These are rough times for sensible people, Jose. But remember you are not alone. It is really good to be able to connect to people who also enjoy that type of music! Take care, brother and keep up with that warrior attitude!
Nels still has that childlike enthusiasm for playing the guitar, combined with a lifetime of knowledge and expertise. Throw his unique style into the mix and it really makes for wonderful viewing. A special player.
Wow, that rules! I'm insanely jealous. I had the good fortune of receiving a few bass lessons from Tony Levin last year and I can relate. The thing that stuck with me the most is how important it is to listen, think about what you want to play, then play it.
It seems to be something all my favorite players have in common. When I spoke with Anthony Pirog from the Messthetics, he talked about the idea of developing a vocabulary for improvisation and it's completely changed the way I approach playing an instrument. Here's the interview, if you're interested: www.earthquakerdevices.com/blog-posts/the-messthetics-anthony-pirog-on-influence-improvisation
Take away his guitar from him, or any other instrument for that matter, and he’d STILL be a phenomenal musician. Pedals are a means to and end for me. They allow me to explore Sonic territory that would otherwise be unachievable. It essentially multiplies the number of instruments In holding in my hand at all times, and I think that’s freaking awesome!
Nels Cline is Nels Cline straight to the amp. But if pedals give Nels inspiration in more directions, we get more Nels Cline. More Nels Cline > Not More Nels Cline. Also, Nels Cline.
@@EarthQuakerDevices I know you guys like to surprise people with what you are working on, but... you guys should look into a modern always recording looper like the 80s sixteen second delay Nels is using here. The key was in it being buffered bypass as I have a digitech multiplay from the 80s that also always records. There is a real gap in the modern pedal market for an always recording looper. Especially with how great it works with your guys pedals.
For all offsets freaks: I think that Jazzmaster is not vintage, Fender did a celebration show of 50 years of the model, in Knitting Factory, some decades ago, with Thurston, Lee and Tom Verlaine, jamming, and each of them get a free JM like that.
Nels thanks I like the way your commentating and teaching by thinking out loud about what and why your doing.. very insightful.. you do some things I wouldn’t have thought of.. also you use pedals because they do what you want them to do, it’s not about using only boutique or true bypass or the most expensive pedals.. your a true artist.. rare treat
Absolutely! They can be easy to overlook since they're almost standard-issue at this point, but they perfected the compact pedal format and they get the job done every time. I'd be lost without my LS-2 Line Selector and TU-2 tuner. I've used and abused them for years and they've never let me down.
@@EarthQuakerDevices My Boss DD-6 is one of the most useful pedals I own. I sure do miss my Dan Echo though. (I've had like 3 die on me. Best little echo ever. But damn are those Danelectro pedals fragile!)
I love this. ALL OF THIS! Nels Cline seems like such an awesome human. Anything goes man, just commit to it and give it everything - cool things will happen. Love it. Thanks EQD for bringing this to the internet!
Damn, I've been a fan of Nels Cline since I didn't even know his name. Just really enjoyed his guitar sound on the Geraldine Fibbers _Butch_ album. Never dreamed one day he'd become an integral part of a favorite band. Such a classy fella who knows when it's best to just "lay back" during a song, or go Full Tilt Boogie. Dude can bloody shred, for real
Definitely! I think Nels is one of the most tasteful players in the game. One of my favorite Nels Cline moments is in the live version Wilco's "Muzzle of Bees" in the film "Burn to Shine: Chicago." And every note he plays on Mike Watt's "Contemplating the Engine Room" is golden. Thanks for watching!
I'll second that. His playing on "Engine Room" is just unreal. Also, his duet album with Julian Lage - which contains none of Nels' ingenious and inspired effect use - is gorgeous. The guy has amazing taste and unbelievable command of effects and sounds and is an endless font of improv ideas. I've seen him in an improv trio setting and in the course of one hour-long piece he must played over 200 distinct melodic ideas that all fit together. He's the rarest of the rare and I hope he can continue on forever.
