Board To Death Ep. 18 - Nels Cline (Wilco, the Nels Cline Quartet) | EarthQuaker Devices

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024

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  • @premierguitar
    @premierguitar 6 лет назад +399

    Nels is the best! Every video he's in makes us want to play (and retire) from guitar - mind blown!

    • @EarthQuakerDevices
      @EarthQuakerDevices  6 лет назад +15

      I know the feeling. Y'all want to buy some guitars? Thanks for watching!

    • @premierguitar
      @premierguitar 6 лет назад +19

      We love Board to Death - thanks for the killer vids!

    • @EarthQuakerDevices
      @EarthQuakerDevices  6 лет назад +17

      Thank you! 🙌🙌 EQD ❤'s PG!

    • @geemac7267
      @geemac7267 6 лет назад +4

      Really!? Why?

    • @egads2
      @egads2 6 лет назад +2

      Play what a junk yard sym-phoney?

  • @eti313
    @eti313 6 лет назад +509

    9:33 As the graphic designer for the Red Panda Context pedal, I am so proud right now! Thanks Nels!

    • @thomaseatspomus
      @thomaseatspomus 6 лет назад +17

      What a big compliment - congrats!

    • @JohannesLabusch
      @JohannesLabusch 6 лет назад +8

      Have you designed any other pedals? Great work.

    • @fkhanusa
      @fkhanusa 5 лет назад +6

      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

    • @francoisgariepy1587
      @francoisgariepy1587 5 лет назад +3

      I have a Context pedal. it looks great, it sound great.

    • @rickc2102
      @rickc2102 5 лет назад +2

      The prettiest pedal on my boards! Well done, eti313!

  • @jamesf2918
    @jamesf2918 6 лет назад +220

    I mean, the deadly combination of usable working musician chops, met with jazz and true psychedelic experimentation. Bow to the master.

  • @ThusOwls
    @ThusOwls 6 лет назад +52

    "Everywhere I go, I have fun." Hats off Mr. Cline

  • @josefk5659
    @josefk5659 5 лет назад +72

    I love how pedals have transformed a generation of guitars players into modular synth guys. (I’m one of them)

  • @Redhotchilipprs
    @Redhotchilipprs 6 лет назад +86

    In a time in my life when I can barely breath from depression. This video is much needed therapy. Thanks guys!

    • @EarthQuakerDevices
      @EarthQuakerDevices  6 лет назад +22

      Thanks for watching, Jose! I hope we're able to help in some small way, even if only for 23 minutes.

    • @palodine1
      @palodine1 6 лет назад +9

      hang in there Jose. I've been there too. It can get better.

    • @Redhotchilipprs
      @Redhotchilipprs 6 лет назад +8

      EarthQuakerDevices Its more then enough. Thank you guys!

    • @Redhotchilipprs
      @Redhotchilipprs 6 лет назад +8

      michael aryn Thanks man! I really appreciate it.

    • @diogobatista6844
      @diogobatista6844 6 лет назад +9

      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!

  • @bluelakes7027
    @bluelakes7027 4 года назад +27

    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.

  • @Leblackstone
    @Leblackstone 6 лет назад +41

    I was going to take a nap, but I stayed for the dry humor and the wet signals.

  • @MrTonysoundsgood
    @MrTonysoundsgood 6 лет назад +78

    The man is a mad scientist. Also a hell of a nice guy, very generous with his time and knowledge.

    • @EarthQuakerDevices
      @EarthQuakerDevices  6 лет назад +4

      Totally. He should teach an online class! Thanks for watching!

    • @MrTonysoundsgood
      @MrTonysoundsgood 6 лет назад +2

      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.

    • @EarthQuakerDevices
      @EarthQuakerDevices  6 лет назад +4

      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.

    • @MrTonysoundsgood
      @MrTonysoundsgood 6 лет назад +4

      EarthQuakerDevices that was the same lesson Nels had for me!

    • @EarthQuakerDevices
      @EarthQuakerDevices  6 лет назад +7

      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

  • @Leblackstone
    @Leblackstone 6 лет назад +165

    Can we get a shirt that says "I deem this loopworthy"?

    • @pineboomerang
      @pineboomerang 4 года назад +3

      coming back a year later to check for shirt. sad its not here.

  • @120wattsrms
    @120wattsrms 6 лет назад +514

    I don't get the hype... take away all those pedals and all you have left is a phenomenal musician.

    • @EarthQuakerDevices
      @EarthQuakerDevices  6 лет назад +40

      exactly.

