In 1990 Eric recorded our demo (Murder Bay) in his bedroom when he was 19 I think. 2" tape and ADAT. He was the same alien genius then as well. Atlantic wanted to use his demo's instead of re-recording the album he was so good. Blessed to have crossed paths
Not sure what that is supposed to mean... 'modern' records generally sound like shit. You need to listen to more records from the '60s through the '90s man, the great ones are all sonically superior to the garbage being produced today.
@@bluenitriletouch2842 Lol don't be sorry for me bro, your ears and soul are the ones who are missing out if you can't appreciate the great sonics of the records from the '70s thru the '90s (even early '00s) This largely has to do with the budgets they had back in those days to make the greatest possible record, which are virtually non-existent now. Labels today wouldn't pay the catering budget from 1995 to make an entire record these days. Peace!
@@bluenitriletouch2842 Fair enough, let's take a step back here. What did you mean when you said 'sounds like it was made yesterday'? Forgive me if I made assumptions.
@@NightPaddle It'll work. Just a little bit of room reverb can add a lot to a recording, depending on how much you blend it in. If you can do it, stairways are SUUUPER reverby. Helped some guy at my old school record some solo acoustic stuff in our highschool staircase. Massive sound. (Maybe just nicely ask a local school or public building if you can come in there for a couple hours on a closed day and record.)
@@juno980 have speakers your bathroom and have the sound with reverb plugin or hardware and have the mic's placed at the reflections of the wall and the effect will sound longer then if just using the bathroom verb.
dang... this sound is absolutely incredible. I wish there was a bit more detail on dealing with the ground loop and what exact utility gear he's using with the transformers. I'm gonna have to try a very budgeted version of this idea soon. Also that cable!
I've really enjoyed this series. I think I may have said it in a previous video of this series, but Eric seems like such a chill guy. I'd love to talk recording with the guy.
To flip the phase on that Magnatone, first thing I would have tried is just turning it backwards. Might not be a great solution, but it takes two seconds and might do the trick. Also he'd get less shocks if he wore shoes.
Great video, thank you! Is it good to hard pan a surf guitar with solid amount of spring reverb to one channel and pan the room reverb to the opposite channel?
I could listen to that tone alllll day. What an incredible sound!. I expected an abrasive sound but it was utterly luscious. Now replace those amps with Model Ts, Matamps and vintage Oranges and create a crushing doom/drone sound a la Sunn O))), Boris, etc.
Green Grooves He talks a little more about it in the Slash guitars video- assuming he's doing the same thing here, the DI signal actually hitting pro tools before being sent to the amp at all
What is a re-amp, and all this stuff you are discussing, out of phase, phase reverse, in phase, etc..I want to know how to set this up correctly to play some amps together, dont want to get shocked, or mess anything up, or get a shitty sound, of course.. Can you go into this more, the basics, for those that never did this set up yet?
This is kind of intended as a more advanced video. I know this was a while ago but I'd Google those terms around. But honestly to, this technique is kind of a million dollar studio technique where I bet it would be hard to get it to sound anywhere as good at home.
Smash Mouth.... Lel But tbh I *have* always loved the guitar sound on God of Wine. That's what really makes that track IMO. ..and I'm a big fan of recording amp arrays like that. Spent many many hours experimenting with that setup.
Dear Eric, great video, many thanks for it. But there is something missing in your setup, something essential for that "surf guitar sound": echo tape delay . Watkins Copycat, Echoplex, Binson Echorec, Roland Space Echo, etc.. Complete your setup with a tape delay and then make another video please. All the best for you!.
For my ear I would hit the eq 50% less, Less refined, but more soul. Like what you are doing.. Nice you understand also what cables do or do not do. I find it hard to convince clients sometimes to upgrade
Way too complicated! I played surf guitar back in the 60s using a Fender guitar ('63 Stratocaster) and a Fender amp ('64 Tremolux). Crank up the reverb. That's all you need!
Larry Green Music Have you used any of the newer modern amps that can give you that old school surf sound. Just wondering since you seem to be more knowledgeable and I wanna get a new amp
In 1990 Eric recorded our demo (Murder Bay) in his bedroom when he was 19 I think. 2" tape and ADAT. He was the same alien genius then as well. Atlantic wanted to use his demo's instead of re-recording the album he was so good. Blessed to have crossed paths
This dude just oozes musicality
The fact that Third Eye Blind’s first album sounds like it was made yesterday is a testament to this man’s genius.
Not sure what that is supposed to mean... 'modern' records generally sound like shit.
You need to listen to more records from the '60s through the '90s man, the great ones are all sonically superior to the garbage being produced today.
@@johnbowman3630 I'm sorry you feel that way
@@bluenitriletouch2842 Lol don't be sorry for me bro, your ears and soul are the ones who are missing out if you can't appreciate the great sonics of the records from the '70s thru the '90s (even early '00s)
This largely has to do with the budgets they had back in those days to make the greatest possible record, which are virtually non-existent now.
