POLYPHIA's Tim Henson and Scott LePage on Pickups, Tube Amps, Modellers and Writing Music

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Tim Henson and Scott LePage from Polyphia came to the studio to sit down with Kris for a super cosy (and jet-lagged, haha) talk about their Fishman pickups, about using modellers, amps and pedals and more. We are really proud to share this with you, enjoy the video and leave a comment below!
Big thanks to Fishman for bringing the guys over and thanks to Ibanez for the awesome giveaway!!
Gear used by Tim and Scott: tho.mn/vpr4s
Recorded in Presonus Studio One: bit.ly/S1Pro6
Recorded and mixed with Universal Audio: tho.mn/uadx1
Monitors optimised through Sonarworks: tho.mn/sonar
We use Cordial cables exclusively: www.thomann.de/intl/cat_brand...
Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 Introduction
0:59 Do you like being on tour
2:13 Tim's and Scott's pickups
3:02 PLAYING | Tim
3:22 Does your tone inspire you
5:00 How is your song writing process
9:19 When a song loses its magic
10:07 PLAYING | Scott
10:21 Do you have a go-to tone
13:17 PLAYING | Tim
13:36 Would you ever play a tube amp
18:55 Learning to use amp modellers
20:21 PLAYING | Tim
21:25 First amps and multi FXs
22:16 PLAYING | Scott
22:30 Any tips for modeller newbies
31:44 Plans for the band after the tour
32:40 PLAYING | Scott
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@SkorpioMusic Ай бұрын

I love how Scott and Tim are total opposites in every way yet compliment each other so well.

@harolddaniels7883 13 күн бұрын

You want to play, like Tim, but want to hang out, with Scott.

@farahs8341 Ай бұрын

What fascinates me most about Polyphia is that I'm absolutely not into their music but I 100% love listening to them talking about making music. All of their learnings, the experiments, the things they'd like to try. They never seem to get tired of it, love the spirit!

@fkfakemusic3172 Ай бұрын

gay af

@armignac Ай бұрын

I love, that the subtitles say "applause", whenever tim plays ghostnotes

@arunkarthikma3121 Ай бұрын

Instructions for us, the viewer

@deltagamma1442 Ай бұрын

WHat is a ghostnote?

@noyd4172 Ай бұрын

cause he is CLAPPING that guitar

@MikaTarkela Ай бұрын

@@deltagamma1442 It's like a inaudible note, you hear it is being strummed but it doesn't have a particular pitch. Drummers use ghostnotes as well. On a guitar the easiest way would be just palm muting a note and creating a scratchy sound with your picking hand.

@Konfide4043 29 күн бұрын

@MikaTarkela What is a 'deaf tone'? ✋️

@wesshepard Ай бұрын

I’ve been listening to these guys since they were super young. They really have come along way in their interviewing skills and understanding of tone and Melody.

@SuperXD44 22 күн бұрын

yeah you can really see their development. I first listened to them when they covered that 13mm parabellum bullet song

@jamesprosser7236 Ай бұрын

I love that philosophy and it’s so true, using what you have to the best you can is far better than just throwing money at something hoping it’ll make you sound better. These guys are great

@lc4754 Ай бұрын

Tim's shoes definately has "Hanging with the boyz" vibes. 🌈🎸

@offsitearchive Ай бұрын

the most provocative thing about the whole outfit

@Buttface1981 Ай бұрын

They look like Yeezy slides. Apparently super comfy

@seamusfinnigan1916 Ай бұрын

@@offsitearchive The only provocation being thrown out with that outfit is please peg my Bhole.

@peevee605 Ай бұрын

Grandmother’s slippers. 😂

@archibaldikowski3646 Ай бұрын

Hard to bear.

@kevinbuenoartbywave Ай бұрын

Yay! Tim and Scott interviewing finally, Indeed we love hearing from you both; Tim and Scott need to link up with Nik Nocturnal

@xiaoboba Ай бұрын

lol

@Kill-Nine-null 21 күн бұрын

We all know that their playing would make Nik cry.

