Rick, you’re among the best interviewers in the music biz. Relevant, conversational, in-depth questions. Totally comfortable and just great content. Well done.
I just rewatched this video here in 2023... This comment was so much on point back then. In the meantime Rick has interviewed Brian May, Sting, Keith Jarrett(!!!!) and so many more... and I assume every one of them were maybe hesitant to do an interview with him, but then maybe saw a interview Rick did previously and realised what a great interviewer he is.
@@northof50now exactly after guitar and letting the signal pass on through and trail out. so glad I kept some volume pedals.. Jimmy Herring uses them Dweezil Zappa also in clever ways..have to re listen now to hear the volume pedal placements. Seems it was before delays so they could go through trail out or add in more delay Dweezil uses axe fx and you can adjust controllers in any point of signal path so if you want more delay in parts with reverb you can push toe down and more delay heel back would go back to where its not so much things like that still allow the delay to trail on through but you still have option to crank that wet signal up for solo or dynamics. Herring has volume pedals on everything he can add more amp in or delay or verb and his pedals were setup heel toe where down its more heel back its less or off. Oh Herring has monitor mixes from his other band mates near him on stage and he has volumes on each so he mixes the band in his monitors ! If he wants more drums and organ he has it organ too much lower it bring bass drums up to hear his own mix that does not effect the FRONT OF HOUSE. BUT he also has volume pedals where he can make reverb or delay BIGGER for solos that does hit the front of house sound. That sea of volume pedals before Herring is his stage monitor mix and front of house mix . He does not like in ear monitors so he mixes with his feet and always has a bit more volume on the amp for dynamic control over the band his own rig and mix and front of house mix from his own rig. They asked him if he could turn the band down overall and he laughed and said no it was just for his own mix ... :)
You are so right about that! He really let's him talk and demonstrate. Just gives the interview a direction and covers the topics. Really good questions too. I the video editing also feels natural. Fantastic interview.
Marty - the catalyst for many a TH-cam Guitar Hero. Lots of people owe you a lot of thanks. 5 years since my first Marty Lesson - still playing. Still having fun. Thanks much!
I've never stopped a video 5mins in to comment, however this discussion around reading a clients mood, momentum and vibe killers is so true. Such an important point and the fact that Tim has created a workspace specifically to combat momentum killers while quickly pursuing a 'sanctioned' creative idea is well, genius. Rick, your questions are so insightful. What do they say about better questions get better answers? OK that's enough from me. I've still got 42mins to enjoy 😊
I discovered Rick's TH-cam channel last year and his broad and deep technical music knowledge is staggering. And I don't think anyone I know better expresses the pure joy of guitar playing than Tim. Two national music treasures.
The 3 most important things I learned as a NYC recording session player-composer. 1. Be on time. You can be a Guthrie Govan, but if you're late twice you're off their call list. 2. Don't be a dick. The walls close in very fast for those stuck in the session with you. One of the best musicians I've ever met was blacklisted because he acted like a dick once to the wrong people. 3. Don't laugh hysterically when the client asks if you can make it "more Orange".
The great Neil Gaiman once said in a speech: "Be on time, be nice and be good, these are the three cornerstones of successful client work. And almost all of the time two out of three is good"
I watched a Rick Beato video several months back and wasn't impressed, don't remember why. Tim Pierce is not only a sincere person but an exceptional guitarist, a living legend.. Watching this, Rick got my respect and I'm now a subscriber.
Tim almost sounds confused by his own genius..what an amazing player & engineer..he just knows where the sweet spot is & what works if that makes sense..incredible
Tim's the man. Such a great guy. I've been a member of his Master Class for more than 2 years now. Nothing else like it. Unbelievable that someone of his level is so available. Great job Rick
...I feel fortunate to have been a colleague of Tim's here in LA since the 80s. I am so happy to see him grow his incredible You Tube channel. I love every video he does. So, to watch the two of you in relevant conversation about being a recording musician, is another high point! Thank you Rick and Tim!
Thank you Rick and Tim- you are the East-West summit of Modern Music Producers- and just down-to -Earth Good Guys, (and great Guitarists !!) Keep asking all the right questions !!
TH-cam "HTML 5 error" again. Quite frankly, I don't really understand why TH-cam randomly converts uploaded video to either "standard mp4 format" or that horrendous "HTML 5 format". If it keeps on like this I'll probably find myself unsubscribing from most channels ... :D What a drag ! Really !
Rick Beato hey Rick , I saw someone else already mentioned this but you should approach Netflix about doing some kind of musician/ studio behind the scenes kind of show. I love your interviews. Thanks for all of your great things you do.
