You're a full of SH*T, Glenn!

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SpectreSoundStudios

SpectreSoundStudios

4 ай бұрын

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I'm Glenn Fricker, engineer here at Spectre Sound Studios. I love making records, and after doing it for sixteen years, I want to pass on what I've learned. On my channel you can find tutorials on how to record guitar, bass, real drums and vocals. There's reviews and demos of tube amps, amp sims, drums, mics, preamps, outboard gear, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, and plugin effects.
We've covered Moon on the Water, played Bias FX, given you the absolute best in Stupid Musician Texts, ranted & raved about bass guitar, and this channel is where The Eagle has Landed.
Everything you've wanted to learn about recording Hard Rock & Heavy Metal can be found right here on this channel!
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@ethanaubrey858
@ethanaubrey858 4 ай бұрын
Freshly showered Glenn is my favorite Glenn.
@Yakomoe
@Yakomoe 4 ай бұрын
That's what she said 😂😂😂😂
@Bobby_Uterus
@Bobby_Uterus 4 ай бұрын
You’re clearly not familiar with shirtless Glenn.
@Lukeee91
@Lukeee91 4 ай бұрын
Or maybe he is just greasy from not showering? :D
@danwhitehurst6293
@danwhitehurst6293 4 ай бұрын
It’s best to be clean when you’re doing dirty work
@ethanaubrey858
@ethanaubrey858 4 ай бұрын
@@Bobby_Uterus that’s my 2nd favorite 😂
@aaronbra4974
@aaronbra4974 4 ай бұрын
" it is easier to fool someone than convince them they have been fooled " .. twain
@kistophe
@kistophe 4 ай бұрын
Hi Glenn from the UK. I went to see a band over the weekend, and one of the support bands caught my attention. (Knife Brides) His guitar tone sounded great.....heavy and articulate. He was playing a EVH 5150 lunch box through and Zilla cab. I chatted to him after the gig, and asked him about his speakers. He instantly looked so happy that someone was talking to him about speakers and not just the amp. The cab was loaded with greenbacks btw.
@ulysseswhiskers7046
@ulysseswhiskers7046 4 ай бұрын
“F-you, Glenn” will now be replaced by “You’re full of $hit, Glenn.” Thanks for doing what you do!
@sgholt
@sgholt 4 ай бұрын
lol
@Fanafranky
@Fanafranky 4 ай бұрын
As long as no one goes halfway and says "fuck your shit Glenn!" 😅
@worldssickestmedia2713
@worldssickestmedia2713 4 ай бұрын
There are 3 solid reasons to have more than one amp. 1. Because it's fuqin cool. 2. Because you like it. 3. Everything eventually comes full circle. And when it does. They are worth a pretty penny. In 1981 you would see junk yards full of late 60s early 70s muscle cars. Just sitting there rotting away. Then in 1996 people decided. "You know what? I really liked those cars, they were fuqin cool". So then people started restoring them. Then by 2004 you'd see those cars at a Barrett Jackson auction going for 6 figures. Why? Because cool sh:t always come full circle. And when they do, they're very sought after. Hell 40 year old grown azz men are paying hundreds and maybe even thousands to buy their favorite hot wheels and GI Joe toys. Because they liked them. They were cool. Now they want to own them again. Today We have the technology to emulate any amp on the planet. Right now. You don't even need to own an amp. And that's awesome. But tube amps will come full circle. And when they do. They will fetch astronomical prices. Why you ask. Because they're fuqin cool. People like them.
@travisspaulding2222
@travisspaulding2222 4 ай бұрын
Yeah, I am converting to modeling, but that circle is definitely going to come around. Some band will release an album that everyone loves, and when they are asked what IRs they used or what modeling gear they have, their answer will be "We just cranked some Marshalls and put a mic in front of it" and the guitar crowd will run out and buy real amps again. It reminds me of the late 80s and early 90s when everyone was going all rackmount. Instead of a tube amp, people were buying power amps and preamps because high gain amps weren't nearly as common as they are now. Then high gain tube amps became more common, so everyone went back to tube amps. Then modeling came around. The pendulum will come back as it always does.
@SirHeadly84
@SirHeadly84 4 ай бұрын
Right. But other than saying you own one, what's the benefit these days of using an actual 80s Era Marshall vs a modeler? With cars you can't magically make the 2023 supra the same as a 94 supra. Lol
@travisspaulding2222
@travisspaulding2222 4 ай бұрын
@@SirHeadly84 It's called preference. It's still a valid reason to want something, lol.
@travisspaulding2222
@travisspaulding2222 4 ай бұрын
@@SirHeadly84 Also, to take it a step further, it speaks volumes that you can still have a fully functional 80s era Marshall. Will we be able to say the same thing about a Helix in 40 years? I doubt it.
@fallenshallrise
@fallenshallrise 4 ай бұрын
The rackmount craze is a great example of how things come into fashion and then disappear again. I kind of think the trends change around more and more elaborate rigs VS simple rigs. Like you have everything you ever wanted in your signal chain then then one day you plug straight in to an amp and it sounds so much better in that moment. Or when you have a super complicated pedal board and you build a simple 2nd board just for fun and it's like "holy shit this board with 4 pedals on it sounds SO MUCH better". Now that you can have modelling and a simple rig, one pedal, power amp, cab, I don't know if those people will go back just because it's so easy. Although maybe a lunchbox EVH head and cab is just as easy.