Used to see Nels play in Bloc, in the 80s, all around LA. Freaking unreal band. Still have their CD, and a tape made before they were on A&M with "King Crab".
I really can’t stand Wilco, but Nels is easily one of my favorite guitarists. The guy does some crazy innovative stuff, he knows what he’s talking about, and he seems so genuine.
Nels is fantastic. He’s thinking and playing on a completely different level than most. The word genius gets over-used. But Nels is such an innovative genius musician.
It’s like he’s a lost warlock making a potion for a psychedelic time machine. It’s crunchy, I’m completely lost as to what’s really going on in this video. Really inspiring. Thx Nels!
I love rig rundowns and love board to death so much. I’ve always wanted to one day become an earthquaker artist with the dope boards they all get with the all the pedals. Hopefully one day my band will get there but until then I’ll keep looking to nels for creative inspiration wow that man plays each pedal like an instrument unto itself
My God man, the stuff he's playing at just under half way in is so beautiful, joyful and awe inspiring. Utterly masterful, one of my all time favourites.
i know what this is. it's Nels' sly way of saying "hey earthquaker, can you build an always-on-looper device like the 16 second delay because there is nothing like it out there! (cause me old wares are getting rusty round the joints)."...heh heh...heh, heh,....ha!!
They really should. When EHX remade that pedal they made it true bypass instead of buffered. Buffered bypass is the key because my 80s digitech multiplay also always records.
@@Jeremy-ob4gm Sort of, but it's not really useful or intuitive. You have to be in the NXT mode with the blend knob 100% dry while looping, then to grab and play back you have to quickly change modes and adjust the blend, which you pretty much have to do with your hands. Wouldn't be so bad, except the max loop length in NXT mode is maybe 2.5 seconds.
I've watched this a few times - for both inspiration and therapy alike! At one point I was hoping he could get the dog to paw the guitar for extra chaos! Joking aside, Nels is a great guitar player who can play tastefully (if he wants to) while seeking out new frontiers of guitar sound. It seems that he has a great knowledge of music and he uses both his influences along with innovation/ experimentation to inform his style. Go check out his work with Wilco, his own music with Julian Lage and live collaborations with Jim Campilongo (another fantastic player) - you'll realize that he can probably play any style he wants. He is also both completely cool and nerdy uncool at the same time! I like how he shows some blatant disregard for form and convention and isn't afarid to break things down to then re-assemble the peices into something unique and more interesting. His pedal board and his use of effects are refreshing - he can appreciate the tasteful tones a Klon can bring to the table but is not snobbish about what he uses. In Nels, Earthquaker pedals have found a great fit for showing and possibly developing further what they can bring to the already saturated pedal market. Videos like this can only get them further noticed and respected more by having their pedals endorsed by someone like Nels.
5:10 I wonder how many veteran guitar players think the same, because I'm from the new wave and I almost only buy soft click footswitches. To me, much more important than top jacks!
Dude. If I could have a boss enclosure with top mounted jacks. I think I could finally die and be in heaven. I would click it one time and pass out from pleasure
Yeah, there's something about the construction and pickup impedance that makes it take to pedals and just sound good without tweaking for hours. Thanks for watching!
Earthquaker Devices! Please do a video tracking down Ronald Jones from the Flaming Lips. That dude was the master of pedals and sadly barely anyone knows about him
Every few years since I watched The Fearless Freaks back when i was 17 in 2006, I’ll check to see if there is anything about where Ronald is these days. I haven’t been a Flips fan since Wayne kicked Kilph out of the band cause of some boot licking bullshit on Wayne’s part but Ronald was a huge part of The Lips that I idolized in high school. And by all accounts, best case scenario, Ronald just wants his privacy and the chances of him doing any substantial interview are slim, worst case scenario, he’s had a tough life with some health issues since leaving the band. But really all attempts to interview him since him leaving have either gone unanswered or have led to dead ends due to his want of privacy. I don’t really say more cause it would just be me repeating gossip or rumors over the years but I think Ronalds story might be a sad one and that he doesn’t get the credit he deserves.
