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.
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  • @mikegraphone2736
    @mikegraphone2736 21 день тому +245

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

    • @robertstan2349
      @robertstan2349 19 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 19 днів тому +3

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

    • @huntermediaphotography
      @huntermediaphotography 17 днів тому +6

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

    • @julienguillaume5010
      @julienguillaume5010 17 днів 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 17 днів тому +1

      ​@@huntermediaphotography
      You should, then

  • @-vb-1592
    @-vb-1592 21 день тому +142

    "Now, check this out"

    • @jasonb.7609
      @jasonb.7609 20 днів тому +11

      haha, exactly! classic quote

    • @JamesParus
      @JamesParus 7 днів тому +2

      Not many can pull off the what comes after that.

    • @mbudnick242
      @mbudnick242 День тому +1

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

    • @jasonb.7609
      @jasonb.7609 День тому

      @@mbudnick242 haha, good one!

  • @joeblough261
    @joeblough261 21 день тому +93

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

    • @brianwells4507
      @brianwells4507 18 днів 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"!

  • @whiskersb5296
    @whiskersb5296 14 днів тому +100

    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 13 днів тому +5

      I love fuzz pedals.

    • @matiasishere1487
      @matiasishere1487 10 днів тому +4

      I love time altering pedals too. And fuzz.

    • @KRAZEEIZATION
      @KRAZEEIZATION 10 днів тому +2

      I’ve 100 pedals but I only use three!

    • @steveturner5519
      @steveturner5519 10 днів тому +2

      Sometimes I like it wet sometimes I like it dry

    • @biffstronghold3926
      @biffstronghold3926 10 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.

  • @Rickyramos87
    @Rickyramos87 24 дні тому +72

    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 23 дні 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 21 день 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 20 днів тому +1

      "tone is in fingers" 😅

    • @umitanonymous3400
      @umitanonymous3400 20 днів тому +1

      ​@@joeblough261%100 Agree

    • @Rickyramos87
      @Rickyramos87 17 днів 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 10 днів тому +20

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

    • @tommym321
      @tommym321 6 днів тому

      Hahaha totally

    • @tommym321
      @tommym321 6 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.

  • @TweedSuit
    @TweedSuit 23 дні тому +52

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

    • @brianwells4507
      @brianwells4507 18 днів 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 17 днів 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 13 днів тому

      pretty sure he used a dallas range master

  • @GregCombs100
    @GregCombs100 11 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.

  • @melorogerio
    @melorogerio 23 дні тому +80

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

    • @alchemysticgoldmind4164
      @alchemysticgoldmind4164 19 днів 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 15 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 13 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 13 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 10 днів тому

      I don't have crew, so...

  • @mikegraphone2736
    @mikegraphone2736 21 день тому +33

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

    • @kazkylheku1221
      @kazkylheku1221 12 днів тому

      White things yellow with age; yellow things brown.

  • @zakkwyldesliver
    @zakkwyldesliver 23 дні тому +30

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

  • @michaelr.4878
    @michaelr.4878 23 дні тому +24

    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 23 дні 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 19 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 9 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 6 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 6 днів тому

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

  • @RJRonquillo
    @RJRonquillo 23 дні тому +26

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

    • @gavendelrio9193
      @gavendelrio9193 21 день тому +2

      What’s up dude! Love your channel!

    • @maxwellblakely7952
      @maxwellblakely7952 19 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 24 дні тому +96

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

    • @guitarworld
      @guitarworld  23 дні тому +4

      😂

    • @brucegelman5582
      @brucegelman5582 21 день тому

      And you wish you played like him in your dreams

    • @conannanoc8768
      @conannanoc8768 21 день тому +17

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

    • @slunkm.4890
      @slunkm.4890 20 днів тому +1

      @@conannanoc8768got em 😂😂😂

    • @kazkylheku1221
      @kazkylheku1221 12 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.

  • @leovonfitzy
    @leovonfitzy 20 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

  • @matthewdickerson6560
    @matthewdickerson6560 24 дні тому +98

    Great dude, but I still like pedals.

    • @huntermediaphotography
      @huntermediaphotography 23 дні 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 23 дні 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 23 дні 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  23 дні тому +5

      You're allowed.

