Walter Trout on why he doesn't use pedals

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  • Опубліковано 21 тра 2024
  • "I just don't see any need for pedals,” says the Strat-wielding blues rocker with a nod to his trusty old Mesa/Boogie Mark IV tube amp. “I have this theory that if you get a kickass amplifier, why would you put it through a $100 pedal?”
    This video is also an article www.guitarworld.com/features/...
    NB: This video was filmed back in Covid - winter of 2021 or maybe early 2022 - and we were wary of giving anything to Walter when he'd invited us into his home. We filmed a load of these at the same time (please see Pedalpocalypse playlist), we were in no rush to publish, and we published one a month when we did. We wanted to run Walter's last because we thought it funny to end on someone who didn't use pedals. We didn't put them on UA-cam until now.
    For all the latest info on Walter Trout, visit www.waltertrout.com/
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  • @-vb-1592
    @-vb-1592 26 днів тому +144

    "Now, check this out"

    • @jasonb.7609
      @jasonb.7609 26 днів тому +11

      haha, exactly! classic quote

    • @JamesParus
      @JamesParus 12 днів тому +2

      Not many can pull off the what comes after that.

    • @mbudnick242
      @mbudnick242 7 днів тому +1

      camera cuts back to the interviewer as a skeleton with a mask on

    • @jasonb.7609
      @jasonb.7609 7 днів тому

      @@mbudnick242 haha, good one!

  • @whiskersb5296
    @whiskersb5296 19 днів тому +110

    I’m so sick of people talking about pedals like it’s a moral issue. Who cares is someone wants to use pedals?

    • @robertlange2089
      @robertlange2089 19 днів тому +5

      I love fuzz pedals.

    • @matiasishere1487
      @matiasishere1487 16 днів тому +4

      I love time altering pedals too. And fuzz.

    • @KRAZEEIZATION
      @KRAZEEIZATION 16 днів тому +2

      I’ve 100 pedals but I only use three!

    • @steveturner5519
      @steveturner5519 16 днів тому +2

      Sometimes I like it wet sometimes I like it dry

    • @biffstronghold3926
      @biffstronghold3926 16 днів тому +3

      @@KRAZEEIZATION lol, yeah...yeah. I have about 30. I use a Rat, an SD1, maybe a compressor, and a reverb if the amp doesn't have it. The others just sit neatly in the box.

  • @mikegraphone2736
    @mikegraphone2736 27 днів тому +249

    Correction, you don't need pedals if you're Walter Trout.

    • @robertstan2349
      @robertstan2349 25 днів тому +8

      you really don't them. just crank the hell out of your amp, so your power tubes are actually working and you'll get good tone.

    • @sboy1955
      @sboy1955 24 дні тому +3

      Got the chops but he would definitely sound better with a few choice pedals.

    • @huntermediaphotography
      @huntermediaphotography 23 дні тому +6

      I guess if you only clean and dirty that’s great. I don’t play only blues.

    • @julienguillaume5010
      @julienguillaume5010 22 дні тому +1

      No. U don t need pedals period.
      A solid body and an ok amp is what it takes. A little fun on a wah funny sounds here and there. But if your placement s good. It just takes an amp and à guitar

    • @julienguillaume5010
      @julienguillaume5010 22 дні тому +1

      ​@@huntermediaphotography
      You should, then

  • @joeblough261
    @joeblough261 27 днів тому +95

    "Turn the amp up... let's rock". What better words have ever been said??

    • @brianwells4507
      @brianwells4507 24 дні тому +4

      George Thorogood said in Guitar Player magazine in the 70's, " all I need is Fender tweed amp on a folding chair and a good mic to the PA"!

  • @Rickyramos87
    @Rickyramos87 29 днів тому +74

    I’ve spoken to Walter a few times and I’ve seen him live a bunch of times thanks to some old friends having a dad in his band. Walter is original. His tone is so one of a kind. That’s coming from someone whos been specifically chases tone for 14 years instead of practicing to actually play better. Tone is everything and Walter has it.

    • @sharkair2839
      @sharkair2839 28 днів тому +1

      he use to play in his garage on memorial day. that was until they had riots in huntington beach, kinda put an end to that.

    • @joeblough261
      @joeblough261 27 днів тому +7

      Practice to play better and you'll find that the tone you've been chasing for so long is all in your fingers

    • @umitanonymous3400
      @umitanonymous3400 25 днів тому +1

      "tone is in fingers" 😅

    • @umitanonymous3400
      @umitanonymous3400 25 днів тому +1

      ​@@joeblough261%100 Agree

    • @Rickyramos87
      @Rickyramos87 23 дні тому

      @@joeblough261 No. It doesn’t work like that for 99.999999% of people. I’m a pretty damn good guitarist and there’s a ton of toneS that I’m ok with but one that sets me apart is still and may forever be a dream. It’s just reality.

  • @BrettEPierce
    @BrettEPierce 16 днів тому +23

    If I could crank a Boogie into a 4x12 for all my gigs, I wouldn't use pedals either.

    • @tommym321
      @tommym321 12 днів тому

      Hahaha totally

    • @tommym321
      @tommym321 12 днів тому +1

      I had a boogie mark IV combo it was only a 1x12 but good god it was so loud, on volume 4 out of 10, people down the street would go deaf. It also weighed about 85 pounds. Totally impractical for just about everything.

    • @michaelallard2640
      @michaelallard2640 День тому

      The take away is to turn the amp up and just use your guitar's volume knob. So, if a Boogie and a 4x12 is too much then use a 15/20 watt amp instead ! I do sound for a cat that plays Hendrix, SRV, and ZZ Top material and his rig is an Orange Crush 12 (6" spkr) and a Vox 15R (8" spkr) both solid state lunch box amps. He mics them with an e609 and sounds crazy good. He has one OD pedal that's set more like a boost, a chorus and a wah.. Go figure !!!

