Eric Johnson's Pedalboard - What's on Your Pedalboard?

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  • Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2024

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  • @sweetwater
    @sweetwater  4 года назад +64

    We had a blast checking out Eric Johnson's pedalboard and we hope you did too! Stay tuned for more great rig rundowns and pedalboard tours by hitting those like and subscribe buttons 🤘

    • @uNknownrMx
      @uNknownrMx 4 года назад

      Iam your dear subscriber! :)

    • @fernandes5986
      @fernandes5986 4 года назад +3

      The firs ever video where you really can see his gear settings and how it sounds. Thanks for the posting.

    • @michaellane8619
      @michaellane8619 4 года назад

      Can you just make me a Eric Johnson pedalboard I can but please !!!

    • @michaellane8619
      @michaellane8619 4 года назад +1

      Sweetwater Can you make me a Eric Johnson pedalboard I can buy please !!!

    • @macabre2007
      @macabre2007 4 года назад

      sweetwater welldone - as a brit I don't get to see Eric too often but as a subscriber this was an extra special surprise - thank you ma'an fantastic!!!!!!!

  • @MadanzaBand
    @MadanzaBand 4 года назад +501

    That clean guitar tone can purify the air

    • @Kdog-hw6ri
      @Kdog-hw6ri 4 года назад +6

      Rifki Novrian I use it all the time for clean breathing air.

    • @GerryBlue
      @GerryBlue 4 года назад +8

      And souls, mine is cleaner from listening to him

    • @Kdog-hw6ri
      @Kdog-hw6ri 4 года назад +14

      Some say it kills coronavirus better than Lysol.

    • @Mastran77
      @Mastran77 4 года назад +8

      When Eric dies, St Peter will be waiting for him to play with that sound.

    • @qwertyzxcv123
      @qwertyzxcv123 4 года назад +3

      It can also purify our dirty souls.

  • @Diax1324
    @Diax1324 4 года назад +297

    The calmness of these two is infectious. I feel like I just got a massage.

    • @MerrillSnowden
      @MerrillSnowden 4 года назад +7

      Diax1324 right, right

    • @Superjet113
      @Superjet113 4 года назад +20

      right, right, yeah, yeah, uh huh...

    • @ITheFight
      @ITheFight 4 года назад

      I felt that 💎💎

    • @dezionlion
      @dezionlion 4 года назад

      Too much soy

    • @rockkevinrock
      @rockkevinrock 4 года назад +4

      Like that Patton Oswalt joke, "he had a voice like a human Quaalude" lol.

  • @thebassrogue
    @thebassrogue 4 года назад +81

    When i expect his tone to go dirty, it goes dirty but a somewhat soft and creamy kind of dirty... Dude is a tonesmith!

    • @winstonlanda7731
      @winstonlanda7731 4 года назад +3

      That's when he said he rolled off the treble as he added his overdrive. I thought he might be doing that but switching between treble on and off for clean and dirty is great. I'd never thought of doing that for high gain.

    • @FoxHound-ch1yy
      @FoxHound-ch1yy Год назад

      He's said in other gear interviews he likes to roll his gain back otherwise the tone just sounds too trashy. I guess this is probably why. Same as rolling back the treble, Sounds too full on ear piercing if its too high.

  • @RocklyGuitarChannel
    @RocklyGuitarChannel 4 года назад +120

    "Yeah yeah yeah right right yeah"

  • @johnmorris1003
    @johnmorris1003 Год назад +8

    Best guitar tone ever, and his pedalboard is literally a piece of wood that looks like he just threw whatever pedals he found at a late 1980's yard sale on it.. This dude is a genius!!

  • @davidstephens1097
    @davidstephens1097 4 года назад +64

    Eric is such an amazing player and one of the nicest guys around. An American treasure!

  • @kingsley9352
    @kingsley9352 3 года назад +66

    Every time I watch EJ play I immediately feel like I’ve never held a guitar before.

    • @U2WB
      @U2WB 3 года назад +4

      Pretty much that way for all of us ! I watch Eric and then I think, “well I’m NOT good; in fact I actually suck.”

  • @jackprice7828
    @jackprice7828 4 года назад +41

    Eric Johnson is still my favorite guitarist. His tones, style and ability is so inspiring. I never tire of his playing. Thanks for sharing some of his newer pedal arrangements.

