Making Beautiful Music with a Shovel and a Bunch of Guitar Pedals
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- Опубліковано 8 лис 2019
- Figuring out how to play a half hour continuous performance of (hopefully) enjoyable music using just my trusty shovel with a string on it and a bunch of guitar pedals.
Here's how the performance turned out: • Half Hour of Shovel + ...
Plugging a microphone into this pedalboard: • Microphone into my ped...
This pedalboard is 1 of 34 from the World's Largest Guitar Pedalboard: • The World's Largest Gu...
A 2nd video experimenting with the World's Largest Pedalboard: • World's Largest Pedalb...
Playlist of other creators who received parts of that board: • Testing 10 world recor...
Watch this shovel get made on "I Like To Make Stuff" • Shovel Guitar (one str...
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This shovel stays in tune better than my own guitar
Cause it doesn't have a floyd rose lol
The Floyd Rose is a nightmare
I bet a one-string Floyd Rose bridge would work just fine. It's when you put a bunch of strings on it in balance that it becomes a nightmare.
Check out Justin Johnson if you wanna see a badass shovel player 😂
Plamen Petrov if you’re an amateur yeah. It’s not rocket science to operate or adjust.
Rob "I tricked every pedal manufacturer known to man into giving me free shit" Scallon.... legend
Genius
"I'm going to re-string this shovel real quick" -Rob Scallon, 2019
It's the perfect phrase to describe Rob
I came to the comments to find this, and I found it
"it can't be the same chord for a half hour" -smiles in drone musician
I was thinking of Wagner.
Chords? Psh. Feedback loops and noise, baybee.
laughs in Phil Niblock
Smiles in sunn o)))
Laughs in Brian Eno.
A collab of rob doing ambient guitar pedal stuff with Andrew huang doing ambient modular synth stuff would be so epic
Yes
omg a First of October ambient record would be the best thing
Then all we need is Hainbach using the Cocoquantus to mix the whole thing.
@@V3xxe Yes, Hainbach would be a good fit.
The Slow Mo Guys called. They want their soundtrack back.
lol
I'd bet that Gavin would love this, then "accidentally" ruin his turn while screaming in bird noises... plus nose.
They use some stock iMovie song and slow it down, lmao
*makes a sound like a keytar being inserted into a moose.
Rob: "That's really pretty"
This made me chuckle
that moose has a musical anus
I was thinking it sounded like a newborn baby
@@psychedelicsunrise6397 some do, heard it on a David Attenborough documentary
Rob: gets a beautiful new guitar for free from Chapman Guitars
Also Rob: Imma use a shOVEL
That's the joke...
Dan Oliver that’s also the joke
Tony Levin isn't happy
I’d use a shovel too...
i Love that he just makes music. Strand him on a desertedd island and he'll have a music studio set up out of rocks , coconuts and seashells before he has fire..
Congrats: you've turned your shovel into a church organ. Truly, the shovel is the most versatile tool ever now. :)
Good for digging graves, and for digging hearts.
Rob: "It can't just be the same chord for half an hour"
Metallica: *laughs in Em*
What song?
Do you mean 'E5'???
Alexander Fee every song
There is literally no Metallica song or Performance where they only play one chord for half an hour, dumbass. Playing in One key isn't playing one chord, dumbass.
@@MrParkerman6 you are probably fun at parties
When that shovel was made, it probably didn’t know it was gonna be a guitar.
It also didn't know it was going to be a synth
It had big dreams.
One day you’re scraping animal corpses off the road, the next you’re a star!
It had a dream dammit...a dream of music
it probably didn't know anything, idiot shovels.
"Pedals are like potato chips, ya can't just have one." - Wise Man (2019)
I read that whilst he was saying it XD
I only have one but I plan on getting more in the future
Can’t have just one*
"Yup." -Your Dad
0:25 "It looks beautiful, it sounds beautiful, and we won't be using it today. We'll be using a shovel today."
This is how you blueball a guitarist
Gotta keep the sponsors happy ;)
@@andrewfaraday8918 Yeah. Still a funny way to do it!
Rob: It can’t just be one chord for half an hour!
La Monte Young: Hold my B5...
