Thanks for Recommending That PIECE OF CRAP, Glenn!
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- On Wednesday, I reviewed the Harley Benton Greenback 2X12. Some people became rather upset that I dared suggest that great results can be had, by using something OTHER than a Vintage 30. Buckle up, this one's gonna be FUN :). Get the Spectre Mega Bundle here: Includes Element Bass, ELE, Spenser's Course and so much more: spectreacademy...
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I'm Glenn Fricker, engineer here at Spectre Sound Studios. I love making records, and after doing it for sixteen years, I want to pass on what I've learned. On my channel you can find tutorials on how to record guitar, bass, real drums and vocals. There's reviews and demos of tube amps, amp sims, drums, mics, preamps, outboard gear, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, and plugin effects.
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Absolutely bought that course bundle. The price is worth it for the plugins alone, much less getting a ton of lessons. Worth the investment 100%
I made the investment but cannot find the plugins to have a play with, where did you locate them please man?
@@MonsterJuiced The plugins haven’t been sent out yet, the sale should be over now so give it a few days and they’ll be sending out the downloads and product keys
@SpawntheFuries fantastic! I was just in time getting this I'm super excited to get into it
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I work in live production. In the last five years there's been a shift. It's become quite the norm to see guitarists for national and especially international acts playing Harley Benton and other "cheap" guitars. The general consensus is, they play great and thee artists don't have to sweat them being lost,stolen or damaged.
You'd think that would be a no-brainer ..
Kirk Hammett doesn’t take Greeny on the road. And what seals the deal is the fact that Larry Carlton, Mr. 335…no longer plays a 335 live.
@@HabAnagarek Exactly!
My HB guitars are reliable and stay in tune on stage. I care more about that than what name is on the headstock.
@@grumpyitcushmeta4riaproduc189 And if they didn’t…just get locking tuners. No need to buy a whole new guitar.
I'm not gonna lie, I was disappointed Nigel wasn't in this video. Definitely a fan of the Nigel bits.
I've noticed the big improvement in the video editing, you're really kicking butt with the direction this channel is going, and I hope the gold play button is indeed in your future soon!
Nigel's great, but he also can't be in EVERY video. The audience would get bored of him and he'd go away forever!
Yup. Needs more Nigel.
I honestly really don't like that bit. It just interrupts the video flow for a not very funny joke.
Agree. Nigel bit is hilarious lol
More Nigel is definitely a good thing.
I love Nigel - his voice has those piano like lows that tickle the tone wax in my ears.
Yeah, I'd like to see Glen take frequency response curves of my tonewax to disprove their huge effects on clean tones.
Hey Glen keep up the good work thanks for the content. Anyone else that can’t wait to get this damn work week over with? Merry Christmas everyone I hope you get a few days off this year.
there is only one thing that matters in the music world anymore, and that is how well you can convince others that something matters.
Have a great Holiday Glenn. Too many cork sniffers on this earth. One of the best sounding cabs I have had was a Peavey 112 that I had to repair and put in a new birch baffle. Everyone loved the thing. Thanks for all the great content throughout the year.
I’m a metal guy and I’ve been using my greenback loaded Marshall cab paired with a 5150 for the last 15 years and I’ve pushed them hard and still continue to!! Through relentless rehearsals, gigging and recording over that time. not a crackle, fizzle or muddy sound from my cab. Had my doubts at first like others did but that quickly faded.
I actually LOVE Nigel!!!!!!!! More of!! Also, I have a good size number of Marshalls and their various cabs and the Harley Benton sounds pretty good. Wouldn’t mind one with greenbacks!!
Best cab i ever had was a late 1960's Sound City 412 with Fane speakers in, epic sound espically with the matching SS Mk3 100 watt head!
One of the best shows on TH-cam. Thank you.
Your show helped me through some tough times in my life. All the best.
When I was first wanting to start my rig I did a lot of searching on affordable guitar cabs and one of the most helpful videos was your Harley Benton v mesa cab shootout video. It was what ultimately made me get vintage 2x12 for what would soon be a peavey triple xxx head. It’s been about 2 years now and while that faithful HB cab has served me well I decided to upgrade to a 4x12 but wanted something more unique. I found exactly that in Egnater VN-412 cab with elite-75 speakers and absolutely love it and it makes me stand out in the local scene for sure!
(P.S. you’re the man Glen)
Thanks for the recommendation, Glenn! My new 2x12 from HB with the Greenbacks just got through Customs this morning and they're saying it should be here sometime next week. I'm stoked!