Hey Rick...thanks for the taking the time to interview Tim. Excellent questions directed at him. I had the pleasure of working with Tim a number of times in the late 80's to 90's. He is truly is as nice in person as he appears in vids. Thanks!
Great score getting an interview with probably THE greatest session player out there, who can get any tone you need!!.....and then a look at and walk through of the inner sanctum!!...BONUS!!....
Tim Pierce is a first call session player in LA, and I regret that I never met him. What I love about this video is that it is not dumbed down. I can't understand it, and I love that! Being a great session player is like being a great doctor. I really hope that I am half as good as a doctor as Tim is as a musician.
I love how open Tim is to show how he does stuff, amazing player with an amazing resume, and yet still truly humble. Seems like a guy I love to just hang out with. Very genuine.
Getting back to this video I can appreciate more Tim’s approach to workflow. He make everything easy to tweak and record, he gets t he sound right for the recording and just dedicates to play. Huge video. Thanks again Rick!
Very entertaining. One thing is always clear with Tim. He loves music and guitar geekery. After all these years he still gets giddy over sharing a guitar tone. So cool!
That setup is so insane - and totally logical. Just messing around, Tim sounds better than 80 percent of the stuff out there. His rig just sounds miles deep. Thanks for this video.
Wow, I loved this...the interview, going through the gear, the chain, etc. It was a real treat for me. I lived in L.A. for 25 years doing music..gigs, recording (was on a label). My engineer had a great studio and he taught me about mic pre's, mics, Pro Tools/Logic and the short cuts, etc. (he engineered for Pink, Quincy Jones, Van Halen, does all of the Rammstein albums now in Berlin). I had to leave L.A. seven years ago to take care of my elderly father in Texas. The biggest, most massive loss to me was having to leave my engineer who I had worked with for over 20 years...a huge loss for me. Going through your studio gave me a real sense of "home" and made me happy. My #1 favorite place in the world is to be in a studio sitting next to my engineer going through tracks and arranging and mixing. So, I got a little piece of that back tonight watching this video. Thank you so much.
Love Tim and love how long the video is! Thanks for doing this, Rick! You're a great interviewer. I love how you give the person space and don't try to insert yourself where you're not needed. I also hope you do more TH-camr musician collabs in the future!
Or a capo on each guitar. I felt incredibly vindicated when he made that comment. So much time and love goes into the guitars aesthetics only to be ruined by then clunky claw hand looking capo. Personally, I like schuell capos. They’ sleek.
HOLY EPIC DUO. I didn't even realize until this moment that you hadn't been long time friends!!! When are we going to be able to enjoys the songs you've created together??!! Am I right?
An amazing and revealing interview. I had absolutely no idea how complex, how much thought, technology and effort goes into making the music we love that we take for granted. ❤
This interview was so good. It was kool seeing two guys that just love music but have really invested in their craft. So much knowledge and wisdom in their conversation.
41:02 " I kinda don't know where this cable comes from" ...I spit my drink out laughing because he said it so sheepishly and genuinely.. Tim seems like such a nice guy. And as far as his playing..his touch or the way he varies the way he attacks his notes with a pick sometimes or his fingers others makes his solos so expressive almost lyrical. So good. I had never really heard someone do it as well as Tim and I just love to hear him picking a beautiful line and then just did in with a bend wow! Plus he plays with such joy and his faces when he is making those expressive notes match. How a client couldn't just love to watch him work if he is doing this for them to their music. Powerful stuff. As a music lover and wanna be guitar player it is so enjoyable.
Outstanding fun perfectly chill interview. Love both these guys. I am so glad he asked about the routing of all that. It can be maddening and I have 1/10th of that.
momentum stoppers = friction .... remove friction frictionless logistics win wars - feng shui - placement Loop boxes in a star configuration? I love Tim's life force - energy - passion --- Discover (elegance) and share I can relate to the cockpit. I did something similar during my work career as a software developer as a developer interface and called it my cockpit.
Fascinating. Tim's process is like a "lean" or "agile" or "continuous improvement" approach to music production-Toyota's production and improvement principles applied to music production. Brilliant. -Tom
Yes , yes, YES Tim - I absolutely love you!!! Absolute legend. Pure talent plus hardwork and doing what you need to do - rugged, absolutely LOVE IT!!!!
