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I agree. The songs are still amazing of course but the John Wesley sauce is a missing ingredient. And not just a little. John you added so much, thanks for that.. Hopefully one day in the future..

#winning... the good stuff...

As I go through the video, I make it fairly clear that a tuner is the minimal set up, style doesn't play into that. As the video develops, I discuss the styles that I play, and a bit about how each gig required a different set up, and yes, in Porcupine Tree I played a ton of ambient parts and still play some in Vertical Horizon, and for me, doing these gigs for a living, I needed the set ups and even more than demonstrated in the videos.

I use a few different boards, right now I really like the Temple boards, The Vertex double deckers are nice too. I use 3m dual lock velcro to attach the pedals to the boards. Catch up soon!

Fairly certain Vivian stole it from me!! (but to be fair, when I wake up in the morning this is what it is and other than shaving it, there are no other options!)

@TheJourneymanGuitarist Ya nan, 'sall good, you should have see me in the 80s. Hell, you should have seen my gorgeous blond girlfriend... Still rockin' my '71 Gibson Les Paul goldtop; My buddy had just thrown it in the closet under a bunch of junk. I knew he was hard-up for cash so I talked him into selling it to me for $400. I dropped it off at a guitar shop in Nashville and invested another $1K to refurbish neck, pick-ups, hardware + Buzz Feiten Tuning System made all the difference in getting it to stay in tune > OH, AND THE SUSTAIN! Really cool tone with the original mini humbucker in for the neck and EMG HZ 90 in the bridge. I rarely get to play it anymore, because I've been living in my car for the last couple of years, but - Whateva, I'm used to it... Anyhoo... 🥸

Thank you Fabrizio, Bad Cat are making some amazing amps these days! The Jet Black is a current favorite!

The Wisdom of Ed...

Sorry man, it gets a bit guitar nerd in there, basically, you just need a good guitar and amp, and the only pedal that is crucial is a tuner...

@@TheJourneymanGuitarist All good my man The guitar has fascinated me for years I don't understand how you guys make the kinds of sounds that come out of those strings

Thanks Keith, will do... it's kind of a mission now... thanks for taking the ride!

I certainly thought about getting one, but I am sitting on a serious amp collection and had just spent a ton of money on a guitar so... wasn't going to happen. I can't say that if one stumbles into my life under the right circumstance I wouldn't jump, but lately having reconnected with Bad Cat and their updated models... so good and of course my old Marshalls... and 64 Bassman... I could not justify it. Hell of an amp though!

Awesome... that sounds like it will make a good solid board...

Thank you! More to come!!!

Kinda crazy how that works right?? IT's nice to have the tonal palette with all the toys, but it all stems from a great gutsy set of tones.

Well, I have a soft spot in my heart for both sides of that coin, I am in the position that most of my life has been spent as a user, playing live and recording. There are many pedals, guitars and amps that I would have and collect if I had the means. Most of what I have has a purpose in either a live setting or a recorded setting. I love that collectors collect, I love it if you are playing in your house or at the local pub. So just play, collect, what ever makes all of this work for you... jump in.

mid 70's Marshall 4x12 in either an isolation box out in the shed or in the drum tracking room across the hall. Both mic'd with a Sennheiser 421 for the guts and a Shure 57 for the rip. I run them into a Vintech Neve style 1073 mic pre, then I go into Pro Tools HD at 96k, buss each mic separately into one recording track, then adjust the volume of each mic to add low end or guts or a little rip to the tone.

Yep!

Can there be too many?

@@TheJourneymanGuitarist I would build pedal boards for specific occasions. Now that I'm old I have played many genres of music, and now I have money unlike when I was starting out.

@@unabrazoatodoslosbuenos I get it... I love being able to detail a board to a gig... takes a long time to get there...congrats!

I did so many shows with that piece, amazing piece of gear, stands the test of time and never failed on a couple hundred shows...

@@TheJourneymanGuitarist Amen to that! That’s why I can’t quit it, it just works perfectly, every time.

Sounds like you have it dialed in, it's a path really, but constantly searching is the way. I would say try a few gain pedal in front of that Blackstar, it's made to take the hit from the pedals and overdrive the front end, same thing I do with my amps.... on the Marillion tour, if it was 2016, I was using my Marshalls with the GigRig G2 and a variety of the pedals that were just in the video... same board, I just swap things in and out as I need them. The core for me would've been the Klon, the King of Tone, and the Diamond Memory Lane and an old Phase 90... There are so many amazing Klon Clones out there, that would be great in front of the Blackstar. I also love the PRS Horsemeat...

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This is my rig rundown from the very last Tree show that I was a part of at Royal Albert Hall in 2010. ua-cam.com/video/LNixNq8B9-w/v-deo.htmlsi=HMNAJ4wrNTPfENQ3

Thank you, I love doing the vids and will keep it going! And yes...all the pedals...and amps ...and...well you know!

now

It's actually an off the shelf Jeff Beck Strat. I love them, I have a JB Strat that I put the Lerxt Pickup assembly into as well. They play so well and stay in tune, and as you can hear, straight into and amp sound amazing!

and he is one of the best...so musical!

Right now

Living the life. Good to see you!❤️🦅

Yeah, I would love to see Alex get back out there, as to the pedal market, there is a ton of great pedals, so much choice now. I love that people are so into the tones that they continue to chase the dream tones, so many players like different thing and sounds... I say... bring it. Create your own thing...

Thank you !

Yeah... I like..."kinda clean" when I back of to sweep up to almost crunchy, then hit it with a backed off over drive then a clean boost on top of that for solos... everyone has a different concept of where that happens!

Thanks Jamie, yeah, I am working on tunes now for a new record, as I work through them I am trying to figure out a way to share the process. IT's a messy journey so not always something you would want out in public! But yes...working on it!

Yeah buddy...Jan 4th!

Right???!!!!

thank you, I really connected with this Wah, loving it!

@@TheJourneymanGuitarist Sounds great indeed. Btw, isn't it ironic that for all his iconic guitar parts, Alex's biggest contribution to the rock and roll idiom might well be that darn speech? But what a speech, though! ;)

Thank you and more to come!

Magic it is!!!