Seymour Duncan - Blues Saraceno Explores the PowerStage™ 100 Stereo

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  • Опубліковано 22 січ 2024
  • Blues Saraceno is an American rock guitarist, composer, and music producer who currently resides in Los Angeles California. Saraceno was discovered by Guitar for the Practicing Musician magazine, at the age of 16, which assisted him in releasing instrumental recordings on an independent basis (which sold well over 100,000 copies). Saraceno's high profile as a gifted guitar virtuoso and musician opened the doors to an early career as a first call guitar sideman and session musician. Saraceno is most often recognized from his time playing w/Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker (Cream) as well as his brief tenure with the band Poison. Saraceno's early success in the music industry would eventually blossom into a career in producing and composing for television and film.
    In this video, Blues Saraceno demonstrates the versatility and reliability of the PowerStage™ 100 Stereo.
    The PowerStage line of compact power amps provides high-headroom class-D amplification to guitarists looking to deliver the sound of their preamp, pedal chain, or amp modeler to the masses. The PowerStage 100 Stereo provides features demanded by the modern guitarist, including stereo inputs and outputs that each drive 100 watts of transparent sound to your cabinets. Perfect for amplifying the sound of modern modeling units to on-stage cabinets, the PS100 Stereo also offers an extended EQ section and balanced line outs with switchable analog cabinet simulation for more authentic projection through any sound system. The stereo sounds developed in your amp modeler, multi effects-unit, or preamp will be delivered with clarity through any pair of speakers, all in a package small enough to fit on your pedalboard.
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  • @acemodean
    @acemodean 3 місяці тому +35

    We need a part 2 of this video where Blues shows us he can still create his dirty boy "plaid" sound with this set up.

    • @TVoltG
      @TVoltG Місяць тому

      Hell yes

  • @AliensWanted
    @AliensWanted 3 місяці тому +7

    One of the most gifted guitarists alive....and a tone MASTER. If he likes it, I am all in.

  • @thesaguitarian9430
    @thesaguitarian9430 3 місяці тому +17

    This Guy has some of the most tasteful playing. i love his inflections and melodic sense. One of my Guitar Heroes and I still look up to him o this day.

  • @harryhamb
    @harryhamb 3 місяці тому +8

    Still have his lesson vhs-,) top Player!!

  • @cancelbubble6535
    @cancelbubble6535 4 місяці тому +39

    His first album (Never Look Back) is such a masterpiece of everything 80s guitar. His other solo albums (Plaid and Hairpick) are really good, too, he has such a distinct tone and style. His plaid yamaha guitar is beautiful, too, shame they don't still make that or variations on that theme.

    • @profane_kvetch
      @profane_kvetch 4 місяці тому +4

      I have one of the guitars and it's 100% original!

    • @jasondorsey7110
      @jasondorsey7110 4 місяці тому

      ​@@profane_kvetchI remember his Samick signature guitar from the 90s, it really stood out at the time when the manufacturers were still trying to push pointy looking superstrats

    • @johnmcminn9455
      @johnmcminn9455 3 місяці тому

      That album is totally kick ass, and the version of "My Generation" was good as well .
      There is a whole sound there

  • @hawkhead418
    @hawkhead418 3 місяці тому +11

    Blues rules! He was always one of my favorite cats from back in the day! He is an extraordinary musician! God bless!

  • @Knoize1
    @Knoize1 15 днів тому

    Oh... My Saraceno... Never Look back, Hair Pick Album is... it's such a like flight battle.. thank you so much for playing & Recording.

  • @JohnnyBargeldBoom
    @JohnnyBargeldBoom 4 місяці тому +7

    Damn, I wanted to hear SHREDDING!!!

  • @sergeyv4908
    @sergeyv4908 4 місяці тому +5

    Man. You are great. Love your early-mid stuff with musical and technical humor over other shredders and your last more raw bluesy songs. Such a brilliant and underrated musician.

