Rick's also smarter than yer average bear. Btw, does anyone have an extra ticket for me to go on 30th March in London??? Ill pay of course! I fecked up n' missed out and its currently saying on-line that his gig's sold out ☹
The stark change in audio quality when walking from the garage to the control room is amazing. Of course it's nothing surprising but it's evidence of a really well built studio. That was super interesting, cheers Rick
It really is that simple, though- the differential between the two. You nailed it- it’s how you know someone took the time (and BIG $) to build a PROPER studio
WOW! That's incredible! How you were able to look like you walked INTO the green screen, was amazing! That's some serious special effects to be able to make it look like your studio is so large. Kudos to your special effects guy on making it look so seamless, so realistic.
I would pay money to spend a whole day in that studio. Just playing all those guitars through all those amps and whatever else caught my eyes and ears. What a magnificent space. The fruits of a life time all in one area. Magic
what you describe is literally what this studio was built for :D paying money to spend a whole day there, playing all those guitars and amps and whtever else caught your eye. (up until Rick started doing youtube full time)
Ah building a studio. I built my home studio, which I use for personal use only. It took a long time as well, yet I truly appreciate every aspect of it because I used my own hands. Building isolation boxes for each recessed light, to custom built door frames to accommodate the thicker walls. Today, when someone comes in they see a nice polished studio having no clue whatsoever, as to what is behind the walls, door frames, ceiling etc. It was a labor of love.......
Went through a phase where I'd only buy red guitars. I figured if my wife saw a red guitar, she'd assume it was one I already had and not a new one. So far so good. It even works with bass guitars!
Rick, that is an incredible studio. Thank you so much for the tour. There was definitely a lot of thought, passion, and hard work that went into that build.
Watching a time lapse of Alex Michael (Conspiracy Music Guru) build his studio is quite gratifying and awe inspiring. The new studio for Martin Molin of Wintergatan is nice but there is no video (yet) of it being built.
The transformation from regular garage space to world class studio completely boggles my mind. I can’t even begin to imagine all the work that went into that 🤯
Man I’m just so EFFEN impressed with the fact that you have had so much equipment, and the Variety of the things that you have collected through the Years
One thing I always wanted to write in a comment is why I always loved your videos beside the music... Reason being how cozy and relaxing looks your studio... the low yellow light, warm brown colors and of course amps and guitars everywhere makes watching your videos a real pleasure.
I bought an old church instead of a purpose-built house specifically as a cheaper option than building a studio outright. hell, it was cheaper than buying a regular house even after renovations.
Ricks videos are the only ones that I immediately click the like button as soon as the video starts...... I have never been wrong yet ...... Its Ricks good nature and good heart that combined with his insane knowledge and talent that make him special iMO ...... If you are a Music Executive you need to get Rick signed up as a VP_ or something, for real .......... he would be perfect .....
In my mind I feel like there should be this line of other great artists at your door wanting to record a track for a composite album from “The Beato Studio”. The level of authenticity and love for music that exists in people and places like you is what keeps art alive.
Something tells me that your UA-cam success (which is more than rightfully deserved) stands on the graves of countless albums not being recorded in this fantastic studio.
Awesome! My dad had a studio in the extra room in the basement. Called it the “Naughty Room” due to the nonzero amount of tequila that would fuel Friday night jams. It was, set up both for playing live (I was usually tasked with lugging all the crap up the steps when they’d play out) and recording, multi track cassette at first. Lots of the coolest gear amateurs could buy in the 80s and 90s. Most of his friends were use to just picking acoustic guitars in living rooms but could blow the walls off the house down there. Most Friday nights growing up I fell asleep listening to music coming up through the vents... Some of the most fun I’ll ever had I had jamming with my dad down there when I started playing guitar.
Rick, your studio has become kind of iconic. When I think of what a recording studio looks like, I think of your ATL studio. In fact it’s one of the nicest & most welcoming I’ve ever seen. I really really enjoyed watching this, as well as the other little views you’ve allowed us in other videos. Honestly, I’d like this to be a sort of annual thing. Showing off any changes you’ve made over each passing year. Maybe I’m just getting old… but it seems as though the ‘backgrounds’ of the various channels I watch sort of become ‘characters’ of their own.
Dude you are such an inspiration. You're the living proof that a profession in the music industry is not limited to being a stadium rock star or a violinist in an orchestra
Don't give me the "old guy" stuff Rick.. You rock my man and I love your studio. Mine is currently under construction - so excited. Thank for the tour and inspiration!!
