Aaron, I'm 74. Been playing since 1960. Gigging since 1965. Teaching and recording in studios since 1975. And I'm still gigging. I have a little bit of advise for you. Keep doing what you're doing! You've come a LONG way in a year and a half. When your playing skills catch up to your ear and anaytic mind . . . you're going to be an unstoppable force! My best to you young man!
man, id absolutely LOVE to just hear you tell stories of your experience with people, music, and mental health throughout all these decades, you must’ve seen, heard, and been through so much whether it was beauty or hardship and you’re only 74 years young! still got plenty more time to go. i hope to have that much life too! i’m freshly 18 just starting out my music career so i hope all goes well in the future and if not it’s no worries at least i’ll know i tried and just continue to enjoy it for me. god bless you wayne 🙌🏻
@Hugo Mouto I’ll absolutely agree with you Hugo. I’ve been playing guitar for 36 years & the tone chasing has STILL NOT ended for me. But I’ve learned so much from this channel that I’m realizing how much $$ & time I’ve wasted on buying amps, cabs & overdrive, boost & distortion pedals. I’ve never really considered the speakers really much at all…until I found this channel one late night after being super frustrated with my tone. Got quite a few different new & vintage Celestion speakers & a few different Warehouse Speakers that I’m gonna soon do a tone deep dive at home all alone. And I’m so excited about doing it that my inner nerd may completely possess me from now until forever! I love tone chasing with swapping preamp tubes…and soon, it’ll also be with swapping speakers!!! I fuckin’ LOVE this channel & his curiosity into everything between the guitar headstock all the way to the amp’s power cable & everything in between!!!🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻‼️
I think part of the issues is that players chase the tones they hear on the album, without realizing there is a lot of studio magic going on apart from the actual guitar and amp themselves. Stuff you can't replicate in your bedroom or with your band.
That is why you should apply that to live performances, not studio albums, and find out what was used, rig rundown by premier guitar helps with that, and of course there are artists who refuse to give away all of their secrets, and rightfully so, learning and applying it in your own unique way is fine, but people should stop copying and discover their own sound, so much is available these days yet most sound the same because they copy eachother.
Yeah the fact that it's being microphoned at all is the golden trick, where you place it is the trade secret Just those 2 lone factors dictate MOST of what gets recorded, didn't even mention direct input haha
@@MrShadowofthewind True, but on a lot of albums, the guitars go through a setup of the producers choosing, or something the producer and guitarist choose together. Nirvana being a big case. Kurt used that Mesa Pre-amp - Live its was big and powerful, but Albini stated that for the studio it sounded like sh!t.
In my experience, studios are often seen as magic entities and I think that is kind of unfair. But what is true is that whatever ends up on record is never how you as a player will experience the sound of an amp. All tones we take as references are "recorded tones". Many people would be surprised in how it would actually sound when standing in front of the amp. Recordings never captures what you as a guitarist hear and feel when playing. There are three variables that the studio adds to the sound: 1) The sound of the room it is recorded in: but for a lot of guitar amps this is often not so relevant because many are close miked so that the sound of the room is not really present, and many amps are not recorded in live rooms anymore but in iso booths (with the guitar player usually just in the control room); 2) The microphone and placement: this has a lot of effect on capturing the sound. Moving 1 cm in any direction will have a noticeable impact. The particular microphone used also shapes the sound dramatically as all microphones have their own sonic signature and response. Condenser vs ribbon vs dynamic. And even within a category, a Sure SM57, Audix I5, Sennheiser 421, EV RE20 are all dynamic microphones, but sound dramatically different in their voicing. 3) What happens in the mix. This has the least impact in reality but many ascribe a lot of "magic" to this. Yes it is true that compression and EQ are added to fit things in the mix. But it only levels out dynamics (compressors) or it cuts/amplifies parts of the spectrum already there. Any other variable has far more impact on the tone. For example: if you think the guitarist should have dialed his tone knob down more, it is not something that you can "fix" by just cutting some of the highs with the EQ in the mix. The effect and sound is vastly different because your tone knob, the EQ settings on your amp, etc all interact with the creation of the sound and the response of the components in the chain (like how the tubes respond, how the speaker responds to the load, even how the microphone used to record respond). Whatever you do with EQ during mixing only affects the already existing result of that full chain.
@@santibanks very true. I think it’s very difficult to show through recordings how a valve amp sounds compared to a solid state amp, but when you play through a valve amp loud it just somehow “feels” completely different.
Dude, I’m totally with you on this. I would love it if you shared impulse responses of your favourite speakers!!! Would you also share your mic setups for this too? You could start a new series on recording and mixing because you clearly have a good ear and well experienced in this field. Keep the videos coming. I’m loving your content so far 🤘
You're right. Amp doesn't matter . . . when it's clean. If you're using a pedal into a crystal clean amp, the speaker is way more important than the amp assuming the amp can achieve the necessary clean headroom for your application. When you're playing a even a slightly dirty amp, the amp does have a noticeable impact that is only equal to the speaker -- not greater than.
Speaker is the overall filter and final EQ of the guitar, so it’s effect on frequencies is massive. But the amp is also extremely important, especially for compression/overdrive/headroom. The hard truth is that it all matters to differing degrees and in different areas. Find your recipe and have fun
I came here to say that. The amp gives the kind of distortion, its "grain", its bias, the compression, if notes sound articulate, clearly distinguished, ... and the base frequencies that are later cut by the speakers. The speakers cut freqs and yes, they give a very recognizable sound, maybe it's the most important part to mimic? But I don't think a modern Mesa distorted won't sound like an old Fender Bassman distorted, even with the same cabs. Anyway the insight is very valuable as it makes people know the great impact of speakers on tone. Thank you. I also love Nirvana.
Wrong, oh patronizing one. Different amps do sound different from each other even when all go to the same cab. Different amps have different "sweet spots". Yes, pedals can blur those differences. Tubes amps sound very different than solid state amps. There are overtones that happen that can't be replicated. Perhaps you can't hear them.
I think there's something to be said about if somebody's getting distortion out of the amp primarily, but if they're doing that, there is also a real chance that somebody has created a pedal to recreate that distortion for any other amp to use. There are more dumble in a box type petals than I can count
I see what you’re getting at, but tone is in the ears and the fingers. And if you think that those examples coming out of that solid-state amp sound anything like the Nirvana and AC/DC tracks that you were playing, you need to stick around a little bit longer and get a few more years under your belt cause your ear isn’t there yet. Sorry brother just trying to be helpful. Think of it as constructive criticism.
Never been into re creating anyone’s tone. Agree that speakers are most significant, but amps do matter. Amps like pedals have their own sound characteristics. The amp I use on my left channel, a Fender BJ, attacks and decays faster than the Plexi on my right channel. If you look at the VU meters when recording this is obvious. Great video!