Interesting. I think I may have had this same buzz reduction like towards the end here, with the same type of "I just kept trial and error adding things." Now I don't feel so terrible for only vaguely remembering how I got it hooked up. That said, I do meticulously re-braille every end of every connection each time I take things down when they were sounding good. The trouble is other people will pull some of the not so rugged post it type paper strips off, as there's no writing on them. Sometimes I try using dymo on the ends of electrical tape, or even taping tiny unique matching beads, buttons, other clues. So it is probably some shielding luck I'm having. Fun! Thanks Tim, and Rick❣️
Great tips all around, hearing two exceptional human beings talk over their craft, and the value of TH-cam communities. And why it’s worth it to get rid of all the little momentum barriers in session work.
So real and so true! Two Heads together ... Great insights into history and culture of the innovation and work flow. Thanks Rick and Tim always such a pleasure to see you here. You always keep giving amazing content, Bless you!
This video is all kinds of awesome, Rick. I'm a bass player myself so I'll be sending this link to a bunch of my guitar playing friends. They'll all like it since they're all on the quest for the Ultimate Guitar Tone and Tim has that right under his fingers whenever he wants it. I bet when he turns all that equipment on, his neighbor's lights get dim.
I have a friend setting up his new studio at the moment and have been talking about his pedal board and racks for nearly a year. He is up all hours soldering cables and sorting out signal chains. Today talking about placement of volume pedals in the chain Tim Kellaway asked me something and I remembered watching this terrific clip. Having that volume pedal just after pedals before the splitter to Ableton Live (Protools for Tim Pierce) seemed to be a good place to put it in his signal chain. Those two volume pedals placements in this clip really stuck in mind mind as very effective placement. I appreciate Tim Pierce sharing a bit about his medusa signal chain set up to get such a sweet tone. Very memorable and useful. Thanks Rick and Tim for teaching me a trick or two to getting great control over guitar signal lines.
"Basically you have to have a big ego, and then you have to allow that ego to be annihilated, and then you have to bring it right back big and strong." Yes, this. Applies elsewhere in life too, haha.18:58
Tim, maybe a tip for your sound vault. The bottom line is that you have to glue your sheeting to the studs, if not, the studs will vibrate. Here's the skinny, the sheeting, generally sheetrock, acts like an acoustic guitar soundboard, the studs act like guitar strings and transfer the sound to the soundboard (sheetrock) on the other side. (think snare drum) The best bang for the buck in sound abatement is a solid 3/8 bead of glue on each stud and then screwing the sheetrock, drawing it into the (glue) bedding. This is also the reason why interior plaster wall works so well, the plaster bonds to the studs through voids in the lathing (in addition to having more mass of course).
Rick, hands down you have my favorite content. I love the interviews, the stories, the theory and tech. Netflix, Prime, Crave, if you we there, you'd clean up. You can endlessly scroll thru their thumbnails with little to show for the time spent clicking. I always have good take away with your episodes. Thank you for your generosity in sharing - Mike
This talk about clients is exactly what I went through for many years doing art and design. I’m also at the point where I can say “sorry, I guess its not going to work out, etc”.
This was a superb one! Thanks so much for taking the time and asking those particular questions! Truly this vid is a powerhouse meet. Very cool! I smiled the whole 43 minutes and for quite a while afterwards. Thank you both!
I'm happy to have a amp,pedal guitar in stand ready to go when needed,this is so awesome,it took him years to get where he is,that cockpit is the ultimate music making center,I'm starting on mine today,thanks Rick,loved your reactions to his setup!!!!
I've seen a lot of Tim Pierce interviews and lessons over the last 5 or so years, but this was perhaps the most revealing in relation to Tims signal chain. The gear has always been impressive, but there is always the sense that he'd get it done with a squire and a champ. It actually looks a little bare in there, I think he may have cleaned up a little before you turned up, lol 👍
Totally enjoyed video. Rick, you and Tim need to do more of these videos. Tim, the information you are sharing is priceless. What a hoot. Love both of you guys. Best stuff on YT!
40 guitars. Wow. That's a lot of guitars to haul around for a Studio session. Tim has opened a completely new world to me over the years. Before finding Tim, I never gave much thought to Session Guitarists. If I'd had access to Tim when I was a kid, I might have become a Session Guitarist. But I pretty much thought that you were either a Rock Star, or you were breaking your back playing clubs every night, trying to become a Rock Star. The idea of just being a professional guitar player never even really occurred to me. I knew there was such a thing as a Session Guitarist, but I had no access to what the life of a Session Guitarist might look like. And it's not something anyone really talked about very much. Maybe if I'd gone to GIT or something, I wouldn't have been so ignorant. But I didn't. And I was. The other thing Tim has taught me is that you don't have to be Eddie or Yngwie, or Segovia or de Lucia, to be a Session Guitarist. For instance, Tim rarely plays full Barre Chords with a Classical grip. I always thought I was cheating a little bit by playing Barre Chords with a Blues grip, but Tim almost always plays them that way. It's just an example of nuance that you could never get insight to without TH-cam. Like Slash playing Black Dog wrong, or just recently starting to use a Metronome. Maybe you could read something like that in Guitar Magazine, but when you see and hear it with your own eyes and ears, you realize that there really is no right way to play the guitar. There are only great players and not great players. And no two great players play exactly the same way.
