In Utero defined my guitar tone for my whole life. I have always wanted to find a 1982 Fender Twin Reverb and rebuild it like Kurt’s. I already have his pedals like the SanAmp Classic which is that records drive tone. The PolyChorus is key too. The 1982 Twin is rare. I have never seen one on Reverb or EBay. Seen and 80 and 81 but never an 82. 1982 was the last year of Ultraliner production. I have been working on dialing in my Kemper to do all the In Utero effects. PolyChorus is the challenge.
My favorite Foo Fighters tone (and album in general) is There is Nothing Left to Lose from 1999. The Gibson Explorer tone through the Vox AC30 inspired my own rig, that's primarily what I play in my own band. This is a really cool video, love all of the Foos records.
@@Jamesfoofighter loads and loads of compression were used on everything especially on guitars. Those two songs that weren't mixed by Tom Lord-Alge (The Party Song, and Wendy Clear) do not possess the same kind of compression. It'd be interesting if there was an album's worth of Jerry Finn mixes on that record.
One of my all time favorite albums. Really digging this series of vids. I crafted a Grohl tone in Biasfx using a boogie and AC30, and I literally can't quit using it. Bravo Fluff. Keep these vids coming. Good stuff.
Sounds spot on. Never knew he was using Marshalls for that album. More often hear him associated with Dual Recs and AC30. Glad I got to learn something today
@@theripper8441 exactly. I highly recommend watching Warren Huart's episode with the engineer that worked on that album. Interesting stuff right there. The drums sound big despite having little to no compression used.
That tone... was DOPE! Would love to see an episode where you capture The Color and The Shape tone. I think we all want to hear you try and create the tones in Everlong.
Frickin' nailed it, man. I love the Foo Fighters and I really enjoy their self-titled album. It was great watching you go over Dave's rig and trying to replicate the tone of said rig. I give this video a 5 out of 5 beards ;)
Matt and Rabea ought to have you as a special guest on Sounds Like. That would make for a fun collab vid. Right? My suggestion for you next tonal recreation is Offspring's Smash! Either Dexter or Noodles.
That was really cool. Love the attention to detail. But what really gets me every time is the tone of the guitar in your video intro tune. That tone is absolutely wicked. Do tell.
Some suggestions for future tones - The Wall (Pink Floyd) - Ride the Lightning (Metallica) - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (Red Hot Chili Peppers) - Killing Is My Business... And Business is Good (Megadeth) - Ok Computer (Radiohead) - 10,000 Days (Tool) - A Night At the Opera (Queen) - Era Vulgarus (Queens of the Stone Age) - Who’s Next? (The Who) - Destroyer (KISS)
@@_Only_Zuul yes it is you can hear it in the sound lmao you’re just in denial. Dave has gone on record multiple times to say he was inspired by 80’s and 90’s emo bands
Is this album considered to have a good guitar tone? I always thought it was a bit muddy and washed out, possibly to differentiate from Kurt's fuzzy but clear tone, or just out of inexperience on daves part.
Is it weird that I'd love to own a Japanese Les Paul from one of the many brands that used to make them,or still do, but I don't want a Gibson LP at all ?
You know why Gibson sued? Because the copycats were actually just as good as the Gibsons but at a much cheaper price, to if you can get a Burny, Tokai, Maya, etc LP, it will be AWESOME
Hey man check out a store called tyms guitars, they do loads of early Japanese copies and also the real thing, based in brissy Australia but I’m sure you could sort out shipping if needed:)))) good luck!!!
Really loving this series! The only thing I think is missing from the guitar sound of the original album is the guitars on the album seemed to be bussed and the bus track is out of phase probably due to a delay or something along the lines of that. If you skipped that part, I get it, it's not exactly pleasing sounding but it is kind of uniquely that album's sound. Great work! can't wait for more
Thank you so much for making this video. I have always been strangely fascinated by the guitar tones on this record and I’m glad someone went through it. Big Me rules!
Love the tone! You did a great job recreating it. My favorite middle school record! Do Hum or Evergreen Terrace next, good tones! Stay beardy my friend.
If it's not obvious I'm a huge Foo fanatic, well I am. Awesome video!!! You should do a video comparing the sound of the first record to the newer ones. Big difference.
