Glenn, I've been watching for years, I don't play metal, I'm just a bedroom musician but I have learned so much from your channel and just want to say thank you.
I started watching Glenn back in 2015 as a goofy teenager who just picked up his first bass. And in alot of ways he taught me about the type of musician I wanted to be. What I didn't realize is how much of an impact he made on my SONGWRITING. Most importantly that no one part is more important than the song. The song comes first every time, not the musician's ego
One thing that is undeniable with Glenn - he's being more honest than many similar UA-camrs. Yes, he monetizes like everyone else, but he is risking a lot with his brutal honesty and look at him GROW! Honesty and integrity seem to be missing in SO MANY channels these days. I can FEEL an ulterior motive in so many "tutorials" where the underlying message is something you must buy in order to improve. When Glenn say's "just go buy some monitors" he is saying it for a reason, not simply to make some manufacturer more money. Thanks Glenn for making "rocket science" easier. lol
@@RealHomeRecording hmmm...that never occurred to me! I guess in the end it's the same outcome. Plants or paid influencers. Seems many start out innocent enough, and then as they grow some become addicted to the cycle of getting gear to tell us how it will be good to buy, etc. I tend to follow the ones who share knowledge and don't mention specific gear - "use any DAW, use any EQ plugin you have, etc."
Yeah, that's why I was confused why many people give their trust to most youtubers, when back in the day, (not long ago, just before internet are as used as now) if you want to learn something PROPERLY, you gotta sacrifice time, money, resources and it's not guaranteed that you succeed or even learn it properly (like, you could buy wrong books, you got scammed by incompetent teachers, etc), and suddenly after social media hits the world, suddenly everybody and their grandma are "instructor" or "I know it all, it's on internet" kind of guy. That's why I really appreciate Glen's honesty, he didn't say anything to make you feels good and most things he said that I tried myself were valid.
I consider myself absolutely lucky as I followed your suggestion about buyng a 6505 combo loaded with the "shitfield" here in a local music shop, I swapped the speaker with a V30 that I had sitting around in his incorporated cab and it is a monster of an amp!! Fucking great suggestion, thanks!
Scarlett got me where I needed to be at the time, I have since upgraded to the clarette and have enjoyed it as well. Didn’t really notice a massive difference in guitar or mic signal, but it is a bit cleaner and build quality is substantially greater.
@@MrMOGHammer yeah I still have my Scarlett but was able to upgrade so I did. I can’t say that the change was massive on its own, but I got out of the neural DSP and bought a headrush prime unit around the same time and can’t say Iv suffered because of it haha
I started out with an M-Audio Fast Track USB, then went to a 1st gen 2i2 from a friend. I ended up buying a 3rd gen 2i2 from the pawn shop for around $60. The 1st to 3rd gen leap with sound quality was huge. Though it probably has its own "signature" sound but it does everything I want it to. Looking for any other that has an ASIO driver where I can use them like the ASIO one Focusrite has for the 2i2.
Love this episode. This is probably your most wholesome one yet, Glenn. I hope to bump into you should you visit the Philippines again. You make life bearable after a very tiring day at work always. Love your stuff and all your recording and music tips. Stay safe always, my man.
The gleeful, furious, but also knowledgeable obscenity takes me back to the best of the early internet. And I'm old enough to have experienced it firsthand. Thanks for all of this, Glenn!
Im 34 years old and just bought a guitar to start learning and recording stuff. Your channel keeps inspiring me every time I watch it because I feel that someone has my back. Keep doing what you do.
Glenn! That is the best advice I have ever heard you give. I went to Europe for the first time two years ago. I just returned last week from my fifth trip to Europe amazing people, amazing places, and as long as I have a memory that happiness will always be with me. Cheers!
In the 90s, our guitarist had an old 1930s Bedford Truck, a truck, not a 4x4, an actual truck with a cab, used for transporting goods to supermarkets (the USA is confused as to what a truck is, so I need to explain 🙄, the Poms might call it a Lorry), so we had enough room for everything, and a dressing room, complete with TV and a fridge! Later, I had a mini van fitted with black curtains, so that served well as a dressing room. It's a great idea, not only for transporting the gear, but a lot of times there's no dressing room at the venue, so having your own is great. Straight off the stage, and out to the truck or van. Sitting at the bar with the punters in breaks gets old real quick, and having a quiet space to get together and unwind, discuss any issues, and prepare for the next set makes for a much better experience for the band and the punters.
Feelin' the love for sure, Glenn! It's also very much appreciated how upfront and real with your audience you are; the sincerity is obvious and endearing \m/
Man! following your rant and advices from some years, Now. More than once, you have given informations who where more than accurate. An saved me from givin money to things I don't need..;at all. Keep Up the good work, Glen. \m/
I feel clickbaited. In any case, i bought my first interface back in feb/March 2023, and i was looking at the Scarlett 2i2, the uad volt 1, and m-audio around the same price. I ended up getting the volt 1 and i couldn't be happier. The Di signal is great and it does everything i need it to do as a bedroom guitarist and a starting point for recording. I also bought myself a pair of used Yamaha hs5 monitors and audio Technica m20x headphones and an sm57 as an all around mic
Kits are great. I actually started my custom and tech business by building my own kits, and in addition to full custom builds from scratch I offer straight kit builds and upmod kit builds through my shop as well. I do love building from scratch, but man those kits can be a great upgrade platform.
I think a Kit guitar would make you feel more connected to a guitar, that's what I've found in the past, you buy a new guitar, play it all the time for a few days then put it aside and go back to something else. Being connected to a guitar is far more important than buying that PRS you've always wanted. I have an old OLP Musicman that I am far more connected to than any new guitar I have and always end up going back to it. Most new guitars I have seem to just contain a type of pickup combination I don't have, HSS, P90s that kind of stuff. For my home recording I use an old NI Komplete Audio 6 V1 (Silver and Black)
The 2i2 is totally usable and there is nothing wrong with it. With that being said, if you are doing more than using it as a headphone amp and you have the money, I strongly recommend a 4 in-4 out interface with at least 8 adat channels (ie - the ssl 12). The 2i2 is something that you’ll likely grow out of quickly if you are doing recordings
My scarlet 2i2 experience. 1.Plug in guitar strum chord preamp peaks 2. check gain level, its at zero 3. try with direct box 4. same thing My Clarett 4pre experience 1.Plug in guitar strum chord preamp peaks 2. check gain level, its at zero 3. try with direct box 4. same thing
To the guy whose on the fence about replacing the guitar pickups, I was in a similar situation with my ESP. The guitar wasn’t giving me the desired volume output so I thought the humbuckers crapped out. Turns out they were spaced too low out of the factory. A quick self-tune up by raising the pickup height (and Glenn yelling at us about pickups) fixed that issue.
You really gotta put at least 'VC' back in the title! I saw this video when it was posted last night, but thought it was about Scarlett interfaces and didn't watch it! Just thought today, 'hey, maybe it's the viewers comment video'. 🤪
I don’t really play metal anymore but i still comeback because the techniques Glenn teaches force me to use my damn brain! Long time viewer since 2017 love your stuff Glenn
Can you send a Scarlet recording and one from another interface to your friends and see how many of them can actually tell the difference? I suspect zero.
