Dan Hawkins - The Darkness | 1987X Playthrough | Marshall

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  • Опубликовано: 16 дек 2021
  • Dan Hawkins of The Darkness headed down to the Marshall Studio and talked us through his tone, live rig and how he incorporates the 1987X in his setup.
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  • @nandoholgado3050
    @nandoholgado3050 2 года назад +94

    I love when he says "And this is my clean chanel!" And it still being a so amazing crunch tone xDD

    • @katman11
      @katman11 Год назад +5

      Ya no kidding...LOL. At one point he was "clean" with delay on, but I'm not sure he mentioned which input he was using.

    • @adkinneyam
      @adkinneyam 9 месяцев назад

      @@katman11 I know this comment is forever late, but I think he just has his volume knob on his guitar lowered for that.

    • @cliffords2315
      @cliffords2315 5 месяцев назад +1

      Im the same

  • @notsosure7757
    @notsosure7757 2 года назад +230

    And that Marshall is how you sell amplifiers. Great content 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

    • @cliffords2315
      @cliffords2315 5 месяцев назад

      Its the ROYAL KING of Rock Amps

  • @AdamDallas
    @AdamDallas Год назад +37

    This is quite literally the best rock and roll sound that ever existed.

  • @joshbooth7406
    @joshbooth7406 2 года назад +138

    The Darkness deserve all the exposure and attention anyone can give them!

    • @AnthonyBurrito1313
      @AnthonyBurrito1313 2 года назад +12

      @Glasmania Joke band that has sold 6 million records

    • @absolutely_senna
      @absolutely_senna 2 года назад +7

      @Glasmania joke band?! Are u f****ing kidding me? That is the best rock band in the world from last 20 years! A real joke band is Coldplay.🤮🤮

    • @jc.1191
      @jc.1191 2 года назад +13

      Amazing band. Just terribly underrated.

    • @reverb508
      @reverb508 Год назад

      @Brass neck the real joke is that you’ll never be as successful as them.

  • @shovelrocker7102
    @shovelrocker7102 2 года назад +135

    This must be the best amp demo I've seen so far. And what a joy it is to see the guitarist being so enthusiastic about his amp. It really gets you hooked in to the video.

  • @DavidDiMuzio
    @DavidDiMuzio 2 года назад +183

    “My really clean sound” …Still sounds very distorted 🤣🤣

    • @VintageRadius
      @VintageRadius 2 года назад +9

      Lol. Yes, but in the band mix for their style of music it fits perfect for semi clean and if he backs off the volume from 10 to 8 or 9 it probably cleans up quite a bit more. The band might quiet down a bit for a cleanish verse before cranking it up again - and there you have dynamics.

    • @barbarafogle3541
      @barbarafogle3541 2 года назад +14

      That is a marshall clean.

    • @davidburke2132
      @davidburke2132 2 года назад +4

      I’ve not heard anyone describe such an overdriven sound as “clean” since Rob Chapman! 🤣🤣🤣 Dan does at least come across as a really decent bloke though, and irrespective of how not clean those tones are they still sound great.

    • @barbarafogle3541
      @barbarafogle3541 2 года назад +6

      @@davidburke2132 this is the new clean. In the future distortion will just invoke a massive headache immediately followed by lose of vision, confusion, unconsciousness and if continued may result in coma and or death.

    • @jublaim
      @jublaim 2 года назад

      @@barbarafogle3541 👍🤣

  • @Guitarorpheo
    @Guitarorpheo 2 года назад +15

    This makes me all warm and fuzzy on the inside. To hear and see him play Black Shuck brings me back to 2004, a rainy tuesday in March when I first heard that song. Never looked back. Love the Darkness, love Les Pauls, love Marshalls.

  • @GantZiller
    @GantZiller 2 года назад +82

    Can confirm it sounds incredible in person, I had the pleasure of playing through his rig on stage with The Darkness last week!

    • @DevinRyanVitek
      @DevinRyanVitek 2 года назад +2

      No way, how was playing through his rig? How’d that come about if you don’t mind me asking?

    • @mowogfpv7582
      @mowogfpv7582 2 года назад +5

      VIP soundcheck package?

