Guitar Distortion By Cutting A Speaker

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  • Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
  • Can you make a distorted guitar sound by slicing holes into an old speaker?
    Today I'm gonna find out. I accidentally poked a hole into this 1950 zenith speaker so I figured I can just use it for this experiment. I also test this with bass in this video.
    Equipment: Peavey Bass 400 Series, Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster, My Custom Bass Guitar.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 37

  • @russelw.6288
    @russelw.6288 2 роки тому +31

    The Bass cliff burtom stuff actually sounds killer

    • @noisetrust
      @noisetrust  2 роки тому +3

      Yeah I was shocked honestly

  • @thaynereeve8093
    @thaynereeve8093 2 роки тому +24

    Loads of tiny holes works real good

  • @beauwhitlock5034
    @beauwhitlock5034 Рік тому +14

    That’s a really cutting edge sound!!

  • @diabeticmonkey
    @diabeticmonkey Рік тому +4

    I was really enjoying the sound with half the cone missing. That sounded sweet.

  • @MarkRayBeach
    @MarkRayBeach Рік тому +5

    Dave Davies himself says it was a razor blade. Lots of Small cuts, and it was a tiny little amp, pushed to the max. Your bass tone around 3:20 was pretty sweet.

  • @rouchar
    @rouchar 10 місяців тому +4

    Bass sounded AMAZING. Play Spirit in The Sky on it!

  • @livinghere1972
    @livinghere1972 Рік тому +3

    Bass sound was really good

  • @michaell4187
    @michaell4187 Рік тому +3

    The 4:00 tone is really unique. The low end breaks up, but your top end is still very clean

    • @giacomoneri1782
      @giacomoneri1782 Рік тому +1

      Sounds like my car speakers after 20 years of water infiltrating the doors.
      Sounds good and clean through most of the range, but kicks and bass sounds like farts.

  • @pepe7drum
    @pepe7drum 4 місяці тому

    I think this myth started with a pencil stuck in the speakers, this video needed that

  • @Heavymetalhunk
    @Heavymetalhunk 7 місяців тому

    Bro I had that same Peavey 400 series, used to run it through 2 800 watt amps was by far the loudest amp I ever owned! 🤘

  • @damusicianstrikesback5337
    @damusicianstrikesback5337 5 місяців тому

    It all started with a happy accident. Those old Alnicos can sound amazing.

  • @ciatangallaghe2485
    @ciatangallaghe2485 Рік тому +9

    Link wray did this and it's sounded badass

    • @dark_season
      @dark_season Рік тому +2

      he did it with a pencil though
      it was a different sound

  • @LMT1414
    @LMT1414 Рік тому

    What if rhere was some kind of bass boost petal you can have to get that extra bit of distorion on the guitar

  • @sweeterthananything
    @sweeterthananything 5 місяців тому

    i see no reason why not to use with a non-bass instrument by slamming it with low shelf EQ and then compensating for it post-microphone--perhaps even starting by choosing a mic without much low end. this also made me want to try it with added patches/strips of aluminum foil held loosely by scotch/painter tape. perhaps i will one day.... if i get done with about 40 other projects on my list!

  • @trav2181
    @trav2181 6 місяців тому

    I did the same thing and mine had a grill and it’s a brand new vox 😢

  • @nickhartman6372
    @nickhartman6372 Рік тому +3

    You need to tune your guitar!!! Otherwise great video! Pretty cool to see how distortion has evolved over the years.

    • @diabeticmonkey
      @diabeticmonkey Рік тому +1

      Sounds fine to me. I’m hearing more low action buzz and intonation differences more than incorrect tuning

    • @fku952
      @fku952 2 місяці тому

      1:03 what the absolute fuck

  • @mfiles_official
    @mfiles_official Рік тому +1

    cool test but he was using a very small tube amp cranked too.. not just the cuts on a speaker.

    • @strawhousepig
      @strawhousepig 4 місяці тому

      That's a massive old solid state bass head he's using. Not cranked, otherwise that speaker would have immediately left this world for the next.

  • @cunjoz
    @cunjoz 2 роки тому +6

    why are you telling people not to do stuff you did?
    cool experiment though

    • @dark_season
      @dark_season Рік тому

      for legal reasons i guess
      so that minors don't end up cutting themselves

  • @Luengast
    @Luengast 2 роки тому +2

    hey bro, what microphone are you using?
    nice video

    • @noisetrust
      @noisetrust  2 роки тому

      Shure sm57 for music and cad e70 for voice.

    • @Luengast
      @Luengast 2 роки тому

      @@noisetrust thank u.
      This channel is so underrated

    • @noisetrust
      @noisetrust  2 роки тому

      @@Luengast Thank you! I have more videos coming soon.

    • @beauwhitlock5034
      @beauwhitlock5034 Рік тому

      The one question that shows you’re new to recording is looking at an SM57 and saying “What’s that?” 😂 I’m glad you found out though. It’s legendary for guitar recording, is affordable and you can literally hammer nails with it and it will still work. It was made by a literal rocket scientist. Happy recording man!!

  • @hadleymanmusic
    @hadleymanmusic 4 місяці тому

    Next speaker go through different capacitors

  • @JLKDOOM
    @JLKDOOM Рік тому

    Hate to tell you but link wray invented this technique

  • @nacho7742
    @nacho7742 3 місяці тому

    cut the cones

  • @jegr3398
    @jegr3398 6 місяців тому

    Farty distortion

  • @DMSProduktions
    @DMSProduktions Рік тому

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooo!! Ahhh Johan Segeborn already DID that!

  • @russelmurray9268
    @russelmurray9268 2 роки тому +4

    One little cut isn't going to change much