Rig Rundown: Code Orange's Reba Meyers
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- Опубліковано 9 чер 2024
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What would you get if you put the heaviness of Converge, the industrial sounds of Nine Inch Nails and Type O Negative, the catchiness of ’90s metalcore, the frantic delivery of Black Flag, and the sampled-chopped-and-glitched production of hip-hop into a blender and hit liquefy? You’d get 100 percent of your daily intake of Code Orange.
The band was formed-as the Code Orange Kids-in 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by Eric “Shade” Balderose (vocals, keys, programming, and guitars), Reba Meyers (guitars and bass), Jami Morgan (drums and vocals), and guitarist Greg Kern (who left in 2010). The current lineup also includes bassist Joe Goldman and guitarist Dominic Landolina.
They’ve always played heavy and fast, rising quickly in the hardcore ranks with 2012’s Love Is Love/Return to Dust and 2014’s I Am King, but things took a dramatic, dense turn in 2017. (The band shortened their name ahead of the 2014 release.) Their Grammy-nominated, critically-acclaimed third and fourth albums, 2017’s Forever and 2020’s Underneath, incorporated all hues of heavy-drawn from all corners of crunch. In a 2020 interview with PG, Meyers explained the progression:
“We took as much of it into our own hands that we could-writing, recording, mixing, mastering-and it drove us crazy, but we knew if we really did this record how we imagined it, it could become something that we’re extremely proud of and is recognized by people beyond the niche world of hardcore that we come from. That was proven to us a little bit on Forever, because of the Grammy nod. We realized that if we really took what we do to the absolute fucking edge, we could make something important and bigger than ourselves. Especially bigger than our individual selves, because it’s a full-band effort.”
Creativity and performance are one thing, but how does a guitarist convey all the ideas in his or her head into a specific sound and where does that explorer mentality arise?
“We didn’t have shit growing up. I would borrow people’s old Carvin amps that barely worked, and through that you’d learn what really mattered. The crap gear sometimes would produce cool sounds that you wouldn’t expect, and your ears grow and evolve,” recalls Meyers. “Bottom line, what matters most is your hands, your creativity, and your performance. For that reason, I pick pedals that are loud and proud to speak in my language and Code Orange’s language.”
The afternoon before Code Orange’s middle slot for hip-hop duo $uicideboy$’s arena tour stop at Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium, Meyers pulled her gear aside and invited PG’s Chris Kies backstage to catalog her eviscerating setup. In this RR, she details her signature ESPs (and why they no longer have EMGs), shows how she breaks down the digital-versus-analog wall by pairing an Axe-Fx III with a 100W 5150, and chronicles the “toys” she enlists to converse in the band’s dialect.
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00:00 - D’Addario XPND Pedalboard
00:15 - Reba Meyers Intro
01:46 - ESP Reba Meyers RM-600
05:28 - Railhammer Pickups
09:21 - ESP LTD Reba Meyers RM-600
12:00 - Reverend Charger 290
13:37 - EVH 5150IIIS EL34
16:20 - Fractal Audio Axe-Fx III & Thoughts on Digital Modelers
22:57 - Reba Meyers' Pedalboard
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Some say that that truck is still backing up to this day
Reba is a real one. No bs, just music.
Also, the dig at influencers was awesome.
was just watching some vid of code orange and thought it was really cool to see woman jamming those tunes and wanted to know more.. and now im here really thinking it was a man all along.
Love the guy backing up his truck for 20 minutes. It'd be cool to get a rundown of the other members in the future
Dom politely passed.
@@premierguitar But what about Joe?
thats metronome, 76 BPM.
I thought it was outside my house for like 10 minutes lol
She’s one of my favorite guitarists, so happy to see her on here. She deserves so much more recognition for both her playing and attitude towards music.
defo shes a beast
facts
Most of those " influencers " are wayyyyy better than her
@@stevew.9122 can an influencer sell out a venue and have people damn near murdering eachother to their playing?
@@smokehill7912 lol easily give them the time shes been touring and putting out music
One of the best Rig Rundown's. Reba's enthusiasm for gear shines through and makes this so great.
Saw them live opening for Korn in March. I knew of her but hadn’t checked her out yet. Couldn’t take my eyes off her playing. Energy was infectious. The whole band was actually.
That awesome man! I was actually wondering if she is a KoRn fan, judging by her pedalboard it sort of looks similar to Munkys pedalboard. I remember KoRn always talking about that tube screamer pedal back in the day.
@@leadme2thebliss21 my guess she is.
Ilsaw them the same month and yeah..they stole the show imo
My second time seeing them was opening for Korn and I will always go see them if they’re in town
I love her attitude towards the ring mod. Just having fun with the most unusable effect ever xD
Stoked. I’ve seen Code multiple times. Probably the hardest working hardcore band right now.