    • @matthewdickerson6560
      @matthewdickerson6560 23 дні тому +3

      @@guitarworld no shit

  • @mikaelbiilmann6826
    @mikaelbiilmann6826 16 днів 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.

  • @tanker5207
    @tanker5207 21 день 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 19 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 15 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 12 днів тому +3

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

    • @samstewart9249
      @samstewart9249 10 днів тому +2

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

    • @VexylObby
      @VexylObby 7 днів тому

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

    • @jayvallandingham2406
      @jayvallandingham2406 6 днів тому

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

  • @michaelgallemore7577
    @michaelgallemore7577 19 днів 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 17 днів 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 15 днів тому +4

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

    • @toddgilbert
      @toddgilbert 7 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 6 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 6 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 23 дні тому +20

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

    • @craigdamage
      @craigdamage 13 днів тому +4

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

    • @jaredcooper8158
      @jaredcooper8158 4 дні тому

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

  • @MrHellfinger
    @MrHellfinger 23 дні 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.

  • @elcomberro123
    @elcomberro123 20 днів тому +22

    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 9 днів тому

      Well said about that. Bravo!!

  • @robertcarey3383
    @robertcarey3383 23 дні 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 20 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 13 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 11 днів тому

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

  • @johnlane9743
    @johnlane9743 21 день 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 13 днів тому

      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 12 днів тому +1

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

    • @Rhythmicons
      @Rhythmicons 12 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.

  • @michaelgreen5206
    @michaelgreen5206 24 дні тому +5

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

  • @mgriff56
    @mgriff56 12 днів тому

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

  • @jmvmike
    @jmvmike 23 дні тому +11

    Damn he can make that Strat Sing!

  • @stevelife8505
    @stevelife8505 20 днів тому +13

    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 6 днів тому +3

      Pedals never made a crap player talented either .

  • @chrisdigital
    @chrisdigital 23 дні 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 23 дні тому

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

    • @stevelife8505
      @stevelife8505 20 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??

  • @barrypeak1460
    @barrypeak1460 17 днів тому +1

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

  • @moose6676
    @moose6676 19 днів 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 🙏🏻

  • @TheAndybow1964
    @TheAndybow1964 23 дні 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.

  • @funkykoval2099
    @funkykoval2099 23 дні 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

  • @jimmygillard
    @jimmygillard 22 дні тому +1

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

  • @SenseiNWDA
    @SenseiNWDA 13 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.

  • @user-uv1rr5xk8i
    @user-uv1rr5xk8i 24 дні тому +6

    His recording of going down is top notch

  • @sweezyjackson4935
    @sweezyjackson4935 23 дні тому +5

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

    • @alchemysticgoldmind4164
      @alchemysticgoldmind4164 23 дні тому

      DREAM...😁😂😂😂😂

    • @zhou_sei
      @zhou_sei 23 дні тому +5

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

    • @theuserthatishere
      @theuserthatishere 19 днів тому +1

      that's the point, he doesn't

    • @TheNoncritical1
      @TheNoncritical1 12 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.

  • @billwilkinson4012
    @billwilkinson4012 14 днів тому +2

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

    • @CP-ij8hh
      @CP-ij8hh 14 днів тому

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

  • @thomasnegovanonline
    @thomasnegovanonline 8 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!

  • @monkeyrater
    @monkeyrater 23 дні 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 22 дні тому +4

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

    • @michaelbreshears5921
      @michaelbreshears5921 11 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! 🤠

  • @superstimulatedminotaur3681
    @superstimulatedminotaur3681 18 днів 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

  • @Mission2Transition641
    @Mission2Transition641 18 днів тому +2

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

  • @paulricketts1089
    @paulricketts1089 День 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!!..............

  • @nunestunes
    @nunestunes 24 дні тому +27

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

    • @patrickhawkinson8399
      @patrickhawkinson8399 23 дні 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 23 дні тому +1

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

    • @alchemysticgoldmind4164
      @alchemysticgoldmind4164 23 дні тому

      Touche;;'

    • @zhou_sei
      @zhou_sei 23 дні 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 23 дні 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.

  • @StrikeValkyrie
    @StrikeValkyrie 23 дні тому +5

    HOLY CRAP THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!