Not to mention he's recreating Nirvana guitar tones, and Nirvana's sound was extremely stripped down (or so they said back in the day). You could probably recreate Nirvana's guitar tone with a couple of guitar pedals (distortion and EQ) running straight into a power amp feeding the speakers. 🤷♂️
Dude I’m so happy to see you reach this tone, I’ve been following your channel for sometime and have helped me so much with tone and my live tone. I give all the credit of my live and recording tone to you. Now let’s see some full never mind guitar covers🎸
As a metal player I do think amps are significant to a degree because you’d want a good high gain amp. However as far as actual tone goes, you are very correct. I was also making the same mistake getting different amp heads trying to tone chase. Once a finally swapped cheap speakers out for greenbacks and vintage 30’s (in my case), finally wallah! All I need to do now is sell some amp heads I ended up not needing in the first place. Great video man.
Agree that speakers are a major tone shaping device. And even the same speaker can sound way different based on how old or broken in it is. I have several speakers and go back and forth depending on my mood or what I’m playing, but right now I’m enjoying a 50 yr old CTS and a newish but well broken-in V30. Not together, one or the other though a Deluxe Reverb.
so, instead of having a pedalboard, you could theoretically have a whole bunch of different speaker cabs with all kinds of wacky speakers in them that you can switch between?
Absolutely spot on with this video! I recently took my Victory Kraken to my Uncle’s house to try it through all the different cabs he was selling at the time. Jumping from vintage 30s to greenbacks to this and to that, I could not fathom how much the tone was changing just because of the speakers. I took me months to land on my ‘holy grail’ speakers which now sit in an old beat-up Marshall cab that blows everyone’s mind when I turn it up.
Great video. So refreshing to hear a guitarist talk about speakers as the source of tone and not about amps or worse the infamous tone wood of the guitar. Instant subscriber keep up the great content
If you use plugins or digital pedalborad you might know that point, the importance of the cabinet is really great when you wanna develop a guitar tone.
Cool video and nice cinematography. Your insight is appreciated. Speaker and cab are basically EQ so yeah, if you have the right gain structure and timbre (guitar, pickup, pedal, amp), by changing speaker you can definitely make it or break it. I am not tech savvy on this next point, but speakers are also wattage dependent (check what Bonamassa has to say on it), so depending on how much wattage the cone can handle you are going to also change the "body" of the sound (e.g.: flabby bottom end vs solid bottom) and this is a huge component. This said, a more precise title for this video would be " How I get my Nirvana tones". To suggest that any amp can get you ANY sound you want by switching speaker, I cannot say that it is a true statement, and could be pretty confusing for people, especially if you are not showing your chain. Every amp has their own gain staging and eq response that gives it a certain character, no matter the speaker. Now, you could say that you could build some sort of "all purpose" rig that lets you emulate any amp gain and eq response (check out Jim Lill) and with the right speaker you could actually get most sounds. That would be an amp modeler basically. A cool experiment for you would be to replicate the same sound, with different amps to actually prove that you can get the same tone with different amp except speaker, and also what adjustments you would have to do to the chain in order to do so. Finally, aside the first sound sample which was very close, your tones were not as close in terms of EQ, actually quite different (in Bloom, Lithium) even though the character of the sound was definitely there. Did you try any mic position changes or any post production? I think you could have gotten even closer.
I don't speak english (i'm from Argentina), but watched the whole video anyways, your videos' production are just amazing, love your channel! PD: Sorry if it's not well written, I'm an amateur and i'm trying to write without translator
Ahh sweet, I will! Jim Lill also did a fantastic video covering this as well. Im glad people are starting to pay attention to cones. Back in the day, nobody cared...
Yup! called this from the beginning. I learned this early on with doing Izotope EQ matches to try and clone album guitar tones ha. The speaker (and cab) are definitely the master toneprint of guitar sounds, especially with driven guitar tones. There is SO MUCH information and stuff happening to a guitar tone with the EQ curve of a speaker, even if you just look at impulse response EQ curves. The amount of dramatic variance from speaker to speaker even of the same kind of speaker (aka one V30 to the next V30) is very noticable. Nolly has done a lot of really great videos talking about this as he (and a few others) have collected and documented hundreds of speakers and figured out the secrets of the best V30s especially, as well as greenbacks and other classic speakers.
God I wish there were videos like this for Poison or Black Crowes type stuff. The fact is that the amount of research I've had to do for CC DeVille tone is unreal. And the gear is all so weird and hard to find at this point.
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO DO UNPLUGGED!!!!! I LOVE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD AND UNPLUGGED IS JUST THE BEST!! Dude I've been having such a bad time in my life and not only did YOU inspire me to play guitar (And listen to Nirvana) which has made me so happy when things have been rough but you've done it in the best looking and best sounding way. Best music channel on RUclips hands down
I have to agree with you on this. I’ve been writing a lot I recorded an album using Mesa speakers on the drive channel and v30 on the cleans I just started my new record with a new amp same cab and there is such little differences the feel is still there but sound is almost the same. My go to for a cab right now is a 1960 cab 2 v30 and two Mesa speakers gives it the best of both worlds using a prs archon as a amp and a bass vi for my main guitar always been inspired by Kurt’s work and your videos are great.
Hey Aaron do you have any tips for a beginner wanting to get into making video intros like yours? Like the aesthetic also any tips on guitar exercises for getting better that you used to get where you are?
I spend an embarrassing amount of time lighting each shot, checking it on camera and tweaking before I’m happy with the look. Sometimes I’ll shoot an entire video and not post it because I don’t like it 😂. For guitar, I didn’t do anything special, just a lot of practice!
@@AaronRash thank you so much, I been a big fan of your videos and style for almost a year now. I been watching your tone videos to try and play a Nirvana song for my dad who's a huge Nirvana fan. Thanks you again for the response and your videos 👍
I'd love to get your take on the Queens of the Stone Age tone, especially the earlier albums, I believe that's one instance where the amp actually really matters, that's why I'm curious to hear your thoughts on it
@@particlesandpixels yeah ik, I watch all his videos but he tends to focus on amps, not speakers, whereas Aaron is usually the other way around, hence my comment
@@craig1474 would it be possible to recreate different types of speakers with a guitar pedal, or would it only be possible with the speakers themselves?
This video was eye opening and I really enjoyed watching it. But I wonder how many Celestion 65s did you use to recreate that tone so perfectly (at 3:32 )and did you mix it with any other speaker? If somebody else knows it your help is much appreciated 👍🏼
His opinion of what "when I first started playing" means will change. I've been playing 20 years, and I'd say the first 5 years was when I first started.