@Tethered_to_the_Polestar 28 күн бұрын

I always love your reviews. Honest, no BS and coming from an awesome player. I know these are less frequent due to your busy schedule but I just want you to know that I really appreciate them. Have a great day Sir.

@Riyoe Ай бұрын

Cool to see Tim and Scott together in an interview

@Clown321321 Ай бұрын

Very pleasant guys here, thanks for the interview!

@Tritoness Ай бұрын

Not a huge fan of their music, but they seem very likeable, and genuinely happy to have had that interview

@Stratmaster_ Ай бұрын

Fan or not, you can’t disagree they are extremely skilled

@Tritoness Ай бұрын

@@Stratmaster_absolutely.. they’ve created their own sound and even genre I’d say

@nobirdsnomasters Ай бұрын

I don't like listening to them, but I'm glad they exist is how I phrase it.

@Skkyyyyyyyyyyy Ай бұрын

I don’t get why these types of comments exist. Lemme insult the band and explain my personal preferences, THEN say you liked the interview.

@Tritoness Ай бұрын

@@Skkyyyyyyyyyyy who are you talking to here?

@arnoldp8962 Ай бұрын

Scottie: Can I say the word a$$? Tim: f*ed up

@luisrios6687 Ай бұрын

This was awesome! Thank you! Glad you put lepage on the D40!

@jaunianise4172 Ай бұрын

Toenails, poly or nitro ?

@rogerYT69 Ай бұрын

nitro from the custom shop... tone nails😅

@rockeredbunny Ай бұрын

Wait for a custom Ibanez tone nail xD

@billk9799 Ай бұрын

Multilayer nitro ebony 😂

@jomamma1750 Ай бұрын

Prozac...

@jgutierrez-welle6357 Ай бұрын

I need all of the signature tim specs ASAP actually 🙏

@Agantross Ай бұрын

This is really great! I love the way they make music really their on way. Even how they play guitar is so different and awesome. Huge inspiration for me!

@fkfakemusic3172 Ай бұрын

go paint ur toe nails too dont forget!

@Agantross Ай бұрын

@@fkfakemusic3172 Why should I? Because I said he is an awesome guitar player? He changed the way I see the guitar so much by breaking out of the state of the art. Not even a homophobic dude full of selfhate can take me that. :*

@FerociousMrWolf Ай бұрын

Tim needs to be introduced to Dan from TPS.

@keschgelb Ай бұрын

I am very happy now (honestly!). Because i always thought, nobody instead of me still uses PodFarm. Nice guys!

@marceloluis2677 16 күн бұрын

Every video uploaded is a gift. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

@keokiheller4351 Ай бұрын

Love these guys. Soo much respect for their innovation and work ethic💪🏾🤩🤙🏾🏝️😎

@adamcogan211 Ай бұрын

I love these two so much!

@bluglass7819 Ай бұрын

Automated knobs on everything,I love it.

@ElmoRitter Ай бұрын

Tim Henson makes you smoke a bowl with him out of a designer bong before selling you your 8th and then he keeps trying to give you a great deal on molly. His audi is for sure in the shop right now

@southernpanda33 Ай бұрын

I will ALWAYS choose an amp stack over a modeler because I love the physical feel of everything. There’s a magic there between me and my amp.

@Psyraga Ай бұрын

I own both tube amps and moddelers and always gravitate for tube amp with real cab for in the room sound. Recording doesn't matter which one but real amp/cab sounds so good in the room.

@anthonymorales5815 Ай бұрын

yup. I i bought nice monitors, a few different amps from neural dsp, and really enjoy them but was never completely loved them, bought a 5150 iii and never looked back.

@boblanzillo2144 Ай бұрын

JCM 800 for life, love it. i got a 2204s, limited edition smallbox 50 watt 800

@sonofromel Ай бұрын

I kinda envy you. I love JCM 800 and JMP 2203. I'm glad we have good amp sims now through pedals and VST because I ain't carrying all that. Plus I don't wanna stand next to it full blast all the time.

@axOnith Ай бұрын

Neurótica will not always not be an Iridescent yellow experience from this day to me, and god I love that song

@vapingcringe Ай бұрын

i wish the did more with the first ep. talk about it more!!!!