Also, I just got my new Kali LP-6 v2 6.5" studio monitors wired up to my interface and powered on today and holy shit, what a difference. Night and day from headphones. Thanks for the rec on those a while back too!!! I was sitting on a livestream this morning where there were tons of violins, brass, and taikos (those big standing drums that weigh hundreds of pounds) and man could you feel it when they were being played. Totally cool.
The e906 should be here today so it can sit with baited breath awaiting the cab too.
So yes, thank you for "recommending the piece[s] of crap". I keep finding some really cool equipment that I ACTUALLY USE that way.
Thanks for all the great moments of entertainment and education you have worked so hard to keep us engaged, Glenn. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Peace
1. Nigel - Great addition to the channel
2. I have some high end guitars and some cheaper - I find myself using the cheaper ones 99% of the time. I am less worried about damaging them, they sound just as good and since they are more worn by play they feel better.
3. If you are stuck on one kind of sound then you are missing a world of music. I play rock, metal, country, classical, jazz. I use everything at my disposal and will never be afraid of different amps or speakers. Dare to be different - Be the Bob Ross of guitar.
GLLEEENNNNN !!
I’m a little older than your average viewer but you keep me working on ‘ it ‘. [what ever that is ]
Even though I’ve kinda been there and done that in the old days, over the last couple years you have awoke my creative juices .
Quite inspiring. Thanks for the fuel and laughter. Keep it up ya fuck ! Seasons Greetings!
lol Nigel is a great addition to the videos. He has a great comedic timing.
At work we often have “lunch and learn” sessions when learning new software or hardware. On this channel, it’s more like “laugh and learn”. I appreciate the info and definitely enjoy the laughs. Great work as always.
Hey Glenn, I just wanted to say, that I admire people who are really knowledgeable in their field of work. You seem to really know what you are doing. I also respect the fact, that you're still willing to learn new things, and admit that you don't know everything and be open minded. Thank you for the knowledge and entertainment.
I swapped the speakers out of my Marshall 1960A cab to experiment with different tones and to use something other than a V30. Loaded 2 Celestion greenbacks and 2 Warehouse green berets and it sounds amazing. The green berets have become one of my favorite speakers
I think the best way a band could sound unique and standout would be random tuning for everything
Oh hell nah, homie I know your not trying to put every riff on a 9 string tuned to drop D#
That's been done - Sonic Youth.
@chrispile3878 not to mention (of all ppl) the Goo Goo Dolls
soundgarden and mbv beat you to this
Its super hard to do shit that hasn't been done. A lot has been done. I think microtonals. I haven't seen anybody playing microtonal metal or punk.
Hey Glenn, has anyone loaded two vintage 30's and two greenbacks into a 4x12? Been interested to see how it would sound for a long time out of pure curiosity. Love the way the channel has evolved since day one , Nigel is gold and I think he's a great addition to the channel and its evolution. Thank you for everything you do for the music world.
I did this to one of my ENGL 412 Vintage cabs and it sounds absolutely killer.
@@imeqsmd I can only imgaine! Thank you , at least I know someone has tried it and it sounds damn good.
Great start. Merry Christmas Glenn!
I recently found out about the JBL speaker that Fender used and started looking into it, since I've never heard of guitar speaker from them, and realized that their extended range woofers have pretty much the same range as guitar speakers, from 70 Hz to 5000-6000 Hz, with a resonance peak around 80 Hz. I bought one to try it out and was quite surprised by how nice (and different) they sounded, specially because they cost half the price of a guitar speaker. It would be cool to see you try something like this out, experimenting with non conventional stuff.
When people think you called them an idiot when you never said that makes me wonder if they hear things in a mix that aren't even there.
Merry Fucking Christmas 🎉❤😀
More Nigel please. He encapsulates the guitar tonewood & pickup snob I used to be, before I figured out that, for example, a Masonite-bodied Danelectro sounds epic, and that Neil Young sounds just about the same whether he’s playing a Gretsch hollowbody with FilterTrons or a modded Les Paul with a Firebird bridge pickup.
You letting people know that it will be a few days to get their licenses is why I love your channel so much, being up front and honest is way more important to a consumer than the BS everybody else does.
Nigel is awesome! Also, yes, would love to see Westcreek on the channel...I'm sort of on the fence as to whether I want to get one.
Hey Glenn!