Is this a joke? The dude says this just like this tone and plays his guitar and it doesn’t sound like the record. 😂 kudos for just faking it to you make it I guess
Interesting, but I have to disagree. I have tested amp-comparisons extensively. for example the Bob Marley „chucka“ is very close with a HotRod, but only really possible with a Twin (and Jensen). I then went on and looped my guitar-solo and played it through different amps, but used same mic and cabinet. Orange, Marshall, Fender, … very big difference. Maybe the speaker has more influence, yes. But the amp has influence too. PS: I heared that G12M-70 would deliver the best Nirvana-Sound. I don‘t like them very much (for anything else). I‘d use the G12M Greenbacks instead.
SMD is pushing the same info. Yes, adding a load of gain or an incredibly basic tone and putting it through your recording equipment sounds the same. In the room they have a completely different presence. Gear won't make you better. Neither will your speakers. And you mentioned pedals? Those amps have different Effect loops and react very differently with pedals. That's why guitarists choose amps that sound great clean with lots of headroom as it makes a better pedal platform. You're replicating Nirvana, you could stick a starter amp in a metal bucket and achieve that tone. I'm sorry but if you want to go down the Glen Frikker route then yes if you want to make a generic basic sterile tone that will record nice in a mix then yeah you can make them sound the same. But if you're sweating over what mulch your cone is made of, which month of the special year it was made or what glue they were sniffing at the time they made it then you have fell for just as much snake oil as everyone else. You'll find as you go down the rabbit hole of pedals the differences in your DS-1 or DS-2 or Wazacraft, your TS9 or 808, Big Muff Pi, or big Russian or Klon or Klone - they use the same circuits and are capable of sounding the same. Focus on your playing. If you want to sound good you need to get good it's as simple as that. EVH sounded like EVH on any Rig because he played to his self and played incredibly through years of practice and learning. What was his tone? Turn it up hot and push it more. We're still just doing the same now. The issue is as good as recording quality is nothing compares to the tone of being there and physically feeling it. Your recording sounds like a recording of a sound. It's a replication not what was there.
I build amps........ There's a bit more to it than just the speakers....... but the speaker IS the biggest part of the voice. If you don't like the way a given amp sounds, then experiment with speakers.
Played for 20 years saying your amp doesnt matter is complete bullshit. Your amp 100% matters and affects your tone. The cable going from your guitar to amp matters, the pickups matter, the strings matter. It all matters when making a unique sound dont let this video fool you. I do not think that you need to buy every possible combination to get a great sound and tone though. Tone is subjective but your equipment definitely matters once you move away from the starting phase of playing an instrument
The more things change, the most they stay the same. Gear-bound guitarists are still trying to sound like records made decades ago for no musical reason whatsoever. It's a stupid, expensive game which proceeds you and will also outlast you. Welcome to the machine.
Aaron. You gotta do some videos on how to build guitars. I’m currently trying to build my own accurate Cobain Jaguar. So any tips with that that i can use for my build? I also love your Ferrington. Which i also plan to build. Any tips with that?
Ps yeah tone is in the cone, that's why we're always switching up impulse responses and using FRFR speakers or powered PA speakers to NOT have that speaker coloration, so we can choose our own through the gear using cab emulations. For any given set, I'm using 3-4 different types of/combinations of cabinets & microphones. This is exactly why your impulse response is damn near more important than whatever amp you're using, cabs/speakers (and how they're mic'd) is EVERYTHING. Good vid
I have multiple Vox amps with different speakers and they all sound like Vox amps. In my opinion the speaker is not making a noticeable difference. Not so sure about the speaker theory.
Bro how did you only just appear in my recommended- your channel is fire Also being a filmmaker I got extra respect for you as I can really empathise with the drive to make your content as stylised yet human as possible
You're absolutely right that speakers make the greatest impact on tone, but I think you oversold it a little bit. You can't plug a Deluxe Reverb into a Mesa 4x12 cab and get a Dual Rectifier tone. The amp matters, just not as much as most people think. Anyway, great channel!
Given that nevermind is recorded with layers of guitar tracks and that I think those layers switch speaker types a holly grail cab would likely blend speakers. One would have to be a v30 and zomething like g12 65 or 75 in an x configuration. You could also run it in stereo cab setup with chorus effect on one side only to create a sudo layering effect.
Damn, you nailed that Back in Black sound. Im pretty new to electric guitar and honestly I didnt really think much at all about the amp or speakers. I put a lot of thought into the guitar, strings, and pedals, but I just got a cheap bass amp and have been using that and honestly I have no complaints, I can get to basically any tone I want by starting with a very full, warm sound and sculpting it with the pedals.
Can you give me an advice please. What speaker should i choose for my fender 68 deluxe reverb, now it has celestion v-type 70w inside, it sound awesome, but i want heart shaped box and rape me warm tones. (i have option only in buying brand new speakers, there is no aftermarket in Ukraine now) In every your new video you saing that you found exact sounding speaker for in utero tones, and in every video its damn different speaker, so what is your sum opinion on in Utero HSB and rp me tones. I honestly like your old quad reverb sound, it has very unique raspy, distortion and a lot of baasss.
I already have mustang with hot rail wired in split coil/series and parralel modes, so in terms of in utero guitar sound im as close as i can possibly get.
I don't think approximating Nirvana and AC-DC tones is indicative of "Any tone" It's literally a tiny slice of a single genre of average guitar players. I do agree that speaker is the most important thing. But there are guitarists other than Cobain, who is terrible and didn't have good tone.
Hey Aaron have you tried the Sirui anamorphic lenses yet? I want one so bad and I also think your videos would look so cool with the anamorphic look. I feel like the super distorted edges and crazy depth of field effects would really add to the grunginess of your shots when you're filming yourself playing
Although I’m with you on the speaker and cab importance, amp circuitry can be wildly different from amp to amp. It’s why there’s 900 marshall variants from Friedman to Egnater to certain Randalls to Wizard to Lee Jackson, and those guys made a huge living modifying what basically was a bassman circuit. It’s why I run three different amps for recording. Tbh Kurt’s tone is honestly very easily obtainable in alot of different amps because it was moreso the guitar and the cabs nuance with certain pedals. Kurt wasn’t about tone, he could use whatever garbage amp they handed him and still sound like himself because it didn’t matter as much. But say trying to get Jerry Cantrell’s sound out of my 65’ super reverb with a pedal, just won’t happen
True the speaker is the most important part in the tone , BUT the Amp makes a huge difference if you distort itself No Pedals I bet you, crank that quad reverb and the jcm on 10, NO PEDALS throught the same cab and it will sound different
Can you go into more detail about how you go about navigating all the different variables that go into chasing particular tones? I’m curious to know how you find the balance between finding the right guitar, amp, speaker/s, amp settings, pedal selection, pedal settings, mic type, mic placement… etc. How do you know which part of the equation needs altering?
