Hope you dig the video! If you're interested in the Impulse Response I created from this setup you can get it here: olaenglundshop.com/collections/audioworks/products/kopia-av-frogman-in-shackles-impulse-response
Yeah love those Friedman's my favorite one is the Bill Kelliher Butterslax signature head. And Friedman has my most favorite guitar cab which is the 412/15 Checkered cab it has two Celestion G12H30 speakers and two 15 Fullback Celestions. The 2x12 + 2x15 combination is a monster of a cab.
@Xplora213 Agree 100%. His tone was always a little ahead of the curve from the jump. Dirt is my favorite AiC album, and those tones were sick AF! But for me personally I really loved Jerry's tone on Facelift the most, and I spent many an hour trying to replicate it back in the day with my old Dual Rec. From the opening grind on We Die Young I was absolutely hooked! Jerry was always underrated back during their heyday - at least in my band circles - so it's been awesome to see him get his flowers later in life as Alice became so much more respected and influential thanks to TH-cam. The metal kids coming up today seem to really get just how brilliant Jerry, Layne, and AiC in general, were and it makes me so happy!
Jerry‘s been writing incredible music for over 30 years. Layne’s voice was untouchable and together they had something truly special. Either of the two by themselves could easily carry a band of mediocre players into the charts.
@@thaile4417 mid-high gain, very punchy. Really relied on the bassist for low end punch. Honestly not too different from the album tone, just much, much louder. I saw him around 2011. Highly recommend.
As a musician (guitar), Alice will forever be my favorite band. I’m biased but Jerry will forever be my favorite guitarist, Layne will forever be my favorite vocalist, and so on. They made the best music I have ever listened to/felt and legitimately still continue to do so. Long live those Alice boys.
Anyone else would've played a track from the Layne era, its great to see respect for the new era of AiC. Cantrell is and will ALWAYS be a riff lord. The new albums are underrated as shit.
You were getting that "stringy sound" as you called it, because when you were angling the pickup that way, the low E was literally sitting on the pickup cover and touching it. That's why it sounded bad. Not because of the actual angle of the pickup. Thank for another fun video, Ola.
Jerry’s tone on the first two AIC albums are some of the best heavy guitar tones ever put on tape to this day. The Snorkler Marshall, I never considered AIC grunge maybe they’re the missing link between Skid Row and grunge, but they were always a metal band. Them Bones crushes if you haven’t heard the Dirt Demo version of Them Bones go check it out right now. Who else sees that Them Bones riff and thinks JC might have influenced Dime a little bit maybe ?
Pickup just needed lowered is all. That's a bad ass guitar man. The Philips screws in the middle of the rings. Also Ola, get some 3m pad and taken down the sticky clear coat on the back of the neck, just a little, and it'll make it feel fast. The friedman amps are amazing!. Probly the be100 deluxe with the black Marshall knobs is the best one
@@RobbieTayVaughan they're not a signature set, just the modern fluences if I remember right. It's a cool guitar, but the whole thing seems odd being a Jerry signature considering I've never seen him playing a Les Paul like this in public
Hey Ola, reviews are getting better & more comfortable feeling. You Sir deserve ten million followers but let's get you to one million. Hope that everyone in the family is great & looking forward to the next video.
Amazing job Ola. Soooo glad you picked songs/tones from their more recent catalog. AIC is a top 5 all-time favorite band for millions and yes Jerry is definitely is a legend!
I'm not a big fan of white guitars, but that Epiphone looks cool, especially with the brushed chrome. Sounds great too, thanks for sharing Ola! Rock On! 🤘🎸
I absolutely love the JJ Jr. I thankfully got one when it was first released before the inflation, and it's been my No. 1 ever since. So unique and interesting. I've had it for over 2 and a 1/2 years now and it's still inspiring to play every time I plug in. I'd love to hear you play through it with a variety of guitars... Saying that, I'd be curious to see what you thought of Cantrell's other Epiphone, the Wino, as the pickups are wired closer to his Gibson Wino specs. AIC has been my favorite back since I heard Facelift in 1990.
