It's because he used a Variac to run his amp at 90 volts or so, so it was like an electrical "brownout" (as opposed to a blackout. Voltage drop as opposed to no power at all). That's what I read in the guitar magazines back in the '80's and early '90s anyway.
I think it's called "brown," as opposed to another color in reference to the fact that the sound came from reducing the voltage going to the amp. Sort of like a "brown out" with regards to the power grid, which is a reduction in the power being supplied as opposed to a "black out" which is no power at all... so I guess the "black sound" would be acoustic guitar by that reasoning👍
This is such a great video. Metal being one of my favourite genres, but being an older dude it is hard to find others who want to play in the genre. I have the BOSS Katana 50 - and my daughter uses it.
Oh and in my opinion the Katana metals beautifully. For a solid state amp it really stands out and pushes alot of sound. Unlike older tech, it doesn't sound so tinny and for around 300 bucks for 50 watts you get a tonne of amplifier. The modeling software can give you so many different tones.
It amazes me how many people don’t know why it’s called the “brown” sound. James Brown modified all of eddies amps. It’s really that simple. I love all the answers people gave you in the comments. Some are completely ridiculous. 🤦🏼♂️
At some point, Ed said: “I want my guitar to sound like Al’s snare…..Warm, big and majestic.” He went on to describe his brother’s snare drum as having a sound that is “brown”. In Eddie’s mind, this was the perfect word to describe Alex Van Halen’s warm snare tone - (“I’ve always thought Alex’s snare drum sounds like he’s beating on a log” said Eddie). From Rolands website
Yeah it is a metal amp the tone studio makes that amp do what no other amp does it comes with 60 Boss pedals metal core metal zone HM2 turbo overdrive tube screamer and a lot more it's the best amp there really is awesome
He variac-ed the voltage lower like when a city has a partial power loss and has a brown-out. The power is less than its supposed to be. Hence brown sound.
It nice amp,but no Bottom end to it, problem with amp it open back cabinet,and tone it not tight enough for me, Boss need make some improvements on stuff I mentioned.
for thrash metal high mids and low bass, not very much gain. Death metal kind of depends what kind of death metal but maybe a bit lower mids (like on 4) and maybe a bit more gain than with thrash.
I have the mkii 50, I play lowest wattage and headphones 90% of the time. I’m able to get some good metal tones with certain patches / settings if I try to make my own. Try lambchopper’s patches, his death51 something is decent on mine I have a prs custom 24 and a Wylde audio Barbarian. And I’m not using anything but the katana speaker / Sony recording headphones. I do feel like you have to create your own to really dial in for yourself/ your guitars though because I’m really finding a lot of high end / tin can issues I’m not stoked about, and don’t know enough about EQ’s /all the settings in general lol also make sure your guitar it’s self’s volume is turned all the way up and then go down from there in that and the tone nob if it’s too much
Very cool tones! On the second, "Gojira like" setting, what parameters do you have under "Booster" tab for the Mid Boost (Drive, Tone, Bottom, Effect Level, etc)? Also, I get lots of feedback with the Katana. Do you use Noise Suppressor? I am not sure if using it affects the tone. Thanks!
I am looking at a Katana 100/212 MkII. It has the two 12” Katana speakers in it. Are the Katana speakers any good or is that something I might need to think about upgrading at some point with a couple Celestions?
Yeah it got serious metal djent thrash metal and blues I got my Boss Katana MKII 50 11 days ago the tone studio makes that amp do what no other amp does I really recommend it no need for a tube amp there yo expensive the Katana is a great price
@@jeffreyquinonez8964 From the Boss engineers I talked to, you want to have your master up as much as possible and then control the volume with the level knob instead. This makes the Katana act like a hot tube amp being pushed as much as possible. Essentially you get that thick saturation you typically want from tube amps. Try it out it works great!
Ok so I can't find a straight answer in these video's. My amp broke and I'm looking for something versatile should I go with a katana or a Marshall ibe been using fenders all my life and want to change it up
At least I wasn't the only one. Typical Canadians, they are so polite, they even apologized for being Canadian 🤣. Great video though! And Mandroid EchoStar rocks!
I don’t think they did it entirely seriously, if they did they’re probably doing this in a fairly professional setting with a camera crew. That all being said, why does it matter?