  • @ItaiIfrach
    @ItaiIfrach Год назад +1

    Nice for all who interested on delay settings of EJ - i see the delay settings here is 510ms 1:47

  • @mark7166
    @mark7166 4 года назад +55

    I’ve only just started listening to Eric in the past couple of weeks and I seriously wonder why I waited so many years to start. He’s so amazing!

    • @oig40203
      @oig40203 4 года назад +7

      You're here. That's all that matters.

    • @tnleverett
      @tnleverett 4 года назад +4

      @Mark Lugg You absolutely have to go see Eric and the guys play live! Then you will really wonder why! Lol

  • @ballamiguel
    @ballamiguel 4 года назад +103

    Regular guitar player: I use this PedalTrain because it helps me when travelling and protect my pedals blabla
    Eric Fuc*ing Johnson: Table piece pedalboard lol

    • @catboyzee
      @catboyzee 3 года назад +1

      IKR? And he still sounds better with his makeshift pedalboard that 97% of the world's guitar players. LMBO!!!

    • @jazzram_
      @jazzram_ 3 года назад

      @Greg Elchert ik lol

    • @yijiehe3966
      @yijiehe3966 3 года назад +2

      this wood board sounds better definitely. Not joking

    • @thisdyingsoul76
      @thisdyingsoul76 3 месяца назад

      And I like how aside from being vintage and long discontinued, most of his main rig is stuff that's pretty accessible.
      What can't be easily found or bought inexpensively, there is a clone or something derived from that gear that can be substituted for much less money.
      The Dover Drive, for example, emulates his Chandler Tube Driver sound.
      The Zen Drive is supposed to emulate a Dumble type sound but he has obviously found it sounds close to another piece of his rig. I don't know him to use Dumbles on the road. He may have access to some to use in the studio, or it is close in sound to some other component.
      The delay pedals have replaced his vintage echoplexes and I think a lot of analog delays and even some digital ones these days will get you close for a very reasonable cost.
      You can get strats at all price points and same for Marshall and Fender amps. And if you can't afford them all, there are amp in a box pedals that will get you in the ballpark.

    • @Vienzbow
      @Vienzbow 3 месяца назад

      Lol you should see the Walmart food table one where I butchered a foldable food tray. 😂

  • @silverpairaducks
    @silverpairaducks 4 года назад +134

    Eric actually plays a 90s Peavy raptor through a Bandit (on lead) and a zoom 505 and a gonkulator pedal.

    • @bass6309
      @bass6309 4 года назад +9

      Peavey Bandits are actually amazing solid state amps. The best for pedals, specially the 212 version.

    • @stumblingfreevideo
      @stumblingfreevideo 4 года назад +19

      He actually recently switched the zoom out for a Korg Miku

    • @jasonlee8497
      @jasonlee8497 4 года назад +8

      Dont forget the Radio Shack 1/4 inch cables.....

    • @stumblingfreevideo
      @stumblingfreevideo 4 года назад +3

      @@jasonlee8497 key to that type of "tone"

    • @robinengelhard4317
      @robinengelhard4317 4 года назад +7

      The legendary gonkulator

  • @macabre2007
    @macabre2007 4 года назад +18

    It's so refreshing to hear Eric - such a natural feel to his playing for decades he's been consistently impressive.

  • @extraswaggeroni
    @extraswaggeroni 3 года назад +13

    0:11
    I don't just respect this man's guitar tone, I respect the hell out of his conversational tone too. what a heartfelt "hey man how's it going"

  • @DLH.23
    @DLH.23 4 года назад +69

    I like how his pedalboard is literally a board

  • @ZippyThePinhead
    @ZippyThePinhead 2 года назад +5

    Now then we can all run out & buy the pedals on his clinic board, and sound just like Eric Johnson 🤣🤣🤣 Dream on, it ain't gonna happen!!! So much respect for this man's tone, and style. I've been fortunate to be able to see him many times, and will still go again & again as long as he's still touring.

  • @Ed-yj8ts
    @Ed-yj8ts 4 года назад +22

    I'm slow, but between listening to Eric and then tracing the image at time 4:29, The path is Dover Drive => Keely DDR => Zendrive => Catalinbread Echo => TC Chorus => 2 Fender Deluxe Reverb. Catalinbread echo is on all the time, and Eric's fingers are set to stun. As always Eric sounds like Eric no matter what gear he uses.