Interesting. I always thought Dave used an AC30 for cleans and a Dual Rec for dirty with an AB/Y switch. I keep telling people that you can't record the way you play live and expect to get the best result just b'cuz. Sometimes you need to rethink everything about your sound because it will sound different in a mix, through some mics, and on a hard disk.
The little preview thumbnail with captions had Fluff saying something about being high on spirits. I'm like, "What?!", but then I click and Fluff actually says, "Today on Riff, Beards, and Gear..." Well ok then, that makes sense.
Whoa, good timing, as I was planning on covering this song on my own. And I just got my 1981 Inventions DRV, which I will shamelessly use as a Rat clone.
Awesome video! Thanks for giving the in depth look at the plugins! I wonder though if the applications would be different if you are mixing to a tracked acoustic kit? Would you be able to push the guitars out in the mix further since the drums would be larger?
I was able to recreate it pretty accurately a few years ago, but I only got it when I was recording several feet away from the speaker! I don't know why that is but doing that seemed to match the tone near perfectly. IDK if that's what Dave actually did but it sure sounds like it.
Nicely done, I'd say you did it justice. I keep seeing requests for Jerry Cantrell's sound, personally I really liked his sound from Dirt and I believe he used a Bogner Fish for that. I like his tone so much I bought an 86' JCM800 and had Brian at BFG amps mod it with his Snorkler (Jerry Cantrell) mod years ago and it sounds amazing and is still one of my favorite amps to play.
Foo Fighters may be a bit generic at times, but their Guitar tone always keeps me coming back. Summers End and Congregation for specific reference. Such an articulate and clear Drive sound, that’s seemingly unique to the Foos, and unfortunately nobody seems to even attempt this unique tone when doing these Sound Likes, always just the easy high gain stuff, wtf? Going straight into my Sheriff 22 comes close at times, but gonna check out the Victory Copper and try some Drives through it to see if I can come closer. I know Chris was using 2 hand wired AC30s for a while there.
Great job Fluff, definitely got really close! Might be just me, but I think it might have been a little closer without the distressor. I'll have to go listen to the album again to double check though
One of my favourite records of all time! I bought it also when it was released and i still listen to it very often and i still love to play the songs myself. The overall sound/vibe of that record is incredible! So raw! I read/heard the guitars were a modded Plexi on that record though..
Please do a video on Kurt’s In Utero guitar tone!
YES !!!
In Utero defined my guitar tone for my whole life. I have always wanted to find a 1982 Fender Twin Reverb and rebuild it like Kurt’s. I already have his pedals like the SanAmp Classic which is that records drive tone. The PolyChorus is key too. The 1982 Twin is rare. I have never seen one on Reverb or EBay. Seen and 80 and 81 but never an 82. 1982 was the last year of Ultraliner production. I have been working on dialing in my Kemper to do all the In Utero effects. PolyChorus is the challenge.
VOUCH!!!
Do it!
tech 21 sans amp, boss sd-1, mesa boogie .22 pre or a twin reverb played with a seymour duncan jb and you'll get damn close
Try to recreate Jerry Cantrell’s facelift era tone from We Die Young next!
Jc Moore Now we’re talking!
YES!!! Please do this!!
pleaseeee
That tone KICKS FUCKING ASS! 🔥
WOH YEH
Do the guitar tone from Facelift or Dirt!
Fuck yeah!
Check out circle of tone for a video on the dirt album
Please
Dirt for me, also the third album.
Yes, Dirt. Amazing album from start to finish.
1:11 yeah Fluff ...I'll stick around ;)
damn, you beat me to it
:o
That song was supposed to be about Courtney Love right?
Bryan Lettow yes
Nailed it. As soon as you hit that opening chord, I went right back to the 90's.
My favorite Foo Fighters tone (and album in general) is There is Nothing Left to Lose from 1999. The Gibson Explorer tone through the Vox AC30 inspired my own rig, that's primarily what I play in my own band. This is a really cool video, love all of the Foos records.
Hybrid theory?
My suggestion is "Enema of the State" tone by Blink-182.
Cheers from Italy
Interesting tones that Tom got out of his JCM 900/Triple Rectifier setup.
this.
