Simon Neil is such an interesting and positive guy, this is a great interview and what a fantastic format for future interviews, ending with a song was a real gift, thanks everyone.
Simon helped me get through the first lockdown here in the UK, his Friday night live streams from his house gave me something to look forward to each week. Glad to see him back on here.
Simon seems like a bloody nice chap. So passionate in his thoughts towards music, and in his performance, even when he's just demonstrating some tones on RUclips channel. Buuuuuuttttt..... the winning moment for me, was the look on Dan's face when he was smashing Red through Simon's rig at the end. Top show chaps. One of my faves.
Wow - that acoustic version of Space caught me off guard - superb!! A great reminder of while we love, love, love all these pedals and tones, it all comes together with a great a song! Well done fellas. Great guests and great show. It's unlikely my board will ever have a Metal Zone, but I really appreciated learning about it in context here. Also, great discussion on the EQ considerations when going from 3-piece to 5-piece live.
First off, what a great guest. I watched some video of his band and they are incredible. He's a natural performer. It's a crime that I'm just hearing about them now, but I'm so glad I did. But I thought the way I think of baseline tones--Cleanish, Middle and Rocking, was dumb and I never really said it out loud. For me, it was "Clean Hendrixy," "Heavy Cream/Middle Zeppelin" and "Weezer." Those were sort of my guideposts. Lately I've been looking for a more "studio guy OD," which might be a problem the new Wampler pedal solves. I'm writing a lot because I'm so excited that I can stop feeling like a nutter for wanting "Cleanish, Some More and Full On Rock" to be how I talk about this. I guess I felt silly. I now have permission to be silly.
Love what he does with the clean amp underneath you can hear the ‘clarity’ in the heavy tones. However, most of the venues I play freak out at the size of the AC30 so I can only imagine the look on their faces as I come through the door with 2 amps (never mind 3!!). Any tips on achieving a similar effect with pedals? Imagine its just a case of experimenting with gain stacking? I do this a little already as I run 4 or 5 drive/distortion/fuzz pedals on the board as I like different textures for different songs/parts (was also interested in Simons comments and journey here!). Any tips on direction that would speed up the trial and error gratefully received. Great episode, love your work! 🤘
And there are other other options with crazy bang for buck. I'll happily suggest the Marshall Jackhammer, which similarly needs a 0.005mm tweak on each knob to acheive God status...or a horrible sound.
Genuinely.. this is one of those videos where you feel like you are receiving a gift, it is that good. An absolutely awe inspiring experience. Thank you.
Simon seems like a genuinely lovely human. His song at the end really got me - such an earnest performance. Really moving - thanks for sharing him with us!
That was just fabulous fun. Also, on the off chance that Simon reads these - my 10 year old daughter & I were in a record shop for one of the record store days back in the summer, I was buying bits & pieces and out of the blue she asked me to get her the new Biffy album (on gorgeous blue vinyl too). I saw the band live years ago at Milton Keynes, great outdoor gig, but hadn’t heard much recent stuff, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. We brought it home, she put it on the hifi, I had to wince through a few choice Anglo Saxon words 🤣 ( I guess she hears it at school ) ... but my god it sounded house-shakingly *epic* (Cop Syrup in particular)... And now my daughter is picking away at a little nylon acoustic I bought her... and when she’s ready for a Metal Zone I’ll be there for her. (Probably still find one for £75, too). More power to your right arm, sir.
I just want to say, that at 15:37 in I've paused the video and gone to iTunes to purchase several Biffy Clyro albums without even listening to anything else haha. Never heard of Simon or his band before but as always you guys have amazing guests and help expand my music knowledge. Always cool seeing such genuine moments from the TPS team and the guests. So freakin' great. Much love!
Dudes!! I normally thank you for all the knowledge/info/wisdom... but today, I'd hug the three of you! I'd never heard Biffy Clyro before!! They're amazing!! I'm having such a blast listening to them now! Tomorrow, the drive to work and back is gonna be soooo interesting. As you say: Massive thanks!!!!
