Mac DeMarco Nerds Out About Music Gear

Mac DeMarco Nerds Out About Music Gear | Reverb Interview

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4 жыл бұрын

If you think Mac DeMarco's signature woozy warble is all about his chorus-laden pedalboard, you're in for a fun surprise. Check out the video above to watch Mac break down for us what really inspires his sound, from his penchant for '70s Strats to the vibratos on his pedalboard and the synth sounds you can hear on most all of his records.
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@zizoumonk10 4 жыл бұрын

Mac sounds like he's from New York, Canada.

@NRVS571 4 жыл бұрын

i think he used to live in queens for a while couple years back, could of been a influence for sure

@imrippingthefuckingheadoff 4 жыл бұрын

He's from Alberta and lived in NY for a while

@AwesomeActivist 4 жыл бұрын

he still lives there, but he's really annoying ahha

@AwesomeActivist 4 жыл бұрын

mac if you see ths, you need to a) st up your fendr p bass and b) stop talking like you're from brooklyn

@marvinuhilarious 4 жыл бұрын

New York, AB

@JoeMoreg 4 жыл бұрын

I personally tend to use the chorus pedal when it's the chorus of the song, and the flanger when it's the flangerus of the song

@carlosu1021 4 жыл бұрын

“Everybody thinks that I love chorus, wrong, I love vibrato” lmfao love you Mac

@nopeteys2424 4 жыл бұрын

Carlos U vibrato is way cooler than chorus

@naruparagreendbz1 4 жыл бұрын

@@nopeteys2424 both are pretty cool

@davidjameschamberlain 4 жыл бұрын

Though he double tracks, which kind of turns it chorusy

@gsl649 3 жыл бұрын

What does this mean, I’m not a guitarist(yet)

@Alberto-ny7kf 3 жыл бұрын

@@gsl649 vibrato means the note goes slightly up and down. chorus is an effect that doubles your guitar sound and adds vibrato+slows down slightly the second guitar track(i think not sure tho) if you take out the main track and keep just the track that the chrous adds you'll get just a vibrato effect.

@davem8456 4 жыл бұрын

Basically just use whatever you have access to. Great mentality when it comes to actually creating

@nopeteys2424 4 жыл бұрын

dave m creativity and good songwriting will always trump expensive gear

@7hotfuzz7 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve noticed from learning about these people over the years, so many of my favorite artists and bands just used whatever was cheap and sounded good at a pawn shop. Trying to recreate it those sounds is fun but when it comes to creating new music I find it very difficult to stray from what’s traditionally thought of as “good” gear and tone.

@kimL93 4 жыл бұрын

Definately i once thinking im stuck with just 5 pedals now ita been a year since i buy last pedal and i still discovered something new

@100nujabes 4 жыл бұрын

Foreal. I have a couple of buddies who own huge pedal boards and vintage gear when all they do is play covers. It's kind of funny to look at.

@quasarulas3968 4 жыл бұрын

except most people don't own lots of highly sought after famous vintage synths, classic guitars and amps. his pedal board is quite pedestrian though

@jacobthebatchbandit3092 4 жыл бұрын

Mac Demarco : screw gear Also Mac : vintage twin, fostex Reel 2 Reel , Juno 60, dx7 , D-50, Ce-2 , Re-201

@antonzigando150 4 жыл бұрын

mixing desk, rhodes piano, upright piano, outboard compressors/eqs

@gratata.enchilada 4 жыл бұрын

jacob gotlieb he’s a professional though? He’s still pretty on the low end considering some muscians are borderline collectors. Look at joe bonamassa

@jacobthebatchbandit3092 4 жыл бұрын

@@gratata.enchilada im not saying mans have more expensive gear than him lol im sure theres some guy somewhere with nicer gear but im just saying mac has that broke aesthetic but on the low actually has nice shit

@enkiea8322 4 жыл бұрын

@@jacobthebatchbandit3092 Facts. Those Nuemann mics he just said he bought are BOUGIE AF. Good for him though.