That was the first thing that I noticed and had me scratching my head too. I've got those on an Ibanez and wouldn't ever think AiC. I'm sure you could get a decent Cantrell sound and you can make it a single coil sound but yeah, it seems like an odd choice.
It almost seems like a marketing technique. Like hey guitar players, even if you don’t like my music, you’ll like my guitar because of the specs. But I personally wish he went with something he would’ve actually picked up and played in the 90s.
@@TylerJohnstonGuitar the part that makes it extra weird for me is that they're Modern series and not the Open-Core Classics which would seem much more his style, considering he usually has a Seymour Duncan in the bridge, and if I'm not mistaken, one of the voicings for those is meant to resemble his old favourite, the JB
@@seanwallace7517 exactly I expected a JB in the bridge. Duncans are cheaper than Fishman and would make more sense on a "budget" model anyway, let alone his long history with them
Ola proving Jim Lills theory to be spot on. Pickup placement to the strings is a huge part of a guitars tone. Far more important than other, more expensive options. Great vid as always Ola.
I have one and swapped Gibby 498t/490r pups into it, and it's honestly one of the best sounding guitars I've ever owned or played for that matter. The neck carve is AWESOME and feels fantastic as it's a Jerry Cantrell custom shape. I've also upgraded the wiring, switch and bridge which wasn't much either. I do the work myself so I save quite a bit there. I'll never part with this tone monster lol. Hope you continue to enjoy yours man. Rock on 🤘
Please make a longer review of this amp, how it takes different pedals, will it chug etc. Would love to know your impressions after owning it for a while.
The thing about that guitar is that there is a lot of weight variance from one unit to the next. I’ve seen one that was something like 7 lb 8 oz; I’ve also seen others that are like 10 lb 2 oz. Lots of weight variance. So if you’re at the guitar shop and you’re looking at one of these, and your only objection is the weight, I would strongly recommend asking your friendly salesperson if they have any other units in the back. Heft each guitar . Maybe you’ll find something you like. Unfortunately, I only discovered this gorgeous beast, a couple months after making a guitar purchase into which I put a lot of money and work. Had I seen this first, I might have tried to save up for it, because this guitar sounds dead stellar.
We just narrowly missed a hurricane in Tampa and the Alice In Chains show was cancelled. Broke my heart, but I see it as payment for not having my house destroyed. Jerry is my fav guitarist. We had front row tickets.
just a fyi: bought your albums on vinyl and it brings the level of awesome of your music to a crazy new level. also... I have a coupla JJ Jr's and they're crazy good amps. Throw a boost out front for solos and wreck shit! This public service message brought to you by Bounty: The Quicker Picker Upper.
By coincidence, plugged into my JJ Jr this afternoon prior to seeing this vid. Not played thru it in quite a while - I was thinking maybe I should get rid of it? Uhm. Nope. It’s great - as you’ve done a great job of demonstrating here Ola.
Ooh ... close-up of the Friedman amp settings - I'm trying these out with the Friedman sim on the POD Go! Very tight tones considering you are not using a boost or overdrive. Those pickups must have a lot of drive built in.
I saw AIC about a month ago and it was phenomenal and JC had amazing tone. That being said, I was surprised that he only played a Les Paul on the first couple songs, every song after that was one of his old Charvels with a single bridge pickup. Kind of surprised me considering he is a Gibson endorsee these days
He doesn't play Charvels... What you're referring to are his G&L Rampages. His G&L Rampages have always been his no. 1 guitars, so while he's endorsed by Gibson, he's also endorsed by G&L, and has been for a lot longer. The G&L Rampage is such a big part of his tone, and the feel he likes, that it will always be the biggest part of is rig regardless of what other companies he gets endorsed by.
I could never put my finger on why I don't like Fishman pickups, you just identified what I'm hearing, that metallic high end stringy 'crispy-ness', it's in every demo video online to some degree, can't un-hear it. Amazing the difference that little tilt in the pickups angle made.
Hope you dig the video!
