I always loved Zakk Wylde's no bullshit attitude towards everything. That's why he's good. He never had time for any bullshit or distractions. He wanted to be a great guitar player and he set out and did it. I watched an interview with him once where he's answering a question about how to overcome road blocks in guitar skill progression and he says he always thought of it like a video game--you play it and you play it over and over and eventually you're good enough to get to the next level.
Considering that he’s a solo guitarist in a band he uses the chorus mainly live for a double tracking effect. That’s one of the zakk’s huge sound techniques
I like how after explaining that his overdrive pedal is dialed to the max and then knobs removed that it only adds a little sustain and does not affect the tone of the guitar.
His pickhand technique is mind blowing!! His wrist never moves, it's all in his arm, but his speed is second to none. I would kill to have that kind of control.
Nice thing about the ZW OD is it can quickly be opened up, and a nice external toggle switch can be installed in about 2 minutes flat giving you the option to switch it up between the ZW "signature" OD and a creamier bluesy OD. If you're an intermediate guitarist and struggling to get those pinch harmonics everyone wants to hear, it'll give you a step in the right direction as well.
Fuck, I wish I could pull those pinch harmonics out of the guitar like Zakk does! And his vibrato is so wide and tight, meaning it stays in key the whole time, not easy to do. One of the best ever!
They always talk about Slash's "Feel". I'm sorry, but this guy has tons & tons of emotion. He plays beautifully clean & crushing with the gain up. No matter how loud he plays, it's never harsh. I can listen to him forever. He puts Slash to shame, in my opinion of course.
The sound sucks because its a cheap camera mic. You can tell that from the get-go when his voice is muffled. And yes, he was paid to say that Marshall is the bees knees, but he's been playing them for a looong time, and endorsing them for a long time as well. I challenge you to find a picture of Zakk Wylde playing without a Marshall nearby.
Now he created Wylde Audio, but when he don't have his WA stacks he use Marshalls, trust me, Marshall is the finest of all amp brands, oh yeah, and Dime
Dennis Stratton (ex-iron maiden) uses a valvestate live, as does Dave Edwards, who he plays with, and they both sound great, so yeah, it is pro tone. Also, Ive got an amp that has a valve pre and solid state power, and that also sounds amazing. The tone is derived from the pre amp more than the power amp when it comes to overdrive. The solid state makes it easier to play at lower volumes, in fact, because you don't have to worry about getting power through the valves.
The exact same thing here. I bought an Epiphone Les Paul and the MG15. I was so happy. I kept thinking "Fuck yeah, a Les Paul and a Marshall! Now I can rock it out..." 15 minutes after I plugged in, I was going "What the fuck was I thinking?" NOT the same as the real thing. Never again. I saved and got the Marshall Slash AFD100, a 412 cab and a Gibson Les Paul. Now I am blowing it out large time. Save your money and get the good shit. No comparison.
"as long as it says marshal we're good to go!" amen Zakk! Got a Jcm 800 2203 100watt heat, jcm2000 tsl and two Jcm 800 1960 cabs, and they rock 100 times better than some of the crap from other companies out there.
Jimmy Hendricks I've played through pretty much everything and Marshall are the bottom of that list. You can always tell a marshall and not in a good way.
and the pre and power sections are equally important in delivering tone. its like the engine and transmission in a car. the quality/condition/type of one will greatly affect the performance/response of the other. the preamp section does handle most of the tone, but if its not processed well through a good power section, you lose alot of tone. theres a reason 95% of pros use 100% tube amps.
@jw11432 Hell yeah brother. I made the "It's got Marshall written on it" mistake long ago. The high end stuff is badass, but the lower end MG series is shit. The only exception would be the Dave Mustaine 15W MicroStack. That is a killer little stack, which you could record an album with. I have a little 5w Line 6 and a Squire Strat that I travel with because they sound decent and if it gets stolen or damaged, I am not out anything.
Had the AVT 50 watt head , regret ever getting rid of it. Although I traded it for a create power block that has been a great work horse for 20 years now.
I was going to watch this video as a guide to pedals. Then I heard Zakk telling me he could record an album with a mini Marshall MG half stack and knew not to believe anything that came out of his mouth :D.