Why are we so invested in getting the "tone" right?? Who cares? Make your own new tones! I mean, Its cool for sure but I don't see the point. You're not recreating the album so why bother. Spending all this time to what, say you got the tone? Congrats. I mean it, congrats, that's cool and all but then, now what? I'd love to hear these Nirvana songs in cool other tones of what could have been or What if... love the videos though! keep it up!
Hey @AaronRash your videos are amazing, man--this is all so helpful and informative, and makes total sense to me. That said, it does raise a question in my mind... A while back you did another great video about how different the Fender Twin and Fender Quad sound. I always thought the Fender Twin and Fender Quad were pretty similar amps to begin with, so I was kinda surprised by that, but your video was very convincing. But if, as you say, the tone mostly has to do with the speakers anyway, given that both those amps had Oxford 12t6s in them, I would expect they would sound basically the same. How do you account for the difference then? Does having 4 speakers instead of 2 make a big difference, even if you're only actually miking one of them? Also, on another totally separate note, I second the below comment that you should sell IRs (or even a pedal if you're so inclined!) for all these amps/speakers. I'm sure tons of people would be down to pay for them and help support your channel. Speaking for myself, I'm dying to get these In Utero tones but there's just no way for me to get a Fender Quad in my tiny NYC apartment. I'd absolutely pay for some way to get these tones in my setup. Do you think you could approximate the In Utero sound with the new Universal Audio Dream 65 pedal? I noticed that they have an "Oxford" speaker option, though I don't think it's the 12t6, and of course it's modeling a Deluxe and not a Twin... Or alternatively I was thinking of getting a real Fender Deluxe reissue and then replacing the speaker with an Oxford 12t6, but not sure how well that would work either... If you have any other tips for guys like me who unfortunately can't get a real Fender Quad I'd love to know!
I don't necessarily agree. Yes, speakers and cabinets are very important, they can lead or defeat our tones...but man, amps are so important too. I own 10 tube different tube amps and every one of them has a specific voice, a different vibe...even when attached through the same cab, they deliver all their characteristics and help me to get my beloved tones 😊
the reason your amps all sound different through the same cab is likely because of your EQ settings. also the amp doesn’t matter really only when its clean. when its overdriven, the amp does impart tone
@@awightviewuhs6103 no, they sound different because they are different in tone stack, power section, transformers, etc. They will sound different even if dialed with the same eq. You cannot tell that a Fender Deluxe Reverb sound the same as a Marshall Plexi, by only setting the same eq. For example, the Deluxe Reverb doesn't have the mid control. And what about the Vox AC30 that doesn't have any real eq? That's why I will keep my idea.
@@FabrizioCalderara76 have you tried running every amp into one cab to see how different they sound? And by eq matching, i mean tuning it by ear because obviously the numbers wont match.
If what he’s saying in this video was true the industry wouldn’t even exist. Speakers make a difference but no, EQ doesn’t make an AC30 sound like a deluxe reverb.
As an amp builder I can confidently say that speakers and transformers are the majority of the tone of an amp. The amp does make a difference to a certain degree, a tweed will sound and feel different than a train wreck. But again you can change your tone so much by switching speaker. Saul marantz the hifi designer said “your sound is 70% your speakers”
Hey Aaron, I want to build a cabinet for my 1979 Bassman and I'm obsessed with the In Utero sound. I need help with the speakers. Does the Quad you're holding on to have the stock Utahs or the JBLs? Thank you!
My favorite channel on all of youtube. For me as poor student is really helpful to know, that i can nail those tones without spending a fortune. Thanks for these videos.
I accidentally made this discovery while comparing my deluxe reverb and Princeton reverb. Had them cranked to the point of overdrive and the deluxe just sang. Sounded so good and full. The Princeton sounded terrible. Super ratty. Like a gated fuzz pedal. For funsies I put the Princeton into the deluxe speak and voilà, Princeton sounded AMAZING. Almost exactly the same as the deluxe. Blew my mind.
Aaron, I'm 74. Been playing since 1960. Gigging since 1965. Teaching and recording in studios since 1975. And I'm still gigging. I have a little bit of advise for you. Keep doing what you're doing! You've come a LONG way in a year and a half. When your playing skills catch up to your ear and anaytic mind . . . you're going to be an unstoppable force! My best to you young man!
man, id absolutely LOVE to just hear you tell stories of your experience with people, music, and mental health throughout all these decades, you must’ve seen, heard, and been through so much whether it was beauty or hardship and you’re only 74 years young! still got plenty more time to go. i hope to have that much life too! i’m freshly 18 just starting out my music career so i hope all goes well in the future and if not it’s no worries at least i’ll know i tried and just continue to enjoy it for me. god bless you wayne 🙌🏻
Dude's been playing guitar less than 2 years and has invested thousands of dollars into gear... that's commitment.
hes also a producer tho, so even if he stops playing the gear wouldnt go to waste.
Like $100k I bet!
Sounds normal to me
Is it possibile to know all these things with less than 2 years of playing?
@@ols-c6410 he's also sound engineer so... yeah , the sound has no secret for him I'd say.
This channel has quickly become one of my favorites. You are hands down the best at recreating Nirvana tones!
@Hugo Mouto
I’ll absolutely agree with you Hugo. I’ve been playing guitar for 36 years & the tone chasing has STILL NOT ended for me. But I’ve learned so much from this channel that I’m realizing how much $$ & time I’ve wasted on buying amps, cabs & overdrive, boost & distortion pedals. I’ve never really considered the speakers really much at all…until I found this channel one late night after being super frustrated with my tone. Got quite a few different new & vintage Celestion speakers & a few different Warehouse Speakers that I’m gonna soon do a tone deep dive at home all alone. And I’m so excited about doing it that my inner nerd may completely possess me from now until forever! I love tone chasing with swapping preamp tubes…and soon, it’ll also be with swapping speakers!!! I fuckin’ LOVE this channel & his curiosity into everything between the guitar headstock all the way to the amp’s power cable & everything in between!!!🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻‼️
This whole channel is one of the best examples of what happens when a guitarist goes "down the rabbit hole." And I love it.
I think part of the issues is that players chase the tones they hear on the album, without realizing there is a lot of studio magic going on apart from the actual guitar and amp themselves. Stuff you can't replicate in your bedroom or with your band.
That is why you should apply that to live performances, not studio albums, and find out what was used, rig rundown by premier guitar helps with that, and of course there are artists who refuse to give away all of their secrets, and rightfully so, learning and applying it in your own unique way is fine, but people should stop copying and discover their own sound, so much is available these days yet most sound the same because they copy eachother.