If you're interested in the Impulse Response I created from this setup you can get it here:
olaenglundshop.com/collections/audioworks/products/kopia-av-frogman-in-shackles-impulse-response
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Try the Jerry Cantrell Wah!
I'd love to her your Custom Shop Strat through the Friedman, Ola. Thanks in anticipation.
Any dime guitar through that head would awesome cheers!
Yeah love those Friedman's my favorite one is the Bill Kelliher Butterslax signature head. And Friedman has my most favorite guitar cab which is the 412/15 Checkered cab it has two Celestion G12H30 speakers and two 15 Fullback Celestions. The 2x12 + 2x15 combination is a monster of a cab.
Black Gives Way To Blue is such an underrated AIC album. Some of the heaviest riffs are in there and one of Cantrell's best tones.
Great Dinosaur avatar ;-)
(and yes i know the picture is much older than green mind)
Acid Bubble and Last of My Kind are my favorites
Absolutely. A looking in View, Your Decision, Check My Brain, All Secrets Known, all bangers.
The intro riff of "All Secrets Known" is so powerfull!
Best album post Layne ❤
Cantrell has some of the best tones in music. Always has. We tool around with sound but Jerry had it figured out 30 years ago.
Its in the fingers. The sound is in the fingers.
@Xplora213 Agree 100%. His tone was always a little ahead of the curve from the jump. Dirt is my favorite AiC album, and those tones were sick AF! But for me personally I really loved Jerry's tone on Facelift the most, and I spent many an hour trying to replicate it back in the day with my old Dual Rec. From the opening grind on We Die Young I was absolutely hooked!
Jerry was always underrated back during their heyday - at least in my band circles - so it's been awesome to see him get his flowers later in life as Alice became so much more respected and influential thanks to TH-cam. The metal kids coming up today seem to really get just how brilliant Jerry, Layne, and AiC in general, were and it makes me so happy!
@@Barbro247
No, the playing style is in the fingers.
@@robjoyner1167 Calm down,shit.
@@Barbro247 20% is in the fingers,the rest of the tone is in your amp and guitar!
All secrets known... what a phenomenal choice to play through that gear.
The fact that Jerry still writes killer riffs like Last of My Kind long after his heyday with Layne is proof of the man's talent
Jerry‘s been writing incredible music for over 30 years. Layne’s voice was untouchable and together they had something truly special. Either of the two by themselves could easily carry a band of mediocre players into the charts.
Cantrell has the best live guitsr tone I've ever heard. Saw AIC at an outdoor amphitheater and his tone still blew my face off.
I'd love to hear you describe more about his live tone. Was it with tons of gain like metal bands? Hope I can get to see him one day.
@@thaile4417 mid-high gain, very punchy. Really relied on the bassist for low end punch. Honestly not too different from the album tone, just much, much louder. I saw him around 2011. Highly recommend.
@@thaile4417 this is basically the same exact set they played. th-cam.com/video/1n18qaGs6Ak/w-d-xo.html
Definitely heavy as hell. He uses one head in BE mode thru 4x12 with Greenbacks. 2nd head in JBE mode thru 4x12 with Vintage 30s
Mine got melted... 🤘
The “All Secrets Known” riff is so hauntingly awesome. Always gives me some chills.
As a musician (guitar), Alice will forever be my favorite band. I’m biased but Jerry will forever be my favorite guitarist, Layne will forever be my favorite vocalist, and so on. They made the best music I have ever listened to/felt and legitimately still continue to do so. Long live those Alice boys.
Starting with All Secrets Known was a great choice! That’s such an eerie song. I would definitely like to hear more of that amp in the future!!
Aaannd... he nailed the tone.
Anyone else would've played a track from the Layne era, its great to see respect for the new era of AiC. Cantrell is and will ALWAYS be a riff lord. The new albums are underrated as shit.
He also played a bit of Bleed the Freak
All Secrets Known slaps so hard and is BADLY underrated around the world
The all secrets known bridge riff after the eerie intro/verse gives me chills every time
Not an ax I would ever imagine Cantrell using, but I dig it. I’ll always have time for his sig gear after his wah changed my life.