    • @GantZiller
      @GantZiller 2 года назад +4

      @@mowogfpv7582 indeed!

    • @DevinRyanVitek
      @DevinRyanVitek 2 года назад +1

      @@mowogfpv7582 very cool!

    • @AnthonyBurrito1313
      @AnthonyBurrito1313 2 года назад

      WOW!!!

  • @MrSmegfish
    @MrSmegfish 10 месяцев назад +2

    When I was young 1970 we had the first 100 watt plexi in Sunderland from Rock city. AC 30 s where the pro choice.....no one could believe the Marshall sound. I plugged my Les Paul in down in the pub basement practise room put it on 11 and let rip. Everyone was coming down from the pub to see the new beast...They where astounded by the Plexi. Things had changed.

  • @Thehusband
    @Thehusband 2 года назад +24

    Dan is awesome! Cool to see him playing a vintage Casino and still getting the right sounds!!!

  • @guitaristheway1638
    @guitaristheway1638 Год назад +5

    That moment when he starts to get into it and really just lights up was super wholesome.
    Dan's the reason I started playing, and definitely sold at least two Les Pauls.

  • @lukejacko888
    @lukejacko888 2 года назад +24

    That's one of the best demo/play throughs I've watched. Dan and Justin don't get the credit they deserve cause they are top guitarists!!!

  • @commanderebony
    @commanderebony 2 года назад +8

    "my really clean sound".. krrrrrraaaaangg...

  • @yourdrummer2034
    @yourdrummer2034 Год назад +4

    Love how Dan can't help but gallop/chug on the lead channel! Love The Darkness and Marshalls. Marshall + The Darkness = Rock and Roll!

  • @Robnrollmusic
    @Robnrollmusic 2 года назад +18

    Now that are “clean” sounds I actually like! 👌🏻

  • @phil.7064
    @phil.7064 2 года назад +7

    His voice is perfect for radio

  • @bigmaxy07
    @bigmaxy07 2 года назад +7

    So many riffs per minute here. Just when you pick the riff he moves on! Glorious tone !

  • @MusicHyde
    @MusicHyde 2 года назад +3

    Man those tones are absolutely fabulous, thick and gritty at the same time, but not overly harsh.

  • @jc.1191
    @jc.1191 2 года назад +8

    This guy is the master of tone. Best guy to demo Marshall. Excellent pick👍.

  • @mantashaft
    @mantashaft 2 года назад +3

    I never tire of that Marshall sound

  • @Tino5150VH
    @Tino5150VH 2 года назад +8

    "my Clean sound" plays some full driven ACDCish chords😂😂. Great guy, love his work and sound!

    • @jamescuttsmusicjcm5013
      @jamescuttsmusicjcm5013 Год назад

      hahaha i had to laugh too. clean... riiiiight... sounds great like... but... okay Dan. If you say so. :D.

  • @alanst.4417
    @alanst.4417 2 года назад +9

    Wow, Dan's at it again. Love this old school sound and approach! That's how you play rock'n'roll with a Marshall! 🤘

  • @odgeUK
    @odgeUK 2 года назад +6

    Dan is the epitome of Marshall tone. Great guy to have onboard!

  • @mcmycee
    @mcmycee 2 года назад +3

    Love how he did a bit of Tie Your Mother Down, and then finished on I Believe In A Thing Called Love!

  • @rocknrollguitarcovers5654
    @rocknrollguitarcovers5654 2 года назад +4

    pretty much the sound that EVERYBODY wants. Well done, you had us all drooling while watching this!

  • @demokraatti
    @demokraatti 2 года назад +12

    Last summer I saw The Darkness playing in Oulu Finland. Dan’s tone really stood out. It was the best guitar tone I heard there at this huge multi stage two day festival. For me it was like the ideal pure Marshall rock crunch. The heads were hidden so I didn’t know what amps he was using. I was even wondering if it was some kind of modelling amp wizardry because it cut so well through the mix and also fit perfectly into the mix. Now I know better.

  • @tmacdonaldgrute
    @tmacdonaldgrute 2 года назад +2

    Had the pleasure of plugging into this rig when I crossed paths with Dan at Marshall…..nothing quite beats a bloody loud Marshall!