    • @gobbohunter
      @gobbohunter 5 лет назад +56

      Had us in the first half, not gonna lie

    • @stick1647
      @stick1647 4 года назад +10

      This clearly shows how pedals can help translate the emotions, feelings, and ideas not create playing. Nels Cline is a highly underrated guy

    • @RedCarRecords
      @RedCarRecords 3 года назад +2

      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!

    • @CenterThePendulum
      @CenterThePendulum 3 года назад +9

      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.

  • @palodine1
    @palodine1 6 лет назад +276

    When the aliens come, we need Nels to communicate with them.

  • @themaykit
    @themaykit 3 года назад +4

    Being in the studio with Nels has to be the best thing ever.

  • @kyzor-sosay6087
    @kyzor-sosay6087 5 лет назад +7

    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.

  • @mj_dj
    @mj_dj 6 лет назад +68

    Haven't even watched it, but already know this is the best video on the internet

  • @jasonscott5639
    @jasonscott5639 6 лет назад +42

    Lee Ronaldo, Thurston Moore and Nels Cline = Sonic Truth

  • @mattflickinger8151
    @mattflickinger8151 6 лет назад +294

    Someone tag Joe Bonamassa to watch this vid...

  • @ianlutz4018
    @ianlutz4018 4 года назад +19

    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"

  • @powerinformation
    @powerinformation 6 лет назад +68

    so did you guys give him a rainbow machine?

  • @matthamer3637
    @matthamer3637 6 лет назад +160

    I deem this loopworthy.

    • @EarthQuakerDevices
      @EarthQuakerDevices  6 лет назад +16

      Riff status: loopworthy

    • @KCruB3ast1
      @KCruB3ast1 6 лет назад +10

      @@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.

  • @JusticeConstantine
    @JusticeConstantine 5 лет назад +13

    This is my fourth time watching this. I like treat this like listening to a full album of great riffs.

    • @EarthQuakerDevices
      @EarthQuakerDevices  5 лет назад +1

      really happy that you like it! thanks for watching over and over!

  • @JohannesLabusch
    @JohannesLabusch 6 лет назад +9

    All the favorite melodies from my childhood!

  • @jonny12mac
    @jonny12mac 5 лет назад +16

    This was a masterclass on noise-making.

  • @2006subarubaja
    @2006subarubaja 6 лет назад +18

    God damn this man is an absolute ripper, everything about this is so clean. Thanks EQD!

    • @EarthQuakerDevices
      @EarthQuakerDevices  6 лет назад +5

      It's our pleasure to deliver ripping hot-rock guitar action to your ear-holes. Thanks for watching, Adam!

    • @davelanciani-dimaensionx
      @davelanciani-dimaensionx 6 лет назад

      Even without any pedals, he's such a precise player. Great technique.

  • @aaronboothe283
    @aaronboothe283 6 лет назад +31

    Get this man a wizard hat! He is a magician.

  • @shawnclark5333
    @shawnclark5333 6 лет назад +9

    Look at how dark and beautiful that rosewood board is.

  • @iwillnevergetone5
    @iwillnevergetone5 6 лет назад +32

    my gawd, that jazzmaster had aged into pure beauty. I need to hear that thing in person in a small room

    • @DonMount
      @DonMount 6 лет назад +3

      ruclips.net/video/PEfK0ZfbLRA/видео.html a small room that doesnt exist anymore

    • @music_works
      @music_works 6 лет назад +1

      @@DonMount your videos were a massive gateway into Nels' playing for me Don! Thank you for all the footage and documentation

    • @shawnclark5333
      @shawnclark5333 6 лет назад +1

      Your comments are on like every jazzmaster video, and I respect that.

    • @fkorekore265
      @fkorekore265 5 лет назад

      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.

    • @benjaminfowler4513
      @benjaminfowler4513 Год назад

      ​@@fkorekore265 it's a 59

  • @NicholasGreenwood
    @NicholasGreenwood 6 лет назад +14

    I'm not a Wilco fan, but I could watch Nels do this all day. Love the Boss VB-2 Vibrato unit.

    • @josefk5659
      @josefk5659 5 лет назад

      Nicholas Greenwood #metoo

    • @jowlorenz9555
      @jowlorenz9555 3 года назад +1

      Check out nels stellar down to earth work on mike watt's 'contemplating the engine room' album ...

  • @philippgrunert8776
    @philippgrunert8776 4 года назад +2

    I am sooooo inspired now... Nels started playing and my jaw dropped... Floored... Instant Fan.