@kevinbuenoartbywave Ай бұрын

What Tim describes about analog plug ins reminds me of my TC Helicon Perform V I use on my Mic

@Brutuscomedy Ай бұрын

Tubes in general are great but there's much to be said for the push-pull of the preamp tubes alongside the power section (not to mention real spring reverb).

@AndykWilhelm Ай бұрын

Great interview

@korbolt4886 Ай бұрын

ALBUM MODE, FINALLY🎉🎉🎉

@MikaTarkela Ай бұрын

I wish they had a gig in Finland. I'd love to see em.

@m.perrone5542 Ай бұрын

Great interview...

@creationinspired200 Ай бұрын

I have the V amp laying around 😅 great fun

@MrKylederp Ай бұрын

29:40 I had the same problem. Took a few months to dial it in and I had huge buyer's remorse. Glad i stuck it out.

@gohamm8629 Ай бұрын

The Clays are just so good at guitar...

@Brutuscomedy Ай бұрын

Also there is both Access Analog and mix:analog. They lack the randomization of which you speak but you can digitally adjust parameters and save them on analog hardware.

@crystalcrossTX 24 күн бұрын

i love you homies

@robertpetre9378 Ай бұрын

entertainment is about giving the people what they want art is about giving them what they didn’t know they wanted

@Kinetic-Tone Ай бұрын

Love these guys! They are innovators just having a good time making music and inspiring so many guitarists (young & old).

@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Ай бұрын

100% 🙌 //Kris

@ryndanriley5348 Ай бұрын

I'm not sure that Axe fx preset had the compressor up that high. Haha. But cool to know that was the foundation.

@doritogeru Ай бұрын

10:52 This launched me off my chair/intro the stratosphere. That sound. That KRYS10 though.

@zizhdizzabagus456 Ай бұрын

definitely leave space for coffeeeeee

@daroanvimusen Ай бұрын

I thought Tim had a sweet voice, but OMG, he has a lot of presence! definitely a phenomenon

@fkfakemusic3172 Ай бұрын

HAHAHA LOL THIS GOTTA BE FUNNIEST SHIET IVE SEEN IN AWHILE HAHAHA YEAH HE SOUND LIKE A KOREAN WOMAN

@Viper-dz2kw Ай бұрын

@@fkfakemusic3172man you’re just trolling lol, Tim’s got a pretty deep voice it’s just really nasal

@fkfakemusic3172 Ай бұрын

@@Viper-dz2kw bro stop just stop man dont paint they toe nails and sound like a female, listen to Hendrix talk thats a man ...

@fkfakemusic3172 Ай бұрын

@@Viper-dz2kw come on bro he watches korean dramas after he plays like farting underwater

@zzupanthemusicman 28 күн бұрын

Yamaha had an amp dg130HA that would actually turn all the knobs when you changed presets like faders on a analog board. They actually for the time sounded pretty good. They made a 2-12 and a 412 version of them. I would love to see Line-6 do something with it since its the same company and make a tube power amp for it like the old Spider with Bogner setup.

@abertanrodriguezmolina2991 25 күн бұрын

Ma boys are coming to Mexico ❤

@elevenAD Ай бұрын

Scotty got some Dime in his soul!

@Centipede_Solaire Ай бұрын

Tim looks more and more like Tim every day...

@rahzark Ай бұрын

7:25 Scott, you can do me from every direction!

@clutch2827 Ай бұрын

eww

@jconner3891 Ай бұрын

I love tube amps and good cabs with volume up. Nothing like it. Feeling those speakers hit you in the nuts. Give you blue balls.

@bagaswahyuillahi6009 Ай бұрын

Grew up listen to Slash & Kurt Cobain, and discovering the feel of using Modeler & Tube Amp, definitely i do really love the sound of pure tube amp especially with the dynamic, nothing compare with real tube amps. But i want to save my back, wallet and of course my neighborhood hate real amp.

@gohamm8629 Ай бұрын

Why would you WANT blue balls?!?!?