  • @melorogerio
    @melorogerio 29 днів тому +83

    This is the opposite of today's guitarists: "I have pedals why I need an amp?"

    • @alchemysticgoldmind4164
      @alchemysticgoldmind4164 24 дні тому +6

      Amps are heavy..dude probably has roadie's...I'm at the age..I'm like Nah...and I've good world class amps

    • @Scorhos
      @Scorhos 20 днів тому +6

      Or i have a laptop with audacity or another home studio recorder software and a good stereo to plug in. Why i need a amp or pedals?

    • @huntermediaphotography
      @huntermediaphotography 19 днів тому +4

      Impulse Response pedals are where its at.
      I can bring one pedal to the studio that has every amp, guitar tone, effects and
      cab sims I would ever need. 1 pedal and a couple guitars to carry to record. Sold !

    • @minkahl1644
      @minkahl1644 18 днів тому +5

      There are speakers and PA systems everywhere so better to just have the things compact.
      But if I had his amp&speaker I would want it to have inbuilt compressor at the end to make soft cleans and distorted volumes more in the same range.

    • @Marta1Buck
      @Marta1Buck 15 днів тому

      I don't have crew, so...

  • @mikegraphone2736
    @mikegraphone2736 27 днів тому +34

    Ive been listening to Walter Trout for so long i can remember when his guitar was yellow.

    • @kazkylheku1221
      @kazkylheku1221 18 днів тому

      White things yellow with age; yellow things brown.

  • @TweedSuit
    @TweedSuit 28 днів тому +52

    Hey Roy, what pedals do you use to get those sounds?
    Roy Buchanan: I use three. Clutch, Brake and Gas.

    • @brianwells4507
      @brianwells4507 24 дні тому +6

      That's the truth! Roy's rig, '53 telecaster, Blackface Vibroverb, and a good guitar cord! Which Roy had the amp on 10 turned backwards, to get the overdrive sound for Purple Haze or Are You Experienced. Roy would throw some beer from his mug on the hot tubes! You think I'm kidding? I saw him do it!❤ RIP 🙏 Roy Buchanan

    • @stevensapyak7971
      @stevensapyak7971 22 дні тому

      5.29.24. 🎸Trout®️….. is among the top echelon of Guitarist’s❗️ trying to determine who’s the best is like splitting atoms🎯 ….

    • @electricgoat7833
      @electricgoat7833 19 днів тому

      pretty sure he used a dallas range master

  • @GregCombs100
    @GregCombs100 16 днів тому +14

    For playing out with high volume, I absolutely agree, play the amp loud because that's what it's designed for. I've found the only usefulness for an overdrive pedal is to get some crunch when playing at low volume, like home practice.

  • @zakkwyldesliver
    @zakkwyldesliver 29 днів тому +30

    I saw Walter Trout about 20 years ago.
    He plays really, really loud.

  • @michaelr.4878
    @michaelr.4878 29 днів тому +25

    It took me 30 years to figure it out..but after being a pedal guy for 30 years, I figured out that my volume knob is all I need.

    • @sgtcaco
      @sgtcaco 28 днів тому

      You should try treble bleed circuit, the con is you will no longer be able to produce volume swells. That’s why I have 9 guitars.

    • @maxwellblakely7952
      @maxwellblakely7952 25 днів тому +4

      Exactly! I love controlling a single channel non-master volume amp with my guitar volume knob.
      And tube screamers, I love those too!

    • @skepticalbystander
      @skepticalbystander 15 днів тому +4

      I would probably agree if all pedals were only gain pedals, did you only ever have gain pedals? You can't get delay or phase or flange or chorus or a different kind or verb, or a practical usable wah or tremolo from your guitar knobs. Suit yourself tho,it's a free country.

    • @georgerodrigues4638
      @georgerodrigues4638 11 днів тому +1

      ​@@skepticalbystanderit can be done-there's a guy on YT who demonstrates how to get effects by purely manual means. It's a helluva lot of work though when you can just push a button..

    • @skepticalbystander
      @skepticalbystander 11 днів тому

      @@georgerodrigues4638 do you know where I can check that out?

  • @RJRonquillo
    @RJRonquillo 28 днів тому +26

    I didn't buy an overdrive pedal for the longest time, because I too had a Mark IV amp.

    • @gavendelrio9193
      @gavendelrio9193 27 днів тому +2

      What’s up dude! Love your channel!

    • @maxwellblakely7952
      @maxwellblakely7952 25 днів тому +2

      After playing many overdrives I came to the conclusion that they pretty much all sound very very similar. Except the Tubescreamer…

  • @Chefcasper
    @Chefcasper 29 днів тому +100

    For delay, Walter just plays the same thing twice. If he needs a Leslie effect, he just puts his amp under water. 😅

    • @guitarworld
      @guitarworld  28 днів тому +4

      😂

    • @brucegelman5582
      @brucegelman5582 27 днів тому

      And you wish you played like him in your dreams

    • @conannanoc8768
      @conannanoc8768 26 днів тому +17

      @@brucegelman5582 seems you got your sense of humor from the same shop Walter gets his pedals...

    • @slunkm.4890
      @slunkm.4890 26 днів тому +1

      @@conannanoc8768got em 😂😂😂

    • @kazkylheku1221
      @kazkylheku1221 18 днів тому

      J. S. Bach wrote echoes into the music; so can you. E.g. listen to the Praeludio in E for violin, BWV 1006.

  • @matthewdickerson6560
    @matthewdickerson6560 29 днів тому +99

    Great dude, but I still like pedals.

    • @huntermediaphotography
      @huntermediaphotography 29 днів тому +4

      You don’t need pedals, you need rack effects. Have yet find a way to make a clean/dirty amp get delay, flange, echo, phaser, or tremolo with no rack efx or pedals. I mean there 100+ different amps out there that built in effects. So yeah you just use your with built in effects and you’re “not” using pedals.