What a great tour, Rick! The layout is so cool, and your kit variety is stunning. It rekindled my own childhood memories of putting together a rudimentary studio in my own home. Really well done. A must-watch for any music/production nerd.
My family thinks I've spent too much on my studio. I have 2 basses (76 Fender Jazz and fretless), 1 Fender Strat, 2 six-string acoustics, 1 twelve-string acoustic, a mandolin, an electronic drum kit, recording gear, and a vocal booth. I'm happy and blessed. I can't imagine having all that Rick has. His is super-amazing.
Jaw dropping. Anyone who has a spouse that says you got too much stuff should watch this! Rick must have someone whose dedicated to keeping it all dust free.
You mentioned the snares and drums you didn't care for as they "didn't work". As a non-musician i would love to hear the difference between drums that worked and drums that didn't. I am friends with musicians and the nuance is lost on me. I love this channel as Rick is so good at describing what makes things great.
As someone who has just recently got into learning how to record but has played in bands for many years, that would actually be a really cool video to see. Just to watch the process of going through drums for a song until they find the right one
I totally agree, that would be interesting. But I can imagine what would work and what wouldn't work. As I have been around many drummers , and I have heard a few crappy drum sets, but many drummers don't know how to tune the drums, and when you hear a tuned drum set, it sounds nicer, more crisp while an untuned drum set will be more raw in your face
Awesome tour! Your studio is comprised completely of choice pieces of bucket list equipment. That said, for those of us that won’t have Dave, a successful UA-cam channel and a lifetime to acquire this treasure, can you do a desert island list of your gear? The things that would be must haves to build a studio if you could only have one and had to start all over again from scratch. Would you have done anything differently? Also, what was it about the Mac Studio that you were having issues with?
Reminds me of my studio that I built years ago! I built mine inside an industrial metal building! Using the "room in a room" technique. Had a much smaller control room. The studio was pre digital, so the biggest multi-track I had was a Tuscan 8 track. I rented rehearsal time as well as demo recordings, also had classes on recording! It took two 6' stacks of sheetrock!! I chose the name Emerald City.
Rick, thank you for this AWESOME video. I indeed was one of the many that thought your background was green screen, but before today when I had previously commented on an older video someone replied and told me the truth as you're showing us here. Beautiful, beautiful studio, and your lighting and camera are EXCELLENT for keeping both your background and foreground perfectly in high definition focus!
Super cool ROCKIN' Studio tour. For anyone that had any doubts about Rick's true passion for music, all that gear speaks for itself. Keep on Rockin' Rick!!!!!
Rick, Hello from South Korea! Your studio is a Dream Studio! It's beautiful! Congratulations on your accomplishments and thank you for sharing with us!
My favorite drum overhead mics. Pzm mics stuck together on a small plate hanging above the drummer's head, pointing down at the kick drum. The small plate ensures the mics only pick up the higher frequencies. It has a perfect stereo image.
Amazing video Rick, thank you I really mean it I admire you very much and you´re not an old guy it´s your body that gets all the years you lived, you´re eternal now my friend!!!
I love music, musical instruments and attempting to play them, I also love construction and building. I love your musicianship, your incredible musical ability and your all round knowledge of music, and now, I also love your studio! There’s a reason I subscribe and listen to you.. you are a special individual who I’ve cherrypicked and have put into my select (canon) repository of truly inspirational people. Great work, Rick 👍
I luv seeing studio tours especially private home studios where you get to see the character of the owner/operator on display!! Every studio has its own thing going on and its always about the sound sound sound or ears ears ears ....I don't care how we get a good sound only that we get it and in a timely fashion, your knowlege base gets you there quickly so the creativity can start flowing!!! Excellent tour Mr. Rick!!!
Those Dunlop Max Grips are truly awesome. When I bought my most recent guitar from Sweetwater at the end of last year, my sales engineer threw in a pack of them, gratis. Totally unexpected. I had made a very brief passing remark over the phone that I was no longer happy with any of my picks, and he remembered! Smart sales guy, because I fell in love and have bought several more packs since then.
Rick's green-screen game is the best there is! Puts big budget Hollywood movies to shame. 🤣 But seriously, you can really feel the love Rick and his people have for music from just looking around the studio.
As always, what an amazing human been ! What a pleasure to see the happiness and proud of someone that really understands and loves music so much ! You rock Rick !
Mine would be even less. It would be “Here is the garage. On the workbench next to the vise are a set of monitors and an audio interface. The rest of the room, a garage full of house stuff.” 30 seconds.
Always wondered what was in the background while watching hundreds of your videos. And btw, i'm 73 Rick and 60 is not "an old guy." I remember when you had 400k subscribers. Congrats on 3 million.