But my question is... Does he only NEED the OD pedal because the JCM800 can't push the Gain needed for those Harmonics and Squeals? Can you get the Zakk tone using a High Gain head like a 5150, Masa Dual Rec, Diezel etc... without the OverDrive Pedal?
well, there are "pros" who use line 6 amps live, but that doesnt mean it's a pro tone. to each their own man. personally, i think it comes to down to eprsonal preference. one of the best amps ive seen is what i own, a bugera 6262 head, and that thing sounds phenomenal at low volumes, part of why i love it. only amp i would prefer over it is 1 of 3: framus cobra, diezel herbert, or bogner uberschall. killer tones out of those heads.
@delantey any tone chaser will tell you a tube preamp and solid state power section doesnt sound right. however, a solid state preamp and tube power section can get you good sounding results if dialed in correctly.
thats what i play haha! The rythm without a doubt takes the cake over marshall, plus it has a "professional raw tone" rather than the raw sound of marshall which can come out fuzzy on recordings. I do however really like zakks solos with the marshall, super intense ya know?
Looks like he does most of his speed picking from the elbow which is interesting. I would think he would pick more from the wrist since it's more efficient.
Just because you play pentatonics, that doesn't mean you lack talent. Anyone can study a guitar and know which note sounds good with the other. It's the creativity of the song, the speed, and the overall tone that makes a musician great. No one can say that Zakk Wylde sucks just due to one little thing. Pentatonics are used for a reason. They sound good. I'm aiming this more towards the haters, not you particularly. lol
Yep, anD VH1 was the best sounding album. The Peavey 5150 is based on....a Marshall! That being said Marshalls are fabulously inflexible amp but they sound Freakin' great TURNED UP LOUD.
He could use a compressor pedal instead of the second chorus pedal. The compressor will balance the tones better if set properly. Also, I recommend a noise gate pedal to help reduce excessive noise. The noise gate comes in handy if you use a single coil pickup guitar like me. I use a Squier Stratocaster and a Zoom G1XON pedal. My amp is probably the most basic amp you'll ever hear about. I use a fender front man 10G.
i recently bought a pedalboard with some effects on, including an overdrive pedal. i get a quite nice sound with it but i want to get a nice sound from just the amp aswell :P
He was born in New Jersey right? His accent doesn't sound like East Coast hmm or is it just me (or the bad sound quality)? Anyway awesome guitarist \m/
How is he getting such balsy distortion from that little marshall combo?? I've got a mg15 ( I know not the same amp) that could never come close to that tone without a dist pedal
They are all in front just as you see on his board in that same order.... including the carbon copy-not shown here. That would go before the chorus and after the over drive as he uses chorus last to run into two heads as it has 2 outputs.. Reverb added by the sound guy when he uses delay,otherwise the repeats would be a mess.I run in that exact way and with the right amps it is sellar
Those Marshall stacks behind him are actual size Zakk is just really really tall
Yeah he is very tall
Hes 6foot 3.
No way?!! Wow, He’s like a giant
@@lifegoeson2183 I thought this but apparently he isn't more than 5"10. I was surprised too.
6 2 or 187 cm
He's 6foot 2.
I always loved Zakk Wylde's no bullshit attitude towards everything. That's why he's good. He never had time for any bullshit or distractions. He wanted to be a great guitar player and he set out and did it. I watched an interview with him once where he's answering a question about how to overcome road blocks in guitar skill progression and he says he always thought of it like a video game--you play it and you play it over and over and eventually you're good enough to get to the next level.
Yeah totally! It's also because he has the biggest passion for it. Also you gotta love that video game to death to keep going \m/ rock on
Phaser, chorus AND Rotovibe. Zakk loves his modulation effects.
Considering that he’s a solo guitarist in a band he uses the chorus mainly live for a double tracking effect.
That’s one of the zakk’s huge sound techniques
Marshalls - 0:00
Dunlop Wylde wah - 0:52
Dunlop Rotovibe - 1:01
Dunlop EVH Phase 90 - 1:32
Dunlop Wylde Overdrive - 2:14
Boss Chorus Ensemble - 2:50
what an amazing musician, every time he touches the guitar it sounds amazing
Facts
I like how after explaining that his overdrive pedal is dialed to the max and then knobs removed that it only adds a little sustain and does not affect the tone of the guitar.
"as long as it says marshall, you're good to go!"
That’s facts
That's true unless it's a Code amp.
God I miss 2013
Is this pre china?
Zakk Wylde Setup
2x Marshall JCM800
Boss CE-1 Chorus
Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive
Dunlop Rotovibe Expression Pedal
Dunlop JH1D Jimi Hendrix Wah bla bla
Andd 2x Beck's
+grand master flash i actually find that kinda funny x)
Mmm Beck's...