    • @Dawg93
      @Dawg93 29 днів тому +10

      @@huntermediaphotography I don't understand, you can easily 'make a clean/dirty amp get delay, flange, echo, phaser, or tremolo' with pedals. Even cheaper single unit multi-fx pedals.

    • @zhou_sei
      @zhou_sei 29 днів тому +3

      @@huntermediaphotography if i had all my pedals and all the pedals i want in rack form, it would be as tall as the empire state building.

    • @guitarworld
      @guitarworld  28 днів тому +5

      You're allowed.

    • @matthewdickerson6560
      @matthewdickerson6560 28 днів тому +3

      @@guitarworld no shit

  • @stevelife8505
    @stevelife8505 26 днів тому +14

    I always find the "anti-pedals" argument strange and also notice that it's always an older generation who thinks that way. Thing is, there's truly a time for pedals and a time for none. I think being anti-pedal is rovbing yourself of creativity and experimenting. Pedals never held someone back.....

    • @Dad-Gad
      @Dad-Gad 12 днів тому +5

      Pedals never made a crap player talented either .

  • @leovonfitzy
    @leovonfitzy 25 днів тому +5

    The best guitar related video I have seen in an absolute age!! Thank you. Walter Trout seems like a great character! X

  • @tanker5207
    @tanker5207 27 днів тому +10

    It took me years to figure this out. I bought a Mk II Boogie back when they were new. 1984, I think. I have since tried a bunch of other top-shelf amps, and about a hundred pedals, and I keep coming back to the Boogie, a cord, and a good guitar... Of course, I don't sound like Walter, but I sound like me better than anything else I've tried. 🙂

  • @monahantp3767
    @monahantp3767 25 днів тому +11

    Love Walter Trout's playing, and man-- what a life he's lived! I suspect the interviewer wearing the mask was per Walter's request, due to his liver transplant several years back...

    • @dano1234v
      @dano1234v 20 днів тому

      Then Walter should have had the mask on, but ya that’s how people think you get the vaccine and all be okay 🤔

    • @TheNoncritical1
      @TheNoncritical1 17 днів тому +3

      In that case, it should be Walter wearing the mask.

    • @samstewart9249
      @samstewart9249 16 днів тому +2

      ​@@TheNoncritical1When you visit Walter's place you play by his rules, check?

    • @VexylObby
      @VexylObby 12 днів тому

      I assumed it was part of the “apocalypse” role playing.

    • @jayvallandingham2406
      @jayvallandingham2406 12 днів тому

      Both should wear a mask if that's the case...

  • @michaelgallemore7577
    @michaelgallemore7577 24 дні тому +16

    Unfortunately in todays world clubs just won’t let you crank anymore. Trout gets a lot of gigs where it’s overlooked. He’s earned it!

    • @timothyappling9172
      @timothyappling9172 22 дні тому +3

      You're correct. When I played in the 70's through the 90's, you could crank it up and let your amp and speakers do the work. I like a little reverb and sometimes maybe a Wah or distortion for a couple of songs. Sometime after the turn of the century, rules and people started to change. Nowadays, many clubs have a noise ordinance, and some won't even allow a hard drummer. That's why I've had to experiment with pedals to get the right sound and tone and lately, even modelers. I still love and prefer to crank up a tube amp when I can.

    • @Stratmanable
      @Stratmanable 20 днів тому +4

      Playing at volumes that fit the room is what good musicians do.

    • @toddgilbert
      @toddgilbert 13 днів тому

      I play drums and we have been told to turn it down plenty. Blues clubs tell me don't play drums so loud. Funny when I got off stage some guy told you need to play louder.

    • @maxduke1943
      @maxduke1943 11 днів тому

      @@Stratmanable I've been asked to turn down the volume because people must speak and hear what they say -- nobody is interested in music anymore

    • @Stratmanable
      @Stratmanable 11 днів тому

      @@maxduke1943 You misunderstand the role of the band in a bar or restaurant.
      The purpose of a band in these settings is to provide background atmosphere so that people can have their conversations and eat in comfort.
      Most venues for music aren't rock clubs or theaters. They're bars and restaurants.
      Bars and restaurants exist to serve customers, not your ego.
      And generally, good musicians should never play too loud for the size of the room. Or so loud they can't hear each other.
      "Crank it up!" is the mating call for guys with small dicks, and the insecurity surrounding the problem.

  • @TheTwangKings
    @TheTwangKings 29 днів тому +20

    You don't "put the amp through the pedal". It's the other way around. 😂

    • @craigdamage
      @craigdamage 18 днів тому +4

      "I don't want any of those nasty colors on my perfect fine paintbrush" ----no artist ever said

    • @jaredcooper8158
      @jaredcooper8158 10 днів тому

      That's true unless you're using the effects loop.

    • @henryuribe4322
      @henryuribe4322 21 годину тому

      I believe he was talking about his guitar sound.

  • @elcomberro123
    @elcomberro123 25 днів тому +24

    Behind every "i don use pedals" guy are standing all crew of sound tech's w their mics, massive soundboards with all kind of eq, compresors, and hq PA system.

    • @VoxMax1200
      @VoxMax1200 14 днів тому

      Well said about that. Bravo!!

  • @johnlane9743
    @johnlane9743 26 днів тому +10

    I've stood 10 feet from SRV and 10 feet from Walter Trout as they punished the strings - both are equally as impressive.

    • @eristicfreethinker2098
      @eristicfreethinker2098 18 днів тому +1

      I’ve had the good fortune to be able to see them both live in tiny venues from less than 5 feet and SRV was much more impressive to me. Music flowed through him like no one I’ve ever seen live. I’m not knocking Walter. He’s great with more traditional blues but he’s no SRV.

