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Robert Russell
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Добавлен 29 дек 2018
I'm Robert Russell, and I play retro inspired rock and roll.
On this page I will post songs, music videos, gear demos, gear reviews, and even videos about random fun stuff I happen to like... even if it's not music related.
My first solo record is available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and many other digital outlets, including right here on you tube.
I've also started recording lots of cover songs... it's fun and it's basically a series of experiments and discovery sessions.
I played bass, or upright bass in So-Cal Rocket Dynamics for many years, and recently, I’ve tried to get better at playing guitar. ...Being a self taught musician, I was always sort of afraid of guitar... but I’m getting better with each new experiment.
You can also check out my web site and social media links in the banner.
When you subscribe, like, and share my pages it really makes a big difference and I appreciate your help very much!
Long Live Rock and Roll.
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On this page I will post songs, music videos, gear demos, gear reviews, and even videos about random fun stuff I happen to like... even if it's not music related.
My first solo record is available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and many other digital outlets, including right here on you tube.
I've also started recording lots of cover songs... it's fun and it's basically a series of experiments and discovery sessions.
I played bass, or upright bass in So-Cal Rocket Dynamics for many years, and recently, I’ve tried to get better at playing guitar. ...Being a self taught musician, I was always sort of afraid of guitar... but I’m getting better with each new experiment.
You can also check out my web site and social media links in the banner.
When you subscribe, like, and share my pages it really makes a big difference and I appreciate your help very much!
Long Live Rock and Roll.
………………………………………..
What The Hell is Robert Russell Doing? (Artist Update from Early 2021)
I made a guitar, and took a bunch of guitar lessons...
Lessons:
The first 2 minutes are about taking a bunch of guitar lessons during the 2020 stay at home orders. I wanted to use the time as best as possible so I took a 3 month course featuring a mentor, ear training, and tons of exercises. It was pretty difficult for me, and was for sure the most focused practice I've ever done on guitar. ...Remember, I was just a sloppy player that just stayed on upright bass till a couple years ago when I made the decision to stop avoiding the guitar and get better at it.
The program was: Sonora Guitar Mastery Intensive
My Mentor was Amanda Monoco (She's Awesome)
amandamonaco.com/
For me, music lessons befo...
Lessons:
The first 2 minutes are about taking a bunch of guitar lessons during the 2020 stay at home orders. I wanted to use the time as best as possible so I took a 3 month course featuring a mentor, ear training, and tons of exercises. It was pretty difficult for me, and was for sure the most focused practice I've ever done on guitar. ...Remember, I was just a sloppy player that just stayed on upright bass till a couple years ago when I made the decision to stop avoiding the guitar and get better at it.
The program was: Sonora Guitar Mastery Intensive
My Mentor was Amanda Monoco (She's Awesome)
amandamonaco.com/
For me, music lessons befo...
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Видео
Robert Russell: "That's Cat" (Cover of the KNBC TV Show Theme - Dark Swing Version)
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.4 года назад
Apparently the original song and all tapes of the show were lost in a studio fire: OK, That's Cat was a kids show that premiered Sept 18th 1976 and it ran till sometime in 1979. (KNBC Los Angeles) The opening of the show featured the song "That's Cat" (sung by John Sebastian) and my sister and I would sing along. Over the years I would occasionally remember the song and sing lines from it rando...
Robert Russell: You Never Wash Up After Yourself (Radiohead cover)
Просмотров 3514 года назад
This is my cover of "You Never Wash Up after Yourself" by Radiohead. I've always loved the song and it is very appropriate for the depression of covid19 and having to stay home almost all the time. I have to admit all this is getting to me... I'm feeling pretty sad and a bit spacey. Anyway, it was always a very short song, so I made it longer and added some instruments to change it up from its ...
Robert Russell: My Pedal Board For A Vintage Inspired Guitar Sound Part 2
Просмотров 2,5 тыс.4 года назад
This is an Update to the experiments I've done with my pedal board over the last year. I've recorded over 20 songs, and I did not want to take the board apart, but definitely wanted to make some changes... so I just made a new board. (Overkill... I know) This vid does not have pedal demos, other than a small section of a lead when I had it in the studio. Check out part 1 for demos, or the demos...