And the MXR Phase 90 Van Halen Signature. This 5 effects are the originals
*BOSS Chorus Ensemble CE-5
1:38 "just for certain solos you now: *WAWAWAWWAGWAGWAGWAGWAGWAGWFSDAFJIAW;RGHJ* "
lol
His pickhand technique is mind blowing!! His wrist never moves, it's all in his arm, but his speed is second to none. I would kill to have that kind of control.
That rotovibe sounds so good !!
Nice thing about the ZW OD is it can quickly be opened up, and a nice external toggle switch can be installed in about 2 minutes flat giving you the option to switch it up between the ZW "signature" OD and a creamier bluesy OD. If you're an intermediate guitarist and struggling to get those pinch harmonics everyone wants to hear, it'll give you a step in the right direction as well.
Fuck, I wish I could pull those pinch harmonics out of the guitar like Zakk does! And his vibrato is so wide and tight, meaning it stays in key the whole time, not easy to do. One of the best ever!
Just get a cheap boss sd1 and play around a bit, that’s all he uses to do that.
Lol...I like how he's all chill at 2:07 like it's no big deal he just melted my face off with that last vibrato note...
They always talk about Slash's "Feel". I'm sorry, but this guy has tons & tons of emotion. He plays beautifully clean & crushing with the gain up. No matter how loud he plays, it's never harsh. I can listen to him forever. He puts Slash to shame, in my opinion of course.
Fuck slash the most overrated guitarists of all time
@@peaceofmind304 don't forget that he can steal your girl anytime bro. You are a little shit in front of the legend himself😝
Idk man i like em both
@@thejoker-go3fhSalk over slash all day. Better song writer too
Love this guy. He can play it all.
He was using the chrome covered EMGs. I believe the only guitar Zakk has without EMGs in it is his Razorback which is stock with the dime combo.
Marshall amps always come delivered with a pack of beer...
That little riff he plays at 1:20 is so fucking awesome!
That's machine gun man from pride and glory. Awesome tune!
@@josephcullison363it’s not… I thought it was but no it’s completely different.
Zakk is god damned amazing. A real legend. Humble and cool as hell too.
The sound sucks because its a cheap camera mic. You can tell that from the get-go when his voice is muffled. And yes, he was paid to say that Marshall is the bees knees, but he's been playing them for a looong time, and endorsing them for a long time as well. I challenge you to find a picture of Zakk Wylde playing without a Marshall nearby.
South Side Piper Well Marshall really is the bees knees though.
Rofl, there are VIDEOS of him playing Metaltronix. Check out his gig in Russia in ‘89.
Now he created Wylde Audio, but when he don't have his WA stacks he use Marshalls, trust me, Marshall is the finest of all amp brands, oh yeah, and Dime
his playing sucks lol
He played Lee Jackson Metaltronix amps on the first Ozzy record
Killer boots, man!
+imsuckingwind and dont forget about the beard man
Dennis Stratton (ex-iron maiden) uses a valvestate live, as does Dave Edwards, who he plays with, and they both sound great, so yeah, it is pro tone. Also, Ive got an amp that has a valve pre and solid state power, and that also sounds amazing. The tone is derived from the pre amp more than the power amp when it comes to overdrive. The solid state makes it easier to play at lower volumes, in fact, because you don't have to worry about getting power through the valves.
Hey, that makes perfect sense. Thanks for confirming something I already thought for a while.
love zakk playing and yes marshall is the king of rock amps and the fender hotrod deville 2x12 is a close second
The exact same thing here. I bought an Epiphone Les Paul and the MG15. I was so happy. I kept thinking "Fuck yeah, a Les Paul and a Marshall! Now I can rock it out..." 15 minutes after I plugged in, I was going "What the fuck was I thinking?" NOT the same as the real thing. Never again. I saved and got the Marshall Slash AFD100, a 412 cab and a Gibson Les Paul. Now I am blowing it out large time. Save your money and get the good shit. No comparison.
Zakk is a monster player............and a funny m/f to boot. I can't get enough
"as long as it says marshal we're good to go!" amen Zakk!
Got a Jcm 800 2203 100watt heat, jcm2000 tsl and two Jcm 800 1960 cabs, and they rock 100 times better than some of the crap from other companies out there.