  • @jorgeleonel6663
    @jorgeleonel6663 2 года назад +4

    Love Dan, Justin and The Darkness! Awesome video, well done Marshall!!

  • @samuelandkatie
    @samuelandkatie 2 года назад +1

    Best amp demo I’ve seen in ages! Good work Marshall and Dan Hawkins

  • @andreaperale2733
    @andreaperale2733 2 года назад +4

    Dan's just the man! Long live The Darkness

  • @rdb9936
    @rdb9936 2 года назад +1

    And they say rock n roll is dead! Cracking band, running old school amps loud and unapologetically proud!

  • @sgtwurstmesser
    @sgtwurstmesser 2 года назад +2

    Finally! Dan is the best I've heard at getting the most out of these amps. Love it.

  • @johncollins1365
    @johncollins1365 2 года назад +9

    DAN HAWKINS RULES! LONG LIVE THE DARKNESS AND PROPER ROCK N ROLL!

  • @peterantoniou6001
    @peterantoniou6001 2 года назад +5

    Finally, someone who demos these marshals properly. Good playing, bravo.

  • @seanrosedotcom
    @seanrosedotcom 2 года назад +2

    They are so badass. Fan from the begin, but I finally got to see them live this year and it was f'n amazing...

  • @allenwarfield9262
    @allenwarfield9262 2 года назад +4

    Got my tickets to see The Darkness in Nashville on April 8th! Can't wait to have Dan melt my face with these.

  • @holyhand90
    @holyhand90 2 года назад +3

    I saw Dan live a couple of years ago in Rome and remember clearly seeing him taking out his dog before the gig haha! Super guitarist ❤️

  • @danielroumen760
    @danielroumen760 2 года назад +4

    Freakin awesome ,i'm gonna try that .Dan Hawkins you're the greatest !!

  • @evercool5665
    @evercool5665 2 года назад +2

    Absolutely the best 1987X demo I've seen to date! I own a 1987 non X model that kicks ass and has tone for miles. I just ordered an A/B box to add to my pedals. Thanks for the insight!😎

  • @ykdickybill
    @ykdickybill 2 года назад +1

    Mega demo Dan. Very well explained . Fantastic classic rock sound !!

  • @dpabercrombie
    @dpabercrombie 2 года назад +28

    He's the new most underrated rhythm player out there.

    • @deadboz6007
      @deadboz6007 2 года назад

      The only rythm players that are hyped in my opinion are James Hetfield and Ian Scott ... because they play just rythm.

    • @benparsons4979
      @benparsons4979 2 года назад

      @@deadboz6007 Hetfield does some solos, for example the Nothing Else Matters solo. Also it's Scott Ian, not Ian Scott

    • @deadboz6007
      @deadboz6007 2 года назад

      @@benparsons4979 sry i always have problems with the name of Scott Ian. I also know an Ian Scott 😁
      But Hetfield is still no lead guitar player in my opinion.

    • @megaduck7965
      @megaduck7965 2 года назад +2

      He’s very much the Malcom to Justin’s Angus playing wise

    • @rocknroll1973
      @rocknroll1973 Год назад

      ​@@deadboz6007Malcolm Young?

  • @guskalogeros9021
    @guskalogeros9021 2 года назад +3

    Great video!
    Now THAT is a rock n roll sound!!
    And then on top of that, you can dial in the volume up or down to adjust the clean.
    Great setup!
    Great AC/DC riffs too. Beating’ Around the Bush!

  • @ZachWish
    @ZachWish 2 года назад +3

    👑Love this man.

  • @edvolcom
    @edvolcom 2 года назад +4

    I had one of Dan Hawkins 100w about 9 years ago and it was so loud!!!!!!!! But sounded incredible!

  • @Dreyno
    @Dreyno 2 года назад +1

    “My clean sound”…….Kerrranng!

  • @FirestormAudio
    @FirestormAudio 2 года назад +6

    That sounds incredible.

  • @Frater_I.O.
    @Frater_I.O. 2 года назад

    Love Love Love the sound of Marshall!

  • @edrowley1
    @edrowley1 2 года назад +1

    That was informative and FUN! ...more Dan please.

