This is still THE BEST tone tutorial on RUclips. Speakers are number 1 followed by mic's! It took me WAY to long to realize this, and I wasted my time on a long amp search for many years. Find an amp that FEELS right to you, and then just put it through different cabs. Thanks very much Johan for all the work you put into this channel, I re-visit your videos regularly.
Same. If you've ever stood next to a real fizzy amp it's as though the top end fizz has a different point of origin, like it's coming a few inches forward of the speakers or something. Like it sits on top of the guitar tone.
kabukiman69 More like the guitar playing feels and responds like a clean tone, and then there’s the power amp overdrive going on separately from that. It’s basically a clean tone with breakup farts from the speakers behind every note and separate from the string harmonics.
Good video Johan, great advice. I think a good video would be about "YOU". When you started playing, musical influences, bands you played in , first guitar, first amp, first show. What you do for a living, family? Tell us what all those buildings are that we see from your balcony, and what are important facts about your city and its history, for people in North America. How about a Christmas wish list of guitar, amp, and pedals you always wished you had, but could never quite put the money out for?Since it's almost Christmas time!!!
I was surprised you put speakers at #1. Contrary to a lot of opinions I hear out there. It’s my #1 BTW. Love my 25W greenback 4X12 cab for live gigs and my favorite impulse response to use is the Celestion greenback, cap edge SM57 either 0 or .5 in. away.
As always, great video. I also love the fact that every youtube person always has the camera right in their face. Johan just casually sits on the couch somewhere in the frame. I love how you don't make it about yourself but the information. Greets from Bavaria
Great info Johan! I’ve been recording in studio’s for the last 47 years and never gave a lot of thought to what the engineer did to my guitar sounds... I knew some, but you have a very involved knowledge of capturing great guitar sounds! Cheers!
Hi, Johan! Thank you for the consultation. I saved your video in your playlist on my channel. A lot of things I am doing the same, but some questions of course I have. Tomorow I gonna meet my band for the new season of work - we had a long vacation, because of many facts. I am still working with very old stuff, and its time to get some new technics. Thank you for the video, I wish you have a nice weekend after so big present for us! Zigfrid
Finally someone with credibility confirming the importance of speakers. I'm kicking myself for not buying an old Marshall quad box. It's tolex was all torn and it didn't look very nice, but it sounded amazing. Not sure the year of make but I now know its importance. Thanks for sharing Johan, great work as usual.
say 421u5, say 421u5, say 421u5.....YES. Im gonna start listening closer to your recordings...with headphones. It always sounds very natural and full. You do a great job. I actually follow much of this already. For bass, I run direct and with a room about three feet back. I get the low end from direct and both low end and crunch from room mic. You learn pretty quick.
this is my favorite tone and the one i immediately go to when playing new amps and i've gotten pretty good at getting it out of almost every amp which you also seem to do, great video as always man!
Thank you so much for this video, Johan. I have always been very impressed with your recorded sound. Your tone is always exceptional, but without your recording techniques, we would never hear the slight differences between some of the comparisons you show us.
Amazing tips for recording. Thank you so much!!!!! I look forward to putting these tips into practice. I've always been very envious of your recorded tone, hopefully this will help me get closer to what I'm looking for
Fantastic information Johan! You are letting us get a peak behind the curtain on how you make such beautiful recordings. Thanks for sharing your immense knowledge. That Amos V is just sitting there, tempting me. I'm on the waiting list for one when they are back in stock at Sweetwater.com. It's all your fault! LOL! Have a great weekend brother and Merry Christmas!
Thank you so much Johan for making this video! This is amazing, I love it!!!! 😍 I can't overstate how grateful I am for all of your videos actually. You have been such a huge part of my learning process because of all your incredible insight/knowledge/experimentation and so forth 😉 I'v learned so much from you and can't thank you enough for my education! 👍 -Oh and I particularly agree about the burning bridges approach to recording. It really does make a huge difference, or least it has for me 😊
Couple of speaker questions. 1) Which modern production speakers get closest to those vintage greenbacks? 2) Any higher wattage speaker recommendations for that vintage greenback tone? I tend to play 150 watt amps and crank them plus I tune down a bit for Sabbath style riffage.