This was great. Simon exemplifies what I most love about British musicians and artists, and what is the anthithesis of 'celebrity'culture'. No constructed personality or fashionable affectations. Just a down-to-earth, articulate and sweet-natured guy who loves what he does and wants to share it. Inspiring and comforting at the same time. Thanks all.
I dearly love listening to people like Simon, Devin and lee malia on your show. You get more out of them than most interviewers. I hope you can do more in the future by whatever means. How they think about sound, how they think of a songwriting. It’s mega inspiring
What a lovely fella. An absolute monster and beast onstage, and a gentle, fun, friendly, genuine guy every other moment and even mixed together. Biffy are totally unique and phenomenal.
Great episode. Simon is a legitimate musical genius and always seems like such an amiable, humble and kind human being which really comes across in the music too. For any of you discovering Biffy for the first time, listen to albums 2, 3 and 4 if you enjoy the more aggressive, bonkers side to their sound. Also check out Reuben (early biffy contemporaries) and Jamie Lenman’s solo stuff after Reuben split. Another great artist with incredible, modest talent and a thoroughly nice person too.
Simon if you read comments I put on Wolves of Winter for my 5 year old and he is a Biffy Clyro kid now. Runs around the house yelling WE ARE WOLVES!! That pedal show you guys deliver as always was wanting a follow up to the last episode with Simon on
I got my friend to come and see Biffy in the Glasgow Garage in about 2000. Sold it to him by saying they were a bit like like Coldplay but a little bit heavier 😂😂
I confess that living in the States I'd never heard of Biffy Clyro until you guys. Now, clearly, I'm going to have to check them out. Cheers from a nervous denizen of the Big Apple.
I think puzzle is a good album to start with them, has a good mix of their newer more conventional song writing style and their older more angular approach 👍
I made my wife jump when he was demoing his "BIG" sound. He hit the end of the riff and I just couldn't hel0 but scream HOW'S IT GONNA FEEL WHEN THERE'S NO ONE TO SUPPORT YA!
A genuine lad, a unique and talented song writer, need more artists like this in the world. Ive always been a fan and i still remember moving to england and hearing living is a problem because everyone dies on a t.v somewherel and thinking '' man, what the hell was that''
I’ve been a waiting for this since the first video you guys did with Simon. He’s nothing short of the true hero for myself when it comes to all things guitar, songs and personality. May have shed a tear or two at the end of his chat with you guys. Bloody hell, Mon the Biff! Thanks for making this happen gentlemen. What an absolute blast. Can’t wait for the nest TPS Band featuring Mr Neill. 😂❤️
I had never heard of Simon or Biffy until watching and no doubt I’m now a huge fan. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so inspired before. That acoustic song, beautiful, I honestly shed tears. Cheers and well done.
Best "guest show" you guys have ever made. Full credit to you. What an honest, in depth and truly wonderful interview / programme. Thanks guys - to everyone involved. Feel blessed for watching. Rock on! x
F**in' lesson - song writing, sound, intelligence, and humility. Thank you Simon for being so wonderfully humble and gracious, and by sharing your concept of what music should be, being a massive song writing inspiration. The way these guys go about music is proper. How it should be done.
I'm in the US and am just now getting into this band. They should be huge here but they aren't yet. Let's make it happen. I want to see them live. Thanks for this video!
A few years ago they played in philly in a tiny old venue as if theyre not HUGE from where they’re from. It was INSANE! When they come around the US please don’t miss them you gotta experience the biff, especially in a venue and not a big stadium sitting super far away
I must have watched this video 5 times + since released at minimum. Simon is a true artist who I could listen to all day and a lovely lad all round. Massive props to Churd for taking us through the pedal and just like the rest of the Biffy boys is a true gentleman. Great content and great interview Dan & Mick!
Damn, already sold out... that’s a real pity, I enjoyed every second of this video though. This guy is amazing and I wish I could hear more often Dan and Mick playing with high gain!! Awesome!
Everything about Simon is just so open and honest. The sound, the songwriting, the interviews. It's all just saturated goodness backed by clean, open honesty. The fact that still resonates so well with people makes is brilliant. Cheers guys.