@awesomestuff9715 Ай бұрын

@@gohamm8629 my thoughts exactly 😂😂

@therealnvey6924 Ай бұрын

nahh you're a freak

@johnnykilroy3026 Ай бұрын

bro, just rub one out before you play next time

@ma3str0edits Ай бұрын

tim rocking named collective

@whatisgoingon9660 28 күн бұрын

Clicked for advice, stayed for Tim's shoes

@joellercovich3630 Ай бұрын

Sick shoes tim

@anthonysanchez3070 Ай бұрын

20:15 Does anyone know which preset Tim is refering to ?

@1uenism Ай бұрын

its interviews like these where you get to learn some nuggets of wisdom from scott and tim

@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Yeah the guys were absolutely awesome. //Kris

@ringbalk4615 Ай бұрын

22:15 bring me back to 2017.. 😌

@AnodyneHipsterInfluencer 29 күн бұрын

16:06 Dan over at GigRig/That Pedal Show is probably already wood shopping that idea for an Atom 3.1 or 4.0, lol.

@doritogeru Ай бұрын

7:28 Tim and Scott re-inventing/describing github's concept here but in songwriting form 😂 Actually legends

@MrKylederp Ай бұрын

I hope the JCM800 d9esnt shoot up now. Been trying to find one for cheap for a few years

@elevenAD Ай бұрын

Scott's guitar is one of the nicest Ibanez i have ever seen, wt?

@SocksworthRiffs Ай бұрын

Tim Henson should hit That Pedal Show up to make him a pedalboard- this could be done 100% with the G3

@floa6416 27 күн бұрын

what's the tim Henson voice preset please ?!!

@TheGuitarman Ай бұрын

for that moving pedalboard, i dont think there is a better person to do it other than michael reeves!

@pramesh.gurung Ай бұрын

Tim is slowly turning into an anime protagonist.

@Lobisco Ай бұрын

please never comment in an yt video ever again

@SelFreeLions Ай бұрын

Bot comment

@pramesh.gurung Ай бұрын

@@Lobisco noted.

@pramesh.gurung Ай бұрын

@@SelFreeLions ok human.

@SelFreeLions Ай бұрын

@@pramesh.gurung stay away from my sweet baby Timbothy

@passivestatue Ай бұрын

I'm also a flip flop person. Even formally i show my toes. It's just the way I am. It's how I move.

@passivestatue Ай бұрын

I would love to get into that "vault " scottie mentioned. Oooo man.

@FilterStepp Ай бұрын

About the "analog plugin" - you'll have to make your own pedals with motorized knobs and MIDI - definitely doable but would it be worth it? xD

@harounel-poussah6936 29 күн бұрын

They should get in touch with Vintage Solutions in the Netherlands: they made a multi FX with 14 analog FX, 100% programmables...

@maxvockner Ай бұрын

Get the guys a Bradshaw rig and Friedman or suhr amps

@alseick Ай бұрын

1. Mike Soldano did this long time ago, I mean a gear which is mechanically adjustable - Soldano X99, the thing is called servo motors/servomechanism. 2. There are ways to control some adjustments especially modes etc electrically - this is also some adjustment of analog path. 3. You can check Thomas Blug, as some of his gear may use similar concept, except literally moving the knobs

@vikso89 Ай бұрын

The Soldano X99 isnt portable, shit is meant for a rack mount. There is nobody in the pickup industry that can go toe to toe with fishman at the moment.

@mengejaaksara5664 Ай бұрын

Tim henson ini ganteng, model rambutnya kuereen, tatonya banyak tapi jatuhnya nambah keren meningkat beberapa kali lipat. Nih anak asli keren keren keren banget ngeett

@billherbert4961 Ай бұрын

"It's not the gear...." OH THANK GOD, I CAN'T AFFORD THE GEAR. "It's the hands..." DAMN IT!!! I'M 52 AND GETTING ARTHRITIC FROM WORKING SO HARD WITH MY HANDS! All good, I'll keep playing anyway. Music makes me a better person.

@NytronX Ай бұрын

Tim's gone full Death Elf Warlock

@user-by6eb6zo7g Ай бұрын

He looks trans

@birdnerd5456 Ай бұрын

What song is tim playing at 3:02??