@ryancrawford9894 4 жыл бұрын

Wait... Is Fostex high end now? I've got a Model 80 collecting dust in my closet.

@thekranken6286 4 жыл бұрын

Mac DeMarco sounds like hes a chef putting flavors together

@MrCrusiers 4 жыл бұрын

AKS 47 I guess he’s cooking up something good

@gabrielidusogie9189 4 жыл бұрын

@@MrCrusiers i got that reference 😎

@3badthebad 4 жыл бұрын

Well he's putting a bunch of flavors together to get his signature tone, so you're partially right

@djtaitai 4 жыл бұрын

Mac’s always been authentic in his music production. He doesn’t know all the terms and answers but he can play and get into a creative mood and experiment with different instruments and tech, and I think that’s all it takes to make something worthwhile.

@plizzle 3 жыл бұрын

Doing any more than that would be a mistake :)

@doomgirl5341 3 жыл бұрын

This is the reason why he's one of my favourite artists. Dude is my inspiration

@bluehole6019 2 жыл бұрын

He’s also crazy talented. I’m obsessed with production, and his records sound AMAZING from an objective standpoint. Especially This Old Dog and Here Comes The Cowboy.

@bipbong2906 4 жыл бұрын

“Ooh, stinky” -Mac Demarco

@Ben-nx7yy 4 жыл бұрын

le monke

@paralirava 4 жыл бұрын

Poopies

@NotDingse 4 жыл бұрын

i was about to comment that

@vetonrecica5558 4 жыл бұрын

Haha funny

@LunchsackTheWise 4 жыл бұрын

Too small so that when steering wheel fly off you like "im a toast"

@michaelt5242 4 жыл бұрын

please get kevin parker on this

@DawsonTMiller 4 жыл бұрын

Please

@rastros-9419 4 жыл бұрын

Please 🙏

@telecaster9988 4 жыл бұрын

Pleaseeeeeeee

@evanposteraro5094 4 жыл бұрын

I HIGHLY SUPPORT THIS!

@FabianSalomonsson 4 жыл бұрын

Plz

@stephenhutto7481 4 жыл бұрын

“But even that, I’m not going full crunch. Just a mild crunch” Mac perfectly describing my ab workout routine

@G12GilbertProduction 4 жыл бұрын

Vertebrum spatula jiggleness it's really hard for the crossfit workouts. ×D

@alancortes2404 3 жыл бұрын

✅

@johnkaplun9619 Жыл бұрын

Crispy

@Roonlovesfish3874 Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@thesoftparade435 4 ай бұрын

Mild crunch, the cereal kids love

@proc007 4 жыл бұрын

I can read lips pretty well (partially hearing impaired), so for anyone wondering what he said when it bleeped out which synths are his new favorite, he said the "Casio CZ series." These are phenomenal synthesizers that use a very unique sound source called "phase distortion" to create and dial in wave forms. I restored a Casio CZ-101 about 2 years ago and while it's sort of a pain in the ass to program, I still love it! Hats off to you Mac!

@felipediaz5774 4 жыл бұрын

Have a 101 too, you can get insane sounds.

@kevinkruelle1492 4 жыл бұрын

@@felipediaz5774 Are the 1000, 3000, & 5000 just bigger brothers to the 101? There's a guy selling a CZ 5000 for pretty cheap around me may hop on one.

@felipediaz5774 4 жыл бұрын

@@kevinkruelle1492 The 1000 is the same that 101 with "normal size keys", the 3000 has chorus and split, the 5000 have chorus, split and a sequencer

@3c3c3c 4 жыл бұрын

DELETE THIS COMMENT

@dylansmith8061 4 жыл бұрын

Thx was looking for this comment

@warwicksmiley 4 жыл бұрын

Don't know anything about this Guy but love his down to earth attitude.

@duddie4171 4 жыл бұрын

Listen to 2 and This Old Dog.