Somewhere a YT comments section is full of people claiming you can't play metal on anything but an EMG81 equipped Ibanez or similar. Teles and Strats are just country and blues. My bleeping arse they are.
Hi Mick! Hi Dan! Ted here! Just like TPS turning me on to Steven Wilson, I had never heard of Biffy Clyro. And just like loving Steven Wilson, I am loving Biffy Clyro. Thnx again TPS! Ted from Ewing, NJ, USA
I must confess i've never listened so much of biffy's material before thi ñs episode, but after seeing how true and honest simon is, i found myself actually enjoying their songs. Great.
“I need to feel my brain shake”. What a fanatic show. Thank you Simon (Editing), Churd, Dan, Mick and Simon N. A joyous celebration of tone and why we all play.
Wow, I was wondering about the technical aspects of the Booooom/Blast pedal ever since the news about it came out. Great interview with both Simon and Richard, thank you gentlemen for the enthusiasm...
That man, and his band, are utter legends. _Puzzle_ saved my life, pretty much, many years after it was first released. I've said it before, but I'll say it again: it'd be ace if you could persuade Mike Vennart to come on the show. The man's a guitar genius, a great songwriter, and has some pretty great anecdotes in the bag...
I knew nothing of Biffy Claro before TPS brought it to my attention and even then I didn’t really get into them. Saying that, I need to give them another look, Simon energy and outlook are second to none. And while I’m giving them another look, I need to get that Metal Zone out of the closet and check it out. Great show guys.
I don't own a metalzone but Olaf says to get the best out of it you should put it through the send and return of your amp, counter intuitive I know, but if anyone knows, he does. I hope that is helpful for you, keep rockin'!
I've never heard of Biffy Clyro, other than hearing the name mentioned on TPS, but based upon the sounds Simon is making, I'm wondering how it's possible I've never heard of them or heard their music, considering they've been around for apparently about 25 years, now, with three #1 albums in the UK recently? I hope Simon doesn't mind the comparison, but the first thing that comes to mind is a comparison to Swervedriver, of whom I am a fan, and a little bit of Hum, too, especially with the big dynamic shifts and the harmonic structures. Simon is wringing some glorious noise out of his guitar, exactly the kind of thing that makes me sit up and take notice. Thanks, TPS, for turning me on to something new!
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Fuck. I was a huge fan of biffy and simon...but everytime he's at the show I value/appreciate him even more as a person and artist. What an incredible video/interview. Loved EVERYTHING. and like i'm sure everybody else here...i need a fucking metal zone. hahah His fucking clean tone is unbelievable, his gain tones....I mean...they've always been out of this world....
Balance Not Symmetry was their best record in years. While Simon wasn’t trying to find singles in that record there were so many heavy hitters. Love the blend of different styles too.
Biffy hadn’t been on my radar until I caught them at Sonisphere and experienced that visceral awesomeness from a few rows back front and centre and by the end of the first song they had themselves a new fan. Since then I’ve taken every opportunity to see what I believe are one of the best bands in the world you can see live today! So amazing that TPS can have these amazing artist interviews and bring your wonderful personal heart to the proceedings.
Neil Simon and Biffy Clyro are my favorite new to me band and this episode of TPD is number 2 after 10 Ways to Make Fuzz Work for You because of Mick's amazing intro! Neil Simon...wow...what a fun show. I discovered the bridge pickup on my strat because of this video. I dont have a metal zone but my OCD ge provided righteous tone.
This was a great show. A friend showed me a Biffy Clyro album just a few months ago and I was blown away by the heavy and soft songs. Simon really is a genuine musician and guitar player.
Me the pedal virgin sees this board on the floor looking all empty floor pedalboard with a switcher/loop dealy and a metal zone. Fails to notice the massive cabs and the massive RACK OF GEAR. Oooho, says me, the pedal virgin, a minimalist.
It's a little odd at the end of 2022 to go back and watch this with screens up and masks on. My guitar, in general, and TPS, in particular, helped me make it through a tough time!