Nice too see you try out greenbacks... I use the synergy syn50 head with their preamps and I noticed the speaker setup on their (although expensive, $1199) 4x12. Two greenbacks in the upper part of the cab and two v30 in the bottom compartments... Maybe worth looking in to?
Cheers from Sweden
I bought the Harley Benton vertical 2x12 by your recommendation and love it! I did change the upper speaker to a greenback to play around and experiment. For a couchside rocker. It's a no brainer!!
I love that balancing the close up mic with a roomy mic and panning them like that. Really fun sound sculpting technique to play with.
I went straight from your video the other day to Thomann's website and bought the 412 greenback cab and it showed up today. For anyone curious or on the fence about ordering: 1. Shipping to USA was 160 bucks. It said 3 days. It took 3 days. 2. They shipped it directly in the Harley Benton box, which is super thin and they didn't double box it. No packaging inside other than styro corner bits and plastic wrap. Despite this the cab showed up in near perfect condition (a few surface scuffs on the top that might be able to be buffed off, I haven't tried.) 3. The cab sounds AWESOME. I been using a greenback IR through my captor lately so I kinda knew what I was getting into and this thing RIPS. It's good and thumpy without any rattles or anything like that. The construction seems tight, although I haven't opened it up to see how it looks on the inside yet. 4. It's a little smallish and doesn't come with casters just little rubber feeties. Even with shipping it was only 40 bucks more than a quad of Greenbacks cost from Sweetwater or whatever. Great deal. I may even wind up grabbing a creamback or CB/GB mixed cab if I wind up loving this thing.
im a guitarist for my metal band and glen thank you soo much for showing me harley benton and ur videos for recording at home ur a sweetheart
Hey glenn. I got the HB 2x12 horizontal, cause of your recommendations of HB and i am freakin super happy with it. Its a damn nice cab. I run a marshall dsl and a triple rec to it and it freakin rocks! Keep up the good work man, and thank you for what you do.
P.s I'm looking for that blue HB SG if you want to sell it lol?
I'd love to see a video on what you'd get rack gear wise if you had to start from scratch. I feel like anyone that is going to or wanting to run a hybrid studio would find the information valuable. Knowing where and what to start with or different routing ideas that you've picked up over the years from experience or working with talented people would be great to see an overview of. (Sorry it's long winded but either way love you guys at SMG!)
I use a Mesa Triple Rec in to V30's & Greenbacks in a X pattern. The sound is huge!
I love the combination of 2 greenbacks with 2 vintage 30s, that's what I'm running right now and it just plain kicks ass
I want to make an ugly bastard 4x12 (4 different speakers) out of my Engl but I can't at the moment, that's so frustrating T_T
@@CyberChristthe ugly bastard build? I thought that was just the stuff of legends and high fantasy!
@@ReizokoRyu Well, at the moment, it's still fantasy T_T
It seems like people perceive volume differences from a tube change as an actual shift in the tone. No, the amp is just louder or quieter. When the amp gets quieter it seems like the amp has more gain and more trebles and when the amp is louder has more low end and mid range. This is what's perceived in the room when your ear is 3'+ above the speaker. The microphone just picks up a volume difference... Once that volume difference is corrected for, the tonal shift is absolutely zero. In my experience anyways.
That said, I've had completely worn out power tubes that made my rectifier sound muddy as hell (I didn't even know they were worn out; the amp blew a fuse - i thought rectos were just muddy). When I put new ones in, the low end character absolutely came alive the amp was so much tighter. As tight as a recto can be anyways.
Awesome videos Glenn, thank you!
Absolute pleasure to play on that video! As always thanks for all the awesome and informative content Glenn. Definitely considering adding some Greenbacks to my live rig
Greenback is my favourite speaker, thanks for checking them out. My only gripe with them is their low wattage. How about a challenge, where you try to find a higher wattage equivalent? Personally I had to settle on Creamback M65, which also sounds awesome, but I wonder if there are any other options with a similar tone, yet higher wattage.
Thanks for the awesome content Glenn!
Celestion touted the Creambacks as the higher wattage "Greenbacks" but look for actual comparisons such as the ones made by Zilla Cabs and whatnot.
The V30 was also routed to be a higher wattage Greenback. Weird as hell, I know. But anyway, the wattage isn't an issue if you aren't cranking the amp. And in most recording and live situations, you don't need to. At least for metal.
i mean, the Greenbacks are essentially born to be a cheaper substitute to the Alnico speakers (especially Celestion Blue).