@sander2191 4 жыл бұрын

@@duddie4171 what about salad days? It's my personal favorite

@dudeman5303 4 жыл бұрын

Rock and roll night club has some great tracks. My favorite mac demarco song outside of "this old dog" is "baby's wearin' blue jeans"

@duddie4171 4 жыл бұрын

@@sander2191 I love Salad Days too. Matter of fact, all of Mac's music. I just feel like 2 is the most accessible album, good to start off with. And then TOD is probably his most mature one and shows a slightly different side of him.

@duddie4171 4 жыл бұрын

@@dudeman5303 Yeah, "blue jeans" rock.

@ChainsTheChef888 Жыл бұрын

Watching Mac Demarco be passionate about his music making process ignites a flame inside of me that makes me want to make more instrumentals, i love it

@surakura3819 4 жыл бұрын

The youngest looking 50 year old dude. Damn those viceroys.

@Ben-nx7yy 4 жыл бұрын

wait? he is 50?

@TheDeathopper 4 жыл бұрын

@@Ben-nx7yy He's 29, but a heavy smoker.

@surakura3819 4 жыл бұрын

@@Ben-nx7yy Lmao

@Skywohka 4 жыл бұрын

Ben No, Mac smokes a lot of cigarettes and they’re aging him beyond his years. He looks older than he is.

@ben-7403 4 жыл бұрын

I think a lot of it is from the booze and touring diet. Stress, booze and cigs will do a number on ya. He's looking better these days than he did a couple years ago though. I wish him the best.

@dynodin81 4 жыл бұрын

That is why his records musically sound so good to the ears. He is someone who is looking for a sound that he likes, and is trying re-create when listening back to the sound via headphones or speakers. A true musician/artist. maybe even a audiophile.

@Shreddios 4 жыл бұрын

“Jigglin’ ”-Mac Demarco circa late 2k19

@mikesgarage18 2 жыл бұрын

Seems like a pretty normal guy actually. Not obnoxious at all, just saying it how it is. Even though he has a ton of hype, I actually like his music.

@bingcrosby8965 2 жыл бұрын

My brother saw him at govball, he was the only musician to setup his own stage.

@blakebguitar 4 жыл бұрын

The little riff he plays around the 6:00 mark sounds like "Fishing for Fishies" by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizzard

@roberto3243 3 жыл бұрын

blakebguitar pretty sure it’s a scale

@uncleant3780 4 жыл бұрын

What he says in the bleep is "this cheap piece of gear means something to me, and you should find something that means something to you." "If it works, it works. N that's good for me" -as he said

@Obiwannabe 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah because Mac uses "cheap" gear lol

@theshyguy1580 4 жыл бұрын

@@Obiwannabe It looks like he said something about the Casio CZ3000 or some sort of instrument.

@willespalazzo 4 жыл бұрын

@@theshyguy1580 Yeeeah definitely Casio something

@DeathTrapProductions 4 жыл бұрын

Casio GZ

@thebiggumsmac 4 жыл бұрын

I think he said casio CTX, referencing the ctx3000

@connerdearing 4 жыл бұрын

A few seconds ago I was like “I haven’t listened to mac in a bit” and here he is :)

@skyrnir 4 жыл бұрын

google can access your brain through wifi

@rodrickbeat8118 4 жыл бұрын

Loved your profile Picture

@connerdearing 4 жыл бұрын

RodrickBeat thanks sm man god bless✌️

@electronowo4543 4 жыл бұрын

Paul is it you again ?

@connerdearing 4 жыл бұрын

electronowo ‘tis I

@boistybuster 4 жыл бұрын

Its so nice to get new videos of Mac

@a.j.gregory673 4 жыл бұрын

This was the most charming interview about gear. Love this dude!

@fernandomendezjr6776 4 жыл бұрын

"The one that I was in love with, that I destroyed." - Mac DeMarco (2019)

@G12GilbertProduction 4 жыл бұрын

Never trust a Santana hidden Pulltronic EQ! 😂

@israelcox3570 4 жыл бұрын

6:02 Did anyone else hear some Fishing for Fishies?

@skiz_ 4 жыл бұрын

I came looking for this comment to confirm lol

@kamhash1 4 жыл бұрын

He 90% said "Casio CZ----" The prices for those are already going up

@cornerliston 4 жыл бұрын

You can have mine for 10K special Reverb price.