  • @mrmatthew2443
    @mrmatthew2443 5 лет назад +3

    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

  • @YonathanLeibovich
    @YonathanLeibovich 6 лет назад +5

    I just love this guy.. i could never do this kinda stuff but just listening to him do it makes me feel weirdly satisfied

  • @russwilson2305
    @russwilson2305 6 лет назад +116

    Boutique pedal people have a healthy respect for BOSS.

    • @EarthQuakerDevices
      @EarthQuakerDevices  6 лет назад +41

      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.

    • @russwilson2305
      @russwilson2305 6 лет назад +11

      BTW, I love the Dispatch Master.

    • @EarthQuakerDevices
      @EarthQuakerDevices  6 лет назад +5

      thanks!

    • @ToneSherpa
      @ToneSherpa 5 лет назад +3

      @@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!)

    • @Soul74
      @Soul74 5 лет назад +3

      Bass players keep coming back to the OC2 for that wubby synth tone.

  • @allrain
    @allrain 5 лет назад +3

    Simply put, the master of modern guitar.

  • @JCRJr3
    @JCRJr3 5 лет назад +3

    Holy poopoo! He just has a large spring in his back pocket!? This man is a tone MONSTER! I love it.

  • @elimpulsodeshatov5997
    @elimpulsodeshatov5997 6 лет назад +2

    The best Board To Death ever. This vids are great, thanks for the nice time!

  • @AD-zw6nn
    @AD-zw6nn 6 лет назад +24

    i didn't want this to end

  • @JustinPittman
    @JustinPittman 6 лет назад +2

    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!

  • @blainebauman572
    @blainebauman572 4 года назад +33

    “Watch Nels Cline make alien noises for 20 minutes”

  • @Jmarshall-kj4hc
    @Jmarshall-kj4hc 5 лет назад +2

    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

  • @calwiggums3319
    @calwiggums3319 6 лет назад +19

    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

    • @EarthQuakerDevices
      @EarthQuakerDevices  6 лет назад +6

      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!

    • @calwiggums3319
      @calwiggums3319 6 лет назад

      I sincerely thank you guys for posting such interesting videos.
      Peace & Jah Bless

    • @michaelkay611
      @michaelkay611 6 лет назад +2

      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.

    • @EarthQuakerDevices
      @EarthQuakerDevices  6 лет назад

      Thanks for watching, Micheal! Adding his duet album with Julian Lage to my Spotify queue now...

  • @5882300rickroll
    @5882300rickroll 6 лет назад +63

    This video is about 3 hours too short.

  • @nilsx3020
    @nilsx3020 4 года назад +5

    I love Nels' playing and innovative approach. Some of the sounds here are the soundtrack to a nervous breakdown. 😂😂

  • @davidevans3175
    @davidevans3175 6 лет назад +6

    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".

  • @yungmu7804
    @yungmu7804 6 лет назад +40

    you don't expect that kind of genius weirdness when you see a dad like this.

    • @EarthQuakerDevices
      @EarthQuakerDevices  6 лет назад +11

      I expect genius weirdness everywhere I go, but I smell what you're steppin' in. Thanks for watching!

    • @stagnatic
      @stagnatic 6 лет назад +3

      Indeed, he's the greatest dad to us all.

    • @mikenoface
      @mikenoface 5 лет назад +4

      All us jazzmaster playing indie rawk dads know what’s up. Thurston is my dad and Nels is my stoner uncle.

    • @hickorymccay2994
      @hickorymccay2994 4 года назад

      He's more avuncular, in my opinion

  • @NoUploadJustComment
    @NoUploadJustComment 6 лет назад +7

    Well that was the best thing I saw all week.

  • @jasonwalker9703
    @jasonwalker9703 5 лет назад +2

    I love Nels Cline, for his gear, his wisdom, generosity of spiri, his tiny feet and his awesome hair. WILCO ROCKS esp. with Nels!!!!

  • @ancientteenager7880
    @ancientteenager7880 5 лет назад +2

    this is my favorite guitar video on the internet

  • @meowpacino21692
    @meowpacino21692 Год назад +3

    I have no patience for The Edge but I have all day for Nels Cline.

  • @wessebren4474
    @wessebren4474 5 лет назад +2

    Nels is the man! So much food for thought here

  • @tedayre
    @tedayre 6 лет назад +3

    Well this is incredible! Love the soundscapes and 'out there' sounds he gets so quickly. Great video!

  • @nickcharles6530
    @nickcharles6530 4 года назад +3

    No one has even mentioned the cute little dog! He was so peaceful and relaxed meanwhile chaos erupted from a nearby speaker.