I bought the HB angled 2x12" 4-5 years ago. It definitely needed some break-in time but has been solid ever since
I get that I commented on the previous video re that deal - but I need to say thank you again. It’s literally crazy. Also, if I may - I’ve been watching the channel for quite some time and it feels like this deal comes from the right place. I really feel Glenn is trying to do us all a solid and I think that’s just effing cool.
Thank you again so much Glenn.
As an old school MetalHead, I tended to drift from ESP - to Jackson - to B.C. Rich - now I've moved on to Schecter loaded with Seymour Duncans.... obviously, each guitar equipped with it's own unique personality & awesome tone. But in recent years, I've realized I've gotten older and it's getting Harder & Harder to haul around those huge cabinets and Giant PedalBoards... so decided to finally downsize my Lumbering Tower of Power of Full Marshall Stacks and swapped them out for the BOSS Katana 212 (loaded with two Eminence 200watt Legends) and also replaced a WAY over-encumbered, 85lbs PedalBoard for the New BOSS ME-90!!
I'm just curious... but would this trade-off be considered a Modernized Upgrade ... or would it be considered Sacrilege??
Nothing is sacrilege if it sounds good.
Love Nigel. When doing tone comparisons, would it be possible to include a basic frequency sweep? I really like the freq charts and how there is no hiding. I personally like seeing how gear responds to sweeps as well. Might also piss off a few tone-sniffers lol.
Or expose Glenn's bs that the small differences aren't meaningful.
@@AMSOfficial79they are meaningful, the question is, how much do you want to pay for small differences…
Been watching and subscribed a long time now.. love the 'evolution' of the channel, it got somuch better with time. Love reading the comments as well.. the balance between entertainment and information is actually really good.. some people seem to forget the entertainment part and take some stuff to seriously. On that note: MORE NIGEL PLEASE! Have an awesome christmas and holiday all. btw: had to get this christmas deal.. its just to good
LOVE the extra effort in production value you are adding Glenn. In an over crowded marketplace you seem to understand better than most what it takes to deliver. keep it up.
Hey Glenn, love your work, just wanted to suggest that when comparing speakers it would be awesome if you could make a section with guitar soloed tracks using a room mic too. I know this is not really a music production angle but as a bedroom player that still cares about his guitar sound, I would love a comparison similar to what you had with the dv-77, the mojotone and the hesu demon but from my perspective, what I would hear while practicing.
i think it's fair to say that changing any element of your signal chain will produce *some* difference, but what Glenn is trying to say is that these (often tiny) changes aren't worth paying out the absolute ass for. if you wanna spend $300 on fancy magnets or $400 on "premium" tubes, be my guest. if you aren't absolutely pissing money and want the best tone for your buck, i think Glenn's advice is pretty solid
To the guy who said he bought the guitars he dreamed of as a kid. That’s great, but you’re just playing fantasy. Like putting a Spider-Man costume on and jumping around the house. Very fun but it could be done without the expensive costume. Glenn isn’t saying you can’t jump around the house and have fun. He’s saying you can do it without spending thousands on an expensive cosplay outfit.
Maybe I'm different. I was a kid in the early 80s when one cousin was introducing me to Maiden and thrash.. an Aunt was introducing me to punk, new wave.. Dad was classic rock and blues.. it werent about the guitar in their hands so much as what they could do with it. Cheap guitars (eg Gordon Smith, Jap Fenders) reguarly got wrecked.
Anyone who doesn't like Nigel is my enemy for life. He brings an air of sophistication to the show and clearly has good taste in tone wood and pickups.
I really like the CAB you recommended. got it cheap 2gether with a DSL20 Head. Good Enough for Home Usage and small gigging. Don't need a massive amount of gain for my sound. however the RAT or Cock Fight giving it a nice boost.
Calling the greenback "the forgotten gem of speakers" is funny since its still one of the most popular speaker models so its hardly forgotten.
In metal it kinda is though. Even normal rock bands. It's just been put on the back burner.
I've always used greenback and still do
@@nicholasmullins3693 "Put on the back burner" and forgotten is two separate things, maybe for more modern metal it isnt used much if you need that harder percussive djent etc, for classic rock and heavy metal it has the sound. I have used my vintage 4x12 with greenbacks from the 60´s that i have owned for 30 years for rock, thrash, prog and classic metal and it sounds great. These days i mostly use my Harley Benton 2x12 with V30´s since that also sounds great and since we share reheasal studio with another band and im more careful with my old 4x12 since it has gone from being the cheapest 4x12 i could find 30 years ago to not at all cheap anymore.