EarthQuakerDevices They are rare. I believe Tom Morello is using one on tour with Prophets of Rage. I think he posted a picture of his board on Instagram few months ago. I wish digitech just remade this version it’s smaller and better. I have a 5 and love it. Just huge man.
Whammy 1s are better because they're glitchy. Glitchy has more soul than pure neutral harmonies or shifts. Radiohead used the glitchiness of the Whammy 1 to good effect.
Nels is the best! Every video he's in makes us want to play (and retire) from guitar - mind blown!
I know the feeling. Y'all want to buy some guitars? Thanks for watching!
We love Board to Death - thanks for the killer vids!
Thank you! 🙌🙌 EQD ❤'s PG!
Really!? Why?
Play what a junk yard sym-phoney?
9:33 As the graphic designer for the Red Panda Context pedal, I am so proud right now! Thanks Nels!
What a big compliment - congrats!
Have you designed any other pedals? Great work.
i have never heard anyone calling any pedal good looking or handsome ever :) good for u man now i have to check it for sounds
I have a Context pedal. it looks great, it sound great.
The prettiest pedal on my boards! Well done, eti313!
I mean, the deadly combination of usable working musician chops, met with jazz and true psychedelic experimentation. Bow to the master.
🙌🙌
"Total genius Nels" Cline
"Everywhere I go, I have fun." Hats off Mr. Cline
I love how pedals have transformed a generation of guitars players into modular synth guys. (I’m one of them)
In a time in my life when I can barely breath from depression. This video is much needed therapy. Thanks guys!
Thanks for watching, Jose! I hope we're able to help in some small way, even if only for 23 minutes.
hang in there Jose. I've been there too. It can get better.
EarthQuakerDevices Its more then enough. Thank you guys!
michael aryn Thanks man! I really appreciate it.
These are rough times for sensible people, Jose. But remember you are not alone. It is really good to be able to connect to people who also enjoy that type of music! Take care, brother and keep up with that warrior attitude!
Nels still has that childlike enthusiasm for playing the guitar, combined with a lifetime of knowledge and expertise. Throw his unique style into the mix and it really makes for wonderful viewing. A special player.
I was going to take a nap, but I stayed for the dry humor and the wet signals.
lol
The man is a mad scientist. Also a hell of a nice guy, very generous with his time and knowledge.
Totally. He should teach an online class! Thanks for watching!
Indeed! I was lucky enough to sit down with him and a couple guitars for an afternoon this summer, and it is amazing how much it opened up my playing.
Wow, that rules! I'm insanely jealous. I had the good fortune of receiving a few bass lessons from Tony Levin last year and I can relate. The thing that stuck with me the most is how important it is to listen, think about what you want to play, then play it.
EarthQuakerDevices that was the same lesson Nels had for me!
It seems to be something all my favorite players have in common. When I spoke with Anthony Pirog from the Messthetics, he talked about the idea of developing a vocabulary for improvisation and it's completely changed the way I approach playing an instrument. Here's the interview, if you're interested: www.earthquakerdevices.com/blog-posts/the-messthetics-anthony-pirog-on-influence-improvisation
Can we get a shirt that says "I deem this loopworthy"?
coming back a year later to check for shirt. sad its not here.
I don't get the hype... take away all those pedals and all you have left is a phenomenal musician.
exactly.
Had us in the first half, not gonna lie
This clearly shows how pedals can help translate the emotions, feelings, and ideas not create playing. Nels Cline is a highly underrated guy
Take away his guitar from him, or any other instrument for that matter, and he’d STILL be a phenomenal musician.
Pedals are a means to and end for me.
They allow me to explore Sonic territory that would otherwise be unachievable. It essentially multiplies the number of instruments In holding in my hand at all times, and I think that’s freaking awesome!
Nels Cline is Nels Cline straight to the amp. But if pedals give Nels inspiration in more directions, we get more Nels Cline. More Nels Cline > Not More Nels Cline. Also, Nels Cline.
