Sculpting Jerry Cantrell's Sound - Interview with Jerry Cantrell and Dave Friedman

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  • Опубликовано: 29 май 2018
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    Amp guru Dave Friedman and Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains) talk with Sweetwater's Nick Bowcott about how they combined forces to develop Cantrell's crushing tone.
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  • @bretthorrell6185
    @bretthorrell6185 4 года назад +152

    God I love Jerry’s laugh, he is the complete opposite of narcissistic rock star, he puts everyone around him at ease. Salt of the earth dude👍

    • @jeffersonott4357
      @jeffersonott4357 2 года назад +2

      “I have to give credit to Dave jerden “. First thing outta this humble man’s mouth. I guess I’d be super disappointed if he was still a 50 year old narcissist… but, nice to know one of my favorite musicians ever also rolls with my favorite personality trait - humility.

    • @nimitz1739
      @nimitz1739 6 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah he’s had the same laugh since he was young. You can tell his laugh from a mile away

  • @the92project
    @the92project 5 лет назад +57

    watch when Jerry laughs 3:17, his face is totally still, just open mouth and not a muscle moves hahahahaha, love the guy

  • @edruizmx
    @edruizmx 5 лет назад +108

    I just watch AIC interviews to hear/see Jerry laugh

  • @mardin56
    @mardin56 4 года назад +38

    Jerry may be the coolest person ever. His 15-minute guitar lesson on RUclips is also worth watching.

  • @tcrane8630
    @tcrane8630 6 лет назад +199

    Cantrell has lost so many friends. He seems like such a classy guy. Great, great tone.

    • @vinyldiary6664
      @vinyldiary6664 5 лет назад +16

      The list of buddies who either overdosed or took their own life, Cantrell and Lanegan is a rare specimen in today's world, kinda like a animal on the endangered species list...

  • @youvsyou945
    @youvsyou945 5 лет назад +41

    It's a really testament to how good of a guy Dave Friedman is that he makes these amazing amps and rigs for top players, but still helps the everyday guy try to get his sound. Dave Friedman is a class act and his amps sound great.

  • @princessncg1
    @princessncg1 5 лет назад +24

    Jerry is so humble

  • @carolineroggenbuck9381
    @carolineroggenbuck9381 3 года назад +11

    This man is passionate at his art and not driven by ego. The talent and the natural intellect he has cannot be taught, and in no way is superficial. I truly hope Jerry's heart realizes this.

  • @ryanmain2601
    @ryanmain2601 3 года назад +8

    Jerry is one of the coolest dudes. Just exudes coolness. And what a guitarist/songwriter/singer too. And let’s be honest here, we’d all love to have a laugh like his!

  • @julianobacker
    @julianobacker 6 лет назад +90

    hahahahhaahahahahhaha (Cantrell, Jerry, 2018)

  • @bradcarter5403
    @bradcarter5403 5 лет назад +20

    It is true.. I don't know of anyone layering guitars and sounds together like Cantrell. He blends acoustic into electric like no other

  • @camocutie6139
    @camocutie6139 6 лет назад +31

    Jerry's simply the BEST!!

  • @morgancatherwood5665
    @morgancatherwood5665 2 года назад +8

    Jerry's the man - I dig everything he does

  • @gustavomantovani8309
    @gustavomantovani8309 6 лет назад +30

    How nice to watch good people talking about great gear and sound. LOVED it!!!

  • @liltit1667
    @liltit1667 5 лет назад +11

    jerry`s laugh is so cool

  • @anahowana
    @anahowana 3 года назад

    This is music to my ears, the way they discuss the tone and the rig is inspiring. So much knowledge, skills, and passion went into this whole project ! Great upload, cheers from Morocco

  • @cindyr4459
    @cindyr4459 3 года назад +5

    Jerry is an amazing human.

  • @gunsknives5395
    @gunsknives5395 4 года назад +4

    Jerry looks and laughs so much like my uncle. He even has the same personality. My uncle is an Army Vietnam veteran like Jerry's father.

    • @dinorocker8647
      @dinorocker8647 2 года назад

      Well congrats to him, cause I love and support all our brave men in uniform, especially the 'Nam vets, cause they got a raw deal and a half, but yeah I salute and thank him and all his friends, and the other guys who were the true heroes in 'Nam for their service.