I've owned a gen 1 and I currently own a gen 3 Scarlett 2i2. I agree with everyone regarding clipping with high output pickups in the 1st and 2nd gen. That was a nightmare to deal with! That was one of the deal breakers for me, and I was pleasently surprised about the improvements Focustite made with the 3rd gen. On its own, the DI signals are pretty plain, so it's best to run a mic preamp and a DI box with the 3rd gen 2i2 if you're planning to build up your studio rig. As a baseline, it'll get the job done for bedroom musicians and hobbyists, though you'll start to notice its weaknesses when you start using it for paid client work. Just my two cents!
Not if your clients pay you to do the same shit as you'd do as a hobby? The only difference betweem amateur and pro, is getting paid There's no other criteria
Re: the minivan. 100% agree - I've known people struggle to get their gear to gigs in their flashy sports cars. I never struggled in my estate (Station wagon), despite it being a very boring and none flashy car, all because of the huge boot :)
I can one-up you Glen: When I was in my band we had a drummer with a double-bass 12 piece pearl kit, who drove a **FIERO.** Thank goodness the bassist had a van. But it was a FULL SIZE VAN, the proper tri-city tour size.
I love Glenn's consistency in referring back to his old videos when they are applicable. How many times have we heard him talk about the fiberglass insulation DIY sound dampeners and Kali monitors? It's been yeeeeeaaaaaars, man.
Just a tip for that guy who had the trouble with the Marshall and was considering making his 4x12 a 2x12. Work out your impedance for the 2 speakers then look at the obscure vintage stuff like RFT or something similar. They have no financial value but are great speakers. There's some gems out there that nobody's heard of. Years ago I picked up a 100w bass combo with a decent amp but a blown Celestion white label speaker. I picked up a job lot of unloved speakers for free from my local studio, one of which was an RFT bass amp speaker and it's transformed this little amp into a bit of a hidden weapon. The clarity and punch, even when fully cranked is genuinely surprising. I also had some Peavey speakers in the bunch and they were surprising. Not what you'd expect but, give them a fair crack of the whip and keep your compression sensible then you get some very usable tone for cheap (if not free). Keep an open mind my friend, it's not all Vintage 30's
In my first band, my dad owned a huge Plymouth station wagon. He'd let me borrow it to haul my drums and the band's PA to gigs. Station wagons were the "uncool" cars back then but they sure were handy. A few years later, I was working at a Plymouth dealership when the mini-van was invented. Customers were lining up to pay over sticker price for them. They could see how useful they are. I eventually got a Dodge Caravan and replaced it with a Dodge Grand Caravan. I never got the stow and go seating however. Those benches are fuckin' heavy! I was the guy in the band that could haul the drums and PA and more in those vans. They drove well in the snow, are comfortable to drive and get in and out from. I never saw a downside to having a minivan. (Thank Krom they stopped putting "wood panel" stickers on some models. Now THAT was just stupid).
Once knew a drummer that drove a Honda CRX. Further more between his house and the club was all one-way streets. It took two teams of people and multiple trips.
I gotta say that pickup upgrades and proper setup + fretwork is worth it on a cheap guitar where the pickups are muddy sounding. I bought a $250 Ibanez and had the pickups upgraded to the Jeff Loomis pickups and the fretwork done and it made a world of difference.
13:45 When it comes to audio engineering you know your shit Glenn, but you’re also a pretty wise man and this video ends on a very poignant and heartfelt note and it kinda made my day. Fuck you Glenn!
7:36 > this one must be trollin', I'm sure of it. How do I know? I once thought of posting that kind of stupid comment just to amuse myself looking at Glenn cursing me, but I realize there are so many idiots will do it and there's "Butthurt of the Week" section, so I just watch them and laugh like no tomorrow 😂
This is the first time I heard about the Kali Ultra Nearfield. This is exactly what I needed for studio monitors. I missed the video in February (damned algorithm)
man, i love your content and your anger! just trying to think of a clever way how to ask you, if i should buy studio monitors, because i just dig your reactions to that so much (i have monitors btw).
A few weeks ago I needed to rent a vehicle to haul records to Denver for a record convention. There was a Jeep Grand Cherokee sort of thing waiting for me when I arrived at Enterprise. I was asked if I could switch out for this Chrysler minivan because the lady who rented it was so short that she could barely reach the pedals. I was reluctant at first but then they showed me how their Stow & Go seats work and I was sold. Holy shit, if you haven't seen these and you're in a working band then you should definitely take a look...it's like magic.
The only thing that disappoints me about Focusrite's Scarlett are the lack of 2 headphone outs. The SSL12 does it, but it tends to be a far different price point compared to what Focusrite does. I wish we had some better options for portable interfaces regarding headphone outs, since output splitting has always been a not-cheap option if you don't want it to sound like shit.
I bought the motu just a month ago for xmas present to my self, from my wife, but wont get it until then I can't wait to see what it sounds like I've had 2i2 but I want something a lil more and drivers stopped updating on my gen so I get some bad sounds, sometimes. it was time to upgrade. Motu M4 seemed perfect for me.
I bought a guitar kit and built it. I get a lot of compliments on the guitar I built. Highly recommend building a kit. It teaches you a lot about the instrument.
Hey Glenn! I totally agree that experiences are super important in life. That being said I finally made it to Wacken last year after wanting to go for the longest time and it was amazing. I'm glad I spent the money on that instead of buying yet another guitar, pedal or amp. Being out there with 80,000 super friendly people from all over the world just to listen to metal was the experience of a lifetime. I hope to go back again soon. Keep up the great work!
Glen I know this is off topic but it does cover one of your killer videos.... if you ever get the opportunity to grab a B-52 AT100 Stereo Cab DO IT!!! These things fly under the radar and it's absolutely amazing with my Peavey 6505 1992 Original running through it!! It's 480 watt mono and 240 watt stereo... It sounds better than my Celestion V30 cab!!! You can find these for under $200 and they are a hidden jem and built like a tank!!! I've learned some amazing tips and tricks from your channel!!! Cheers 🥂
@@drallab06 mine has the B52 AT100 Factory speakers and it sounds amazing.... if I could find another one just like this one id trade my V30 cab without hesitation!
