@@stijnhagen2446 I would agree, but that's also fundamentally different from something that has connotations of being immaculate, clean or not mixed with unwanted, harmful or less desirable substances or materials. Personally I just don't think I makes much sense to set up descriptions of art or human beings on a purity-impurity spectrum if, as you suggest a sense of the "real" is what we are trying to get at. Even as an abstraction it carries a certain luggage of idealistic dichotomy that is perhaps more descriptive of someones personal experience or associations than the object of description itself. As you can probably tell, corona has left me with a lot of time on my hands to explore these very important matters =.O
I just listened to the entire record and I gotta ask. What the hell genre is it? I've been trying to find out and I just can't think of one. Its to soft for rock, not poppy enough for pop. It could be jazz but it's not quite jazzy enough. So what is it? Its a great album but its kinda in the same situation with OK Computer by Radiohead. You can't quite point out what it is
@@typicalfurry2747 its some kind of strange blend, somehow songs like Mojo Pin and corpus christi carol remind me of a bard in a medieval tavern. While So Real is more generally rock. I would say it's just very idiosyncratic Singer-Songwriter music.
@@droideca88 Theirs also the song Grace which pretty much reflects this small nitpick perfectly the album is pretty much perfect, except Hallelujah is way too long, but its this nitpick is the thing that I think of when I think of this album
@@typicalfurry2747 Those tend to be my favorite albums. You could say it about Pet Sounds, Dark Side of the Moon, OK Computer, Absolution, parts of Led Zeppelin IV... Genre-bending is one of the coolest parts of music imho
@@davidbluhmmusic6734 ah. If you want another good one of those I highly recommend Marvin's Marvelous Mechaanicle Musium by Tally Hall. I recently cannot stop listening to it and on every listening you'll notice something new, for example, you'll notice a new effect, or a funny joke, or on the song Haiku a song about not being able to write a haiku, ynow 5 7 5, basically the versus are always 1 syllable off. Just listen to the whole album its kinda like a much less sad and slightly more jokey OK Computer or Kid A. Or just get into Tally Hall their a great band
I had the pleasure of seeing Jeff Buckley and his band in a small coffee house in Raleigh NC. A few months after "Grace" came out. 25 years later , I still can't describe what I heard that night. From another realm of consciousness.
@@daleonov Can it be more than just AMAZING! He was so unknown it was a free show. When they passed the bucket for the band, I threw in a $20 bill. Whenever I think about that night, I should have made it a $100. That freaking good.
I was lucky to see him more than 20 times. First time was at a memorial for his dad Tim, a few blocks from my home in Brooklyn. I saw Tim a few times: he was a high school crush! After seeing Jeff play his dad’s songs, the audience was dumbfounded. Jeff played often in small clubs and coffeehouses (NYC) and I would drag friends to see him. He was always so sweet and so funny! Like everyone else, I was crushed when he died, just on the verge of making it Huge! It kills me that his notoriety is mostly posthumous. RIP little Scotty.
The way that Buckley plucks the strings also plays a huge role in the sounds. Reverb is definitely a key to his tone but a players hands are really the ticket
Additions/thoughts: Buckley's definitely sounds more mellow played as well. But when doing that my sound got weaker and less sustained and the attack of the lower strings totally disappeared. My guess he quite heavily played the bottom strings, and eased up a bit on that high bit. Rolling down the tone knob definitely worked as well, but I ended up adding low pass filter/EQ to the Kemper preset and the recorded version :) Also, I'm not entirely sure he played a tele, or maybe had some different pickup thing going on.
I found this as well when I prepared for his version of Satisfied Mind at the Jeff Buckley Tribute Concert last year. He had an amazing control over dynamics, both while phrasing parts as well as while playing different strings. If anyone is interested in my take of his cover, you can find it on my channel!
Happenin ya big handsome b@£+@*d......love your videos, truly inspiring. Anyhoo......what order did you have your pedals? Would an a/b/y pedal make a decision difference? Cheers!!!!!!!
here is one for you Paul. if someone like me can see it (hear it) then someone like you can do the same in double quick time.. first of all jeff buckley faked his death. controversial i know. but it is the case. i never heard of chris cornell until recently and the moment i heard him, certain bells rang. i then listened to a few of chris' songs and in short order i knew who i was listening to. it was jeff buckley trying hard not to be jeff buckley. then after a cursory glance at a side by side of both, it was settled. jeff buckley faked his death and returned as chris cornell, which is i am assuming, another faked death. the vocal chords don't lie. what say you Paul? **i do understand that if and when you can only come to agree with me, you won't be able to say anymore on it or mention it again. i have many other findings that you wouldn't believe either. it is all theater.
I use the default reverb plugin on fl studio and a stereo enhancer plugin which is also present on fl studio by default. And it just creates an awesome tone with a good atmosphere. But man that tone was so good 💯
1994. I was 24 and all the doors were open. "Grace" is the single most impactful record in the soundtrack of my life. "Hallelujah" is one thing, but "Dream Brother" is the one that always makes me cry. Every time.
@@callumgilesme in other words, they stuck him in a room with a mic and an amp and told him to play. His vox picked up the gtr bc it was all in the same, probably not very large, space. Jesus we have a habit of over-analyzing these things. It is often true that the best approach to recording something live is to record something, live. I'm also willing to bet he was rather loud.
Their’s footage (I think it was on bbc 4) going through the actual mixing process for the track. It was his early 80’s toploader Tele going through a Fender Vibrolux with its tank reverb. 3 or 4 mics at different distances all mixed together at various individual volumes. This video is pretty much replicating this process using high end reverb pedals.