Whole heartedly agree that speakers are the most important part of the equation And in itself amps more important than choice of guitar as long as it's fairly comfortable to play Good tone is inspiring and will snowball the session
Thanks Johan, very educating like always. When you have a small, not so great sounding room and when you have to play softly because of the neighbours (as i do), you can make the guitar amp tone bigger by adding a mic to back side of the open back cabinet. Usually works better with 4x12" than 2x12" (i have made mine open back). This way you can get the lower mids added (like in rock tones). You have to remember to flip the phase of the back side mic as it's opposite phase to front mics.
I just like listening to Johan talk. Kind of mesmerizing. I’d probably subscribe to his channel if it was about gutter cleaning, just to hear him talk. Lucky for me I’m way into guitars and amps...win-win
Before anything, I try out different cables including the speaker cable. Players overlook that significant tweak. Almost as significant as tubes if not moreso. Also, I believe the best recorded guitar tones did not involve an SM57. That mic became popular for live sound use mainly but they do compliment the Marshall midrange, or can simulate it on a non-Celestion speaker like an EV. Bottom line, it was much easier in the old days with tape and the old gear. Now with digital, the electric guitar usually sounds like buzzy garbage.
Johan, your recorded sound is consistently amazing, thanks for these great tips! I have a question regarding speakers, you mentioned the Pulsonic Greenbacks have “that sound”, they are quite expensive and hard to find these days. Would you recommend a close alternative? Do the 15 inch Fullbacks come close to replicating that tone? What about the Celestion Heritage and Chinese reissue Greenbacks? Cheers!
Very detailed -- but for an equally impressive tone original P10r',.P10q's, and even P12N's are sweet and amazing......Granted the Jensens are a more 60's tone vs Greenbacks pre 73.....
Johan, great video! Please can you expand on your point no 10 regarding the Riff’s. I think it would be great to hear your thoughts on how classic/hard rock sounds could be achieved by the way you write riffs and the rest of the song. Pretty please I hope you’re up for doing that! Thanks and take care 😊👍😎
Sensible, practical and most importantly free from ”mystical” elements (secret tone sauce thingies...). Classic rock tones need simplicity but done right, and that is sometimes hard with all the modern possibilities, so I completely agree on the committing to a sound idea and the no-frills approach in the effects. Getting the basics right in turn allows for experimentation in other parts like mixing and arrangements, and that can get to be fun :)
Great. Video. I agree about speakers and eq , though you can get great results in the mix if you het creative with , say a helios type 69. Exceptions prove the rule though , and you cant beat a good sound miked up properly. I have a marshall popular 2x10 combo which is famous in my life as i can almost always just push the fader up and almost never have to compress it , let alone eq it. Btw , your videos are never misleading , a rare quality 👍
I always thought I was alone in saying "its the speakers" (and cab,1x12-2x12-4x12 1x10-2x10 ect ect...) Of course !.. Put any of these speaker combinations and you get vastly different sounds from the other,different speaker types within these combinations and you will get different sounds all from the same amp. And don't get me on people trying to sound like a track from their favourite record..😕
Excellent advice, thanks! I avoid the fizzies with a ribbon mic. Did get an old 545 after listening to your dynamic shootout and it seems to have an edge over the 57.
Was that idea of getting bottom from the speakers due playing loud makes them compress i.e more bass? Thanks for explaining the decision making thing. That is really something to build on.
Hello Johan. Amazing vidéo, very specific and detailed. Would you be able to explain how classic rock bands handled a two guitars setting. It is very difficult to have information on how bands used to set-up a pair of guitars so they fit well in the mix in the classic rock era. @community if you have any source I would be grateful ! Cheers
Do you take wavelength into consideration when recording? 80Hz (low end for guitar) has a wavelenght of 4.3 meters. When you place the mic up to the grill of the cab, you will not get the full wavelength of the lowest bass frequencies. That is what the room mic is for, b.t.w. I'm not a professional tech b.t.w., just wondering.
Just my thoughts: I've found that (for me) cranking the power amp and adding the pre-amp to taste allows the power amp to breathe and produce a warmer fatter vintage sound, rather than the other way around. Whilst cranking the pre-amp certainly produces more gain, I feel that it sounds choked, compared to an open power amp. I much prefer to turn the "master" volume right up and then add the "gain" until it reaches that point :) Of course, on the very early amps there was no master volume anyway ;)
Johan understands that if you're going to have a static shot of someone talking, a closeup won't do. You have to pull back and include items of visual interest.