I don’t like that my 18i20 causes an audio stutter at 1024 buffer size in windows for some reason. It doesn’t do this while in a DAW, but doing anything else in windows (listening to music, watching UA-cam) will cause an audio stutter. Changing the buffer size down to anything less than 1024 in “focusrite device settings” fixes the issue. The bad part is that focusrite have been aware of this issue for at least 2+ years, as far as I can tell. Once I narrowed the issues down to the block size, that’s when I was able to find others that have the same problem when at the 1024 buffer size, but also having their issues disappear when they switched to a lower buffer.
i couldnt be happier with my cheap chinese guitar. i play a jackson js12 ($180 US new) with the bridge block and saddles replaced with steel and the pickups replaced with emgs. intonates well, keeps tune well enough, and sounds exactly how i want it to
Had one of these and ended up buying a Zoom H6 due to the versatility of it. Can be used for more than just music and I have other hobbies where audio is needed, so it worked out for me. My 2i2 has been sitting in its box for like 5-6 years lol
Hi Glenn, I am still a little confused on the purpose of DI boxes (Please forgive me, I am a simple country bass player. Four strings, one for each brain cell). I understand you can split the signal so you have a direct DI guitar signal and one going through an amplifier which I can see the use for, but I thought the main purpose was to lower the impedance of the signal from an electric/bass guitar down to mic level. Would this DI signal still go through the audio interface to your DAW/digital amp sim (For clarity I use Neural DSP amp sim plugins). Wouldn't you have the same issues you mentioned with the Scarlett if the output from the DI box is still going through the Scarlett? Are you meant to set the input to LINE rather than INST so the impedance is set to mic level or can your DI box act as an audio interface with your DAW. Really love your videos. All the best from Blighty.
Love my Honda fit it fits 3 sweaty dudes and a full drum set and a full size cab along with all the guitars definitely impressed how much fits in the fit
I heard a mic shoot-off with a lot of mics, and I think one of them was the U87. The winners tended to be under $400. In fact, many on the video preferred the SM57, $99. The SM57 had this really nice "live" feel, and the woman had this part of her voice that was somewhat piercing (she was a really good singer). The SM57 smoothed that out! The U87 captured that piercing sound really, really well, which worked against it In fact, I like the SM58 in certain situations because it has that classic live sound. If I want to do effects like make a radio sound, the SM58 with that effect together sometimes sounds amazing because so many places will actually use an SM58, so it sounds very authentic.
Are you joking here? An sm57 is an instrument mic. Sure you can sing into one but find it hard to believe anyone would prefer it over any decent vocal mic. Unless they don't know how to eq a mic and need the mic to just do it for them lol.
About going direct into your DAW via a Scarlett or similar, if it has an INST setting designed for low impedance signals, and if strings, pickups and the guitar don't "matter" then a slight difference in tone between one DI circuit and another probably doesn't matter. Rent a DI and A/B the results to find out if you can hear anything. For the solid state Marshall MG guy. People always talk about "impedance matching" because they are used to tube amps where you really should exactly match the impedance of the transformer with the impedance of your speakers. On solid state amps there is a minimum impedance and any value over that will work. Instead of an ohms selector switch or multiple outputs there is probably just a line of text that says "minimum total impedance 4 ohms".
6:40 No, but simultaneously, maybe. My basses aren't American. I have a Korean Epiphone Thunderbird and a Japanese Ibanez 5 string, and both are spectacular basses. When it comes to guitars, though, I think I have seven electrics, and I only ever use two. The first is an American-made Charvel Desolation DC-1 with EMGs that is an almost perfect guitar, and the second started its life as a Yamaha strat copy. The Charvel was effectively perfect right out of the box, and with minimal maintenance, it has stayed effectively perfect for almost a decade now. The Charvel retailed for $1200, if memory serves. My Yamaha was my second ever electric guitar, and I use it for things that I need a single coil for. It was only about $125 when I bought it. It has 3 Seymore-Duncans in it that each cost more than the guitar itself. I also replaced the pots, knobs, selector switch, input jack, nut, bridge, and tuners, and had to learn how to insulate the body cavity chasing down problems over the decades. I also had to learn how to be a guitar technician to get the frets level, dressed, and crowned properly. All in all, I think I have about $700 and a dozen hours of work sunk into turning it into a decent guitar, which is more than I actually paid for the Charvel. I use it for blues and classic rock stuff where an active humbucker wouldn't be appropriate. The reason I say no, but maybe is that if you get a good one that does what you want it to, like my basses, you don't need an American guitar. If you just want something to be perfect out of the box, you should get that from an American guitar, while that's a toss-up with non-American guitars, in my experience.
My mixes always sounded like shit when I played them on other sound systems. Then I got monitors and holy shit! The difference in what I heard was much clearer and improved my mixes dramatically. Get monitors. Get monitors. Get fucking monitors!
I did a pickup switch on my old as hell Epiphone an I did pre- and post recordings on the same strings. It made alot of difference in chord articulation. It didn't matter much for power chords, but it made a word of difference on distorted open chords... And it sure wasn't spent money bias or gear snobbery; the pickups I did installed was cheap Warman pickups, not any fancy stuff like Duncan or the likes.
I'd suspect if you noticed "a world* of difference" with distorted open chords, you probably have the new pickups a lot closer to or further away from the strings. Did you check old ones and set new to same height? Articulation differences with distortion/high gain are greatly affected by how close the strings are to the pickup. Closer = tighter. Further away = more flub lol. Move them around and see if the articulation goes back to where it was or if you truly gained or lost some. Cheers!
I agree with the post b4 me... Those recording tips are fukin notch! Im an in the house recorder too... I really appreciate your efforts m8 and these things you're teaching us transfer to the big boys studios too! Cheers from Scotland bud.
Thanks again, Glenn, wiring up a crappy Crate 4x12 with some Mojotones this weekend. I will say as far as American guitars, I play imports almost exclusively. In the case of Gibson, I have found Epiphone QC to be much more consistent which is kind of sad. I've been really impressed with what I have seen from LTD recently.
To the guy buying the B52 head, I have the AT100 head and AT212 combo. In my opinion, they're definitely great for the money with the features they have, but be aware the tri-mode switches are very fragile and will stop working on one or two of the modes. The head doesn't work with Tube A mode and the combo only works on the Solid State mode. But they're still great sounding, and the matching cabs and B52 speakers are nothing to sneeze at, though I'm sure a set of WGS or Celestion speakers will make them sound even better.
Coincidental timing as I just upgraded from my 2i2 3rd gen to a Motu M2, saw the new 4th Gen Scarletts and wasnt impressed, probably still good value, but I was looking for something else. Curious about your colleagues who can tell a Scarlett DI by it sound, the Air mode maybe, otherwise I dont notice a difference between most interfaces. Should be noted DI boxes are also important if your using amp sims to protect you interface from accidental phantom power being fed back to it from a mixer.
It's never really mattered to me the brand, country origing, or even style of guitar. If I like it I like it. I have three different electrics ones a schecter with an sg style body from 2005, ones a 2019 Jackson Soloist and ones an Ibanez RGA. I got each of them because they felt right to play when I got them and I pick each of them up to practice pretty regularly. Does it make you want to play? I think that's what matters most in the long run
I got a Squier bass for €100 and swapped out the pickups for a set of passive emgs only because the bass there was a ground humm from the stock pickup. now its great because it works
been watching for years but today's the day where I tell you that you look fucking uncannily similar to one of my high school best friends. thanks for the channel, Glenn, if that is your real name.