Oh my god...really? Well, there is this obscure, little known guitarist named Eddie Van Halen. And he worked on creating a sound his whole life. He started creating it with a Fender Bassman and then Marshalls eventually modified by Michael Soldano. Mr. Van Halen then used a Variac and hotter Mighty Mite pickups after robbing PAFs from his Gibson Archtop and not finding enough gain through them. He also played and experimented with other pickups and amps, etc. Mr. Van Halen did NOT call it the brown sound because it "made you crap your pants." That is not true at all, nor is it browning out the sound from the variac, but he described the tone as being "brown." Some people associate tones with colors. This is called "chromesthesia" or "synesthesia." And this was true for Mr. Van Halen. Hence "brown sound." Now to address a few other things... (Edit correction -- you were referring to the band Gojira, and yes, the pronunciation of that in and of itself was shaky and not the Bugera line of amps. It was hard to make out what you were saying in one viewing.) 1. You said "Bew-jer-uh" when that amp company/line by Behringer is actually called "Bew-gear-uh." 2. Katana is a Japanese sword that is associated with the samurai the same way that a gladius is associated with a roman legionnaire. It is pronounced, "kuh-tah-nuh." And lastly (although there were other errors, but it would seem like nit picking) the gentleman who was your guest is a "fine guitarist," or a "great guitarist." But calling him a "very good guitarist" is really a slap in the face to someone in a fine and wonderfully accomplished band (see, adjectives that compliment and seem rewarding, as opposed to condescending). You asked, so here is what you requested and more. I mean, you have the word "school" right in your name.
@@dandrysdale2645 Yes, the way in which I write a comment on a UA-cam video and the way that I am the other 40 years of my life are ways in which a GENIUS like you can discern exactly who I am, as a person. With that information (and amazing leaps of faith and assumption), I can also be assured that you are "fun at parties." Can you say "irony?" The dude in the video asked. I answered and corrected a few other things, as this is supposed to be a "school." You just saw an opportunity to try to be a tool. Unsolicited dooshbaggery by you. Good for you. I have a feeling that I am much more fun at parties than you, dick. And I bet that you're the guy who gets rolled at those parties for dumb and hypocritical remarks like that. Wait, it just hit me...they don't even invite you, do they? ..i.. (edit) -- I had to rewrite this reply three different times, as UA-cam, in their infinite wisdom, kept flagging my language and taking it down for very minor insults that were amazingly far from crass. So much for 'freedumb' of speech.
@@dandrysdale4414 Dude, I get it. You're a troll. You continuously DO what you claim to be writing against. You write that I am cliché when that clapping "joke" and "silver tongued" are the most cliché things that a person can type. And when I answered the person on the video's literal question to the audience, YOU WROTE ME completely unsolicited to attempt to insult me. I get it troll boy! Go troll a burn unit. Done with you. Get a life.
The “Brown” tone refers to EVH’s unique sound which is heavy in distortion but also warm and earthy.
Great job guys!
@@DavidBeinert Thanks David!
I had heard he called it that due to the way his variac dropped the voltage and it made the tubes look darker.
It's because he used a Variac to run his amp at 90 volts or so, so it was like an electrical "brownout" (as opposed to a blackout. Voltage drop as opposed to no power at all). That's what I read in the guitar magazines back in the '80's and early '90s anyway.
Itll make you shit your pants.
Nothing sounds better than hearing two guitars harmonizing together to make that dark, spooky sound
Tone mask
It's called Brown sound because it sounds so good you'll shit yourself everytime you hear it.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This is actually close to the proper experience
i thought south park ahah
If it's brown flush it down but not this brown. This Brown is a keeper!
😂
I LOVE YOU GUYS FOR ACTUALLY SHOWING THE PICTURE OF THE SETTINGS, THE BEST VIDEO EVER❤️❤️❤️❤️
I think it's called "brown," as opposed to another color in reference to the fact that the sound came from reducing the voltage going to the amp. Sort of like a "brown out" with regards to the power grid, which is a reduction in the power being supplied as opposed to a "black out" which is no power at all... so I guess the "black sound" would be acoustic guitar by that reasoning👍
We have a winner!
Mandroid Echostar is such an underrated band. Everyone please look them up. Get them making more music.
I knew after that Steven Tyler joke in the beginning that I would like this video.
My fav settings is the brown channel along with the first boost effect (i guess it's a blues overdrive), delay and reverb. I love my katana 50 MKII🤘🎸🔥
I've watched so many amp videos in this past week as I decode what best suits my purposes. 10 seconds of Steve's on the 50watt- I'm sold.