Looks great Rick! You explain things really well, would it be possible that you could do a video how the full signal chain works in a professional studio? Something a little more in depth than just Guitar>audio interface>computer…😂
I am wondering, have you ever tried a price estimation of all these gear, amps, guitars, etc? I am excluding the building costs. OK, you have a dream channel with over three million viewers and almost half a billion views, but even so, this is incredible. Many many thousands of bucks gear. My admiration and compliments for this great job you are doing. RESPECT
I love how you intimately know every component, every door, wall, cable... you really put your soul there, and it's no wonder that magic comes out of it.
Great tour and very envious, Thank you But, You've just reminded me about a great drummer from our era. Please do a video or at least a mention about the late great Billy Cobham. I was lucky enough to see him in a studio in Coventry UK in the late 70's/early 80's as a budding guitar/bass player and just happened to drop into the drum room as he started a clinic session, WOW! That got me listening to Buddy Guy and of course Neil Peart. such an inspiration. Cheers Rick. Keep up on the great work you do for us all man. Forever grateful.
What an amazing amount of equipment. I'd love to know if your ears are so tuned that you can tell the difference among, say, all the amps. Or if it's an indulgence because why not have ALL the guitars if you can afford it?
@@TimV93 If I had kept everything Ive bought since the late 80s guitars amps, recording gear mics etc it would be twice as much as shown here.. but hey gotta pay the bills sometimes haha. I started doing a list once of all the guitars Ive owned and stopped at 100 now its 7 or 8
@@markwarren250 homeowners insurance doesn't cover art, jewelry or musical instruments. It's a huge premium to cover that much gear. As this is a commercial operation he has to have a business owners policy for fire and liability plus additional coverage for the gear.
The "green screen" effect comes from the fact that your studio lighting isn't the same color temperature at you video lighting. You'll either need to add gels or buy lights with color adjustments for the video lights.
Any musician who knows anything can look at your background and tell it’s not a backdrop. This studio is massively impressive! I wish I had some of those cabinets and guitars. Not big on pedals but I’ve used some in some bands.
Rick first a huge thank you a Hug to your wife she has to be an incredible partner when I look at your very professional studio and equipment I can tell your wife loves you and supports your talents Reminds me of Jay Leno’s garage and his Noah’s arc of cars Like I said a big thank you to your wife and family Really a wonderful tour I’ve been in so many post production a production audio companies in Hollywood LA Santa Monica Seattle WA Yours is in the top tied with the other greats Thank you for making this video It’s 10 stars out of 5 stars Best wishes always from Las Vegas Craig Bravo 👏🏻
STAGGERING collection of amps! Would love to know if all have been used and how much is as a collection almost. I’m guessing it’s good to give bands such a huge choice anyway. I thought I had a pretty comprehensive keyboard rig but your collection of guitars just blitzes it. As someone who’s worked in London in music for many years, only one word…impressed. I really didn’t think there was much more to the studio than the backdrop and the vocal booth. How wrong I was!
It really is that simple, though- the differential between the two. You nailed it- it’s how you know someone took the time (and lotssss of money) to build a PROPER studio
Great video, Rick. So glad you've shared this with us. I'm curious, how tall are your rooms? They generally look built off 8-foot tall framing. If so, what limitations have you encountered in those spaces?
My first thought...jealous, but soon after truly impressed! I see a fellow gear-head who truly loves his "stuff" & knows really good quality. I can only imagine the time and $$ invested & you are rightfully proud. Thx.
From everything i’ve been hearing, this is exactly the environment where the Mac Studio should shine…. I am curious where it is falling short for Rick?
It's refreshing to see someone who has as many (well, ok....I see 2 maybe 3 more than what I have) guitars. He has me beat hands down with the amps. Way to go Rick !
12:17 Wow, like your control room with all those vintage gear. I have a question, at 13:51 we can see many snaredrums there. If a drummer plays loud and hard, do the snaredrums resonate then or are the mats under them so effective to supress it? Like your studio and wish you every day fun and success with it. Best regards.
i'm sure Rick can answer this, but from my experience the drums themselves resonating is not a problem unless you're going for a particularly dry sound. In that case you can throw some cloths or pretty much whatever on them to keep them from resonating. What can definitely be an issue is snare buzz on snare drums, so the trick for this is to just stick a little napkin between the snare side head and the actual snares. That will keep the snares on the shelves from buzzing when you're playing other drums. You can quickly and easily take that napkin out whenever you decide to use that particular snare drum.