@@ADFerrizzi I’d say it’s on the same level but very different processes. As an audio engineer I’ll setup several mics at different distances for the “overall” sound. Pedal stacking I wouldn’t class as difficult :-)
I find myself feeling a lot of gratitude for the amount of time that Paul obviously put into the making of this video (and this whole channel). The research, the experimentation, the periods of frustration and epiphany, and on top of all that the production itself, with the shooting and editing. And it’s all free! God bless you Paul. Keep bringing light to RUclips and the world.
I love how passionate you are about reverb! I’ve always been told to tone back on the reverb so it’s so nice to have a video like this! I also love how excited you get listening to Buckley’s guitar, you’ve got a true passion that not everyone has
I’m just relearning guitar after 25 years as a Pandemic Project and was inspired to recreate this set up using Paul’s setting on Valhalla and the three channels in stereo ... just played it (well as best I could) for my wife and she was as blown away by the ... Reverb ... as I was ... thanks for the great video Paul !
There has been at least 5 separate occasions over the years in which I’ve typed into RUclips “how to get Jeff Buckley’s guitar tone”. So, you can imagine my excitement when my favorite guitar channel puts out the very video I was looking for.
THANK YOU MY BROTHER FROM ANOTHER MOTHER! AS A " WORKING MAN" - I ALWAYS tried to keep it as simple as I could so that I could sound like myself every night! I love that record we lost them in too soon! But I certainly appreciate the time that it took for you to put that together so blessings for you mate! Of course, now with all the covid-19 spending all the time in my studio and I've got a couple of really good songs that would sound fantastic with just that very vibe! So thank you so much for taking the time to do it, and I'm sure that a lot of cats that have been playing for a long time like myself 44 years we will take that to the bank... BLESS YOUR HEART BROTHER 💕💯
For years and years, reverb has been unfairly maligned as “a crutch, blah blah...” Meanwhile, artists like Buckley, Lanois, the Edge and others have been making haunting, ethereal classic compositions with it. I’m glad I lived long enough to see reverb make a huge comeback thanks to advances in pedal design and champions like you, Paul. Great job and thank you! Signed, a fellow reverb addict. 🎩
Absolutely nobody has been maligning reverb, you absolute numpty. I don't even know what you're trying to achieve saying something so obviously false and stupid.
The best things about Paul Davids' music videos (in random order): --The Dutch accent that can sometimes make him difficult to understand momentarily, yet lends a certain gravitas --The humble, self-effacing humor --The funny, quirky video shots --The superb production quality of the videos --The thoughtful design and progression of material in each video --The time and effort he obviously dedicates to making them so exceptional --The love and passion for music he shares and inspires --The broad knowledge of music and musicians he offers --The uncanny ability in selecting interesting subject content--or otherwise making it interesting --The personal honesty and openness always evident --The willingness to question his own opinions, not just others --The creative musical thirst and desire for experimentation --The excellent, wide-ranging musical taste --The intelligence and ability to breakdown the complex into the comprehensible --The superb guitar playing If there is anything above found missing or incorrect, feel free to reply and add your thoughts. Already remembered one big thing not mentioned: THANK-YOU, Paul Davids!
I remember being on holiday in Spain, reading a guitar magazine and learning from Jeff‘s untimely passing. It made me very sad. Thanks Paul for that great video.
I’ve been re listening all Buckley’s songs just recently, what a beautiful soul he was...In fact, I was just cleaning up my room listening to his version of Hallelujah so this is a gift, sir. Thank you!
i was wondering what your thoughts were on “The Smiths” guitar player “Johnny Marr” and his tones and playing style :) maybe for a possible future video! i love your videos btw
You got me at the 20sec bit, argh. Always been fascinated by his reverb sounds on the whole Grace album. This album will always be my all-time masterpiece...
From what I can hear, you play the track very cleanly with very pronounced finger picking. Buckley seems like it raked his index or middle finger through the higher strings on the main G to Em passages. I think the tone you absolutely nailed. You just are such an accomplished finger picker that your version is almost too clean.
I am one of the last guys on eath that still buy CDs. One rules them all (the 1723 others so far) and it is Grace by Jeff Buckley. It is a piece of Heaven from the first note of the album to the last one.
Thank you this is a wonderful place to be on a dull sunday afternoon. Im listening with my equipment and have read many comments here. Yes my ears tell me you have it. Nailed. The Angels always take the best ones early, im no religious man however, how do we explain such beings as Jeff. A fallen Angel himself? Just a guy that was gifted? His soul or something defo poured out of him, he touched so many in his way and we knew, we knew something and it grew within us all. Like attending St Paul's cathedral London. Religious or not walk in there and see what u feel. We feel Jeff when we listen and it can stay with us even when we aren't. I practically worhship him, i bloody do ya know hehe. "no one cares about love anymore" Jeff was love. We weren't ready for him when he began, he showed us something unique that can never be replicated as many others have also. To flood the emotion in the way he did, he could of been emotionally light years ahead of us all. To be gifted like that is in us all, in our unique way. We all know it deep down. We all have it. Jeff managed to unlock his gifts and we all can do that. We cannot be Jeff and make his sounds we just can not. Light years ahead, was he a time traveler too. Jeff I never knew you, I woke up after a whitey at a party and written on my hand was your name. Its 1998. So how do I feel so close to you Jeff, even like I know you. Impossible. In the way I experiance. Amen
Buckley’s softer, more mellow sound came from fingerpicking further up the neck rather than over the pickups. I think try coupling that with your perfect setup and there will be no difference.
Agree, and also suspect lowering the treble side of that neck p/u a little might help, looks pretty high and sounds a bit chimey (but still sounds good!)