  • @mygt8a4re
    @mygt8a4re 3 місяці тому +2

    Love this content! I saw you during a guitar clinic at Thoroughbred Music in Sarasota Fl about 30 years ago. I was buying strings & stuck around to see what was up. Totally made me rethink my path & changed how I perceived guitar playing in general. I thank you for that! 🍻

  • @unclescott8792
    @unclescott8792 3 місяці тому +2

    One of my favorites - for sure!
    Im holding my breath that we might see a new record sometime soon!!

  • @PotemkinBUMP225
    @PotemkinBUMP225 4 місяці тому +2

    glad you're still out there doing it. i lost track of you over the years. used to listen to your first cd in the 80s. loved it.

  • @robby188
    @robby188 4 місяці тому +3

    Great guitar player that I listened from the 90's

  • @jayteesgear
    @jayteesgear 4 місяці тому +4

    I fully agree with him. That setup looks fabulous! I myself love my Pod-go

  • @funkster007
    @funkster007 3 місяці тому +2

    Possibly the best guitarist most people never even heard of. Blues kind of opted out of the rock spotlight for personal reasons .Which is completely understandable. But damn it wouldve been cool to have heard more from him over the years. He was still just a kid when he did shows with Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce for crying out loud. How many people WISH they had that honor?

    • @mrufino1
      @mrufino1 3 місяці тому

      I remember seeing him with Jack Bruce and Gary Husband in 1993, it was a great show! And I always loved his first cd. Randy Coven and Joe Franco backed him on that one if I remember correctly.

    • @WailingRaven
      @WailingRaven 3 місяці тому

      I discovered Blues through the soundtracks of Rebel Galaxy (a spaceship video game), decided to search him up and was surprised he used to be a shredder back in the late 80s. I gotten back into playing guitars again, after listening to his music in that game, so I have him to thank for.

    • @JackR617
      @JackR617 3 місяці тому

      If you play guitar especially during magazine times. Remember magazines you should know him and a bunch of other players. Now with Utube they should find even more players.

  • @DaviUba
    @DaviUba 4 місяці тому +2

    Blues, please make another album! You are amazing! 🎸

  • @JackR617
    @JackR617 2 місяці тому +1

    @seymourduncan this is a cool video. Would love to see Blues in a longer video. I know what he does re guitar work. I wonder if we could ever see that process? Just asking. I consider what he does a dream job television and film projects etc. and quite the long list. If not well maybe more of these type of ads? Thank you. In other words more Blues Saraceno with the Quad Cortex with your power stage.

  • @SaltOfTheEarthRecords
    @SaltOfTheEarthRecords 3 місяці тому +2

    Blues rules!

  • @vintagetone22
    @vintagetone22 4 місяці тому +2

    The reason i started playing guitar when i was young teenager i heard never look back album .and that was it i wanted to play like this .superb guitarist .my hero.i still have all his albums on cds.👍👍❤👍⚘⚘❤🙏❤🙏❤⚘❤⚘❤🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🔥🔥🎸🔥🎸🎸🔥⚘👍⚘👍⚘❤🙏❤🙏🙏❤

  • @homerdomer73
    @homerdomer73 4 місяці тому +3

    Blues really set himself apart from the Shrapnel shred dudes at that time. He’s got a unique voice.

  • @derekfafard7935
    @derekfafard7935 4 місяці тому +2

    Always had a great tone

  • @user-uo9cy2ep2h
    @user-uo9cy2ep2h 3 місяці тому +1

    1 guitar
    1 chord
    1 combo amp
    If the venue doesnt have a p.a., I dont play there.
    Never failed me since 1988.

  • @SilverbackOrangutan71
    @SilverbackOrangutan71 3 місяці тому +1

    Total guitar hero

  • @kojam1
    @kojam1 3 місяці тому

    😱 Havent really seen Blues much in 30 yrs! Had jever heard of him. His band, Color Code, opened for Satriani, or or Ynvwie, or Vai here in Toronto. It was such a long time ago. I liked what i heard. Every once in awhile id wonder why im not hearing people talk about them, and would wait for them to make it big. Never trqnspired in these parts. Never forgot them though.