Some of the best clean and distorted tones. A lot of post production eq I'd think
@@Jamesfoofighter loads and loads of compression were used on everything especially on guitars. Those two songs that weren't mixed by Tom Lord-Alge (The Party Song, and Wendy Clear) do not possess the same kind of compression. It'd be interesting if there was an album's worth of Jerry Finn mixes on that record.
Ottima idea
You should try to recreate the Meteora guitar tone.
One of my all time favorite albums. Really digging this series of vids. I crafted a Grohl tone in Biasfx using a boogie and AC30, and I literally can't quit using it.
Bravo Fluff. Keep these vids coming. Good stuff.
"kissing the distresser", great name for a band
Sounds spot on. Never knew he was using Marshalls for that album. More often hear him associated with Dual Recs and AC30. Glad I got to learn something today
This is what I thought too, dual rec and AC30 on the first album. I also thought it was done in a friends studio? Don’t trust my memory though!
Love the Foos but I’m still on the fence as to whether I love Dave’s guitar tone. This is a great look at it though!
I personally prefer his tone from The Colour and the Shape above everything else.
@@kurdtjohn You have great taste!
@@GearGasms haha, thanks man
@@kurdtjohn The Colour and the Shape album was just an overall great sounding album and very well mixed. Probably their best album!
@@theripper8441 exactly. I highly recommend watching Warren Huart's episode with the engineer that worked on that album. Interesting stuff right there. The drums sound big despite having little to no compression used.
Do a “punk in drublic” tone
The tone isn’t that spectacular... just unique.
....those “chugs” on “The quass”...
Yes.
Love that record, especially "The Brews".
Gotta love the Mesa mk 3 and 4 sounds.
Foo Fighters Self-Titled is literally my favorite album, this is a great video well done
Really dig these videos Fluff, love the nerdy gear history and how you recreate tones from their respective eras. Keep it up dude!
That tone... was DOPE! Would love to see an episode where you capture The Color and The Shape tone. I think we all want to hear you try and create the tones in Everlong.
This was pretty cool. You should do Mark Tremonti's tone
Hell yeah. Alot of people may not like Creed but there's no denying the quality of Marks tone.
Bryan Keith 99% of the problem with creed is scott stapp. Mark is decent
@@Ottophil I can agree with that. Its a shame but, it is what it is.
Especially his solo stuff 🤩
finally someone gives this record the love it deserves!
If I was a touring/recording musician, I would pay you just to hang around and give me tones. You've got that genius ear.
One of my favorite albums ever... great job, the guitar tone is spot on...
My song recommendation would be Song for the Dead from Queens of the Stone Age. Btw cool video 😉
recreate the "colormeinkindness" guitar tone from "Basement"
It's something in between Nirvana and Foo Fighters. I believe Alex and Ronan used Hiwatt amps and a JCM800, with a classic Big Muff.
Frickin' nailed it, man. I love the Foo Fighters and I really enjoy their self-titled album. It was great watching you go over Dave's rig and trying to replicate the tone of said rig. I give this video a 5 out of 5 beards ;)
Man the riffs of today are so different than the riffs from the 90's. What a great jam and good work on the video!
Awesome video. I think the drum tone and style really define the album
Matt and Rabea ought to have you as a special guest on Sounds Like. That would make for a fun collab vid. Right? My suggestion for you next tonal recreation is Offspring's Smash! Either Dexter or Noodles.
This sounds exactly like the first foo fighters record. Great video. You should do a Green Day tone video
Killer stuff!
I suggest Failures "Smoking Umbrellas" from Fantastic Planet.
Hell yeah
That was really cool. Love the attention to detail. But what really gets me every time is the tone of the guitar in your video intro tune. That tone is absolutely wicked. Do tell.
That’s pretty damn close my friend. Killer tone
I want this for like every band. Great series! Master of puppets, dookie, blizzard of oz, super unknown
Fluff,recreate all FF albums tones!
Could you do Eric Clapton's tone on "While my guitar gently weeps", please?
John Christ's tone from Danzig self/titled album
Some suggestions for future tones
- The Wall (Pink Floyd)
- Ride the Lightning (Metallica)
- Blood Sugar Sex Magik (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Killing Is My Business... And Business is Good (Megadeth)
- Ok Computer (Radiohead)
- 10,000 Days (Tool)
- A Night At the Opera (Queen)
- Era Vulgarus (Queens of the Stone Age)
- Who’s Next? (The Who)
- Destroyer (KISS)
Recreating the " Lagwagon" tone.