Its great for you two Masters get together and chit-chat and share ideas in Tim"s studio. You two are my big heros in the pile of 'cream d la Cream' of masters....thanx tim for sharing your studio. al chico lorenger.Detroit,Mi
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This is now my favorite Rick Beato video. Tim is such a legend!
He is!
Ha! I just left one of your videos to watch this video only to see your comment. What the..
I did like this too! But my favorite interview was with "Junkie".
It's like when those old TV shows when they'd do an episode where they all get together in one town...
Ditto.. been a sub to Tim for a VERY long time....
People like these guys sharing their knowledge is what makes TH-cam worthwhile..
Rick, you’re among the best interviewers in the music biz. Relevant, conversational, in-depth questions. Totally comfortable and just great content. Well done.
Thank you Paul.
Agreed
I just rewatched this video here in 2023... This comment was so much on point back then. In the meantime Rick has interviewed Brian May, Sting, Keith Jarrett(!!!!) and so many more... and I assume every one of them were maybe hesitant to do an interview with him, but then maybe saw a interview Rick did previously and realised what a great interviewer he is.
Tim played on my record, Look at my Face- Russ Coletti, 1984. " TH-cam", One take. He was a roommate with my friend Ricky Philips, Styx.
Why have I never thought about the volume pedal as a gate? Tim just changed my life and saved my tone haha!! Thank you for such a great video Rick.
It's not new. Guitarists like Steve Howe, Steve Hackett and Robert Fripp have been using volume pedals since the early seventies.
Don't tell anymore, but there is a volume on your guitar too, and it does the same thing ;-)
@@ThemFuzzyMonsters True, but it cannot be used with the same precision Tim uses his, nor can you put it before and after the effects.
@@northof50now exactly after guitar and letting the signal pass on through and trail out.
so glad I kept some volume pedals.. Jimmy Herring uses them Dweezil Zappa also in clever ways..have to re listen now to hear the volume pedal placements.
Seems it was before delays so they could go through trail out or add in more delay
Dweezil uses axe fx and you can adjust controllers in any point of signal path
so if you want more delay in parts with reverb you can push toe down and more delay heel back would go back to where its not so much things like that still allow the delay to trail on through but you still have option to crank that wet signal up for solo or dynamics.
Herring has volume pedals on everything he can add more amp in or delay or verb and his pedals were setup heel toe where down its more heel back its less or off.
Oh Herring has monitor mixes from his other band mates near him on stage
and he has volumes on each so he mixes the band in his monitors !
If he wants more drums and organ he has it organ too much lower it bring bass drums up
to hear his own mix that does not effect the FRONT OF HOUSE.
BUT he also has volume pedals where he can make reverb or delay BIGGER for solos
that does hit the front of house sound. That sea of volume pedals before Herring is
his stage monitor mix and front of house mix . He does not like in ear monitors
so he mixes with his feet and always has a bit more volume on the amp for dynamic control over the band his own rig and mix and front of house mix from his own rig.
They asked him if he could turn the band down overall and he laughed and said no
it was just for his own mix ... :)
You can use a volume pedal in the effects loop of an amp, too.
Great interview. Rick you did a fabulous job of letting Tim talk. So many interviewers let their ego take over and start cutting off the interviewee.
You are so right about that! He really let's him talk and demonstrate. Just gives the interview a direction and covers the topics. Really good questions too. I the video editing also feels natural. Fantastic interview.
Because he's genuinely interested and wants to learn what Tim has to say
very nice video fellas!!
Thanks Marty!!
Marty - the catalyst for many a TH-cam Guitar Hero. Lots of people owe you a lot of thanks. 5 years since my first Marty Lesson - still playing. Still having fun. Thanks much!
Would love to see the 3 of you "hangin' out" . Love your stuff.
Tim & Rick need to do this more often. These two men are feeding off each other in a magical way 👊
I've never stopped a video 5mins in to comment, however this discussion around reading a clients mood, momentum and vibe killers is so true. Such an important point and the fact that Tim has created a workspace specifically to combat momentum killers while quickly pursuing a 'sanctioned' creative idea is well, genius. Rick, your questions are so insightful. What do they say about better questions get better answers? OK that's enough from me. I've still got 42mins to enjoy 😊
Great bit about the 90s gear arms race and rolling in with 40 guitars.
