How do people just walk by Matt? It’s really quite unbelievable.!! The guy is a master at his craft! I have played guitar for 50 years and I just started learning to loop a year ago. It’s not easy.! I’m 65 years old and if I saw him playing, I would stop throw some money in his hat and compliment him and enjoy him! He’s not an every day experience!!!
Of all the impressive aspects of this performance (e.g., totally effortless use of the looper, vocal performance with the pedal harmonies, exuding joy head to happy feet, song choice, managing the different guitar effects, etc) the most impressive to me was the use of the drum machine. Just ripping some mellow guitar lines and casually hitting fills as you dance past the drum. You are a such a badass. Also, the ES-135 is an amazing (in your hands at least!) and a totally underrated guitar.
WOW!! This guy is Great!! Solo Drummer, guitar player, and a master at the foot pedals. Bravo!!! Who needs other band members!!!??? not this guy! Awesome!
" Fantastic", Nice one Matt, it seems you are playing to the walking dead where you are, some people are just rude and don't appreciate talent when it's right in front of them. Keep up the great work buddy. from a British guy across the pond.👍🍺
I saw a great interview with a Deadhead and they asked them, "What does it mean to roll away the dew?" .. they said, "It means it's time to dance" ... I can't help but tap my foot and boob my head when I hear it
PS: the technicality of your gear is beyond great and super impressive , a lot of people can play but not all can be technical too. And you sing too. 😲💪🏻💪🏻
Thank you! Glad you appreciate it. Check out my newer live streams. This video is an OLD video from about 1000 shows ago. I was just learning the pedal then. I think you'll enjoy the newer videos more. Also, I live stream EVERY show so you can always watch live and comment/request songs in the chat. See you in the chat!
Great work!! Sounding fantastic!! I'm curious as to your gear. Quite an amazing control center. And, masterful tone control. Do you have any recent rig rundowns type overviews? No harm asking. Keep well and these amazing jams coming!!
LOVE LOVE this.The ease with which you perform and do your live looping and etc is amazing. Very inspirational. Are you able to do a video wheere you walk us through your setup and what instruments are you using and how you are triggering loops and samples and live looping please? That would be awesome. Also what is the mini piano you are using? Thanks
I'm using the Reface CP. It has a "hidden piano" sound in the software. You have to open it up and cut the lead from the circuitboard to the toy piano and then power cycle the keyboard. Search the web for hidden piano sound reface and you'll find out about it.
Thanks! That's the way people are everywhere. People like to be told what they should be paying attention to, told what is good and what isn't. It's live music at a beer garden, they expect it to be just blah.. Glenn Gould could rise from the dead and play the Goldberg Variations at a beer garden and people would walk right by. Haha. It doesn't matter and it doesn't bother me one bit. The people that "get it", get it and the people that don't, don't. Most people need to be told what is good and what isn't so I appreciate it when people actually go out on a limb and pay attention and appreciate. So I appreciate you! Thanks! Believe it or not, at this place, everyone comes up to me at the end of the show and tells me they loved it. Sometimes they clap, sometimes they don't. But none of that matters. They're feeling the vibe and whether consciously or subconsciously they're all grooving along and I can feel it.
The set up must take ages! Fantastic use of all the equipment though.... keys, drums, pedals (nice octave pedal use for the bass sound, delays, overdrive and clean sounds) and then there's the musicianship with great rhythm and lead guitar playing, coupled with great vocal timbre. Hat off to you sir!!
Setup takes 12 minutes...most of that time is setting up the livestream on my phone. I have it down to a science. Breakdown and packup in 9 minutes. I can get from the car parking lot to setup in about 16-18 minutes depending on the load in.
hi Matt, it’s beautiful to hear you sing and play. I would like to know what kind of drum machine that you use Plus different looper except rc600 I will appreciate that you write to me about this. Thank you
What an amazing performance! Your talent is truly inspiring. Not just the looping; you have a great voice, and your guitar solos are very melodic & well stuctured. What drum pad are you using? Greetings from Canada
Thank you David. Glad you enjoyed it. Check out some of my newer videos. I was just learning the pedal back when this video was released. Here’s the drum pad. amzn.to/3R56Mpv
Matt, you always sound really good, and I thank you for sharing what you do. Just curious if you set all this up for every gig, or is this a house gig? Also, do you have a video that goes over your whole rig? Thanks!