I only hear people ever talk about greenback and vintage 30s but ok.
Glenn i appreciate all you do for the recording musician I’ve struggled for years to get the sounding my head into my music and now with ELE and
Element i am getting it every mix thanks so much for being here and making wonderful content and thanks also for helping musicians out with they’re grammar and punktuashun I’m learning so much
Gotta agree with Frickenstein on this one, I quite often get compliments on how good my 5150iii through my Harley B. vertical sounds. And yes, it does sound beastly. I only took the logo off the front because it looks more like it really belongs on the side of a 1983 Olds Ninety Eight than an amp cab. But aside from that, for $237.00 as opposed to a grand for a Mesa, I'm one very satisfied customer. Thank you Thoman!! And btw Nigel's fucking hilarious.
I bought the course bundle too, its a WICKED Christmas gift for sure. For you Canadians, its $262.52 after conversion to Canadian Dollars but ONE HELL of a deal for what you get.
I agree slightly with the opening message. The cab DOES matter, as the woods react differently to the speakers alone with the spec of standard size or oversized size. But speakers are the main main tool for a different tonality.
Geometry, certainly. Wood material? No. Evidence here: th-cam.com/video/fCnJT1pT7YM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=3zuPusNjw5Og79pG
Just a thought on a video (or even a series), based on the question about going to engineering school at around the 4:30 mark here. What about doing a comparison to how you can buy your own gear, setup a small room or garage to record in including acoustic treatments, mics, cables, plexi to reflect sound correctly so stuff doesn't bleed as bad, etc, small board or computer, interfaces, decent outboard gear and how to get that to sound decent (or even good!). Add that to your Spectre classes (and/or other online alternatives) and see what that costs compared to going to engineering school. Could be eye opening that you can probably get your classes, buy a good starting base of gear and start your own small studio for less than the cost of going somewhere to get a worthless certificate. Heck, even for us hacks that don't want to do this for a living and just want to have some fun recording our own stuff or for some friends, could probably get a lot out of that. Cheers!
Thanks for including the "language" comment and the one about A/B comparisons. Love your responses in this video.
Have a good Christmas, Glen.... AND Nigel. He is great.
You too, dude!
I love my greenbacks! Thankyou for proving they can work!
I would love to know how hard you were driving them as most metal recordists seem to slate the low power handling and early break up.
I got my first Les Paul recently and it is a brilliant guitar, best I have ever played. Only problem is all my other guitars now feel like cheap toys. (apart from my Rhoads Jackson and Japan Antoria) But ya know what they still sound Freaking awesome \m/
I agree with Glen on alot, most of the things he mentioned in this video as well. I own a JVM 410, a 6505+, a blackstar HT 50, a Crate Blue Voodoo, an orange rockerverb 50, and a mid 90s dual rectifier. I also own about 14 guitars from gibson to ltd, an old mike shannon era soloist, some modern jacksons l, American Fenders, Import Fenders, and several japanese ibanezs. While price in no way dictates quality of sound, I can confidently tell you that there are big differences to the way each guitar and their pickups respond through each of my amps.
Some just saturate a little less, some sound generally darker, some are noticably brighter, some have more or less pick attack, some sound bigger, some sound thinner, but each is somewhat different than the last. My guitars with Dimarzios sound, to my ear, best through the orange and the 6505+. The HT 50 loves anything active and feels like a great halfway point between the Orange and the Mesa's ranges. The Marshall's red channels barely need toying with and you can find every lamb of god record tone with my goldtop lp classic plugged into it. The Mesa is instant metal core from the mid oughts with any active pickup or with duncan invaders. And the crate sounds like a tin can full of bees unless you've got passive duncans going into it with just the right overdrive. But when it's dialed in, it sounds exactly like that early nineties Marty Friedman sound from Rust in Peace and Countdown to Extinction.
I always dreamed of having access to the guitars, amps, and pedals that my idols used to make the music that shaped my young world and broadened my horizons with new concepts and ideas on the world. When I was in my twenties, with no kids yet, and suddenly made enough to buy a new $1.5k guitar every month while still putting away money into savings, I did. And, when I finish playing in the evenings, I sit in my loft with all my gear and stare in disbelief that my dream really did come true. After decades of practice and dreaming, I get to play my favorite songs on the very gear it was recorded on. It sometimes makes my eyes well up with tears having grown up so poor in my single mother's home and I have actually pinched myself on a few occasions to be sure this wasn't some fever dream.