My two favorite TH-cam music teachers that I usually don't understand! ;-)
"Allow your ego to be annihilated and then bring it back strong..." wow.
Yeah, how many of us can do that? Not me for sure.
I discovered Rick's TH-cam channel last year and his broad and deep technical music knowledge is staggering. And I don't think anyone I know better expresses the pure joy of guitar playing than Tim. Two national music treasures.
The 3 most important things I learned as a NYC recording session player-composer.
1. Be on time. You can be a Guthrie Govan, but if you're late twice you're off their call list.
2. Don't be a dick. The walls close in very fast for those stuck in the session with you. One of the best musicians I've ever met was blacklisted because he acted like a dick once to the wrong people.
3. Don't laugh hysterically when the client asks if you can make it "more Orange".
You’re allowed to laugh as much as you want if the client asks for a more orange sound.
@@cgiunta6542 Or you could just turn around and plug into an Orange amp with a big grin on your face. ;)
What does number 3 mean?
@@kenbrunet6120A little late but I believe it's related to synthesia.
The great Neil Gaiman once said in a speech: "Be on time, be nice and be good, these are the three cornerstones of successful client work. And almost all of the time two out of three is good"
I watched a Rick Beato video several months back and wasn't impressed, don't remember why. Tim Pierce is not only a sincere person but an exceptional guitarist, a living legend.. Watching this, Rick got my respect and I'm now a subscriber.
Tim almost sounds confused by his own genius..what an amazing player & engineer..he just knows where the sweet spot is & what works if that makes sense..incredible
Tim's the man. Such a great guy. I've been a member of his Master Class for more than 2 years now. Nothing else like it. Unbelievable that someone of his level is so available. Great job Rick
Yeah but have your guitar skills improved?
Thera Pist Guitar? I thought he was taking about therapy...
"It's not about the session, it's about the human being." - Tim Pierce
Totally agree!!
Well said.
This was great. 40 plus minutes and i watched every second. I almost never do that. Thanks Rick!
Please, do another video with Tim!
Those 2 together a real bliss.... They could do so many topics !
They both have great voices and insight!
Holy cow. I could listen to these guys talk shop all day. Thank you Rick!
...I feel fortunate to have been a colleague of Tim's here in LA since the 80s. I am so happy to see him grow his incredible You Tube channel. I love every video he does. So, to watch the two of you in relevant conversation about being a recording musician, is another high point! Thank you Rick and Tim!
Thank you Rick and Tim- you are the East-West summit of Modern Music Producers- and just down-to -Earth Good Guys, (and great Guitarists !!) Keep asking all the right questions !!
Two of the best on the web for understanding the music we love. :0)
Beato and Pierce. The kings of TH-cam. Hail to the kings!
Two of the most positive men, two great musicians ... what a feast ....thanks Rick, thanks Tim!
Tim seems like a genuinely cool guy to hang with. Amazing set up too.
Sorry about the comments! TH-cam suspended them the other day and I didn’t realize I had to allow them. What a pain. Please comment away!
Collaboration, You two with all the musicians you both know, and all of the collective experience, levels could be reached.
TH-cam "HTML 5 error" again.
Quite frankly, I don't really understand why TH-cam randomly converts uploaded video to either "standard mp4 format" or that horrendous "HTML 5 format".
If it keeps on like this I'll probably find myself unsubscribing from most channels ... :D
What a drag ! Really !
ye jewtube disables comments by default now because of the kiddy fiddlers
So its youtube thats been blocking my comments and not you Rick? I was worried I got bam-hammered or something. :-\
Rick Beato hey Rick , I saw someone else already mentioned this but you should approach Netflix about doing some kind of musician/ studio behind the scenes kind of show. I love your interviews.
Thanks for all of your great things you do.
Hey Rick...thanks for the taking the time to interview Tim. Excellent questions directed at him. I had the pleasure of working with Tim a number of times in the late 80's to 90's. He is truly is as nice in person as he appears in vids. Thanks!
Rick, no doubt to me, your best interview ever. Been following Tim forever, and to watch you two talk was amazing. Thanks for this.
Great score getting an interview with probably THE greatest session player out there, who can get any tone you need!!.....and then a look at and walk through of the inner sanctum!!...BONUS!!....
Tim Pierce is a first call session player in LA, and I regret that I never met him. What I love about this video is that it is not dumbed down. I can't understand it, and I love that! Being a great session player is like being a great doctor. I really hope that I am half as good as a doctor as Tim is as a musician.
I love how open Tim is to show how he does stuff, amazing player with an amazing resume, and yet still truly humble. Seems like a guy I love to just hang out with. Very genuine.