Honestly I had never listened to Jeff Buckley until last year. Grace, lover you should have come over, and hallelujah are a perfect trinity. I’m so sad we lost him so early, a phenomenal musician
Jeff used an “Alesis Quadraverb” and in Hallelujah, he used a preset on the device , titled “Taj-Mahal.” I looked this up a long time ago, as I am a Buckley freak! Great video!!!!!
You say: It sounds pretty 'flippin' amazing...I agree, it does sound pretty 'flippin' amazing....and than how you break it down and 'show' us....the way you approach this is really valuable. Lessons to not be forgotten! Thank you Paul
@@gratata.enchilada i know, he did a lot of covers (listen to the live-at-Siné LP). But 'grace' was all original songs and i think that album is amazing
I remember the first time listening to this album in my car after a friend had just lent it to me. I wept at the beauty of it. Thanks for doing such a deep dive on this. It proves once again how much impact good audio engineering can have on the final product. Jeff Buckley was such a prodigious talent who was gone too soon. I'm glad they were able to capture some of the lightning in a bottle on this recording.
J. Buckley forever, but many voices helped define the 90s, a decade that only gets better in retrospect. Keith Haring defined the 90s, yet he died before they started and didn't play music.
Paul, this can not be said about that many people....if you didn't exist, someone would have to invent you or there would be something very special missing from the world....
Thanks so much for providing these tips and tricks to think about. Buckley’s is the definitive version as far as I’m concerned. And a big part of that is the guitar tone. It’s one of the most staggeringly beautiful I’ve heard. Like you said, a Fender into a Fender is always going to sound great, but it’s the reverb that really makes it come alive. Thanks again.
I've been working/volunteering in productions and audio engineering for years and that was that best explanation of how to use reverb that I've ever heard, killer job with this one Paul
Man, I love your channel... you must have spent hours, days, months practicing your video editing techniques, music sampling & related wizardry to provide all of us with these free incites - I'm sure I'm not alone in appreciating your enthusiasm & infectious spirit for the guitar, as a beginner I'm awestruck but, you spur me on to continue with my learning curve. Best channel on the 'net for gaining a better understanding about music theory, keep up the great work maestro 👌👍😎
Dude this tutorial is f... flippin fantastic 🙏🏻 paying homage to the mighty mighty Jeff Buckley sound - humble and packed full of mixing goodies! I will be using this technique - thank you so much for the amazing content man.. you are awesome!! 🎸🎵
So, as a drummer I don't have much knowledge in playing the guitar, and how these things exactly work. However I was trying to understand the things you said here, and finally when you put it all together I found myself just smiling. That sound just speaks to the soul. Damn I got to start learning the guitar I guess.
Ah man, this is amazing. No word of a lie, the best thing I have ever seen on RUclips. I have had the biggest smile plastered on my face for the last 16 minutes. And the final twist... didn't see or hear that coming. Well done. Just so brilliantly done.
From when I first heard "Grace" in 1994, til now, that tone has always been magical, and painted a brilliant picture, something that few artists have ever done.
You are just awesome, a true teacher who not only teaches theory but also implements it practically and makes us believe that magic can happen. Love from Mumbai, India
@@redbeanrice7465 my uncle was a musician back around the time that Grace was released. I remember coming home from school one afternoon and my uncle was visiting and he had his guitar with him. He was listening to ‘Last Goodbye’ and transcribing the song. Within a few minutes he had it figured out and taught me a simplified version. I’ll never forget that day. I was 13 years old. Edit: spelling.
There have been so many ideas, some mythological, as to how Jeff Buckley achieved his tone...many have focused on his Telecaster and its top-loader bridge, to his Fender Vibrolux. But I think you have really hit it by replicating the Alesis Quadroverb Stereo. Kudos for taking the time to decipher the legend.
@@tomasagustinveravicentin7789 kevin shields had a midiverb. So did billy corgan. It was used on drums, vocals, keys and etc too. It gets that 90s sound perfectly.
For stereo enhancement, use the stereo imager. It separates and spreads the signal by different frequency ranges into left and right channels. It's magic. You can tweak it in real-time to give each instrument its own "zone" in the mix and makes the music much fuller and clearer.
Reverb is such a great tool, usually used without notion of space or atmosphere. "Grace" is full of beatiful tricks and strategies regarding sound. It adds a lot to an already flawless record.
As a new player, I would love if most of the RUclips guitar community, would, in the video description, offer suggestions for amp and pedal/pedal chain settings, so when following along we have a base to start when playing and learning along. This was great. Love your channel.
@@PaulDavids excellent point. I didn’t think of it that way. I guess I just don’t know enough about amps in general to know how to start tweaking. I love to tinker so the discovery process is just fine by me!
Dude, DUUUUDE !!! every friggin video you keep blowing my mind! The depth of knowledge you bring to this place, group, platform is an absolute diamond! WOW!!! Cheers 🎸
I'm so glad you made this video, I've always considered everything about this song to be absolutely perfect. I vividly remember being in high school and sitting in my bedroom with my Ibanez RG and Marshall valvestate amp, TRYING to get this tone, and never coming close. Decades later, and this is still one of my absolute favorite guitar tones. Really glad to see you shine a light on this masterpiece :)
@@jwakeuplink7671 But of course, Buckley's version is superior in any way. I believe Leonard Cohen said something to the effect of "I cannot consider this song mine anymore" after listening to Jeff's version. I'd agree with him. In fact, I'd say Cohen's version is possibly the worst of all... and there are many of them! :)
I never looked at reverb as short, medium and long before.. I never really liked reverb but now I know where to use it and I'll be giving it a whole new consideration.. thank you
Love that you didn't just show the effect, but you were able to teach us about what it means along the way. This was a great help and fantastic content. Thank you.
