Carstens Grace Amplifier feat. Billy Corgan | Carstens Amplification
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- Carstens Amplification® and Billy Corgan have combined creative talents to change the guitar amplifier game. Versatile, articulate high gain and supreme tone.
Brian Carstens has long been working with the Smashing Pumpkins as an amplifier technician. In late 2018, Billy Corgan and Brian began discussing an amp collaboration. Billy expressed, in over 30 years of creating music, “I have never played a high gain amp that I like.” Billy’s lofty request: for Brian to make him an amp with an unheard of amount of gain, high headroom and distinct tone. Brian got to work, and the Carstens Amplification® Grace amplifier was born. Billy was so blown away by the Grace that this custom project turned into this signature Billy Corgan amplifier - Billy’s first and only. To really understand why Billy Corgan calls the Grace “a game changer” and “a step forward,” take a listen.
This versatile, 100W, single channel amplifier offers a staggering amount of articulate high gain, yet is exceptionally responsive to changes in your guitar volume. As such, your Grace can go from clean, crunch to breathtaking overdrive with the turn of a volume, or gain control.
Each Grace is completely handwired using premium components, including specially designed, hand-wound Mercury Magnetics transformers.
The result is a beautifully open and 3-dimensional high-gain overdrive with incredible note separation.
All amplifiers are handmade by Brian Carstens.
FEATURES:
Completely handmade/hand-wired in the U.S.A by Brian Carstens
Custom cabinet handcrafted in the U.S.A
Specially designed, hand-wound Mercury Magnetics transformers
Mercury Magnetics hard-wired power cord
Premium capacitors
High grade vacuum tubes for low noise and peak performance
Powder coated/silk screened, high quality aluminum chassis
100W
4 x EL34
4 x 12AX7
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Video produced and directed by Vincent Labriola
Cinematography by Kyle Probst
Filmed on location at Madame ZuZu's in Highland Park, Illinois
A lot of new guitarist hear this and don't like it . When you get some stage time and HOPEFULLY realize your sonic space this amp will make so much more sense to you . It cuts through and sounds great .
The gain on that is unreal!
Thank you! You are correct 👍
As the proud owner of one of Billy's own old amps. This thing is absolutely ripping and I'd love to have one.
This comment section is funny. A bunch of dbags coming to watch Billy Corgan play so they can say he can’t play. And I bet feeling pretty good about it lol I mean, a whole lotta records would prove otherwise, and of course we don’t have anything to compare against from these RUclips warriors, but that’s okay. You showed him guys.
Lol. Love it.
The funny thing is, billy was a shredder in his pre smashing pumpkins days so could probably play faster and shreddier than any of these dbags . He chooses to be a songwriter and serve the song instead of entering the guitarlympics.
I think billy said it all; congrats Brian, another extraordinary amp!
Thank you Davide!
I mean. It does sound nasty🔥
Didn’t expect to find you mr. Fluff
This sounds great ruclips.net/video/4aeETEoNfOg/видео.html
love your videos
Norm MacDonald rips on the guitar.
@@timothymallonjr4659 fluff is a Pumpkins fan after all..
Mind blown Brian. I think it was 25 years ago we scored freebie tickets from my dad for SP at Van Andel. Glad to see you doing what you love. It took me several moments for what I was watching to sink in. I had no idea.
Super cool, Can’t wait to hear it at a future Pumpkins show
maybe he could try using one on a fuckin record
What a great sounding amp
Appreciate that!
Sick. I dunno how either of you do it. But I'm glad you do
That tone is sick!!!!!
If Billy released a new album with jams like this, I'd buy it. Amp sounds nice and hot.
🤣
this amp reminds me of a comment i read elsewhere of what Van Halen did; having an impractical, fire-breathing amount of gain and harnessing it like some wizard taming a dragon.
Man I would love to play the signature guitar and amp
Sounds great! Great player! Great amp!
Interesting to me how much Billy’s tonal instinct has shifted. Maybe it has to do with being more studio oriented but all the old sounds I associated with a specific low end response, ie the big muffs, dimarzios, diezel...and now with the reverends and this amp he seems to be leaning in to a much more up front, upper mid focused tonality. Maybe has something to do with the 3 guitar arrangement they got going as well.
Beautiful guys!
Sounds very cool.
Damn cool sounding amp.
Appreciate that!
Man what a sound. There isn’t much like it. It’s so clear and you can hear the definition even with that amount of saturation. Really impressed. Any somewhat clean sounds we can hear or is it just rock the F out?