  • @angus2016young
    @angus2016young 6 лет назад +2

    Nels Cline and EarthQuaker Devices ARE PERFECTION!!!!

  • @yaanno
    @yaanno 4 года назад +2

    i could listen to him all day

  • @dougthealligator
    @dougthealligator 6 лет назад +3

    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.

  • @jackk9366
    @jackk9366 4 года назад +3

    I loved the nightmare circus at the end.

  • @leevitalone
    @leevitalone 4 года назад +1

    this is just an amazing video to see how you can take expand your sound, thanks Nels!

  • @martinsaavedrach
    @martinsaavedrach Год назад

    This is fun for the entire family. Gracias Nels.

  • @nick_be9159
    @nick_be9159 4 года назад +1

    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??

  • @faunoram
    @faunoram 6 лет назад +1

    This is so much fun !! I love these kind of videos, and Nels is like a mad scientist with all his pedals !!

  • @CenterThePendulum
    @CenterThePendulum 3 года назад +20

    Nels is undercelebrated. If his body of work were only the solos on “Sky Blue Sky” it’d still ring true.

    • @jeffball6656
      @jeffball6656 2 года назад +1

      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.

  • @veerchasm1
    @veerchasm1 6 лет назад

    Wow, best video in this series so far. The man is a perfect blend of playing and sound experimentation

  • @123drphilgood
    @123drphilgood 4 года назад +2

    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!

  • @benrothschild6074
    @benrothschild6074 5 лет назад +2

    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

  • @jamescroy9464
    @jamescroy9464 6 лет назад +22

    "Everywhere I go I have fun"

  • @kevinbatchelor9566
    @kevinbatchelor9566 4 года назад +4

    Nels is a massive inspiration.

  • @luigibeatrice7857
    @luigibeatrice7857 5 лет назад +19

    If you watch this skipping 10 seconds all the time it sounds like a mental breakdown

  • @grandudetonesnob7107
    @grandudetonesnob7107 6 лет назад +1

    Nice amplifier EQD! Nice playing Nels! Tone,chaos,melodicism,and noise. It is a good day indeed!

  • @danielismyname3727
    @danielismyname3727 4 года назад +14

    My daughter said. "DAD that freaks me out, sound like monsters are coming" had to Share thanks Nels and EQer

    • @hickorymccay2994
      @hickorymccay2994 4 года назад +1

      Well, it does sound like monsters are coming. I should make a pedal called that, if I learn how to make pedals.

    • @jowlorenz9555
      @jowlorenz9555 3 года назад

      Sonic irritations .

  • @bernsense
    @bernsense 3 года назад +3

    Best. Board. To. Death. Ever.

  • @awonderingoneil206
    @awonderingoneil206 5 лет назад +1

    That end of the world Noise sounded like re-entry
    Absolutely loved it.

  • @Millennial_Mike
    @Millennial_Mike 2 года назад +2

    He's a guy that fully understands the potential of FX pedals.

  • @atarirob
    @atarirob 6 лет назад +3

    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.

    • @EarthQuakerDevices
      @EarthQuakerDevices  6 лет назад +1

      I agree! Nels is a master of his craft. Thanks for watching!

  • @JusticeConstantine
    @JusticeConstantine 6 лет назад +9

    It is so great to see this version of Nels again.

    • @EarthQuakerDevices
      @EarthQuakerDevices  6 лет назад +7

      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.

  • @zacharyariasmusic
    @zacharyariasmusic 4 года назад +2

    Nels-you crack me up man. Sick playing too haha

  • @MattVogt2
    @MattVogt2 6 лет назад

    Great to watch someone who has become so symbiotic with his gear!

    • @EarthQuakerDevices
      @EarthQuakerDevices  6 лет назад

      he's so good he can make the random settings on his pedals do things on purpose

  • @TheViolentPacifist77
    @TheViolentPacifist77 4 года назад +4

    11:48 The little known secret to Nels's sound is he actually runs everything through this limited edition Earthquaker Doge before his amp...

  • @pdautg
    @pdautg 6 лет назад +54

    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!!

    • @KCruB3ast1
      @KCruB3ast1 6 лет назад +3

      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
      @Jeremy-ob4gm 5 лет назад +3

      Someone correct me if I’m wrong but can’t the Tensor do a bit of that?

    • @jhubsley
      @jhubsley 5 лет назад +3

      @@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.

  • @mykhedelic6471
    @mykhedelic6471 4 года назад +1

    Okay, he's cooler than most of us will ever hope to be.

  • @gustabartok
    @gustabartok 6 лет назад +1

    Great creative sounds, nice to know about this guy.