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Me: Wow he nailed it
Paul: We're not there yet
Me: We're not there yet
Lol😂
Me and my good friend Diogo Tigre playing Hallelujah.
ruclips.net/video/m_kp33U04QY/видео.html
Hope you guys like it 🙏🏻
That meme is gettin' OLD son!
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Literally me🤣😅
I'm amazed how much reverb he can achieve - you would think that beard would absorb all sound energy in the room
Best comment ever 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Such beard much wow
😂
🤘🎊🤘
Buckley was so pure. We lost him too early on in life. Bless up❤️
What does pure even mean in the context of human beings ...
whynottalklikeapirat Lightness
@@whynottalklikeapirat combination of good and real or something
@@nerad1994 Yeah? That's still somewhat abstract unless you're implying he didn't weigh much ...
@@stijnhagen2446 I would agree, but that's also fundamentally different from something that has connotations of being immaculate, clean or not mixed with unwanted, harmful or less desirable substances or materials.
Personally I just don't think I makes much sense to set up descriptions of art or human beings on a purity-impurity spectrum if, as you suggest a sense of the "real" is what we are trying to get at.
Even as an abstraction it carries a certain luggage of idealistic dichotomy that is perhaps more descriptive of someones personal experience or associations than the object of description itself.
As you can probably tell, corona has left me with a lot of time on my hands to explore these very important matters =.O
That whole album is just such a pleasure to listen to, songs like "Mojo Pin", "So Real" or "Grace" just take my breath away in awe to this day still.
I just listened to the entire record and I gotta ask. What the hell genre is it? I've been trying to find out and I just can't think of one. Its to soft for rock, not poppy enough for pop. It could be jazz but it's not quite jazzy enough. So what is it? Its a great album but its kinda in the same situation with OK Computer by Radiohead. You can't quite point out what it is
@@typicalfurry2747 its some kind of strange blend, somehow songs like Mojo Pin and corpus christi carol remind me of a bard in a medieval tavern. While So Real is more generally rock. I would say it's just very idiosyncratic Singer-Songwriter music.
@@droideca88 Theirs also the song Grace which pretty much reflects this small nitpick perfectly the album is pretty much perfect, except Hallelujah is way too long, but its this nitpick is the thing that I think of when I think of this album
@@typicalfurry2747 Those tend to be my favorite albums. You could say it about Pet Sounds, Dark Side of the Moon, OK Computer, Absolution, parts of Led Zeppelin IV... Genre-bending is one of the coolest parts of music imho
@@davidbluhmmusic6734 ah. If you want another good one of those I highly recommend Marvin's Marvelous Mechaanicle Musium by Tally Hall. I recently cannot stop listening to it and on every listening you'll notice something new, for example, you'll notice a new effect, or a funny joke, or on the song Haiku a song about not being able to write a haiku, ynow 5 7 5, basically the versus are always 1 syllable off. Just listen to the whole album its kinda like a much less sad and slightly more jokey OK Computer or Kid A. Or just get into Tally Hall their a great band
I had the pleasure of seeing Jeff Buckley and his band in a small coffee house in Raleigh NC.
A few months after "Grace" came out.
25 years later , I still can't describe what I heard that night.
From another realm of consciousness.
I bet it was amazing.
@@daleonov Can it be more than just AMAZING! He was so unknown it was a free show. When they passed the bucket for the band, I threw in a $20 bill. Whenever I think about that night, I should have made it a $100. That freaking good.
@@ursafan40 wow.
I was lucky to see him more than 20 times. First time was at a memorial for his dad Tim, a few blocks from my home in Brooklyn. I saw Tim a few times: he was a high school crush! After seeing Jeff play his dad’s songs, the audience was dumbfounded. Jeff played often in small clubs and coffeehouses (NYC) and I would drag friends to see him. He was always so sweet and so funny! Like everyone else, I was crushed when he died, just on the verge of making it Huge! It kills me that his notoriety is mostly posthumous. RIP little Scotty.
Oh my god sounds insane!!! I’m wondering how Lover, you should’ve come over sounds live as it is my favorite song ever ! Was it good v
Grace is an album that I can come back to a million times over and still melt to my ankles in bliss.
Jeff Buckley is absolutely one of the most renowned musicians to the modern age! A creative mind gone too soon. Thank you for this.
Agree
Also agree. Seems we lose the greats far too early. I'm just glad we have them when we do.
Jeff Buckley is truly a gift from God.
@@viggowolff9191 we are all gifts
Yeah, it is startling how a lot of young talented artists go too soon.
The way that Buckley plucks the strings also plays a huge role in the sounds. Reverb is definitely a key to his tone but a players hands are really the ticket
Was a player's player. A guitarist who happened to have an immaculate voice.
Additions/thoughts:
Buckley's definitely sounds more mellow played as well. But when doing that my sound got weaker and less sustained and the attack of the lower strings totally disappeared. My guess he quite heavily played the bottom strings, and eased up a bit on that high bit. Rolling down the tone knob definitely worked as well, but I ended up adding low pass filter/EQ to the Kemper preset and the recorded version :)
Also, I'm not entirely sure he played a tele, or maybe had some different pickup thing going on.
I found this as well when I prepared for his version of Satisfied Mind at the Jeff Buckley Tribute Concert last year. He had an amazing control over dynamics, both while phrasing parts as well as while playing different strings. If anyone is interested in my take of his cover, you can find it on my channel!