Labels today wouldn't pay the catering budget from 1995 to make an entire record these days.
Peace!
@@johnbowman3630 Never said I didn't, but go ahead
@@bluenitriletouch2842 Fair enough, let's take a step back here.
What did you mean when you said 'sounds like it was made yesterday'? Forgive me if I made assumptions.
I love how he goes full 'guitar face' whilst demo'ing the sounds
Would love an Eric Valentine's drums series!
You know you've made it when you have a 'reverb room" instead of plugin.
At home I am thinking about just using my bathroom. It won't be perfect, but definitively worth a try.
@@NightPaddle It'll work. Just a little bit of room reverb can add a lot to a recording, depending on how much you blend it in. If you can do it, stairways are SUUUPER reverby. Helped some guy at my old school record some solo acoustic stuff in our highschool staircase. Massive sound. (Maybe just nicely ask a local school or public building if you can come in there for a couple hours on a closed day and record.)
@@juno980 have speakers your bathroom and have the sound with reverb plugin or hardware and have the mic's placed at the reflections of the wall and the effect will sound longer then if just using the bathroom verb.
pro trick : you can watch movies at Flixzone. Me and my gf have been using it for watching a lot of movies these days.
@Bowen Owen definitely, I have been watching on Flixzone for since november myself :)
Great video, the tone he's getting is incredible! Check out the studio ghost in the background at 15:30 ;)
I actually love that shimmering surf guitar sound… ☮🔥
I love his approach to capturing the natural amp tone and room mics are so cool.
Dude is such a brilliant musician and engineer.
dang... this sound is absolutely incredible. I wish there was a bit more detail on dealing with the ground loop and what exact utility gear he's using with the transformers. I'm gonna have to try a very budgeted version of this idea soon.
Also that cable!
He even uses the terms "tremolo" and "vibrato" correctly. :)
His job is to know these things
Man, he even uses terms capacitor, transisor, dc threshold etc in tremendous way that we're noob could understand what he said.
Haha, yes, rare thing indeed.
BUT, he uses “phase” and “polarity” interchangeably.
This was an invaluable lesson for me. Thanks SOS and Eric Valentine!
Finally, a video on surf guitar. I'm inspired to go downstairs and record my jaguar now. Microphones out in the room. Thank you so much for this ❤️
I've really enjoyed these videos.
What a room you got there. Love watching this.
well, that was legit. Thanks for openly sharing this dark art!
Eric is the man. I just love watching him work and seeing the way he thinks.
I've really enjoyed this series. I think I may have said it in a previous video of this series, but Eric seems like such a chill guy. I'd love to talk recording with the guy.
I can't believe the difference the vari cap cable makes. He gets great guitar tones.
Man, I bet it is blast tracking a record with Eric.
great stuff. thank you all who put this together.....
Holy shit thats an deep sound
Most impressive, I always get new ideas from listening to Eric's albums and words.
This kicks ass. I’d love to see you guys go visit him at his new place he’s building and do another series of videos!
"late night wakeups" -hilarious.
Man, I would be in heaven if I had access to this gear
Thanks man
Peace and love from Bristol, England
I love that sound. I wish I had the same setup!
To flip the phase on that Magnatone, first thing I would have tried is just turning it backwards. Might not be a great solution, but it takes two seconds and might do the trick. Also he'd get less shocks if he wore shoes.
I would have taken 5-10 min., to flip the speaker wires, with a soldering iron.
Lack of Shrek in this video disturbed me
...is love....is life
😂😂😂
I love to hear this insight and letting air mix the sound. Sound IS air moving so let it move I say.
Great video, thank you! Is it good to hard pan a surf guitar with solid amount of spring reverb to one channel and pan the room reverb to the opposite channel?
Say what you will about smash mouth- “walking on the sun’s” guitar tone is incredible.
Epic surf sound.
How did he get the di signal to switch to the amps, if he was plugged into the amps to record it?
That's some great guitar tones
I could listen to that tone alllll day. What an incredible sound!. I expected an abrasive sound but it was utterly luscious. Now replace those amps with Model Ts, Matamps and vintage Oranges and create a crushing doom/drone sound a la Sunn O))), Boris, etc.
Great series - really inspirational and informative.
That sounds beautiful
nice what's the first song at 0:00 ?
Long Goodbye by Bro: soundslikebro.bandcamp.com/
Thanks guys really awezome
Love the series
Excellent stuff, what a great sound!
Great job guys, killer killer tones!
Cool sound
Beautiful sound!
I would like more info on that reverb chamber material dimentions etc
Ladies and gentlemen: the sharpest tool i the shed!
These videos are awesome! Very informative.
Can you also show us the best way to set up amp settings if all you got is a silver face Fender Twin and a Stratocaster?
It really depends on what you want to go for.
Amazing video. Eric is a guru of sound.
It feels like Eric has been around forever, and yet he looks like he's 30.