Ever notice that when Tim Pierce plays guitar there is an expression of absolute ecstasy on his face? I love playing guitar but Jeez!
If I sounded like that, chances are I would look the same. :D
This happens when you love your work! Such a great dude and inspirational guitar player.
Aren't we all this happy when we are at work?
What an honest man Tim is! Absolutely love how practical and genuine he comes across and what he's had to adapt to and get where he is. Big love, sir!
his playing is effortless and nobody can navigate over chords in any style like he can, simply amazing
Yeah sure, Luke and Landau just can't do that... 🙂
@@RogerBiwandu calm down hero
Thanks for introducing me to so many great musicians, Rick ✌
Getting back to this video I can appreciate more Tim’s approach to workflow. He make everything easy to tweak and record, he gets t he sound right for the recording and just dedicates to play. Huge video. Thanks again Rick!
Very entertaining. One thing is always clear with Tim. He loves music and guitar geekery. After all these years he still gets giddy over sharing a guitar tone. So cool!
Michelangelo meets Leonardo da Vinci - Thank you both for everything you've given us.
My two favorite TH-camrs together, it doesn't get any better than that.
That setup is so insane - and totally logical. Just messing around, Tim sounds better than 80 percent of the stuff out there. His rig just sounds miles deep. Thanks for this video.
TH-cam is amazing. I love it. I wish we had this kind of thing in the eighties.
If We had it in the 80's- it wouldn't have been the 80's.
There was back then, it just wasn’t as easily accessible. It was all on VHS tapes.
@@pts5217 Hi! Thanks for the reply.
...🤔...so, uh, yeah I suppose...and a whole lot of postal delivery going on...👋😁
Doug Arnold haha. Yep. Thats for sure
@@Kashed well, I suppose. It sure was a lot of work though. 😰 ...😁👍
Wow, I loved this...the interview, going through the gear, the chain, etc. It was a real treat for me. I lived in L.A. for 25 years doing music..gigs, recording (was on a label). My engineer had a great studio and he taught me about mic pre's, mics, Pro Tools/Logic and the short cuts, etc. (he engineered for Pink, Quincy Jones, Van Halen, does all of the Rammstein albums now in Berlin). I had to leave L.A. seven years ago to take care of my elderly father in Texas. The biggest, most massive loss to me was having to leave my engineer who I had worked with for over 20 years...a huge loss for me. Going through your studio gave me a real sense of "home" and made me happy. My #1 favorite place in the world is to be in a studio sitting next to my engineer going through tracks and arranging and mixing. So, I got a little piece of that back tonight watching this video. Thank you so much.
Love Tim and love how long the video is! Thanks for doing this, Rick! You're a great interviewer. I love how you give the person space and don't try to insert yourself where you're not needed. I also hope you do more TH-camr musician collabs in the future!
Tim should have clipped a tuner on the headstock of his PRS just to tweak Rick.
Or a capo on each guitar.
I felt incredibly vindicated when he made that comment. So much time and love goes into the guitars aesthetics only to be ruined by then clunky claw hand looking capo. Personally, I like schuell capos. They’ sleek.
HOLY EPIC DUO. I didn't even realize until this moment that you hadn't been long time friends!!! When are we going to be able to enjoys the songs you've created together??!! Am I right?
An amazing and revealing interview. I had absolutely no idea how complex, how much thought, technology and effort goes into making the music we love that we take for granted. ❤
Great interview with a true professional- Like "professionasl" in many areas he is humble, hardworking, and his brain moves a mile a second.
This interview was so good. It was kool seeing two guys that just love music but have really invested in their craft. So much knowledge and wisdom in their conversation.
Two of my favorite dudes right there. Thanks guys.
41:02 " I kinda don't know where this cable comes from" ...I spit my drink out laughing because he said it so sheepishly and genuinely.. Tim seems like such a nice guy. And as far as his playing..his touch or the way he varies the way he attacks his notes with a pick sometimes or his fingers others makes his solos so expressive almost lyrical. So good. I had never really heard someone do it as well as Tim and I just love to hear him picking a beautiful line and then just did in with a bend wow! Plus he plays with such joy and his faces when he is making those expressive notes match. How a client couldn't just love to watch him work if he is doing this for them to their music. Powerful stuff. As a music lover and wanna be guitar player it is so enjoyable.
The Tim Pierce spaceship is world recognized. Great player!
I was mind blown to find out he played the solo to Runaway!
Excellent instalment, Rick. Thank you!
Outstanding fun perfectly chill interview. Love both these guys. I am so glad he asked about the routing of all that. It can be maddening and I have 1/10th of that.