When the aliens come, we need Nels to communicate with them.
Does the NASA Voyager support streaming audio?
I can see a sequel to "Arrival". Starring Nels Cline and Amy Adams.
and the Academy Award goes to...
His pedalboard!
"best supporting Pelican case"
Being in the studio with Nels has to be the best thing ever.
What I love about Nels,he’s not scared or insecure nor intimidated to try anything,and 99.9% of the time it’s fantastic.Thanks Nels.
Haven't even watched it, but already know this is the best video on the internet
you're so right
Spot on. This dude is the man. When I saw 23 minutes I was so stoked
thanks for watching, Ben!
Lee Ronaldo, Thurston Moore and Nels Cline = Sonic Truth
Someone tag Joe Bonamassa to watch this vid...
Hey @Jbonamass check this out
I think he only uses like two pedals. overrated special and I don't know the other one.
I think Joe is the 1 dislike on the video.
EarthQuakerDevices this is exactly why I love you guys omg
lol
That was awesome that right after he shouted out My Bloody Valentine he went into an interpretation of the riff from the MBV song "I Only Said"
so did you guys give him a rainbow machine?
I deem this loopworthy.
Riff status: loopworthy
@@EarthQuakerDevices I know you guys like to surprise people with what you are working on, but... you guys should look into a modern always recording looper like the 80s sixteen second delay Nels is using here. The key was in it being buffered bypass as I have a digitech multiplay from the 80s that also always records. There is a real gap in the modern pedal market for an always recording looper. Especially with how great it works with your guys pedals.
This is my fourth time watching this. I like treat this like listening to a full album of great riffs.
really happy that you like it! thanks for watching over and over!
All the favorite melodies from my childhood!
This was a masterclass on noise-making.
God damn this man is an absolute ripper, everything about this is so clean. Thanks EQD!
It's our pleasure to deliver ripping hot-rock guitar action to your ear-holes. Thanks for watching, Adam!
Even without any pedals, he's such a precise player. Great technique.
Get this man a wizard hat! He is a magician.
Look at how dark and beautiful that rosewood board is.
my gawd, that jazzmaster had aged into pure beauty. I need to hear that thing in person in a small room
ruclips.net/video/PEfK0ZfbLRA/видео.html a small room that doesnt exist anymore
@@DonMount your videos were a massive gateway into Nels' playing for me Don! Thank you for all the footage and documentation
Your comments are on like every jazzmaster video, and I respect that.
For all offsets freaks: I think that Jazzmaster is not vintage, Fender did a celebration show of 50 years of the model, in Knitting Factory, some decades ago, with Thurston, Lee and Tom Verlaine, jamming, and each of them get a free JM like that.
@@fkorekore265 it's a 59
I'm not a Wilco fan, but I could watch Nels do this all day. Love the Boss VB-2 Vibrato unit.
Nicholas Greenwood #metoo
Check out nels stellar down to earth work on mike watt's 'contemplating the engine room' album ...
I am sooooo inspired now... Nels started playing and my jaw dropped... Floored... Instant Fan.
Nels thanks I like the way your commentating and teaching by thinking out loud about what and why your doing.. very insightful.. you do some things I wouldn’t have thought of.. also you use pedals because they do what you want them to do, it’s not about using only boutique or true bypass or the most expensive pedals.. your a true artist.. rare treat
I just love this guy.. i could never do this kinda stuff but just listening to him do it makes me feel weirdly satisfied
Boutique pedal people have a healthy respect for BOSS.
Absolutely! They can be easy to overlook since they're almost standard-issue at this point, but they perfected the compact pedal format and they get the job done every time. I'd be lost without my LS-2 Line Selector and TU-2 tuner. I've used and abused them for years and they've never let me down.
BTW, I love the Dispatch Master.
thanks!