@phil42069205
@phil42069205 4 ай бұрын
Excellent point on the “if it was just as easy to eq different amp sounds,why would anyone ever need a different amp?” Spot on sir,
@jamiejack7125
@jamiejack7125 4 ай бұрын
long time lurker here. I love the new kinder, gentler Glenn!!!! The world has way too many people screaming at each other.
@TheRok99
@TheRok99 4 ай бұрын
I use amp sims when I gig. Guess what……..No one cares….No one knows or cares. Everyone loves what they hear, not what they see. Never had a complaint. Ever. Even from musicians. I guess it’s a strange phenomenon that I practice more than I complain? Maybe that I spend more time playing than paying? It’s a weird concept. I spent waaaaay more money on the PA system speakers for the venues that I run my equipment into that people actually hear the music through and the quality of the sound THROUGH THE SPEAKERS is the heart and soul of the show. Also knowing how to turn EQ knobs kinda helps a bit. What a friggin concept???
@wildcraft2337
@wildcraft2337 4 ай бұрын
How do you get your sims? You use a multi effects processor? Could you share more about your rig? Reaching out from India.
@OGM_OriginalGameMusic
@OGM_OriginalGameMusic 4 ай бұрын
Literally the only people who care are guitarists 😂 there's no point shilling out extra money to impress people who don't make 5% of the crowd!
@420Travesty
@420Travesty 4 ай бұрын
I love the moving the mic demonstration on the amp and how mic position affects tone. When I took an audio engineering class in college my teacher told me that the edge of the speaker is better for low end and the center is better for treble, and ever since then I've used 2 mics on my shitty little Line6 Spider to get a mix of the lows and highs and the results are pretty damn good considering what I'm working with. Highly recommend trying it out. And make sure that you have headphones on when you're dialing in your tone because what the mic is hearing is ultimately what really matters.
@FinEddyXX
@FinEddyXX 4 ай бұрын
First ten seconds was really uncalled for... Do it again!
@marcjoseph8875
@marcjoseph8875 4 ай бұрын
Informative and entertaining. Great job. Keep it up. Can't wait to see what's next.
@dermotfenster9980
@dermotfenster9980 4 ай бұрын
Because of you, I've been able to DRASTICALLY improve the quality of my recordings without spending a single penny.
@mxkguitar
@mxkguitar 4 ай бұрын
Glenn, I am celebrating my 66th year on the planet in June and have been playing guitar since the age of 13. I am not a metal head but a classic rock player. Even with that said, I still like to learn new things about the craft of playing and recording. Good information is not genre exclusive. Your recording advice is great and you're low tolerance of music dodos is refreshing. So players...stfu and listen. Love your videos and in a recent KZfaq survey I listed YOU as one of my sites for useful info on gear and recording techniques. Keep slaying the doubters. 🤘😎
@PavlozKapeliz
@PavlozKapeliz 4 ай бұрын
Everybody else: Watching the video... Guitarists: Watching Glenn's hair drying...
@ethanaubrey858
@ethanaubrey858 4 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@LilLingLing6789
@LilLingLing6789 4 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂
4 ай бұрын
I have never subscribed to any content page and I've been watching your videos for quite a while now. You put out fantastic content and you have saved me a few thousand bucks already. Thanks glenn!
@lonsdalecasa
@lonsdalecasa 4 ай бұрын
Absolutely brilliant. Thanks for video man cheers love your work
@robmandel3413
@robmandel3413 4 ай бұрын
funny story here. several years ago I was starting to get into amp heads. I had dumped my line6 combo and needed a cab. nothing fancy, just something to play at home, jam with friends, and maybe record a little. at the time the joyo zombie amp head was perfect. price was great, nice size, all the sound demos were good, etc. I thought a cab is a cab is a cab. so I drove down to a LA guitar center. they had a few used and new cabs. I was able to actually bring the amp since it's small. i grabbed the cheaper used cab and it was ok. i'm thinking fine. well, for kicks I decided to plug into a few different cabs and holy crap, what a difference. remember, I knew like nothing about cabs and speakers and all that. just the same guitar, same amp, and worlds of difference. I ended up spending twice as much as I had planned on an orange 1x12 because yes, the sound was that much better. I still know very little, but you are 110% correct that the speaker makes a world of difference. no, it's not scientific and no, I don't have the tests obviously. but yes, the amp sounded totally different in different cabs. as I've watched alot of your videos, I am thinking of changing the speaker. it has a vintage 30 in it. any suggestions for the best 1x12 speaker. there's alot of us probably in this position. thanks.
@higherlifeformstudios6823
@higherlifeformstudios6823 4 ай бұрын
GREAT VID as usual. Glen... you're giving us all truly genuine and conclusive results. Don't change a thing Bro you are awesome!