@kamhash1 4 жыл бұрын

@@cornerliston Would you want to do a partial trade my semi-functioning CZ-3000 for 10/2K and some jelly beans?

@cornerliston 4 жыл бұрын

@@kamhash1 Sounds like a steal to me. Yay

@synthmalicious7541 4 жыл бұрын

It’s amazing how much they are on reverb, a lot of things go up in price but they want up ridiculously high.

@luffegun 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah he said Casio Cz Series

@unsweetmusic 4 жыл бұрын

This is a comfort video for me at this point.

@ttbfan 4 жыл бұрын

That N64 hat is incredible!!

@hiattpurcell1794 4 жыл бұрын

5:05 where everyone paused

@Chazmon_ 4 жыл бұрын

Love the never ending search for the perfect gear. It's like a collection that does cool shit

@momomankanshoku701 4 жыл бұрын

honestly glad someone finally appreciates connan mockasin’s amazing and unique sound

@obody-sl9np 3 жыл бұрын

I've watched this so many times I've learnt every single word coming out of his mouth

@oscar909500 4 жыл бұрын

He is the Bob ross of guitars

@TenThumbsProductions 4 жыл бұрын

Duckie hahahahah winner winner

@euremita 4 жыл бұрын

Duckie “And maybe here we’ll add a happy little dab of vibrato.”

@krisbrownawt9977 2 жыл бұрын

Actually johnny Demarco is the bob ross of guitars

@dirtydanandthebasketballbo305 2 жыл бұрын

Every time I watch an interview with Mac I fall in love with him just a little bit more!

@dirtydanandthebasketballbo305 Жыл бұрын

@elijahfinch3349 I'll give it a listen!

@SHTMusik 4 жыл бұрын

I used to love my old Zoom 505. It still has my favorite flanger effect ever.

@zzirjukez2899 4 жыл бұрын

Love you Mac. I really wanna see you live. Shout outs from Chicago

@Jude107c 4 жыл бұрын

Just discovered this guy! I love him! He’s a true Indie Artist without the filter! He’s got strait from the heart music! He’s inspiring me to do my thing!

@centuryfiles9558 4 жыл бұрын

Corey Burnham agreed!

@mikelitoris3827 4 жыл бұрын

8:47 Mac says Casio CT-X

@CJ-jh9ri 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve been watching so many Mac Demarco interviews I think I’m starting to pick up his mannerisms. Keep saying “👐 God Bless”

@DEFEKTstreams 4 жыл бұрын

Mac really does seem like a guy that just stumbled into being successful and it's amazing

@joshuakristopeit7322 4 жыл бұрын

great video!!!!!!!! you guys are killing it!!!!!

@MrKiller271 4 жыл бұрын

Im so fuckin excited about the İstanbul concert. Finally gonna see him with my own eyes.

@lukecurran5572 4 жыл бұрын

Mac demarco seems like a genuinely chill dude

@talialemyre854 4 жыл бұрын

Please release another album!! 🙏🏽 I’m loving the new Mac!

@MacGroup4Life 2 жыл бұрын

We need another. I’m on the same page. His new stuff is grand.

@Boomblast57 6 ай бұрын

Seeing Mac at Glastonbury 2019 was one of the greatest live shows I’ve ever seen x

@inakihernandez2554 4 жыл бұрын

I love how he reached to what he had and just experimented to create his own sounds. You should do this with Kevin Parker or Stu Mackenzie. I would like to know how these musical geniuses approach shitty pieces of gear to make magic.

@shawnlennon1947 Жыл бұрын

I love how different every guitarists pedal boards are. like Mac vibrato from using the only wet signal from chorus, how he uses 2 reverbs is also new too me. and the fact that he secretly loves those cheap zoom multi effects pedals 😆. I love hearing people talk about this stuff.

@OwainOwine 4 жыл бұрын

I love Mac and this has made my day 1000x better

@leoidk4269 4 жыл бұрын

I've been waiting this video since 2017

@cjscala87 4 жыл бұрын

Mac is the Bill Murray of indie rock!