Every interview with Simon is so enjoyable. He perspires joy and honesty like a 6year old. He's still a kid inside. That might be the reason why he doesn't seem to age. Let the freak flag fly!
Look, my listening situation isn't perfect. I've got a decent speaker, but still it's just a computer. That said: I might have wasted that money on the vasectomy. Pretty sure the ball crushing glorious roar of the Booooom has sterilised me forever and I couldn't be happier. Cheers TPS and Simon for the sonic joy. [edited to add Chard to the list, sorry mate]
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SO AWESOME.....
The captain meets Simon Neil!
@@jump25ontoast Yeh
I'm American, so Biffy was never on my radar, ever, so to hear someone as insightful and knowledgeable as Simon speak and perform is great
Simon Neil is such an interesting and positive guy, this is a great interview and what a fantastic format for future interviews, ending with a song was a real gift, thanks everyone.
Simon is a legend, what a man, so genuine friendly and down to earth, and a top guitar player, great video
Simon helped me get through the first lockdown here in the UK, his Friday night live streams from his house gave me something to look forward to each week. Glad to see him back on here.
Simon seems like a bloody nice chap. So passionate in his thoughts towards music, and in his performance, even when he's just demonstrating some tones on RUclips channel. Buuuuuuttttt..... the winning moment for me, was the look on Dan's face when he was smashing Red through Simon's rig at the end. Top show chaps. One of my faves.
Wow - that acoustic version of Space caught me off guard - superb!! A great reminder of while we love, love, love all these pedals and tones, it all comes together with a great a song!
Well done fellas. Great guests and great show. It's unlikely my board will ever have a Metal Zone, but I really appreciated learning about it in context here. Also, great discussion on the EQ considerations when going from 3-piece to 5-piece live.
Make me smile in the middle of the night.
01:14:45 I have never seen Dan look so overjoyed! Great show lads!
Glorious work
EPIC!!!!! That is all!
First off, what a great guest. I watched some video of his band and they are incredible. He's a natural performer. It's a crime that I'm just hearing about them now, but I'm so glad I did.
But I thought the way I think of baseline tones--Cleanish, Middle and Rocking, was dumb and I never really said it out loud. For me, it was "Clean Hendrixy," "Heavy Cream/Middle Zeppelin" and "Weezer." Those were sort of my guideposts. Lately I've been looking for a more "studio guy OD," which might be a problem the new Wampler pedal solves.
I'm writing a lot because I'm so excited that I can stop feeling like a nutter for wanting "Cleanish, Some More and Full On Rock" to be how I talk about this. I guess I felt silly. I now have permission to be silly.
Love what he does with the clean amp underneath you can hear the ‘clarity’ in the heavy tones. However, most of the venues I play freak out at the size of the AC30 so I can only imagine the look on their faces as I come through the door with 2 amps (never mind 3!!). Any tips on achieving a similar effect with pedals? Imagine its just a case of experimenting with gain stacking? I do this a little already as I run 4 or 5 drive/distortion/fuzz pedals on the board as I like different textures for different songs/parts (was also interested in Simons comments and journey here!). Any tips on direction that would speed up the trial and error gratefully received. Great episode, love your work! 🤘
One cab split stereo - use a clean power amp
For one side and use your main gain stage into the other side?
there's some spooky pepper's ghost shit going on with the perspex screen in the middle
❤️❤️❤️
That’s all I have to say......
Me, an hour ago: "I don't think I would ever have any need for a metal zone"
Me, at 55:45: "What the f**k is wrong with me"
Me: wondering why I bought Metal zone
Me after watching this episdoe: ok old chap you can have a go
I bought a certain plastic Metal Pedal a couple of years back as a sort of a joke.
I kinda liked it ...
But I don't tell anybody that ... 😉
Oops !!
Yeah, same. Ebay visited and problem solved for under 60 bucks. ;)
And there are other other options with crazy bang for buck. I'll happily suggest the Marshall Jackhammer, which similarly needs a 0.005mm tweak on each knob to acheive God status...or a horrible sound.