@Rockaonguitar
@Rockaonguitar 4 ай бұрын
This channel makes me laugh and i learn a lot. couldn't ask for more. Fucking cheers!!!
@alexmaxwellvid
@alexmaxwellvid 4 ай бұрын
Hahah awesome. When the cruise montage played I remember you were a DOP. Nice man!
@cremedelamemesupreme1649
@cremedelamemesupreme1649 4 ай бұрын
I love your exposure of the bullshit in this community. The longer I live, the more evidence I see that this kind of bullshit is EVERYWHERE! I remember a few old videos I saw years ago that opened my eyes. In one video, someone snuck some cheap wine into a fancy wine tasting exhibition and none of the "experts" noticed the cheap wine by taste. They just assumed they were different fancy expensive wines. And then my FAVORITE video was when someone went out and bought a bunch of McChickens (the cheapest little chicken sandwiches from McDonald's), cut them into little fancy squares, and put toothpicks in them. They they went to a super high class fancy pantsy cuisine event and served the squares on a silver platter. Everyone who tried one was very impressed and had lots of verbage to express about the exquisite flavor and texture. Nobody knew they were eating a fucking $1 sandwich. From that day forward, I knew that 99% of humanity was full of shit. Thank you for blowing this industry wide open Glenn!
@johnvroman245
@johnvroman245 4 ай бұрын
Glenn!! I’ve been absolutely loving your videos for the past few years since I found your channel. As someone who has never had a huge budget for “professional level” gear it was mind blowing to find an industry pro who is willing to demonstrate that you don’t need a $10k guitar rig to sound good!!! Thank you for the quality videos and content and keep on proving the gear snobs wrong!!!
@LilOlFunnyBoy
@LilOlFunnyBoy 4 ай бұрын
Nuno's recent chat with Rick Beato was very interesting. Basically, he says the mics and their positions are a vital ingredient in his tone/sound. He doesn't have his amp that loud on stage because he wants to hear what FOH is getting through his monitors.
@gilbertspader7974
@gilbertspader7974 4 ай бұрын
As a Bass player I’m confused by the title of this video, Your full of shot Glenn ??????
@APK-pn4qh
@APK-pn4qh 4 ай бұрын
Dude, as a bass player you could have ended your sentence at "confused" and the sentence would still be factual. 😁😉
@Ran-tan-tan
@Ran-tan-tan 4 ай бұрын
As a bass player, I thought the title was really on point, as Glenn is full of shut the fuck up directed to bullshit... I tried substituting other vocals, but the English language does not work with y, ä and ö
@Funkybassuk
@Funkybassuk 4 ай бұрын
As a fellow bass player, I can guarantee it’s “shut” 😂
@gilbertspader7974
@gilbertspader7974 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for straightening me out. I thought he was full of buckshot.
@tomaszmazurek64
@tomaszmazurek64 4 ай бұрын
The EQ cured me of a lot of gear acquisition syndrome with regards to the drive pedals. If all the difference between a boutique OD and a mass produced version of the same circuit is that the vintage is little bit less bright, then I can achieve that with a tiny tweak to the EQ and I don't see a reason to spend 2 times the money on the boutique version. (of course sometimes boutique pedals are much more cool, but that's a different story) Speaking of boutique pedals, I recently got Earthquaker Devices Blumes (with a B, and yes, I know some will oppose calling EQD boutique) and it's a super versatile bass distortion that can easily do great hard rock and punk distorted bass tones. Maybe you could give it a spin to see how well it works in the metal context?
@richardvirginia3037
@richardvirginia3037 4 ай бұрын
Once again, a great episode Glenn!
@TheMixClub
@TheMixClub 4 ай бұрын
Enjoyed The Show. Cant wait for some mixing on the Neve
@genevai2893
@genevai2893 4 ай бұрын
saved me 1000s now any time i want a new sound i just change speakers -the message is gettin thru to some
@BrantleyAllen
@BrantleyAllen 4 ай бұрын
I sold my Line6 POD 2.0 quite a while ago. Since I've discovered IRs on your channel in 2018 (Thank you so much!), I've always wondered how the POD amps would sound with modern IRs.
@ChadCWatson
@ChadCWatson 4 ай бұрын
Your channel has been the ultimate source of taking professional advice and then mixing it with one's own experience to create something original. Youve been an invaluable source of information and thank you!
@PooNinja
@PooNinja 4 ай бұрын
One word. Twonotes! All the cabs!!! Figure out your favorite and then get it.
@PooNinja
@PooNinja 4 ай бұрын
My pod hd500x allows me to turn off the cab sim. I bet you can pick one up cheap used Glenn.
@JohnnyMegabyteCanada
@JohnnyMegabyteCanada 4 ай бұрын
I went from Yikes and Meh guitar recordings to "FN A+" guitar recordings, once I got the Two Notes Cab M in 2019. Added Captor 8 for Load Box silent recording in 2020. I knew about Two Notes for a lot longer, but their gear was Pro and expensive / beyond my budget, until the affordable products they've released since Captor, Cab M and Opus.
@PooNinja
@PooNinja 4 ай бұрын
@@JohnnyMegabyteCanada genome makes it affordable AF to get awesome tones too!