Man, that Viper looks so good with the reverse headstock
We're a thrash metal band, but Reba and Code Orange influence me (lead guitar and vocals) to just do what sounds right and be EXPRESSIVE. Glad I found this video.
I've been waiting for this for so long!
Reba's so cool, down to earth and she's so talented.
Excellent Rundown! Besides the beeps. The tube amp is a part of the experience and will never go away.
I love this rig rundown.
Fun and straightforward.
this rules. sick signature guitar, very pragmatic choices to deliver her and the band's vision. pedal setup reminds me of Agata from Melt Banana (minus the delays).
as for the beeping, clearly a lot of folks here haven't worked around a scissor lift before...
man I love Reba, she's so cool and down to earth it seems. I love anyone who swears like a sailor too lol
Based on several interactions I've had or heard about with her I'd say she's exactly how you think. Even though Reba (deservedly) gets the most attention of anyone in her band she constantly builds the guys up and tries to shift credit to them. And while having the mouth of a trucker she's quite cerebral too: good chess player and went to college for orchestral flute.
Enjoyed this one. So good to hear folks just enjoying there gear and not obsessing over stuff that makes 0 creative difference.
What a kickarse approach and mindset. I agree with so many of her creative choices, I wish I had her focus and talent. Chris is a great interviewer too.
Reba's a purist in the purest form.
I bought her signature guitar recently with the EMG pickups. Very smooth and comfortable for an LTD.
My old band did a bunch of shows with Code Orange Kids (their old name, when they were all 15 years old) and Reba was the most quiet person I've ever met. Fast forward 10 years and rockstar points later, she's a foul-mouthed noise creator.
Haha I think it's clear she'd still rather be quiet, just forced to talk and do press because she's the most popular member of the band and people get tired of listening to only Jami talk.
Enjoyed this rundown - Now I want a ring mod on the board.
Her in-ear situation can easily be solved with the new ambiance constructed earphones where you get in-ears but has pores inside to capture the feel of stage volume. Don't remember the brand name but it's out there!
This has to be one of my most favorite guitars around.
Love her playing style and attitude
I love this girl. She is my spirit animal
she's a real one. great philosophy. I always tried to mess with tunings and stuff to mix things up. It does help sometimes with writing!
She is awesome and I effin love that Viper! Metal as eff!
@4:10 "I'm not super picky with that shit"
Lmao Reba kicks ass.
IMO thats possibly the meanest looking metal guitar Ive ever seen. I want one so bad.
Reba’s a fuckin badass! Glad we have her in the metal world
I think this is the first time I've heard of her(I've heard their songs, but I have 0 info about the band), and I'm a fan already. Love how she approaches her shit.
Reba is awesome, Master of riff guitar, I am your admirer from Chile
I LOVE how she dissed all the UA-cam guitarist “influencers “….. it’s sad when they’re getting the signature models instead of the actual gigging musicians who need them. (Save for Fluff, he breaks the mold).
Yes. IMO give guitars and amps to actual musicians that are starving. Not a UA-cam guitarist that’s making money. As an opening band, they aren’t making much if any money at all.
That's the only 'controversial' or opinionated thing I've ever seen or heard Reba say too--normally she's extremely polite to everyone. And this isn't the first time she's said it either. Just goes to show you how much she despises influencers. And why wouldn't she? Her band's been on the road playing shows since they were teens--sometimes playing in garages and sleeping in basements. Meanwhile UA-camrs can get comfortably famous because of their looks or a gimmick or cover songs.
Fluff plays in a band that actually tours
It’s a shit thing to say. Just because someone sits in their bedroom all day playing guitar, they reach millions more people than she can touring when they upload videos to UA-cam. It doesn’t mean they work at it any less than her either.
@@thegoodguy44 stevie T had the chance to leave youtube and make real music on stage. But wussied out. Now days they call it anxiety or whatever. But in my day we called it not being able to cut it.
Bro Reba is so fucking cool
I like this band, but I really liked the band Adventures, which answers the question: "what if Code Orange wrote pop songs?"
RIP Adventures. They're such killer songwriters
Ok so she sounds like she is humble and cool as regular chick. Sounds like it would be fun to talk shop with her. Guess I’ll be looking into the band now.
Straight up bust your nose guitarist , much respect and love.
It’s cool to talk to the artist some of these are the techs about the player.
Oooo! A railhammer in the signature 🤘🧐🤘
Made the mistake of listening to the Underneath album while on a night drive. The dread that music induces was something I never experienced in any other album. I want to see them live someday.
I remember listening to that album the night it came out at about 12 or 1 am coming back from somewhere. With the long day I had and as tired as I was, that album was a terrifying soundscape. I haven’t seen them on their Underneath tour but when they toured Forever, I saw them about 4 times…that was the only band I never pitted to. Absolutely insane shows.
Rig rundown Pavement. That would be entertaining!
