Recreating Jerry Cantrell's DIRT Tone!
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- Опубликовано: 21 апр 2020
- Let's see if we can recreate one of the most celebrated and sought after guitar tones of the 90's, Jerry Cantrell's tone on the Alice In Chains album DIRT.
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"Then we bought the CD version that we could not wear out." Kids these days don't know how much of a technical improvement a CD was over previous formats.
Buuuuuuut vinyl sounds better hehe...
@@chipmcdip8629
No, not at all
The ability to skip directly to any song was a miracle!!!! I remember being so sick of fast forwarding.
Chip McDip most of my life has been spent listening to iTunes and CDs, but I just got into vinyl records. While they all sound good, it seems that with vinyl, there are little intricacies in the sound and in the mix that you don’t quite hear with other formats
@@davidvondusseldorf1208 how so
Fantastic video!! Dave was so cutting edge for the time, I’m pretty sure if he had the tools we have now he would have utilized them. You’re right, all that matters is the end result! Great work! Alice In Chains are such an amazing band!
Folks should check out your interviews with Jerden. They were great.
Loved your man in the box interview with Dave. I hope he's doing well
The key to Jerry's tone is Jerry. He said that he and EVH tried out each others rigs one time. And that EVH sounded like EVH through Jerry's rig. And that Jerry sounded like Jerry through EVH's rig.
That & processing.
Growing up in the early nineties everything was simple and and analog all my guitar player buddies would always ask how I got my tone and every time we all tried out each other's rigs we would sound like who played and I always believed that it's the player not the gear..
🤟🤟☘
@@Ken-yg4um That holds some truth but it's not 100% the case. If I play through a PV backstage vs my rig yes my style will shine but theirs a huge difference in the sound. So yes playing technique and style is paramount but its not the whole nut!
It really is in the hands of the player. There’s a video of Dimebag playing in a club with a small band and he’s playing through a Marshall and a Jackson and it just instantly sounds like dime even though he’s not using any of his usual gear
Dirt is an absolute masterpiece it was their last album with bassist Mike Starr and was recorded in their prime great video dude!
Leonardo R Soares I agree- I’ll put it up there with almost anything! Genius
Mike Starr got a bad rap. Then again he must have had to be completely out of it to be let go.
I’m speechless. That was amazing
@@iceWaterProductions1 He didn't get a bad rap, he was scalping AIC tickets to buy dope among a host of other shady things, not to mention his love of underage girls. He didn't write any of the bass lines on Dirt, Ed Sheeley and Jerry wrote the bass lines to those songs, and Ed had to teach Mike how to play those songs.
I wholeheartedly agree 🤟🏻💀🤟🏻
Jerry Cantrell is one of the most influential guitarist from the 90s. Thanks for this video!
I remember one weekend in 1992 my sister came home from college and she had 'Dirt' playing in her car. I heard 'Would?' and was immediately hooked. I listened to the entire album front to back and it's nothing short of a masterpiece. Jerry's dark modality on 'Would?' along with his wild vibrato and extreme string bends made me a fan from the start.
The "Bogner" amp was a Marshall JCM800 modded by Reinhold Bogner, supposedly.
Yes. I read that the engineer brought the modded marshall (2204?) to the sessions. Apparently Jerry tried to buy it a number of times over the years. It was finally offered to him just after the engineer passed away, but he said it was too much.
The Snorkler there are RUclips clips
Unholy Paimon That amp was used on Facelift. Much much more likely was that it was a Bogner fish preamp probably into a VHT power amp. I don’t believe the Ecstasy even existed in 91/92.
You sure?
www.gearslutz.com/board/q-a-with-dave-jerden/1030487-dirt-guitar-sound.html
Bogner Fish Preamp which is actually in the Axe Fx and pretty much nails the Dirt tone by itself
Sludge factory might be the greatest guitar tone ever recorded
The solos on that track are sooo good
I read somewhere that he used a 5150 on that track
I love "Head Creeps" tone so much but Sludge Factory has always been one of my favorite songs ever, such an underrated song with Frogs
Junkhead live from the Singles release show aired on MTV was absolutely scary time wise. You can feel it through the video. 😎
@@ogulcanyolcu8714 i agree bro killer album my all time favourite .
its such a shame that every youtuber has to justify their way how they do things infront of 12year old comment writers
anyway great tone - got really close!
@NootNoot Comment of the year so far!
Yeah I get that all the time. People complain about the free content that I create for them!
It's not a hard trick to do. Anyone can do it when you BUY a couple of profiles. OLD guys with REAL skill do it with REAL amps...
These kids today I tell you...