Robert Russell: Bury a Friend (Billie Eilish Cover)
Просмотров 7794 года назад
This is my cover of Bury a Friend By Billie Eilish. I think it's a very cool song, and I wanted to see what would happen if I did it my own way. I started this cover in June of 2019... but it was not working well for me at all... so I abandoned it for a few months. It's a tricky and clever song in lots of ways. I restarted my efforts with it a few weeks back, and it seemed to work a little bett...
What The Hell is Robert Russell Doing? (Artist Update from Early 2020)
Просмотров 1 тыс.4 года назад
This is just an update on what I've recently done. I have 4 new cover songs and 2 of them feature strings and piano. They were a much bigger production than I usually try to do. I also had an amazing guest drummer for all 4 of these songs! I learned a lot doing it and it was really fun. This video explains a good deal of it. I hope you like it. If you want to hear my original work, the EP "Low"...
Robert Russell: "You Belong to Me" (Patsy Cline / Duprees cover)
Просмотров 6094 года назад
This my cover of the 1952 song "You Belong to Me" by composers: Pee Wee King · Chilton Price · Redd Stewart. The song was covered by many artists over the years, like Patsy Cline, jo Stafford, The Duprees, Bing Crosby, Patti Page, and Joni James... (and many more) Here is the link to the Wikipedia page about the song: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Belong_to_Me_(1952_song) In my version of it, I kep...
Robert Russell: Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat (Bob Dylan Cover)
Просмотров 4524 года назад
This is my version of a Bob Dylan song from the 1966 Blond on Blond album. It's a 12 bar blues song, and I covered it just to see what would happen... (part of a series of experiments I'm doing) The lyrics make a statement and still retain a fun sense of humor about it, so that's why I have always loved the song. I hope you like what I did with it. Since straight blues playing is not something ...
Robert Russell: King’s Crossing (Elliot Smith cover)
Просмотров 8594 года назад
My Cover of King’s Crossing by Elliot Smith: (January 2020) Kings Crossing was written by Elliot Smith and it was released along with the rest of his album From a Basement on the Hill in October of 2004. It’s quite a sad story if you are not aware of it…. Here is a link to the Wikipedia page if you are interested: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_a_Basement_on_the_Hill To me, it is one of the most un...
Robert Russell: Are You Still Dying Darling? (Siouxsie and the Banshees cover)
Просмотров 3,3 тыс.5 лет назад
This is my cover of the Siouxsie and the Banshees song, "Are You Still Dying Darling" It was a rare B-side of Killing Jar in 1988, but appeared just a few years ago in a box set. It's a dark song with a great sense of humor. Siouxsie Siuox rules, and I hope I make her proud with my little version of it. (If she ever hears it) ...She is the queen of cool. Special thanks to the super cool Cello p...
Robert Russell: Customizing A Cheap Telecaster Copy For Fun.
Просмотров 3 тыс.5 лет назад
In this Video I talk about why I bought a cheap telecaster copy, and what I did with it. It's not for good advice or anything, it's just something fun I did. The Guitar was a Ramona... and it is definitely much cooler now than when I got it. It also turns out that having a small guitar is pretty comfortable when you are writing songs. I've always had much larger guitars or basses. This little h...
Robert Russell: My New Mesa California Tweed Amp, and a Ramones Cover
Просмотров 5 тыс.5 лет назад
This is just an update on what I'm up to. I've got a beautiful new amp called California Tweed, and I just used it to record one of my favorite songs. My new cover of "We Want The Airwaves" by The Ramones should be available in August. As usual, it's got a punk swing, or rockabilly style to it. That's what I like to do.
What The Hell Is Robert Russell Doing? ...and how you might help.