Hi Johan, I am curious whether it is worth using a room mic if you are playing at bedroom levels to record? The volume will be so low that a mic at the back of the room would barely hear it
Thanks for those tips. I had those suspicions about the Pulsonic Greenbacks too because you play the solid state the Lead 12 through them and they sound so close to the original Plexis. I cannot get those coveted sounds even through my Model 1987x and Celestion V30s half stack.
Hello Johan, i forgot to ask if there are any similar tips that you could suggest for a live situation, especially small and medium venues? Thank you very much!
@Johan segeborn Hi I really need your opinion! I look up to you alot and I've always appreciated your videos and all the hard work and dedication you put into them. I have been watching you for a while and I know you typically answer back to people who comment on your videos and I have a question so this is the only way I can get a hold of you. My question is I have an opportunity to buy a 1977 marshall jmp 2204! For $1700 and I wanted your opinion if you think that's a good deal and if you think it would be worth it and since I know that you have a 77 2204 and I know how much you love it, I thought you would be the perfect person to ask, cheers!
#10 the riffs: "...an even more important factor are the riffs...if you play a riff that sounds like 80's or 90's rock, no sound in the world is going to save that." -- LOL Johan. I concur 100% haha. Johan do you ever gig? I'm curious your gigging set up. Also, what in your opinion is the best speaker in a 18 watt Marshall to get that creamy tone?
What do you think about a compressor pedal in the fx loop as a master volume? I do it with my peavey classic 30 with 1983 g12-65 and it. Bought both the amp and speaker after watching your videos on time 🤘
Jag gillar när stärkarn och lådan matchar i uteffekten. 50 watts JTM i en 4x12 med totalt 50-60 watt.. Och som vanligt är det världsklass på analysen... ;-)
My only experiences of recording are a dear old SM57 and my beloved Revox A77, nothing else outside the cab. Of course I want to upgrade to an attenuator with signal line out and later to a little preamp/mixer. Your thoughts and suggestions?
Very useful tips Johan! In topic of speakers, since a vintage 4x12 Marshall is not cheap to find and in many cases unpractical, in your experience would you recommend a mor recent or cheaper 2x12 speaker that can achieve that aim?Thank you very much!
What does Johan actually do for money? I want his job! Beautiful view, incredible equipment...snart as a tack. I havent any of that. Port of somewhere looks incredible.
Johan, what amp would you say acts and sounds the most like the Bluesbreaker/JTM 45? I really want that clapton bluesbreaker tone but the marshall bluesbreaker is too big, heavy and loud for me. I’d use a treble booster with it (the analogman beano boost). What do u say? Thanks
Btw, are you familiar with the Simms-Watts super 100w guitar-cabinets? I've got one on hand, but I dont know much about these cabinets, besides that they are 412, and I think it has "Fane"-speakers. I've written in English so all can read and understand, cheers.
You need to check speakers for their model. You can find Fane speakers with various labels, but label means nothing. I got Pulsonic Fanes with Sound City labels and they are the best speaker I ever tried/heard
NorProg Lorentz i have a 2x12 simms watts closed back cab from around mid 70s. Bought it new at the time.2x12 50 watt fanes . Great cab. Also an old orange 4 x 12 which is fab. Hiwatts use fane.
Even when he doesn’t hold a guitar the whole video, it still sounds like a plexi
Hahaha best comment so far!
Epic comment haha
Hahhaahhaaa, man that comment is pure gold 😂
Ngakak gw nyed wqwqwq
He is the plexi, after all
I listen carefully when the prophet of tone speaks.
Good video Johan! I used to think you were a guitarist who recorded. After this video, I think you're a recording engineer who plays guitar. ;-)
This is still THE BEST tone tutorial on RUclips. Speakers are number 1 followed by mic's! It took me WAY to long to realize this, and I wasted my time on a long amp search for many years. Find an amp that FEELS right to you, and then just put it through different cabs.
Thanks very much Johan for all the work you put into this channel, I re-visit your videos regularly.
That's the best description of fizziness I've heard. It sounds detached from the main tone.