Yeah the fact that it's being microphoned at all is the golden trick, where you place it is the trade secret
Just those 2 lone factors dictate MOST of what gets recorded, didn't even mention direct input haha
@@MrShadowofthewind True, but on a lot of albums, the guitars go through a setup of the producers choosing, or something the producer and guitarist choose together. Nirvana being a big case. Kurt used that Mesa Pre-amp - Live its was big and powerful, but Albini stated that for the studio it sounded like sh!t.
In my experience, studios are often seen as magic entities and I think that is kind of unfair. But what is true is that whatever ends up on record is never how you as a player will experience the sound of an amp. All tones we take as references are "recorded tones". Many people would be surprised in how it would actually sound when standing in front of the amp. Recordings never captures what you as a guitarist hear and feel when playing.
There are three variables that the studio adds to the sound:
1) The sound of the room it is recorded in: but for a lot of guitar amps this is often not so relevant because many are close miked so that the sound of the room is not really present, and many amps are not recorded in live rooms anymore but in iso booths (with the guitar player usually just in the control room);
2) The microphone and placement: this has a lot of effect on capturing the sound. Moving 1 cm in any direction will have a noticeable impact. The particular microphone used also shapes the sound dramatically as all microphones have their own sonic signature and response. Condenser vs ribbon vs dynamic. And even within a category, a Sure SM57, Audix I5, Sennheiser 421, EV RE20 are all dynamic microphones, but sound dramatically different in their voicing.
3) What happens in the mix. This has the least impact in reality but many ascribe a lot of "magic" to this. Yes it is true that compression and EQ are added to fit things in the mix. But it only levels out dynamics (compressors) or it cuts/amplifies parts of the spectrum already there. Any other variable has far more impact on the tone. For example: if you think the guitarist should have dialed his tone knob down more, it is not something that you can "fix" by just cutting some of the highs with the EQ in the mix. The effect and sound is vastly different because your tone knob, the EQ settings on your amp, etc all interact with the creation of the sound and the response of the components in the chain (like how the tubes respond, how the speaker responds to the load, even how the microphone used to record respond). Whatever you do with EQ during mixing only affects the already existing result of that full chain.
@@santibanks very true. I think it’s very difficult to show through recordings how a valve amp sounds compared to a solid state amp, but when you play through a valve amp loud it just somehow “feels” completely different.
not only do you recreate the tone but you also add such a cinematic touch to them and i think thats whats so appreciated
Toon Town!
Dude, I’m totally with you on this. I would love it if you shared impulse responses of your favourite speakers!!! Would you also share your mic setups for this too? You could start a new series on recording and mixing because you clearly have a good ear and well experienced in this field. Keep the videos coming. I’m loving your content so far 🤘
Yes, I second this..Please make IR's for all the CABs!!
You're right. Amp doesn't matter . . . when it's clean. If you're using a pedal into a crystal clean amp, the speaker is way more important than the amp assuming the amp can achieve the necessary clean headroom for your application. When you're playing a even a slightly dirty amp, the amp does have a noticeable impact that is only equal to the speaker -- not greater than.
I think this video might change your mind: ruclips.net/video/wcBEOcPtlYk/видео.html
Lol'd
Turns out amps do nothing at all, and it's almost entirely speakers
@@alf5617 But he shows in the video how the topology of each amplifier actually changes the tone
@@ImpostorModanica does he really
Speaker is the overall filter and final EQ of the guitar, so it’s effect on frequencies is massive. But the amp is also extremely important, especially for compression/overdrive/headroom. The hard truth is that it all matters to differing degrees and in different areas. Find your recipe and have fun
I came here to say that. The amp gives the kind of distortion, its "grain", its bias, the compression, if notes sound articulate, clearly distinguished, ... and the base frequencies that are later cut by the speakers. The speakers cut freqs and yes, they give a very recognizable sound, maybe it's the most important part to mimic? But I don't think a modern Mesa distorted won't sound like an old Fender Bassman distorted, even with the same cabs. Anyway the insight is very valuable as it makes people know the great impact of speakers on tone. Thank you. I also love Nirvana.
“Secret to nailing ANY guitar tone” is pretty much having money
Wrong, oh patronizing one. Different amps do sound different from each other even when all go to the same cab. Different amps have different "sweet spots". Yes, pedals can blur those differences. Tubes amps sound very different than solid state amps. There are overtones that happen that can't be replicated. Perhaps you can't hear them.
You should make and sell some IR-files with all those great speakers.
Agreed! It's really hard to find some of IR's of old speakers..
Was just about to make the same comment! It would be a good way to support his gear habit, too
I think there's something to be said about if somebody's getting distortion out of the amp primarily, but if they're doing that, there is also a real chance that somebody has created a pedal to recreate that distortion for any other amp to use. There are more dumble in a box type petals than I can count
I see what you’re getting at, but tone is in the ears and the fingers. And if you think that those examples coming out of that solid-state amp sound anything like the Nirvana and AC/DC tracks that you were playing, you need to stick around a little bit longer and get a few more years under your belt cause your ear isn’t there yet. Sorry brother just trying to be helpful. Think of it as constructive criticism.
i thought that was debunked
Never been into re creating anyone’s tone. Agree that speakers are most significant, but amps do matter. Amps like pedals have their own sound characteristics. The amp I use on my left channel, a Fender BJ, attacks and decays faster than the Plexi on my right channel. If you look at the VU meters when recording this is obvious. Great video!
Hard agree with everything you said
1000%
Not to mention he's recreating Nirvana guitar tones, and Nirvana's sound was extremely stripped down (or so they said back in the day).
You could probably recreate Nirvana's guitar tone with a couple of guitar pedals (distortion and EQ) running straight into a power amp feeding the speakers. 🤷♂️
Dude I’m so happy to see you reach this tone, I’ve been following your channel for sometime and have helped me so much with tone and my live tone. I give all the credit of my live and recording tone to you. Now let’s see some full never mind guitar covers🎸
As a metal player I do think amps are significant to a degree because you’d want a good high gain amp. However as far as actual tone goes, you are very correct. I was also making the same mistake getting different amp heads trying to tone chase. Once a finally swapped cheap speakers out for greenbacks and vintage 30’s (in my case), finally wallah!
All I need to do now is sell some amp heads I ended up not needing in the first place.
Great video man.
i never thought i would hear you play AC/DC but that was amazing
Agree that speakers are a major tone shaping device. And even the same speaker can sound way different based on how old or broken in it is. I have several speakers and go back and forth depending on my mood or what I’m playing, but right now I’m enjoying a 50 yr old CTS and a newish but well broken-in V30. Not together, one or the other though a Deluxe Reverb.
so, instead of having a pedalboard, you could theoretically have a whole bunch of different speaker cabs with all kinds of wacky speakers in them that you can switch between?