I just got the JC95B and it is amazing!
Yep. Was my first and only wah pedal before I sold my rig. I had no desire for any other wah, that was the one.
You were getting that "stringy sound" as you called it, because when you were angling the pickup that way, the low E was literally sitting on the pickup cover and touching it. That's why it sounded bad. Not because of the actual angle of the pickup. Thank for another fun video, Ola.
No one does guitar sound production like Ola.
Fn killer sound man. 🔥🔥🔥
Jerry has been MANY times dubbed by Dimebag Darrell Abbott himself as being the “dark lord of metal riffs”
He would be more of an Iommi than Van Halen, yes!
I've had a JJ Jr for over a year now and it's all I need. Great amp👍
Saw Jerry live back in May, and he has quite the guitar arsenal
Dude has guitars coming out his ears at this point lol
Jerry’s tone on the first two AIC albums are some of the best heavy guitar tones ever put on tape to this day. The Snorkler Marshall, I never considered AIC grunge maybe they’re the missing link between Skid Row and grunge, but they were always a metal band.
Them Bones crushes if you haven’t heard the Dirt Demo version of Them Bones go check it out right now. Who else sees that Them Bones riff and thinks JC might have influenced Dime a little bit maybe ?
not sure about the influence but i read somewhere that Dime praises JC guitar work on Dirt.
AIC didn’t consider themselves grunge
Pickup just needed lowered is all. That's a bad ass guitar man. The Philips screws in the middle of the rings.
Also Ola, get some 3m pad and taken down the sticky clear coat on the back of the neck, just a little, and it'll make it feel fast. The friedman amps are amazing!. Probly the be100 deluxe with the black Marshall knobs is the best one
Jerry Cantrell guitar with fishman pickups , that's wild
I'm not actually surprised. If Jerry got to voice them then I'm sure they sound rad. I love my Keith Merrow Fishmans I put in ltd deluxe 1000 eclipse
@@RobbieTayVaughan they're not a signature set, just the modern fluences if I remember right. It's a cool guitar, but the whole thing seems odd being a Jerry signature considering I've never seen him playing a Les Paul like this in public
AIC and Jerry Cantrell were the masters of CHUGGING! Nicely done.
That rig is sick! And your tone, playing, and production on "All Secrets Known" is killer - it sounds like the album!
Hey Ola, reviews are getting better & more comfortable feeling. You Sir deserve ten million followers but let's get you to one million. Hope that everyone in the family is great & looking forward to the next video.
All Secrets Known is such an underrated song, nice playing as always, my dear Ola 🤘💘
Amazing job Ola. Soooo glad you picked songs/tones from their more recent catalog. AIC is a top 5 all-time favorite band for millions and yes Jerry is definitely is a legend!
it's impressive how it seems that this guitar was born for this amp! J.Cantrel nailed it! Excellent your content bro! 🤘🤘
I'm not a big fan of white guitars, but that Epiphone looks cool, especially with the brushed chrome. Sounds great too, thanks for sharing Ola! Rock On! 🤘🎸
A new(ish) Legend covering one of my favorite past guitar legends,
thank you so much Ola.
Much love and appreciation
Friedman amps are my favorite sounding ever!
I wish they were a bit more affordable, but at least we got the BE Mini :D
Overall one of the best Epiphones I've seen and I'm not an LP guy.
Saw AIC live in '91 twice. One with Van Halen and the other with Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth.
Just saw AIC on 9/23..my 13 yr Olds first concert
I have a JJ Jr and it's absolutely the most "fun" amp I currently own. It sounds SO damn good!
Jerry had the best guitar tone I've ever heard in a live setting.
I grew up with AIC and it feels like blasphemy but All Secrets Known is actually my favorite song from them. Great job playing it too Ola.
Absolutely love Alice in Chains
love the mix on the intro Ola, great tone
Very solid state with a tube impulse inrush curve to the sound. Best of both worlds actually
Glad your covering him man. AIC one of the best bands of all time. Criminally underrated.