    • @twinnrexx4228
      @twinnrexx4228 4 года назад +1

      Ed yes!! I saw that too. Thanks
      For this comment. I thought I was going crazy trying to trace the bowl of black spaghetti that IS his pedal board. Nothing like having every wire the same color. LOL
      Great tones though.

  • @SonamD.Bhutia
    @SonamD.Bhutia Год назад +1

    1:53 The only "DDR" I know is "Dance Dance Revolution", so gud❗

  • @jcserrano1663
    @jcserrano1663 4 года назад +9

    Eric is been one of my favorite guitarist since the mid 80's

  • @catboyzee
    @catboyzee 3 года назад +6

    I'm happy to see EJ finally breaking down and using gear most 'mere mortals' can have access to, but he still sounds like EJ. #respect.

  • @cerclesvicieux
    @cerclesvicieux 3 года назад +7

    As I watch this I am reminded that probably the best advice is to first get good clean tone. Great interview. Alway slike listening to Eric Johnson's insight. Thank you.

    • @2Plus2isChicken2013
      @2Plus2isChicken2013 2 года назад

      That is exactly what I go for. If my amp doesn't have a clean tone like I want I can't be happy with my sound. As far as Eric Johnson goes, I don't think I've ever heard a better clean tone than his. I wish I listened to him more outside the occasional RUclips video because every time I hear him play it is just amazing.

  • @dinofurlan3745
    @dinofurlan3745 2 года назад +2

    Eric...one of the most influential guitar player of the planet....Love the sound...and the technique...

  • @hanten10
    @hanten10 4 года назад +8

    So glad to see his pedalboard and his signal chain is really different from other guitar player.. No words can describe this amazing and brilliant guitar player ❤️

  • @BoyWonder12
    @BoyWonder12 2 года назад +2

    Man this guy is a treasure he’s so different and unique in his own way

  • @MrGuitarHack
    @MrGuitarHack 4 года назад +10

    Amazing what sounds he’s able to get with such a simple board.

  • @paulogp4629
    @paulogp4629 Год назад +1

    Eric Johnson is an absolutely UNIQUE guitar player. A very simple chord sounds unique in his hands.

  • @MartyDadRiffs
    @MartyDadRiffs 4 года назад +30

    Arguably the king of tone. One of the most beautiful voices both vocally and on guitar. My favorite lead player ever! But can someone get EJ a proper pedal board?

    • @Michaelgracon
      @Michaelgracon 4 года назад +3

      MartyDadRiffs I couldn't agree more! In the middle of a show one of his pedals acted up and he had to fiddle with the knobs right in the middle of a show!

    • @Ps1504
      @Ps1504 4 года назад +1

      Agree there are so many good ones now to choose from. There are also people who could make them for him if he wants to, according to his preference.

    • @allenlocke1935
      @allenlocke1935 4 года назад +1

      @@Michaelgracon That's how you know it's live and not Memorex ( tape machine). Lol

    • @henkehakansson2004
      @henkehakansson2004 4 года назад +1

      @@Michaelgracon Nope, it was his bloody adamant use of George L's solderless cables and plugs that acting up. One can see it in the HBO live video from early 2000s where it acts up, and he strikes out his hands in the first number...during the break, he bends down, disconnects, and goes back to the backline, unplugs some cables and swaps them out, and carries on with the shows. Not the pedals. Maybe his EP-3 Echoplex unit has started to act up mid show but that's about it. I've seen it happen live too.

  • @DeathMetalGuitar
    @DeathMetalGuitar 4 года назад +4

    TWO Masters. WOW. thank you Don Carr and Sweetwater!

  • @Gipsy-Danger73
    @Gipsy-Danger73 8 месяцев назад +1

    DDR making the board. Very useful tool that can patch in some useful tones.

  • @frankwithrow377
    @frankwithrow377 2 месяца назад

    I like how he does the drive in stages and starts clean with reverb and echo first before the chorus

  • @juliencabanac5406
    @juliencabanac5406 4 года назад +9

    Great video format. What a legend... we could listen to eric endlessly...

  • @alexcorll90
    @alexcorll90 3 года назад +7

    Eric's always got the nicest looking boots on. Could we get an Eric Johnson boot collection rundown?

  • @philgraves4998
    @philgraves4998 2 года назад +2

    Great vid! I love Eric everytime I watch one of these vids where he shows exactly what gear he uses it sounds so good and never gets old! Awesome!