ENGL invader, Peavey 5150/6505 or a Mesa Mark V or Rectifier would disagree with that. The JCM 800 is an ok amp but it's certainly not a top tier.
wasn't saying those amps were crap troll, just that "in my "opinion" Marshall rocks, played them for 10 years now and wouldn't have anything else
Jimmy Hendricks I've played through pretty much everything and Marshall are the bottom of that list. You can always tell a marshall and not in a good way.
and that's ur opinion, they cant be that bad if most major artists the last 52 years have chosen them to plug into
Jimmy Hendricks
and most of them sounded the same anyway.
Great vid! Thanks for uploading!
Q1. Whats the difference between rotovibe and tremolo?
Q2. Does he use the overdrive just for solos?
Q3. No delay?
These harmonics are fucking amazing
Can you only get that on a tube amp?
That rotovibe is amazing. Wish they still made them.
He uses the MG's for practicing, a JCM through a 4x12 isn't ideal for that.
Man does he know how to make a Les Paul just sound so goddamn mean but JUICY
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Sounded Clean nice Zakk
and the pre and power sections are equally important in delivering tone. its like the engine and transmission in a car. the quality/condition/type of one will greatly affect the performance/response of the other. the preamp section does handle most of the tone, but if its not processed well through a good power section, you lose alot of tone. theres a reason 95% of pros use 100% tube amps.
Anyone know the song he used when demoing the rotovibe?
My favorite amp is the Hiwatt D103, but I also love the Vox Nightrain and there cabinets are killer.
I think this is the first video I’ve seen of Zakk where he is showin off his Jersey accent, and isn’t pinch harmonizing every 2 seconds
@jw11432 Hell yeah brother. I made the "It's got Marshall written on it" mistake long ago. The high end stuff is badass, but the lower end MG series is shit. The only exception would be the Dave Mustaine 15W MicroStack. That is a killer little stack, which you could record an album with. I have a little 5w Line 6 and a Squire Strat that I travel with because they sound decent and if it gets stolen or damaged, I am not out anything.
Had the AVT 50 watt head , regret ever getting rid of it. Although I traded it for a create power block that has been a great work horse for 20 years now.
I can say that the MG15MSII IS infact pretty good practice amp ,i've been using one since about 2008 ,Zakk is right .
They need to put that amp back in production. Don't know why the last MG series didn't have a mini-stack
Nice vid. Marshall says it all. Gotta love it.
Zakk is the best hands down
The first part of the solo is taken from Eddi Van Halen's - Eruption solo, and the second half seems to be just improv in the same key.
Oh man - what a guy! 😎 For the sake of simplicity, we have tried to document all gear/settings on our new site
The most important part of his gear is the two beers over the amp hahaha
Is the most important gear of every guitarrist =)
Zakk You're An Awesome Beast........I Fucking Love You Men....
The best guitarist Skynyrd never had.
I was going to watch this video as a guide to pedals. Then I heard Zakk telling me he could record an album with a mini Marshall MG half stack and knew not to believe anything that came out of his mouth :D.
the power to his playing is the beer bottles beside his amps
Уточните, пожалуйста, какую роль в формировании структуры гитарного перегруза играют 2 бутылки пива на комбике? Какие для них рекомендованы настройки?
But my question is... Does he only NEED the OD pedal because the JCM800 can't push the Gain needed for those Harmonics and Squeals? Can you get the Zakk tone using a High Gain head like a 5150, Masa Dual Rec, Diezel etc... without the OverDrive Pedal?
have you seen him projectile spitting in the middle of a solo? That's what I call gifted!!
Fucking legendary
"As long as it stands marshall on it you are good to go"
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this.
well, there are "pros" who use line 6 amps live, but that doesnt mean it's a pro tone. to each their own man. personally, i think it comes to down to eprsonal preference. one of the best amps ive seen is what i own, a bugera 6262 head, and that thing sounds phenomenal at low volumes, part of why i love it. only amp i would prefer over it is 1 of 3: framus cobra, diezel herbert, or bogner uberschall. killer tones out of those heads.
@delantey any tone chaser will tell you a tube preamp and solid state power section doesnt sound right. however, a solid state preamp and tube power section can get you good sounding results if dialed in correctly.
That feedback is just like HHHHHAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!
Which is a beautiful thing
thats what i play haha! The rythm without a doubt takes the cake over marshall, plus it has a "professional raw tone" rather than the raw sound of marshall which can come out fuzzy on recordings. I do however really like zakks solos with the marshall, super intense ya know?