Happenin ya big handsome b@£+@*d......love your videos, truly inspiring.
Anyhoo......what order did you have your pedals? Would an a/b/y pedal make a decision difference?
Cheers!!!!!!!
You get a nice blend of Verbs...👍
here is one for you Paul. if someone like me can see it (hear it) then someone like you can do the same in double quick time..
first of all jeff buckley faked his death. controversial i know. but it is the case.
i never heard of chris cornell until recently and the moment i heard him, certain bells rang.
i then listened to a few of chris' songs and in short order i knew who i was listening to.
it was jeff buckley trying hard not to be jeff buckley.
then after a cursory glance at a side by side of both, it was settled.
jeff buckley faked his death and returned as chris cornell, which is i am assuming, another faked death.
the vocal chords don't lie.
what say you Paul?
**i do understand that if and when you can only come to agree with me, you won't be able to say anymore on it or mention it again. i have many other findings that you wouldn't believe either. it is all theater.
I use the default reverb plugin on fl studio and a stereo enhancer plugin which is also present on fl studio by default. And it just creates an awesome tone with a good atmosphere. But man that tone was so good 💯
Pairing THAT tone with THAT chord progression is the perfect recipe for instant chills every single time
1994. I was 24 and all the doors were open. "Grace" is the single most impactful record in the soundtrack of my life. "Hallelujah" is one thing, but "Dream Brother" is the one that always makes me cry. Every time.
Lilac Wine is the one that does it for me
Last goodbye…
Jeff's recording has a very "live" feel to it. There should be a good mic room in that recording
Definitely, or there's a bleed into the vocal mic, I'm fairly sure there's a bit of the acoustic sound of the guitar in there too
@@callumgilesme in other words, they stuck him in a room with a mic and an amp and told him to play. His vox picked up the gtr bc it was all in the same, probably not very large, space. Jesus we have a habit of over-analyzing these things. It is often true that the best approach to recording something live is to record something, live. I'm also willing to bet he was rather loud.
Their’s footage (I think it was on bbc 4) going through the actual mixing process for the track. It was his early 80’s toploader Tele going through a Fender Vibrolux with its tank reverb. 3 or 4 mics at different distances all mixed together at various individual volumes. This video is pretty much replicating this process using high end reverb pedals.
@@audiowarp9368 that's not nearly as complucated as lots of plugins/individual pedals. A few mics is common practice :)
@@ADFerrizzi I’d say it’s on the same level but very different processes. As an audio engineer I’ll setup several mics at different distances for the “overall” sound. Pedal stacking I wouldn’t class as difficult :-)
You could see he is genuinely happy when he is getting closer to the sound. How adorable, I love this guy.
OMG I love this video. Brilliant Paul! 👏
Me to ...
I find myself feeling a lot of gratitude for the amount of time that Paul obviously put into the making of this video (and this whole channel). The research, the experimentation, the periods of frustration and epiphany, and on top of all that the production itself, with the shooting and editing. And it’s all free! God bless you Paul. Keep bringing light to RUclips and the world.
I’m not a guitar player but when I sing I love reverb on the mic. It’s such an awesome tone enhancer especially for the type of music I sing.
Grace is a masterpiece and one of my favourite albums of all time.
You should try Chris Whitley-Living With The Law
One of the most legendary tones ever. No doubt.
“I heard there was a Secret chord Paul Davids played and it please the Lord”
I head there was a secret verb, that Andy mixed that pleased the paul
'Until the RUclips bots came and removed ya'
@@LucasAlvesMusic hear is Andy’s mix
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@@matthewmancuso3498 I've seen that vídeo. Andy is great. I was making a parody of the lyrics, even tho it didn't quite rhyme
The chord: Gmaj9sus11#4add13
I love how passionate you are about reverb! I’ve always been told to tone back on the reverb so it’s so nice to have a video like this! I also love how excited you get listening to Buckley’s guitar, you’ve got a true passion that not everyone has
Paul, this is amazing!!!
Thanks!
-Paul
Me and my good friend Diogo Tigre playing Hallelujah.
ruclips.net/video/m_kp33U04QY/видео.html
Hope you guys like it 🙏🏻
@@diogovieira7938 STOP SPAMMING!
I’m just relearning guitar after 25 years as a Pandemic Project and was inspired to recreate this set up using Paul’s setting on Valhalla and the three channels in stereo ... just played it (well as best I could) for my wife and she was as blown away by the ... Reverb ... as I was ... thanks for the great video Paul !
We need more Jeff Buckley videos in the RUclips guitar community!!
Here it is ruclips.net/video/vUiW3mUeXJw/видео.html
There will never be enough
True
I’m gonna say it. Paul has the best guitar content on RUclips
Amen
Ever since Grace was released in '94 it's been my favourite record, and will probably remain so for the rest of my life. Pure perfection.
Mine too, I was born that year :)
Now recreate the tone of his voice!
Just kidding, it can’t be done.
It will never be!
You just have to have a falsetto higher than a girl that's all.
Higher than freakin Prince.
Paul Davids: sounds pretty cool but we're not there yet.
Me: I'm lost but I like where we're going
I think we are there... ;-)
Me and my good friend Diogo Tigre playing Hallelujah.
ruclips.net/video/m_kp33U04QY/видео.html
Hope you guys like it 🙏🏻
@@diogovieira7938 You're verging on spam there son!
There has been at least 5 separate occasions over the years in which I’ve typed into RUclips “how to get Jeff Buckley’s guitar tone”. So, you can imagine my excitement when my favorite guitar channel puts out the very video I was looking for.