  • @tomdecuca3627
    @tomdecuca3627 2 года назад +4

    It just goes to show that most of his sound is in his hands and personality. His pick attack and the way he phrases his notes is a huge part of his tone.

  • @jfree336
    @jfree336 4 года назад +4

    The master of tone and taste

  • @U2WB
    @U2WB 3 года назад +1

    What an amazing player. Just noodling around Eric plays on a level that most of us spend years reaching for.

  • @Zola_zoltan
    @Zola_zoltan 4 года назад +4

    His guitar tone isn't the only nice sound i hear from a guitarist. His voice! Calm cool. Just like his tones☺️

  • @steveweilhart2359
    @steveweilhart2359 2 года назад +1

    Great Interview - Eric Johnson is the coolest guy so humble and so very great at what he does play the guitar

  • @rylieriley
    @rylieriley Год назад

    Look at that pedalboard. His signal goes straight from the guitar, through the pedals and into the amp. That's a man of tonal integrity.

  • @rudygracia5573
    @rudygracia5573 2 года назад

    Forever grateful to my buddy Dan for introducing me to the music of Eric Johnson,Gary Moore,Paul Gilbert.I then discovered Nuno,Vito,Yngwie,Satch,Gillis....SO thankful to these GREAT,Legendary musicians.

  • @williamlangada4478
    @williamlangada4478 4 года назад +1

    This is the beautiful sound of Eric Johnson.

  • @domg7616
    @domg7616 4 года назад +2

    Eric Johnson a true awesome soul! His sound is so amazing!

  • @Orvulum
    @Orvulum 9 месяцев назад

    Yay Eric! What beautiful tones he creates, and what an amazing artist! 🤠

  • @rockkevinrock
    @rockkevinrock 4 года назад +9

    Eric still has like, such cool rockstar hair, I wonder who his stylist is. I like the layering of it. He's a lucky duck.

  • @aastudio2957
    @aastudio2957 4 года назад +4

    eric sound is the best crystal clear sound ever!

  • @minghansolo6834
    @minghansolo6834 Год назад

    seeing EJ play and demo right in from of you eyes must be amazing!

  • @SpacePatrollerLaser
    @SpacePatrollerLaser 4 года назад +10

    And to think; I can remember a time when all we had was fuzz and wah

  • @davebertoletti
    @davebertoletti 4 года назад +2

    Eric is a true gentleman.

  • @jonleonoudakis9623
    @jonleonoudakis9623 11 месяцев назад

    Wow, that was a really cool session. Great to see how EJ puts his sound together.

  • @markpell8979
    @markpell8979 2 года назад

    Saw a Butler Tube Works preamp box in Eric's pedals. I have one, 30+yrs old. Puts dialable 12ax7 gain in front of your amp, makes some solid state amps sound more Marshall-like.

  • @viniciusmarcilio3194
    @viniciusmarcilio3194 Год назад +3

    has anyone else noticed the different saddle for the high E string?

  • @jnh73
    @jnh73 4 года назад +4

    Whoa. The stories that TC Chorus/Flanger could tell. Awesome interview!

  • @garythomas4431
    @garythomas4431 2 года назад

    Eric turned me on to adding the t c electronics stereo choral flanger with a delay to my clean tone decades ago. Magic tones from the master. Great interview.

  • @leocubiasmusiclifestyle7460
    @leocubiasmusiclifestyle7460 4 года назад +1

    World class guest 🤩

  • @michaelarvin2859
    @michaelarvin2859 2 месяца назад

    Equipment and settings are very important in order to obtain great tone. But, a lot of people overlook the importance tone production in the hands.

  • @cliffords2315
    @cliffords2315 7 месяцев назад

    I love the DDR took me a couple of weeks to tweek the best settings, what im most impressed with is the Over Drive!!
    WOW on the Style "B" switch adds deep lows and long lasting Harmonics, i havent used my SD1 since i got the
    OD side of the DDR jaming, and its Quiet on high gain.

  • @fajaradi1223
    @fajaradi1223 4 года назад +1

    That guitar should be named Sweetcaster. It's heartwarming, calming, somehow bring me into a meditating state of mind.

    • @jazzram_
      @jazzram_ 3 года назад

      John Ericsonn

  • @Viper_75th_RR
    @Viper_75th_RR 2 года назад

    Damn, he’s an alien. His technique, tone, and musicality are second to none.