Much better quallity than last.
Respect for the Hendrix part... Respect it so much more than the shredding..
Jadi Peperzak He named his son Hendrix now that's respect.
This guy is a legend jaha
Awesome Man Zakk!!!
machine gun man by Zacks band pride and Glory is that tune
zakk builds his own amps now!! watch some of his videos on here...he shows you alittle behind it
von links nach rechts: Dunlop Zakk Wylde Signature Wah, Dunlop Zakk Wylde Signature Rotovibe, MXR EVH Phase 90, MXR Zakk Wylde Berzerker Overdrive, Boss CH-1 Chorus
"Which is a beautiful thing" haha
Looks like he does most of his speed picking from the elbow which is interesting. I would think he would pick more from the wrist since it's more efficient.
it does, i get a nice clean sound. fenders are known for that but my driven sound isnt so great
you can record a record with these amps .. right here we have a uhh. uh advance valve state uh techno uh these are great amps right here!
because marshalls rock!!!
Just because you play pentatonics, that doesn't mean you lack talent. Anyone can study a guitar and know which note sounds good with the other. It's the creativity of the song, the speed, and the overall tone that makes a musician great. No one can say that Zakk Wylde sucks just due to one little thing. Pentatonics are used for a reason. They sound good. I'm aiming this more towards the haters, not you particularly. lol
Yep, anD VH1 was the best sounding album. The Peavey 5150 is based on....a Marshall! That being said Marshalls are fabulously inflexible amp but they sound Freakin' great TURNED UP LOUD.
He could use a compressor pedal instead of the second chorus pedal. The compressor will balance the tones better if set properly. Also, I recommend a noise gate pedal to help reduce excessive noise. The noise gate comes in handy if you use a single coil pickup guitar like me. I use a Squier Stratocaster and a Zoom G1XON pedal. My amp is probably the most basic amp you'll ever hear about. I use a fender front man 10G.
that's one good looking Les Paul
Yes I think too
Marshall are amazing, but so is Mesa Boogie.
his sound is huge
When he plays the solo while he kicks on the phaser and the OD, is the solo a improv solo or is it in any of zacks song??
lol, never got the chance to try one, I'd like to though. I am a big fan of Vox amps.
@ronaranjo Zakk always sound great
His pedal board is all mxrs: chorus,zakk od,wylde wah,mxr delay and rotovibe
mtnbikr66 the wah and the rotovibe are dunlop
@Jared Pate (Jared Pate The first) they are dunlop pedals,mxr are also produced by dunlop
ha, cool to see him play some Hendrix style
The most important part of his gear is the two beers over the amp hahaha
Is the most important gear of all the guitarrist =)
@jw11432 the valvestate amp that he is using has tubes in the preamp
you must have arms like chuck norris to play like this.........digging the rotovibe
yup it really is
loomis and wylde=
best vibratos in the business
i recently bought a pedalboard with some effects on, including an overdrive pedal. i get a quite nice sound with it but i want to get a nice sound from just the amp aswell :P
which is better 1:00-1:30 or 1:40-2:07 or both i vote both there awesome!
aren't those original Seymour Duncan pickups in that Gibson
why does he have so many marshall things? does he use two or more at once or does he use one?
@jw11432 well on this video he is using 'em and they sound great!
He was born in New Jersey right? His accent doesn't sound like East Coast hmm or is it just me (or the bad sound quality)? Anyway awesome guitarist \m/
I own a Marshall avt20 and it's amazing it fucking rocks!
My marshall over hear , my Heineken over hear
How is he getting such balsy distortion from that little marshall combo?? I've got a mg15 ( I know not the same amp) that could never come close to that tone without a dist pedal
+speedmetal81 He uses his signature overdrive with the amp as shown in this video
he is right, if it says Marshall then your pretty good, but it all depends on what ya want! Orange or Marshall FTW!!!!
Trying to figure out the pedal sequence for the Rotovibe, EVH phaser and the Chorus pedal in the effects loop. How would you do it and why? Any one
They are all in front just as you see on his board in that same order.... including the carbon copy-not shown here. That would go before the chorus and after the over drive as he uses chorus last to run into two heads as it has 2 outputs.. Reverb added by the sound guy when he uses delay,otherwise the repeats would be a mess.I run in that exact way and with the right amps it is sellar