Nothing feels better than giving a lesson to a poor kid whos family could barely afford his squire and handing him one of his idol's instruments, to play through a pedalboard one of his idol's might run, into an amp that I can find photos o their idols playing through. It makes anything seem possible and takes that spark of love for music and turns it into a blast furnace in which real discipline and dedication to a craft is formed. My setup has enabled me to watch so many lifelong pursuits realized and started and, for that, I'm immeasurably thankful, proud, and gifted.
Thanks Glen, for fueling fires all over the globe.
Give Nigel a character arc maybe a training montage or a tournament to overcome or maybe his beloved PRS dies and has to learn to love again
Glenn, I remember when you bought my drums and when you arrived to pick them up, I asked you what you do. You mentioned your TH-cam channel but then you indicated to me that I likely would not appreciate it and you referenced that you worked in an auto factory and that is just how you are. I must have looked a little clean cut and not the kind of person that likely would not appreciate the channel. Well, here I am a few years later and I watch a lot of your stuff. I introduced your channel to a friend who is a guitar player and I know he watches a lot of your stuff as well. I am clean cut and he is a long haired rocker type and we have been friends for decades now. We do both share a fondness for people who tell the real story. Your channel production is very high quality and the content is always interesting and I just love all of the feedback on feedback that happens. It is interesting how one's talent overrides the f-bombs, the long hair and becomes pure appreciation of skill and knowledge. Merry Fucking Christmas Glenn! Keep up the fantastic quantity and quality and by the way, your guitar playing looks to be improving a lot to top it all off.
"WOOOOOOOOOW" in the opener. just hilarious. Glenn's searing disdain never ceases to amuse me.
Merry Christmas from Sweden, and yes. More Nigel. He is a star.
Hey Glen, if you have not done a shoot out between Greenbacks, Creamback and the Vintage 30, please do one!
Love Nigel! More Nigel! I love the show, Glenn. Keep up the great work, man!!
Thanks for all your great videos! Especially the Harley Benton stuff.
I play a Harley Benton1x12 Vintage 30 Cab at home with an ENGL Fireball 25 and i love it! Its just great!
Here's how to get over the Harley Benton "cheap equals bad"-bias if necessary to anyone: Take a screwdriver and get rid of the logo. All of a sudden, the speaker looks straight forward like an actual vintage speaker worth thousands of euros and you'll never question the sound again.
My fav speaker is the g12h cream back, it’s not as harsh as the v30 but still cuts, and has a warm low end that I like. Mixing the 2 speakers though is an excellent combo
Speaking of which, it would be cool to see a video of blending different speakers together! @SpectreSoundStudios
Merry Fucking Christmas Glenn! Nigel adds humor, because I've dealt with the snobs before! Love the content. I'm just getting back into music 25 year hiatus. Love that you show you don't have to spend a million dollars to sound like a rock star.... Hope you have a blessed new year!!! 🤘🏻
Makes you wonder what even are these critics of Glenn listening over? What monitors and room are they listening over? Are they achieving tones better than Glenn? Probably just talking out their behinds, right? And watching YT over their crappy phone or laptop speakers?
Cause I'm listening in a fully treated room, with properly placed studio monitors with ribbon tweeters. Glenn's tones, to me, are great. Balanced, not harsh, not overly processed. Thick but pretty defined.
I've been really appreciative of your videos man, so much dialog in a funny way is the best type of videos man, I view guitar gear in a whole new way just because of your videos, just because of this video I'm probably gonna try celestion greenbacks now, thank you so much for your help man, cheers 🤘
Merry Christmas 🎄 and all the very best for Spectre Sound Studios for 2024 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻 Love your videos, much kudos from the UK 🇬🇧
My favorite guitar sound I have ever had and have not been able to reproduce it. That does not mean it cannot be done, I just haven’t been able to reproduce it with plug-ins, but maybe I haven’t found the sweet spot. My favorite rig was from my performing and recording in Jersey in the late 80’s. A 1970 AMPEG V4B with Grove tubes, an ADA MP1, a Digitech 255 XL, stereo thru a 4 x 12 1970 Marshall cab with 25 watt Green Backs and a 4 x 12 HARTKE aluminum cone cab. Man I miss that rig.