Only from a distance this is bait right?
@@onlyfromadistance7326 weak troll
The bogner amp was the fish preamp thru his mosvalve power amp, at least that was what he said back then. They basically divided frecuencies in low mids (mesa) mids (fish) and high end (rockman/Marshall microstack i think)
The bogner 800 was on facelift, there was a huge thread on gearslutz about it
Fun fact: Jerry Cantrell’s Dual Rectifier was a prototype gifted to him by Mesa. Another fact: a key factor of his tone was a modded JCM800 maybe a JVM with a gain mod, running into a open back 1x12 mic’d on both sides.
modded marshalls: forever the scourge of tone chasers
Michael Czesnozki his amp was actually a jmp 2204 or 2203 modified by reinholt bogner
I think Mr Friedman was the one modding Jerry's amps back then too
No JVM, didn’t exist in the ‘90s.
@@MikeBiscuits27 Jerry used a Bogner mod for the first 2 albums I believe
I love how people think this is "too woofy". Bruh... have you even heard music made before 2005? Add some low end in your guitar it won't kill you. I think you got pretty damn close. AiC definitely had some beefy, thick guitar tones.
and most tones sound shit outside of the mix but incredible in it
big difference between bottom end and woofiness
Another great video R~B~G !!!
thanks for the content & keep pumping out the vid's.... 🐈
This is so cool, man! Love it! thanks!
Definitely need to do a Hum or Deftones (around the fur era) tone recreation
Thats gotta be one of the best tones ever
I'd also like to request a Helmet or Quicksand recreation.
That tone is ridiculous. Not even a huge Deftones fans.
I saw the Deftones in the 90s at the Roseland theater in Portland Oregon. You wouldn’t believe it but they were actually using huge rack systems. The power went out several times because they were pulling so much wattage. It caused the show to go past the city noise ordinance time. The cops showed up and shut down the show. I also saw Helmet. They were using VHT Pitbulls.
Definitely
I'd love to hear and see how Rain When I Die was rigged up and things. I feel it's an underrated song from DIRT.
I wonder if it did, in fact, rain the day Layne passed. And I agree... Great song. Very surprised it wasn't a hit single. Then again... That album was loaded with hit singles.
@@masondixon1718 rumors it did
My favorite AIC song!
Respect. Get the tone how you can. I don’t think I’d be able to get out of my mental box enough to get that experimental with the axe. Good work man
Right on man. That's the tone and vibe brother. AMAZING VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!
i love these videos. your best so far imo, keep it up
I've always liked the snarly guitar tone on this album, even if I wasn't a big fan of all their work.
The one thing I found lacking in the album was the bass guitar was just thinned out because of the focus on getting a heap of punch out of the kick drum. I ended up running this album through Ozone to boost the mid-bass in the EQ, then compress the low-end up to around the 220Hz mark with about 5dB boost and fast attack and release, add some harmonic excitation of that band as well and finally control whatever remaining peaks through the final limiter on reasonably fast settings too.
As a drummer, I should be biased and demand more kick but my head just loves a phat low end to complement such snarly guitars, so a compromise is needed. :) What you did with your rendition of this tune is exactly what my ears want. Killer stuff mate!
Love this video, man. Liked and Subscribed.
Great Vid man. I think you got real close to nailing it 100%. 👍
SO good!!! Yes, Dirt was a masterpiece! Keep these coming please. Some Soundgarden next perhaps???
Yea ,Badmotorfinger
4th of July!
Beelzebubba817 I second 4th of July
Fluff my dude I loved your "all the toys are awesome" speech. On every level. Killer.
Great Tone, also I like how you balance the film volume between playing and talking i hate having to go back and forth with the volume bar. Very professional, and great tones!
Great video! I love the tone you arrived at.
I remember reading somewhere that on the first two AIC records Dave would mic up the back of the speaker cabinet as well as the front to make the guitars sound even larger. Great tone, super close
In my humble opinion that finished tone wasn't even close.. I ate and drank that cd for years and the tones are tattooed on my brain.. lol
here you go. ruclips.net/video/hrauekAtjDw/видео.html
@@davidyates8880 Quite a bit more high-end on the OG tracks
They were highly subdued on the album in my opinion. They were regressed further into the track vs the tone that he was actually seeking to represent. If you boosted the tracks from Jerry’s playing it would be nailed.