  • @lifeinlimbo2186
    @lifeinlimbo2186 Год назад

    This is absolutely beautiful sounding. Mean as all hell as well when necessary.

  • @marstegreg
    @marstegreg 2 года назад +1

    That’s why I’m a proud owner of a late 70’s 1987!!!

  • @TDCTCAS
    @TDCTCAS 2 года назад +1

    Dan Hawkins is a legend. Such a fantastic guitarist and a bloody nice bloke too

  • @DelReiRock
    @DelReiRock 2 года назад +13

    03:57
    My clean sound. My really clean sound.
    🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @loneryouth
      @loneryouth 2 года назад +1

      absolutely ridiculous :D

  • @bengore1997
    @bengore1997 2 года назад

    Such a beautiful tone!

  • @TheGuitarGeek
    @TheGuitarGeek 2 года назад

    Now THAT is a great look at the plexi amps. Thanks Dan!

  • @npiofficiel
    @npiofficiel Год назад +1

    M. Hawkins and the darkness are awesome

  • @LIGHTintheHALLS
    @LIGHTintheHALLS 2 года назад +1

    Right on, Dan Hawkins!! 🔊✨👍
    He really knows how to use a Marshall.

  • @JockeLundgrenTV
    @JockeLundgrenTV 2 года назад +3

    The original ROCK sound. Marshall! 🙋🏻‍♂️

  • @AnthonyBurrito1313
    @AnthonyBurrito1313 2 года назад +1

    I Literally watched this and bought one immediately !!

  • @adamBnEII
    @adamBnEII 2 года назад +1

    Marshall make the best amps.At least there is something warm in England.

  • @svenzia
    @svenzia 2 месяца назад

    This is the sound i want at home in my living room.

  • @tmerchak8049
    @tmerchak8049 2 года назад +2

    Thank You Dan I really like the sounds you get out of your set up. I am not a professional like you, but I do enjoy the Marshall sound and have listened to it as well as my guitar idols growing up. Its a shame that all you are doing is showing your rig to other players and someone has to rip your band or personally. Anyway, I am grateful to be able to get advice from a musician like you, Rock ON Dan !!

  • @noworries12
    @noworries12 4 месяца назад

    man,great review,playing,tone...BOUGHT!

  • @Lew.Jeffreys
    @Lew.Jeffreys 2 года назад +1

    Dan is such a great player 🤟🏼 great demo

  • @spaceburger80
    @spaceburger80 2 года назад +1

    ABOUT TIME MARSHALL

  • @peterhenderson2193
    @peterhenderson2193 2 года назад +2

    Need more artist demos like this 👍

  • @erictripton
    @erictripton 2 года назад +6

    Nothing like a JMP 1987... sounds great, Dan. More impact than other rigs you used, no doubt.

  • @F3502000
    @F3502000 2 года назад

    Tone...absolutely perfected!! 👏😁

  • @candydormizzi2500
    @candydormizzi2500 2 года назад +1

    Legend here this man oozes R&R !

  • @stephenchow5161
    @stephenchow5161 2 года назад

    so raw….."so goooooood. sounds fantastic!

  • @nigel900
    @nigel900 2 года назад +1

    I’ve got one. Fantastic!

  • @Isaac_howell
    @Isaac_howell 2 года назад +12

    "Really clean sound" hahaha, sounds great

    • @dodjiegarcia2320
      @dodjiegarcia2320 2 года назад +3

      If he backed off the volume it would clean up like a Bassman.

  • @gitarbangsatchanel8036
    @gitarbangsatchanel8036 2 года назад +1

    That tone ia spot on

  • @josephfemoyer7218
    @josephfemoyer7218 2 года назад +1

    Any Germino clone or vintage Marshall will blow this away

  • @stevefisher2121
    @stevefisher2121 2 года назад

    Sounds amazing!!!!!!

  • @Chris_R_
    @Chris_R_ 2 года назад +1

    Presence, Treble, Mid and Bass controls all at 10 lol - THAT is how to run a Marshall. Great tones Dan and Marshall!