@@davidkeane2399 Yup I've mirrored the sound of a Suhr Riot with the Jackhammer.
Good old Dave Simpson let that little secret pedal out of the bag ...
Genuinely.. this is one of those videos where you feel like you are receiving a gift, it is that good. An absolutely awe inspiring experience. Thank you.
Thank you Toby! Felt like that in the room too. :0)
@@ThatPedalShow It definitely comes across.. good work!
Simon's enthusiasm is contagious. Gotta go beat the crap out of my guitar now. :-)
I'm no doctor, but I don't think cocaine is contagious.
I didn't know it was physically possible to smile for longer than an hour, now I know
Simon seems like a genuinely lovely human. His song at the end really got me - such an earnest performance. Really moving - thanks for sharing him with us!
‘It switches the responsible side of your brain off.. and lets the freak flag fly’
😏
He he's SO GOOD at speaking
Bloke is full of joy. It's great to watch.
That was just fabulous fun.
Also, on the off chance that Simon reads these - my 10 year old daughter & I were in a record shop for one of the record store days back in the summer, I was buying bits & pieces and out of the blue she asked me to get her the new Biffy album (on gorgeous blue vinyl too).
I saw the band live years ago at Milton Keynes, great outdoor gig, but hadn’t heard much recent stuff, and I wasn’t sure what to expect.
We brought it home, she put it on the hifi, I had to wince through a few choice Anglo Saxon words 🤣 ( I guess she hears it at school ) ... but my god it sounded house-shakingly *epic* (Cop Syrup in particular)...
And now my daughter is picking away at a little nylon acoustic I bought her...
and when she’s ready for a Metal Zone I’ll be there for her. (Probably still find one for £75, too).
More power to your right arm, sir.
This was such a fantastically fun show, what a top bloke Simon is, his rig is epic, that new pedal is incredible, the sounds were amazing !! :)
I just want to say, that at 15:37 in I've paused the video and gone to iTunes to purchase several Biffy Clyro albums without even listening to anything else haha. Never heard of Simon or his band before but as always you guys have amazing guests and help expand my music knowledge. Always cool seeing such genuine moments from the TPS team and the guests. So freakin' great. Much love!
You won't regret your purchase. You should try Biffy's newest album "celebration of endings" and "infinity land" at least!
Re: the effusiveness... Being a fan is awesome. Liking things is awesome. Not being a jaded, irony-soaked little shit is awesome. Good on you, boys.
Thank you!
Very well said! Jaded, Irony-soaked little shits, indeed.
It’s why I can’t listen to anything by vice(apart from guitar moves which is oddly irony free).
Didn’t recognise him with his shirt on !
Came on to say I didn't know he owned any shirts...
Whenever Simon says 'Gentlemen' I smile.
Dudes!! I normally thank you for all the knowledge/info/wisdom... but today, I'd hug the three of you!
I'd never heard Biffy Clyro before!! They're amazing!! I'm having such a blast listening to them now!
Tomorrow, the drive to work and back is gonna be soooo interesting. As you say: Massive thanks!!!!
We've bought three of the buggers! :D Good god, I can't wait!
I adore how much this channel adores Biffy, and I'll come back for more every damn time.
"Hello Wembley!"......Stamps on Metal Zone...
As a drummer Simon Neil is the ideal bandmate. I would give anything to write to one of his riffs. Incredibly prolific ❤
This was great. Simon exemplifies what I most love about British musicians and artists, and what is the anthithesis of 'celebrity'culture'. No constructed personality or fashionable affectations. Just a down-to-earth, articulate and sweet-natured guy who loves what he does and wants to share it. Inspiring and comforting at the same time. Thanks all.
Wow.. Just Wow. Pure, honest, real. Was having a pretty horrible day. Not so anymore. Truly, thank you.
Ah Simon Neil, one of the rare few non-Geordie guitar players
This was glorious. Mostly all of it, but especially the end performance -- and the post-performance performance! Let the freak flag fly! Thank you
I dearly love listening to people like Simon, Devin and lee malia on your show. You get more out of them than most interviewers. I hope you can do more in the future by whatever means. How they think about sound, how they think of a songwriting. It’s mega inspiring
Simon needs his own Signature Metal Zone.