I bought PRS S2 Custom 24 10th anniversary - feels, sounds amazing, ready to go out of box, all You need is tuner ,amp or modeler.
I appreciate what your doing. Your doing the work. I for one can not afford to try 50 fricken speakers because I dont mind trying anything new. So... thank you!
I can’t remember if this was the case in the tube shoot out video..but it may be worthwhile to take a load box in between an amp head and cab- to measure the spectral change between tubes…using a re amped performance as the only control variable. If you are using the same microphones and speakers as another control variable-there is still an inherent eq curve built it to those that would contribute to both things sharing identical frequencies.possibly, this could have lead to a false conclusion. Furthermore, it may be worthwhile to try the same test with a different spec of speakers.ie alnico etc..my guess is minimal difference with power tubes if any..if bias remains the same. But possibly subtle changes with preamp tubes..
I'd like to see a test of mic positioning in an open back Cabinet
Difference between front mic and also micing the Rear open section of the cab.
I've often wondered if capturing the "wasted" sound would make a difference
Personally love the Nigel bits and definitely noticing a bit more polish to the vids. Keep it up Glennnnnnnnn! 🎸
Just bought the bundle!! Can't wait to play with the plugins!! Happy holidays Glen!!
The Framus Cobra speaker cabs (back when they still made them) have heen loaded with Greenbacks and plenty of bands used them. Definitely a metal monster.
I bought one for like 300 shipped from guitar center 6 years ago in perfect shape. LoL
To do your tube test, do it right! Shoot a 20Hz to KHz sine wave through a tube power amp and then compare with different power tubes. Don't forget to bias each amp the same, preferably at around 70-75% dissipation. Also, and very importantly, record multiple tracks shooting the signal at different line levels going into that tube power amp, like a guitar does (this is key to doing it correctly because tubes will compress the louder the signal is and flatten out) (you might be surprised at what db level the tube power amps start flattening out)....there is no difference between tubes ? I want to see just that! I have done it myself and there is definitely a difference. You can see it on this recording not to mention hear it if you have good ears. Start the signal at about - 50db into the power amp and then progressively move upward like +5db per recording and watch that signal change. Is it a huge amount? Not, always depending on the amp design but discerning players will "Feel" it. Oh, and Null test each track to see if there is a difference. Do the same test at the same db level like around - 40 to - 25 db into different tube power amps (Like a Marshall EL34 DESIGNED amp compared to a Mesa designed 6L6 amp)(No swapping EL34s into a Mesa- they are not "designed" nor biased properly for those type tubes-IOW; they sound nothing like a designed EL34 amp). Here you will see an even bigger difference. This will prove that after the speaker, the biggest difference in tone is your power amp. Do a SS power amp as well. You will find that the 6L6 amp is much closer in frequency response to a SS amp than an EL34 amp. The SS amps will typically be flat and the 6L6 will have some bumps and the EL34 will have much bigger bumps in that frequency response. Again, how do I know this? I have done it! You can then do a myth busting vid about....is it really best to crank your tube amp or just tickle it to where it gives the biggest frequency response. The answer is "Tickle". Some amps have several "Tickle" spots as you raise the level. The key to great tone is finding that spot on your amp.
nigel is a must, i watch the show because of entertainment and some things to learn about things i never will do.
I was a guitar player onced, but today more a music fan that try to understand how to produced the music.
I will definitely try it first with impulse response. But you have definitely got me interested in the greenback speakers 🔊
I had RUF guitar in my hands... looks amazing, plays amazing
100% more Nigel!! Such a great idea! His clips are pure comedy gold.
So I’m new to guitar even though I’m old (as in, less than a month. I’ve only started developing callouses) I was looking at a guitar but wasn’t sure if it was any good, so I searched for reviews and found you. Then I found Rick Beats and Phil McKnight. I listen to you guys with whatever free time I have and just hope to absorb as much info as possible to try and scratch the itch while I’m not able to hold a guitar. Rick is a college professor and it’s hard to just listen. It’s like you have to focus on the lecture and take notes and cross reference with a musical dictionary. Phil is spectacular but is a bit slower paced and talks a lot about the business side of music. You on the other hand are entertaining and honestly rather thoughtful about how you present. I rarely feel like you’re speaking over my head, but I learn things from every video and find myself laughing. I DO spend way too much (according to my wife) on gear you review, but my son just tried to compliment me yesterday when I was discussing guitars by saying, “Wow dad, your knowledge has WAY surpassed your talent.” I owe that to you, so thanks I think. Now, do you know any TH-cam channels that teach talent? 😂
Time with Nigel is like eating Oreos: two are great, but a whole sleeve is a recipe for disaster. Soooooooo good, but use sparingly for longevity.