Просмотров 5505 лет назад
Since making my first release "True" (8 song record) I've been recording covers to improve my ability to play and record at home. I've got some really fun cover songs by artists like the Beatles, The Muffs, and The Cure to share with you! I still get lots of help from Matt Thorne at MT studios, but I'm definitely making higher quality recordings at home now. This is just an update on what I'm d...
Robert Russell: Personalizing Guitars with Custom Knobs, Truss Covers, and Pick Guards.
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.5 лет назад
In this video, I show you some of the guitar knobs I got from JAT Customs, as well as some small modifications I've done to personalize some of my guitars. These are just little things anyone can do, and it's fun... at least I think so. This is all supposed to be fun. (ha) Check out the Spider Guitar and Creature Guitar videos for more extreme customizations. JAT Customs can be found on Ebay an...
Robert Russell: Spider Guitar! My Custom Painted Gretsch 5420T
Просмотров 2,8 тыс.5 лет назад
Once I finished working on one of the biggest projects of my life, I finally found some time to make a little fan art of my own. To celebrate years of hard work, I had this Gretsch 5420Tcustom painted and upgraded by Randy at RWR guitars. All the details are in the video. I also recorded a cover of the 1967 Spider-Man cartoon theme in a fun rockabilly style! I hope you like it! This is definite...
Robert Russell: Death Grips, Monster Hand Wall Guitar Hanger
Просмотров 7085 лет назад
Robert Russell: Death Grips, Monster Hand Wall Guitar Hanger
Robert Russell: The Creature Guitar. Building a cheap Pango Kit From Ebay.
Просмотров 8 тыс.5 лет назад
Robert Russell: The Creature Guitar. Building a cheap Pango Kit From Ebay.
Robert Russell: My Pedal Board For A Vintage Inspired Guitar Sound
Просмотров 32 тыс.5 лет назад
Robert Russell: My Pedal Board For A Vintage Inspired Guitar Sound
Robert Russell: Upright Bass Sound Basics and My Pedal Board (Rockabilly Inspired)
Просмотров 43 тыс.5 лет назад
Robert Russell: Upright Bass Sound Basics and My Pedal Board (Rockabilly Inspired)
Great tone / with volume 🤔 excellent, kool kat . Clickabilly 😂
That mod was perfect
Sik set up.
Extremely helpful. Thank you!
Cool. Glad it helps. :)
Watching before I buy a similar Pango kit, I bet your stain didn't go even because you didn't sand it first - have to give the wood a uniform texture for it to absorb stain uniformly, that's why after sanding the stain back out it went on again easier 🙂
Dear Robert. I did a similar pickup system for my upright bass. Unfortunately I can’t generate a good click sound on the fredboard. Maybe the reason is, that I use a simple piezo-pickup from amazon. What pickup you using? Greatings from germany 😊
I don’t think what my pick up is doing is all that great either, but it could be the pickup quality. I was just using the pickups that come with the k&k rockabilly.
@@robertrussell2717 thanks for the answer. A further problem is that the wood of my fingerboard is bended at the bottom. I think i will fill it with a woodpiece to make a flat connection. Do you agree ?
Now I ordered a K&K Hot Spot. Hope it will works better.
I hope it helps. Not sure about the bent wood. You never know how much stuff like that is going to matter or not. With my sloppy and heavy handed playing, nuance matters less. :)
Have you used distortion/fuzz, chorus or reverb on the upright? If so, how did you find it?
Sorry someone asked this already. I just ordered my first upright bass. What pickup system are you using? Or do you have any recommendations? Thanks!
K&k rockabilly are good and easy.
Great video ! Has this guitar the gibson scale ?
Thanks! I have a 1978 Gibson 335, and is the same scale. (Same size)
Great video ! I really identified with your experience! I'm on #6 kit and getting better each time. First was a lefthanded! Kept on having fun with these and Ann is great also
Nice job on that pedal board! Looks great
Thanks! I still use it. The pedals on it changed a bunch, but the board works great.
Love those Keeley compressors! Have one myself… “I beat this thing like it STOLE from me…” 😂😅😂
Your bass sounds great, I don’t care what “They” say.