Grace is built for gain, but it does clean up by rolling down your guitar volume. Dynamics and versatility are just as important as gain and tone. Thanks for the kind words!
Why have I never heard of this amp or company. This sounds so amazing
Wow that sounds awesome! 🤟🤟🤟
The song is Empires! 🔥
Jesus why didn’t we get that riff on Shiny lmao
Wow congrats :) 😎
Sounds great Brian!
Much appreciated!
I wish that this wasn't a limited run, maybe there could be a reissue of the amps along with the cabs but no signatures on there.
2:51 almost Siva
Great job! 🇺🇸
This sounds great! I play acoustic guitar, mainly but I do want to start playing electric guitar and create some good old fashioned rock and roll! haha
It’s about time ... we couldn’t hear anything you did in the 90’s 🤣
We went along with it because .. well ... it was the 90’s ..
George Lynch would love this amp
Yes plz...
Awesome
thank you for watching!
Really unusual to still be able to get that much cut and attack on the transients with something this high gain. I could see why someone like Corgan would want an amp voiced like this - it'll hold it's own in a context where it has to share frequencies with a lot of other huge sounding instruments.
You get it👍
I get it too but what are transients
@@iditarod4081 in production/mixing ‘Transient’ is the word used to refer to the initial loudest part of a note or sound. So for guitar, think of the pick attack. But you could also use the word to refer to the initial attack of a snare hit, for instance. Hope that helps!
Your amp look deceptively simple. Too simple tbh and I expect it to sound like legendary amp from old days. But when I hear the demo, the tone really hits me. I'm not a big pumpkin fan but I must give you and Billy a VERY LOUD applause for making this amp.
Thanks Rendy!
Any preamps coming sooon
Wanna c something awesome, you tube Bildos old guitar solos, it's sad he doesn't get more credit for being a technical guitar player
First riff he played I thought he was about to play master of puppets lol
Awesome Amp and sounds. 🔝 Great work.
Thanks Ivan!
Has Billy played the Gish guitar since that video of their reunion?
We dont know
I love the crunchy tone, but how does it clean up when you roll back the guitar volume?🤘
Cleaning up versatility here: ruclips.net/video/OXEFYPvfJ-U/видео.html and an example of the 20W version cleaning up here: ruclips.net/video/stEDvqjheBU/видео.html
Wow
Tight
Subbed over this video
wow! Im SOLD!
Billy
When will they be on sale again? Been sold out for a while now
I guess he's never played the fender prosonic. Gain for days, but it isn't nearly as quiet as this amp. Pretty sweet.
Why couldn't they show us a close-up of the amp so we know if it's the top black box or the bottom yellow box or both of them
What’s the riff billy played at the bwginning
A Riff he wanted to use for a song but didn't make it. Hope it gets used in the future
What was the song billy played in the beginning
Something unreleased.
What does he play in the beginning??
Wait...is that fuzz.? I don't get it, it sounds like fuzz...and it sounds like distortion. Fuzzstortion??
But. can you get fuzz directly from a tube amp? I always thought it had to come from pedals...🤔
Also...is there a noise gate built into the amp?
So how and where can I buy this amp?
You can reach out via www.carstensamplification.com
Is that a reverend guitar
Yeah bc-1
Yeah, he has a signature reverend guitar.
It’s a great guitar I bought one over a year ago and it is risen to be my favourite out of all of my guitars.
Must be cold in there.
Sounds great!
My one question is... With one channel, playing a whole set, does he mess with the gain knob mid song? It's seems like that's what he's implying in the video.
I suppose you could dial the volume back on your guitar... And decide whether you need a treble bleed or not... Or have a pedal for gain cutting, instead of boosting...
Dover came out with an Amp that is kind of like one channel... Or.. 2 identical channels, to have different settings. It does have a built-in boost though, designed specifically for that amp. It actually sounds better than any other boost I've tried with that specific amp.
Hi Christian! Billy is saying that just by utilizing your guitar volume control the Grace amplifier gives you all of the dynamics without having to change your settings, change channels, or use a pedal.
@@CarstensAmplification thanks! Should you use a treble bleed on the guitars tone knob? Or does it not matter?
@@XChristianNoirX Whatever you prefer! It is not necessary by any means.
Ooooh my gosh thas gud
I never knew billy was a lefty but plays right handed
superampli and... supermusician BC 😍
His playing is technically on about the same level as mine. The huge difference is that he makes music with it, I just make noise..
Looks like it doesn’t have an effects loop ? Well, damn.
tube buffered series fx loop is currently optional
Like a plexi but way better. I think you should call J. Mascis. He prolly wants in..