  • @srwaite7
    @srwaite7 4 года назад +4

    Echo before the chorus 👌🏻🕶✌🏻

  • @stk7778
    @stk7778 4 года назад +2

    those gain stages are pretty impressive and i like the idea of deliberately making the clean trebley and rolling it off with the drives....also would never have even considered echo before drive....

  • @sombordale1984
    @sombordale1984 4 года назад +1

    Eric has the best guitar tone and the story teller's tone.

  • @Alanoffer
    @Alanoffer 4 года назад +2

    The king of tone

  • @dynamicalan
    @dynamicalan 3 месяца назад

    It's nice that the TC Stereo Chorus helps tapping.

  • @MrDavemiley
    @MrDavemiley 4 года назад +3

    Well there is two of my favorites , E J and Sweetwater !

  • @loulagro2315
    @loulagro2315 4 года назад +6

    Lot of commenters about his messy (large) pedal board, don't realize that he does that on purpose. He feels that the pedals need to be a certain distance away from each other, and patch cables clear of each other as much as possible. The small board is, well, small, so he can't do that as much.

  • @jasonstallworth
    @jasonstallworth 4 года назад +2

    Dude, I’ve always loved Eric’s tone! As far as pedals, my live rig is extremely simple...
    In front of the amp is a gate and overdrive (to tighten up the high gain tones), and in the effects loop just a delay for leads. That’s really about it.

  • @30smsuperstrat
    @30smsuperstrat 4 года назад +1

    What an amazing, tasteful player EJ is! I still have never seen Ellen and EJ in the same place?!?!?

  • @sampokantele
    @sampokantele 4 года назад +1

    At 4:30 EJ says effects order is Dover Drive -> Zen Drive -> DDR, but around the same moment there is visual of the board, and if you follow the cable from Dover Drive it goes to DDR and then comes back to Zen Drive. Or at least it seems to me that way. Weird. But in any case, surprisingly good imitation/recreation of big rig tone. Kudos!

  • @thisdyingsoul76
    @thisdyingsoul76 3 месяца назад

    Interesting to see when Eric isn't using his full stage rig, he has a ZenDrive and a Dover Drive on his condensed rig.
    I'm not even chasing EJ and Robben's sounds, but it's cool to know when Hermida designed these circuits the point was to emulate tones from the stage and studio rigs they are famous for, and both these guys use them in situations where they don't bring their main rig with them.

  • @oldtimer99
    @oldtimer99 2 года назад +1

    It seems odd the if you follow the picture I see the Dover Drive going into the DDR and not to the Zen Drive. The DDR goes to the Zen and the Zen to the BE. Do I hear the description wrongly?

  • @golf-freq
    @golf-freq 4 года назад +3

    Hermida Audio no longer makes the Zendrive 2. They sell for crazy money now but I'll never sell mine. If you like Robben Ford and Dumblesque tones it's a killer pedal. Eric has the best ears in the industry, so if he uses it you know there's a good reason.

    • @allenlocke1935
      @allenlocke1935 3 года назад +1

      I've got the Dover Drive by them. What's the next best available option to the Zen Drive then??????

    • @golf-freq
      @golf-freq 3 года назад +2

      @@allenlocke1935 There are a couple of Zendrive 2s on EBAY for a thousand bucks each.
      Pricey pedal and honestly nothing else sounds quite like it.

  • @caryboudas5359
    @caryboudas5359 4 года назад +3

    Just gotta say love the song Victory off of Tones!!

  • @tommynoble3428
    @tommynoble3428 4 года назад +9

    Somewhere, Daniel Steinhardt is having a stroke looking at that board.

  • @RafsanBasher
    @RafsanBasher 4 года назад +58

    it's in his hands, it's in his hands.. doesn't matter what he plays through

    • @ransombaggins9301
      @ransombaggins9301 4 года назад +10

      Rafsan Basher Except for the stereo chorus, tape echo, and overdrives. 😉 But ya, I totally get ya. He’s incredible. Cliffs was the key song that really got me wanting to give more to guitar back in ‘90.

    • @chrisbenson8771
      @chrisbenson8771 4 года назад +8

      I think he uses this chaotic jumbled mess on a piece of plywood just to troll those of us with huge perfectly dressed up pedalboards....