American is as much dependent as any other country. Wouldn’t buy a US made Gibson from the past 15 years, but I’d put a Kiesel up against best in the world. Two very different companies, both made in US. Personally love Japan.
Longtime pro drummer here, and I've owned mini vans for over 30 + years. How else am I going to get my gear to the gig??? They're great for drums, hockey gear and groceries!
Yea I bought a 16 ohm cab. One driver is dead so im makin it a 2_12 with 2 passive radiators and 8 ohm..im gonna change the back to a baffle board too and mount some more speakers ......
If you are looking for a cheap DI though, it's definitely worth looking at Orchid Electronics; not the cheapest of the cheap for DIs, but exceptional value and they sound awesome. Distributed by ShowBitz in the UK; not sure if they're available overseas, but worth asking. BTW, I'm not affiliated with them, I just use them and really like the product.
I've got a 2014 Toyota Carolla. It has ton of room in it. I can fit two oversized Mesa cabs in it. One in the trunk, one in the backseat with enough room to fit a guitar and bass head and a couple guitars. Front seat fits a 4x10 bass cab. The drummer can use his car to transport his stuff. And I will continue to swap pickups on my guitars. My Strat with a Dimarzio Tone Zone sounds pretty different than my Fernandes with EMGs and my SG with some sort of Gibson pickup or my other Gibson with a JB. would I be able to tell the difference once it's recorded? Probably not, they all sound good. I'm not super picky and would be happy with a variety of different high gain sounds. But I can certainly hear the difference when playing in my bedroom or at rehearsal. Recording is like 1% of my playing, so I like being a happy camper in my bedroom where most of my jamming goes down. Does the audience of listener care whether this guitar is slightly brighter that that one? absolutely not, but I certainly care. And if I am playing with my desired tone I'm going to be performing better.
I've always been fascinated with the mix on Piece of Mind and especially how well the guitars sit in the mix. After years of studying the production on the album and my own trial and error, I discovered that the guitars on that album are very, very lean. For reference, if I set the bass knob on 1 on my little DSL20 through a pair of 1x12s, that is roughly in the ballpark, but still maybe just a touch more bass than on the album. If it's that important to have compact guitars in order to place them well in the mix, why is this not common knowledge, and why are we chasing the wrong end of the spectrum (bigger cabs, more thump, more bass, etc.), which leads to nothing but muddy mixes, which then may require aggressive high-passing to clean up the mess (but note also that most pros advise to high-pass at around 80Hz, which does absolutely nothing to clean up a muddy tone resulting from typical guitar amp settings)?
You are totally right - when you start really listening to those old albums their secret to great guitar tone was an amazing sounding bass drum, and a great sounding bass guitar tone. The guitars themselves are often a lot cleaner and thinner than you expect.
So I learned something from my dad about buying stuff. If ya have something in mind just sit on it for a month or so and if you need it then get it. This does help cos I would have blown tons of dollars for momentary items and not something that i really need in the long run.
Glen I'll follow your question up with a question. Would you rather have real maple syrup from CANADA or Some high fructose corn syrup and butter flavoring and maple color and sugar from America or China
Even Jethro Tull didn't think they were Metal. That's why none of them went to the event. Nowadays Ian Anderson is happy to say he's grateful that the album won and got the band some recognition. Back in the, long time ago he'd regularly express dismay that they were in this new category and even more so that they were given the award over Metallica.
I always used to say that the main difference between a MIM and MIA strat is the one was made by Juan and the other was made by John. I know there's more to it that just that, but in terms of build quality, I'm not fussed about who makes it so long as it's good. My most expensive instrument is an Ibanez bass that's made in Indonesia. Even on the day I got it, I noticed a few slight oversights in the QC like the standing of the rear doesn't fully extend into the recesses for the bolts for the neck. You can only see it when holding the bass in a position where you also cannot play it, but little things like that which make no actual difference ought to be the difference between a fairly expensive instrument and a very expensive one. In terms of how it feels to play, I've never played anything nicer. Everyone else's basses feel like planks of wood in comparison.
Do you have a current video for budget studio monitors? The only one I found was 5 years old, it would be nice to have a current one to sift through what's available
14:30 I know what Glenn means about getting frustrated about saying the same thing over and over. I had the same feeling when I was doing a lot of Safe digging/ Where is the electrical lines seminars. I came to realize that the "idiot" asking the question didn't know the "idiot" who asked the same question yesterday. OTOH, if answering that "idiot" and his question saved a life, I would do that everyday. (I saw a guy jack hammer into a 25,000 volt cable. It would have been better if he had asked that "idiot's question). Not the same, but a parallel.
my understanding on the Scarletts is that the instrument inputs on the 1st and 2nd gen are not very good, and that the 3rd gens are much better. I have a 3rd gen 18i20 and it sounds okay to me. That said, I have a Walrus Canvas DI and there's a difference for the better. Clearer articulation, better/more dynamic responsiveness. The 18i20 is useable imo, and I practice with it, but the Canvas is just great.
Glenn, I've been watching for years, I don't play metal, I'm just a bedroom musician but I have learned so much from your channel and just want to say thank you.
Thanks, Spider! I really do appreciate it!
Im a synth guy is Glen shares a lot of good info that can be applied to a tone of things.
Same Here spiderslip
Same here.
I'm just going to assume that your favourite band is Sloshy.
I started watching Glenn back in 2015 as a goofy teenager who just picked up his first bass. And in alot of ways he taught me about the type of musician I wanted to be. What I didn't realize is how much of an impact he made on my SONGWRITING. Most importantly that no one part is more important than the song. The song comes first every time, not the musician's ego
One thing that is undeniable with Glenn - he's being more honest than many similar UA-camrs. Yes, he monetizes like everyone else, but he is risking a lot with his brutal honesty and look at him GROW! Honesty and integrity seem to be missing in SO MANY channels these days. I can FEEL an ulterior motive in so many "tutorials" where the underlying message is something you must buy in order to improve. When Glenn say's "just go buy some monitors" he is saying it for a reason, not simply to make some manufacturer more money. Thanks Glenn for making "rocket science" easier. lol
are you sure i really need to buy monitors? my off brand airpods sound really good.
sarcasm
Popularity has its privileges.
As for the other music production UA-camrs, I have my suspicions that many of them are industry plants.
@@RealHomeRecording hmmm...that never occurred to me! I guess in the end it's the same outcome. Plants or paid influencers. Seems many start out innocent enough, and then as they grow some become addicted to the cycle of getting gear to tell us how it will be good to buy, etc. I tend to follow the ones who share knowledge and don't mention specific gear - "use any DAW, use any EQ plugin you have, etc."
Yeah, that's why I was confused why many people give their trust to most youtubers, when back in the day, (not long ago, just before internet are as used as now) if you want to learn something PROPERLY, you gotta sacrifice time, money, resources and it's not guaranteed that you succeed or even learn it properly (like, you could buy wrong books, you got scammed by incompetent teachers, etc), and suddenly after social media hits the world, suddenly everybody and their grandma are "instructor" or "I know it all, it's on internet" kind of guy. That's why I really appreciate Glen's honesty, he didn't say anything to make you feels good and most things he said that I tried myself were valid.
this could be the greatest youtube channel i've ever come across
Glenn. Been subbed since the start. It’s crazy how big you’ve gotten. But then you lost the weight. Also, congrats on more people watching.