Yes, I set up and break down everything for every gig. About 6 nights a week. I know it seems like a lot of stuff (which it is) but my setup and breakdown are extremely efficient. From turning off my car in the parking lot, I can be loaded in, set up and soundchecked in about 12-15 minutes. That's carrying everything into the venue, plugging it all in etc. The number one thing that takes up most of my time is setting up the stream. Titling the stream, checking the wifi, signing into the platforms, checking the signal, resetting the audio driver, connecting to the bluetooth MIDI for the stream mic mute, troubleshooting why the stream isn't working, etc. There are always issues with the stream. My PA sound and setup is easy and takes no time at all. If I didn't stream, the gig setup would be even faster. I can break down everything and load the car in about ten minutes. For example, I played a festival gig last weekend where I broke down all the gear, put everything in their respective cases, spoke to the patrons, got paid, carried everything to the artist parking lot, and drove away all in 21 minutes. At a festival! Bar gigs are WAY faster. I've spent a lot of time making sure my set up and breakdown are extremely efficient. For example, I've just switched to a new custom keyboard stand because it has TWO less knobs to tighten and loosen. That adds up over 100s of gigs. I also added a sustain pedal to the keyboard that also doubled as a Leslie speaker fast/slow switch. But the extra 30 seconds it took to get it out and plug it in and find the right spot on the floor to put it just weren't worth the benefit. Everything I add to the setup I have to do a time cost analysis. If it adds a minute of setup time, it REALLY better be worth it. Those minutes really add up. There is no video that goes over my whole rig and I have no plans to make one, sorry. Thanks for watching the streams and I'm glad you enjoy them!
@@MattBoltonMusic I play 4-5 nights a week and have my setup and tear down very efficient as well.. though I don’t setup quite as much. What are you using for your electric guitar tones?… That’s the main thing I wanted to know. Thanks for your time
Sounds fabulous but still waiting to see somebody use more than 1 chord progression in a looping song? I thought a 6 section looper would finally enable this? Gorgeous use of several instruments here though…..
I'm using multiple different chord progressions in a song. Watch my other videos, there's thousands of hours online of my shows with hundreds of different songs.
This was amazing , great job . Do you just rely on the pa pointed at the crowd for monitors and have your levels set so you don’t get a lot of feedback while looping ?
Thanks! Yes, I just listen to the main speakers. Modern PA systems and modern microphones are very good at feedback rejection and suppression. The mic has a tight pattern and the line array speakers don’t have to be loud to project and be clear, evenly throughout the venue. So my volume is relatively low but the mix is heard crystal clear throughout. Sometimes, like last night I have my main speaker behind me and I send a mix to the venue’s stereo system. Those venues sound the best. I’m sending a low volume feed (like the stream mix) into the dozens of speakers already installed at the bar. And my main line array is behind me on stage. Crystal clear everywhere. The louder I need to be, depending on the venue, I move farther behind the mains. This particular venue of this show, the neighbors often complain so I’m not very loud at all. Just loud enough that everyone can hear clearly but not overbearing. I can’t stand when live music is too loud in a restaurant or bar. Check out my show from last night you can see the speaker is totally behind me.
@@MattBoltonMusic I can’t thank you enough for the level of detail in this reply . I am heading out to gig with the rc600 for the first time next month and didn’t want to wear in ears , I have my master level from the rc very low and I tried to gain stage everything before it hits the master . The pa for the crowd I was hoping would be enough , and it sounds like if I’m smart about it , it can work . Thanks again .
It's all about the bass bout the bass bout the bass no treble. It's a POG! With lots of EQ, compression, gain staging, etc. Any bass pedal by electro harmonix does the trick as long as you EQ it and make it sound nice with some sound shaping but Electro harmonix gets you 90% of the way there.
It has six tracks. You can put different sections of the song with different chord changes on different tracks, pages, etc. It's.....complicated. Takes a lot of time and practice.
I’m using an octave pedal and recording the bass parts live on the fly. You just didn’t notice I guess. 0:40 is where I start recording a bass part. Go to my channel and watch some of my more recent videos to see hundreds of hours of examples.
How do people just walk by Matt? It’s really quite unbelievable.!! The guy is a master at his craft! I have played guitar for 50 years and I just started learning to loop a year ago. It’s not easy.! I’m 65 years old and if I saw him playing, I would stop throw some money in his hat and compliment him and enjoy him!
He’s not an every day experience!!!
This must be the most incredible loop station performance I've ever seen. Sounds incredible, cannot believe it's just one man 🤯
With my eyes closed it sounds like a six people band. Incredibly smooth use of RC600 and all that other pedal board. Plus a great voice!
Of all the impressive aspects of this performance (e.g., totally effortless use of the looper, vocal performance with the pedal harmonies, exuding joy head to happy feet, song choice, managing the different guitar effects, etc) the most impressive to me was the use of the drum machine. Just ripping some mellow guitar lines and casually hitting fills as you dance past the drum. You are a such a badass. Also, the ES-135 is an amazing (in your hands at least!) and a totally underrated guitar.