This is such a great video. Metal being one of my favourite genres, but being an older dude it is hard to find others who want to play in the genre. I have the BOSS Katana 50 - and my daughter uses it.
Oh and in my opinion the Katana metals beautifully. For a solid state amp it really stands out and pushes alot of sound. Unlike older tech, it doesn't sound so tinny and for around 300 bucks for 50 watts you get a tonne of amplifier. The modeling software can give you so many different tones.
@@Chriscrunch2 we agree with your assessment! Thanks for weighing in!
It amazes me how many people don’t know why it’s called the “brown” sound. James Brown modified all of eddies amps. It’s really that simple. I love all the answers people gave you in the comments. Some are completely ridiculous. 🤦🏼♂️
“KUH-TAH-NUH” like the sword, you were driving me crazy.
Noted, thanks!
The right Canadian pronunciation would be: ''KEH-TAH-NEH'' ;P
Kaa Tan aah
Caa naa daa
At some point, Ed said:
“I want my guitar to sound like Al’s snare…..Warm, big and majestic.”
He went on to describe his brother’s snare drum as having a sound that is “brown”. In Eddie’s mind, this was the perfect word to describe Alex Van Halen’s warm snare tone - (“I’ve always thought Alex’s snare drum sounds like he’s beating on a log” said Eddie).
From Rolands website
From whats song is the riff at 3:06?
Yeah it is a metal amp the tone studio makes that amp do what no other amp does it comes with 60 Boss pedals metal core metal zone HM2 turbo overdrive tube screamer and a lot more it's the best amp there really is awesome
Yes. I finally found the sound on the app. The metal core with a few tweaks was the sound I was looking for.
Humour I like you bro. Steve & Taylor Why brown not yellow 😂 new subs here🙋♂️
He variac-ed the voltage lower like when a city has a partial power loss and has a brown-out. The power is less than its supposed to be. Hence brown sound.
It nice amp,but no Bottom end to it, problem with amp it open back cabinet,and tone it not tight enough for me, Boss need make some improvements on stuff I mentioned.
Try the head with real speakers and cab. No complaints here. Chugs for me
They have the bass turned down too low. I run mine about 1 o'clock
Attach a piece of plywood to the back. 😎 👍
Eddie came up with the name Brown sound. I believe he started of with Vox amps and then Marshalls
your video made me buy it
Order delivered soon ❤️ 😁
Nice video
Cool! Enjoy!
Whats the best settings for thrash metal? And death metal?
same question
for thrash metal high mids and low bass, not very much gain. Death metal kind of depends what kind of death metal but maybe a bit lower mids (like on 4) and maybe a bit more gain than with thrash.
Is it the guitar that is giving it that chug sound or is it the amp? I have this amp and a Les Paul and want to get into playing metal
I have the mkii 50, I play lowest wattage and headphones 90% of the time. I’m able to get some good metal tones with certain patches / settings if I try to make my own. Try lambchopper’s patches, his death51 something is decent on mine I have a prs custom 24 and a Wylde audio Barbarian. And I’m not using anything but the katana speaker / Sony recording headphones. I do feel like you have to create your own to really dial in for yourself/ your guitars though because I’m really finding a lot of high end / tin can issues I’m not stoked about, and don’t know enough about EQ’s /all the settings in general lol also make sure your guitar it’s self’s volume is turned all the way up and then go down from there in that and the tone nob if it’s too much
in Metal, the brown sound originated from saying "It's so heavy you'll $hit your pants" #truestory
Hahahaha 😂😂😂
I swear….the way y’all pronounce “Katana”
EVH set in an interview years ago that if he could equate his tone to a color, it would be brown.
I want metal riff where the whole riff is just pinch notes
Zakk Wylde !!
After the burial-behold the crown
Gojira - Magma verse riff. Thank me later haha
@@goncaloferreira72 the above recommendation was with better than the Gojira one though
Pantera- Revolution Is My Name. The intro
Very cool tones! On the second, "Gojira like" setting, what parameters do you have under "Booster" tab for the Mid Boost (Drive, Tone, Bottom, Effect Level, etc)? Also, I get lots of feedback with the Katana. Do you use Noise Suppressor? I am not sure if using it affects the tone. Thanks!
sick play out!
I got the 100 set up like yours and it sounds nothing like that. My guitar is in drop D and sounds so weak.
Tune up the boost knob on the katana. That should help I think
I thought it was called the brown sound bc Eddie Van Halen sounded so good it’d make you shit your pants. That’s what my dad always said
It is called the “Brown” sound because James Brown made the sound on the original 5150.