Thanks so much, Shreddy! Got LOTS more cool stuff coming up this fall.
I consider myself absolutely lucky as I followed your suggestion about buyng a 6505 combo loaded with the "shitfield" here in a local music shop, I swapped the speaker with a V30 that I had sitting around in his incorporated cab and it is a monster of an amp!! Fucking great suggestion, thanks!
Glad I could help! Stay tuned next week, you’re REALLY going to like what’s coming :)
A wise man once said "If it sounds exciting quiet, it will sound exciting loud. But if you mix it loud it will sound boring at reasonable volumes."
Who is that wise man?
@@chuckyinges Glenn... I'm sure other people have said it. But Glenn is who I heard it from.
Harvey Fletcher? Wilden Munson?
@@seanp2k617 I don't know who said it first, but I know wise men have said it.
Scarlett got me where I needed to be at the time, I have since upgraded to the clarette and have enjoyed it as well. Didn’t really notice a massive difference in guitar or mic signal, but it is a bit cleaner and build quality is substantially greater.
I am still with scarlet gen2. Gets me where I want.
@@MrMOGHammer yeah I still have my Scarlett but was able to upgrade so I did. I can’t say that the change was massive on its own, but I got out of the neural DSP and bought a headrush prime unit around the same time and can’t say Iv suffered because of it haha
I started out with an M-Audio Fast Track USB, then went to a 1st gen 2i2 from a friend. I ended up buying a 3rd gen 2i2 from the pawn shop for around $60. The 1st to 3rd gen leap with sound quality was huge. Though it probably has its own "signature" sound but it does everything I want it to.
Looking for any other that has an ASIO driver where I can use them like the ASIO one Focusrite has for the 2i2.
Love this episode. This is probably your most wholesome one yet, Glenn. I hope to bump into you should you visit the Philippines again. You make life bearable after a very tiring day at work always. Love your stuff and all your recording and music tips. Stay safe always, my man.
Thanks so much! Glad I could make your day a little better!
I have 3 Fenders, but only one is from US. You'd never guess which one based on playablility, feel or tone. All 3 are totally amazing.
The gleeful, furious, but also knowledgeable obscenity takes me back to the best of the early internet. And I'm old enough to have experienced it firsthand. Thanks for all of this, Glenn!
Im 34 years old and just bought a guitar to start learning and recording stuff. Your channel keeps inspiring me every time I watch it because I feel that someone has my back. Keep doing what you do.
Glenn!
That is the best advice I have ever heard you give. I went to Europe for the first time two years ago. I just returned last week from my fifth trip to Europe amazing people, amazing places, and as long as I have a memory that happiness will always be with me. Cheers!
Glenn, you are truly loved, and your listeners/watchers love you too.
Gotta say, I play punk rock, and melodic hardcore, these videos are still super helpful and I dig them man!
In the 90s, our guitarist had an old 1930s Bedford Truck, a truck, not a 4x4, an actual truck with a cab, used for transporting goods to supermarkets (the USA is confused as to what a truck is, so I need to explain 🙄, the Poms might call it a Lorry), so we had enough room for everything, and a dressing room, complete with TV and a fridge! Later, I had a mini van fitted with black curtains, so that served well as a dressing room.
It's a great idea, not only for transporting the gear, but a lot of times there's no dressing room at the venue, so having your own is great. Straight off the stage, and out to the truck or van. Sitting at the bar with the punters in breaks gets old real quick, and having a quiet space to get together and unwind, discuss any issues, and prepare for the next set makes for a much better experience for the band and the punters.
That life advice at the end goes HARD 💯
Feelin' the love for sure, Glenn! It's also very much appreciated how upfront and real with your audience you are; the sincerity is obvious and endearing \m/
Man! following your rant and advices from some years, Now. More than once, you have given informations who where more than accurate. An saved me from givin money to things I don't need..;at all. Keep Up the good work, Glen. \m/
I feel clickbaited. In any case, i bought my first interface back in feb/March 2023, and i was looking at the Scarlett 2i2, the uad volt 1, and m-audio around the same price. I ended up getting the volt 1 and i couldn't be happier. The Di signal is great and it does everything i need it to do as a bedroom guitarist and a starting point for recording. I also bought myself a pair of used Yamaha hs5 monitors and audio Technica m20x headphones and an sm57 as an all around mic
Kits are great. I actually started my custom and tech business by building my own kits, and in addition to full custom builds from scratch I offer straight kit builds and upmod kit builds through my shop as well. I do love building from scratch, but man those kits can be a great upgrade platform.
have a great weekend Glenn,thanks for all the videos and research that you do.Cheers from Tuscaloosa,Al.!
I think a Kit guitar would make you feel more connected to a guitar, that's what I've found in the past, you buy a new guitar, play it all the time for a few days then put it aside and go back to something else. Being connected to a guitar is far more important than buying that PRS you've always wanted. I have an old OLP Musicman that I am far more connected to than any new guitar I have and always end up going back to it. Most new guitars I have seem to just contain a type of pickup combination I don't have, HSS, P90s that kind of stuff.
For my home recording I use an old NI Komplete Audio 6 V1 (Silver and Black)
The 2i2 is totally usable and there is nothing wrong with it. With that being said, if you are doing more than using it as a headphone amp and you have the money, I strongly recommend a 4 in-4 out interface with at least 8 adat channels (ie - the ssl 12). The 2i2 is something that you’ll likely grow out of quickly if you are doing recordings
Unless you're using windows, shit drivers.
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I do use Windows and I do not have the same experience with you. Or is this a reference to an audio interface that isn’t the 2i2?
My main qualm with it is that everyone suggest Scarlett as a cheap card but it's actually a pricier one.
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That’s fair. I should have specified I was talking gen 3
just the drivers giving random BSOD and having higher latency compared to interfaces in the same price range
@@jloiben12
My scarlet 2i2 experience.
1.Plug in guitar strum chord preamp peaks
2. check gain level, its at zero
3. try with direct box
4. same thing
My Clarett 4pre experience
1.Plug in guitar strum chord preamp peaks
2. check gain level, its at zero
3. try with direct box
4. same thing
To the guy whose on the fence about replacing the guitar pickups, I was in a similar situation with my ESP. The guitar wasn’t giving me the desired volume output so I thought the humbuckers crapped out. Turns out they were spaced too low out of the factory. A quick self-tune up by raising the pickup height (and Glenn yelling at us about pickups) fixed that issue.
Your comment about the drummer driving a trans am was literally my drummer about 20 years ago. At least he was smart enough to only use a 5 piece
You really gotta put at least 'VC' back in the title! I saw this video when it was posted last night, but thought it was about Scarlett interfaces and didn't watch it! Just thought today, 'hey, maybe it's the viewers comment video'. 🤪
I don’t really play metal anymore but i still comeback because the techniques Glenn teaches force me to use my damn brain!