Thank you! Glad you noticed. I've switched pretty much exclusively to my strat these days. Should bust out the es135 occasionally.
I've been listening to Markus K. recently.....also will be listening to Matt....2 great inspirational players.
Man, how have I missed this guy for all these years???❤❤❤❤
WOW!! This guy is Great!! Solo Drummer, guitar player, and a master at the foot pedals. Bravo!!! Who needs other band members!!!??? not this guy! Awesome!
THANK YOU !!!! Epic opener and all those ..... just walking in+out like nothings happening.. my god.
Late to the party here but, hot damn brother. You got it going on with that setup. Very inspiring to loop-less souls like mine.
Not easy to do but I was captivated seeing clear sailing ! well done my friend(salute)
Excellent in everything that you do... it really sounds great !
Amazing performance! Super inspirational. Thank you for sharing.
Incredible 👏👏 not just an amazing musician but the dedication and knowledge to operate all that tec so easily is just mind blowing 🙏🙏
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed this video. It’s an old one, check out some of my newer videos too. I’m going live tonight at 6pm PST
" Fantastic", Nice one Matt, it seems you are playing to the walking dead where you are, some people are just rude and don't appreciate talent when it's right in front of them. Keep up the great work buddy. from a British guy across the pond.👍🍺
Very nice use of the RC=600, great performance also!
this was really fun to watch!!
So much talent. Great stuff.
Haven't heard this in years. Can't believe how well you captured the spirit of the song. Looking forward to hearing your music 🎶
Just WOW!
pô show de bola essa onda gostei
Awesome dude, sounds like a full band of dudes jamming together if you close your eyes
Killer playing & loopin man!
I saw a great interview with a Deadhead and they asked them, "What does it mean to roll away the dew?" .. they said, "It means it's time to dance" ... I can't help but tap my foot and boob my head when I hear it
A year late !!
Amazing skillz 👍🏼🏴☠️✌🏼
Love his set uP^ and he's really good, this guy is the real deal.
I'm TBD3.0(Toothless Bull Dog 3.0) and I approve this talent.
Talented! Congratulations
Mind blowing!
You're extremely great at what you do sir. The way you loop everything and play everything too. Amazing looper musician. Kudos. 💪🏻
PS: the technicality of your gear is beyond great and super impressive , a lot of people can play but not all can be technical too. And you sing too. 😲💪🏻💪🏻
Thank you! Glad you appreciate it. Check out my newer live streams. This video is an OLD video from about 1000 shows ago. I was just learning the pedal then. I think you'll enjoy the newer videos more. Also, I live stream EVERY show so you can always watch live and comment/request songs in the chat. See you in the chat!
Love it man. Thanks for the inspiration 🎵
Fantastic ❤
It is my dream to be able to loop like this.
Same bro
Really fine Job, Matt! Kicking ass in the midday sun! Really really fine music. Dude! You nailed it. Greetings from Nuernberg Germany!
Danke!
Это очень круто.
Fantastic!
Glad you like it!
Great work!! Sounding fantastic!! I'm curious as to your gear. Quite an amazing control center. And, masterful tone control. Do you have any recent rig rundowns type overviews? No harm asking. Keep well and these amazing jams coming!!
Thank you kindly. Check out some of my more recent videos. There are no rig rundowns though.
Killed it. Great energy dude!
Inspiring stuff!!
Bravo!
deserves more audience
I agree!
Buddy, YOU GOOD!!!! X 10!!!
Howdy!! Next time you play live in the Bay Area; can you give a date and time of your performances on your website? AMAZING
Thanks! I play about 5-6 shows a week in the Bay Area.
mattbolton.com/?page_id=15
muy inspirador!!! tus loops y tus cambios son perfectos!!!Muchas bendiciones !!!!
Gracias!
Muito bom...👏👏👏
Love this!! 👌🏻
You are a Genius!
Nice to hear some dead. I can’t believe how varied your rep is.
Beautiful bro nice work....
LOVE LOVE this.The ease with which you perform and do your live looping and etc is amazing. Very inspirational. Are you able to do a video wheere you walk us through your setup and what instruments are you using and how you are triggering loops and samples and live looping please? That would be awesome.
Also what is the mini piano you are using?
Thanks
I'm using the Reface CP. It has a "hidden piano" sound in the software. You have to open it up and cut the lead from the circuitboard to the toy piano and then power cycle the keyboard. Search the web for hidden piano sound reface and you'll find out about it.
Good lord you make the complexity of what you're doing look so simple that people walk right past your talent.