Same. If you've ever stood next to a real fizzy amp it's as though the top end fizz has a different point of origin, like it's coming a few inches forward of the speakers or something. Like it sits on top of the guitar tone.
kabukiman69 More like the guitar playing feels and responds like a clean tone, and then there’s the power amp overdrive going on separately from that. It’s basically a clean tone with breakup farts from the speakers behind every note and separate from the string harmonics.
one time, the fizziness escaped the cab and was running around the room until i got it with a flyswatter
Good video Johan, great advice.
I think a good video would be about "YOU". When you started playing, musical influences, bands you played in , first guitar, first amp, first show. What you do for a living, family? Tell us what all those buildings are that we see from your balcony, and what are important facts about your city and its history, for people in North America. How about a Christmas wish list of guitar, amp, and pedals you always wished you had, but could never quite put the money out for?Since it's almost Christmas time!!!
BEST BIRTHDAY GIFT EVER!!!! Thanks, Johan. Cheers.
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday, Ashton!
Glad to hear it, Happy birthday my friend!
@@JohanSegeborn Thanks!
Dude you just got a happy birthday from Johan Segeborn, that’s rockin 🤘🤘🤘
Johan, I have really learned so much about speakers and amps on your channel.
Such a great video! Johan, you share a lot of highly valuable insights, in a way that a beginner also understands. Thanks, again!
Johan you have the most underrated guitar channel I've ever seen. The culture needs it brother. Rock on 🤑
I was surprised you put speakers at #1. Contrary to a lot of opinions I hear out there. It’s my #1 BTW. Love my 25W greenback 4X12 cab for live gigs and my favorite impulse response to use is the Celestion greenback, cap edge SM57 either 0 or .5 in. away.
I love these videos! They inspired me to have a 1987x built for me this year. Keep up the great work sir!
As always, great video. I also love the fact that every youtube person always has the camera right in their face. Johan just casually sits on the couch somewhere in the frame. I love how you don't make it about yourself but the information. Greets from Bavaria
Great info Johan! I’ve been recording in studio’s for the last 47 years and never gave a lot of thought to what the engineer did to my guitar sounds... I knew some, but you have a very involved knowledge of capturing great guitar sounds! Cheers!
Your 8th, Keep it simple is spot on! Johan. Thank you!
Hi, Johan!
Thank you for the consultation. I saved your video in your playlist on my channel. A lot of things I am doing the same, but some questions of course I have. Tomorow I gonna meet my band for the new season of work - we had a long vacation, because of many facts. I am still working with very old stuff, and its time to get some new technics. Thank you for the video, I wish you have a nice weekend after so big present for us!
Zigfrid
Have a great weekend Zigfrid, Cheers!
To me, the most important tone comes from the player himself. Johan, I've watched many of your videos and you could make a Pignose sound great!
Thank you for these lessons. It is difficult to find someone who bridges the gap so well between musician and sound engineer.
Tack för att du delar med dig av ditt kunnande, Johan. Du e fan KUNG!
Absolutely right about speakers, being number one for tone.
Finally someone with credibility confirming the importance of speakers. I'm kicking myself for not buying an old Marshall quad box. It's tolex was all torn and it didn't look very nice, but it sounded amazing. Not sure the year of make but I now know its importance. Thanks for sharing Johan, great work as usual.
I always find your how-to style videos to be great advice, and drop huge wisdom in a very unassuming way. Thanks, Johan.
You hav e made every amp sound good, so I would say your guitar recording set up works.
Interesting as usual. I've mentioned this before but one day give us an art tour of your pictures in the house.
say 421u5, say 421u5, say 421u5.....YES. Im gonna start listening closer to your recordings...with headphones. It always sounds very natural and full. You do a great job. I actually follow much of this already. For bass, I run direct and with a room about three feet back. I get the low end from direct and both low end and crunch from room mic. You learn pretty quick.
Thanks for this video! Great tips and one that I allways share with friends entitled "sound engineers", make decisions as soon as possible!
this is my favorite tone and the one i immediately go to when playing new amps and i've gotten pretty good at getting it out of almost every amp which you also seem to do, great video as always man!
Thank you so much for this video, Johan. I have always been very impressed with your recorded sound. Your tone is always exceptional, but without your recording techniques, we would never hear the slight differences between some of the comparisons you show us.
Thanks, glad to hear it!
Great information and Tips!
Well done Johan!