Yes.
That outro sounds like an Alter Bridge song.
Sounds great for the price.
The brown sound got its name because Eddie called his brothers drumming sound the brown sound and it got reversed to being called his guitar sound.
Do you guys have the patch? That sounds amazing
How he said katana like Ann he must be Canadian lol
Ha I said that before the other guy even said Canadian bands
Guilty as charged.
3:06 is the most evil guitar tone I have heard in my life. Like pure evil.
James Brown sound. Guitar tech Eddy
It’s a South Park reference the design team followed.
Second video I've seen Canadians review this amp and I can't get over how they pronounce katana 😂
I am looking at a Katana 100/212 MkII. It has the two 12” Katana speakers in it. Are the Katana speakers any good or is that something I might need to think about upgrading at some point with a couple Celestions?
Why were there RCMP at the Juno’s? 🤣😂🤣
Oh I see... I was doing my Katana MK2 wrong all along!
The “Brown”!sound originated with English rock bands
How did you get both the channel 1 and panel button lit up?
Yeah it got serious metal djent thrash metal and blues I got my Boss Katana MKII 50 11 days ago the tone studio makes that amp do what no other amp does I really recommend it no need for a tube amp there yo expensive the Katana is a great price
Sounds pretty tight to me.
Nice ending play
But the master up all the way!!!! Always on full on my katana.
What does that do? 😳
@@jeffreyquinonez8964 From the Boss engineers I talked to, you want to have your master up as much as possible and then control the volume with the level knob instead. This makes the Katana act like a hot tube amp being pushed as much as possible. Essentially you get that thick saturation you typically want from tube amps. Try it out it works great!
The brown tone came from Eddie van Halen
Those masks are drivin me nuts but those socks are pretty sweet. Badass jam at the end there though. Legit.
song at the end?
Ok so I can't find a straight answer in these video's. My amp broke and I'm looking for something versatile should I go with a katana or a Marshall ibe been using fenders all my life and want to change it up
Katana
@@Christian.Means. yeah I got one for Christmas last year and I'm in love with all the sounds I get from it
The way the guy on the left pronounces Katana bothers me...
Ya, we are Canadian. Sorry 'boot that ;)
At least I wasn't the only one. Typical Canadians, they are so polite, they even apologized for being Canadian 🤣. Great video though! And Mandroid EchoStar rocks!
what are the strings tuned to? are the 'c' or what's the tuning?
Look up brown noise in south park show
So I’m going to say the answer is yes. Yes it does.
what about noise gate?
Mandroid Echostar is sickkkkk! Love their tunes. 🤟😁
Nice jam
Thanks!
1x12 vs 2x12?
It's called the brown sound because you shit yourself upon hearing it.
Brown sound because Eddie doesn't like BROWN M&Ms
The built in speaker on the Katana honest kinda sucks.
How do i get the first tone?
You can see those settings at 4:53
@@jamschoolvideos6567 yeah, i know that but, what i am wondering is what effect is added on Booster. Its red, but it can be any pedal or effect
It's "brown" because King Edward said it was!
Cus’ Eddy pulled it out his ass? Great sound.
It's brown because it's dirty, distortion is dirty and usually dirt Brown, they call it the brown sound🤔
can it works with an 8 strings?
No. It will catch fire, I'm pretty sure.
Yo to get those tones from 300 usd amps is insane!!!!
The K100 + FSW is $550 :/
Seriously, you did way too much talking and too a little playing. You should’ve let the other guy let loose, and let the amps do the talking.
Thanks for the feedback. Less talking. Got it.
James brown the amp designer
Sorry I don't speak english but nice video
What the song at 6:36 ?
We wrote that tune for this video. Hope you enjoyed!
Any ideas for a title would be welcome
Maybe Scorch Boat?
@Ki ̇No brilliant!
Why is not yellow? Same reason that they didn't call it black.
Eddie Van Halen called Alex's snare drum the "brown" sound it actually had nothing to do with guitars
Wrong
Its called the brown sound because if you play it load enough it makes you shit your pants
Evh refer his sound to brown sound u can do u search on the net
sounds very animetal :D
did u use a noise gate for this?
No noise gate in that chain
Kahtanuh ... Katonna ... Cantina ... Or is it pronounced Katana ???
Ka-TAHN-A
Sigh, we know, we know
Oh yes it certainly does!
DId he really say Katana like that?>
Brown sound. Because it sounds so good you'll shit yourself! 😝
N-90 masks actually work..