Buckley's Hallelujah is the best version of that song that will ever exist, ever, ... period.
After Buckley died, Leonard Cohen wrote a letter to his mum, and told her it's his favourite version too.
@@kleinemark79 whatever version is in Shrek is clearly the best
I also like the il divo version
Crap song
@@Lakenbeer Seek help
THANK YOU MY BROTHER FROM ANOTHER MOTHER!
AS A " WORKING MAN" - I ALWAYS tried to keep it as simple as I could so that I could sound like myself every night! I love that record we lost them in too soon! But I certainly appreciate the time that it took for you to put that together so blessings for you mate! Of course, now with all the covid-19 spending all the time in my studio and I've got a couple of really good songs that would sound fantastic with just that very vibe! So thank you so much for taking the time to do it, and I'm sure that a lot of cats that have been playing for a long time like myself 44 years we will take that to the bank...
BLESS YOUR HEART BROTHER 💕💯
For years and years, reverb has been unfairly maligned as “a crutch, blah blah...” Meanwhile, artists like Buckley, Lanois, the Edge and others have been making haunting, ethereal classic compositions with it. I’m glad I lived long enough to see reverb make a huge comeback thanks to advances in pedal design and champions like you, Paul. Great job and thank you! Signed, a fellow reverb addict. 🎩
Exactly right. Don't listen to what the "mainstream" says, and play how you want. What's a clean sound without reverb?? Lol
@@aaronperrotta7055 I love what Estas Tonne does with it and a Nylon String Guitar.
I love Daniel Lanois’ production so much
Absolutely nobody has been maligning reverb, you absolute numpty.
I don't even know what you're trying to achieve saying something so obviously false and stupid.
The best things about Paul Davids' music videos (in random order):
--The Dutch accent that can sometimes make him difficult to understand momentarily, yet lends a certain gravitas
--The humble, self-effacing humor
--The funny, quirky video shots
--The superb production quality of the videos
--The thoughtful design and progression of material in each video
--The time and effort he obviously dedicates to making them so exceptional
--The love and passion for music he shares and inspires
--The broad knowledge of music and musicians he offers
--The uncanny ability in selecting interesting subject content--or otherwise making it interesting
--The personal honesty and openness always evident
--The willingness to question his own opinions, not just others
--The creative musical thirst and desire for experimentation
--The excellent, wide-ranging musical taste
--The intelligence and ability to breakdown the complex into the comprehensible
--The superb guitar playing
If there is anything above found missing or incorrect, feel free to reply and add your thoughts. Already remembered one big thing not mentioned: THANK-YOU, Paul Davids!
I miss Jeff Buckley. I can only imagine what more he would have done.
R.I.P. Jeff.
I guess he had done enough
Me and my good friend Diogo Tigre playing Hallelujah.
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Hope you guys like it 🙏🏻
@@diogovieira7938 STOP SPAMMING!
@@muhammadhisyam8086 maybe he was too much for this world
he would've done shit records just like everybody else, ruclips.net/video/pQD-dXfHrvk/видео.html
I remember being on holiday in Spain, reading a guitar magazine and learning from Jeff‘s untimely passing. It made me very sad. Thanks Paul for that great video.
I’ve been re listening all Buckley’s songs just recently, what a beautiful soul he was...In fact, I was just cleaning up my room listening to his version of Hallelujah so this is a gift, sir. Thank you!
i was wondering what your thoughts were on “The Smiths” guitar player “Johnny Marr” and his tones and playing style :)
maybe for a possible future video!
i love your videos btw
Work with Modest Mouse is exemplary, so +1 for Johnny Marr
There's an hour long chat between Johnny Marr and Ed O'Brien on yt, might wanna check it out
Jingle then jangle. There, now you have Johnny's tone.
@@davidburne9477 I just bought two modest mouse vinyls today! One of my favorite bands since I was little.
basically ripping off Roger McGuinn but playing it boring
I really love seeing Jeff Buckley get the love and attention he deserves. There is so much about his playing that is unique and interesting.
You sneaky bastard. Brilliantly done.
some people want to learn how to play like Buckley, John Mayer or Hendrix....I strive to play like Paul Davids....and I'm serious.
That tone feels like floating on a cloud; it's so good!
Buckley’s take on this song is a true guitar masterwork in my eyes. The version he plays at Sin-e in 1993 is marvelous
You got me at the 20sec bit, argh. Always been fascinated by his reverb sounds on the whole Grace album. This album will always be my all-time masterpiece...
I read Jeff Buckley and in few microseconds I’m here to think how much I miss his music and his genius. Rip 😔
That song deserves all the effort you're putting into this.
He's one of the few artists i can always return to and fall in love all over again.
From what I can hear, you play the track very cleanly with very pronounced finger picking. Buckley seems like it raked his index or middle finger through the higher strings on the main G to Em passages. I think the tone you absolutely nailed. You just are such an accomplished finger picker that your version is almost too clean.
The whole Grace album is a masterpiece. Buckley was too good for us.
I am one of the last guys on eath that still buy CDs. One rules them all (the 1723 others so far) and it is Grace by Jeff Buckley. It is a piece of Heaven from the first note of the album to the last one.
Thank you this is a wonderful place to be on a dull sunday afternoon.
Im listening with my equipment and have read many comments here.
Yes my ears tell me you have it.
Nailed.
The Angels always take the best ones early, im no religious man however, how do we explain such beings as Jeff.
A fallen Angel himself?
Just a guy that was gifted?
His soul or something defo poured out of him, he touched so many in his way and we knew, we knew something and it grew within us all.
Like attending St Paul's cathedral London. Religious or not walk in there and see what u feel.