Creature ,,,, Better voice I think ,,, Nice build
red Strings? link please!!!
www.innovationstrings.com/store/p2/Rockabilly_Red.html#/
But know this, they are kinda orange red. 🍊
There is no perfect...
Sounds great, Funny I had the exact opposite impression that I did, you thought the Epiphone sounded better because of the rich lows, while I was impressed by how bright but mellow the Creature sounded, maybe the lighter materials let it rattle and chime a little more. I am also hopelessly addicted to diy/tlc, especially when it comes to cheap or beatup instruments. I understand the joy.
Have you stopped doing RUclips? I'm looking for new material from you. I love the style you play in and the incredibly informative videos you have done up to now.
Thanks! That is inspiring actually. Not too many people pay attention to the stuff I was doing. Really! Thanks! I kinda stopped… I have some neat stuff to shoot and share, but about 2 years ago, I was putting all my effort into a knob company, and that is sadly limping to its demise… neat, but I could not seem to get them made fast or affordable, and I had some quality issues too… then I got really busy with my actual job, and we had to move… so presto! Nothing. :) I might crank out some new vids in November or December. Maybe… again, thanks for the encouragement.
Looks like some episodes were found, so now I can see how different this was from the original. ruclips.net/video/P-LbDfm0COY/видео.htmlsi=JX5pU9IesItH2WwN
Curious how often you deal with feedback live at high volumes always had that problem with piezos sadly
Two sound posts and a mini nerf football shoved under the tail piece. I hug it with my knees when needed, and mostly, I just don’t turn up that loud, and let the house take care of it. Feedback does happen though.
I would absolutely not purchase a guitar kit from this company! When I unboxed the kit and reviewed the body and neck. the laminate was buckled in 2 places so it was impossible to glue back down and repair. The neck had scratches on it that were so deep they could not be sanded out. When I sent an email and complained about the state of the kit they ignored me for weeks. When I finally did receive a reply after 5 emails they informed me that if I wanted I could send it back (at my expense) and they would determine if they would replace it or refund my money. When I showed them the photos of the veneer buckling they said and I quote "This is a diy guitar kit, no sanding, no polishing, For this little issue, it can be fixed by some glue easily". Which of course it can't. Stay well clear of this company and purchase from a reputable company.
Sorry it did not work out for you.
How do you marry the bridge and finger board channel into the k&k? I've watched the vide several times and I still don't understand. Btw I'm building the same pedal board.
I'm wondering the same thing, a bit confused how everything is wired together
Do you have an issue with the TRS Cable becoming microphonic. Mine picks up a ton of floor noise. Thanks
Very nice on the Coca Cola case Inspired🤩🎸Great amp Smart pedal choices and setup
Next time try Tru-oil much easier to use...I think your guitar came out great..
nice work!! thanks for making a great demo - I guess I’m a bit leery of using stain or oil for a finish, and wonder if a lacquer or poly finish might positively affect the tone, although I have no idea which is easiest to use on a home-built guitar I was also curious about the fingerboard and frets… was the quality very good? did you have to file the frets? or had that been done properly by the factory ..? not suggesting you do this, but would be fun to build this kit using the included hardware vs same kit using better-quality hardware (especially the pickups) and a pro paint job
the most important thing is to have fun!!! Great Job
great video- very helpful and the final sound you crafted is very good- gotta look into that Keely pedal!
Robert, love your vid. You've convinced me... to make a White Falcon. lol. Thanks Bro. Love the Creature.
Ha, good luck! The creature loves the love. ;)
Que marca es su contrabajo? Y donde lo compro
It is a SlapKing by King Double Bass. It was a manufacturer in Orange County California many years ago. I had it custom painted by an auto paint shop. …Today it is very close to a 1,4,5 by Blast Cult.
Just stumbled on your channel and love the vids. hope you do more. and don't be sad :)
which string/pickup combination are you using?
That was Innovation Rockabilly Reds with k&k pickups.