@JohnnyMegabyteCanada
@JohnnyMegabyteCanada 4 ай бұрын
@PooNinja I have a license for genome, tried and liked very much. I substituted guitars and bass raw tracks from a 10 year old project to experiment with genome. Then played some guitar and created some patches. I will definitely use it in my next recording project.
@PooNinja
@PooNinja 4 ай бұрын
@@JohnnyMegabyteCanada 🤘🏽🤘🏽
@andybarker5687
@andybarker5687 4 ай бұрын
My 6 year old enjoyed your thumbnail, he said "that looks funny"
@yjersey
@yjersey 4 ай бұрын
Hehehehehe ❤
@joecordell1714
@joecordell1714 4 ай бұрын
Got an email from a certain mic placement device (that is not cheap) that featured your video as proof that SPEAKERS make the difference! Appreciate your work! Keep it up!
@twodudes9932
@twodudes9932 4 ай бұрын
Glenn, I am very thankfull for your videos. You actually prevented me buying unnecessary stuff. I bought the Orange Supercrush instead of the Rockerverb and love the sound. I totally agree with you regarding the massive influence of the speaker. Especially when you are using things like the Quad Cortex you will notice really quickly the huge differences with different IRs. So again, thank you for you awesome videos!
@picksalot1
@picksalot1 4 ай бұрын
Myths are as resilient as Tardigrades. They manage to survive just about anything you can throw at them, even facts. The Speaker EQ Frequency Response Charts bring a welcome dose of objectivity into the highly subjective world of audio experiences. Love 'em!
@Akuma813
@Akuma813 4 ай бұрын
Glen! weekly reminder we want to see your review of the Westcreek guitars. 🤘
@Fanafranky
@Fanafranky 4 ай бұрын
On the flip side, the number of times I've had crappy sounding guitars through good gear from bad mic placement alone also proves Glenn's point 🙃
@shawngraves3297
@shawngraves3297 4 ай бұрын
Glenn has not only cured my guitar tones and drum mixes, but also my insomnia. Knowing I’m in his intro I can sleep at night now.
@musicPMA
@musicPMA 4 ай бұрын
I’ll definitely watch your vids before buying a piece of gear. Appreciate the No BS take on everything from gear, recording and the music industry in general.
@user-tj9ql3lf7n
@user-tj9ql3lf7n 4 ай бұрын
Glen youre just freaking awesome bro!
@bryantcochran5065
@bryantcochran5065 4 ай бұрын
I love the way you eliminate the BS it helps me pick gear worth owning thanks so much for doing the work for me.
@jesterozi
@jesterozi 4 ай бұрын
After watching all kinds of speaker videos from Glenn, I am seriously thinking to buy speaker company stocks 😂
@HeathanzSinzBand
@HeathanzSinzBand 3 ай бұрын
I honestly didn't really get how much a speaker can change the overall tone...until I did my own test. I have 2 cabs, both ENGL. One is a 4x12 with Greenbacks. The other is a 2x12 with V30's. I used my ENGL Ironball 20 with the EXACT same settings, same guitar and recorded them. I laid the first track with the Greenbacks. Then I recorded the same riff with the other cab with the V30's. The sound was very different. This also made me realize that when I use these cabs live, I need to decide what "tone" do I want to use at this particular gig. Thanks for the info Glenn. A real eye opener!
@Jutang_Tzu
@Jutang_Tzu 4 ай бұрын
Another great SMG show.
@jaredthenuhn
@jaredthenuhn 4 ай бұрын
I think it's so funny that Glenn is essentially being a consumer advocate for all of us and people are mad at him for daring that we save money by buying one tube amp rather than five.
@tomas_kucccera
@tomas_kucccera 4 ай бұрын
I bought a Mesa mark V because of the mark lead circuit. At the same time I wanted to be able to do more Recto stuff. After I realized I'm able to twist the knobs in the extreme mode and get the Recto metal shit out of the Boogie as well, I knew this is the only amp I need. And IF there would be any need for different character, still got my Helix with tons of preamps/amps and can bypass the preamp on the Boogie, giving me tens of expensive amps for much less money. Not even talking about amp sims... And btw the Helix I got for life gigs and am doing all stuff in there, it's nice Swiss army knife for recording with 4 cable method as well. Conclusion? Get the one head which serves you best with the options. Everything else can be dirt cheap. And yeah, don't forget to get decent speakers, they will set your tone character!
@gunslingersymphony5015
@gunslingersymphony5015 4 ай бұрын
It's good to know that your moose numbers are up. Thanks for the update.
@Anvilshock
@Anvilshock 4 ай бұрын
People have been sacked over moose. Or at least over subtitling moose.
@gunslingersymphony5015
@gunslingersymphony5015 4 ай бұрын
@@Anvilshock Ha! Wi nøt trei a høliday in Sweden this yër?
@Anvilshock
@Anvilshock 4 ай бұрын
@@gunslingersymphony5015Maybe not. It is a silly place.
@yjersey
@yjersey 4 ай бұрын
Love ur videos 😄
@alldaylong7107
@alldaylong7107 4 ай бұрын
I don't think you have to worry about dogfighting when you're chasing after people from a horse hollerin' 'Stop, eh!"