I agree, I mean, I had like 15 AIC shirts, my nickname in HS was Alice Sickman I was such a psycho fan,lol, and just pummeled my ears to death with this record..his tone on this record is VERY UNIQUE. MAY ALSO have something to do with the fact I heard he had a cab mic"ed from the BACK,an open back cab and a mic in the dead center of the back. I believe Jerry said this himself,and one was a Marshall nodded by Bogner. I wouldnt even attempt to recreate the tone cuz theres too much going on in the studio..but I didnt think his tone matched AT ALL.im not doggin him, I think it's awesome he loves the record so much too...but trying to recreate Jerry's Dirt tone is just impossible...one of a kind..
I agree. It’s missing the thud. You only get that by micing the back of an open cab which they definitely did for Jerry.
You got damn near spot on. As we say in the mechanic's world, "run what you brung and hope you brung enough!" Good job bud.
This is my favorite of all your "find the tone" videos. You really killed it. And, I know you don't care, but the bass, when solo, did sound a little computery. But wow, you really crushed it this time. Also, this is one of my favorite bands, seen them with Staley and the "new guy". Great job.
Pretty cool man. Nice work. Thanks too!
Fluff I’m glad you floss.... omg there’s a dead dog in your room!!!
Awesome video and awesome job on the recreation. I love these videos. To get to see what you get to play with and how much you know about music and recording is years and years beyond me. Your effort for things like this, It’s fascinating. Gj bruh
Love the video man! IMO you nailed it...
Amazing video Ryan. Thanks for the learning experience.
Your voice is identical to Bert Kreischer. 😂
BRUH
Holy shit. I just realized that. He absolutely does. Lol
The Machine!
😮
jesus christ 😂👀👀👀
I'm just now watching this a day late. Hats off to you the reproduction is as good as your going to get with out all the innuendos involved "Original studio gear etc." great job I'm impressed!
Thanks for giving a lot of good details on how you made this tone.
Fantastic job in recreating such a fabulous and iconic tone (from a classic album). Quad-tracked . . . Wow. Who would have thought. Definitely makes sense to explain such a thick sound.
I got to see them play parts of Dirt live, for free, in a basketball auditorium just prior to the album release.
Felt pretty special.
Really cool! That tone is huge and you came pretty close. The hard word paid off! Waiting for a Ghost - Meliora tones! Keep up the great content Fluff!
The fact that you got so close to his tone with digital amps is damn impressive. It sounds great!
Awesome! Dirt, my favorite album of all times! Jerry is one of my biggest influences when it comes to my own music making. You really did a great job there Fluff! You definitely succeeded in getting both that crispy and fat guitar sound from the album! I love Jerry’s guitar tone and I actually think that it’s improved in a great way for every album they are releasing! Thanks and take care! 👊🏼😎
pretty damn close! nice work. DIRT is a fucking epic album
I can really appreciate the work you put into this quest to find that tone, awesome job breaking this down very interesting for sure you are good at this.
Love your videos fluff ❤️❤️ they’re just so cozy
Sounds great! Awesome job!
Sounds Killer dude! and the tone is bang on!! Rock on
Enjoyed the video and the tones, good job 👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻
Great work, man! First time viewer. Really enjoyed it! Thank u for sharing.
You're essentially creating a model of a tone so using a modeling rig for that isn't blasphemy. I think it's cool! As long as you're using something to make music and it sounds good, I don't think the amp matters. Being a hardcore tube amp guy, I think all amps and really any kind of guitar gear have their place.
Sounded awesome! I liked your personality in your playing too!
Whoa! I thought you weren't going to do that one? Nice! Thanks man!
One of the best albums to come out of the 90’s!!! I played it until the lacquer melted of of my cd!!! 🤘🤘🤘 RIP Layne...
Make more of these!!! This was fucking awesome.
Thank you SOOOOOO Much!!! Great video Bro!!!
The Bogner Jerry Used on Dirt was actually a Marshall JCM800 2204 Modded by Reinhold Bogner (His mod can be acheived with either the Brown Channel of the Fish Preamp or his "recent" Helios amplifier)
I remember reading an interview from jerry when dirt came out. He used three amps for different frequencies. Rectifier was used solely only the lowend , Marshall for midrange and the Tom sholtz rockman for the highs. Sounds massive when you assign specific heads for specific frequencies. Somewhere his bogner fish preamp and vht power amp was fitted in there as well.
Great video Fluff!
This couldn’t be better timing, I have been learning the entire album during quarantine 🤟
Great video by the way. I love the tone on Dirt.
Trying to decide on a new amp. You have sold me on digital. Thanks for the video.