  • @capitanvonchickenpants8492
    @capitanvonchickenpants8492 19 днів тому +1

    So how will he switch channels on that mk4?

  • @archstanton3763
    @archstanton3763 18 днів 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 13 днів тому

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

    • @archstanton3763
      @archstanton3763 13 днів тому

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

  • @user-rr7bv6my4e
    @user-rr7bv6my4e 19 днів тому +33

    Whats with the napkin?

    • @victorformosa228
      @victorformosa228 14 днів тому +10

      First thing I noticed. What a ...

    • @dictumfactum9468
      @dictumfactum9468 12 днів тому

      @@victorformosa228 ... poofter?

    • @curtrod
      @curtrod 12 днів тому +1

      get a life

    • @TheNoncritical1
      @TheNoncritical1 12 днів тому

      @@curtrod
      Oh, you too? Lol

    • @rockerbuck967
      @rockerbuck967 11 днів тому +2

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

  • @foxyjazzbopper
    @foxyjazzbopper 23 дні тому +3

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

  • @davidwright9550
    @davidwright9550 18 днів тому +2

    Gotta love everything about Mr. Trout

  • @mccypr
    @mccypr 19 днів тому

    A pure approach. Thanks! 🎻✌️🙂😎

  • @FerdnandFreeholi
    @FerdnandFreeholi 23 дні тому +6

    this guy kicks serious ass

  • @micktheman6
    @micktheman6 18 днів тому +4

    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 9 днів тому +1

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

  • @DenisMorissetteJFK
    @DenisMorissetteJFK 8 днів тому

    How does he get the Chorus and Flanger effects?

  • @xstreamerzmcgregor3466
    @xstreamerzmcgregor3466 12 днів тому +1

    Noisy when it's on low volume?

  • @owenbruce4120
    @owenbruce4120 19 днів тому +3

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

  • @mikemorrisonmusic
    @mikemorrisonmusic 23 дні тому +4

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

    • @zhou_sei
      @zhou_sei 23 дні тому +1

      have roadies run back and forth with two extra speakers?

  • @georgebradley1672
    @georgebradley1672 13 днів тому

    Awesome, Walter! I agree with you.

  • @transparent6748
    @transparent6748 21 день тому

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

  • @lashashapira3406
    @lashashapira3406 23 дні тому +4

    great guitarist , played with John Mayall

  • @Mpcoluv
    @Mpcoluv 23 дні тому +40

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

    • @Ken0la
      @Ken0la 14 днів тому +1

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

    • @UnboundOdysseus
      @UnboundOdysseus 10 днів тому +1

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

  • @thorstenriedel3152
    @thorstenriedel3152 6 днів тому

    It is unbelievable, but his english is so clear and good to understand

  • @hansvandenhurk7497
    @hansvandenhurk7497 23 дні 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 18 днів 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...!!!!!!!!!

  • @rabbirelax
    @rabbirelax 24 дні тому +3

    I LOVE IT!

  • @fastandfunky
    @fastandfunky 23 дні 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 23 дні тому +1

      Schenker uses a wah and Angus uses a booster pedal …

    • @vectragt2310
      @vectragt2310 21 день тому +1

      Blackmore... uses an AIWA only...

    • @fastandfunky
      @fastandfunky 21 день тому

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

    • @michaeltaylors2456
      @michaeltaylors2456 19 днів тому

      Add Eddie Van Halen

    • @Lansoise
      @Lansoise 10 днів тому

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

  • @toddgilbert
    @toddgilbert 7 днів тому

    I notice he isn't using his pinky. When I saw him it was wrapped in a large bandage. I wonder if he damaged it somehow?

  • @jobe7660
    @jobe7660 7 днів тому

    Incredible playing wow

  • @sharkair2839
    @sharkair2839 24 дні тому +6

    perhaps a tuner pedal? maybe a little echo>

    • @zhou_sei
      @zhou_sei 23 дні 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.

  • @GeorgeHeil-gg6wv
    @GeorgeHeil-gg6wv 14 днів тому +4

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

  • @keithwatkins5504
    @keithwatkins5504 18 днів 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.

  • @zeroatomfault
    @zeroatomfault 20 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 19 днів тому +1

      Sounds like spring reverb from the amp to me.