Absolutely spot on with this video! I recently took my Victory Kraken to my Uncle’s house to try it through all the different cabs he was selling at the time. Jumping from vintage 30s to greenbacks to this and to that, I could not fathom how much the tone was changing just because of the speakers.
I took me months to land on my ‘holy grail’ speakers which now sit in an old beat-up Marshall cab that blows everyone’s mind when I turn it up.
interesting... so what ends up being your holy graal speaker ?
Secret sauce speakers 🤔
The unplugged tone is so on spot … congratulations!!
Great video. So refreshing to hear a guitarist talk about speakers as the source of tone and not about amps or worse the infamous tone wood of the guitar. Instant subscriber keep up the great content
If you use plugins or digital pedalborad you might know that point, the importance of the cabinet is really great when you wanna develop a guitar tone.
Cool video and nice cinematography. Your insight is appreciated. Speaker and cab are basically EQ so yeah, if you have the right gain structure and timbre (guitar, pickup, pedal, amp), by changing speaker you can definitely make it or break it.
I am not tech savvy on this next point, but speakers are also wattage dependent (check what Bonamassa has to say on it), so depending on how much wattage the cone can handle you are going to also change the "body" of the sound (e.g.: flabby bottom end vs solid bottom) and this is a huge component.
This said, a more precise title for this video would be " How I get my Nirvana tones". To suggest that any amp can get you ANY sound you want by switching speaker, I cannot say that it is a true statement, and could be pretty confusing for people, especially if you are not showing your chain.
Every amp has their own gain staging and eq response that gives it a certain character, no matter the speaker.
Now, you could say that you could build some sort of "all purpose" rig that lets you emulate any amp gain and eq response (check out Jim Lill) and with the right speaker you could actually get most sounds. That would be an amp modeler basically.
A cool experiment for you would be to replicate the same sound, with different amps to actually prove that you can get the same tone with different amp except speaker, and also what adjustments you would have to do to the chain in order to do so.
Finally, aside the first sound sample which was very close, your tones were not as close in terms of EQ, actually quite different (in Bloom, Lithium) even though the character of the sound was definitely there. Did you try any mic position changes or any post production? I think you could have gotten even closer.
so dope to see u here bro
@@dominic5602 😄🙏
I don't speak english (i'm from Argentina), but watched the whole video anyways, your videos' production are just amazing, love your channel!
PD: Sorry if it's not well written, I'm an amateur and i'm trying to write without translator
Your English is really good!
@@cryptkeeper5 Thank you! i'm trying to make it even better, i still have some mistakes, but it's all about practice
You're doing really well!
"I don't speak english"
- procede a escribir un inglés con léxico casi perfecto
Glenn fricker did an excellent video regarding speakers, I'd check it out!
I second this, him and Kohle are great! Also love Scott from Chernobyl Studios
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Ahh sweet, I will! Jim Lill also did a fantastic video covering this as well. Im glad people are starting to pay attention to cones. Back in the day, nobody cared...
@@AaronRash I actually JUST sent a couple of those videos to someone on discord! Great stuff
Yup! called this from the beginning. I learned this early on with doing Izotope EQ matches to try and clone album guitar tones ha. The speaker (and cab) are definitely the master toneprint of guitar sounds, especially with driven guitar tones. There is SO MUCH information and stuff happening to a guitar tone with the EQ curve of a speaker, even if you just look at impulse response EQ curves. The amount of dramatic variance from speaker to speaker even of the same kind of speaker (aka one V30 to the next V30) is very noticable. Nolly has done a lot of really great videos talking about this as he (and a few others) have collected and documented hundreds of speakers and figured out the secrets of the best V30s especially, as well as greenbacks and other classic speakers.
God I wish there were videos like this for Poison or Black Crowes type stuff. The fact is that the amount of research I've had to do for CC DeVille tone is unreal. And the gear is all so weird and hard to find at this point.
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO DO UNPLUGGED!!!!! I LOVE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD AND UNPLUGGED IS JUST THE BEST!! Dude I've been having such a bad time in my life and not only did YOU inspire me to play guitar (And listen to Nirvana) which has made me so happy when things have been rough but you've done it in the best looking and best sounding way. Best music channel on RUclips hands down
I have to agree with you on this. I’ve been writing a lot I recorded an album using Mesa speakers on the drive channel and v30 on the cleans I just started my new record with a new amp same cab and there is such little differences the feel is still there but sound is almost the same. My go to for a cab right now is a 1960 cab 2 v30 and two Mesa speakers gives it the best of both worlds using a prs archon as a amp and a bass vi for my main guitar always been inspired by Kurt’s work and your videos are great.
Kurt did not used his 1982 twin reverb on Unplugged Show. He used a silverface.
Simping for that next video
Hear hear
Sorry dude, you are NOT nailing those tones. Sounds too thin, too treble. Just saying.
Amazing video as always! 👏🏻
Love your vids also!
Hey Aaron do you have any tips for a beginner wanting to get into making video intros like yours? Like the aesthetic also any tips on guitar exercises for getting better that you used to get where you are?
he has a lighting style that you could try and learn. people like lewis potts have videos about different cinematic lighting techniques.
I spend an embarrassing amount of time lighting each shot, checking it on camera and tweaking before I’m happy with the look. Sometimes I’ll shoot an entire video and not post it because I don’t like it 😂. For guitar, I didn’t do anything special, just a lot of practice!
@@AaronRash i take it you have a background in videography, or at least a pretty deep interest in cinematography?
@@AaronRash thank you so much, I been a big fan of your videos and style for almost a year now. I been watching your tone videos to try and play a Nirvana song for my dad who's a huge Nirvana fan. Thanks you again for the response and your videos 👍
I'd love to get your take on the Queens of the Stone Age tone, especially the earlier albums, I believe that's one instance where the amp actually really matters, that's why I'm curious to hear your thoughts on it
Hey man, if you like try speaker changes then try the EVM12L. You will shit your pants.
@@craig1474 sounds messy!
Livingroomgeardemos is all about this
@@particlesandpixels yeah ik, I watch all his videos but he tends to focus on amps, not speakers, whereas Aaron is usually the other way around, hence my comment
@@craig1474 would it be possible to recreate different types of speakers with a guitar pedal, or would it only be possible with the speakers themselves?
make a video about nirvana mixing, I think you understand this)
agreed
This has revolutionized the way I look at tones
This video was eye opening and I really enjoyed watching it.
But I wonder how many Celestion 65s did you use to recreate that tone so perfectly (at 3:32 )and did you mix it with any other speaker?