    • @ransombaggins9301
      @ransombaggins9301 4 года назад

      Chris Benson 💯😂💯😂💯

    • @RafsanBasher
      @RafsanBasher 4 года назад

      @@chrisbenson8771 damn right 😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @marc8828
      @marc8828 4 года назад

      No one is arguing that these pedals/amps he plays through are what ENTIRELY classify his style. That's dumb and obviously not true. But to suggest it still doesn't matter at all what he plays through... is just wrong. Because at least, it matters a little bit lol. And another aspect of a guitar player is how innovative they are with different sounds and the devices that produce those sounds. In other words, don't think of it as just a bunch of technology that he uses to be able to sound this way. Think of it as a carefully selected collection of devices that all produce unique sounds and the WAY Eric has gone about configuring them together FOR HIS style.

  • @ЮРИЙФИЛИППОВ-й6е
    @ЮРИЙФИЛИППОВ-й6е 4 года назад +2

    Thanks, FRIENDS!
    👍👍👍👍👍
    The BEST SOUND!!!

  • @paulodantas1492
    @paulodantas1492 4 года назад +1

    I just brought my first professional pedalboard to move away from my previous wood plank with pedals, but its quite refreshing see him at this point of his carrer just not caring about having the prettiest pedalboard.

  • @stephenmitchell7915
    @stephenmitchell7915 4 года назад +1

    I wish Eric a long and happy life! Every time I hear him touch a guitar the Lord knows I think I am closer to heaven!

  • @tomgnau
    @tomgnau 2 года назад

    He's a wise soul with a kickass tone.

  • @gdkopinionator4356
    @gdkopinionator4356 Год назад

    When "Ah Via Musicom" hit, electric guitar was changed forever. Over the years, electric guitar had become synonymous with spandex, long hair, and hedonism. The concept of virtuosity had been reduced to pure speed. Bad poetry was the lyrical standard. Stupidity reigned supreme. When "Cliffs of Dover" hit the airwaves, it was something of a "tolling bell" for all of that.
    Johnson didn't take the spotlight back, but he gave up-and-coming guitarists a chance to re-evaluate their influences. Most guitarists in the early 90's knew who C.C. Deville was, but rarely did they know who Wes Montgomery, Jerry Reed, or John McLaughlin were. Suddenly, there was a player (and true gentleman) who was universally respected, and brought the work of true innovators back into the discussion amongst young guitarists.
    Add to that, he was a teacher at heart. Eddie Van Halen once used to hide his technique from the audience in fear that someone would copy him (very early years). Eric Johnson told you exactly how he did what he did, because he wanted his knowledge to spread into the musical community.
    He's a profound influence for me, not just as a player, but as a guide in how-to-approach music.

  • @brioncommon5701
    @brioncommon5701 3 года назад

    I see a big bundle of wires. Please show the wiring details of the board? EJ was the best, and favorite part of the original G3 tour

  • @Dwoed
    @Dwoed 3 года назад +3

    Vintage pedals but sounds like the future.

    • @cliffords2315
      @cliffords2315 7 месяцев назад

      Analog destroys Digital, forever Tubes and Analog for good Guitar sound

  • @213ordog
    @213ordog 4 года назад +33

    I am wondering if he ever played a power chord in his entire life!! :D:D:D

    • @MrWilander88
      @MrWilander88 4 года назад +1

      this actually cracked me up

    • @oliverchapman51177
      @oliverchapman51177 4 года назад +2

      Sure he does

    • @minighs
      @minighs 3 года назад +1

      I've seen him do a cool power chord voicing, like a D5, where he plays the 5th fret on the A string, 2nd fret on the G, and the 3rd fret on the B.
      It has the same bass note a regular D5 would have, but he puts the 5th and the next octave on the higher strings to give the chord more high-end clarity.
      It's a super cool voicing I use all the time!
      You could even add the 5th fret on the low E to get a heavier bottom end.

  • @istvandejesus
    @istvandejesus 4 года назад +1

    Simple. Just monstrous playing.

  • @AllenHarrison
    @AllenHarrison 4 года назад +31

    It's reassuring that if Eric Johnson can recreate Eric Johnson tone with pretty normalish pedals, than so can we. but at the same time even if you got all these pedals together and a strat you still wouldn't sound like him lolll

    • @RobertKeeleyTV
      @RobertKeeleyTV 4 года назад +2

      I bet you would in fact! You nailed it, it is normalish pedals and nothing complicated about his rig. It is pretty clean with a strat.