With a blend channel, as well as clean and dirty separate volume control. (and a better EQ)
@@rocksully why would you want another "better eq"? The eq is good and powerful already. Just learn to use it.
Like he says in the video - his signature Metal Zone would have NO EQ, just the knobs glued from the factory into the position he likes them :)
@@failgun you can replace pots with resistors no problem
@@failgun you can still replace pots with resistors a year later.
Great show all around 👍. Time to drag out 4x12 cabs, 100w heads, buy pedals, strats and Biffy albums...
YES!
@@ThatPedalShow - YES! indeed, lol
What a lovely fella. An absolute monster and beast onstage, and a gentle, fun, friendly, genuine guy every other moment and even mixed together. Biffy are totally unique and phenomenal.
Great episode. Simon is a legitimate musical genius and always seems like such an amiable, humble and kind human being which really comes across in the music too. For any of you discovering Biffy for the first time, listen to albums 2, 3 and 4 if you enjoy the more aggressive, bonkers side to their sound. Also check out Reuben (early biffy contemporaries) and Jamie Lenman’s solo stuff after Reuben split. Another great artist with incredible, modest talent and a thoroughly nice person too.
Simon if you read comments I put on Wolves of Winter for my 5 year old and he is a Biffy Clyro kid now. Runs around the house yelling WE ARE WOLVES!! That pedal show you guys deliver as always was wanting a follow up to the last episode with Simon on
One of their many quality tunes.
As a born and bred American, Mick's American impression makes me crack up every single time.
I got my friend to come and see Biffy in the Glasgow Garage in about 2000. Sold it to him by saying they were a bit like like Coldplay but a little bit heavier 😂😂
Hahahahaha!!! Hahahahhahaa!!!!
I confess that living in the States I'd never heard of Biffy Clyro until you guys. Now, clearly, I'm going to have to check them out. Cheers from a nervous denizen of the Big Apple.
Easily the best European band of the last 10 years.
@@vandal_dk That’s a big statement but it seems well-earned. Gonna have to go buy some earplugs...🙃
They are really big here in Europe and the best live band i have seen
I think puzzle is a good album to start with them, has a good mix of their newer more conventional song writing style and their older more angular approach 👍
I gotta confess I’m much prefer the older stuff, still a buddy fan though
@Dan ! :D Please tell, how do you get that Tele intonated with all 3 saddles being in the SAME LEVEL ??? I mean what da ....??! :D How?
I made my wife jump when he was demoing his "BIG" sound. He hit the end of the riff and I just couldn't hel0 but scream HOW'S IT GONNA FEEL WHEN THERE'S NO ONE TO SUPPORT YA!
A genuine lad, a unique and talented song writer, need more artists like this in the world. Ive always been a fan and i still remember moving to england and hearing living is a problem because everyone dies on a t.v somewherel and thinking '' man, what the hell was that''
I’m not a huge biffy clyro fan but he seems like an absolute lad.
I’ve been a waiting for this since the first video you guys did with Simon. He’s nothing short of the true hero for myself when it comes to all things guitar, songs and personality. May have shed a tear or two at the end of his chat with you guys. Bloody hell, Mon the Biff!
Thanks for making this happen gentlemen. What an absolute blast. Can’t wait for the nest TPS Band featuring Mr Neill. 😂❤️
Is there a plan for anymore? I thought it was going live and noon and am so fucking bummed to be able to purchase one.
Tbh the rig sounded much better with a strat than it did with a tele - wonder why!
Ps. I am not saying it's about the players.
I had never heard of Simon or Biffy until watching and no doubt I’m now a huge fan. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so inspired before. That acoustic song, beautiful, I honestly shed tears. Cheers and well done.
Best "guest show" you guys have ever made. Full credit to you. What an honest, in depth and truly wonderful interview / programme. Thanks guys - to everyone involved. Feel blessed for watching. Rock on! x
F**in' lesson - song writing, sound, intelligence, and humility. Thank you Simon for being so wonderfully humble and gracious, and by sharing your concept of what music should be, being a massive song writing inspiration. The way these guys go about music is proper. How it should be done.