Great review (and playing). Thanks Ola!
I absolutely love the JJ Jr. I thankfully got one when it was first released before the inflation, and it's been my No. 1 ever since. So unique and interesting. I've had it for over 2 and a 1/2 years now and it's still inspiring to play every time I plug in. I'd love to hear you play through it with a variety of guitars... Saying that, I'd be curious to see what you thought of Cantrell's other Epiphone, the Wino, as the pickups are wired closer to his Gibson Wino specs. AIC has been my favorite back since I heard Facelift in 1990.
that is one of the NICEST Les Pauls I have ever seen. That amp also sounds amazing.
What an absolute better of a track to open the video!
I love that song man…
A Cantrell guitar having Fluence pickups is a massive WTF
That was the first thing that I noticed and had me scratching my head too. I've got those on an Ibanez and wouldn't ever think AiC. I'm sure you could get a decent Cantrell sound and you can make it a single coil sound but yeah, it seems like an odd choice.
It almost seems like a marketing technique. Like hey guitar players, even if you don’t like my music, you’ll like my guitar because of the specs. But I personally wish he went with something he would’ve actually picked up and played in the 90s.
I thought the same thing. They could have at least put in a Duncan JB since he’s used those for decades.
@@TylerJohnstonGuitar the part that makes it extra weird for me is that they're Modern series and not the Open-Core Classics which would seem much more his style, considering he usually has a Seymour Duncan in the bridge, and if I'm not mistaken, one of the voicings for those is meant to resemble his old favourite, the JB
@@seanwallace7517 exactly I expected a JB in the bridge. Duncans are cheaper than Fishman and would make more sense on a "budget" model anyway, let alone his long history with them
Ola proving Jim Lills theory to be spot on. Pickup placement to the strings is a huge part of a guitars tone. Far more important than other, more expensive options. Great vid as always Ola.
Just saw Alice for the first time in sac last month; jerry fucking killed it, improvs were on point and his tone was so sick 🤘🏼
Literally just purchased this guitar on Monday. Really hoping to sit down with it this weekend and jam. Great video Ola.
Finally! The Jj Jr! I saw it in the back of your room the last couple videos and was wondering if you will make a video on it.
Those chug sections were PLEADING for the We D*e Young riff 😩 stellar review nonetheless as usual, Ola! 🤘🏻
Probably one (yes -one of) of the best albums AIC have done BGWTB. Every song is brilliant - and current even years later!
I just picked up the Epiphone Cantrell Wino it's an absolute beast.
I have one and swapped Gibby 498t/490r pups into it, and it's honestly one of the best sounding guitars I've ever owned or played for that matter. The neck carve is AWESOME and feels fantastic as it's a Jerry Cantrell custom shape. I've also upgraded the wiring, switch and bridge which wasn't much either. I do the work myself so I save quite a bit there. I'll never part with this tone monster lol. Hope you continue to enjoy yours man. Rock on 🤘
excellent choice of song to demo first, all secrets known is a certified banger
The stringy sound isn't necessarily bad! I like it.
JJ Friedman has such a snarl to it. Love amps that don’t need pedals to make them sound good.
Please make a longer review of this amp, how it takes different pedals, will it chug etc. Would love to know your impressions after owning it for a while.
Man that tone is amazing. Love it
That intro was insanely good!
Sick tone, love your playing!!
The thing about that guitar is that there is a lot of weight variance from one unit to the next. I’ve seen one that was something like 7 lb 8 oz; I’ve also seen others that are like 10 lb 2 oz. Lots of weight variance. So if you’re at the guitar shop and you’re looking at one of these, and your only objection is the weight, I would strongly recommend asking your friendly salesperson if they have any other units in the back. Heft each guitar . Maybe you’ll find something you like. Unfortunately, I only discovered this gorgeous beast, a couple months after making a guitar purchase into which I put a lot of money and work. Had I seen this first, I might have tried to save up for it, because this guitar sounds dead stellar.