@danteswan_ Ай бұрын

Goose

@effectosis742 Ай бұрын

Yeezy flip flops ???

@boblanzillo2144 Ай бұрын

#thatpedalshow talk to mic and dan

@joesatchton212 Ай бұрын

The Polyphia Boys in the very heart of European blues bender territory! Absolutely must see a pitstop over at the Anderton's house! XD

@shade6992 Ай бұрын

What song was tim playing around 13:19?

@fauxkiss Ай бұрын

"The Worst" off of the album The Most Hated EP.

@lubricatedsnake4528 18 күн бұрын

The worst

@rened.1505 28 күн бұрын

Die beiden sind mir sehr sehr sympathisch nicht abgehoben oder dergleichen... Eher so dass sie anrufen kannst und mit ihnen spontan auf ein Bier gehen wenn ihr versteht wie ich das meine 😂

@SamuraiMullet Ай бұрын

Give us your quad cortex presets, Polyphia!!!

@baluchon2505 Ай бұрын

what are those

@protoolsfanatic7276 Ай бұрын

Metallica to sepultera, Chet Atkins to Tommy Emanuel ect. Tim Henson to ?. When Tim is 50 who will be the next? There's always someone who comes along and brings styles to another level.

@sundaybrunch7097 Ай бұрын

Can yall make a US office and have a quarter of your stock there 😅

@ThePhotokill 26 күн бұрын

remember, to make something great, you must be prepared to end something good. Like Tim says, you need to be willing to surrender

@matnrocknroll Ай бұрын

So ppl are going back to reap amps/cabs on stage ... interesting.

@Apon835 Ай бұрын

Tim Henson 🤍🤍

@yetimatzenightcat8702 Ай бұрын

yes, I've read a lot here, but my summer and winter outfit is ...bermudas with flip flops, I'm just saying, chill out guys

@yetimatzenightcat8702 Ай бұрын

Starsky und Hutch....Cheech und Chong...Tim und Struppi....man muß sie einfach mögen 😅

@wesleymorris1 Ай бұрын

Wtf is this like a riddle we have to try and solve. Lol

@user-eh1vp3ev3c Ай бұрын

"Like aerospace technology"... Yeah back in my day we just called it an "equalizer".

@whatsgoinon150 Ай бұрын

tim henson looks like the michael jackson of guitar hahahaha

@Christian-eq7uh Ай бұрын

Chamon

@Reneromero08 Ай бұрын

The best thing about Polyphia is how humble they are ♥

@jako7120 Ай бұрын

the best things gotta be their music or scotts nose but yeah i love that they aren’t assholes 🤍

@user-by6eb6zo7g Ай бұрын

Can't tell if this is ironic

@nicknickson3650 26 күн бұрын

Tim looks exactly like Weyes Blood. Even kind of sounds like her

@corazondemelon9431 24 күн бұрын

I nominate Tim for Goku (anything).

@Aziel977 Ай бұрын

okay>>

@keesketsers5866 Ай бұрын

Listening trough iphone speakers is nothing new. 30 years ago (ouch) we put our earbuds in a plastic coffeecup to amplify the sound on the go 😂

@H43N Ай бұрын

tim henson is like the american bill kaulitz lol

@PooNinja Ай бұрын

Tim is my spirit animal!!! 🤘🏽

@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Ай бұрын

Super creative and inspiring dude. And very nice, down-to-earth too. Spirit animal indeed! //Kris

@MarleyHofmannRecords Ай бұрын

Were plugins just NFTs? All the influencers got together and drove up the prices of a digital product. Once they made their millions they all went back to analog preamps and tube amps?

@genesises Ай бұрын

they both have their use - but i agree, vst prices have gotten ridiculous now that brands got behind them. it feels insane paying +$100 to unlock a preset in a program, where the platform only exists to lock you out if you don't pay.

@MrKylederp Ай бұрын

It's like $150. Look up how much Waves used to cost. Getting good tones for that price is cheaper than a practice amp.

@MrKylederp Ай бұрын

GGD is $80 compared to Superior which is $300 plus.