@ltfringr 3 жыл бұрын

Keith Richards of Indie Rock

@les1251 3 жыл бұрын

both Masons, it seems

@adamhossienzadeh7582 4 жыл бұрын

“If you can just get the jiggle, I like that.” I can relate that to a lot of things

@rocker6219 4 жыл бұрын

this is the best mac demarco interview on the internets

@mankymax 3 жыл бұрын

my mum bought me a zoom multi effects pedal for Xmas when I was like 15/16. still the only pedal I have cos I'm broke, gonna have to bring it out again as an ode to Mac

@nickydarling5208 4 жыл бұрын

Even though I don’t understand what he’s talking about I could listen to Mac talking for hours

@colbymose1663 4 жыл бұрын

Finally another Mac video

@JulesJenssen 4 жыл бұрын

That N64/Kellogg’s hat tho...... The vid was great, too. Love this guy’s vibe.

@blu4533 5 ай бұрын

I come back to this video for therapy now and again. 😌

@morganghetti 4 жыл бұрын

Mac looks like the guys I see walking down busy roads in the middle of the day with a cigarette behind their ears.

@davidjameschamberlain 4 жыл бұрын

I mean, he probably is

@kane00000 4 жыл бұрын

Wow such a profound comment! How did you get so down to earth and observant? You unique, smart little snowflake you!!

@israelduarte1189 4 жыл бұрын

Kane Williams oh someone triggered

@weenis2876 4 жыл бұрын

@@kane00000 who hurt you man?

@jacobiskandermusic 4 жыл бұрын

Well this is a cool video to see in my sub feed

@lucaskinney449 4 жыл бұрын

I watched Mac smash his guitar in Monteral a few months back. Insane show. Glad you got your hat back too. Lol

@mrsjasmijnhelweg 2 жыл бұрын

Whattt forever dolphin love is one of my favorite albums tooo!!!

@grumpyoats 4 жыл бұрын

Best description of Chorus

@oinkooink 2 жыл бұрын

Great story for this fella. Doing what he loves and he's good at it. I wish him all the best and I like his stuff. I'll tell ya though...I'm him in reverse. 32 years playing guitar...I can almost play the full set of cowboy chords cleanly. The penny never dropped for me. Chased a teenage dream to record music...have all the gear...but no idea. My stuff sounds like garbage.

@locksh 4 жыл бұрын

That strat sounds like heaven

@slomosapiens4693 4 жыл бұрын

Wish i had discovered the vibe pedal ten years ago, changed the game for sure

@afrodylan671 4 жыл бұрын

I think Mac is a really underrated player. His right hand fingerpicking technique in this video is something to be desired.

@MatthewHyatt 3 жыл бұрын

That's what she said.

@evilcraft99 4 жыл бұрын

That Montreal show was really wild

@Rhapsolin 4 жыл бұрын

Dude there's a black guy in ur pfp u mite wanna get that checked out

@nicolaserafini6590 4 жыл бұрын

So he smashed his strat at the end?

@jochemmessmer 4 жыл бұрын

Tech talk + Mac DeMarco =

@OMGIGILY 4 жыл бұрын

were so thankful for his taste in this shit, comes out sounding amazing

@OMGIGILY 4 жыл бұрын

we forever are blessed 4 ur love for weird mac

@robi8569 4 жыл бұрын

Connan mockassin getting the credit he deserves. Epic.

@tomblaze2 4 жыл бұрын

AHH!! MY DREAM VIDEO - I am going to have this one on repeat for the next 24 hours - THANKS

@nicolaserafini6590 4 жыл бұрын

Same

@canaan4287 4 жыл бұрын

Gosh that strat is crazy🤯🤩

@FrankHemd 4 жыл бұрын

love him so much

@monotronfan1 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like he's saying casiotone. So, probably the early analog ones like the ct 101 or 202

@smackdab6070 4 жыл бұрын

4:39 that piece of gear is in really high demand rn

@ericknight9816 2 жыл бұрын

What is that "little tp" thingy called?