Just pre ordered the pedal, never been more excited for a pedal ❤️❤️
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Site says Sold Out!!
If you think about selling it contact me, saw about it 2 hours after release and they were all gone... So gutted
@@mikehashim7271 It took minutes! Surely they'll make more.
@@user-oy7gz5bf2h I did inquire and Churd responded saying he hopes to make more after he has built the first 200!
If you told me about a That pedal show with only two pedals in it, one if them being the Metal Zone...unexpected but great! Thank you guys!
I'm in the US and am just now getting into this band. They should be huge here but they aren't yet. Let's make it happen. I want to see them live. Thanks for this video!
Would love to see them live.
A few years ago they played in philly in a tiny old venue as if theyre not HUGE from where they’re from. It was INSANE! When they come around the US please don’t miss them you gotta experience the biff, especially in a venue and not a big stadium sitting super far away
I must have watched this video 5 times + since released at minimum. Simon is a true artist who I could listen to all day and a lovely lad all round.
Massive props to Churd for taking us through the pedal and just like the rest of the Biffy boys is a true gentleman. Great content and great interview Dan & Mick!
Damn, already sold out... that’s a real pity, I enjoyed every second of this video though. This guy is amazing and I wish I could hear more often Dan and Mick playing with high gain!! Awesome!
Boom = Bassy distortion
Blast = Midrange destruction
What’s for ruin? Time for some Velcro fuzz?
Everything about Simon is just so open and honest. The sound, the songwriting, the interviews. It's all just saturated goodness backed by clean, open honesty. The fact that still resonates so well with people makes is brilliant. Cheers guys.
Such a great guest. Spoke with humility, honesty and so much enthusiasm. He reminded me why I love guitar music
Somewhere a YT comments section is full of people claiming you can't play metal on anything but an EMG81 equipped Ibanez or similar. Teles and Strats are just country and blues.
My bleeping arse they are.
Hi Mick! Hi Dan! Ted here! Just like TPS turning me on to Steven Wilson, I had never heard of Biffy Clyro. And just like loving Steven Wilson, I am loving Biffy Clyro. Thnx again TPS! Ted from Ewing, NJ, USA
YEAAAA!! Please get Mike Vennart on next! He just released a great record!!!
This is a great idea. New solo record is incredible!
Can we all take a moment to appreciate the freshness that gave Dan and Mick's playing. Those guitars sounded incredible through that rig!
I get the impression that Dan is a big Biffy fan. Mon the Biff! 🤟
Indeed he is 😂
This is so freaking cool!
What a generic comment purely for self promotion
"No pedals were used in the making of this performance." 🤣🤣🤣
fucking brilliant enough said.come on the biff.
..the accent 🏴 I could hear that for hours and hours 😎😍
All the Covid stuff on this seems so weird now!!! 😂
You’ve got to love Simon. Nicest dude in the world.
I must confess i've never listened so much of biffy's material before thi ñs episode, but after seeing how true and honest simon is, i found myself actually enjoying their songs. Great.
Mon the Biff. This is awesome.
simon is the coolest, politest person in music today,. I've met him 3 or 4 times and he was always kind and gracious. absolute legend.
“I need to feel my brain shake”. What a fanatic show. Thank you Simon (Editing), Churd, Dan, Mick and Simon N. A joyous celebration of tone and why we all play.
Wow, I was wondering about the technical aspects of the Booooom/Blast pedal ever since the news about it came out. Great interview with both Simon and Richard, thank you gentlemen for the enthusiasm...
That man, and his band, are utter legends. _Puzzle_ saved my life, pretty much, many years after it was first released.
I've said it before, but I'll say it again: it'd be ace if you could persuade Mike Vennart to come on the show. The man's a guitar genius, a great songwriter, and has some pretty great anecdotes in the bag...
