Electrical Audio Gear Dork - Garnet B.T.O.
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- Опубліковано 4 бер 2024
- Gear Dork is where we talk about gear. Like dorks. This one is about
1970s Canadian warhorse amplifier, the Garnet BTO Special, built by
charming, storied eccentric Gar Gilles in Winnipeg, Manitoba and NOT
named after the Bachman Turner Overdrive.
Video by Jeff Perlman (jeffperlmancreative.com)
RIP Steve
Thanks for featuring my Fathers Amp. Wow, the conversations you two are gonna have🤗
I could literally watch Steve explain and demo guitar gear for hours on end!
I could watch him explain anything for hours. He is the coolest!!!!
I could watch him explain a thesis on differences between microphone capsules for hours as monotonous as it could get!! Always learning from this dude!
I could watch him for one hour; that's it, no more.
Legend….and funny as hell.
Wow just wow 😢
Steve’s deadpan delivery combined with the goofy editing makes for absolute comedy gold...plus an absolute treasure trove of audio tidbits. Please never stop making these videos
Reading this comment after hearing he'd passed made me so sad
@@robf1557 me too :(
Calling Ian from Don Cab about the high guitar strap had me rolling. So good Steve!
Albini and a nod to Don Cab? Subscribed.
Quite literally had my guard down and a Don Cab reference was the last thing I expected from this 🤣
Back here after the awful news... this channel will be another great part of Steve's legacy, sharing some top notch info about engeeniering, making it always insightful, but with a pinch of humor and quirkiness that makes everything more enjoyable to learn.
Those knobs sound so satisfying to pull
Indeed. “Whonk!”
They sound like bombs dropping.
'crack'
The innuendo tho
It's like a solid kick drum sound! I love it.
More Gear Dork please. We will all appreciate it.
oh man, I'd give anything for more gear dork. RIP. best wishes for Electrical Audio staff
The absolute CONTEMPT when he says "Gear Dork" at the beginning XD Keep going. Seriously. You guys are my favorite and I was sad when you weren't posting stuff.
I took a screen shot to (lovingly) send to friends when they text something asinine or fucking stupid.
I'm always happy when Electrical Audio uploads
Steve is a national treasure.
The coolest man alive. Could hear him talking about gear or, hell, just about anything for hours on end
Man, that bright circuit doesn't fuck around and the stinger is just demented. 10/10
Always excited to see what the wizards of audio are up to. As a Canadian, proud to see some Garnetitude on display.
I miss going to Gar's shop. He was such a sweet guy.
I'm just happy that the building is now home to a lutheir's shop (Beardsell guitar workshop). It's a fitting use for the place.
He's even got a Garnet sign on the wall inside!
@@pileofstuff Totally! Al is awesome too!
that fuzz sounds crazy, great to see a recent upload
This qualifies as “CanCon” (Canadian Content) and should be played on late night Canadian television before the national anthem.
Heritage Moment
Truly an exemplar of Gargillian Design and Philosophy.
I will forever miss you Steve! You left an indelible mark on this world and a massive void where no one else can fill. This loss cut much deeper than most.
Great video. I visited Gar a number of times with my '84 Fender Deluxe Reverb II. He told me "You've got a good one", even though the spring reverb has had trouble numerous times. I miss visiting his shop since he passed. Always had his white lab coat on. In a fairly rough part of Winnipeg. The last time I saw him, he was laughing about telling people with solid state amps he couldn't help them. He said he was old enough to say that. Such a treat. Thanks for the video Steve.
I will never get tired of this stuff. Keep it coming.
The look on Steve's face during his close up while he starts using the stinger is absolutely priceless and hilarious!!!!!
Love these videos. Always makes my day whenever these drop
Hi Steve. Long time fan, first time caller. Feel free to make more content about anything you have this level of interest in. It is endlessly enjoyable and I really appreciate the comprehensive breakdown and genuine excitement about what makes it special to you.
This was a lovely presentation. Thank you guys.
Thank you guys for making these videos
good to see you Steve! thank you for the vid, such an awesome amp
Loved the fuzz!
Always great to see new Steve Albini videos 🫡
The best videos on UA-cam! Thanks for making these
Love these segments!!
also, please don't wait another year to upload something, these videos are fantastic ♥
Love your videos not only for the interesting info, but the weird little cartoony bits!
What an incredible fuzz tone!!! Steve, I'll always miss you. I've been to every Primavera Sound I could, in the front row or in the mosh, enjoying your Shellac show, no matter which band was playing at the very moment (most of the time alone, as my friends wanted to see The National or Tame Impala... or whatever hipster band). You have been one of the most influential personalities in my life. RIP, dude. Love
These videos are so awesome. Great to see the master playing a guitar too
Thank you so much! Great great great stuff! Much love, Electric Audio team and Steve Albini!!! You rock so hard guys!!!
i just want you guys to know how much love i have for this team and this inspiration is going to take me far over the rainbow
Did not expect Steve to call Ian from Battles. Absolutely hilarious editing and I always love how in-depth and passionate Steve is. Please never stop making these.
