. Thanks so much!
@ronaldsmith8966 4 жыл бұрын
Most EXCELLENT chat, Pete!!!
@sgwink 4 жыл бұрын
Pete, dude seriously this was among the best interviews I have seen Ty do (not that I am a gauge for this) but his comfort level speaking to the questions from another expert made the interview feel like two experience pro's were letting us in on it. OF course thats exactly what I just saw and heard. Thanks for extracting some of those cool tidbits from Ty such as the tweener setting between 100 and 99 and "pray vibrations off the stage dont move the setting".. .I mean so much more too from Ty. To learn he was doing a follow up too gave me another level of anxiousness to simply waiting for the Kings X next album drop too. Wow. Thanks again!
@fullmetalsal 4 жыл бұрын
Pete thank you both for such a great gem of an interview and Pete keep smiling and keeping things positive. 🙏🙏🙏
@dennispack350 4 жыл бұрын
Pete, thank you so much for this. King’s X and Ty Tabor are a huge inspiration in my musical life. This is just what I needed. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
@wooliegeek 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, thank you. This was so amazing. I am such a fan of Ty. It is fun to be watching two great guitarists on the screen talking about things I love.
@alanbarry3598 4 жыл бұрын
This is a fantastic conversation! I've listened to Ty and King's X since 1989, and have dug a lot of his music over the years. The stories about his childhood guitar and musical experiences were touching and fun to hear. Thank you, both!
@MrJackrockerman 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Pete for the interview.. You and Ty are my favourite guitar player..
@jimmyjennings4089 Жыл бұрын
Kings X is one of my favorite bands, I had to add a couple of their songs to the band I play in's song list black flag and black the sky, just killer songs that I feel can't be left out of songs we play, rock on Ty you are an extremely talented musician for sure.
@jimmyfrombrooklyn8550 4 жыл бұрын
Hey Pete! Got to thank you for all the great content you’ve brought to the guitar community. It’s really cool that an accomplished player of your caliber makes the kind of effort to share his experiences like you have. It’s been especially cool that in these crazy times when most of us are staying home we have guys like you putting out great stuff to entertain and educate. I’ve been a Ty Tabor fan since forever- so this was just icing on the cake. Thanks - Jim from NY
@RadityoPramAdi 4 жыл бұрын
Thank's a lot Pete and Ty. My day sucks and this come up! Thnks!!
@randyroberts4239 4 жыл бұрын
That was so cool! Thanks for making that happen!
@kervinrodriguez1833 4 жыл бұрын
Great interview, thanks so much for posting. Ty is one of the best guitar players and very underrated
@aviator_bryan 4 жыл бұрын
Love King's X & Ty Tabor! My band had the honor of opening for them a couple years ago. So fun.
@dinofond 4 жыл бұрын
Love Ty and all the music all of the guys in King's X play on.
@mydayis5 4 жыл бұрын
Interview with Ty Tabor......instant ‘click’!!
@stevenellis8365 4 жыл бұрын
Solid gold. Thanks so much Pete. Ty and KX are long time favorites that never get old. Got to meet them after a show a year or so back. Just lovely folks.
@lifeson01 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this!!! What a treat to listen to during the pandemic. Ty is in my top four guitarists influentially. Such a good interview!! Just reminded me of all the great music Ty has been a part of.
@Taylor-kd6lr 4 жыл бұрын
Outstanding interview Pete. I’m a huge Tabor fan, and have always wanted to see an in-depth interview with him, and you did a great job. Well done!
@tonyaguon2559 4 жыл бұрын
Great content Pete! Love Ty and the insight provided in this interview. I will have to revisit my L5 and Pearce G2X again knowing now that Ty was a proponent.
@viktorbuck8342 4 жыл бұрын
Wow!! This was amazing, Ty is one of my biggest heroes. So nice of him to share so many of his secrets... I've been wondering about some of these tonesecrets since 1993... when Kings X took me by storm. 😅 What a treat! ❤🙏
@eryckcrypton6412 4 жыл бұрын
What a great discussion! Thank you!
@dell982 4 жыл бұрын
My all time Favorite guitar player!!!!!!!!! You're great too Pete
@coreyclark6505 4 жыл бұрын
How did I not see this before today?!?! Ty has no idea how much he’s changed my ear and how I hear melody today. Stellar guy, worth the line to meet after shows. Thanks to both of you for this!
@chrissoares23 4 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this. Hope we get some other great player interviews.
@BenvanGeest 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! This was a lot of fun. Have been a King's X fan from the beginning. Also a HUGE fan of Ty's guitar playing. Such a great guy. Cheers!
@billwendt1256 4 жыл бұрын
Outstanding interview with two of my favorite guitarists.
@shirleyallen7960 4 жыл бұрын
Ty is probably my favorite guitarist of literally all time, so many out there. His playing encompasses everything I love about rock guitar!
@jmar482 4 жыл бұрын
Great talk Pete. Ty is a brilliant musician. Been a fan since the ‘80s.
@gravy_brain 4 жыл бұрын
wow this is fantastic! thank you fellas.