    • @freakybeaky1
      @freakybeaky1 17 днів тому

      Sounds like amp reverb.

  • @JS-uh1ly
    @JS-uh1ly 21 день тому +4

    Take that, Hendrix.

  • @benspeeds
    @benspeeds 23 дні 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.

  • @albertomarzani3216
    @albertomarzani3216 9 днів тому

    Great tone, nothing to say, but what if I liked chorus, Delay and phaser?

  • @NickFixHC
    @NickFixHC 6 днів тому

    What guitar is that? Great sound. I can hear it all day.

  • @robertcalvin2643
    @robertcalvin2643 23 дні 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 ???

  • @gilbertocruz1683
    @gilbertocruz1683 23 дні тому +5

    Walter can play a broom and still sound great

  • @andrewbecker3700
    @andrewbecker3700 23 дні 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?

  • @harounel-poussah6936
    @harounel-poussah6936 18 днів 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

  • @metalehead95
    @metalehead95 13 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.

  • @DrMattWalton
    @DrMattWalton 22 дні тому +10

    Nice mask dude, you must be terrified.

    • @curtrod
      @curtrod 12 днів тому +5

      you must not be a doctor right?

    • @user-lz9xz6lu3u
      @user-lz9xz6lu3u 8 днів тому

      @@curtrod Conspiracy Troll!!

    • @DrMattWalton
      @DrMattWalton 8 днів тому

      @@curtrod I believe so…

    • @joeshoe6184
      @joeshoe6184 2 дні 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...

  • @arrtdave
    @arrtdave 20 днів тому

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

  • @trixlee5102
    @trixlee5102 23 дні 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.

  • @lovescarguitar
    @lovescarguitar 24 дні 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 23 дні 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.

  • @torthur
    @torthur 11 днів тому +8

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

    • @joeshoe6184
      @joeshoe6184 2 дні 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...

  • @rodnyg7952
    @rodnyg7952 22 дні 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

  • @sue08401
    @sue08401 6 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.

  • @danielmiller210
    @danielmiller210 23 дні тому +9

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

    • @raybrown3510
      @raybrown3510 8 днів тому +1

      #triggered

    • @joeshoe6184
      @joeshoe6184 2 дні 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...

  • @patriottothecore6215
    @patriottothecore6215 18 днів 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 12 днів тому

      what's with being a dumbass?

    • @raybrown3510
      @raybrown3510 8 днів тому

      patriot my ass

    • @joeshoe6184
      @joeshoe6184 2 дні 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...

  • @search895
    @search895 11 днів тому

    You gotta love this debate of guitar players that revolves around if the electronic components they send their musical signal through must be in big or smaller boxes.

  • @KVL325
    @KVL325 7 днів тому

    I agree to a good extent on this. Years ago, I averaged 4 to 5 pedals. This grew old for many reasons. The main reason was I started to think that I am playing pedals more than guitar. Now I only use an amplifier's onboard overdrive and a low set flanger for a bit of color. To each their own.

  • @jimilee459
    @jimilee459 23 дні тому +4

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

  • @montydaniel6597
    @montydaniel6597 23 дні тому +3

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

  • @ericmalone3213
    @ericmalone3213 11 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?

  • @rotosound_uk
    @rotosound_uk 10 днів тому

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

  • @shreder75
    @shreder75 22 дні тому +14

    What's with the face diaper?

    • @AdamEmerson1420
      @AdamEmerson1420 20 днів тому +2

      I know I thought the same

    • @hulldanfan
      @hulldanfan 18 днів 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 14 днів тому +1

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

    • @shreder75
      @shreder75 14 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 14 днів тому +1

      @@shreder75 alone...2 people

  • @nm-mack4778
    @nm-mack4778 18 днів тому +5

    Great guitarist, weird masker' interviewer though...

    • @joeshoe6184
      @joeshoe6184 2 дні тому

      Well 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 a certain segment of the population has an issue with this...

  • @promixing7714
    @promixing7714 9 днів тому

    I heard a dude when I was younger by the name of Hendrix and he was using some pedals and I liked how he sounded.

  • @joshuabeeAlafia1
    @joshuabeeAlafia1 7 днів тому +1

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