  • @kellymoon3406
    @kellymoon3406 5 лет назад +3

    That Earthquaker amp sounded really good!

  • @alexmurphy5289
    @alexmurphy5289 3 года назад +1

    This guy seriously knows his gear, really amazing sounds. That fuzz was ridiculous lol but he works with it!

  • @spencercox4092
    @spencercox4092 4 года назад +4

    Nels could teach a master class just on natural harmonics

  • @gapthfc
    @gapthfc 5 лет назад +2

    Amazing some of the sounds he can get. That bit at 11:00 sounds like Tim Hecker or something

  • @michaelnachoescamilla6241
    @michaelnachoescamilla6241 4 года назад +7

    How the heck does he have SO much in line and still have a really nice base tone?

    • @EarthQuakerDevices
      @EarthQuakerDevices  4 года назад +8

      It's Nels!

    • @ChrisBentleyCementley
      @ChrisBentleyCementley 3 года назад +1

      a good power supply?

    • @alexmurphy5289
      @alexmurphy5289 3 года назад +4

      Boss buffers actually help here, the chain is so long so buffers help

    • @noyd4172
      @noyd4172 2 года назад

      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.

  • @pkflash2004
    @pkflash2004 4 года назад +2

    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.

  • @lcglazer
    @lcglazer 4 года назад +4

    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!

    • @LikeigiveAFaboutU
      @LikeigiveAFaboutU 3 года назад

      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

  • @bartni
    @bartni 6 лет назад

    one of the best videos on your channel and on YT of this kind

  • @AlexanderWS92
    @AlexanderWS92 6 лет назад

    I could watch this all day

  • @mh-oh8kf
    @mh-oh8kf 6 лет назад +6

    I don’t know what it is, but jazzmasters just seem to take pedals extraordinarily well

    • @EarthQuakerDevices
      @EarthQuakerDevices  6 лет назад +7

      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!

    • @dougthealligator
      @dougthealligator 6 лет назад

      EarthQuakerDevices hey speaking of Jazzmasters, my palisades is easily the best OD I’ve ever used with my Jazzmaster. Hands down.

  • @FAIRWEATHER_MUSIC
    @FAIRWEATHER_MUSIC 2 года назад +1

    This guy Rube Goldbergs ridiculous sounds, and it's the greatest 20 minutes of "guitartube" you'll see today!

  • @DK-qe6uo
    @DK-qe6uo 5 лет назад +19

    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

    • @jowlorenz9555
      @jowlorenz9555 3 года назад

      Right on --- his twangy slidey work on clouds taste metallic album rules !

    • @NewGrooveVinylClub
      @NewGrooveVinylClub 3 года назад

      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.

  • @gilly66369
    @gilly66369 5 лет назад +1

    Nils is The Nutty Professor of pedals I love it! ✌❤🎸

  • @snuffygrunt2842
    @snuffygrunt2842 6 лет назад +1

    What a great sense of rhythm.

  • @jazzblasterrr
    @jazzblasterrr 6 лет назад +8

    I’ve Never seen that whammy 1 setting before I’m very intrigued.

    • @EarthQuakerDevices
      @EarthQuakerDevices  6 лет назад +4

      I never saw a Whammy I anywhere until this video!

    • @Redhotchilipprs
      @Redhotchilipprs 6 лет назад +1

      EarthQuakerDevices really? Tom Morello?

    • @EarthQuakerDevices
      @EarthQuakerDevices  6 лет назад +8

      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.

    • @Redhotchilipprs
      @Redhotchilipprs 6 лет назад +4

      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.

    • @rickc2102
      @rickc2102 5 лет назад

      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.

  • @jeffmcleod2855
    @jeffmcleod2855 6 лет назад +1

    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.

  • @blakewillman4837
    @blakewillman4837 6 лет назад +5

    I can’t think of another guitarist I’d like to have a few beers with more than Nels.

  • @danopticon
    @danopticon 6 лет назад +4

    [[CHORD]] “End of recital!” *big grin* maestroarmheldaloft.jpg
    Those last 5 seconds, my favorite part of the video. 🙂 He earned it!!

  • @asparagusbear3323
    @asparagusbear3323 6 лет назад +1

    Love love love the context reverb. Red Panda Panda Panda Panda!!!!!!

  • @geneahart5607
    @geneahart5607 4 года назад

    Best video on pedals i have ever seen, episode from Dr. Who called ' Happenings Ten Years Time Ago!

  • @kennycaligula3081
    @kennycaligula3081 5 лет назад +1

    I can watch him all day.