Dude talks too much
Definitely not the amp to sound 80's like Iron Maiden or Judas Priest😢
Kahtahnuh
It's a tone that is so low you shit your pants. Come on...You are metal and never heard of the brown note?
The face diapers are ridiculous
Yup these guys wre sheeple lol 😅
another improvement ..sit still
Because it's soooo heavy it makes you shit yo self.😮💩
Oh. So you really have hair on the top. Thought you were bald.
Tells you how young and uniformed some ppl can be. If you don’t know what brown sound is, you might wanna stop playing guitar and go find out..
thumbs down for masks
sounds epic tho. nice jam
Ya, we don't like them either. We had to wear them back when this was shot though.
That's okay. My metal tone is much better than yours.
Are ya sure?
So much BABBLING, from the brown mask guy! My God it's irritating! JUST PLAY AND MAKE US HEAR THE AMP!
Take those stupid masks off
Imagine being “metal” and wearing masks at the same time 😂
I don’t think they did it entirely seriously, if they did they’re probably doing this in a fairly professional setting with a camera crew. That all being said, why does it matter?
@@reneebear3641 because there’s nothing metal about masking up. Why does it matter that I spoke on it? The same question could be asked to you
@@ceelothatmane9421 Getting Covid-19 and being a risk to not only yourself but others is so metal dude 🤘🏻👹
@@ceelothatmane9421 metal is being able to wear the fuck they want. It's metal and not a fashion show silly
@@raf4097 because the boomer flu has such a high mortality rate right? Masks don't even stop you from catching it anyway.
Oh my god...really? Well, there is this obscure, little known guitarist named Eddie Van Halen. And he worked on creating a sound his whole life. He started creating it with a Fender Bassman and then Marshalls eventually modified by Michael Soldano. Mr. Van Halen then used a Variac and hotter Mighty Mite pickups after robbing PAFs from his Gibson Archtop and not finding enough gain through them. He also played and experimented with other pickups and amps, etc.
Mr. Van Halen did NOT call it the brown sound because it "made you crap your pants." That is not true at all, nor is it browning out the sound from the variac, but he described the tone as being "brown." Some people associate tones with colors. This is called "chromesthesia" or "synesthesia." And this was true for Mr. Van Halen. Hence "brown sound."
Now to address a few other things... (Edit correction -- you were referring to the band Gojira, and yes, the pronunciation of that in and of itself was shaky and not the Bugera line of amps. It was hard to make out what you were saying in one viewing.) 1. You said "Bew-jer-uh" when that amp company/line by Behringer is actually called "Bew-gear-uh." 2. Katana is a Japanese sword that is associated with the samurai the same way that a gladius is associated with a roman legionnaire. It is pronounced, "kuh-tah-nuh." And lastly (although there were other errors, but it would seem like nit picking) the gentleman who was your guest is a "fine guitarist," or a "great guitarist." But calling him a "very good guitarist" is really a slap in the face to someone in a fine and wonderfully accomplished band (see, adjectives that compliment and seem rewarding, as opposed to condescending).
You asked, so here is what you requested and more. I mean, you have the word "school" right in your name.
You must be fun at parties.
@@dandrysdale2645 Yes, the way in which I write a comment on a UA-cam video and the way that I am the other 40 years of my life are ways in which a GENIUS like you can discern exactly who I am, as a person. With that information (and amazing leaps of faith and assumption), I can also be assured that you are "fun at parties." Can you say "irony?" The dude in the video asked. I answered and corrected a few other things, as this is supposed to be a "school." You just saw an opportunity to try to be a tool. Unsolicited dooshbaggery by you. Good for you. I have a feeling that I am much more fun at parties than you, dick. And I bet that you're the guy who gets rolled at those parties for dumb and hypocritical remarks like that. Wait, it just hit me...they don't even invite you, do they? ..i..
(edit) -- I had to rewrite this reply three different times, as UA-cam, in their infinite wisdom, kept flagging my language and taking it down for very minor insults that were amazingly far from crass. So much for 'freedumb' of speech.
@@dandrysdale4414 Dude, I get it. You're a troll. You continuously DO what you claim to be writing against. You write that I am cliché when that clapping "joke" and "silver tongued" are the most cliché things that a person can type.
And when I answered the person on the video's literal question to the audience, YOU WROTE ME completely unsolicited to attempt to insult me. I get it troll boy! Go troll a burn unit. Done with you. Get a life.