When someone says to me help me with my sound, most often they mean how do I write better songs to be more original. Too often we want to be like our hero's and unfortunately the masses end up sounding too much like what has already been written. Originality is very elusive. I spent years playing in a death metal band and felt as though I had to write the songs that I was surrounding myself with. Death, Meshuggah, At The Gates, In Flames... turned out that while I loved playing metal, I did not enjoy writing it. Stripped down to my naked core, no labels, I found that I enjoy writing in a completely different genre. The end result? I love what I do and one could say yes, it is original.
Happy Xmas Glenn. I appreciate all that you've done.
I put new tubes in my Peavey Deuce VT and the difference is night and day. Like no comparison. No need for an A/B or frequency response.
Because I bought it second hand without tubes. Can I lol on that....?
Loving the Nigel input and yes I got the song title. I think you have his contributions about the right level. Snippets here and there. 👍
GLENNNN!!!! :) love the channel, been watching for years. I rarely comment, but I had an idea. I know it would kill the video’s monetization, but how about this? Take an older, popular album that could definitely have been improved with better production. Compare and contrast what could have been done to improve the sound. Maybe do some playing examples redoing some of the songs to improve them? What made the sound “suck” and how to make em “more metal.” Just off the top of my head, Let’s say Twisted Sisters album that had “we’re not gonna take it.” (Just an example) It had a bunch of hits on it, but in my opinion sounded like it was recorded in a garbage can. There are a LOT of albums like that from back in the day. It seems like that would be a good topic for a metal sound production channel. I don’t know the ins and outs of what you can “legally” do in a video, but I’d like to see something like that. Rock on and keep being awesome. :)
I'd love to see him reimagine some classics (like Warren does on his channel). However I think bands like Twisted Sister didnt need the "quality" as they had the attitude. Early Black Metal gets away with it too
Yeah anyone who says the speaker doesn’t matter has obviously never swapped out a speaker. No doubt the shape of the cab matters too, but just swapping a speaker can make probably the biggest difference you can make to your tone.
Fwiw I also recently purchased a Mojotone slammins 112. That thing just rocks. Sounds way bigger than I expected.
@ 16:40 One thing I would have liked to see was the frequency graphs laid over each other on the open vs. closed back. OTOH, make plans for Nigel. To Crom with XTC they were using vintage 30s.
Glenn, I hope you and your Wife have a wonderful Holiday! Cheers from Tennessee!
All I have heard Glen say for YEARS is this, "you don't NEED an over priced guitar to play good/sound good, if you think you do, you're an idiot"
Never did I once hear him say, "don't enjoy the fruits of your labor"
He is simply trying to teach/show people that you can get great sounds with out spending a million damn dollars.....
The fact people get mad about this hurts my brain because I simply can NOT understand why people are like this.
Thanks for showing me shit that does the job that I can afford Glen.
For YEARS now you have given me good and often, great advice.
Your discord is full of people who know shit that I need to know and they have always helped me.
You provide a service that Gibson would charge for.
Never stop being the grump Canadian who gives a shit, alright? We like ya this way sir
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Glenn.
Hi Glenn. Your show has been super useful so far, keep up the good work. Only problem, that my wife pointed out, you sound a lot like Tom Hanks sometimes, and now I can't un-hear it.
Merry Fucking Christmas! 😜❤️
Merry Xmas 😂
Have a Brutal Fucking Christmas yourself Brother and keep Jamming to Metal 🤘
Hey Glenn! Love the new format.
I like the fact you are not a guitar snob.
Big metal guitar fan and player for decades. Devote alot of my time to acoustic these days.
Picked up this fucking Mitchell D150 for $99 just for shits and giggles.
Pretty fucking solid for the price. Something I can beat the shit out of, travel with, and use for alternate tunings. Guitar snobs crack me up.
I've always said if you can't play a $100 guitar... you are wasting your money spending thousands. So many great and affordable options out there.
Always look forward to Butthurt of the Week.
Peace ✌️
Merry Christmas, Glenn. Can’t wait to see what you got coming out in 2024!