If somebody else knows it your help is much appreciated 👍🏼
Think we need to wait for the next video for details on the hollygrail cab
The way you record to tape sounds absolutely gorgeous.. I'd listen to any song with that intro guitar tone
@@T.ELEGRAM-ME bruh yer fake yer name doesn't even match smh
His opinion of what "when I first started playing" means will change. I've been playing 20 years, and I'd say the first 5 years was when I first started.
Is this a joke? The dude says this just like this tone and plays his guitar and it doesn’t sound like the record. 😂 kudos for just faking it to you make it I guess
ok who wants to be that " toNe is aLL in thE finGers " guy ?
Tone is in the balls.
If the amp is clean the tones come from the pedal and cone.
But i heard lot of edge of breakup when he play the jag.
dang new vid
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Interesting, but I have to disagree.
I have tested amp-comparisons extensively.
for example the Bob Marley „chucka“ is very close with a HotRod, but only really possible with a Twin (and Jensen).
I then went on and looped my guitar-solo and played it through different amps, but used same mic and cabinet.
Orange, Marshall, Fender, … very big difference.
Maybe the speaker has more influence, yes.
But the amp has influence too.
PS:
I heared that G12M-70 would deliver the best Nirvana-Sound.
I don‘t like them very much (for anything else).
I‘d use the G12M Greenbacks instead.
SMD is pushing the same info. Yes, adding a load of gain or an incredibly basic tone and putting it through your recording equipment sounds the same.
In the room they have a completely different presence.
Gear won't make you better. Neither will your speakers. And you mentioned pedals? Those amps have different Effect loops and react very differently with pedals.
That's why guitarists choose amps that sound great clean with lots of headroom as it makes a better pedal platform.
You're replicating Nirvana, you could stick a starter amp in a metal bucket and achieve that tone.
I'm sorry but if you want to go down the Glen Frikker route then yes if you want to make a generic basic sterile tone that will record nice in a mix then yeah you can make them sound the same.
But if you're sweating over what mulch your cone is made of, which month of the special year it was made or what glue they were sniffing at the time they made it then you have fell for just as much snake oil as everyone else.
You'll find as you go down the rabbit hole of pedals the differences in your DS-1 or DS-2 or Wazacraft, your TS9 or 808, Big Muff Pi, or big Russian or Klon or Klone - they use the same circuits and are capable of sounding the same.
Focus on your playing. If you want to sound good you need to get good it's as simple as that. EVH sounded like EVH on any Rig because he played to his self and played incredibly through years of practice and learning.
What was his tone? Turn it up hot and push it more. We're still just doing the same now.
The issue is as good as recording quality is nothing compares to the tone of being there and physically feeling it.
Your recording sounds like a recording of a sound. It's a replication not what was there.
May i ask how you buy all this stuff? Having started playing 1 1/2 years ago, and not Having too many subscribers:
That's a loot of money
I build amps........ There's a bit more to it than just the speakers....... but the speaker IS the biggest part of the voice. If you don't like the way a given amp sounds, then experiment with speakers.
Played for 20 years saying your amp doesnt matter is complete bullshit. Your amp 100% matters and affects your tone. The cable going from your guitar to amp matters, the pickups matter, the strings matter. It all matters when making a unique sound dont let this video fool you. I do not think that you need to buy every possible combination to get a great sound and tone though. Tone is subjective but your equipment definitely matters once you move away from the starting phase of playing an instrument
The more things change, the most they stay the same. Gear-bound guitarists are still trying to sound like records made decades ago for no musical reason whatsoever. It's a stupid, expensive game which proceeds you and will also outlast you. Welcome to the machine.
Aaron. You gotta do some videos on how to build guitars. I’m currently trying to build my own accurate Cobain Jaguar. So any tips with that that i can use for my build? I also love your Ferrington. Which i also plan to build. Any tips with that?
Ps yeah tone is in the cone, that's why we're always switching up impulse responses and using FRFR speakers or powered PA speakers to NOT have that speaker coloration, so we can choose our own through the gear using cab emulations. For any given set, I'm using 3-4 different types of/combinations of cabinets & microphones. This is exactly why your impulse response is damn near more important than whatever amp you're using, cabs/speakers (and how they're mic'd) is EVERYTHING. Good vid
I have multiple Vox amps with different speakers and they all sound like Vox amps. In my opinion the speaker is not making a noticeable difference. Not so sure about the speaker theory.
I finally found a quad reverb. Ugh I need to find a vintage cab with old speakers loaded in next
I love your content man. Your passion bleeds through
Bro how did you only just appear in my recommended- your channel is fire
Also being a filmmaker I got extra respect for you as I can really empathise with the drive to make your content as stylised yet human as possible
Please god release the intro as a song, been stuck in my head since I first watched this video!
You're absolutely right that speakers make the greatest impact on tone, but I think you oversold it a little bit. You can't plug a Deluxe Reverb into a Mesa 4x12 cab and get a Dual Rectifier tone. The amp matters, just not as much as most people think. Anyway, great channel!
Does this apply only to Tube Amps or also Solid State Amps?
Given that nevermind is recorded with layers of guitar tracks and that I think those layers switch speaker types a holly grail cab would likely blend speakers. One would have to be a v30 and zomething like g12 65 or 75 in an x configuration. You could also run it in stereo cab setup with chorus effect on one side only to create a sudo layering effect.
Damn, you nailed that Back in Black sound.
Im pretty new to electric guitar and honestly I didnt really think much at all about the amp or speakers. I put a lot of thought into the guitar, strings, and pedals, but I just got a cheap bass amp and have been using that and honestly I have no complaints, I can get to basically any tone I want by starting with a very full, warm sound and sculpting it with the pedals.
Your having some phase issues on with the marshall cab. Good video though
Hey I was wondering, what's the song that you're playing in the intro?
You have owned all those amps in one year of guitar playing? Why?
i loved the intro for this one because it sounded like a "western" like thing. also can't wait for the future interviews.
2 weeks now Aaron. Where's the video buddy??
Can you give me an advice please. What speaker should i choose for my fender 68 deluxe reverb, now it has celestion v-type 70w inside, it sound awesome, but i want heart shaped box and rape me warm tones. (i have option only in buying brand new speakers, there is no aftermarket in Ukraine now) In every your new video you saing that you found exact sounding speaker for in utero tones, and in every video its damn different speaker, so what is your sum opinion on in Utero HSB and rp me tones. I honestly like your old quad reverb sound, it has very unique raspy, distortion and a lot of baasss.
I already have mustang with hot rail wired in split coil/series and parralel modes, so in terms of in utero guitar sound im as close as i can possibly get.
I don't think approximating Nirvana and AC-DC tones is indicative of "Any tone"
It's literally a tiny slice of a single genre of average guitar players. I do agree that speaker is the most important thing. But there are guitarists other than Cobain, who is terrible and didn't have good tone.