Hands down the Creature is better! Why? Because it's a true hot rod, and this is rockabilly, and that's exactly what it's all about, isn't it? I think much of the difference in tone could be negated by an eq or different pickups. As for mojo, the Epiphone is not even close. Any idiot can go buy an Epiphone out of the box, but man, you BUILT that thing...oh, one last thing, the beauty of a hot rod is that they're not ever quite done. You can keep tweaking and it's about the learning process! Which is awesome. Even if you call this one done, imagine how rank the next one would be! Glad you lost the pressure and had fun with it. I think it's AWESOME.
I agree… I probably should have checked the compression pedal settings too, I may have choked the creature by trying to keep everything the same. …and yeah, it’s grown on me. It’s a neat guitar and I’m proud of it. :)
Thanks Robert!
Hi Robert! I’ve been setting up my equipments inspired on your vídeo. Here in Brazil is really hard to find stuff to double bass and rockabilly. I’m not able to find what you shown at the vídeo. Would you say that I could use a ABY pedal box instead the K&K? Thanks for the vídeo!
Saturnworks can build you a powered 2 channel mixer for bass. Otherwise watch eBay, k&k and shadow mixers for this come up often. I can’t recommend an aby for it, …it may work, but not as a bass pre-amp? …I don’t know for sure.
Model amplifier please?
Who supplies/sells the actual brackets and pick ups to be used with such pedals? Thanks.
K&K made the pickups. (Came with the k&k mixer) The one under the fingerboard is there with tape. The one on the bridge is wedged in, and sometimes has a thumb screw to help hold it in place. I have 3 uprights and each is set up a little different.
Funny how they all have non Chinese names. I've emailed with Ann from Pango. Lily from Weifang Yujing and Becky (yeah right) from Hulyuan Music ( a seller on DHGate )
I was looking at a cheap pango 335, thanks for the video!!!
Hi Robert and thanks for this precious video. Do you think that can I split the stereo signal with a TRS cable?
It’s the same as splitting with a box. …and I forgot to talk about it in the vid, but I use a dual mono to trs cable to go back to the k&k. So yeah, splitting is splitting, it’s just where and when you use a preamp or effects and where you sum/mix it..
That's how I feel about the word 'vox'
Ha, that made me think, definitely don’t wanna boogie with a moist vox… you know, to try and another word that people commonly say creeps them out… but then maybe 3 wrongs made it right?
Love the way you did the comparison!!! The way it should be done
Great vid!!! What exactly is the config in your K&K? There are some knobs to control highs, mids, bass, gain for each channel. I would love to see that nice little detail :-)
Dont use any of that.. Especially weedwakers! Never used a slap pick up.. Never will.. Never needed one.. Just hit hard enough and the sounds there!
Just so ya know… Those are not weedwackers… and also, I’m curious, what are you using as a pick up, eq and amp?
@@robertrussell2717 a schaller emg pick up with presto ultra light steel core strings...no feed back!.. And very loud.
What kind of string you use?
Innovation
Thanks for the effort of putting this out there. I'm more of a celtic and bluegrass player myself, but I like your style and found a lot of inspiration in the way you have thought out your signal chain. Rock on
love it
Who said your pedalboard don’t make sense?… they don’t make sense! This video actually confirms the pedalboard I wanna build for my bass
Ha. Cool. I get occasional rude rockabilly-splainer comments, so I feel like I have to preemptively defend that even though I do love pure reenactments of the past by others, I personally am not doing that, and that is ok. :)
so nice! i’ve been playing clean with a shadow rockabilly plus pickup/preamp for years but im venturing into pedals. your input is priceless! and nice lookin setup!!!
Glad it helps. I’ve changed that board and made another one that does some haunted house orchestra type stuff for fun. I fell off making vids but I’ll get around to to it again.
Not to be a dick but the only sonic part of the video is paired with another amp so you have no idea what it sounds like and then pay more attention to aesthetics than tone. I would play out of a toilet bowl if it sounds good
True… you are right. But I sort of made the vid as a soft joke and for social content. It’s not a real gear review anything.