@@EarthQuakerDevices My Boss DD-6 is one of the most useful pedals I own. I sure do miss my Dan Echo though. (I've had like 3 die on me. Best little echo ever. But damn are those Danelectro pedals fragile!)
Bass players keep coming back to the OC2 for that wubby synth tone.
Simply put, the master of modern guitar.
Holy poopoo! He just has a large spring in his back pocket!? This man is a tone MONSTER! I love it.
The best Board To Death ever. This vids are great, thanks for the nice time!
Thanks for joining us!
i didn't want this to end
me neither
I love this. ALL OF THIS! Nels Cline seems like such an awesome human. Anything goes man, just commit to it and give it everything - cool things will happen. Love it. Thanks EQD for bringing this to the internet!
Nels totally gets it. Thanks for watching, Justin!
“Watch Nels Cline make alien noises for 20 minutes”
how better to spend time?
Can you imagine the countless hours it must have taken to learn all those gadgets and tweak all that stuff constantly like that?! Like a mad genius
Damn, I've been a fan of Nels Cline since I didn't even know his name. Just really enjoyed his guitar sound on the Geraldine Fibbers _Butch_ album. Never dreamed one day he'd become an integral part of a favorite band.
Such a classy fella who knows when it's best to just "lay back" during a song, or go Full Tilt Boogie. Dude can bloody shred, for real
Definitely! I think Nels is one of the most tasteful players in the game. One of my favorite Nels Cline moments is in the live version Wilco's "Muzzle of Bees" in the film "Burn to Shine: Chicago." And every note he plays on Mike Watt's "Contemplating the Engine Room" is golden. Thanks for watching!
I sincerely thank you guys for posting such interesting videos.
Peace & Jah Bless
I'll second that. His playing on "Engine Room" is just unreal. Also, his duet album with Julian Lage - which contains none of Nels' ingenious and inspired effect use - is gorgeous. The guy has amazing taste and unbelievable command of effects and sounds and is an endless font of improv ideas. I've seen him in an improv trio setting and in the course of one hour-long piece he must played over 200 distinct melodic ideas that all fit together. He's the rarest of the rare and I hope he can continue on forever.
Thanks for watching, Micheal! Adding his duet album with Julian Lage to my Spotify queue now...
This video is about 3 hours too short.
I love Nels' playing and innovative approach. Some of the sounds here are the soundtrack to a nervous breakdown. 😂😂
Used to see Nels play in Bloc, in the 80s, all around LA. Freaking unreal band. Still have their CD, and a tape made before they were on A&M with "King Crab".
you don't expect that kind of genius weirdness when you see a dad like this.
I expect genius weirdness everywhere I go, but I smell what you're steppin' in. Thanks for watching!
Indeed, he's the greatest dad to us all.
All us jazzmaster playing indie rawk dads know what’s up. Thurston is my dad and Nels is my stoner uncle.
He's more avuncular, in my opinion
Well that was the best thing I saw all week.
thanks for watching, Kevin!
I love Nels Cline, for his gear, his wisdom, generosity of spiri, his tiny feet and his awesome hair. WILCO ROCKS esp. with Nels!!!!
this is my favorite guitar video on the internet
I have no patience for The Edge but I have all day for Nels Cline.
Nels is the man! So much food for thought here
Well this is incredible! Love the soundscapes and 'out there' sounds he gets so quickly. Great video!
Thanks, Ted!
No one has even mentioned the cute little dog! He was so peaceful and relaxed meanwhile chaos erupted from a nearby speaker.
Nels Cline and EarthQuaker Devices ARE PERFECTION!!!!
i could listen to him all day
I really can’t stand Wilco, but Nels is easily one of my favorite guitarists. The guy does some crazy innovative stuff, he knows what he’s talking about, and he seems so genuine.
I loved the nightmare circus at the end.
this is just an amazing video to see how you can take expand your sound, thanks Nels!
This is fun for the entire family. Gracias Nels.
Our pleasure!
10:00
I´m in love with this guy! How can you not like him? His talking, his playing... god why did I just found him know??