Long time viewer since 2017 love your stuff Glenn
Glenn, CountryMan is 440 dollars here in South Australia. Any chance you can do a shoot out on them and find out where the price to performance works.
Can you send a Scarlet recording and one from another interface to your friends and see how many of them can actually tell the difference? I suspect zero.
This
Glenn, love your content, have for some time, but absolutely love your message at the end of this video. Life is meant to he lived. Fuckin live it!!!
I've owned a gen 1 and I currently own a gen 3 Scarlett 2i2. I agree with everyone regarding clipping with high output pickups in the 1st and 2nd gen. That was a nightmare to deal with!
That was one of the deal breakers for me, and I was pleasently surprised about the improvements Focustite made with the 3rd gen.
On its own, the DI signals are pretty plain, so it's best to run a mic preamp and a DI box with the 3rd gen 2i2 if you're planning to build up your studio rig.
As a baseline, it'll get the job done for bedroom musicians and hobbyists, though you'll start to notice its weaknesses when you start using it for paid client work. Just my two cents!
I have the latest Version of the Solo, and it can also handle Active Pickups very well. It's probably the same besides the additional ports.
Not if your clients pay you to do the same shit as you'd do as a hobby?
The only difference betweem amateur and pro, is getting paid
There's no other criteria
Your outro on life is great Glenn!👍
Re: the minivan. 100% agree - I've known people struggle to get their gear to gigs in their flashy sports cars. I never struggled in my estate (Station wagon), despite it being a very boring and none flashy car, all because of the huge boot :)
i wonder why they didn't get sports wagon instead, it's not like they can even drive fast that well anyway.
Glad your back home its been downtrip no mix revue hangout
I can one-up you Glen: When I was in my band we had a drummer with a double-bass 12 piece pearl kit, who drove a **FIERO.** Thank goodness the bassist had a van. But it was a FULL SIZE VAN, the proper tri-city tour size.
I love Glenn's consistency in referring back to his old videos when they are applicable. How many times have we heard him talk about the fiberglass insulation DIY sound dampeners and Kali monitors? It's been yeeeeeaaaaaars, man.
Just a tip for that guy who had the trouble with the Marshall and was considering making his 4x12 a 2x12. Work out your impedance for the 2 speakers then look at the obscure vintage stuff like RFT or something similar. They have no financial value but are great speakers.
There's some gems out there that nobody's heard of. Years ago I picked up a 100w bass combo with a decent amp but a blown Celestion white label speaker. I picked up a job lot of unloved speakers for free from my local studio, one of which was an RFT bass amp speaker and it's transformed this little amp into a bit of a hidden weapon. The clarity and punch, even when fully cranked is genuinely surprising.
I also had some Peavey speakers in the bunch and they were surprising. Not what you'd expect but, give them a fair crack of the whip and keep your compression sensible then you get some very usable tone for cheap (if not free).
Keep an open mind my friend, it's not all Vintage 30's
In my first band, my dad owned a huge Plymouth station wagon. He'd let me borrow it to haul my drums and the band's PA to gigs. Station wagons were the "uncool" cars back then but they sure were handy. A few years later, I was working at a Plymouth dealership when the mini-van was invented. Customers were lining up to pay over sticker price for them. They could see how useful they are. I eventually got a Dodge Caravan and replaced it with a Dodge Grand Caravan. I never got the stow and go seating however. Those benches are fuckin' heavy! I was the guy in the band that could haul the drums and PA and more in those vans. They drove well in the snow, are comfortable to drive and get in and out from. I never saw a downside to having a minivan. (Thank Krom they stopped putting "wood panel" stickers on some models. Now THAT was just stupid).
Glen, thanks for you great videos!
Once knew a drummer that drove a Honda CRX. Further more between his house and the club was all one-way streets. It took two teams of people and multiple trips.
i've learnt so much from you glenn cheers from dublin!!!!!
I gotta say that pickup upgrades and proper setup + fretwork is worth it on a cheap guitar where the pickups are muddy sounding. I bought a $250 Ibanez and had the pickups upgraded to the Jeff Loomis pickups and the fretwork done and it made a world of difference.
13:45 When it comes to audio engineering you know your shit Glenn, but you’re also a pretty wise man and this video ends on a very poignant and heartfelt note and it kinda made my day. Fuck you Glenn!
7:36 > this one must be trollin', I'm sure of it. How do I know? I once thought of posting that kind of stupid comment just to amuse myself looking at Glenn cursing me, but I realize there are so many idiots will do it and there's "Butthurt of the Week" section, so I just watch them and laugh like no tomorrow 😂
The Ben Franklin of Metal Music. It's always intereting. Thanks for the video.
This is the first time I heard about the Kali Ultra Nearfield. This is exactly what I needed for studio monitors. I missed the video in February (damned algorithm)
man, i love your content and your anger! just trying to think of a clever way how to ask you, if i should buy studio monitors, because i just dig your reactions to that so much (i have monitors btw).
appreciate your content man
A few weeks ago I needed to rent a vehicle to haul records to Denver for a record convention. There was a Jeep Grand Cherokee sort of thing waiting for me when I arrived at Enterprise. I was asked if I could switch out for this Chrysler minivan because the lady who rented it was so short that she could barely reach the pedals. I was reluctant at first but then they showed me how their Stow & Go seats work and I was sold. Holy shit, if you haven't seen these and you're in a working band then you should definitely take a look...it's like magic.
The only thing that disappoints me about Focusrite's Scarlett are the lack of 2 headphone outs. The SSL12 does it, but it tends to be a far different price point compared to what Focusrite does. I wish we had some better options for portable interfaces regarding headphone outs, since output splitting has always been a not-cheap option if you don't want it to sound like shit.
I bought the motu just a month ago for xmas present to my self, from my wife, but wont get it until then I can't wait to see what it sounds like I've had 2i2 but I want something a lil more and drivers stopped updating on my gen so I get some bad sounds, sometimes. it was time to upgrade. Motu M4 seemed perfect for me.
I love that I have to turn my compressor off to watch your videos. Thank you.
I bought a guitar kit and built it. I get a lot of compliments on the guitar I built. Highly recommend building a kit. It teaches you a lot about the instrument.
I live in Montreal, You are the coolest Canadian I met...
Hey Glenn! I totally agree that experiences are super important in life. That being said I finally made it to Wacken last year after wanting to go for the longest time and it was amazing. I'm glad I spent the money on that instead of buying yet another guitar, pedal or amp. Being out there with 80,000 super friendly people from all over the world just to listen to metal was the experience of a lifetime. I hope to go back again soon. Keep up the great work!
Glen I know this is off topic but it does cover one of your killer videos.... if you ever get the opportunity to grab a B-52 AT100 Stereo Cab DO IT!!! These things fly under the radar and it's absolutely amazing with my Peavey 6505 1992 Original running through it!! It's 480 watt mono and 240 watt stereo... It sounds better than my Celestion V30 cab!!! You can find these for under $200 and they are a hidden jem and built like a tank!!! I've learned some amazing tips and tricks from your channel!!! Cheers 🥂
I agree. Mine did not come with v30s but the B52 branded speakers and they are highly underrated! Glad to hear I’m not the only one.