    • @johnlane9743
      @johnlane9743 18 днів тому +1

      @@eristicfreethinker2098 luv the input - but as they say - its a difference of opinion that makes horse racing possible...

    • @Rhythmicons
      @Rhythmicons 17 днів тому

      For me it was about 10-15ft from Santana. We just happened to be standing right there where his spot was. He sat down on this little thing and played. We were so close.

  • @robertcarey3383
    @robertcarey3383 29 днів тому +25

    I agree with his premise: get an amp that has the core sounds you intend to use, and volume will control the distortion, I also think there is a place for chorus, delay, flanger, phase shifter, and various other pedals to add color your sound. If he learned to draw using a pencil, he would still be drawing with a pencil never understands why people want to paint using all those colors.

    • @martin-1965
      @martin-1965 25 днів тому +2

      Back in the 1980s I came across a 1978 Marshall Bluesbreaker in a secondhand store. I had tried dozens of amps, taking my guitar with me to test them, and plugged into this one and wow, it just sounded perfect from the first note. Simple, like me and my brain, and - unlike Walter - I did use some pedals like a 1960s Maestro Phaser and a Boss OD2 (seeing as the Marshall didn't have a master volume/gain) but apart from that, for years until I stopped gigging and sold the amp, it was all I ever needed.
      Now I have about 40 pedals (not all at once), a Headrush MX5, a ToneX and enjoy a quieter life recording music for fun and joy. However, if I was young and about to go out on the road again, I would look for an amp like my old Bluesbreaker and keep it simple as possible. Do wish the bloody thing didn't weigh as much as a baby elephant with the massively optimistic single handle on the top lol. I got it flightcased pretty quick as it was a 2 man job, unless you were a local crew guy at Glasgow Barrowlands. They are the best and strongest crew I have ever met - superhuman monsters and lovely fellas :)

    • @huntermediaphotography
      @huntermediaphotography 19 днів тому +2

      Valid point. Back in the day guitarists used Tone Bender or some variation on that fuzz type tone. Like at the 1st Led Zeppelin or Cream records. Amps didn’t really have effects back except reverb and possibly tremolo. Those records are great sounding with no real effects.

    • @a8anasios666
      @a8anasios666 16 днів тому

      You imply thats his playing and sound is inferior tho, it isnt

  • @mikaelbiilmann6826
    @mikaelbiilmann6826 22 дні тому +4

    Saw Walther Trout Band 3 times live. Midtfyns Festival 1989 or 1990. We were walking around when we heard some wild blues rock and Hammond B3 and a wild wailing guitar. We hurried to the front and saw them for the first time.
    My friend who was big into Hammond B3s took oof his t-shirt with big Hammond B3 letters on it, and we held it up.
    The keyboard player saw it, pointed at us and gave us the thumbs up, took up his camera and took a picture. 😅
    At the break he came down and talked to us.
    In a smaller festival that year, some people could get and autographed LP and pictures taken with them for the first 10 people that ran to another tent and got ahold pf the LP “Life in the Jungle”.
    I was one of the lucky ones and got backstage and got my LP autographed and took some pictures. We talked about the other festival with the t-shirt and they were so friendly.
    In another time, they were playing in a small club in Aarhus, and I had my camera with me and a flash.
    I was right up in front of Walther Trout and the bassist and they never minded my flash photography. Such nice people.

  • @jmvmike
    @jmvmike 29 днів тому +11

    Damn he can make that Strat Sing!

  • @MrHellfinger
    @MrHellfinger 29 днів тому +5

    I finally broke down and ordered a reverb pedal because my Mesa Subway Rocket didn't have one and I kinda got jealous of the Fender reverb amp guys sounding so good lol. Ran the verb pedal through the effect loop. Loving that sound, but literally, I played gigs for YEARS without pedals.

  • @michaelgreen5206
    @michaelgreen5206 29 днів тому +5

    Love Mesa Boogie amplifiers too & have seen Walter & band at Perq's and they put on a great show!!!

  • @micktheman6
    @micktheman6 24 дні тому +5

    He’s a great player and although you might not need effects for your gain I think fuzz modulation a wah for instance can really enhance a rock players tone and add a fuller sound many boomers don’t use pedals because of laziness to try and learn or set them up. Someone like gilmour or Hendrix without the pedals you don’t have their sound.

    • @VoxMax1200
      @VoxMax1200 14 днів тому +1

      Well said about David and Hendrix...And Andy Summers belongs there. I love clean chorus and reverb because of him

    • @Poodleoop
      @Poodleoop День тому

      I’m a boomer, we don’t use pedals because we can’t bend over to plug them in or take them home 😬

    • @micktheman6
      @micktheman6 День тому

      @@Poodleoop ha ha that’s a good excuse

  • @nunestunes
    @nunestunes 29 днів тому +27

    Technically we don't need amps but just like pedals they're fun to have

    • @patrickhawkinson8399
      @patrickhawkinson8399 29 днів тому +5

      If you are playing an electric guitar live you kinda do need an amp though. Yes pedals are fun, but if you have more than a half dozen, and are using them more than half the time, you are either an expert level player in a very dynamic band, or are not working on your own tone enough. Nothing beats a tube amp turned up to 11....nothing.

    • @castleanthrax1833
      @castleanthrax1833 29 днів тому +1

      We definitely do need amps.
      They're the part that produce the sound that electric guitars are built for.

    • @alchemysticgoldmind4164
      @alchemysticgoldmind4164 29 днів тому

      Touche;;'

    • @zhou_sei
      @zhou_sei 29 днів тому +2

      we don't really need anything besides food and water and protection from the elements... and yes, guitars and vintage tube amps and pedals and aftermarket pickups are fun.