@@tomasshannon6537 sounds like an AMAZING MUSIC VIDEO waiting to happen! EX: a HEAVY bass players starts his riff.....and 20 snares on shelves ALL START RATTLING in sympathy with the bass!
So much nice equipment in one space Rick. You dont mention if theres a fire system in there or what kind of insurance you have. Fire would be such a concern to me with all that fantastic, very expensive inventory of guitars amps, etc. located in one place. To have so much equipment in one spot is really incredible & very impressive and at the same point such a possible liability. God forbid a fire or flood, tornado etc...Would you need a special insurance policy? Just curious if you consider that possibility and think about spreading out the herd sort of speak in different locations to avoid that in case of catastrophe ..... Frank
@@justsomeguy1074 Water salvage damage caught in timely fashion has a much higher survival rate then a bad fire .Severe flooding would be worse. I understand totally the damaging physical effects of water and musical stuff. A bad fire would destroy everything. Controlled water damage from a spray sprinkler system would be a much more satisfying outcome for sure.
He's got more gear than the average Guitar Center.
He's got more gear than I have for sure! 🤣
My Gc is also empty. What’s going on with them? That place no longer motivates me to shop in store.
Rick's also smarter than yer average bear.
Btw, does anyone have an extra ticket for me to go on 30th March in London???
Ill pay of course!
I fecked up n' missed out and its currently saying on-line that his gig's sold out ☹
😂 So true.
Looks like GC just got a new venue.
I’d love to see a video where you produce a song with a band in your studio from start to finish :)
The stark change in audio quality when walking from the garage to the control room is amazing. Of course it's nothing surprising but it's evidence of a really well built studio. That was super interesting, cheers Rick
It was especially crazy when he walked from the live room into the iso booth at the beginning. Just utterly dead sounding, in a good way.
@@rome8180 iI thought the same thing
Was about to mention the same thing. Definitely a good damping.
It really is that simple, though- the differential between the two. You nailed it- it’s how you know someone took the time (and BIG $) to build a PROPER studio
@@nikkomorgan same same...👍
WOW! That's incredible! How you were able to look like you walked INTO the green screen, was amazing! That's some serious special effects to be able to make it look like your studio is so large. Kudos to your special effects guy on making it look so seamless, so realistic.
I would pay money to spend a whole day in that studio. Just playing all those guitars through all those amps and whatever else caught my eyes and ears. What a magnificent space. The fruits of a life time all in one area. Magic
what you describe is literally what this studio was built for :D paying money to spend a whole day there, playing all those guitars and amps and whtever else caught your eye. (up until Rick started doing youtube full time)
sameeeeeee eheh
@@tehultimateshreddar I''m glad you addressed this... They literally described the value of a studio
There's easily over a million dollars worth of gear there. Amazing...
Ah building a studio. I built my home studio, which I use for personal use only. It took a long time as well, yet I truly appreciate every aspect of it because I used my own hands. Building isolation boxes for each recessed light, to custom built door frames to accommodate the thicker walls. Today, when someone comes in they see a nice polished studio having no clue whatsoever, as to what is behind the walls, door frames, ceiling etc. It was a labor of love.......
Went through a phase where I'd only buy red guitars. I figured if my wife saw a red guitar, she'd assume it was one I already had and not a new one. So far so good.
It even works with bass guitars!
Mastermind !
Shhhh not too loud you’ll give us away😂
lol
😂
I have a friend with G.A.D. (guitar acquisition disorder) . He uses similar tactics with his wife. 👍
Rick, that is an incredible studio. Thank you so much for the tour. There was definitely a lot of thought, passion, and hard work that went into that build.
Rick, you're the only youtuber who I feel is genuinely worth doing a behind-the-scenes video. Very cool gear! Great video!
Tim Weber, 4 get "green screen", that mystery door by all rights should've been "green". I might B revealing My age.
Love Rick's work and I'm also liking the update videos of Rhett's basement studio
Watching a time lapse of Alex Michael (Conspiracy Music Guru) build his studio is quite gratifying and awe inspiring. The new studio for Martin Molin of Wintergatan is nice but there is no video (yet) of it being built.
Hahahaha you’re so right!
A ton of work and good taste has gone into that studio. Very inspiring.
The transformation from regular garage space to world class studio completely boggles my mind. I can’t even begin to imagine all the work that went into that 🤯
Man I’m just so EFFEN impressed with the fact that you have had so much equipment, and the Variety of the things that you have collected through the Years
Incredible and I’m loving it all
One thing I always wanted to write in a comment is why I always loved your videos beside the music... Reason being how cozy and relaxing looks your studio... the low yellow light, warm brown colors and of course amps and guitars everywhere makes watching your videos a real pleasure.