Thanks! That's the way people are everywhere. People like to be told what they should be paying attention to, told what is good and what isn't. It's live music at a beer garden, they expect it to be just blah.. Glenn Gould could rise from the dead and play the Goldberg Variations at a beer garden and people would walk right by. Haha. It doesn't matter and it doesn't bother me one bit. The people that "get it", get it and the people that don't, don't. Most people need to be told what is good and what isn't so I appreciate it when people actually go out on a limb and pay attention and appreciate. So I appreciate you! Thanks! Believe it or not, at this place, everyone comes up to me at the end of the show and tells me they loved it. Sometimes they clap, sometimes they don't. But none of that matters. They're feeling the vibe and whether consciously or subconsciously they're all grooving along and I can feel it.
Great advice for any performer!
Thanks for the attitude advice❤️
Nice job!
You have definitely helped me level up my looping game
You have Soo much going on
I hope to be 1/2 as good someday
TOP, BRAVO 🙂
very nice 👍
The set up must take ages! Fantastic use of all the equipment though.... keys, drums, pedals (nice octave pedal use for the bass sound, delays, overdrive and clean sounds) and then there's the musicianship with great rhythm and lead guitar playing, coupled with great vocal timbre. Hat off to you sir!!
Setup takes 12 minutes...most of that time is setting up the livestream on my phone. I have it down to a science. Breakdown and packup in 9 minutes. I can get from the car parking lot to setup in about 16-18 minutes depending on the load in.
That is a video in itself! I'd love to see that with a mission impossible soundtrack looped throughout the whole process! : ) @@MattBoltonMusic
cliff jones lesson to be learned
…………………………………….this is me speechless.
Haha, thanks!
Great looping skills and superb use of effects. Did you know the little Yamaha keyboard has a secret piano sound on board?
Yes I know. I used to use it all the time. Check out my newer live videos on my feed. I switched to a different keyboard.
wooooooow !!!!!!!!!!!!! WELLDONE
yooo killer my man
the guitar tone in teh 1st song reminds me so much of Slightly Stoopid
Great set up! Amazing performance. One constructive criticism: you can make better the end of the songs - fade out ir something like that.
loved it mannn
Perfekt ;-)
hi Matt, it’s beautiful to hear you sing and play. I would like to know what kind of drum machine that you use Plus different looper except rc600 I will appreciate that you write to me about this. Thank you
man u great bro
dope!
Great job! Hey man what is the drum pad? I'm looking to get something like that myself too. And what stand are you using with it?
Great job.
Excellence
nice...........
Thanks...........
Really enjoy your channel. Would love to know about your rig setup. See you have quite the guitar pedal board along with the RC-600.
It's more simple than it looks. Pretty much all my guitar tone comes from this amzn.to/3KBPP2G The rest of the pedals come and go
Damn
What an amazing performance! Your talent is truly inspiring. Not just the looping; you have a great voice, and your guitar solos are very melodic & well stuctured.
What drum pad are you using? Greetings from Canada
Thank you David. Glad you enjoyed it. Check out some of my newer videos. I was just learning the pedal back when this video was released. Here’s the drum pad. amzn.to/3R56Mpv
Great content! Are you using a octave pedal? If so, which one is?
Are you using the "Guitar To Bass" in the RC600 for your bass guitar sound?
Matt, you always sound really good, and I thank you for sharing what you do.
Just curious if you set all this up for every gig, or is this a house gig?
Also, do you have a video that goes over your whole rig?
Thanks!
Yes, I set up and break down everything for every gig. About 6 nights a week. I know it seems like a lot of stuff (which it is) but my setup and breakdown are extremely efficient. From turning off my car in the parking lot, I can be loaded in, set up and soundchecked in about 12-15 minutes. That's carrying everything into the venue, plugging it all in etc. The number one thing that takes up most of my time is setting up the stream. Titling the stream, checking the wifi, signing into the platforms, checking the signal, resetting the audio driver, connecting to the bluetooth MIDI for the stream mic mute, troubleshooting why the stream isn't working, etc. There are always issues with the stream. My PA sound and setup is easy and takes no time at all. If I didn't stream, the gig setup would be even faster. I can break down everything and load the car in about ten minutes. For example, I played a festival gig last weekend where I broke down all the gear, put everything in their respective cases, spoke to the patrons, got paid, carried everything to the artist parking lot, and drove away all in 21 minutes. At a festival! Bar gigs are WAY faster.