This is so much fun !! I love these kind of videos, and Nels is like a mad scientist with all his pedals !!
Thanks for watching!
Nels is undercelebrated. If his body of work were only the solos on “Sky Blue Sky” it’d still ring true.
Nels is fantastic. He’s thinking and playing on a completely different level than most. The word genius gets over-used. But Nels is such an innovative genius musician.
Wow, best video in this series so far. The man is a perfect blend of playing and sound experimentation
Thank you so much for viewing
It’s like he’s a lost warlock making a potion for a psychedelic time machine. It’s crunchy, I’m completely lost as to what’s really going on in this video. Really
inspiring.
Thx Nels!
I love rig rundowns and love board to death so much. I’ve always wanted to one day become an earthquaker artist with the dope boards they all get with the all the pedals. Hopefully one day my band will get there but until then I’ll keep looking to nels for creative inspiration wow that man plays each pedal like an instrument unto itself
Thank you for watching our videos!
"Everywhere I go I have fun"
Nels is a massive inspiration.
If you watch this skipping 10 seconds all the time it sounds like a mental breakdown
Nice amplifier EQD! Nice playing Nels! Tone,chaos,melodicism,and noise. It is a good day indeed!
thanks!
My daughter said. "DAD that freaks me out, sound like monsters are coming" had to Share thanks Nels and EQer
Well, it does sound like monsters are coming. I should make a pedal called that, if I learn how to make pedals.
Sonic irritations .
Best. Board. To. Death. Ever.
That end of the world Noise sounded like re-entry
Absolutely loved it.
He's a guy that fully understands the potential of FX pedals.
fo sho
My God man, the stuff he's playing at just under half way in is so beautiful, joyful and awe inspiring. Utterly masterful, one of my all time favourites.
I agree! Nels is a master of his craft. Thanks for watching!
It is so great to see this version of Nels again.
I like all versions of Nels, but "let's-goof-off-with-effects-pedals-for-twenty-three-minutes-Nels-Cline" is one of my favorite Nels Clines.
Nels-you crack me up man. Sick playing too haha
Great to watch someone who has become so symbiotic with his gear!
he's so good he can make the random settings on his pedals do things on purpose
11:48 The little known secret to Nels's sound is he actually runs everything through this limited edition Earthquaker Doge before his amp...
i know what this is. it's Nels' sly way of saying "hey earthquaker, can you build an always-on-looper device like the 16 second delay because there is nothing like it out there! (cause me old wares are getting rusty round the joints)."...heh heh...heh, heh,....ha!!
They really should. When EHX remade that pedal they made it true bypass instead of buffered. Buffered bypass is the key because my 80s digitech multiplay also always records.
Someone correct me if I’m wrong but can’t the Tensor do a bit of that?
@@Jeremy-ob4gm Sort of, but it's not really useful or intuitive. You have to be in the NXT mode with the blend knob 100% dry while looping, then to grab and play back you have to quickly change modes and adjust the blend, which you pretty much have to do with your hands. Wouldn't be so bad, except the max loop length in NXT mode is maybe 2.5 seconds.
Okay, he's cooler than most of us will ever hope to be.
Great creative sounds, nice to know about this guy.
That Earthquaker amp sounded really good!
This guy seriously knows his gear, really amazing sounds. That fuzz was ridiculous lol but he works with it!
Nels could teach a master class just on natural harmonics
Amazing some of the sounds he can get. That bit at 11:00 sounds like Tim Hecker or something
How the heck does he have SO much in line and still have a really nice base tone?
It's Nels!
a good power supply?
Boss buffers actually help here, the chain is so long so buffers help
The Jazzmaster helps here too because they have a lot of treble they can lose before they start to sound dull. But mostly buffers and Nels magic.