You win the Internet sir
Thank you very much!
I’m honestly surprised more than 2 or 3 people got the reference
That's funny because you actually *hold* that B5
Gilbert Botos 😂I’m dead 💀
It's amazing what you can do with just a $5 shovel and $3000 worth of guitar pedals.
There should now be a cutout of Rob in every music store: "The more pedals you have, the better music you'll make!"
Company: We've got all sorts of variants of guitars for you to pick from. Shape, form, length, GIRTH, color, tones... pick anything you want!
Unimpressed Rob: Hm... Have you got a shovel?
GIRTH
It's like the mating of Yoshi's once he's added the pic slide.
Cannot unhear it.
So you made a modular synth using guitar pedals? Andrew would be proud.
This + Andrew + 30 minute track = will buy!
Are you talking about Andrew belew?
Angel de lo Singular Andrew Huang
@@Apollo5752353 lol
Angel de lo Singular yush
I'm really digging that tone
It sounds like I was watching Interstellar again
I literally watched interstellar yesterday, thought the same
Your creativity is astounding, Chapmans rock, and I'm learning, laughing, drinking coffee on a Saturday morning...life is good. Cheers! Oh, I think you're a musical genius and thanks for sharing it with us.
So what instrument do you play?
Me: it’s complicated
i want a whole ambient shovel album. it's very calming and anxiety reducing
It's like an actual modular synth. This was a really cool idea
*Talking about pedals*
"Normally you don't have this many"
Shoegaze: am I a joke to you?
Yes, shoegaze is a joke.
@@frankupham1214 😂😂😂 to each their own
Frank Upham hey man, it’s ok to be wrong.
Rob: Trying to make beautiful music
Also Rob: Has a Harp
Rob Again: s h o v e l
Sounds like something you would hear on a record in minecraft
1945: in the future there will be flying cars
2019:
2019: we have ambient shovels now.
10:03 sounds like snoopy crying
this is what improvised music should be all about! just trying go in ways that you've never done and just appreciating the sounds for what they are, not being technical to show off, but just enjoy music for the music.
If you play this backwards it says "Paul is dead. Miss him. Miss him. Miss him."
I am confusion
CatsMeow107 Wolf nah, you’re just youth :) google it. It’s a neat segment of Beatles history and they had fun with it
Funny
First impression: damn a 20 min video..
Second: ooh Rob is getting weird
Third: damn this video is too short
A really cool musical experiment, RobRob
Expected a showcase of tricks, ended up staying for a very nice beginner’s course on guitar pedals and effects. Really happy I’m subscribed to you, Rob. =)
I'm digging this...
I'll C myself out.
I c what u did there
Should I be reading this in a certain tone of voice?
YOUR PUSHING YOUR LUCK SCOOB
Oh, what in the F?
Rob: It can’t be the same chord for a half hour.
Drone Music: Allow me to introduce myself.
And just like that Rob became Post Rock xD
Rob is slowly transitioning into Devin Townsend
I actually haven't watched Rob for a few months now, but I just rewatched his old shovel metal videos, and I was wishing he'd bring it out again for a video or two. And he already had! Nice to see the old shovel out again ;D
Love your videos! And the community youv built! Your amazing! Never stop being you!
Alternative title: How to use an overcomplicated and way to expensive synth
Idk man. There are a lot of synths more expensive than a shovel and like 10 pedals.
@@goodiesohhi More complicated too.
"i'm gonna restring this shovel real quick" -Rob Scallon
Thank you so much for doing this.
I have been making music like this for years and to hear one of the most respected musicians of my time make something similar (even if it is like a "joke video" or something like that) gives me such a relief that other people can make and enjoy this kind of music and find the beautifulness of sound on it.
Thanks again
This is the beautiful thing about music. So much to do and what you're left with is always amazing. Music has the ability to build worlds
Rob seems like the kind of guy that you could trust in your house by himself...
Hey Rob, could you upload that half hour on Spotify? I love your half hour improvs and partially use them as concentration music. 😊 The music nerd in me loves this - I don’t play the guitar, but still. 😍
The "that's a cool noise" noise is the one thing that is not a cool noise. It pierces through the rest of the loveliness and it resembles that of an Alien throwing up.