    • @allenlocke1935
      @allenlocke1935 4 года назад +2

      But...it's fun trying...dreaming of attaining it! It's not about the destination...it's about the journey, or so we can tell ourselves. Happy hunting everyone. Once we nail his tone maybe we achieve enlightenment. Oooohhhhhhmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!

    • @allenlocke1935
      @allenlocke1935 4 года назад

      @@RobertKeeleyTV I would like to thank you for the mod to my Boss Blues Driver pedal that I own. That one is my Linus blanket that I cannot leave home with out, even with all the overdrives and whatnot that I have acquired since. It will be a hard pill to swallow if that one ever konks out. I wonder how it will play with the Keeley DDR? Love my two knob Keeley silver compressor too. They 've got some years and gigs logged on them. Thank You!

    • @oliverchapman51177
      @oliverchapman51177 4 года назад +2

      The point is to sound like yourself. Period

    • @jaizernadal
      @jaizernadal 4 года назад

      And he will never sound like you or anyone else 🙂

  • @sirpazuzu
    @sirpazuzu 3 года назад +1

    I can't take it! - I have to ask: What happened to the bridge, with 5 vintage style saddles, and a modern "American Standard" type saddle on the high E string??

  • @khalaziafaqih367
    @khalaziafaqih367 4 года назад +9

    Doesn't matter what EJ plays , EJ always sounds like Eric Johnson

  • @PatrickDeCoste
    @PatrickDeCoste 4 года назад

    Interesting power supply set-up too. It looks like he has chorus in one power splitter and the power brick in another. Both then get connected to a power extension chord but one prong isn’t connected.

  • @ITheFight
    @ITheFight 4 года назад

    Thank you so much 🙏

  • @jeffunderwood6235
    @jeffunderwood6235 4 года назад +2

    Man he has some sweet tone

  • @joaquinlongobucco3990
    @joaquinlongobucco3990 4 года назад +2

    Its a pleassure to see Robben Ford interviewing Eric Johnson!

  • @sargentppeper
    @sargentppeper 4 года назад

    Sounds so sweet! Taking a closer look at the the signal path ... it looks more like the Dover Drive into the DDR then into the Zendrive?

  • @organjoe
    @organjoe 4 года назад +1

    Excellent - Thank You!

  • @GaryAlexanderMusic
    @GaryAlexanderMusic 2 года назад +1

    Back in the 70's or possibly the early 80's, I used solderless patch cables that looked exactly like the red cable going into Eric's Dover Drive pedal. It's the brass plug on it that I recognize. I have forgotten what they were called. Can someone please tell me the brand name of those and where to get them, if they are still available. I can see that every other cable on his board is different than that one. Perhaps the red one is an older one that's still in good condition. All of the solderless cables I'm finding online now, look like the other silver ones on his board. But I can't find anything exactly like those. Maybe they're not really solderless and I'm just recalling something from my past that Eric wouldn't use. Anyway, help a brother out. I'm constantly looking for that perfect length cable and don't want to get the old soldering station out every time I need just one cable. Thanks!

    • @chb8037
      @chb8037 2 года назад +1

      george L's... they really aren't that great tho... sound is ok but eric uses long lengths to cut high end..and your pedalboard will go out one day mid gig and you won't like it... soldered is just better for reliablity

    • @cliffords2315
      @cliffords2315 7 месяцев назад +1

      I remember those, brass was big in the late 70s through early 80s

  • @Emomcdarkness
    @Emomcdarkness 4 года назад +17

    "so you're here in town right?"

  • @chrisdaviesguitar
    @chrisdaviesguitar 4 года назад +2

    Yo Don, loving that shirt dude.

  • @jackjohn3035
    @jackjohn3035 4 года назад +1

    sweet little EJ rig! I like that zen drive tone but 600 bucks is a bit out of my range for one..

    • @RIPROCK54
      @RIPROCK54 4 года назад

      Lovepedal builds this pedal, 239.97

    • @jackjohn3035
      @jackjohn3035 9 месяцев назад

      ​@@RIPROCK54not the tube zen drive

  • @TechMetalRules
    @TechMetalRules Год назад

    EJ's the man, and hey... Eddie had an Echoplex before his dirty amp.

  • @BaritoneGCG
    @BaritoneGCG 4 года назад +1

    Fantastic video!!! Is he using everything in front of the amps?

  • @fgaron2000
    @fgaron2000 4 года назад +1

    There is a disconnect between the signal path explained by EJ and what's actually happening on the board. Is he messing with us on purpose?