More of these types of videos, please. As a musician ever in search of the exotic and path less traveled in terms of gear, these types of videos are always appreciated.
I'd watch these all day long.
Please keep doing these. Entertaining, engaging, and informative. The way Steve and Brian talked about the gear/effects just felt...organic, like they wanted to talk about it.
what can i say im a man of class, i see a new electrical audio video, i click and watch every second, thanks again Steve Albini
Gonna miss you every day Steve.
World class as always, Mister Electrical Audio! as a budding gear dork on a shoestring budget i still have so much more to imbibe and learn about! Those knobs sound like a Ham getting smacked with a Catcher's Mitt.
Yesss. More of these, please.
Cool to see you posting again.
Lovely video Steve.
Incredible video!
rest in peace steve, grateful for all you have done for music and it's engineering.
for anyone interested, source audio makes a wave folding distortion that is conceptually similar to 'the stinger' in this amp.
Wonderful amp! Great demonstration! Lovely photography! Fun old photo of hometown hero Ian Williams from the Don Caballero days!
Gonna get me one of those garage jumpsuits and never take it off.
Not me, though. I love watching this channel as it is one of the most original and interesting audio engineering channels on thr block, and great to see it back in my feed.
That is a great sounding amp. Love the fade in of the tremolo
That sounds fantastic. Thanks for this!
More please! Thank you Steve!
no way Steve we love these keep em coming!
UA-cam tells you when people log off your videos, so he may actually have evidence to back his claim. Keep em coming anyway Steve!
Not only am I a gear dork, I'm a gear book dork as well. Just ordered a copy. Thanks.
SOUND FOUNTAIN !!! amazing. light show is pretty amazing too. nice work, Gar !
This is the kind of gear video I actually want.
Yes. Lots more of this please.
This series really satisfies my taste for hearing what weirdo amps sound like. So cool.
This was amazing
Nice video once again!
Nice! I was hoping Steve would do a video on his B.T.O! I have a few Garnet amplifiers: The smaller “The Pro” model (B190D) as well as a Session Man (G250TR) and a re-issue Herzog pre-amp. Pull-brite knobs are such a nice touch. Drinking from the Sound Fountain is lovely. There is not much else like shaking the walls with the growl and sustain of the Herzog fuzz!
I see Steve also has a Mann GW100BH which is a “Stencil” re-brand Garnet. Not to exclude the many Traynor amps! So much Canadiana there!
The Pro was my first good amp. It had the same tremolo and stinger circuits I bought it in '77 used. Should have kept it.
Always jarring when the pots are pulled. My LD190 is a fave :)
Could be the coolest amp I've ever seen. That Stinger fuzz sounds amazing!
steve you are an inspiration to me, another audio engineer that gets way too obsessed with everything they touch, thank you for sharing, i'd listen to you rant for hours dude
Dats tism my dude
Hell yeah they're back
si te llega una notificacion de que electrical audio de que subio un video significa que es el mejor dia que vas a tener hasta que suban otro video mas literal
Shout out to whoever edited this as well. Cheers!
Me! Thank you!
This was great - Thanks!
Thanks for posting this. The only 'fuzz' that I have ever heard that has what I would call...actual...sustain. Really impressive.
That sounded awesome!!!Thank you
I love that Duuff sound when he engages the bass and the treble pot.
This was the best!
That sounded more and more amazing as each thingy was engaged
Please do these more. I'm a massive dork.
That amp is the shit! Please do more Gear Dork!
I love this stuff. You’ll be missed Steve!
Thank you for this.
That fuzz is very lively indeed. Cool amp.
That pop noise is incredible.
More more more of this! Awesome
Love you Steve, you're the greatest
Please do more videos of this kinda stuff. It's really good.
My condolences to Steve's wife and employees.
RIP
Oh... The bright + tremolo setting ❤😮😍
And that Fuzz.... Shiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Such an odd bird, thanks for showing it off.
(reminds me of Jesse Oliver's amps)
love steve
More, we want more!
All the best from Winnipeg! It’s cool to see a Garnet is being used in a pro studio outside of Canada. I think Gar would be pleased.
Awesome! I have 67 Garnet Pro which is the half power version of the BTO. Same features though. Love that amp!
Hello Steve! Randy Bachman JUST posted about this amp and his long relationship with Gar. Nice timing. I had not heard of this product or brand over my entire life, and now twice in just a short time!!
Great stuff---so cool that you, Steve Albini, don't show off your personal guitar prowess, but just provide a swell reference sample, carried thru the various permutations. full marks for being a cool guy.
What a tone! 😊
thank you for the video
Beautiful! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Cool. Traynor also had the Tremolo across the power amp stage as an oscillating bias - I think! It also fades in a little like a Leslie ramping up.
10/10 need more!
I don’t think I could ever tire of the topics that Steve wants to make videos about. I could listen to him talk about all the different recipes of asphalt that could be found around the different counties of Pennsylvania, ffs.
wonderful 🖤 I want more