  • @adamross875
    @adamross875 2 года назад +5

    Dan Hawkins is an absolute legend !!!! 👍👍👍🤟🏻

  • @TheoAndersenCarton
    @TheoAndersenCarton 2 года назад +3

    If you dial a bit back on the volume on the guitar with the tube-screamer off, then it will clean up nicely. :) That's why many guitarists that use the old type amps use the volume knob a fair bit.

  • @Twobarpsi
    @Twobarpsi 2 года назад +1

    Nothing beats a Marshall 🤘🤘🤘!!

  • @billhannum4117
    @billhannum4117 Год назад

    This is a great example of the right kind of gain vrs high gain . The tone is just out standing .

  • @scottycunningham1413
    @scottycunningham1413 2 года назад

    Wow. That casino sounds lovely

  • @lukaszbohdal8749
    @lukaszbohdal8749 2 года назад

    Great fat sound!Love it. I have only small Marshall JCM2000 Tsl 602 but Its awesome for home playing. Greetings

  • @Toys_in_the_Attic
    @Toys_in_the_Attic 2 года назад +12

    Great video. Well obviously it's relative what a clean sound means to any guitarist, but for me these are basically 3 different great sounding overdriven/distorted sounds. Don't get me wrong, I love Marshalls had/have original '68 Plexis up to YJM100s and everything in between, but for clean sounds I just use a 2555 via a Radial VT head switch device and a YJM100 for everything else. If I had to use only one head I'd probably be fine with the 2555.

  • @americancarclassics5778
    @americancarclassics5778 4 месяца назад

    Whenever I'm watching The Darkness' live videos, I always key on Dan's guitar tone. Justin is super, but Dan's the backbone of The Darkness. Best tone ever!👍🎶

  • @nikkostrato
    @nikkostrato 2 года назад

    I love Dan's definition of clean tone :D

  • @AWM8
    @AWM8 8 месяцев назад

    Sounds awesome brother.

  • @anthonysilva5312
    @anthonysilva5312 2 года назад

    Gonna say…they all sound very similar but….I LOVE IT!!!

  • @synchronicity1470
    @synchronicity1470 5 месяцев назад

    Watching Dan work those pedals in concert and hearing the sound changes is transcendent.
    But then when you just ignore his foot action and hear him play - the Heavens open up for that heavy metal rock magic.

  • @niptodstan
    @niptodstan 2 года назад

    In my gigging days I used the hi channel with an MXR micro amp for solo boost. It was all I needed.

  • @Old_Sod
    @Old_Sod 2 года назад

    Audio is recorded and mixed brilliantly

  • @kevinlane7555
    @kevinlane7555 2 года назад +1

    Fantastic old school crunch right there

  • @RandyFricke
    @RandyFricke 8 месяцев назад +1

    That's a genius way to run that amp. I want to get one just to hook it up like that.

  • @Turboy65
    @Turboy65 Месяц назад +1

    I do more or less the same thing but I do it with one of my three vintage 1959 Superleads, 100 watters. Yeah it's loud as hell....but what a sound!

  • @InternetTRex
    @InternetTRex 2 года назад +2

    Your favorite amps favorite amp

  • @jaronensley
    @jaronensley 2 года назад

    Agreed. A joy to see a real guitarist. BUT did anyone notice that Dan's clean sound is anything but clean? Sounds awesome.

  • @EduFirenze
    @EduFirenze 2 года назад +2

    Beating around the bush

  • @trevorstjohn1029
    @trevorstjohn1029 Год назад

    I tracked a song at Blackbird in Nashville a couple years ago, they had a MKII and we were looking for “clean tone”. I must have tracked an entire rhythm part on 3-4. It was magical

  • @jcwear89
    @jcwear89 2 года назад

    Sounds epic 👌

  • @babkzimi7665
    @babkzimi7665 26 дней назад +1

    İ loved playing with Epiphone semi hollow guitar with distortion/high gain of Marshall

  • @coldbastard6859
    @coldbastard6859 2 года назад +3

    That 1987x... it has that thrash metal chug even though he used a vintage P90. The only down side to this equation is that you need to fully crank the amp to get that sound. But still, the sound... holy shiet!

  • @Pegasus4213
    @Pegasus4213 Год назад

    Wow! That's the gutsiest sound I've heard from a guitar! Not me, but very satisfying! Thanks!