I've watched this a few times - for both inspiration and therapy alike! At one point I was hoping he could get the dog to paw the guitar for extra chaos! Joking aside, Nels is a great guitar player who can play tastefully (if he wants to) while seeking out new frontiers of guitar sound. It seems that he has a great knowledge of music and he uses both his influences along with innovation/ experimentation to inform his style. Go check out his work with Wilco, his own music with Julian Lage and live collaborations with Jim Campilongo (another fantastic player) - you'll realize that he can probably play any style he wants. He is also both completely cool and nerdy uncool at the same time! I like how he shows some blatant disregard for form and convention and isn't afarid to break things down to then re-assemble the peices into something unique and more interesting. His pedal board and his use of effects are refreshing - he can appreciate the tasteful tones a Klon can bring to the table but is not snobbish about what he uses. In Nels, Earthquaker pedals have found a great fit for showing and possibly developing further what they can bring to the already saturated pedal market. Videos like this can only get them further noticed and respected more by having their pedals endorsed by someone like Nels.
5:10 I wonder how many veteran guitar players think the same, because I'm from the new wave and I almost only buy soft click footswitches. To me, much more important than top jacks!
Dude. If I could have a boss enclosure with top mounted jacks. I think I could finally die and be in heaven. I would click it one time and pass out from pleasure
one of the best videos on your channel and on YT of this kind
thank you!
I could watch this all day
I don’t know what it is, but jazzmasters just seem to take pedals extraordinarily well
Yeah, there's something about the construction and pickup impedance that makes it take to pedals and just sound good without tweaking for hours. Thanks for watching!
EarthQuakerDevices hey speaking of Jazzmasters, my palisades is easily the best OD I’ve ever used with my Jazzmaster. Hands down.
This guy Rube Goldbergs ridiculous sounds, and it's the greatest 20 minutes of "guitartube" you'll see today!
Earthquaker Devices! Please do a video tracking down Ronald Jones from the Flaming Lips. That dude was the master of pedals and sadly barely anyone knows about him
Right on --- his twangy slidey work on clouds taste metallic album rules !
Every few years since I watched The Fearless Freaks back when i was 17 in 2006, I’ll check to see if there is anything about where Ronald is these days. I haven’t been a Flips fan since Wayne kicked Kilph out of the band cause of some boot licking bullshit on Wayne’s part but Ronald was a huge part of The Lips that I idolized in high school.
And by all accounts, best case scenario, Ronald just wants his privacy and the chances of him doing any substantial interview are slim, worst case scenario, he’s had a tough life with some health issues since leaving the band. But really all attempts to interview him since him leaving have either gone unanswered or have led to dead ends due to his want of privacy. I don’t really say more cause it would just be me repeating gossip or rumors over the years but I think Ronalds story might be a sad one and that he doesn’t get the credit he deserves.
Nils is The Nutty Professor of pedals I love it! ✌❤🎸
What a great sense of rhythm.
I’ve Never seen that whammy 1 setting before I’m very intrigued.
I never saw a Whammy I anywhere until this video!
EarthQuakerDevices really? Tom Morello?
Yeah, really. I've never seen anyone actually use a Whammy I in a video (or anywhere) until today. Heard it plenty on the RATM records. Never seen it.
EarthQuakerDevices They are rare. I believe Tom Morello is using one on tour with Prophets of Rage. I think he posted a picture of his board on Instagram few months ago. I wish digitech just remade this version it’s smaller and better. I have a 5 and love it. Just huge man.
Whammy 1s are better because they're glitchy. Glitchy has more soul than pure neutral harmonies or shifts. Radiohead used the glitchiness of the Whammy 1 to good effect.
Amazing he can do all that. I find it hard to believe he could actually use that in making music, but to each his own.
I can’t think of another guitarist I’d like to have a few beers with more than Nels.
I imagine he'd be a pinot drinker
[[CHORD]] “End of recital!” *big grin* maestroarmheldaloft.jpg
Those last 5 seconds, my favorite part of the video. 🙂 He earned it!!
Love love love the context reverb. Red Panda Panda Panda Panda!!!!!!
Best video on pedals i have ever seen, episode from Dr. Who called ' Happenings Ten Years Time Ago!
I can watch him all day.