Sounds sick! I would combine that mic with a ribbon to really nail the sound. Great video
Awesome! Good job! AIC's Facelift tones next?
Absolutely LOVE the first Foos record. Just Dave and a studio. Raw as fuck and full of energy. Great effort recreating the tone.
Fluff, you recreated that guitar tone precisely!
I absolutely adore this record. Amazing piece of emo/punk/hard rock history
Don't bring emo in with FF please...
@@Cthulhu_Awaken ??? Two of the original members were in Sunny Day Real Estate, and the first two records have clear emo influences in their sound
@@BoxOfCurryos Never ever listened to Nate's previous band...
nothing emo about it at all..
@@_Only_Zuul yes it is you can hear it in the sound lmao you’re just in denial. Dave has gone on record multiple times to say he was inspired by 80’s and 90’s emo bands
Is this album considered to have a good guitar tone?
I always thought it was a bit muddy and washed out, possibly to differentiate from Kurt's fuzzy but clear tone, or just out of inexperience on daves part.
This sounds so much better than the original. I wish The Foos would release a remastered version of the first few albums
The Burny is beautiful though !!! I'd like to see you compare it to your 2019 Standard gold top :)
Something from Nirvana’s In Utero?
I’m sure there’s a bunch of info out there but the mixing segments awesome.
Is it weird that I'd love to own a Japanese Les Paul from one of the many brands that used to make them,or still do, but I don't want a Gibson LP at all ?
A Japanese copy might actually be a better built guitar nowadays imo. Seems like the new Gibson guitars are kind of hit or miss.
You know why Gibson sued? Because the copycats were actually just as good as the Gibsons but at a much cheaper price, to if you can get a Burny, Tokai, Maya, etc LP, it will be AWESOME
Hey man check out a store called tyms guitars, they do loads of early Japanese copies and also the real thing, based in brissy Australia but I’m sure you could sort out shipping if needed:)))) good luck!!!
"It's better because guys on the internet say so, but I've never seen one!"
You should do one for the guitar tone on Deaths album Leprosy
Really loving this series! The only thing I think is missing from the guitar sound of the original album is the guitars on the album seemed to be bussed and the bus track is out of phase probably due to a delay or something along the lines of that. If you skipped that part, I get it, it's not exactly pleasing sounding but it is kind of uniquely that album's sound. Great work! can't wait for more
Nailed it and some more. You kinda brought the 1990s forward. Sounds modern.
Would love to see you try to recreate Tom Delonge's guitar tone from EOTS or TOYPAJ
YES. THANK YOU FLUFF. YOU DESERVE ALL THE BEARDS.
Without A/Bing everything from memory it sounds like you nailed it. This was my favorite track from this album!
This was great. You did such a good job recreating the sound.
Make this a series!! "Tone Matching (insert album here)", do Around The Fur next!
Sounds great man, love the flannel! Rock on !!!
I never realized how fuckin good this album was until I watched the live at Brixon show. What an album.
I love that you start out with THE best song on the album!
White Stripes self titled album tone would be awesome
Never ever ever clicked a link so fast! Nailed it I'd say. How about Metalica Black album (or is that too easy??)
This is my absolute favorite record of all time!!! Thank you so much!!!
Do a Soundgarden tone. Maybe Badmotorfinger or Superunknown.
So awesome. Oddly been in a foo fighters kick this week, then I came across this!
Might be a cliche, but taming the guitar top end really does allow the energy from the cymbals through.
Thank you so much for making this video. I have always been strangely fascinated by the guitar tones on this record and I’m glad someone went through it. Big Me rules!
Love the tone! You did a great job recreating it. My favorite middle school record! Do Hum or Evergreen Terrace next, good tones! Stay beardy my friend.
This was great, we need plenty more of these asap
If it's not obvious I'm a huge Foo fanatic, well I am. Awesome video!!! You should do a video comparing the sound of the first record to the newer ones. Big difference.
Interesting. I always thought Dave used an AC30 for cleans and a Dual Rec for dirty with an AB/Y switch. I keep telling people that you can't record the way you play live and expect to get the best result just b'cuz. Sometimes you need to rethink everything about your sound because it will sound different in a mix, through some mics, and on a hard disk.