"You'll never know how much I really love yooooooooou..."
Great video! but I'm not 100% sure where exactly was the compressor in the sound chain
Between the mics and the speakers!
When he runs all mics together it sound like The Afterneath from EQD
What is the song in the first 30 seconds of the video? That guitar tone is so nasty, its great.
Did you ever find out?
GREAT sound!
That’s an intense sound!
As soon as I heard the first strum of that reverb chamber my draw dropped. Actually I said an expletive that I won't repeat here.
amazing video. just like the other ones with Eric.
The Guitar is going from DI to AMP and DAW but how is it set up that the DAW output also gets into the Amps without switching cables ?
Many outputs that can be routed around the studio
Green Grooves He talks a little more about it in the Slash guitars video- assuming he's doing the same thing here, the DI signal actually hitting pro tools before being sent to the amp at all
Fantastic!
nice video
surf rider from solid fx its a good reverb pedal
Awesome 👏
I believe that is a Mosrite Combo; not the Californian.
Paul van der Meijs
You're totally right It's definitely a Combo ! A Californian is a dobro style guitar.
I’ve watched a lot of videos with valentine and he never wears socks. Does he go into the studio and take them off?
that was a great video! thanls
sounds great!
Crazzzzzzzy co0! Thank you so much! ❤
Very informative...subbed
They should have added some of his Mic in for the guitar it sounds so squashed and the definitions gone. At 14:06 you hear it
so good
what DI was he using? Looks like a rack unit?
had some help - this looks like the one - reverb.com/item/5768139-undertone-audio-mpdi-4-class-a-4-channel-mic-preamp-and-di
www.undertoneaudio.com/products/mpdi-4-rack-unit
13:54 "dark again..."
12:00..... Robin Guthrie [Cocteau Twins] is in the house !
:-)
Do you know the song?
@@tanveerhasan2382 yesss... CocteauTwins; 'PinkOrangeRed' > ruclips.net/video/UmbszBl6cKs/видео.html
:-)
@@jeroenfigee beautiful, thanks
wow, awesome
Very cool
12:58 “you’ll never know how much I really love youuu, you’ll never know how much I really caaare”
Listen, do you want to know a secret?
So when is he going to paint the walls?
Yeah it's a pretty ratty looking studio, I guess that's the vibe he's going for.
They sound good unpainted though
Correct. Painting will change the sound of the room.
Steve Albini's studio is unfinished too because he liked how it sounded at a certain point of construction
11:30 where the fun begins
Also whats the song he is playing?
this guy is awesome
What is a re-amp, and all this stuff you are discussing, out of phase, phase reverse, in phase, etc..I want to know how to set this up correctly to play some amps together, dont want to get shocked, or mess anything up, or get a shitty sound, of course.. Can you go into this more, the basics, for those that never did this set up yet?
This is kind of intended as a more advanced video. I know this was a while ago but I'd Google those terms around. But honestly to, this technique is kind of a million dollar studio technique where I bet it would be hard to get it to sound anywhere as good at home.
17:21 rented from Norman's rare guitars
Cough *Smash Mouth* Cough
I wonder if they recorded the Dj turn tables there ....
ohhhhhh can you hear the harmonics .
Ground vs earth?
Eric the human guitar amp!
Great video - as always!
Overkill!!!
Funking groovy
Smash Mouth.... Lel
But tbh I *have* always loved the guitar sound on God of Wine. That's what really makes that track IMO.
..and I'm a big fan of recording amp arrays like that. Spent many many hours experimenting with that setup.
Be carful with my goddam guitar @ 17:20
yeh dude!
Dear Eric, great video, many thanks for it. But there is something missing in your setup, something essential for that "surf guitar sound": echo tape delay . Watkins Copycat, Echoplex, Binson Echorec, Roland Space Echo, etc.. Complete your setup with a tape delay and then make another video please. All the best for you!.
I get the point... This is so Humm-Free, you can call it Bogart!
Link for his studio www.barefoot-recording.com/index.html
The EUROPA LUNA
GHOSTS
4 amps 3 mic and only 3 chords
Welcome to surf rock
For my ear I would hit the eq 50% less, Less refined, but more soul. Like what you are doing.. Nice you understand also what cables do or do not do. I find it hard to convince clients sometimes to upgrade
I am only happy when I'm not surfing and fortunately that is all the time.
Way too complicated! I played surf guitar back in the 60s using a Fender guitar ('63 Stratocaster) and a Fender amp ('64 Tremolux). Crank up the reverb. That's all you need!
Hell yeah!!!
the surf records from the 60's didn't have all this polished studio crap and sound way better
Bit of subtle delay never hurt too.
Larry Green Music Have you used any of the newer modern amps that can give you that old school surf sound. Just wondering since you seem to be more knowledgeable and I wanna get a new amp
Get an amp that has reverb and tremolo. I would buy a Fender Deluxe reverb or a Vox AC15.