@vwbyoy88
@vwbyoy88 4 ай бұрын
Love your stuff, Glenn. To answer the number of amps question, ask Ola. (I am subscribed 🤣) About the sound. I have a B52 solid state 100w thru a Randall 4x12 with Jaguars and it is the heaviest cabinet in weight and sound, I've ever heard. Bought it from my best friend in 90 or 91 and it makes whatever goes thru it sound amazing. From a low buck BC Rich Mockingbird NJ, to a Dean Stealth, and now an LTD JH600EC
@dimesciple1652
@dimesciple1652 4 ай бұрын
Mojotone nailed it with their BV25M speakers, everything you love about the Greenbacks and more !!
@Razrback
@Razrback 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for your time Glenn learn so much through your knowledge really thank you Glenn
@mickdundee364
@mickdundee364 4 ай бұрын
hey glenn, thanks for all the hard work you've done to pull back the curtain on where your tone actually comes from. anyone blasting you in the comments are just embarrassed about the insane amounts of money they've spent on their setup. nothing wrong with getting shiny equipment but if you're trying to gatekeep tone behind an insane paywall then you've got way more serious problems than just buying overpriced amps. keep it up man!
@adrenalinerush7869
@adrenalinerush7869 4 ай бұрын
Dudes this is the perfect guitar content to watch when u dont quite have the urge to pick one up yet.
@diablomozart
@diablomozart 4 ай бұрын
many don't realize a simple fact...we spend our lives searching for that perfect tone while standing in a room with no other instruments...what you hear in the room is not what the microphone (close-micced) hears...your tone will have to be altered to fit in the mix with the other instruments
@yjersey
@yjersey 4 ай бұрын
The wet hair look, looks good on you bro. Feel like im hanging w my Dad (same look and age) when I’m listening to you. Feel at home. Keep up the good work. I see your immense value to people. As i have a curious interest that keeps going, as you do. Learning alot through you. Love this stuff 💙
@mikemota
@mikemota 4 ай бұрын
You really make good points regarding gear. I applied what you have shown here by putting 2 EVH green backs to my cabinet, and the result was amazing, I'm not a fan of buying gear I'm mostly fan of playing so I always try to find stuff that works. and yes, you are helping. Thanks Glenn and also Fuck you Glenn!
@DinosaurDillon1776
@DinosaurDillon1776 4 ай бұрын
I want to go on the cruise so bad. Sounds awesome
@CrushingAxes
@CrushingAxes 4 ай бұрын
Man this V in the wall is so cool! Cool man I'll definitely check Geddy Lee book! This console is so beautiful and shinny too! I don't get all those lights on my focusrite solo.
@gilbertspader7974
@gilbertspader7974 4 ай бұрын
It’s a prettier color though.
@bfunkadelicmusic
@bfunkadelicmusic 4 ай бұрын
When I’m looking for a new amp or guitar I’m not looking for “subtle nuances.” If I’m going to spend a fuck ton of money on something I want a fuck ton of nuance. Keep up the great work, Glenn!
@reynolds087
@reynolds087 3 ай бұрын
I bought a used 6505+ for like 500 bucks a few years ago. I wouldn't exactly call that a "fuck ton" of money, particularly since he's running a studio, and that amp is like a staple of modern metal. I think it's worth having one kicking around, if only for the simple purpose of keeping your options open.
@bfunkadelicmusic
@bfunkadelicmusic 3 ай бұрын
@@reynolds087 Yeah. I also have a 6505. I’m talking about the money people drop on things like an SLO 100.
@LongWang-w6j
@LongWang-w6j 22 күн бұрын
I have a line 6 240HC and use a homemade 2x12 cab with hemp backs, and I play a Cort guitar. The funny thing is I’m very happy. 😂
@Newtperc
@Newtperc 4 ай бұрын
Masters of the Air is STUNNING.
@stolenlaptop
@stolenlaptop 4 ай бұрын
Everything in the chain matters. The player being the most important thing haha.
@FartCoffinStudios
@FartCoffinStudios 4 ай бұрын
I’m a basement recording guy, and when I was recording my friend’s band recently we used their individual amps. An Engl Powerball for one guitarist and a Splawn Quickrod for the other guitarist. Both of them went through at Fryette PS-2 loadbox and the same IR. The Engl had no overdrive in front, and the Splawn had an SD-1. Aside from one signal having more bass and more gain than the other, they really weren’t so different in sound. I think it was cool that we used their individual amps, because they got the feel they’re used to at practice while recording. However, sound wise it probably wasn’t necessary at all. It was an eye opener for me. What you say about amps not mattering as much as people think rings true good sir!
@ookookook
@ookookook 4 ай бұрын
That's incredibly interesting and wouldn't have guessed that at all. Would have thought you'd basically get a JCM800 vs boosted Recto with those two amps.
@FartCoffinStudios
@FartCoffinStudios 4 ай бұрын
@@ookookook Engl on the left. Splawn on the right.