We feel Jeff when we listen and it can stay with us even when we aren't.
I practically worhship him, i bloody do ya know hehe.
"no one cares about love anymore"
Jeff was love.
We weren't ready for him when he began, he showed us something unique that can never be replicated as many others have also.
To flood the emotion in the way he did, he could of been emotionally light years ahead of us all.
To be gifted like that is in us all, in our unique way. We all know it deep down. We all have it.
Jeff managed to unlock his gifts and we all can do that.
We cannot be Jeff and make his sounds we just can not. Light years ahead, was he a time traveler too.
Jeff I never knew you, I woke up after a whitey at a party and written on my hand was your name.
Its 1998.
So how do I feel so close to you Jeff, even like I know you.
Impossible. In the way I experiance.
Amen
Jeff Buckley is one of the most underrated artists of all time in my opinion
I've watched this three times and taken notes. Its the most informative treatment of reverb I've ever seen.
Buckley’s softer, more mellow sound came from fingerpicking further up the neck rather than over the pickups. I think try coupling that with your perfect setup and there will be no difference.
Agree, and also suspect lowering the treble side of that neck p/u a little might help, looks pretty high and sounds a bit chimey (but still sounds good!)
Honestly I had never listened to Jeff Buckley until last year. Grace, lover you should have come over, and hallelujah are a perfect trinity. I’m so sad we lost him so early, a phenomenal musician
1:31 I love all the different cinematic techniques Paul uses, in all his video and this one is pretty impressive 🤩
Paul is mastering video editing since he's already mastered the guitar!
Jeff used an “Alesis Quadraverb” and in Hallelujah, he used a preset on the device , titled “Taj-Mahal.” I looked this up a long time ago, as I am a Buckley freak! Great video!!!!!
Sounds like cultural appropriation. Cancel it immediately.
“I’m addicted to reverb” I feel you dude 😂
You say: It sounds pretty 'flippin' amazing...I agree, it does sound pretty 'flippin' amazing....and than how you break it down and 'show' us....the way you approach this is really valuable. Lessons to not be forgotten! Thank you Paul
Jeff Buckley is severely underrated. He was not only a talented songwriter but also had an astonishingly beautiful and emotional voice. Gone to soon!
It’s a Cohen song
@@gratata.enchilada i know, he did a lot of covers (listen to the live-at-Siné LP). But 'grace' was all original songs and i think that album is amazing
Mojo Pin really shows off how much control he had over his voice, he was incredible
In mojo pin, he uses his voices like an instrument and his falsetto is just amazing. If Robert Plant tells you that you're so good, you are
I remember the first time listening to this album in my car after a friend had just lent it to me. I wept at the beauty of it. Thanks for doing such a deep dive on this. It proves once again how much impact good audio engineering can have on the final product. Jeff Buckley was such a prodigious talent who was gone too soon. I'm glad they were able to capture some of the lightning in a bottle on this recording.
Jeff Buckley's Grace album changed my musical taste forever. In my opinion it defined in its own way the sound of the 90's as much as Nirvana did.
J. Buckley forever, but many voices helped define the 90s, a decade that only gets better in retrospect. Keith Haring defined the 90s, yet he died before they started and didn't play music.
The intro he plays in his live at bearsville version is some of the most incredible sounding playing I've ever heard.
Paul, this can not be said about that many people....if you didn't exist, someone would have to invent you or there would be something very special missing from the world....
Gawd, what a suckup! Nah, I'm just kidding, you're actually right, and I agree with what you wrote.
I love how nice and supportive this fan base is.
@@samtheman123 yeah you just wanna walk by and give it a kick right in the you know what but then I end up saving it to my watch later.
It's great how the slightest change and the whole song feels different
If you put “Addicted to reverb” on a t shirt, I would buy the hell out of that! Lol
Beautiful video, man! I love it!
Edit:
"Addicted to reverb...erb...rb...b"
@@dahag2996 I think a T-shirt with "Addicted to Delay" would be suitable for many people!
Reverbs Anonymous
You'd by one.
+1 to that
Thanks so much for providing these tips and tricks to think about. Buckley’s is the definitive version as far as I’m concerned. And a big part of that is the guitar tone. It’s one of the most staggeringly beautiful I’ve heard. Like you said, a Fender into a Fender is always going to sound great, but it’s the reverb that really makes it come alive. Thanks again.
I've been working/volunteering in productions and audio engineering for years and that was that best explanation of how to use reverb that I've ever heard, killer job with this one Paul
"Please don't demonetize me"... The timing and delivery on that line was perfect.
Man, I love your channel... you must have spent hours, days, months practicing your video editing techniques, music sampling & related wizardry to provide all of us with these free incites - I'm sure I'm not alone in appreciating your enthusiasm & infectious spirit for the guitar, as a beginner I'm awestruck but, you spur me on to continue with my learning curve. Best channel on the 'net for gaining a better understanding about music theory, keep up the great work maestro 👌👍😎
Dude this tutorial is f... flippin fantastic 🙏🏻 paying homage to the mighty mighty Jeff Buckley sound - humble and packed full of mixing goodies! I will be using this technique - thank you so much for the amazing content man.. you are awesome!! 🎸🎵
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Truuuuu!
FLUFF
So, as a drummer I don't have much knowledge in playing the guitar, and how these things exactly work. However I was trying to understand the things you said here, and finally when you put it all together I found myself just smiling. That sound just speaks to the soul. Damn I got to start learning the guitar I guess.