Cool to see Tim mention the Smiths. I know it was in passing, but I’d love to hear what he’s play to make something that sounds like them.
Thanks Rick and Tim for your generosity.
momentum stoppers = friction .... remove friction frictionless
logistics win wars - feng shui - placement
Loop boxes in a star configuration?
I love Tim's life force - energy - passion --- Discover (elegance) and share
I can relate to the cockpit. I did something similar during my work career as a software developer as a developer interface and called it my cockpit.
Fascinating. Tim's process is like a "lean" or "agile" or "continuous improvement" approach to music production-Toyota's production and improvement principles applied to music production. Brilliant. -Tom
Are these guys really as sweet and fun as they appear to be in these videos? I love the honesty from both of these guys.
Only half way through and I already know I will be watching this multiple times.
A couple of great guys. The banter and vibe is there. Young guys this is how you do an interview.
Thank you Tim for being an awesome internet personality!!! I wish I could have played with such level headed guys like Rick & Tim!!!
Two guys I could listen to forever. Thanks.
Yes , yes, YES Tim - I absolutely love you!!! Absolute legend. Pure talent plus hardwork and doing what you need to do - rugged, absolutely LOVE IT!!!!
Interesting. I think I may have had this same buzz reduction like towards the end here, with the same type of "I just kept trial and error adding things." Now I don't feel so terrible for only vaguely remembering how I got it hooked up. That said, I do meticulously re-braille every end of every connection each time I take things down when they were sounding good. The trouble is other people will pull some of the not so rugged post it type paper strips off, as there's no writing on them. Sometimes I try using dymo on the ends of electrical tape, or even taping tiny unique matching beads, buttons, other clues. So it is probably some shielding luck I'm having. Fun! Thanks Tim, and Rick❣️
Tims place is killer. He was kind enough to show me around and took a peek at his vault when I was there. Great tones! Great video...Thanks Rick!
Thanks Tim!
Rick, thank you for introducing all of us to wonderful dedicated musicians and also human beings!
The last 20 minutes felt like a really excited show and tell. It was AWESOME! That's one of the coolest gear demonstrations I've seen
That was "really fun"! 2 solid musicians and teachers who bring so much to the table.. Thanks guy's!
Why did you put really fun in quotes?
I know NOTHING about guitars but that was awesome. Great job by both Tim and Rick.
Both of these guys are so pleasant to watch. Real quality content, thanks Rick thanks Tim!
Wow Rick, thanks for being such an open and information sharing guitarist
... This interview is such a treat!
Literally 2 of rock’s top-secret weapons! I’m 39 and I can honestly say you guys are 2 of my top guitar heroes of all time!
I am a non guitar player, but found this so interesting if not confusing. Their combined passion for guitar sound is phenomenal 🎸👍
..two great guys....very knowledgeable... .but humble as well .. especially Tim "
Great tips all around, hearing two exceptional human beings talk over their craft, and the value of TH-cam communities. And why it’s worth it to get rid of all the little momentum barriers in session work.
This might be the best video on youtube... wow
Definitely. There’s not one single video on TH-cam better than this one, not even close!
@@sp4gsus Yes there are. This is awesome, and I have been watching Rick since his beginning, but check out some of Tim's videos and interviews!!
Isn't the best video on youtube Gregg Allman and Dickie Betts doing a live version of Melissa?
Tim is now my favorite guitarist, so versatile and humble, seems to be a really nice person!
So real and so true! Two Heads together ... Great insights into history and culture of the innovation and work flow. Thanks Rick and Tim always such a pleasure to see you here.
You always keep giving amazing content, Bless you!
This video is all kinds of awesome, Rick. I'm a bass player myself so I'll be sending this link to a bunch of my guitar playing friends. They'll all like it since they're all on the quest for the Ultimate Guitar Tone and Tim has that right under his fingers whenever he wants it.
I bet when he turns all that equipment on, his neighbor's lights get dim.
This video is a huge time-saver for me...I get to watch 2 of my favorite TH-camrs at the same time! Thanks Rick & Tim!
Thus man has more liner not credits than is possible to list!! A brilliant player and amazing teacher!!
I have a friend setting up his new studio at the moment and have been talking about his pedal board and racks for nearly a year. He is up all hours soldering cables and sorting out signal chains. Today talking about placement of volume pedals in the chain Tim Kellaway asked me something and I remembered watching this terrific clip. Having that volume pedal just after pedals before the splitter to Ableton Live (Protools for Tim Pierce) seemed to be a good place to put it in his signal chain. Those two volume pedals placements in this clip really stuck in mind mind as very effective placement. I appreciate Tim Pierce sharing a bit about his medusa signal chain set up to get such a sweet tone. Very memorable and useful. Thanks Rick and Tim for teaching me a trick or two to getting great control over guitar signal lines.