I'm actually curious how you got that bass tone. I see some a "pedal" plugin(Logic Pro plugin?) on what I believe is a DI track. Any chance of a run down on how you got that tone?
you can get a really nice bass sound with the inbuilt amps in logic, on the modern amp if you mess around a bit, put a logic pedalboard with their rat emulation (everything set pretty low) in front it sounds great. however i second wanting to know what he is using
Would be interested in that too. I see that he used the UAD Ampeg, but no idea what the "Pedals" plugin is.
I would never fault you for the digital gear. You are my new hero.
Great video man. Always loved jerrys saturated tone!
It sounds really good. Good job.
I love this, keep it up
Had to like before I even watched, but WILL watch later(soon!).👍
That sounds amazing 🤘
When this video started I was about to comment and tell you you can get his exact tone with the AxeFx lol. You nailed it. Nice job man
Sounds great, well done sir! 👍👍
Nice bro, took me back. Sounds killer sir.
Your tone is great, keep it on bruh.
Awesome video one of my favourite albums! I'm starting to get into recording with Cubase and using amp simulation so its really cool to see this video 😄🎸
Jerry's playing on that album is amazing I mean truly amazing his bands everything as much as lanes voice hits you Jerry's guitar is just as important
This sounds so badass, and I totally couldnt tell it was software. great tone fluff!
That sir, is a top job. Well done.
You're awesome! I used both digital and tube, I want it all :)
Great work. Would LOVE to hear what tones you were getting with the real amps. Especially compared to the afx.
this was a big album for me too! and also wore out a tape of it. Thanks a lotfor this one!
Back in my addiction 5 years ago I sold my Signature Dunlop JC95SE Pedal and had now idea that only 250 of them where made. Fast forward to today, I finally caught up with buddy I sold it to and managed to get it back. I’m soooo damn excited to get playing that Wah again
Awesome vid Fluff, no derogatory comments here. I can get really close with my Bogner, Friedman, Splawn, and KSR Orthos. Lots of reverb on that track but you don’t really hear it too much on the studio version. Really enjoy your stuff!
I went to Lollapalooza 93 at the Milan Dragway in Michigan. All I knew about Alice in Chains was Man in the Box at that time. When they came out, they ABSOLUTELY SLAYED. It was one of the best shows of my life. So incredible.
Sounds damn close to me. Great job!
Love Alice in Chains! Keep up the great work, Fluff!
12:07 without the plugins- is the only time in this video I thought the tone was really close.
Every other time in the video- I doesn't sound close at all, in my opinion.
Good video either way :)
Thank you. That was good!
I miss these videos. They've helped me get way better guitar tones.
Fluff’s mixing my next album 👍🏻
Great job 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Great video man. Must have taken you a while. Iv’e was on the hunt for this tone a few years back. And the trick is that one of the speakers was recorded from behind the cabinet. With the back of the cabinet open. That gave is that rich low end. And the rectifier was a modded pre-production model. So you won’t get the same sound out of a modern rectifier. Anyways sweet vid and keep em coming!
Really well done! I’d love to do some covers like this. Have you done a drum tutorial before? I’m a drummer but haven’t had a kit in years and struggle with creating drum tracks on computers.
It’s pretty cool timing that you’re doing this now because I’ve just recently gotten into this album and love the tone. It sounds so fucking gnarly and fat. It’s really the first metal I’ve ever been into and I’ve enjoyed plenty of heavy and fat tones over the years but this is different than anything I’ve heard because it’s proper metal (and because they had so many rhythm tracks on each songs). But before I knew they recorded that many, I was like, “Dude it totally sounds like Mesa to me.” Well, I was partly right lol. Anyway, great video. I think you got really really close and it sounds killer man.
I personally like Facelift more, its my favorite album of all time. But there's no denying Dirt is their best piece of work
Hi Fluff, big AIC and Jerry fan here. Been waiting a long time for this video! You nailed it!
Would you like to recreate Dime's Reinventing the Steel guitar tone?
Awesum video 🤘🏻
I absolutely love your videos brother and I saw a piece of information from the studio that may help a little.. They used a mic on the back of the cabinet for that heavy thump you hear in the recording. However I cant remember what mic they used.. Hope you find this useful...
Great job Fluff! I think you 100% nailed the Crunch tone but that contrasting trebly Cord needs more high end i think... Jerry is such a master, you almost need three different rigs!
I'm just glad your teeth are freshly flossed for the vid! & Long Live Jerry Cantrell.
Good job bro!
super impressive! Thanks for explaining the path to successfully recreating that tone! I also liked your comment about "make it with what you have". I was surprised though why you didn't go for your Helix native. Out of curiosity, why did you elect to use the Axe-Fx III?
At first I was gonna be that guy that says it doesn’t count without real amps but then I saw the amount of work you put into it. Well done! Nailed the tone