    • @castleanthrax1833
      @castleanthrax1833 29 днів тому

      @zhou_sei We need guitars if we want to play the guitar. The video wasn't a philosophical argument about what we need to live. It was about what is needed as a guitarist.

  • @mgriff56
    @mgriff56 18 днів тому

    Really inspiring. So much EQ on this combination of strat and amp. Many thanks.

  • @jimmygillard
    @jimmygillard 27 днів тому +1

    Going to see Walter in a few months, can't wait!

  • @DrMattWalton
    @DrMattWalton 28 днів тому +10

    Nice mask dude, you must be terrified.

    • @curtrod
      @curtrod 18 днів тому +5

      you must not be a doctor right?

    • @user-lz9xz6lu3u
      @user-lz9xz6lu3u 14 днів тому +1

      @@curtrod Conspiracy Troll!!

    • @DrMattWalton
      @DrMattWalton 13 днів тому

      @@curtrod I believe so…

    • @joeshoe6184
      @joeshoe6184 7 днів тому

      Masks are used to help prevent the spread of pathogens. Perhaps the interviewer is ill, perhaps the interviewee requested it. It can be common courtesy to wear a mask in certain situations. Not sure why someone would be against this...

  • @fastandfunky
    @fastandfunky 29 днів тому +9

    Walter is a living Legend, Angus Young and Michael Schenker don't use pedals either, their still pretty good, both living Legends as well as far as I am concerned, don't judge a guitarist by his pedals, no disrespect to " That Pedal Show"

    • @castorprof
      @castorprof 28 днів тому +1

      Schenker uses a wah and Angus uses a booster pedal …

    • @vectragt2310
      @vectragt2310 27 днів тому +1

      Blackmore... uses an AIWA only...

    • @fastandfunky
      @fastandfunky 27 днів тому

      @@castorprof I ran a google search that says he does not use pedals

    • @michaeltaylors2456
      @michaeltaylors2456 25 днів тому

      Add Eddie Van Halen

    • @Lansoise
      @Lansoise 16 днів тому

      Angus is a weak player. Kinda boring and overrated. Each track the same trick.

  • @moose6676
    @moose6676 24 дні тому +1

    I have had the pleasure to see Walter Trout, and what a very modest guy 🙈 he is an absolute amazing, brilliant guitarist to say the least. Just make sure that you go to see him. Thanks for the video 🙏🏻

  • @barrypeak1460
    @barrypeak1460 23 дні тому +1

    my wife and i saw Walter play live at The Live Rooms Chester 2022.a blast, thanks Walter,top bloke.

  • @chrisdigital
    @chrisdigital 29 днів тому +3

    I had my phase of trying all kinds of petals and effects.
    No, I'm just happy with a gate, a tuner and of my two overdrive pedals if needed.
    I think I really enjoy the challenge of making the nuances happen with my hands and trying to be different without relying on some type of effect.

    • @zhou_sei
      @zhou_sei 29 днів тому

      that's cool, i would be lost without pedals... and i love my princeton reverb(ish)

    • @stevelife8505
      @stevelife8505 26 днів тому

      Why not both? I just don't get the argument. Why not have two rigs for a gig, have a set that has songs that you can use effects and other songs where you could switch to the rig with no pedals??

  • @funkykoval2099
    @funkykoval2099 28 днів тому +3

    Thank you ! I just bought my first electric guitar. It's very calming that I can still learn music without spending all money... Although fuzz and wah are great :D

  • @JimiHove
    @JimiHove 4 дні тому

    Hi Walter. I saw you in concert 32 years ago on Midtfyns Festival in Denmark. You said something like that it was your first concert i 10 years, because of drinking had ruined your life. And you started to cry a litlle bit. It was one of the best concerts I have ever seen, and a great live record ws made from that evening. Thank you.

  • @SenseiNWDA
    @SenseiNWDA 18 днів тому +2

    Saw Walt playing with John Mayall back in the day. Coco Montoya was the other guitarist in the band. Listening to the two of them trading links and feeding off each other was amazing. After the show, I bought a round for the band. After a great conversation, the entire band signed a guitar strap for me.

  • @monkeyrater
    @monkeyrater 29 днів тому +8

    I used to see Walter at Perq's in Huntington Beach back in the late 80s. I wish to god I had bootlegs of how he played back then.

    • @doccthomas9842
      @doccthomas9842 28 днів тому +4

      Was there, free admission before 9. Those were the days

    • @michaelbreshears5921
      @michaelbreshears5921 16 днів тому +1

      Me too! He had a banner behind the drums that read something like: ‘If it’s too loud, get the F Out!’ He played so dangerously - every note meant something! Seriously Great 👍 😮we are lucky to see him at Perqs! 🤠

  • @TheAndybow1964
    @TheAndybow1964 28 днів тому +5

    Would love to to play though a mesa 100 watt at the point of break up. Unfortunately my neighbours would get more than a little pissy. Guess i will have to stick to the King of Tone and a nice reverb.

  • @billwilkinson4012
    @billwilkinson4012 20 днів тому +2

    Love this guy's playing. Saw him in a club in Bristol, UK, absolutely brilliant.

    • @CP-ij8hh
      @CP-ij8hh 19 днів тому

      I saw Walter decades ago in the Bierkeller at Bristol, my ears were ringing for a week afterwards.....SO LOUD!!!!

  • @Mission2Transition641
    @Mission2Transition641 23 дні тому +2

    great to see him still ripping on the Strat, age 73!

  • @StrikeValkyrie
    @StrikeValkyrie 29 днів тому +5

    HOLY CRAP THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!

  • @Mpcoluv
    @Mpcoluv 29 днів тому +40

    "when you have the worlds most complicated amp, you don't need pedals..."