Absolutely one of the best sounds & most identifiable sounds in Rock! With Dime of course!🤘
That thing sounds incredibly good on shredding solos I must say
"It's double J, man." - Jerry Cantrell when this amp got called JJ. ^^
Only Jerry Cantrell could come up with that riff, nobody else
We just narrowly missed a hurricane in Tampa and the Alice In Chains show was cancelled. Broke my heart, but I see it as payment for not having my house destroyed. Jerry is my fav guitarist. We had front row tickets.
He plays my favourite AIC Song All Secrets Known 😍😍😍
I’m just happy Duvall-era AIC is getting some love
I have his Friedman JJ Jr, and his signature G&L Rampage with a custom shop seymour duncan 78 pickup. The jj jr is my favorite amp by far.
9:55 when Jerry Cantrell calls Ola 😂
Them bones riff sounded brutal
Cantrell is a great guitar player and also unique he’s got his own style I love it
I cant believe you chose this song....best AIC produced track ever.
This riff of THEM BONES …. Oh boy!!! 💪🎸💪 the best
just a fyi: bought your albums on vinyl and it brings the level of awesome of your music to a crazy new level.
also... I have a coupla JJ Jr's and they're crazy good amps. Throw a boost out front for solos and wreck shit!
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May I ask what boost do you use with the JJ Jr?
@@thaile4417 I've actually tried a couple, but my go to pedals are the Boss SD-1 super overdrive or the Ibanez TS808
I recently got the Epiphone Wino and love it!
Can’t blame him for cashing in, but he was using G&L Superhawks and also Rampages back in the day, even the Tributes. Wish they still made them!
Hit it with a tube screamer. Even Jerry has one in his chain🤘
Just saw him in Atlanta last week, definitely dope
Jerry’s G&L Rampage is still my favorite sounding guitar of all time
I bought G&L JC tribute rampage black after their show! The best guitar ever!
Ola in chains
Jerry is a riff master
I've had the JJ Jr for about a year. I love it!
I don’t know what my life would be without AiC
By coincidence, plugged into my JJ Jr this afternoon prior to seeing this vid. Not played thru it in quite a while - I was thinking maybe I should get rid of it?
Uhm. Nope. It’s great - as you’ve done a great job of demonstrating here Ola.
Ooh ... close-up of the Friedman amp settings - I'm trying these out with the Friedman sim on the POD Go! Very tight tones considering you are not using a boost or overdrive. Those pickups must have a lot of drive built in.
Ola, I want to see you play that green Solar X prototype through the JJ jr.
Cantrell can do no wrong. Absolute genius musician 🙌
I have 4 epiphones and they are all great
I saw AIC about a month ago and it was phenomenal and JC had amazing tone. That being said, I was surprised that he only played a Les Paul on the first couple songs, every song after that was one of his old Charvels with a single bridge pickup. Kind of surprised me considering he is a Gibson endorsee these days
He doesn't play Charvels... What you're referring to are his G&L Rampages. His G&L Rampages have always been his no. 1 guitars, so while he's endorsed by Gibson, he's also endorsed by G&L, and has been for a lot longer. The G&L Rampage is such a big part of his tone, and the feel he likes, that it will always be the biggest part of is rig regardless of what other companies he gets endorsed by.
Awesome as usual.
That Les Paul looks sick on you Ola👍
I love that you tuned the guitar to Chains tuning.
I could never put my finger on why I don't like Fishman pickups, you just identified what I'm hearing, that metallic high end stringy 'crispy-ness', it's in every demo video online to some degree, can't un-hear it. Amazing the difference that little tilt in the pickups angle made.
Guitar look killer. Amp sounds great. Cantrell is the man
my favourite video of yours Ola! finally someone uses the combo of the JJ head with a jerry sig guitar... dope shit
The 18 fret neck join Epiphone Les Paul's.. Are a whole new animal that can hang with the SG for playability making it only an appearance choice.
That JJ amp is awesome 👌🏼
Killer song choice!
According to Dave Friedman Jerry runs his gain at about 6
Damn, that first chord Ola played after talking a bit with the super mid sound... Sounded delicious
sounds massive! i really like it