@nates2
@nates2 4 ай бұрын
Dude is so calm and polite to us here compared to other videos that it is freaking me out. Hold me Glenn.
@Chrome262
@Chrome262 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for your vids. I am a Scientist that took up the guitar last year, and so many times in looking for gear I would hear all these very subjective terms to describe tone, so much so I felt tone was a code word for bullshit. Then I found Jim Lill vid on pickups and tone woods and felt I was finally seeing critical analysis of actual functionality. Yours are even better because of the peak data. Shocking how people question actual data over subjective indicators like "feel".
@bufferzone3247
@bufferzone3247 4 ай бұрын
Mind blown. During one your sound comparisons, I realized this tiny speaker in my android really rocks.
@christofdonat2702
@christofdonat2702 4 ай бұрын
Since you mentioned a Soldano: my SLO Synergy module sounds very similar to my Orange Rocker 15 Terror - at least to my ears in the room, didn't record it. I think it would be very interesting to see, if the same is true for the "real" Soldano. I've compared them by using the foot switch on the Synergy preamp, while playing. So my playing might have skewed my perception as well. The power amp was the one in the Orange in both cases. No matter the cab (I've tried with a single V30, a single Creamback, a dual Alnico Blue and a dual Greenback cabs. In all cases the SLO sounded very similar to the Orange in the room. Also the Synergy preamp is not broken. I did the same tests with the OS, and the Friedman BE/BB module, and these did sound significantly different to the Orange. Also I've tried the same with a VOX AC30 (yes, the one with the Alnico Blue Speakers, I use as a cab as well) instead off the Orange, which did sound significantly different to the SLO. Therefore preamp and module are obviously fine. You might also note, that my experiments were not about metal sounds, like Glens, but more with classic rock sounds. I've just dialed in a sound on every preamp I liked at the moment, not intentionally trying to make them sound similar, or particularly different, just pleasant and to my taste. Actually my intention was, to familiarize myself with the differences of these amps. Though I'm happy with Mike Soldano earning his money, if any of the viewers can't afford one, you'll get pretty close with these relatively cheap Orange Terrors. At least for classic Rock sounds, and probably also for Metal I guess, though I haven't checked that. Save your money for a reasonable cab, with great speakers. Or, if you prefer a "silent stage", for something, like e.g. a TwoNotes Capture X, or an UA OX-box.
@VilleKuitunen6
@VilleKuitunen6 4 ай бұрын
Comedy, guitars, critical thinking? What's not to like? Found this channel only recently and oh man I have a lot to watch. Keep it up!
@abrokenlink_
@abrokenlink_ 4 ай бұрын
I did it, Glenn, I finally hit the subscribe button. You can stop yelling at me now.
@EricSchneider-yf8jk
@EricSchneider-yf8jk 3 ай бұрын
First time commenting. What you say is logical and makes sense. Not trying to defend guitar players, but I am one, and there are some hurdles we have to overcome in order to have a truly open mind, and really understand what is being said here. Guitar players love the Cosplay...what we SEE behind us matters....We hear with our eyes to a point, and that is a disservice to us when evaluating recorded sound. We also judge the amp by its 'in the room" sound....when what you are dealing with is the recorded sound.....Big difference that guitarists need to understand. Many of those big differences between amps disappear when put through the extra steps and filters of recording....and even live sound. I can see that it is difficult to speak harsh truth when some have emotions involved. We guitar players some or most?) LOVE our gear, and can get an emotional attachment to it....another hurdle. LOL, keep doing what you do. It is a good fight when done for the truth...even if a bit abbraisive (which I enjoy as it is entertaining). \m/
@hamedalghizawi2580
@hamedalghizawi2580 4 ай бұрын
I love these comment videos! After watching, I am always tempted to make an inflammatory comment in hopes of winning a spot on butthurt of the week. Glenn, please make a video with Puff Daddy asap.
@DraigGalon
@DraigGalon 4 ай бұрын
I have learned so much from your videos, thanks Glenn. Was thinking on changing one of my HH cabinets to creambacks. Any mix these two drivers before?
@thunderhorseofficial
@thunderhorseofficial 4 ай бұрын
Gain is Gain is Gain. At saturation, most high gain amps sound the same. The one thing that separates them all is the shape of the tone stack. Marshalls sound different from Fenders because of the components. Orange Amps have a very distinct sound and type of distortion, but you can make a Rectifier sound very similar with a little work. In the end, once you push the gain to a heavily compressed and saturated state, it is hard to tell them apart. Good vid Glenn. Cheers from Texas!
@JocAn-ri7ey
@JocAn-ri7ey 4 ай бұрын
Love your show. Just found it a few weeks ago and this old player has a had a few opinions changed; thank you. Way back when the 5150 first came out I purchased the first one that arrived at “Daddy’s Junky Music” in Hartford Ct. I still have it today and its still one hell of a amp and it must have at least 100’s of shows under its belt. Although I have always wanted a Dual Rectro and your comparison has changed my mind. You also changed my opinion about speakers, I love greenbacks. It would be cool if you did a comparison between similar speakers but different brands. I fall into that old guy Fender/Gibson brand traditionalist for guitars; but slowly going elsewhere like G&L, and old school RG550’s from the early 90’s. Keep up the great work.