@joeriffanucci 4 жыл бұрын
"Walking the plank!" Fantastic analogy. Real improvisation
@michaelfrancis1 2 жыл бұрын
Cheers from Texas! 🤘😎🤘 You guys are... stellar souls! Thank you so much for hanging out online (extended) with us! So appreciate it! So much learned over the years! We miss you down here ;) Peace M
@thebeancounter3987 4 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this interview. Great job Pete.
@MrKenward777 4 жыл бұрын
This was so great!!
@0dtp1 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this interview! Ty is definitely on my Top 3 "guitar heroes" list!
@leswadley6792 4 жыл бұрын
Such an amazing guy and super talented musician! Two guys that definitely need to be talking music! Great episode!
@goodmusemusic 3 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the interview! It was great hearing from Ty after your question about his early tone and the moves to different gear. It's easy to forget sometimes that changes are made to gear, especially live, due to the history of reliability, among other things, of that gear. If a show gets wrecked because that gear is breaking down regularly, it's the next obvious move to seek out new gear. This was one of the highlights for me from this video. The other part I enjoyed is the openness to trying new gear, i.e. solid state vs. tube, not depriving oneself from a piece of gear because of an insistence of "one over the other" type of thinking when it comes to tone production. Cheers!!
@subpoppy1 4 жыл бұрын
Love Ty. Love my MS homey. Such a nice humble guy. What a beautiful soul. What a killer discography.
@rikshredder 4 жыл бұрын
What a great interview at a great and much needed time. Thanks Ty and @Pete Thorn. I found myself so happy and relaxed watching and listening to this. THANK YOU!
@PeteThorn 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!!
@rccampbell460 4 жыл бұрын
King's X is one of my favorite bands. Good to see Ty! Shout out from a Hattiesburg guy.
@sammyboller 4 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite musicians!! Loved the interview. Thank you Pete and Ty!
@johnpierson8398 4 жыл бұрын
Really great interview with Ty!
@erictripton 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for dragging him in Pete. Ty was a breath of fresh air upon hearing them in '89. I noticed his love for Alex Lifeson, the pedal Tones. It is like hearing Rush meets country twang meets Trower type soloing.
@glennscottharris 4 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites.
@blueswood854 4 жыл бұрын
My late 90's R&B band....the L7, 4x10's.. a 335...found the right mid filter, plus compression...turned her up most of the way. Best tone I ever had...couldn't lift it prior to back surgery, it had to go. I wonder what it would weigh without the cab...that amp sang.
@ronfrey6639 4 жыл бұрын
This is great Pete thank you for doing this and thanks to Ty hes really down to earth and we share alot of the same feelings. All I did when I was a child was listen to Beatles also and threw a shit fit when my Brother got to go see them and I didnt and I could read THE BEATLES on the sign and my Dad was laughing cause I was kicking the shit out of the dash board and just screaming pissed off in the front seat....@4 years old. Im the guitar player in this family but it was for sound also.....
@marks8437 Жыл бұрын
Two of my favorite musicians having a chat. This video is golden. Ty is hands-down my biggest influence, absolutely love his approach to songwriting. Both of you truly understand tone and are masters of the craft.
@JRandallS 4 жыл бұрын
Nice. I built an FM station in the early 80's in Alaska and we used to play Kings X, "Gretchen Goes to Nebraska", and also "Faith Hope and Love" during the late night. When I moved to California around 93, one of the first things I did was hit up a King's X concert on Katella down by Disneyland. It was deafening, but I stood right up front and just took it all in. As a guitar player I always appreciated Ty's guitar work and song writing. A good friend of mine from the UK turned me on to them, and we ended up covering a few of their tunes, I don't remember the titles, but the first lines were"Hey Mr. Wilson", and "I, sit on the beach, feeling the sun, feeling your hand, and I, there's a ship on the ocean and I can't decide if I like it." Thanks for the interview Pete. Good job giving Ty time to answer. The only question I would have like to heard was "what are the secret settings on the Gibson L5 ..exactly?" HA
@HasseC 4 жыл бұрын
Ty, Brian May, Hendrix and Nile Rodgers - my heroes. Among many ... Great intervju, Pete! Love your channel!!
@solarpoint1 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Pete, enjoyed the interview!
@scottwhitlow8468 4 жыл бұрын
What a great interview. King’s X was the soundtrack to my life (just about). Would love to see you do interviews with others like this (Mark Tremonti or others perhaps?). Great job Pete! 👍🏻
@z33r2 4 жыл бұрын
great interview! Loved the Phil Keggy shoutout.
@robram2025 3 жыл бұрын
Great interview Pete! I absolutely love Ty. Great cat!
@Darthhalitosis 4 жыл бұрын
Most underated amazing and inspiring player of all time!!!!
@elimakowski1469 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome stuff Pete! Im ringin the bell!
@hjustice1713 2 жыл бұрын
Great interview Pete!
@danc3746 4 жыл бұрын
Page, Lifeson and Ty...the BEST
@33ErikB Жыл бұрын
The biggest compliment I ever got on my guitar tone came from Ty Tabor when I was in a Black Sabbath tribute band that opened for them... I was using the Orange Jim Root Rockerverb micro head with a range Master clone. Talk about being honored... Maybe I had a small influence on him switching to Orange amps... Maybe...lol
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