@@drallab06 mine has the B52 AT100 Factory speakers and it sounds amazing.... if I could find another one just like this one id trade my V30 cab without hesitation!
I don’t like that my 18i20 causes an audio stutter at 1024 buffer size in windows for some reason. It doesn’t do this while in a DAW, but doing anything else in windows (listening to music, watching UA-cam) will cause an audio stutter. Changing the buffer size down to anything less than 1024 in “focusrite device settings” fixes the issue. The bad part is that focusrite have been aware of this issue for at least 2+ years, as far as I can tell. Once I narrowed the issues down to the block size, that’s when I was able to find others that have the same problem when at the 1024 buffer size, but also having their issues disappear when they switched to a lower buffer.
"Theres about 10% dofference in tube amps"
Mike Fortin has entered the chat 🤣🤣🤣
Love you Glenn!
i couldnt be happier with my cheap chinese guitar. i play a jackson js12 ($180 US new) with the bridge block and saddles replaced with steel and the pickups replaced with emgs. intonates well, keeps tune well enough, and sounds exactly how i want it to
Had one of these and ended up buying a Zoom H6 due to the versatility of it. Can be used for more than just music and I have other hobbies where audio is needed, so it worked out for me. My 2i2 has been sitting in its box for like 5-6 years lol
Hi Glenn, I am still a little confused on the purpose of DI boxes (Please forgive me, I am a simple country bass player. Four strings, one for each brain cell). I understand you can split the signal so you have a direct DI guitar signal and one going through an amplifier which I can see the use for, but I thought the main purpose was to lower the impedance of the signal from an electric/bass guitar down to mic level. Would this DI signal still go through the audio interface to your DAW/digital amp sim (For clarity I use Neural DSP amp sim plugins). Wouldn't you have the same issues you mentioned with the Scarlett if the output from the DI box is still going through the Scarlett? Are you meant to set the input to LINE rather than INST so the impedance is set to mic level or can your DI box act as an audio interface with your DAW. Really love your videos. All the best from Blighty.
Thanks, Glenn!
V =IR
Love your content and look forward to that awesome video in the future
Love my Honda fit it fits 3 sweaty dudes and a full drum set and a full size cab along with all the guitars definitely impressed how much fits in the fit
I heard a mic shoot-off with a lot of mics, and I think one of them was the U87. The winners tended to be under $400. In fact, many on the video preferred the SM57, $99. The SM57 had this really nice "live" feel, and the woman had this part of her voice that was somewhat piercing (she was a really good singer). The SM57 smoothed that out! The U87 captured that piercing sound really, really well, which worked against it
In fact, I like the SM58 in certain situations because it has that classic live sound. If I want to do effects like make a radio sound, the SM58 with that effect together sometimes sounds amazing because so many places will actually use an SM58, so it sounds very authentic.
Are you joking here? An sm57 is an instrument mic. Sure you can sing into one but find it hard to believe anyone would prefer it over any decent vocal mic. Unless they don't know how to eq a mic and need the mic to just do it for them lol.
❤️these videos Glenn.. REALLY
Great stuff!!😉 &Entertaining!🤣
About going direct into your DAW via a Scarlett or similar, if it has an INST setting designed for low impedance signals, and if strings, pickups and the guitar don't "matter" then a slight difference in tone between one DI circuit and another probably doesn't matter. Rent a DI and A/B the results to find out if you can hear anything.
For the solid state Marshall MG guy. People always talk about "impedance matching" because they are used to tube amps where you really should exactly match the impedance of the transformer with the impedance of your speakers. On solid state amps there is a minimum impedance and any value over that will work. Instead of an ohms selector switch or multiple outputs there is probably just a line of text that says "minimum total impedance 4 ohms".
6:40 No, but simultaneously, maybe. My basses aren't American. I have a Korean Epiphone Thunderbird and a Japanese Ibanez 5 string, and both are spectacular basses. When it comes to guitars, though, I think I have seven electrics, and I only ever use two. The first is an American-made Charvel Desolation DC-1 with EMGs that is an almost perfect guitar, and the second started its life as a Yamaha strat copy.
The Charvel was effectively perfect right out of the box, and with minimal maintenance, it has stayed effectively perfect for almost a decade now. The Charvel retailed for $1200, if memory serves. My Yamaha was my second ever electric guitar, and I use it for things that I need a single coil for. It was only about $125 when I bought it. It has 3 Seymore-Duncans in it that each cost more than the guitar itself. I also replaced the pots, knobs, selector switch, input jack, nut, bridge, and tuners, and had to learn how to insulate the body cavity chasing down problems over the decades. I also had to learn how to be a guitar technician to get the frets level, dressed, and crowned properly. All in all, I think I have about $700 and a dozen hours of work sunk into turning it into a decent guitar, which is more than I actually paid for the Charvel. I use it for blues and classic rock stuff where an active humbucker wouldn't be appropriate.
The reason I say no, but maybe is that if you get a good one that does what you want it to, like my basses, you don't need an American guitar. If you just want something to be perfect out of the box, you should get that from an American guitar, while that's a toss-up with non-American guitars, in my experience.
My mixes always sounded like shit when I played them on other sound systems. Then I got monitors and holy shit! The difference in what I heard was much clearer and improved my mixes dramatically. Get monitors. Get monitors. Get fucking monitors!
I did a pickup switch on my old as hell Epiphone an I did pre- and post recordings on the same strings.
It made alot of difference in chord articulation. It didn't matter much for power chords, but it made a word of difference on distorted open chords...
And it sure wasn't spent money bias or gear snobbery; the pickups I did installed was cheap Warman pickups, not any fancy stuff like Duncan or the likes.
I'd suspect if you noticed "a world* of difference" with distorted open chords, you probably have the new pickups a lot closer to or further away from the strings. Did you check old ones and set new to same height? Articulation differences with distortion/high gain are greatly affected by how close the strings are to the pickup. Closer = tighter. Further away = more flub lol. Move them around and see if the articulation goes back to where it was or if you truly gained or lost some. Cheers!
I agree with the post b4 me...
Those recording tips are fukin notch!
Im an in the house recorder too...
I really appreciate your efforts m8 and these things you're teaching us transfer to the big boys studios too! Cheers from Scotland bud.
Thanks again, Glenn, wiring up a crappy Crate 4x12 with some Mojotones this weekend. I will say as far as American guitars, I play imports almost exclusively. In the case of Gibson, I have found Epiphone QC to be much more consistent which is kind of sad. I've been really impressed with what I have seen from LTD recently.
Vans are super popular at the MX track these days too. Really convenient to be able to pack everything in and it be locked up and covered
Wholly shit that's entertaining! Love this channel!!
Weird, I just searched this and was looking at another 2i2 vid you did when this popped up. Have one of these coming today.