  • @bradcarter5403
    @bradcarter5403 5 лет назад +8

    There Have Been loads of legendary amp makers whether it be builders or just a person who can mod something already existing. Fender combos to Dumble and those old train wrecks to Marshalls and modded Marshalls as well as Hiwatt. Then Soldano, Bogner and Fuchs. But I don't think anyone has done what Friedman has done. I think Metro makes the best replicas of vintage Marshalls, but Friedman may be the best circuit builder the amp world has seen. He can nail mods like no one yet he can throw together his own new stuff as well. Like the Tesla of guitar amps really. I've played so many of them and they just deliver like nothing I've hooked up too. I've found great sounding Marshall heads over the years and I have a Bogner I wouldn't sell for any amount of money. But the Friedmans I have and have tested are like nothing I've ever heard. Legendary stuff

  • @jc.1191
    @jc.1191 4 года назад +2

    Definitely a wah set at a single point on overdubs to thicken the mids on dirt. Very impressed by Mr. Friedman, guy knows his stuff.

  • @nursetammy74
    @nursetammy74 2 года назад +2

    Love this man...so humble and pure.

  • @1972bacosta
    @1972bacosta 5 лет назад +3

    Saw them last night in New Orleans, one word “massive” best live tone I’ve ever heard.

  • @lh995
    @lh995 6 лет назад +10

    I notice only Jerry interviews these days and keeping in mind we haven’t-heard much from Sean, the other guys, in years, it would be nice to hear from them as well, occasionally 😊

    • @marikka9347
      @marikka9347 5 лет назад

      L H in case you have not seen this interview with Kinney from August 2018: ruclips.net/video/Tcy_DWUXo2I/видео.html , since I do this never, in case the link did not transfer correctly it was uploaded by superreporter1971 and titled: "Alice In Chains Drummer Sean Kinney On New Album "Rainier Fog" 8-24-2018." Also given his presumed profession"superreporter", he could point you to others.
      Cantrell seems to have remained the spokesman for the band all these years, so it is easier to come up with his, but there are interviews with the others available, especially currently with AIC's Rainier Fog album release in August 2018.

    • @justinebroderick8358
      @justinebroderick8358 4 года назад +2

      @@marikka9347 also this is about Jerry Cantrell 's amplifier that he is spokesperson for mot an AIC interview

  • @kellybennett80
    @kellybennett80 5 лет назад +5

    Jerry's laugh 💜

  • @kalebunderwood8345
    @kalebunderwood8345 7 месяцев назад

    Being a musician, Jerry is my favorite musician of all time. That dude inspires me to keep jamming forever! ❤

  • @dethangel9082
    @dethangel9082 2 месяца назад

    Nick Bowcott You the Man , I'm still Rocking to Grim Reaper .

  • @rosev.7007
    @rosev.7007 3 года назад +1

    Three legends in the same room

  • @jennifernewcomb1897
    @jennifernewcomb1897 4 года назад +1

    I never noticed the way he laughed until y’all brought it to my attention he does that no harm it is kinda woodpecker sounding No harm The Riff Lord we still love ya Jerry ❤️🎸🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @DaveTaste
    @DaveTaste 6 лет назад +12

    When Jerry WhatsApps you back "lol" you don't know whether to be scared.

  • @NA-ir5or
    @NA-ir5or 2 года назад +1

    Nice to watch 3 smart guys talking.

  • @patrickmayersr9623
    @patrickmayersr9623 6 лет назад +1

    Thanks,this is such a good interview....it's like we know these dudes..😶...we do now...so cool.

  • @tippss3332
    @tippss3332 2 года назад

    A colab of 2 legends!!!!!

  • @usgrindgore7659
    @usgrindgore7659 4 года назад +2

    Always been a huge fan of him and the guitar tone. I can remember hearing Facelift and Dirt for the first time and I was hooked!,

  • @youngmike8645
    @youngmike8645 3 года назад +2

    I really hope Dave looses some weight and gets healthy to stay with us for years to come. He is a genuine guy and a national treasure.

  • @goudagirl6095
    @goudagirl6095 2 года назад

    There's a great video out there about Mike Inez and his Warwick basses, and how when he started with Ozzy, Ozzy right off the bat bought him his first "concert" bass. And while Mike talks over the video, the video itself is the most fascinating - it shows how they actually put the end product together: the painting, the edging, the stringing, adding the frets, drilling & screwing all the special bits & bobs into the neck and head...really quite interesting!

  • @evildj3480
    @evildj3480 6 лет назад +6

    Ahh that voice❤️🔥

  • @garrison0532082
    @garrison0532082 6 лет назад +2

    These are cool to watch.....guys who know their shit discussing their craft.

  • @foxyfoxtrot4233
    @foxyfoxtrot4233 4 года назад +1

    The JJ-100 is the best piece of gear I ever bought. No more amp GAS.

  • @scottyd2262
    @scottyd2262 5 лет назад +2

    If their was also a loved it instead of a like for RUclips videos, I would have done that ! Jerry Cantrell is one of my guitar inspirations..