I knew nothing of Biffy Claro before TPS brought it to my attention and even then I didn’t really get into them. Saying that, I need to give them another look, Simon energy and outlook are second to none. And while I’m giving them another look, I need to get that Metal Zone out of the closet and check it out. Great show guys.
I don't own a metalzone but Olaf says to get the best out of it you should put it through the send and return of your amp, counter intuitive I know, but if anyone knows, he does. I hope that is helpful for you, keep rockin'!
@@SSRT_JubyDuby8742 yeah. I’ve heard about using the Metal Zone as a preamp. I have time this weekend, think I’ll try it out. Thanks Julian.
@@ericcarpenter3263 I hope that it works out 🙂
The most excited I've been for a pedal ever. Game. on. Excited to play it!
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 41.44 blew me away . It changed my perception on strat as "mellow" guitar.
Biffy is hands down the best thing to happen to RnR in 25 years
I wish there was a bigger like button.
As always another great episode.
Awesome show! Bought a few Biffy albums after this! Love that song "Space"! Thanks, guys!
I've never heard of Biffy Clyro, other than hearing the name mentioned on TPS, but based upon the sounds Simon is making, I'm wondering how it's possible I've never heard of them or heard their music, considering they've been around for apparently about 25 years, now, with three #1 albums in the UK recently? I hope Simon doesn't mind the comparison, but the first thing that comes to mind is a comparison to Swervedriver, of whom I am a fan, and a little bit of Hum, too, especially with the big dynamic shifts and the harmonic structures. Simon is wringing some glorious noise out of his guitar, exactly the kind of thing that makes me sit up and take notice. Thanks, TPS, for turning me on to something new!
Fuck. I was a huge fan of biffy and simon...but everytime he's at the show I value/appreciate him even more as a person and artist. What an incredible video/interview. Loved EVERYTHING. and like i'm sure everybody else here...i need a fucking metal zone. hahah His fucking clean tone is unbelievable, his gain tones....I mean...they've always been out of this world....
Great show guys, the joy in Dan's face at the end 1:14:43 is just great!!!
Balance Not Symmetry was their best record in years. While Simon wasn’t trying to find singles in that record there were so many heavy hitters. Love the blend of different styles too.
Biffy hadn’t been on my radar until I caught them at Sonisphere and experienced that visceral awesomeness from a few rows back front and centre and by the end of the first song they had themselves a new fan. Since then I’ve taken every opportunity to see what I believe are one of the best bands in the world you can see live today! So amazing that TPS can have these amazing artist interviews and bring your wonderful personal heart to the proceedings.
Neil Simon and Biffy Clyro are my favorite new to me band and this episode of TPD is number 2 after 10 Ways to Make Fuzz Work for You because of Mick's amazing intro! Neil Simon...wow...what a fun show. I discovered the bridge pickup on my strat because of this video. I dont have a metal zone but my OCD ge provided righteous tone.
This was a great show. A friend showed me a Biffy Clyro album just a few months ago and I was blown away by the heavy and soft songs. Simon really is a genuine musician and guitar player.
Me the pedal virgin sees this board on the floor looking all empty floor pedalboard with a switcher/loop dealy and a metal zone. Fails to notice the massive cabs and the massive RACK OF GEAR. Oooho, says me, the pedal virgin, a minimalist.
amazing... what a gentleman....am I right that he uses texas specials and only uses the bridge pickup. beautiful tone
You know what Red sounded absolutely fucking awesome through Simon's Rig. Dan wasn't bad either :-)
It's a little odd at the end of 2022 to go back and watch this with screens up and masks on. My guitar, in general, and TPS, in particular, helped me make it through a tough time!
Every interview with Simon is so enjoyable. He perspires joy and honesty like a 6year old. He's still a kid inside. That might be the reason why he doesn't seem to age. Let the freak flag fly!
A whole child ago...
Look, my listening situation isn't perfect. I've got a decent speaker, but still it's just a computer. That said: I might have wasted that money on the vasectomy. Pretty sure the ball crushing glorious roar of the Booooom has sterilised me forever and I couldn't be happier.
Cheers TPS and Simon for the sonic joy. [edited to add Chard to the list, sorry mate]