@unviversalyhappy 4 жыл бұрын

I finally know what vibrato pedal he uses and I'm glad he's still using the cheap stuff so I can maybe get one of them on my board

@THEmfGOBLIN 4 жыл бұрын

I wish this was a lot longer

@peachmelba1000 4 жыл бұрын

*Mac dresses like a guy who's doing well enough to own a yatch, but it's a second hand 25 footer, and he has to borrow your truck twice a year to get it in and out the water. *A legal aide lawyer

@rzonafffelt 4 жыл бұрын

I’m guessing you just discovered Mac lmao

@thumperbangin2000 4 жыл бұрын

He has a freemason shirt on. O

@ejRecording 4 жыл бұрын

@@thumperbangin2000 sadly, once you get bigger guess who you gotta rep, or else

@Yumemaru. 4 жыл бұрын

@@ejRecording I think you both missed the joke lol

@yannbonada979 3 жыл бұрын

seriously is he actually a freemason whats the deal

@TenThumbsProductions 4 жыл бұрын

Okay. That’s gear. Okay.

@luminositymusicbrianpricka6357 3 жыл бұрын

I know. Everything is a clique. We all like a little a sweetener. -

@aaron4757 3 жыл бұрын

Wtf is ur problem?

@simongroot5246 4 жыл бұрын

I needed this video

@wet_socksvxbes 4 жыл бұрын

DUDE I LOVE MAC

@ToonsCraft1 4 жыл бұрын

That Nintendo 64 Kellogg's cap is incredibly cool

@vgrepairs 4 жыл бұрын

It's too small for his dome

@seanmccauley6250 4 жыл бұрын

I can relate to try to get the Steve Miller Band drum sound hahaha

@JorgeMurio 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Loved it

@jcosme6616 4 жыл бұрын

his strat looks so good

@snubsnab8022 2 жыл бұрын

It’s funny how he says he tears himself apart over trying to get the perfect drum sound when I’m a massive fan of his drums sound on record. Everyone talks about “Mac guitar tone” when his drumming drives so many of his songs.

@johansilva5612 4 жыл бұрын

i'd do anything to get a whole day to talk to mac about gear

@Canoeland Жыл бұрын

There’s a really great Tape op article you he did you could check out

@Sauravon_ 4 жыл бұрын

I could listen to Mac all day

@michaelscottpettis 4 жыл бұрын

The bleep out was Casio CZ series.

@largecheese1006 3 жыл бұрын

Me hearing Mac Demarco for the first time: 2:55

@callummoodley6311 4 жыл бұрын

I also hate when people call my 70's start weird and stinky

@joelmoosehead7814 7 ай бұрын

i dont think anyone understands how much i love this man

@switchedup783 4 жыл бұрын

Haven’t seen a Mac Demarco interview ina while

@jswing1092 3 жыл бұрын

"If you just get the jiggle... oooo" -Mac Demarco

@gigilaroux762 4 жыл бұрын

I want him to do an album with Courtney Barnett

@longcastle4863 Жыл бұрын

1:52... The honesty here just cracked me up; been there done that; in different contexts, but totally the same.

@ethanslosarik604 4 жыл бұрын

Mac back In action

@jakobelias9783 4 жыл бұрын

Well now I wanna know the name of the synth even more

@mikekowalchuk6802 4 жыл бұрын

They didn't blur his mouth ;)

@matt1524 4 жыл бұрын

Casio something

@tregsmusic 4 жыл бұрын

Its got to be a model from the CZ or SD Casio line.

@willstrattonmusic 4 жыл бұрын

He's saying the Casio CZs. And he's right, they're great!

@freelance_commie 4 жыл бұрын

I’m pretty sure he’s said Catchers Tits

@augustcampbell2375 4 жыл бұрын

Thats the coolest dad hat ever

@chikemazdga 4 жыл бұрын

Please, do the video about reel 2 reel recording

@Rustyjamesman 4 жыл бұрын

I love mac so much