  • @goranmarinic2923
    @goranmarinic2923 5 лет назад +5

    jerry`s look at 0:10. darkness&sorrow.

  • @AndreaMaccianti
    @AndreaMaccianti 6 лет назад +2

    Two geniuses!

  • @timparker4228
    @timparker4228 Год назад +1

    The only thing better than the tone of Jerry's rig is the tone of his cackle.

  • @rs-xr3ty
    @rs-xr3ty 5 лет назад

    Awesome stuff

  • @stormedbyhippiesc3966
    @stormedbyhippiesc3966 5 лет назад

    Friedman and JC is legend

  • @16voyeur
    @16voyeur 4 года назад

    I love this guy.

  • @arnyarny77
    @arnyarny77 5 лет назад

    dave is a electronics genius

  • @christopherjones3193
    @christopherjones3193 3 года назад +1

    love mr Jerry Cantrell

  • @stephenchow5161
    @stephenchow5161 5 лет назад

    awesome amp

  • @leahflower9924
    @leahflower9924 3 года назад +2

    jerry wrote all those good songs 1 after another it's like he didn't even have to try

  • @ToJam14
    @ToJam14 6 лет назад +9

    Speaking of Bill Kelliher, I feel like he and Jerry could be great friends. They seem really similar

    • @Keepgrinding3173
      @Keepgrinding3173 6 лет назад +8

      Jerry gifted Bill a JJ amp. After that Bill worked with Dave Friedman and now has his own signature amp Friedman Butterslax.

    • @rumblefish9
      @rumblefish9 6 лет назад +4

      E Stark they are. They've toured a couple of times and Mastodon are all fans of AIC. Bill finally asked Jerry how he was able to get the sound. The Mastodon guys even appear in the AIC23 video

  • @foxxonthewirepodcast
    @foxxonthewirepodcast 9 месяцев назад

    King Jerry 🙌

  • @tedcabana
    @tedcabana Год назад

    The sound of Rock, and all genres of music, change when some genius gets an idea to change to tools we choose tp perform with. Les Paul, Leo Fender, Seymore Duncan, Paul Reed Smith, Mr. Jackson, Bogner, Dave Friedman, and all to many others to name. All changed the scape of modern music, at one time or another, by putting their inventions into the right hands.

  • @itsBRO
    @itsBRO 6 лет назад +2

    Nice video, I had a tough time deciding between the JJ-100 and the BE-50

    • @themaggot8
      @themaggot8 6 лет назад +1

      JJ without a doubt. In my experience, BEs are great, but not that great for the price. A modded Marshall 1959 sounds better than a BE for a lot less money

    • @itsBRO
      @itsBRO 6 лет назад

      I wanted the JJ but got the BE-50 due to the versatility. I'm happy with the available gain on the HBE channel. But the JJ demo video was what turned me on to Friedman amps.

  • @starlitblond
    @starlitblond 6 лет назад +44

    Awe Jerry.. I've had a crush on you forever!! Just sayin'!

    • @HomoChomsky
      @HomoChomsky 6 лет назад +4

      Scarlett's ASMR , and what's the point of your comment?

    • @starlitblond
      @starlitblond 6 лет назад +5

      Heyman Heyguys Thank you!!

    • @rumblefish9
      @rumblefish9 6 лет назад +6

      Melanie Coleman Me too! I have been in love with him since I was 13! I'll still marry him!

    • @starlitblond
      @starlitblond 6 лет назад +2

      Rockart9 Lol.. you and me both!!

    • @atimatthew6004
      @atimatthew6004 6 лет назад +8

      sorry to butt in but if y'all keep getting comments from 'Scarlett ASMR', report her, she's a nut who thinks she's secretly married/engaged to Jerry.... she comments on every damn Alice/Cantrell related video on RUclips and goes after the women with nasty comments. Seriously. She's like herpes, she just won't let up. Have a good one and ignore the fools!

  • @MCJaccard4music
    @MCJaccard4music 3 года назад +4

    Jerry is reminding me of the Mad Scientist from Independence Day. When they take the president to area 51 and he foes around showing them all the " neet stuff." He even shares the hair and facial hair as well as the laugh. Classic.

    • @dinorocker8647
      @dinorocker8647 2 года назад

      I didn't know Jerry was Data from Star Trek TNG, cause that's who played that guy in Independence Day, I know it wasn't Jerry, I'm just bein' a wise ass.

  • @jonnybabich9667
    @jonnybabich9667 2 года назад

    Well sheeeet!
    Let's hear these tones yall speak of...