She's badass
Rig Rundown Episode Suggestion: The Goo Goo Dolls’ Johnny Rzeznik, Brad Fernquist, and Robby Takac.
Yes definitely. Love those guys, surprised they haven’t done an episode with them yet.
Oh boy, the swearing police ain't gonna be happy when this one comes out
Ah man I haven't listened yet.. I'll pause it for now, does this woman cuss a lot? I find it distasteful
@@snicker576 "A lot" is an understatement.
@@snicker576 lmao
@@tkugsify I found out the hard way.... I listened.. she swears over and over
Trash. Raised by trash
Anticipating the Alvvays rig rundown…hint, hint.
She's bad ass
You have been fined $3,269.00 dollars to be placed into the swear jar.
10:19 - 10:25 + 11:00 - 11:06 Obviously it's a matter of taste and I may have misunderstood something but on a 24.75" scale guitar for drop B (and drop Bb) the .54 low E string is not very stable from intonation point of view.
I think that truck is still backing up.
i love when she laughs and haves fun but then remembers shes in code orange and immediately goes back to rbf
The Delco is strong. She rips.
28 times fcking and 18 times shit in a 32 mins video, fcking cool shit! i like it! like it a lot.
RIFF LORD
Those metal things on the amp wtf go with that looks insane , dosent it block sound?
if she use a radiojack, what is connected to the input of the looper??
I was thinking Orange 9mm, but from the intro, sounds like the same neighborhood.
The Viper is my fave axe and has been for years i own two and jam them both hard for years. Sorry Reba i love ya but i still cant get into that headstock haha.
She’s the raddest.
I really rate the reverse headstock def a better design in my eyes ,
I’m pretty sure the EVH heads use MIDI. Someone correct me if I’m wrong here.
Only the 50 watts have midi, the 100 watts just use 7 pin DIN switching
She smiled, no way!!
H.E.R. shirt on point
"i play an old shit and new shit...."
Custom shop ESP is the backup. Lol The LTD must be pretty damn nice
Its almost as if she gets paid every time they sell one 🤔
@@Ottophil If my signature was a Squire I’d play that over a custom shop, all day
It's slightly confusing, because the video cuts away, but she's saying the LTD is actually her backup.
🤘🔥
What's up, maaaan!
what railhammer pickup does she use
Anvil & Chisel models
Reba!
Dude those pants! Spray painted on
lol
GET BILMURI ON RIG RUNDOWN!
Looking forward for a PG-13 Reba interview 🤣🤣🤣
Reba is the shit.
22:25 Could have segmented this off with its own marker/title too: "Breakdown of various shit" Or maybe "Here a shit, there a shit, everywhere a shit shit"
Everything she said about digital/tube amps was based
Going to have to check this band out
Thoughts if you did end up checking them out?
What's a B minor tuning?
"Angus young plays an sg. Thomas erak playes a viper" is how you answer that wuestion haha
A good thick >2inch strap kills neck diving
The Viper can not be helped. Its the asymetricalness that makes it dive. My gibson SG’s both don’t move at all
Pragmatical woman, who needs that oda' pickup, yeeeeeaaah!
Like omg....
Does anyone know what kind of strap she's using?
Dimarzio cliplock.
@@xXBESTPUNKxX Thank you!
sikk tone
Why isn’t this listed on uploads?
Posted early for the website viewers first.
They hold them before they are released to the public.
Cave In uses the PS-3, not the harmonist
That voice is deep. Deeper than my speaking voice
I love the boomer comments on anything that isn’t a Joe Bonamassa video lol
Mathematically nope. I never find the tuning that I stumble onto 😞
Kinda shocked she's not running a Precision Drive into the front end.
The guitarist of Baroness sounds exactly like this girl.
her personality reminds me of Joey Jordison
I gotta say, I really dug this rig rundown until Chris started comparing the Tubescreamer to the Swollen Pickle. They don't even remotely do the same thing. One tightens up the amp, the other straps a chainsaw to its chest and runs screaming towards you, if you set it up right (in the case of how END uses the Pickle)...
I didn't compare the pedals ... one is an overdrive and the other is a fuzz - I was just asking if she had ever tried another pedal+amp combo that other heavy bands use like the End or she's always stuck with the OD (TS9)-into-amp formula. Hope that clears up my perspective when asking the question. Thanks for watching!
She's beautiful
If you like girls that look like 12 year old boys lmfao
Cool guitars, cool board, cool rig and cool player, but 12-54 are neither "thick ass strings" nor "barb wire", IMO. Tuning to drop C on a 24,75" guitar, thinner strings easily go out of pitch on the attack, especially if you're like me and have a heavy right hand. I use 11-56.
this girl has a mouth like a sailor lol
IMO they messed up with this “E-II” shit.
That rythem tone is fucking narsty
too much swearing for my taste
ok
SG's aren't symmetrical
Sounds just like my 7 year old through his practice amp.