Thanks for sharing brother, Have a great weekend!
Have a great weekend, brother!
Amazing tips for recording. Thank you so much!!!!! I look forward to putting these tips into practice. I've always been very envious of your recorded tone, hopefully this will help me get closer to what I'm looking for
Fantastic information Johan! You are letting us get a peak behind the curtain on how you make such beautiful recordings. Thanks for sharing your immense knowledge. That Amos V is just sitting there, tempting me. I'm on the waiting list for one when they are back in stock at Sweetwater.com. It's all your fault! LOL! Have a great weekend brother and Merry Christmas!
Have a great weekend you too my friend! ;-)
Thank you so much Johan for making this video! This is amazing, I love it!!!! 😍 I can't overstate how grateful I am for all of your videos actually. You have been such a huge part of my learning process because of all your incredible insight/knowledge/experimentation and so forth 😉 I'v learned so much from you and can't thank you enough for my education! 👍
-Oh and I particularly agree about the burning bridges approach to recording. It really does make a huge difference, or least it has for me 😊
Couple of speaker questions.
1) Which modern production speakers get closest to those vintage greenbacks?
2) Any higher wattage speaker recommendations for that vintage greenback tone? I tend to play 150 watt amps and crank them plus I tune down a bit for Sabbath style riffage.
Celestion Heritage series greenbacks or even the Celestion G12 EVH speaker. Voiced the closest to the old vintage greenbacks I have found.
I did not know how important the speaker is until I saw this video channel. Thanks Johan Segeborn.
Great stuff! Thank you, sir.
Whole heartedly agree that speakers are the most important part of the equation And in itself amps more important than choice of guitar as long as it's fairly comfortable to play Good tone is inspiring and will snowball the session
Fan Johan. Du är för RUclips och gitarrer vad Leif "Loket" Olsson var för TV och dansband!
Thanks Johan, very educating like always. When you have a small, not so great sounding room and when you have to play softly because of the neighbours (as i do), you can make the guitar amp tone bigger by adding a mic to back side of the open back cabinet. Usually works better with 4x12" than 2x12" (i have made mine open back). This way you can get the lower mids added (like in rock tones). You have to remember to flip the phase of the back side mic as it's opposite phase to front mics.
It is a very good idea. I suggested that too about 6 month ago. Hope he will try it at some point in time.
I just like listening to Johan talk. Kind of mesmerizing. I’d probably subscribe to his channel if it was about gutter cleaning, just to hear him talk. Lucky for me I’m way into guitars and amps...win-win
Thanks Johan! Very informative and to the point. We salute you!
Before anything, I try out different cables including the speaker cable. Players overlook that significant tweak. Almost as significant as tubes if not moreso. Also, I believe the best recorded guitar tones did not involve an SM57. That mic became popular for live sound use mainly but they do compliment the Marshall midrange, or can simulate it on a non-Celestion speaker like an EV. Bottom line, it was much easier in the old days with tape and the old gear. Now with digital, the electric guitar usually sounds like buzzy garbage.
Johan, your recorded sound is consistently amazing, thanks for these great tips! I have a question regarding speakers, you mentioned the Pulsonic Greenbacks have “that sound”, they are quite expensive and hard to find these days. Would you recommend a close alternative? Do the 15 inch Fullbacks come close to replicating that tone? What about the Celestion Heritage and Chinese reissue Greenbacks? Cheers!
Great video as usual! There is a wealth of experience and information here and it is much appreciated that you shared it with us!
Good information! I spotted the 70's Ludwig white cortex and Giant Beat Cymbals! All the great tones!
Thanks Joe! :-)
Very detailed -- but for an equally impressive tone original P10r',.P10q's, and even P12N's are sweet and amazing......Granted the Jensens are a more 60's tone vs Greenbacks pre 73.....
Johan, great video! Please can you expand on your point no 10 regarding the Riff’s. I think it would be great to hear your thoughts on how classic/hard rock sounds could be achieved by the way you write riffs and the rest of the song. Pretty please I hope you’re up for doing that! Thanks and take care 😊👍😎
Sensible, practical and most importantly free from ”mystical” elements (secret tone sauce thingies...). Classic rock tones need simplicity but done right, and that is sometimes hard with all the modern possibilities, so I completely agree on the committing to a sound idea and the no-frills approach in the effects. Getting the basics right in turn allows for experimentation in other parts like mixing and arrangements, and that can get to be fun :)
The best video ever. I wish i can sound like you. Thanks for sharing your secrets.