I'd imagine that any musician who truly loves the craft of making music, if they are successful enough, will eventually have their own studios.
Definitely at least SOME decent level of recording gear.
I wont say if I win lotto but there will be clues 🤣
@@InfinityDsbm same
Hey, that’s all the beauty of collecting over the years
I bought an old church instead of a purpose-built house specifically as a cheaper option than building a studio outright. hell, it was cheaper than buying a regular house even after renovations.
Ricks videos are the only ones that I immediately click the like button as soon as the video starts...... I have never been wrong yet ......
Its Ricks good nature and good heart that combined with his insane knowledge and talent that make him special iMO ......
If you are a Music Executive you need to get Rick signed up as a VP_ or something, for real .......... he would be perfect .....
With all the instruments and processing gear it still comes down to the acoustics of the room. You definitely built an amazing space.
Rick out here sitting on well over $1M in a lifetime collection of gear. What a great setup!
In my mind I feel like there should be this line of other great artists at your door wanting to record a track for a composite album from “The Beato Studio”. The level of authenticity and love for music that exists in people and places like you is what keeps art alive.
Saw the title of the video, immediately left all work and started watching!!
Something tells me that your UA-cam success (which is more than rightfully deserved)
stands on the graves of countless albums not being recorded in this fantastic studio.
Awesome! My dad had a studio in the extra room in the basement. Called it the “Naughty Room” due to the nonzero amount of tequila that would fuel Friday night jams. It was, set up both for playing live (I was usually tasked with lugging all the crap up the steps when they’d play out) and recording, multi track cassette at first. Lots of the coolest gear amateurs could buy in the 80s and 90s. Most of his friends were use to just picking acoustic guitars in living rooms but could blow the walls off the house down there. Most Friday nights growing up I fell asleep listening to music coming up through the vents... Some of the most fun I’ll ever had I had jamming with my dad down there when I started playing guitar.
Awesome to see behind the scenes and the history of it! Definitely a dream!
Rick, your studio has become kind of iconic. When I think of what a recording studio looks like, I think of your ATL studio. In fact it’s one of the nicest & most welcoming I’ve ever seen. I really really enjoyed watching this, as well as the other little views you’ve allowed us in other videos. Honestly, I’d like this to be a sort of annual thing. Showing off any changes you’ve made over each passing year.
Maybe I’m just getting old… but it seems as though the ‘backgrounds’ of the various channels I watch sort of become ‘characters’ of their own.
Your amazing lighting makes the background look like a green screen setup. Awesome studio, Rick.
What an honor and pleasure to be able to see it all. Thank you!
Dude you are such an inspiration. You're the living proof that a profession in the music industry is not limited to being a stadium rock star or a violinist in an orchestra
When a man’s life is music, he’s lived a full life. You are a blessed individual.
Top 20 electric studios of all time.
Coming in at number 1,
Rick Beato.
More power to you Rick, you deserve all this and more, much respect.
Don't give me the "old guy" stuff Rick.. You rock my man and I love your studio. Mine is currently under construction - so excited. Thank for the tour and inspiration!!
I love this old guy, Rick. 🙌🏻 And I love your studio. Although "studio" doesn't describe it by far! It is more a musicians paradise. Love it.
What a great tour, Rick! The layout is so cool, and your kit variety is stunning. It rekindled my own childhood memories of putting together a rudimentary studio in my own home. Really well done. A must-watch for any music/production nerd.
This is not a studio…this is heaven on earth
Love it. You could do a year's worth of videos on just your pedals.
Yes, there are some gems among them.
My family thinks I've spent too much on my studio. I have 2 basses (76 Fender Jazz and fretless), 1 Fender Strat, 2 six-string acoustics, 1 twelve-string acoustic, a mandolin, an electronic drum kit, recording gear, and a vocal booth. I'm happy and blessed. I can't imagine having all that Rick has. His is super-amazing.
Congratulations man. That is a big accomplishment getting something that cool together.
Jaw dropping. Anyone who has a spouse that says you got too much stuff should watch this! Rick must have someone whose dedicated to keeping it all dust free.
You mentioned the snares and drums you didn't care for as they "didn't work". As a non-musician i would love to hear the difference between drums that worked and drums that didn't. I am friends with musicians and the nuance is lost on me. I love this channel as Rick is so good at describing what makes things great.