"Basically you have to have a big ego, and then you have to allow that ego to be annihilated, and then you have to bring it right back big and strong." Yes, this. Applies elsewhere in life too, haha.18:58
Tim, maybe a tip for your sound vault. The bottom line is that you have to glue your sheeting to the studs, if not, the studs will vibrate. Here's the skinny, the sheeting, generally sheetrock, acts like an acoustic guitar soundboard, the studs act like guitar strings and transfer the sound to the soundboard (sheetrock) on the other side. (think snare drum)
The best bang for the buck in sound abatement is a solid 3/8 bead of glue on each stud and then screwing the sheetrock, drawing it into the (glue) bedding. This is also the reason why interior plaster wall works so well, the plaster bonds to the studs through voids in the lathing (in addition to having more mass of course).
Rick, hands down you have my favorite content. I love the interviews, the stories, the theory and tech. Netflix, Prime, Crave, if you we there, you'd clean up. You can endlessly scroll thru their thumbnails with little to show for the time spent clicking. I always have good take away with your episodes. Thank you for your generosity in sharing - Mike
This talk about clients is exactly what I went through for many years doing art and design. I’m also at the point where I can say “sorry, I guess its not going to work out, etc”.
This was a superb one! Thanks so much for taking the time and asking those particular questions! Truly this vid is a powerhouse meet. Very cool! I smiled the whole 43 minutes and for quite a while afterwards. Thank you both!
I'm happy to have a amp,pedal guitar in stand ready to go when needed,this is so awesome,it took him years to get where he is,that cockpit is the ultimate music making center,I'm starting on mine today,thanks Rick,loved your reactions to his setup!!!!
This is one of my favorites of both of you as it opens a rare area. THANK YOU so much.
That was awesome! Watch both you guys all the time...Thank You! Thanks Rick for going to Tim's. Loved it!
I could listen to you guys talk forever
Would have been great to have TH-cam back in '73 when I started playing... What a great show. I'm learning more now than ever before.
I've seen a lot of Tim Pierce interviews and lessons over the last 5 or so years, but this was perhaps the most revealing in relation to Tims signal chain. The gear has always been impressive, but there is always the sense that he'd get it done with a squire and a champ. It actually looks a little bare in there, I think he may have cleaned up a little before you turned up, lol 👍
Go to his website. There's a free, 2-part video on the complete chain as well as a look into his speaker-cab enclosure and mics.
This episode was like a random chapter of a fat encyclopedia , so many teachings, insights, tips, formulas, guidance and mystique...
Totally enjoyed video. Rick, you and Tim need to do more of these videos. Tim, the information you are sharing is priceless. What a hoot. Love both of you guys. Best stuff on YT!
40 guitars. Wow. That's a lot of guitars to haul around for a Studio session.
Tim has opened a completely new world to me over the years. Before finding Tim, I never gave much thought to Session Guitarists. If I'd had access to Tim when I was a kid, I might have become a Session Guitarist. But I pretty much thought that you were either a Rock Star, or you were breaking your back playing clubs every night, trying to become a Rock Star. The idea of just being a professional guitar player never even really occurred to me.
I knew there was such a thing as a Session Guitarist, but I had no access to what the life of a Session Guitarist might look like. And it's not something anyone really talked about very much. Maybe if I'd gone to GIT or something, I wouldn't have been so ignorant. But I didn't. And I was.
The other thing Tim has taught me is that you don't have to be Eddie or Yngwie, or Segovia or de Lucia, to be a Session Guitarist. For instance, Tim rarely plays full Barre Chords with a Classical grip. I always thought I was cheating a little bit by playing Barre Chords with a Blues grip, but Tim almost always plays them that way. It's just an example of nuance that you could never get insight to without TH-cam.
Like Slash playing Black Dog wrong, or just recently starting to use a Metronome. Maybe you could read something like that in Guitar Magazine, but when you see and hear it with your own eyes and ears, you realize that there really is no right way to play the guitar. There are only great players and not great players. And no two great players play exactly the same way.
Its great for you two Masters get together and chit-chat and share ideas in Tim"s studio. You two are my big heros in the pile of 'cream d la Cream' of masters....thanx tim for sharing your studio. al chico lorenger.Detroit,Mi
This is so great! Love Tim’s insight, and Rick always asks great questions!
Rick Beato and Tim Pierce in the same video sharing musical insights and much more. This is the standard that all TH-cam vids show aspire to!