Great. Video. I agree about speakers and eq , though you can get great results in the mix if you het creative with , say a helios type 69.
Exceptions prove the rule though , and you cant beat a good sound miked up properly.
I have a marshall popular 2x10 combo which is famous in my life as i can almost always just push the fader up and almost never have to compress it , let alone eq it.
Btw , your videos are never misleading , a rare quality 👍
I've been using my compressor as you said for awhile now. It's the next best thing to an attenuator.
Va bra this is your best vid. It's too subtle though most people won't notice.
Tip #1: turn everything to 10
Tips #2-10: see tip #1.
Or Eleven when possible. It's one more than ten.
This makes me lough much 😂👌
Man, I like your appartement!
Love you brother your videos make me happy also if you run across one and old Lab solid state amp would be great video just sayin
En jättebra video, tack för detta Johan, grymt! =)
I always thought I was alone in saying "its the speakers" (and cab,1x12-2x12-4x12 1x10-2x10 ect ect...) Of course !.. Put any of these speaker combinations and you get vastly different sounds from the other,different speaker types within these combinations and you will get different sounds all from the same amp. And don't get me on people trying to sound like a track from their favourite record..😕
Excellent advice, thanks! I avoid the fizzies with a ribbon mic. Did get an old 545 after listening to your dynamic shootout and it seems to have an edge over the 57.
Great video. I've not yet recorded with my Marshall's, but when I do as you said.
Great philosophy for LIFE too...at the end advice. "Make decisions and burn bridges..you will lose opportunitues and gain opportunities..."
very useful to never forget thanks
Cheers! Great tips Joh! \m/
Very well put,thanks brother
Well done johan
Great video as always
Right. Now I have to search for an early 70s Greenback. Nice place too, Johan
Was that idea of getting bottom from the speakers due playing loud makes them compress i.e more bass?
Thanks for explaining the decision making thing. That is really something to build on.
very informative...thanks and by the way, nice lights on the heads! 😬
Damn I love your channel. Do you do all these videos in your house? I wish you would do a q&a video of questions emailed to you.
very nice information! thanks Johan
Thanks Rafael!
Some great advice here, cheers from Leicester, England
Really good tone information.
Thanks Bruce!
If you can't get vintage early 70s Greenbacks, what do you think is the best alternative available new today?
CNCTEMATIC I have Celestion V-types in my Bassbreaker 45 cab and I think they sound good for that kind of sound
They still make them. I'd imagine they're as close as you'll get.
@@allfornaught0 Johan compares them...its not really that close. Plenty of great speakers out there.
I've been looking at Scumback speakers. They make accurate copies using the correct types of cone paper.
Simon Pyrros which scumback compares to those vintage T1221?
Recording the room is important. Can't hear the amp breathe with just an amp mic.
Brilliant many thanks
you use a lot of EQ on your videos... but it is called: Celestion Speakers. Thanks for this video, is really informative.
Hii John, great video: informative! What headphones with noise cancellation do you use?
”No sound in the world is gonna save that”
Preach!
Yes, that was the phrase that jumped out at me too !!
Hello Johan. Amazing vidéo, very specific and detailed. Would you be able to explain how classic rock bands handled a two guitars setting. It is very difficult to have information on how bands used to set-up a pair of guitars so they fit well in the mix in the classic rock era. @community if you have any source I would be grateful ! Cheers
Great Johan.... thanks!
Thanks!
Do you take wavelength into consideration when recording? 80Hz (low end for guitar) has a wavelenght of 4.3 meters.
When you place the mic up to the grill of the cab, you will not get the full wavelength of the lowest bass frequencies.
That is what the room mic is for, b.t.w.
I'm not a professional tech b.t.w., just wondering.
Great advice :) Many thanks :)
Just my thoughts: I've found that (for me) cranking the power amp and adding the pre-amp to taste allows the power amp to breathe and produce a warmer fatter vintage sound, rather than the other way around. Whilst cranking the pre-amp certainly produces more gain, I feel that it sounds choked, compared to an open power amp. I much prefer to turn the "master" volume right up and then add the "gain" until it reaches that point :) Of course, on the very early amps there was no master volume anyway ;)
Johan understands that if you're going to have a static shot of someone talking, a closeup won't do. You have to pull back and include items of visual interest.