@tyrannosaurusriffs
@tyrannosaurusriffs 4 ай бұрын
After finding your channel I got more into speakers. This is something I had never even thought about until watching some of your videos. Swapping them around got annoying so I had an oversized 412 built with each speaker having it's own input. Pair that with a KHE amp switcher and run all of your amps through 4 different speakers to really find what you like! Blending has been fun too. The only thing I have to be mindful of is wattage. Thanks for always sharing your knowledge!
@GhostNoteAudio
@GhostNoteAudio 4 ай бұрын
10:23 - You my friend, are looking for the Line 6 HD147. The Chrome Toaster. It has a really cool hidden feature where it applies a partial/very mild IR to the output (and you can then presumably emulate the sound of different cabs when paired with the original Line 6 cab... I guess?), but you can also set it to bypass. All the best Pod 2/XT sounds in one amp. Also, it just sounds FUN :)
@wido123123
@wido123123 4 ай бұрын
About the line-6 test.... I DARE you try that with the red bean! Use the bean as an Amp-sim and then you pick whatever cab or IR you have/want
@nurfahrer
@nurfahrer 4 ай бұрын
This!!!
@LilLingLing6789
@LilLingLing6789 4 ай бұрын
I'm always dieing at the reading voice hahahaha
@lucrobert8878
@lucrobert8878 4 ай бұрын
Gllllleeeeennnn!!! Did you see Gibson's video about the new shop they've opened on London? For those of you who don't live here, it's in one of the most expensive parts of London. Soooo forget making guitars that stay in tune or rhst have a headstock that doesn't snap off If you look at it twice In the same day. Let's get a lease on a massive high street shop! Surrounded by major fashion brands and jewellery shops. Gibson is finally admitting it's only a luxury brand now.
@manosgeorgoudakis6111
@manosgeorgoudakis6111 4 ай бұрын
Dear Uncle Glenn, following your advice and primarily because I wanted to see for myself what the big deal is with all - tube amps, I got myself a 6505+ combo and never regretted it. Much to my horror I realized that the local store manager of the second biggest music retailer (imagine Guitar Centre but much, much smaller) simply could not comprehend the difference between instrument cables and amp-to-cab cables (aka speaker cables) because a) they look the same and b) when he used instrument cable in place of speaker cable, nothing bad happened -according to him. So he was trying to convince me that a good instrument cable would be suitable to connect the 6505+ to a load box. I also realized that a good friend of mine and seasoned guitar player also didn’t have a clue about the subject. So, could you please, please consider making a not very fun but very informative video about TR, TRS, XLR, speaker and instrument and balanced and unbalanced cables? I had to take a crash course through all these to make sure I won’t fry my 6505+ combo when connecting it to load box and my Katana head with the cab. To be fair, not too many amp heads are sold these days for obvious reasons so this ignorance can be justified to some extent BUT NOT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT IT’S THEIR JOB to know better. I’ve been following the channel for 8 years now, I’m grateful for the free, unbiased advice (and the Element Bass I got a month ago plus freebies you give from time to time!). All the best from Greece.
@nekot9274
@nekot9274 4 ай бұрын
I am lazy, I will take your word for it.
@JoeBaermann
@JoeBaermann 4 ай бұрын
Just another point regarding tubes. Did those who still think that a tube does EQ ever look at how Groove Tubes specifies their badges of tubes? They actually have a scale, think 1-10 or alike, that tells how much headroom they got, since that can differ between badges in production. The scale goes from clean at full volume to maximum breakup at full volume, the ones with the largest headroom are expensive, the ones that breakup early and most at max. too, the tubes sitting in between those are best buy unless someone needs to play really loud through a wall of cabs backline and yet be squicky clean. I had an issue with some tubes in a Bugera amp, the pins did let go from time to time, so tried a set of groove tubes that where 5 or 6 on the scale, 4 matched tubes did cost less than 1 “quality tube” at Thomann, their pins had perfect tight fit and as for reliability, they are still going strong. To get back to point, No where in the spec difference is there any word of tone. The only thing where I heard swapping a tube for a different one making a difference was in a coldplaye design drive pedal, my guess is that the tube is connected directly to the tonestack and the heard difference is only a change of resistance, the gain itself is diode clipping and not the tube. 🤣 Someone who knows the schematic of a VT999 and resistance value differences over the coldplate can propertly give the scientific explanation besides most probably also state that a variable resistor instead of the tube would do the same damn job besides making the circuit more versatail on the fly.
@thetruepyromancer2928
@thetruepyromancer2928 4 ай бұрын
GLENN! We still need a dedicated Woods of Ypres video!
@opatapreta
@opatapreta 4 ай бұрын
Most of people are paying attention and learning. Thanks for the videos, I got some courage and buy some aliexpress valves for my DSL 15 and guess what not a difference. Well I notice a little more high but EQ solve it. From an inferior ear fan, keep on showering.