Hey Aaron have you tried the Sirui anamorphic lenses yet? I want one so bad and I also think your videos would look so cool with the anamorphic look. I feel like the super distorted edges and crazy depth of field effects would really add to the grunginess of your shots when you're filming yourself playing
Although I’m with you on the speaker and cab importance, amp circuitry can be wildly different from amp to amp. It’s why there’s 900 marshall variants from Friedman to Egnater to certain Randalls to Wizard to Lee Jackson, and those guys made a huge living modifying what basically was a bassman circuit. It’s why I run three different amps for recording. Tbh Kurt’s tone is honestly very easily obtainable in alot of different amps because it was moreso the guitar and the cabs nuance with certain pedals. Kurt wasn’t about tone, he could use whatever garbage amp they handed him and still sound like himself because it didn’t matter as much. But say trying to get Jerry Cantrell’s sound out of my 65’ super reverb with a pedal, just won’t happen
Exactly. Try getting dimes tone on a plexi
Tempted to pick up some shitty amp and put decent speakers in it see what happens just for shits and giggles.
Same
Well…there goes the vintage market prices 😂
True the speaker is the most important part in the tone , BUT the Amp makes a huge difference if you distort itself No Pedals
I bet you, crank that quad reverb and the jcm on 10, NO PEDALS throught the same cab and it will sound different
Can you go into more detail about how you go about navigating all the different variables that go into chasing particular tones? I’m curious to know how you find the balance between finding the right guitar, amp, speaker/s, amp settings, pedal selection, pedal settings, mic type, mic placement… etc.
How do you know which part of the equation needs altering?
Why are we so invested in getting the "tone" right?? Who cares? Make your own new tones! I mean, Its cool for sure but I don't see the point. You're not recreating the album so why bother. Spending all this time to what, say you got the tone? Congrats. I mean it, congrats, that's cool and all but then, now what? I'd love to hear these Nirvana songs in cool other tones of what could have been or What if... love the videos though! keep it up!
Just gotta say, you have legitimately the best videos out there. The quality is just phenomenal man
But muh pretty glowy tubes!?
this is wild news, thanks bro
could you please make a a
video of how you record and EQ your records??
Hello i love you're video, What camera do you use
Thanks Aaron, can’t wait to see yr next vid about that cab/speakers.
Sweet
Hey @AaronRash your videos are amazing, man--this is all so helpful and informative, and makes total sense to me. That said, it does raise a question in my mind... A while back you did another great video about how different the Fender Twin and Fender Quad sound. I always thought the Fender Twin and Fender Quad were pretty similar amps to begin with, so I was kinda surprised by that, but your video was very convincing. But if, as you say, the tone mostly has to do with the speakers anyway, given that both those amps had Oxford 12t6s in them, I would expect they would sound basically the same. How do you account for the difference then? Does having 4 speakers instead of 2 make a big difference, even if you're only actually miking one of them?
Also, on another totally separate note, I second the below comment that you should sell IRs (or even a pedal if you're so inclined!) for all these amps/speakers. I'm sure tons of people would be down to pay for them and help support your channel. Speaking for myself, I'm dying to get these In Utero tones but there's just no way for me to get a Fender Quad in my tiny NYC apartment. I'd absolutely pay for some way to get these tones in my setup.
Do you think you could approximate the In Utero sound with the new Universal Audio Dream 65 pedal? I noticed that they have an "Oxford" speaker option, though I don't think it's the 12t6, and of course it's modeling a Deluxe and not a Twin... Or alternatively I was thinking of getting a real Fender Deluxe reissue and then replacing the speaker with an Oxford 12t6, but not sure how well that would work either...
If you have any other tips for guys like me who unfortunately can't get a real Fender Quad I'd love to know!
The intros you make are so fucking good
That nirvana tone is sick
What is the Song from the intro?
i just love your work man
Thanks 😀 Glad you enjoy it!
Amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing information!!!!. Thanks Aaron.
I don't necessarily agree. Yes, speakers and cabinets are very important, they can lead or defeat our tones...but man, amps are so important too. I own 10 tube different tube amps and every one of them has a specific voice, a different vibe...even when attached through the same cab, they deliver all their characteristics and help me to get my beloved tones 😊
the reason your amps all sound different through the same cab is likely because of your EQ settings. also the amp doesn’t matter really only when its clean. when its overdriven, the amp does impart tone
@@awightviewuhs6103 no, they sound different because they are different in tone stack, power section, transformers, etc. They will sound different even if dialed with the same eq. You cannot tell that a Fender Deluxe Reverb sound the same as a Marshall Plexi, by only setting the same eq. For example, the Deluxe Reverb doesn't have the mid control. And what about the Vox AC30 that doesn't have any real eq? That's why I will keep my idea.
@@FabrizioCalderara76 have you tried running every amp into one cab to see how different they sound? And by eq matching, i mean tuning it by ear because obviously the numbers wont match.
@@awightviewuhs6103 obviously I tried what you mean, and every amp sounded different... because they ARE different.
If what he’s saying in this video was true the industry wouldn’t even exist. Speakers make a difference but no, EQ doesn’t make an AC30 sound like a deluxe reverb.
When guitarists learn what bass players have known all along
Lol true
As an amp builder I can confidently say that speakers and transformers are the majority of the tone of an amp.
The amp does make a difference to a certain degree, a tweed will sound and feel different than a train wreck. But again you can change your tone so much by switching speaker.
Saul marantz the hifi designer said “your sound is 70% your speakers”
Brilliant Aaron - the Tone is in the Cone. Killer channel - love your attitude and approach. Cheers.
Hey Aaron, I want to build a cabinet for my 1979 Bassman and I'm obsessed with the In Utero sound. I need help with the speakers.
Does the Quad you're holding on to have the stock Utahs or the JBLs? Thank you!
What about high gain tones quite a difference between orange high gain Vs Mesa high gain 🙂 even through correct speakers
somehow you manage to not just get the tone, but explain it with a cohesive structure.
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My favorite channel on all of youtube. For me as poor student is really helpful to know, that i can nail those tones without spending a fortune. Thanks for these videos.
WHAT IS THE INTRO RIFF PLEASE TELL ME
Yes please me too, need to know
I accidentally made this discovery while comparing my deluxe reverb and Princeton reverb. Had them cranked to the point of overdrive and the deluxe just sang. Sounded so good and full. The Princeton sounded terrible. Super ratty. Like a gated fuzz pedal. For funsies I put the Princeton into the deluxe speak and voilà, Princeton sounded AMAZING. Almost exactly the same as the deluxe. Blew my mind.
Yea, I think it goes, cab, speakers, eq then amp from most change to least, then further down the line the guitar type and pickups