Oh.... $3,500 and even $100 more to ship it to me... yeahhhh... think I’ll buy a friggen Soldano for that price.
It’s a great amp
Or a Bogner! 🤘🏻
So, is Corgan using these on future tours or is he sticking with the Helix?
I’d expect him to keep using his preamp rack and HX Effects. Seems like more of a studio thing to me, but I’d love to hear it live!
Corgan wasn’t using a helix on tour. He’s using tube pre amp emulations of amps through a tube power amp and cab. He’s using a HX effects unit for his stomp boxes
ruclips.net/video/oUweXAt5OF4/видео.html
@@saintrhoads3375 The video confirms what the other two said, he's using Helix just for effects. The amps are salvation mods preamp modules into a Mesa Strategy 500 power amp. If he uses the Carstens on tour I assume he would use that as the amp platform and run the Helix for effects as in the linked vid.
Add in Musk’s neurolink for a Bluetooth control and 3rd Power’s Hybrid Master control as an attenuation solution and this would be even more of what it already is, which is, my unicorn amplifier. 😂
Any good profiles out there.
Only $4,999
Billy turning into bill burr
@2:55 ‘everything quiet’
Yeah, even the dude is like, what are u playing?
Awkward silence 😕
What?
All that gain, cant even hear it on the new record.
Maybe the Mellon Collie/Machina sequel will use it?
@@maxd1541 didnt see this reply lol, but yea hopefully we hear it in the mcis/machina sequel
Hmmmmm
i hate when my shirt looks like that....☹️
How much does a Grace amp cost ?
2...2what? 2much
Where’s your glasses, billy? We all know you wear them when the cameras are off.
Too bad the new songs I've heard don't have any solos what the fuck
oh god...you're one of those people/fans....
@@kristopherryanwatson not exactly.. I'm all for them doing what music they want, just as I was for metallica, even though I don't prefer the new stuff like Fuel, doesnt me I don't respect their decision to play what they like. Plus, staying in a box is most often not the best thing, because you'll never progress. But I do play guitar, and like billys solos. I also liked when can halen played keyboard, when many didn't like it. I just prefer billys riff and solos, and he is left handed, and it's hard to find left handed guitarists that have a very cool sounds. Although most lefties play melodic, I think intuitively, billy does it with an edge that you just don't here,and I really like that. He plays guitar right handed, but writes and plays like a lefty.
@@yourallbrainwashed Totally with you until you started on about that weird leftie stuff 😁
the distortion sounds like an op amp big muff
LOL
for that i´d rather buy a 100$ pedal than a 3000$ amp
I assure you it plays and sounds better than an op amp big muff.
@@adambosse definitely sounds like it in this demo. it´s almost comical
#ZERO
What the fuck is he talking about?
Well that's an amp.
Sounds like a 15-year-old practicing on a Crappy amp
I would concur. I thought his goofy riff in drop d was just preposterous. Bill claimed to hear each note specifically with the distortion muddying everything up. He may be a nice guy, but a good guitar player?? Hardly. I would be embarrassed if captured that much success and couldnt play. Pearl jam guys were the same the first 3 records. They were terrible as they went wildly platinum
@@lawrencea.canning409 which riff do you mean?
Good but it’s not 3600$ good
Shut up.
@@adambosse why are you offended ?
I'm still just a rat in a cage..
Lololol, u got it
Sounds like buzzy garbage. Like Billy's ADA MP-1 before he got it dialed in. Sookie Sookie 1990.
Amp sounds great. However, Billy Needs to not try to show off his lack of guitar skills
I Have Respect for Corigan ,and I was judge mental What a jerk I am I really didn’t like the pumpkins
eeeeccckkkk how does this man have a signature guitar when he plays like a first year student?
a kid could have wrote that opening riff
ok, please show us yours ?
set the example.
Hint. If you want people to buy your amp have somebody who can actually play demo the amp.
What did billy play that was so bad
Billy looks like Santa claus ..
Just retire William... it's ok
Why is Billy Corgan even famous?
Could be the 30 million albums sold.
@@chipsnmydip Yeah, I guess Bieber sold a lot of records too. There's no accounting for taste.
@@POOKIE5592 Bieber has no musical talent he’s pure shit
@@kidamnesiac6823 Oh, he's also a moron. He claimed the color of paint on a guitar changes the sound.
@@POOKIE5592 he was joking when he said that. Hes had a huge track record for messing with interviewers.
Sounds terrible
What crap!!!!!!! Can’t play at all
I want juan..
When will they be on sale again? Been sold out for a while now
limited second run on sale now