As someone who has just recently got into learning how to record but has played in bands for many years, that would actually be a really cool video to see. Just to watch the process of going through drums for a song until they find the right one
I totally agree, that would be interesting. But I can imagine what would work and what wouldn't work. As I have been around many drummers , and I have heard a few crappy drum sets, but many drummers don't know how to tune the drums, and when you hear a tuned drum set, it sounds nicer, more crisp while an untuned drum set will be more raw in your face
@@bluzedogg it's not the wand, it's the magician. still, it helps to have a nice wand!
Listen to metallicas saint anger and you’ll see
Awesome tour! Your studio is comprised completely of choice pieces of bucket list equipment. That said, for those of us that won’t have Dave, a successful UA-cam channel and a lifetime to acquire this treasure, can you do a desert island list of your gear? The things that would be must haves to build a studio if you could only have one and had to start all over again from scratch. Would you have done anything differently? Also, what was it about the Mac Studio that you were having issues with?
it nto nucketr,s it is elect guitares an dsstramplifiers!
@@ilovecops5499 fr
Wow, every corner is packed with amazing gear with history. I wish I could get something like that someday.
Wow, Rick's studio is an honest to goodness paradise on earth, i would be lost in just pure bliss for weeks hanging out there
Finally Rick! Ever since I started watching your channel I have loved the studio and wanted to hear all about it.
Reminds me of my studio that I built years ago! I built mine inside an industrial metal building!
Using the "room in a room" technique. Had a much smaller control room. The studio was pre digital, so the biggest multi-track I had was a Tuscan 8 track.
I rented rehearsal time as well as demo recordings, also had classes on recording!
It took two 6' stacks of sheetrock!!
I chose the name Emerald City.
You Stacked your sheet rock double thick?
Rick, thank you for this AWESOME video. I indeed was one of the many that thought your background was green screen, but before today when I had previously commented on an older video someone replied and told me the truth as you're showing us here. Beautiful, beautiful studio, and your lighting and camera are EXCELLENT for keeping both your background and foreground perfectly in high definition focus!
Super cool ROCKIN' Studio tour. For anyone that had any doubts about Rick's true passion for music, all that gear speaks for itself. Keep on Rockin' Rick!!!!!
What an amazing studio Rick. You have some choice pieces of gear. It looks like an incredible space. Every bit deserved. Awesome 👍
Rick, Hello from South Korea! Your studio is a Dream Studio! It's beautiful! Congratulations on your accomplishments and thank you for sharing with us!
My favorite drum overhead mics.
Pzm mics stuck together on a small plate hanging above the drummer's head, pointing down at the kick drum. The small plate ensures the mics only pick up the higher frequencies. It has a perfect stereo image.
Amazing video Rick, thank you I really mean it I admire you very much and you´re not an old guy it´s your body that gets all the years you lived, you´re eternal now my friend!!!
This is absolutely incredible. What an insane amount of gear!
THE BEST channel on utube. Rick you deserve every thing you get.
I love music, musical instruments and attempting to play them, I also love construction and building. I love your musicianship, your incredible musical ability and your all round knowledge of music, and now, I also love your studio! There’s a reason I subscribe and listen to you.. you are a special individual who I’ve cherrypicked and have put into my select (canon) repository of truly inspirational people. Great work, Rick 👍
Thanx Rick, see you Saturday in Seattle!!
Recently stumbled across the channel. Love where u are coming from, your skill, your delivery, all of it. Personality is key. 👍🏻
Rick your a billionaire
Unbelievable !!!
Your years of commitment to achieving perfection to our ears is amazing.
Thank you
There's a night and day difference with the Before and After, really love what you've done!
Amazing..No words to define this studio ,the equipaments and the owner's geniality.
Amazing Rick ! It's like a time machine. Much respect for the work you have achieved. You can be proud !
I luv seeing studio tours especially private home studios where you get to see the character of the owner/operator on display!!
Every studio has its own thing going on and its always about the sound sound sound or ears ears ears ....I don't care how we get a good sound only that we get it and in a timely fashion, your knowlege base gets you there quickly so the creativity can start flowing!!!
Excellent tour Mr. Rick!!!
Those Dunlop Max Grips are truly awesome. When I bought my most recent guitar from Sweetwater at the end of last year, my sales engineer threw in a pack of them, gratis. Totally unexpected. I had made a very brief passing remark over the phone that I was no longer happy with any of my picks, and he remembered! Smart sales guy, because I fell in love and have bought several more packs since then.
I have waited a very long time for this. Great video Rick! Much love from Sweden.
Congratulations for all your successes Rick, you deserve it!