  • @mickenzicrowells6764
    @mickenzicrowells6764 Год назад

    I love you Jerry

  • @josefk.122
    @josefk.122 2 года назад

    I would love to hang out with Jerry for 24 hours. What a mensch

  • @alxmnslv
    @alxmnslv 6 лет назад +9

    The ball is now in your court Lzzy Hale

  • @haroldbuddy5836
    @haroldbuddy5836 4 года назад +1

    jerry owns

  • @maulanaibrahim7286
    @maulanaibrahim7286 5 лет назад

    4:19 i believe he was going to say 'desertion' instead of 'distortion' (as it's "would" lyrics)

  • @nickmendez5057
    @nickmendez5057 5 лет назад +5

    Jerry was a race car driver.

    • @6nosis
      @6nosis 3 года назад

      Drove so Gdamn fast...
      Never did win no checkered flags but he never did come in last...

  • @muleblues71
    @muleblues71 6 лет назад +2

    Lol. Jerry himself said 6yrs in the Friedman video.

  • @jasonwatson6903
    @jasonwatson6903 6 лет назад +46

    His set-up is totally "Jerry rigged"

  • @varsityathlete4786
    @varsityathlete4786 3 года назад +1

    In the thumbnail I legit thought ol' boy in the middle was rex Ryan

  • @DaySleeper403
    @DaySleeper403 4 года назад +2

    Jerry laughs at 3:15-3:25

  • @Colin.W
    @Colin.W 5 лет назад +1

    Goal amp.

    • @Colin.W
      @Colin.W 3 года назад +1

      Two years later and I am expecting the 100W this week.

  • @meatrocket1
    @meatrocket1 6 лет назад +10

    Friedman amps second to none

    • @sarangajitrajkumar6041
      @sarangajitrajkumar6041 6 лет назад +2

      Of course, none is first.

    • @justingarcia7722
      @justingarcia7722 6 лет назад +1

      Second to nothing, I.e second to no-thing. Only your imagination can potentially be better if you can actualize it

    • @sarangajitrajkumar6041
      @sarangajitrajkumar6041 6 лет назад +1

      Then the empty space is first. As simple as that.

  • @madseasonstaley
    @madseasonstaley 5 лет назад +1

    Jerry sounds like Cole Trickle

  • @jamesmike3073
    @jamesmike3073 5 лет назад

    what's the name of the intro song?

  • @marshall401
    @marshall401 5 лет назад +1

    Dave's a bit of a lump of a guy, wasn't expecting that 😎

  • @Locoandchooch
    @Locoandchooch 4 года назад +1

    Branding the tolex would be cool, like how they do cattle.

  • @AHeady
    @AHeady 2 года назад

    It takes a village to rock LOL

  • @stevenkatz679
    @stevenkatz679 3 года назад

    Why am I mister pink ?

  • @michaels6980
    @michaels6980 5 лет назад +2

    And jerry never plays? Wtf

  • @ShiningTrapezoid
    @ShiningTrapezoid 6 лет назад +6

    I'm sure it's a cool amp, but $3700 is madness.

    • @peyotepete6532
      @peyotepete6532 6 лет назад +6

      Shining Trapezoid yeah but remember bro, Jerry is an established artist unlike us. Well me anyway. If I could I absolutely would! Cheers!

    • @steverherb
      @steverherb 3 года назад

      JJ Jr. is a great amp and much more affordable at $1,599

  • @guitarstalkandtech9085
    @guitarstalkandtech9085 4 года назад

    Damn didn't even recognize Jerry

  • @Olysterz
    @Olysterz 3 года назад

    I guess you still need two amps to get the sound

    • @steverherb
      @steverherb 3 года назад

      In the studio you could track using the amp's two modes of gain (BE/JBE)

    • @the92project
      @the92project 2 года назад

      Actually the "studio sound" is several amps and different guitars. The "tour" sound is two JJs

    • @steverherb
      @steverherb 2 года назад

      @@the92project Definitely, many things are possible in the studio. I think Jerry has a killer live sound as well

  • @forever3797
    @forever3797 4 года назад +6

    Dave really needs to lose the weight and get healthier - we need him alive for may years to come...

  • @hinjurock
    @hinjurock 3 года назад +2

    Dave is even heavier than the tone of his guitar amps.

  • @Niloy63
    @Niloy63 5 лет назад +2

    The interviewer sure likes to interrupt a lot. Thoroughly irritating.

  • @mikeferris408
    @mikeferris408 9 месяцев назад

    Bogner.......

  • @jonathanpoots2421
    @jonathanpoots2421 3 года назад

    Awesome guitar player.
    Looks like homeless Data.

  • @youvsyou945
    @youvsyou945 5 лет назад +1

    It's a really testament to how good of a guy Dave Friedman is that he makes these amazing amps and rigs for top players, but still helps the everyday guy try to get his sound. Dave Friedman is a class act and his amps sound great.