Hi Johan, I am curious whether it is worth using a room mic if you are playing at bedroom levels to record? The volume will be so low that a mic at the back of the room would barely hear it
Thanks for those tips. I had those suspicions about the Pulsonic Greenbacks too because you play the solid state the Lead 12 through them and they sound so close to the original Plexis. I cannot get those coveted sounds even through my Model 1987x and Celestion V30s half stack.
Thanks man
Hello Johan, i forgot to ask if there are any similar tips that you could suggest for a live situation, especially small and medium venues? Thank you very much!
@Johan segeborn Hi I really need your opinion! I look up to you alot and I've always appreciated your videos and all the hard work and dedication you put into them. I have been watching you for a while and I know you typically answer back to people who comment on your videos and I have a question so this is the only way I can get a hold of you. My question is I have an opportunity to buy a 1977 marshall jmp 2204! For $1700 and I wanted your opinion if you think that's a good deal and if you think it would be worth it and since I know that you have a 77 2204 and I know how much you love it, I thought you would be the perfect person to ask, cheers!
#10 the riffs: "...an even more important factor are the riffs...if you play a riff that sounds like 80's or 90's rock, no sound in the world is going to save that." -- LOL Johan. I concur 100% haha. Johan do you ever gig? I'm curious your gigging set up.
Also, what in your opinion is the best speaker in a 18 watt Marshall to get that creamy tone?
What do you think about a compressor pedal in the fx loop as a master volume? I do it with my peavey classic 30 with 1983 g12-65 and it. Bought both the amp and speaker after watching your videos on time 🤘
Thanks for a great video! What do you think of the Celestion Heritage Series G12M compared to vintage speakers with pulsonic cones?
You're a star Yohan.
I mean it, really
For Greenback style tones Celestion G12 Neo Creamback is great and 60w. You should do test about it where you compare 25w Greenback to Neo, Johan
Cool, I’ll try that!
I notice two Foscarini Italian Design table lights
Jag gillar när stärkarn och lådan matchar i uteffekten. 50 watts JTM i en 4x12 med totalt 50-60 watt.. Och som vanligt är det världsklass på analysen... ;-)
My only experiences of recording are a dear old SM57 and my beloved Revox A77, nothing else outside the cab. Of course I want to upgrade to an attenuator with signal line out and later to a little preamp/mixer. Your thoughts and suggestions?
Very useful tips Johan! In topic of speakers, since a vintage 4x12 Marshall is not cheap to find and in many cases unpractical, in your experience would you recommend a mor recent or cheaper 2x12 speaker that can achieve that aim?Thank you very much!
Thanks! I’d go for a 1x12 with a vintage Greenback in it then.
@@JohanSegeborn Thank you very much!
What does Johan actually do for money? I want his job! Beautiful view, incredible equipment...snart as a tack. I havent any of that. Port of somewhere looks incredible.
What all different greenbacks were the pulsonics, and is that the best ones?
Johan, what amp would you say acts and sounds the most like the Bluesbreaker/JTM 45? I really want that clapton bluesbreaker tone but the marshall bluesbreaker is too big, heavy and loud for me. I’d use a treble booster with it (the analogman beano boost). What do u say? Thanks
Btw, are you familiar with the Simms-Watts super 100w guitar-cabinets? I've got one on hand, but I dont know much about these cabinets, besides that they are 412, and I think it has "Fane"-speakers. I've written in English so all can read and understand, cheers.
Those are great cabs to me. Have seen them with various interesting speakers
You need to check speakers for their model. You can find Fane speakers with various labels, but label means nothing.
I got Pulsonic Fanes with Sound City labels and they are the best speaker I ever tried/heard
Thank you, both of you. I will inquire about the speakers.
Check the speakers, mine came with g12h greenbacks with pulsonic cones.
NorProg Lorentz i have a 2x12 simms watts closed back cab from around mid 70s. Bought it new at the time.2x12 50 watt fanes . Great cab.
Also an old orange 4 x 12 which is fab.
Hiwatts use fane.
What is the closest speaker,that is currently made, to the vintage T1221?