That studio is heaven on earth man.... It's huge ....with so much gear and instruments.... Really cool place
Thank you, he loves your work. And says I wish I had a teacher like Mr.Beato....
Rick's green-screen game is the best there is! Puts big budget Hollywood movies to shame. 🤣
But seriously, you can really feel the love Rick and his people have for music from just looking around the studio.
This is cool. I always wondered what the rest of your studio looked like when watching your awesome videos. Rock on Rick. 🎼🎸
As always, what an amazing human been !
What a pleasure to see the happiness and proud of someone that really understands and loves music so much !
You rock Rick !
Awesome studio Rick! If I filmed the entirety of my home studio setup it would be around 5 minutes!
Mine would be even less. It would be “Here is the garage. On the workbench next to the vise are a set of monitors and an audio interface. The rest of the room, a garage full of house stuff.” 30 seconds.
mine could be done in a picture all my stuff is in the corner of my room organized
I just took out a loan on a new building to build an even bigger studio. You give me hope that I can achieve something big
Always wondered what was in the background while watching hundreds of your videos. And btw,
i'm 73 Rick and 60 is not "an old guy." I remember when you had 400k subscribers. Congrats on 3 million.
Looks great Rick! You explain things really well, would it be possible that you could do a video how the full signal chain works in a professional studio? Something a little more in depth than just Guitar>audio interface>computer…😂
4 m9nths well spent...that is a beautiful, wee laid out studio. Beautiful...and the gear!!
I am wondering, have you ever tried a price estimation of all these gear, amps, guitars, etc? I am excluding the building costs. OK, you have a dream channel with over three million viewers and almost half a billion views, but even so, this is incredible. Many many thousands of bucks gear.
My admiration and compliments for this great job you are doing.
RESPECT
I love how you intimately know every component, every door, wall, cable... you really put your soul there, and it's no wonder that magic comes out of it.
Hurray for Billy...the unsung (pun intended) hero!
Great tour and very envious, Thank you But, You've just reminded me about a great drummer from our era. Please do a video or at least a mention about the late great Billy Cobham. I was lucky enough to see him in a studio in Coventry UK in the late 70's/early 80's as a budding guitar/bass player and just happened to drop into the drum room as he started a clinic session, WOW!
That got me listening to Buddy Guy and of course Neil Peart. such an inspiration. Cheers Rick.
Keep up on the great work you do for us all man. Forever grateful.
Good god, Rick! VERY impressive! Including all the instruments and gear, that's a million dollar setup right there! Damn near, anyway!
I was thinking the same. I bet it's more though if you count everything in there, it's almost priceless! WOW!!!!
OMG! That DOD delay pedal! When I listen to old tapes. Yeahhh. That's the sound. Takes me back four decades!
What an amazing amount of equipment. I'd love to know if your ears are so tuned that you can tell the difference among, say, all the amps. Or if it's an indulgence because why not have ALL the guitars if you can afford it?
And he says what we see is _after_ a big sell-off.
Well it's also 25 years of collecting gear - he's had a lot since he started producing in the early 2000s.
@@TimV93 If I had kept everything Ive bought since the late 80s guitars amps, recording gear mics etc it would be twice as much as shown here.. but hey gotta pay the bills sometimes haha. I started doing a list once of all the guitars Ive owned and stopped at 100 now its 7 or 8
I never realized Beato was in the small town of Ithaca when I lived there years ago. I appreciate Beato's knowledge of music.
Wow. The money he has wrapped up and all that equipment is truly unreal
I wonder what the insurance costs on that place?
@@thebarf9235 Blimey wow god knows!
Its actually a savvy investment, he enjoys it, lives from it and as they come vintage it increases the value
@@thebarf9235 great question. I'm sure it is included in his homeowners insurance just wonder if he needs a special add-on for it or not
@@markwarren250 homeowners insurance doesn't cover art, jewelry or musical instruments. It's a huge premium to cover that much gear. As this is a commercial operation he has to have a business owners policy for fire and liability plus additional coverage for the gear.
Music Studios are always a nice place to be in... always have a very cozzy vibe to it... your Studio ROCKS!
The "green screen" effect comes from the fact that your studio lighting isn't the same color temperature at you video lighting. You'll either need to add gels or buy lights with color adjustments for the video lights.
Any musician who knows anything can look at your background and tell it’s not a backdrop. This studio is massively impressive! I wish I had some of those cabinets and guitars. Not big on pedals but I’ve used some in some bands.