@nerdsforcardgames
@nerdsforcardgames 4 ай бұрын
I don’t understand how we’re still having to have this conversation. Play your amp in a room. Then put an sm57 in front of it and see how different it sounds. I found this years ago. My amp sounded great to my ear in the room. Then I micd it up, and the damn thing sounded like shit to me. Problem solved. I use IR’s now.
@prckotrtic6253
@prckotrtic6253 4 ай бұрын
Here's an idea to piggyback on the whole thread about how significant speakers are - not sure if it was suggested before. What would you think about running an amp sim like the Neural stuff (or hell, even Bogren's OneKnob stuff) through a poweramp, into a speaker and then recording that? Obviously you still need the know-how of recording, but with how affordable amp sims are, you could basically just get 2-3 good speaker cabs, a good poweramp, run amp sims through it (which sound phenomenal) and you still have the actual amp-in-the-room, air-being-moved sound (which is where the realism actually comes from, let's be honest), without spending $1000s on overpriced amp heads.
@dogliason
@dogliason 4 ай бұрын
subbed after seeing you on Redbar.
@RequiemWraith
@RequiemWraith 4 ай бұрын
To offer an answer as to why someone would want two or more amps, it's actually something I'm wanting to do. It's less "amp A sounds different to amp B so I need both" and more "I want amp A to sound different to amp B, at the same time". Basically looking to run amps in parallel, one EQ'd with a very cutting, snarly rhythm sound (think thrash) and the second with a more typical heavy metal scooped type EQ. The idea is to really hit that wall of sound thing. To note, this is for live playing, not recording, so hence can't just re-amp.
@AMusicalPsychosis
@AMusicalPsychosis 4 ай бұрын
Glen you mentioned X pattern in the cab. I’d love to see a test to see how much the neighboring speaker matters in final mic’d tone if at all (being close mic’d and all)
@SpectreSoundStudios
@SpectreSoundStudios 4 ай бұрын
I’ll try to add that to the list!
@joekt22
@joekt22 4 ай бұрын
Greetings Glen, love the angle your YT channel gives and your personal perspective. Nice to know you shower also. In my experience many amps often sound different but, the speakers are the ultimate difference maker ... IMHO. Just picked up a 6505+ for 300 bucks and was surprised to find a Marshall Gold back in it ... Score! Thinking about dropping a 90w cream back in it but the Marshall sounds pretty good after initial plug in and play. What are your thoughts about the Gold back? nd thanks for shooting down the 'Tonewood' argument, been telling fellow musicians that is all bullshit and you justified it scientifically ... Thank you for that!
@DoomLatveria
@DoomLatveria 4 ай бұрын
Taking your advice caused my tones to improve and I'm finding my small amp isn't doing it for me outside practice. I am going at this hard and all the work I am doing finally feels like it's paying off! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction! I had thought I'd need a ton of pedals, a couple stacks, and now I'm sitting here going "I need 5 pedals, a pre amp, amp, and a good speaker setup. Screw massive stacks."
@silcoxone
@silcoxone 4 ай бұрын
Warehouses ET65 is nice. I have the veteran 30 as well. Both are in my Gibson GA42rvt. Not a high gain amp just an all around pedal platform. I prefer the ET65. Love what you do friend thanks!!!
@andresilvasophisma
@andresilvasophisma 4 ай бұрын
I Glenn, have you seen the recent video trend in guitar videos about how to correctly st the gain on your audio interface when using amp sims? A lot of youtubers have been making videos supporting that you should set your gain to zero on your interface, otherwise you're using your interface to boost the signal before going to an ampsim. Tried it myself and it kind of makes sense. Rhet Shull did a video on it a while back but he wasn't the first. Edit The reason I shared this is because it kind of ends up making a difference when you're shooting out pickups.
@kasnitch
@kasnitch 4 ай бұрын
I appreciate your efforts and the data you presented . Even with facts there was a plethora of hurt butts lol . One day I hope to acquire a Bad Cat Jet Black , a cab with Creambacks and a load box for the neighbours . 🙂
4 ай бұрын
0:03 Glenn came in like a wreeeecking ball!
@steveclark9934
@steveclark9934 4 ай бұрын
love the shirt.
@Sharkbate211
@Sharkbate211 4 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed the mesa/5150 video, would really interesting to see a comparison of mics that are similar designs. There are so many SM57, Royer 121 and U87 clones, and each has varying amounts of letting people know it’s a clone, would be great to see the differences
@thewormaudioassassin
@thewormaudioassassin 4 ай бұрын
I can't argue with the speakers making a huge change in tone. I've been doing the amp sim thing for a bit to record and the IRs make a massive change. Makes sense the 'real' thing would be even more noticeable. For those looking for a different tone, do physical speakers come with a 'tone guide' reference. After all, would suck to buy new speakers and have them go in the opposite EQ world than one was looking for. BTW, love the Jenson Raptors from one of your speaker shoot outs....An IR based on them would be super...hint hint! Thank you!
@conluciusplayz
@conluciusplayz 4 ай бұрын
YES..! Please do a "Mac vs PC or PC vs Mac🙄😜🤟🏻"..! I'll go & watch the old ones but a new one'd be awesome... Thanks Glenn ❤️🎸🎶
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