I've spent a lot of time making sure my set up and breakdown are extremely efficient. For example, I've just switched to a new custom keyboard stand because it has TWO less knobs to tighten and loosen. That adds up over 100s of gigs. I also added a sustain pedal to the keyboard that also doubled as a Leslie speaker fast/slow switch. But the extra 30 seconds it took to get it out and plug it in and find the right spot on the floor to put it just weren't worth the benefit. Everything I add to the setup I have to do a time cost analysis. If it adds a minute of setup time, it REALLY better be worth it. Those minutes really add up.
There is no video that goes over my whole rig and I have no plans to make one, sorry.
Thanks for watching the streams and I'm glad you enjoy them!
@@MattBoltonMusic I play 4-5 nights a week and have my setup and tear down very efficient as well.. though I don’t setup quite as much.
What are you using for your electric guitar tones?… That’s the main thing I wanted to know. Thanks for your time
how do you get this superb guitar to bass sound? it's unbelivable!
ah....wow
Matt! Awesome video! What are you using for the harmony pedal? Sounds great and is simple!
Thank you! I use this amzn.to/3Zc75R2 #ad
Друг, ты очень крутой. Подскажи пожалуйста что за педаль для голоса?
gostaria de saber como faço isso...se é um tipo de programa que se usa se é pelo computador
Sounds fabulous but still waiting to see somebody use more than 1 chord progression in a looping song? I thought a 6 section looper would finally enable this? Gorgeous use of several instruments here though…..
I'm using multiple different chord progressions in a song. Watch my other videos, there's thousands of hours online of my shows with hundreds of different songs.
This was amazing , great job . Do you just rely on the pa pointed at the crowd for monitors and have your levels set so you don’t get a lot of feedback while looping ?
Thanks! Yes, I just listen to the main speakers. Modern PA systems and modern microphones are very good at feedback rejection and suppression. The mic has a tight pattern and the line array speakers don’t have to be loud to project and be clear, evenly throughout the venue. So my volume is relatively low but the mix is heard crystal clear throughout. Sometimes, like last night I have my main speaker behind me and I send a mix to the venue’s stereo system. Those venues sound the best. I’m sending a low volume feed (like the stream mix) into the dozens of speakers already installed at the bar. And my main line array is behind me on stage. Crystal clear everywhere. The louder I need to be, depending on the venue, I move farther behind the mains. This particular venue of this show, the neighbors often complain so I’m not very loud at all. Just loud enough that everyone can hear clearly but not overbearing. I can’t stand when live music is too loud in a restaurant or bar. Check out my show from last night you can see the speaker is totally behind me.
@@MattBoltonMusic I can’t thank you enough for the level of detail in this reply . I am heading out to gig with the rc600 for the first time next month and didn’t want to wear in ears , I have my master level from the rc very low and I tried to gain stage everything before it hits the master . The pa for the crowd I was hoping would be enough , and it sounds like if I’m smart about it , it can work . Thanks again .
Hi Matt. How are you making your Bass sound?? Its really good. Jens
It's all about the bass bout the bass bout the bass no treble. It's a POG! With lots of EQ, compression, gain staging, etc. Any bass pedal by electro harmonix does the trick as long as you EQ it and make it sound nice with some sound shaping but Electro harmonix gets you 90% of the way there.
Sweet job man..play any widespread panic ?
Thanks. No widespread. What’s a good song to do?
What if a chords it s not the same in all part of song? How it work loop station in that situations?
It has six tracks. You can put different sections of the song with different chord changes on different tracks, pages, etc. It's.....complicated. Takes a lot of time and practice.
how do you get a bass when the rc 600 doesn't give you one and you haven't been seen recording one?
I’m using an octave pedal and recording the bass parts live on the fly. You just didn’t notice I guess. 0:40 is where I start recording a bass part. Go to my channel and watch some of my more recent videos to see hundreds of hours of examples.
What pedal were you using for the vocal harmony effect?
amzn.to/3NRZl2k
@@MattBoltonMusic thanx for that
Thanks! What kind of drum is that?
amzn.to/3Rx2pUj
Silly question, but you do absolutely no bass lines? Gosh that would doing this so much more efficient. Nice full sound.
I don't understand your question. Am I playing bass lines? Yes, I am. If you can't hear the bass lines, try headphones instead of phone speaker.
@@MattBoltonMusic Yes that was it, was listening on my phone and missed the laying down of the bass line.
nice)) What is it guitar?
Thats a Gibson ES-135
TWITCH SUCKS ! luv u matty
Happy Feet!
Franklin's Nice
You have a new fan!
100 likes
Great performance but a song that long with one chord? 😱😱😱
I only learned one chord, sorry
I wish I could fly out to you and pay you for a 7 hour session on how to loop. But I’m sure these gigs pay would pay better. Awesome job man!!