Love the T-shirt!
To the guy buying the B52 head, I have the AT100 head and AT212 combo. In my opinion, they're definitely great for the money with the features they have, but be aware the tri-mode switches are very fragile and will stop working on one or two of the modes. The head doesn't work with Tube A mode and the combo only works on the Solid State mode. But they're still great sounding, and the matching cabs and B52 speakers are nothing to sneeze at, though I'm sure a set of WGS or Celestion speakers will make them sound even better.
Coincidental timing as I just upgraded from my 2i2 3rd gen to a Motu M2, saw the new 4th Gen Scarletts and wasnt impressed, probably still good value, but I was looking for something else. Curious about your colleagues who can tell a Scarlett DI by it sound, the Air mode maybe, otherwise I dont notice a difference between most interfaces.
Should be noted DI boxes are also important if your using amp sims to protect you interface from accidental phantom power being fed back to it from a mixer.
Maybe they meant clipping inputs on the older generations? The THD+N of Gen 3 is so low, I'm doubtful that its possible to tell the difference.
It's never really mattered to me the brand, country origing, or even style of guitar. If I like it I like it. I have three different electrics ones a schecter with an sg style body from 2005, ones a 2019 Jackson Soloist and ones an Ibanez RGA. I got each of them because they felt right to play when I got them and I pick each of them up to practice pretty regularly. Does it make you want to play? I think that's what matters most in the long run
I got a Squier bass for €100 and swapped out the pickups for a set of passive emgs only because the bass there was a ground humm from the stock pickup. now its great because it works
been watching for years but today's the day where I tell you that you look fucking uncannily similar to one of my high school best friends.
thanks for the channel, Glenn, if that is your real name.
American is as much dependent as any other country. Wouldn’t buy a US made Gibson from the past 15 years, but I’d put a Kiesel up against best in the world. Two very different companies, both made in US. Personally love Japan.
Longtime pro drummer here, and I've owned mini vans for over 30 + years. How else am I going to get my gear to the gig??? They're great for drums, hockey gear and groceries!
Yea I bought a 16 ohm cab. One driver is dead so im makin it a 2_12 with 2 passive radiators and 8 ohm..im gonna change the back to a baffle board too and mount some more speakers ......
If you are looking for a cheap DI though, it's definitely worth looking at Orchid Electronics; not the cheapest of the cheap for DIs, but exceptional value and they sound awesome. Distributed by ShowBitz in the UK; not sure if they're available overseas, but worth asking. BTW, I'm not affiliated with them, I just use them and really like the product.
I've got a 2014 Toyota Carolla. It has ton of room in it. I can fit two oversized Mesa cabs in it. One in the trunk, one in the backseat with enough room to fit a guitar and bass head and a couple guitars. Front seat fits a 4x10 bass cab. The drummer can use his car to transport his stuff. And I will continue to swap pickups on my guitars. My Strat with a Dimarzio Tone Zone sounds pretty different than my Fernandes with EMGs and my SG with some sort of Gibson pickup or my other Gibson with a JB. would I be able to tell the difference once it's recorded? Probably not, they all sound good. I'm not super picky and would be happy with a variety of different high gain sounds. But I can certainly hear the difference when playing in my bedroom or at rehearsal. Recording is like 1% of my playing, so I like being a happy camper in my bedroom where most of my jamming goes down. Does the audience of listener care whether this guitar is slightly brighter that that one? absolutely not, but I certainly care. And if I am playing with my desired tone I'm going to be performing better.
I've always been fascinated with the mix on Piece of Mind and especially how well the guitars sit in the mix. After years of studying the production on the album and my own trial and error, I discovered that the guitars on that album are very, very lean. For reference, if I set the bass knob on 1 on my little DSL20 through a pair of 1x12s, that is roughly in the ballpark, but still maybe just a touch more bass than on the album. If it's that important to have compact guitars in order to place them well in the mix, why is this not common knowledge, and why are we chasing the wrong end of the spectrum (bigger cabs, more thump, more bass, etc.), which leads to nothing but muddy mixes, which then may require aggressive high-passing to clean up the mess (but note also that most pros advise to high-pass at around 80Hz, which does absolutely nothing to clean up a muddy tone resulting from typical guitar amp settings)?
You are totally right - when you start really listening to those old albums their secret to great guitar tone was an amazing sounding bass drum, and a great sounding bass guitar tone. The guitars themselves are often a lot cleaner and thinner than you expect.
So I learned something from my dad about buying stuff. If ya have something in mind just sit on it for a month or so and if you need it then get it. This does help cos I would have blown tons of dollars for momentary items and not something that i really need in the long run.
I doubt you're reading the old video comments, but we are holding the algorithm down for you. Hopefully you and yours will have a great New Year.
Glen I'll follow your question up with a question. Would you rather have real maple syrup from CANADA or Some high fructose corn syrup and butter flavoring and maple color and sugar from America or China
Even Jethro Tull didn't think they were Metal. That's why none of them went to the event. Nowadays Ian Anderson is happy to say he's grateful that the album won and got the band some recognition. Back in the, long time ago he'd regularly express dismay that they were in this new category and even more so that they were given the award over Metallica.
I always used to say that the main difference between a MIM and MIA strat is the one was made by Juan and the other was made by John. I know there's more to it that just that, but in terms of build quality, I'm not fussed about who makes it so long as it's good.
My most expensive instrument is an Ibanez bass that's made in Indonesia. Even on the day I got it, I noticed a few slight oversights in the QC like the standing of the rear doesn't fully extend into the recesses for the bolts for the neck. You can only see it when holding the bass in a position where you also cannot play it, but little things like that which make no actual difference ought to be the difference between a fairly expensive instrument and a very expensive one. In terms of how it feels to play, I've never played anything nicer. Everyone else's basses feel like planks of wood in comparison.
Do you have a current video for budget studio monitors? The only one I found was 5 years old, it would be nice to have a current one to sift through what's available
14:30 I know what Glenn means about getting frustrated about saying the same thing over and over. I had the same feeling when I was doing a lot of Safe digging/ Where is the electrical lines seminars. I came to realize that the "idiot" asking the question didn't know the "idiot" who asked the same question yesterday. OTOH, if answering that "idiot" and his question saved a life, I would do that everyday. (I saw a guy jack hammer into a 25,000 volt cable. It would have been better if he had asked that "idiot's question). Not the same, but a parallel.
my understanding on the Scarletts is that the instrument inputs on the 1st and 2nd gen are not very good, and that the 3rd gens are much better. I have a 3rd gen 18i20 and it sounds okay to me. That said, I have a Walrus Canvas DI and there's a difference for the better. Clearer articulation, better/more dynamic responsiveness. The 18i20 is useable imo, and I practice with it, but the Canvas is just great.
I would like to see more content on video cameras also . Thanks
GLENN HEY SO IM NOT SURE BUT MAYBE YOU CAN TELL ME SHOULD I BUY MONITORS K THX BYEEEEEEE
Thanks, Glenn.