Rick first a huge thank you a Hug to your wife she has to be an incredible partner when I look at your very professional studio and equipment I can tell your wife loves you and supports your talents
Reminds me of Jay Leno’s garage and his Noah’s arc of cars
Like I said a big thank you to your wife and family
Really a wonderful tour
I’ve been in so many post production a production audio companies in Hollywood LA Santa Monica
Seattle WA
Yours is in the top tied with the other greats
Thank you for making this video
It’s 10 stars out of 5 stars
Best wishes always from Las Vegas Craig
Bravo 👏🏻
Thank you Las Vegas Craig, very cool!
The studio to me is like a magical place. You go in a child, have a fun time, and come out happy...only it's been some 60 odd years since.
STAGGERING collection of amps! Would love to know if all have been used and how much is as a collection almost. I’m guessing it’s good to give bands such a huge choice anyway. I thought I had a pretty comprehensive keyboard rig but your collection of guitars just blitzes it. As someone who’s worked in London in music for many years, only one word…impressed.
I really didn’t think there was much more to the studio than the backdrop and the vocal booth.
How wrong I was!
Simply beautiful Rick. What a dream space to work in!
I really like how this guy has like 30 Gibsons and he has em all over the studio, really great taste on guitars and design
It really is that simple, though- the differential between the two. You nailed it- it’s how you know someone took the time (and lotssss of money) to build a PROPER studio
You should get some help on the tech with a Collab from Linus Tech Tips. Also I love those Dunlop picks.
I was there in 2014! Far fewer guitars and amps then. Just went through some old videos and saw one from your studio. Love the videos Rick
Great video, Rick. So glad you've shared this with us.
I'm curious, how tall are your rooms? They generally look built off 8-foot tall framing. If so, what limitations have you encountered in those spaces?
My first thought...jealous, but soon after truly impressed! I see a fellow gear-head who truly loves his "stuff" & knows really good quality. I can only imagine the time and $$ invested & you are rightfully proud. Thx.
From everything i’ve been hearing, this is exactly the environment where the Mac Studio should shine…. I am curious where it is falling short for Rick?
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also am curious. why don't you like it?
It's refreshing to see someone who has as many (well, ok....I see 2 maybe 3 more than what I have) guitars. He has me beat hands down with the amps. Way to go Rick !
12:17 Wow, like your control room with all those vintage gear. I have a question, at 13:51 we can see many snaredrums there. If a drummer plays loud and hard, do the snaredrums resonate then or are the mats under them so effective to supress it? Like your studio and wish you every day fun and success with it. Best regards.
i'm sure Rick can answer this, but from my experience the drums themselves resonating is not a problem unless you're going for a particularly dry sound. In that case you can throw some cloths or pretty much whatever on them to keep them from resonating.
What can definitely be an issue is snare buzz on snare drums, so the trick for this is to just stick a little napkin between the snare side head and the actual snares. That will keep the snares on the shelves from buzzing when you're playing other drums. You can quickly and easily take that napkin out whenever you decide to use that particular snare drum.
@@tomasshannon6537 Plus you can just throw of the strainers.
@@tomshea8382 yup! If you store them on their side that can sometimes cause some rattling. But it def works if you have them like in this video
@@tomasshannon6537 sounds like an AMAZING MUSIC VIDEO waiting to happen!
EX:
a HEAVY bass players starts his riff.....and 20 snares on shelves ALL START RATTLING in sympathy with the bass!
@@tomasshannon6537 Thank you very much for your answer.
DUST KILLS! Large bath towels make great dust covers for everything not in use.
Incredible accomplishment. A work of art to create art!
Man I hope you have a good insurance agent that has your gear properly covered!
Rick is so loaded he doesn’t need insurance 😂
this is my favorite Beato video because no bitterness about modern music
So much nice equipment in one space Rick. You dont mention if theres a fire system in there or what kind of insurance you have. Fire would be such a concern to me with all that fantastic, very expensive inventory of guitars amps, etc. located in one place. To have so much equipment in one spot is really incredible & very impressive and at the same point such a possible liability. God forbid a fire or flood, tornado etc...Would you need a special insurance policy? Just curious if you consider that possibility and think about spreading out the herd sort of speak in different locations to avoid that in case of catastrophe ..... Frank
He can't have a sprinkler system as that would ruin everything.
@@justsomeguy1074 Water salvage damage caught in timely fashion has a much higher survival rate then a bad fire .Severe flooding would be worse. I understand totally the damaging physical effects of water and musical stuff. A bad fire would destroy everything. Controlled water damage from a spray sprinkler system would be a much more satisfying outcome for sure.
There is only one solution: Build a studio bunker!
@@alittlebitofanything6345 He could have a powder or other non water fire extinguisher system.