    • @Ken0la
      @Ken0la 20 днів тому +1

      EVH, SRV and Angus Young never used a pedal, all different amps…

    • @UnboundOdysseus
      @UnboundOdysseus 16 днів тому +2

      @@Ken0laEVH and SRV used pedals all the time. 😂

  • @paulricketts1089
    @paulricketts1089 7 днів тому

    ...I can remember walking by Perks in Huntington beach as a youngster and hearing Walter Trout wailing away and thinking, "That guys SMOKES". Now I'm 71......... and the guy STILL SMOKES!!..............

  • @archstanton3763
    @archstanton3763 24 дні тому +2

    First person I saw do the volume swell violin effect. I was a teenager and Walter blew my mind such a fantastic musician and man. Love him !!!

    • @eristicfreethinker2098
      @eristicfreethinker2098 18 днів тому

      Volume swells. Watch some Roy Buchanan videos. Start with The Messiah Will Come Again.

    • @archstanton3763
      @archstanton3763 18 днів тому

      @@eristicfreethinker2098 I love Roy Buchanan and Danny Gatton, two of my favourites.

  • @danielmiller210
    @danielmiller210 28 днів тому +9

    What's with the mask is he there to Rob him😂

    • @raybrown3510
      @raybrown3510 14 днів тому +1

      #triggered

    • @joeshoe6184
      @joeshoe6184 7 днів тому

      Masks are used to help prevent the spread of pathogens. Perhaps the interviewer is ill, perhaps the interviewee requested it. It's common courtesy to wear a mask in certain situations. Not sure why anyone would be against this...

  • @user-uv1rr5xk8i
    @user-uv1rr5xk8i 29 днів тому +6

    His recording of going down is top notch

  • @superstimulatedminotaur3681
    @superstimulatedminotaur3681 24 дні тому +4

    Delays and modulation effects sound cool though. It's fine if he doesn't like them, since he's a different kind of guitar player. But if you want to make your guitar produce crazy sounds that aren't just like blues music we've been hearing for over 80 years, you've got pedals for that

  • @FerdnandFreeholi
    @FerdnandFreeholi 29 днів тому +6

    this guy kicks serious ass

  • @foxyjazzbopper
    @foxyjazzbopper 29 днів тому +3

    Wow!.. what a gent.. what a player🙏👌👌👌

  • @owenbruce4120
    @owenbruce4120 25 днів тому +3

    Whatever works 4 you is what'll do...Walter has his way with the old cool blend 👌⚡

  • @mccypr
    @mccypr 24 дні тому

    A pure approach. Thanks! 🎻✌️🙂😎

  • @transparent6748
    @transparent6748 27 днів тому

    Old friend of mine was huge fan of this guy back in the 80s,,fantastic 🙂

  • @lashashapira3406
    @lashashapira3406 28 днів тому +4

    great guitarist , played with John Mayall

  • @sweezyjackson4935
    @sweezyjackson4935 29 днів тому +5

    What if you want delay? Or chorus? Or flanger phaser ??

    • @alchemysticgoldmind4164
      @alchemysticgoldmind4164 29 днів тому

      DREAM...😁😂😂😂😂

    • @zhou_sei
      @zhou_sei 29 днів тому +5

      play in a beautiful giant church and have your road crew run around with speakers?

    • @theuserthatishere
      @theuserthatishere 24 дні тому +1

      that's the point, he doesn't

    • @TheNoncritical1
      @TheNoncritical1 17 днів тому

      @@theuserthatishere
      In that case, there's no point. When you're playing with basically the same sound on everything you do, you'll use an amp that has what you need built in.

  • @thomasnegovanonline
    @thomasnegovanonline 14 днів тому

    Can anyone explain how the volume and pickup settings are working in tandem here? I can’t follow his hands! Is he using the pickup choice as a tonal element, or is it also affecting his volume? HE IS BRILLIANT!

  • @andrewbecker3700
    @andrewbecker3700 29 днів тому +1

    I'm all about keeping it as simple as possible. Dunlop 535Q wah and GAFC footswitch is all I need with the Boss Katana 212s.
    If I'm running through the PRS MT15 into the Harley Benton G212plus Creamback loaded cab. The MXR Smartgate and an EQ pedal, with the 535Q wah always on, gets me an enormous range of tones. That wah pedal is my secret weapon. It's got a nasty boost built into it that's infinitely adjustable, just like the wah range. Best pedal I've ever bought. How can you not have a wah?

  • @JS-uh1ly
    @JS-uh1ly 26 днів тому +4

    Take that, Hendrix.

  • @rabbirelax
    @rabbirelax 29 днів тому +3

    I LOVE IT!

  • @davidwright9550
    @davidwright9550 24 дні тому +2

    Gotta love everything about Mr. Trout

  • @ericmalone3213
    @ericmalone3213 17 днів тому +1

    The Pentatonic Scale sent Walter Trout a cease and desist order. Meanwhile, what do you suppose Adrian Belew will do when he finds out he doesn't need any pedals?

  • @user-rr7bv6my4e
    @user-rr7bv6my4e 24 дні тому +33

    Whats with the napkin?

    • @victorformosa228
      @victorformosa228 20 днів тому +10

      First thing I noticed. What a ...

    • @dictumfactum9468
      @dictumfactum9468 18 днів тому

      @@victorformosa228 ... poofter?

    • @curtrod
      @curtrod 18 днів тому +1

      get a life

    • @TheNoncritical1
      @TheNoncritical1 17 днів тому

      @@curtrod
      Oh, you too? Lol

    • @rockerbuck967
      @rockerbuck967 17 днів тому +2

      Maybe the guy had the flu or something - nobody wants that. Maybe Walter had bad beer breath - coulda happened.