Again another mind blowing video rob !!
Me using a crap guitar but paying more for pedals to sound good
That shovel has a $200 pickup on it lmao, it's more expensive than most of my actual guitars
like 95% of a guitars tone is the pickups and the amp+pedals tbh so that's not a bad thing
This video should have been called: Rob Scallon makes a shovel sound like an organ.
That was amazing Rob!!
I love his videos. He always immerses us in the thought and technical process. Keep up the great content Rob!
I actually bought a Ditto X2 the other day and it got delivered this morning! Planning to see what fun loops I can make, and maybe some random ambient soundscapes I can make :)
Are you digging for some tones?
Are you Crate-ing music?
See yourself out
Get out.
Rob, you never cease to amaze me with your wild and wacky, but ultimately brilliant videos! :D
I love this ambient sounds. they are so cool :)
In this video:
Rob being a DJ, with guitar pedals.
SHOVELCASTER
upd: it sound like a bell orchestra
That was as awesome and as spiritually one with music as it gets...ty
I love this idea, It's so crazy, but so cool!
I dig it!
Hehehe
Hehehehe
Petition for an only shovel First of October album in 2020?
Rob this was so cool man!
That was awesome!
*No way I'm going to watch Rob fiddling around with pedals for 20mins* ... 20:38 ... DAMNIT ROB!
The music made me fall asleep with how soothing it was and I missed my date.
Really lovely, man.
dude, you do such cool and creative videos.
Rob can play a shovel better than I can play any existing instrument D:
He played about five notes in this entire video. What are you doing with your life? O.o
@@hansfranz8795 5 well-placed notes?
you could make so good lofi with that setup
This is the beginning of every noise solo project, well done Rob
I am getting these Spyro 2 homeworlds vibes. Good job Rob!
Pride dang, well mission accomplished then!
When Andrew Huang showed me a modular synth I first suggested we make something that sounds like autumn plains
rob: *uses 3 pog pedals *
me: *P o G c H a M p*
LudWin
For some reason, when you brought out the shot glass I got an immediate Left 4 Dead 2 vibe.
This mans knowledge of music and raw (almost childish) ability to just DO is the perfect combination for creativity. Rob is so skilled. Super cool performance!
Always love the Crate amps laying about.
In the list of sentences I never even conceived of
"I need to restring this shovel real quick"
Is right up there
when you first started the song for a bit it reminded me a lot of old animal collective, like something from Sung Tongs
You gave a new spirit to this...tool.
So I had some time on spring break (I'm a high school Math Teacher) and now with us all on quarantine and school closed I wanted you to know you inspired me to make my own shovel guitar. Finished it today and it plays! Haven't plugged it into my full board yet but I will soon! I was going to add a photo but I cant.
Cool video. I would like to see a string shovel quartet, if possible.
"That's really pretty."
-Rob Scallon, 2019
This man is a genius. THAT's the definition of a good musician
As someone who listens to ambient music when going to sleep (because anxiety), a full song would be a fine addition to my sleep playlist. If I had the funds, I would commission a full song using this exact set up 🙏❤️ thank you Rob for your beautiful music
You’re so talented Jesus.
I dont know if there was supposed to be a comma there, but the statement remains true regardless
Petition for Half Hour of Shovel
Sign below ⬇
Please do Rob
Agreed
yes
Please
👍
Great video Rob Morello
Your enthusiasm is really pretty 😂 this was way cool.
The start definitely sounds like it could be on a Björk album
pedal to the metal my dudes
You’ve killed me
I totally dig this!
So Awesome. Reminds me of “sound on sound”
I'm a simple man. I see shovel, I click
*Make a beautiful songs with Potato & Carrot* when?
i wish i could have had a video like this for each of the boards they assembled for the record. i think it would be a helpful tool for new (and old)musicians trying to figure out what kinds of pedals they want.
Very cool Rob.
have you thought about trying no input mixing with just pedals?
1940: Making beautiful music with a shovel and a bunch of guitar pedals
2019: flying cars
Chill Ambience. Good For Yoga. For A Metal Head. Haha. Good Job Rob !!
you're so creative!