I know you're not an extended range kinda guy, Fluff but the tone from White Pony especially Change would be killer. Up keep with the awesome work!
The little preview thumbnail with captions had Fluff saying something about being high on spirits. I'm like, "What?!", but then I click and Fluff actually says, "Today on Riff, Beards, and Gear..." Well ok then, that makes sense.
Hum - Comin Home
or
Shiner - Surgery
great work man!
WOW! That tone is amazing!! Good job Fluff!!
Whoa, good timing, as I was planning on covering this song on my own. And I just got my 1981 Inventions DRV, which I will shamelessly use as a Rat clone.
Love this series! Next you could try Weezer’s blue album, Enema Of The State, or maybe New Junk Aesthetic by Every Time I Die.
Blue is so crunchy you can dip the tone in salsa
Joey Alvestad exactly! And underrated
Big fan of both Foos and RBG! What software are you using for drums? They sound killer! Thanks
Would love to see an episode where you recreate the guitar tone from Entombed's Wolverine Blues.
Thanks for this video. The tone from this album still is one of my favorites.
Pls do a video on recreating Jerry Cantrell's guitar tone on Facelift or Dirt next
Nice job, Alone & Easy Target is my favorite track off that album!! 🤘🏻💀🤘🏻
What drum software are you using?! Sounds incredible, super punchy. Side note: I absolutely love this album, every song bangs. Killed it!
I just found this video and exactly what k was about to ask. Did you ever find out what drums he’s using in this video?
Down NOLA is one I'm really curious about!
Awesome video! Thanks for giving the in depth look at the plugins! I wonder though if the applications would be different if you are mixing to a tracked acoustic kit? Would you be able to push the guitars out in the mix further since the drums would be larger?
Mutts studio is so sick reminds me i need to go over there soon .. thanks for this video
I was able to recreate it pretty accurately a few years ago, but I only got it when I was recording several feet away from the speaker! I don't know why that is but doing that seemed to match the tone near perfectly. IDK if that's what Dave actually did but it sure sounds like it.
These are great videos, I always want you to show the amp settings though
Everclear. Sparkle and Fade. Do you still have Art’s cab? Can’t remember from past videos.
Nicely done, I'd say you did it justice. I keep seeing requests for Jerry Cantrell's sound, personally I really liked his sound from Dirt and I believe he used a Bogner Fish for that.
I like his tone so much I bought an 86' JCM800 and had Brian at BFG amps mod it with his Snorkler (Jerry Cantrell) mod years ago and it sounds amazing and is still one of my favorite amps to play.
Thrice- Illusion of Safety tone recreation
really good job on this one! thanks for your hard work and expertise
Not really from your childhood but I'd love to hear your thoughts and tone representation of the album "meteora" by linkin park.
Foo Fighters may be a bit generic at times, but their Guitar tone always keeps me coming back. Summers End and Congregation for specific reference. Such an articulate and clear Drive sound, that’s seemingly unique to the Foos, and unfortunately nobody seems to even attempt this unique tone when doing these Sound Likes, always just the easy high gain stuff, wtf? Going straight into my Sheriff 22 comes close at times, but gonna check out the Victory Copper and try some Drives through it to see if I can come closer. I know Chris was using 2 hand wired AC30s for a while there.
Great job Fluff, definitely got really close! Might be just me, but I think it might have been a little closer without the distressor. I'll have to go listen to the album again to double check though
Adam Jones tone from 10,000 days would be a challenge I think
Can you make this in a Helix patch? Thanks! You’re channel is so rad!
I love this series. Using what I have I could get this using an 84 Destroyer, ehx Glove and Blackstar Artist 15.
Do the tones from Mastodon's Leviathan record or Adam Jones' guitar tone from TOOL's 10,000 Days record next please! Love the videos!
One of my favourite records of all time! I bought it also when it was released and i still listen to it very often and i still love to play the songs myself. The overall sound/vibe of that record is incredible! So raw! I read/heard the guitars were a modded Plexi on that record though..
Such a fantastic insight man ! what about the cabs you used here ? how did you record that amp (cabs+mics) ?
Please do a Pearl Jam Ten tone video