  • @gilbertocruz1683
    @gilbertocruz1683 29 днів тому +5

    Walter can play a broom and still sound great

  • @keithwatkins5504
    @keithwatkins5504 24 дні тому +1

    Got a Mark IV new in 1994 played without a single pedal for 20 years then went down the pedal rabbit hole, small amps ,kempers etc but this video makes me want to dig it out again, it really is a beast. Dont do many gigs these days and the ones i do they would probably throw me out with a cranked boogie , plus i cant play like walter trout.

  • @harounel-poussah6936
    @harounel-poussah6936 24 дні тому +1

    I mainly use the Mesa Boogie Triaxis programmable tube preamp (8 channels in 1U rack !!!) with a Marshall EL84-20/20 (2x20W tube amp in 1U rack) and the baby goes into two Electrovoice TL806/EVM12L 1x12" cabs... Neither overdrive, nor distortion pedals here too!
    Now, being more into prog rock, no effects is a no go but, how to say : many believe my sound is overprocessed while, most of the time, it's just the amp and a delay !!!
    The little Marshall 20/20 is totally overlooked and I love EL84s, moreover, the EVM12Ls are freaking loud, even with only 10 or 20W

  • @benspeeds
    @benspeeds 29 днів тому +7

    Gotta love his sound, his playing, his enduring longevity, and four hundred other noble traits I won't waste time listing. All these virtuous traits merit our respect, but necessity has very little to do with the pursuit of any creative endeavor. Art is fueled by an insatiable hunger for beauty. It is something we do because it brings us pleasure. The, "We don't need no stinking pedals" argument is meaningless as far as I'm concerned. Be guided by and attracted to the things that bring you a sense of excitement and maybe even a rare moment of satisfaction now and then. There are no rules.

  • @michaelhawkes5110
    @michaelhawkes5110 28 днів тому +307

    Why I’m I so turned off by seeing a mask!!!

    • @sooparticular
      @sooparticular 26 днів тому +95

      because u are intelligent

    • @scottbaxendale323
      @scottbaxendale323 24 дні тому +12

      Get over it. The air quality will be so bad soon you won’t be able to breathe without one.

    • @draelyc
      @draelyc 24 дні тому +37

      I don’t know, but the fact that you are says a whole lot more about you than it does about masks or anyone wearing them.

    • @rstats2127
      @rstats2127 23 дні тому

      @@scottbaxendale323you are dumb, those type of mask don’t filter any microns. It’s basically a splash protection for gross contamination and has no respiratory protection!

    • @Dave123srv
      @Dave123srv 23 дні тому +11

      Walter should of told him to do one

  • @georgebradley1672
    @georgebradley1672 19 днів тому

    Awesome, Walter! I agree with you.

  • @joshuabeeAlafia1
    @joshuabeeAlafia1 12 днів тому +1

    Walter Trout is a badass. period. and his tone is fiyah.

  • @shreder75
    @shreder75 27 днів тому +14

    What's with the face diaper?

    • @AdamEmerson1420
      @AdamEmerson1420 25 днів тому +2

      I know I thought the same

    • @hulldanfan
      @hulldanfan 23 дні тому +4

      The description states that this was in Covid and the interviewer came into Walter's home.
      Do some research on Walter's life threatening health problems and the appalling behaviour of American medical insurance companies that led thousands of his fans to contribute, via prize draws. benefit concerts, crowdfunding etc. to try and save his life.

    • @johnlowe-tq6ey
      @johnlowe-tq6ey 20 днів тому +1

      It's obvious Walter has health vulnerability....think

    • @shreder75
      @shreder75 20 днів тому +4

      @@johnlowe-tq6ey judging by the fact that people still wear masks in their cars while driving ALONE, I thought I'd pose the question.

    • @johnlowe-tq6ey
      @johnlowe-tq6ey 20 днів тому +1

      @@shreder75 alone...2 people

  • @mikemorrisonmusic
    @mikemorrisonmusic 29 днів тому +4

    Hey, quick question, how are you going to get a univibe sound without the pedal? 😂

    • @zhou_sei
      @zhou_sei 29 днів тому +1

      have roadies run back and forth with two extra speakers?

  • @jirikrajnak9047
    @jirikrajnak9047 18 днів тому +1

    i don't even use an amp. back at you, walter.

  • @capitanvonchickenpants8492
    @capitanvonchickenpants8492 24 дні тому +1

    So how will he switch channels on that mk4?

  • @GeorgeHeil-gg6wv
    @GeorgeHeil-gg6wv 20 днів тому +4

    Wonderful when you've got a FOH engineer to keep you at unity with the overall mix.

  • @metalehead95
    @metalehead95 19 днів тому +7

    Yes if you can afford a kick ass amplifier and a place to use that kick ass amp yes, you dont need pedals.

  • @DenisMorissetteJFK
    @DenisMorissetteJFK 13 днів тому

    How does he get the Chorus and Flanger effects?

  • @LANDSEAAIRCANADA
    @LANDSEAAIRCANADA 15 днів тому

    Walter Trout The One & Only Thanks for this

  • @sharkair2839
    @sharkair2839 29 днів тому +6

    perhaps a tuner pedal? maybe a little echo>

    • @zhou_sei
      @zhou_sei 29 днів тому +1

      that's all i need.
      also flanger, that's all i need.
      and a phaser, univibe, autowah, fuzz, more fuzz, reverse ping pong echo... but that's all i need.
      and a convolution reverb. but seriously, that's all i need.

  • @patriottothecore6215
    @patriottothecore6215 24 дні тому +2

    Why the face diaper? Good luck trying to get a Boogie Mk4 to sound the same 2 days in a row. Walter is one of the all time greats.

    • @curtrod
      @curtrod 18 днів тому

      what's with being a dumbass?

    • @raybrown3510
      @raybrown3510 14 днів тому

      patriot my ass

    • @joeshoe6184
      @joeshoe6184 7 днів тому

      Masks are used to help prevent the spread of pathogens. Perhaps the interviewer is ill, perhaps the interviewee requested it. It's common courtesy to wear a mask in certain situations. Not sure why anyone would be against this...