Man, your video editing is getting better and better everyday :)
Ah man, this is amazing. No word of a lie, the best thing I have ever seen on RUclips. I have had the biggest smile plastered on my face for the last 16 minutes. And the final twist... didn't see or hear that coming. Well done. Just so brilliantly done.
Yeah, jeff buckey’s tone my dream tone...
From when I first heard "Grace" in 1994, til now, that tone has always been magical, and painted a brilliant picture, something that few artists have ever done.
Just started listening to him about a month ago, he was 🔥🔥
You are just awesome, a true teacher who not only teaches theory but also implements it practically and makes us believe that magic can happen. Love from Mumbai, India
Don’t think I’ve clicked on a video so fast
Absolutely!
you forgot "i'm a simple man".
I’m a huge sucker for Reverbs and stereo. That’s how I love to play all the time. I love the sound waves bouncing around the studio.
First video I’ve ever liked without watching first.
Lol I did the same, although it's not the first time I've done it on Paul's channel :p
@@redbeanrice7465 my uncle was a musician back around the time that Grace was released. I remember coming home from school one afternoon and my uncle was visiting and he had his guitar with him. He was listening to ‘Last Goodbye’ and transcribing the song. Within a few minutes he had it figured out and taught me a simplified version. I’ll never forget that day. I was 13 years old.
Edit: spelling.
Same
@@obsoletecd-rom that's sweet :) hopefully you'll be able to do the same for your nephew one day 😊
Buckley's guitar tone in this and his cover of Satisfied Mind are up there with my favourite tones. It's gorgeous
Addicted to Reverb and Jeff's is the High
Beautiful Album.
There have been so many ideas, some mythological, as to how Jeff Buckley achieved his tone...many have focused on his Telecaster and its top-loader bridge, to his Fender Vibrolux. But I think you have really hit it by replicating the Alesis Quadroverb Stereo. Kudos for taking the time to decipher the legend.
The Alesis Quadraverb is Indeed the key to a lot of 90s indie guitar, Jeff always had one on top of his Boogie
Really cheap too.
Also in a lot of 80s guitarist. Those rack units were all over the place.
@@tomasagustinveravicentin7789 kevin shields had a midiverb. So did billy corgan.
It was used on drums, vocals, keys and etc too. It gets that 90s sound perfectly.
John Squire of the Stone Roses used Alesis too
@@theWARMJET I wonder if Dave Gavurin used one on The Sundays debut album, it was 1990 and he uses some lush chorus/reverb/widening fx.
For stereo enhancement, use the stereo imager. It separates and spreads the signal by different frequency ranges into left and right channels. It's magic. You can tweak it in real-time to give each instrument its own "zone" in the mix and makes the music much fuller and clearer.
mda stereo is my secret weapon for stereo widening. it’s a little, free, GUI-less utility plug but it does the job every time
That's interesting how the guitar, especially the articulation, became more define when you put the reverb in stereo
Reverb is such a great tool, usually used without notion of space or atmosphere. "Grace" is full of beatiful tricks and strategies regarding sound. It adds a lot to an already flawless record.
Gone too soon. But stayed here time enough to become a legend.
As a new player, I would love if most of the RUclips guitar community, would, in the video description, offer suggestions for amp and pedal/pedal chain settings, so when following along we have a base to start when playing and learning along. This was great. Love your channel.
Nah, that doesn't work. You have to listen and not copy settings. Every amp/guitar/pedal reacts differently.
@@PaulDavids excellent point. I didn’t think of it that way. I guess I just don’t know enough about amps in general to know how to start tweaking. I love to tinker so the discovery process is just fine by me!
You completely got me with that "Buckley's" version at the beginning. You really are a musical maestro and definitely my favorite youtuber guitarist.
I'm addicted to reverb too, even though i've got no pedals, i always use my old fender frontman's reverb (at 10). And I love it. So much.
You need to visit Mayer’s “Love on the Weekend” for another stellar lesson in reverb.
Buckleys tone and chords are just amazing
A BIG thing is the TAPE noise added to Buckley's as well. Also sounds "duller", like tapered off to leave room in the mix :)
Dude, DUUUUDE !!! every friggin video you keep blowing my mind! The depth of knowledge you bring to this place, group, platform is an absolute diamond! WOW!!! Cheers 🎸
Just played this on guitar and here it comes in my recommend'ss
I'm so glad you made this video, I've always considered everything about this song to be absolutely perfect. I vividly remember being in high school and sitting in my bedroom with my Ibanez RG and Marshall valvestate amp, TRYING to get this tone, and never coming close. Decades later, and this is still one of my absolute favorite guitar tones. Really glad to see you shine a light on this masterpiece :)
hearing this version of the song played in Shrek when i was kid is a large reason why i play guitar today
Sorry to say that John Cale's version was the one used in Shrek. Buckley's version is for sure my favourite though :)
@@jwakeuplink7671 Nope, it was Rufus Wainwright's.. :)
@@jwakeuplink7671 But of course, Buckley's version is superior in any way. I believe Leonard Cohen said something to the effect of "I cannot consider this song mine anymore" after listening to Jeff's version. I'd agree with him. In fact, I'd say Cohen's version is possibly the worst of all... and there are many of them! :)
@@gerardofratini181 Nah dude, apparently it's Cale in the film, Wainwright on the soundtrack album.
@@gerardofratini181 In fact you are confusing with NIN and Johnny Cash version of Hurt. :)
I never looked at reverb as short, medium and long before.. I never really liked reverb but now I know where to use it and I'll be giving it a whole new consideration.. thank you
I felt the "Whew thats dry" after one second without reverb lol
Love that you didn't just show the effect, but you were able to teach us about what it means along the way. This was a great help and fantastic content. Thank you.