  • @rotosound_uk
    @rotosound_uk 15 днів тому

    Hell of a tone! We're so proud that Walter endorses Rotosound strings

  • @rodnyg7952
    @rodnyg7952 28 днів тому

    for about 40something yrs the only pedal i ever bought was a Boss Od2 back in the early 80's, and it's still the only pedal I have

  • @lovescarguitar
    @lovescarguitar 29 днів тому +18

    "I don't see a need for pedals"
    That's great. For you. But that is the amazing thing about music. Everyone is different and speaks differently (musically).

    • @MrHellfinger
      @MrHellfinger 29 днів тому +3

      Literally, his first word in that sentence tells you HE prefers it that way. I agree with you though. To each his own. Takes all kinds to make a world.

  • @robertcalvin2643
    @robertcalvin2643 29 днів тому +4

    Some people are more interested in sounds than playing which is WRONG BUT how do you get Flanging Phashing Rotary Sounds Echo etc without pedals ???

  • @hansvandenhurk7497
    @hansvandenhurk7497 28 днів тому

    One of the best bluesmen. But does he have a tone boost on his strat? I only see two (tone and volume) switches and another switch. (Of/on). What is it?

    • @peteraustin370
      @peteraustin370 24 дні тому +1

      Think the knob has come off the spline.....happened to me couple times...!!..Been lucky to have seen Walter several times here in UK....got tickets for his Autumn gig in Frome....and STILL they never put him on TV..!!...Even Jules Holland doesn't put on...Meanwhile Paul Weller gets on like it's a revolving door...!!!!!!!!!

  • @arrtdave
    @arrtdave 26 днів тому

    Can't go wrong with the shoes and carpet combo for pedals...great tone!

  • @69hiwaystar
    @69hiwaystar 17 днів тому +4

    If someone going to interview me with a face diaper I’d walk out

    • @raybrown3510
      @raybrown3510 14 днів тому

      no one will

    • @joeshoe6184
      @joeshoe6184 7 днів тому

      Masks are used to help prevent the spread of pathogens. Perhaps the interviewer is ill, perhaps the interviewee requested it. It can be common courtesy to wear a mask in certain situations. Not sure what the problem is...

  • @torthur
    @torthur 17 днів тому +8

    Sorry, but it should be called: "You don't need a mask".

    • @joeshoe6184
      @joeshoe6184 7 днів тому

      Looks like we have a doctor in the house folks! Or is it just some random internet troll that doesnt know sh*t? My guess is the latter.
      Masks are used to help prevent the spread of pathogens. Perhaps the interviewer is ill, perhaps the interviewee requested it. It's common courtesy to wear a mask in certain situations. Not sure why someone would be against this...

  • @zeroatomfault
    @zeroatomfault 25 днів тому

    The Delay and Chorus effects really came to the fore there at the 3:11 mark... kinda magic. I also love how the volume goes down when you turn down the volume... handy to keep the mix person busy at a gig.

    • @jasonlewis5350
      @jasonlewis5350 25 днів тому +1

      Sounds like spring reverb from the amp to me.

    • @freakybeaky1
      @freakybeaky1 23 дні тому

      Sounds like amp reverb.

  • @sue08401
    @sue08401 11 днів тому

    When I started playing and gigging in the 60's I used a Gretch Astro jet - later added a Gretch firebird (still own both) and they were played through a Vox Super Berkley. Plenty of power for clubs.

  • @montydaniel6597
    @montydaniel6597 29 днів тому +3

    That boogie has 1 sound and way too many knobs...

  • @TheTwangKings
    @TheTwangKings 29 днів тому +7

    Well, if you want to sound like 10,000 other players, then you don't need pedals.

    • @nihilistlivesmatter
      @nihilistlivesmatter 29 днів тому

      dumb comment tbh

    • @ihatezgoogle6264
      @ihatezgoogle6264 29 днів тому +3

      Awwww that’s cute

    • @UffeSteenGuitar
      @UffeSteenGuitar 28 днів тому +3

      Lol. Yes, but its still less than the rest of the world millions guitarist w pedals sounding the same 😉

    • @sooparticular
      @sooparticular 26 днів тому +1

      the opposite i dont use pedals and thats what makes me unique people who use alot of pedals sound like the pedal:)

  • @trixlee5102
    @trixlee5102 28 днів тому +1

    Walter sounds great, but it all depends on the application. If you're in a cover band doing 80's covers, for example, you will have to use some sort of effects, whether in pedal or rack form.

  • @jobe7660
    @jobe7660 13 днів тому

    Incredible playing wow

  • @jimilee459
    @jimilee459 29 днів тому +4

    Pedals aren’t there because you need them. Pedals inspire and spark a little more creativity, for some of us.

  • @herehere3139
    @herehere3139 28 днів тому +3

    Its good to see yall respected his health during the height of the corona virus 🤘👏 shit killed a lot of people..

  • @marklawrence8518
    @marklawrence8518 28 днів тому +2

    Context is everything. If you're playing large venues where you're even allowed to wind up a Boogie, great...but for the real world of bars and clubs, not so much. I've owned 3 Mark III's and a Blue Angel. All too loud. You've got to be able to play in that "sweet spot" that is different in every amp. Mark IIIs preamps were way too fizzy below that volume. Best I could do was slap a tube screamer in front of them...a great sound. Kudos to Walter, tho!

  • @TheStaniz
    @TheStaniz 9 днів тому

    So awesome, Fellas. Just thoroughly entertaining. And Mr. Trout, you should check that beautiful old guitar you played for burn marks. I'm pretty sure you set it on fire! Thanks so much, guys. I will now go sell all my guitars! Peace, Brothers. -Johnnie Stanizzi