  • @bassdaddy7293
    @bassdaddy7293 3 місяці тому

    I still go back and listen to Before the Storm and Feeding the Box on a regular basis. Great guitar work.

  • @smoovegittar
    @smoovegittar 3 місяці тому +1

    Great pair of hands

  • @ParagonGarage
    @ParagonGarage 4 місяці тому

    What an absolutely underrated killer guitar player i have been a big fan for many years💪🏻👍🏻

  • @bryanvaughn80
    @bryanvaughn80 4 місяці тому +5

    blues is a genius. that is all...

  • @PC85X
    @PC85X 3 місяці тому

    Absolute beast of a guitarist

  • @SuperflyCLB
    @SuperflyCLB 3 місяці тому

    Blues is the KING!

  • @crazywisdom2
    @crazywisdom2 3 місяці тому

    Where's this guy been all my life !
    Love his playing. Digging his ebmm albert lee. Gonna have to dig in on this. Thanks for the vid. Guitar sounds killer.

  • @stephs.8134
    @stephs.8134 4 місяці тому +2

    Was hoping he'd play some "Thats The Way I Like It". Great guitar in that song.

  • @Koffieleuter
    @Koffieleuter 3 місяці тому +1

    That was great! Going to chew on some crayons and have some rabbit soup now. 😎

  • @gadymarcus2362
    @gadymarcus2362 4 місяці тому +2

    Bello/Magnifico.💪💪💪💪💪💪

  • @jnh73
    @jnh73 4 місяці тому +5

    Awesome stuff! I wish it was practical/possible for me to use two 4x12s. :)

  • @MikeUIibarri
    @MikeUIibarri 3 місяці тому

    "Who is Blues?" Those were the days!

  • @montauta
    @montauta 4 місяці тому +6

    Is the same Blues Saraceno from Poison??

  • @billnelson5279
    @billnelson5279 3 місяці тому

    This is what modeling is for. I havent heard it do convincing non master volume blackface fenders and jtm45s but for that 80s post van halen thing it seems like we're there

  • @theswordofkings7549
    @theswordofkings7549 3 місяці тому +1

    That guitar is not the same without the flannel design. 😉😉👍👍

  • @gregalon
    @gregalon 4 місяці тому +2

    Kudos to him for just jamming on some songs. Highlighting the sounds, not the crazy licks.

  • @harleyosterlund5796
    @harleyosterlund5796 3 місяці тому +1

    I would be interested in your QC presets.

  • @smollande
    @smollande 4 місяці тому +3

    Great amp, totally agree that modern amps are more suited for sessions and gigs. Less to carry! Deos anyone know what guitar hes using?

    • @josephmccoy9776
      @josephmccoy9776 4 місяці тому +3

      Ernie Ball Music Man Albert Lee signature model.

    • @smollande
      @smollande 4 місяці тому

      @@josephmccoy9776 thanks!

  • @scirasco1
    @scirasco1 4 місяці тому

    Blues if u see this g money aka olly the guy that ambushed u for a private signing at namm where dweezil performed,i once again want to tell u ,ur a fucking legend u raised 2 cool daughters i hope they got their pizza,whenever they punk u hahah remind them of this moment and tell them what a badass u are hahahah u made the namm for me and my gamble paid off to go see dweezil ,as much we went to see u back in the transmission ok days i wonder why i never asked for a autograph hahah well we made up for it ,only the best for u and your fam and once again thanx for taking time and writing these cool things see ya soon:)

  • @briancrumpacker
    @briancrumpacker 3 місяці тому +1

    Respect the plaid.

  • @tonedowne
    @tonedowne 4 місяці тому +4

    I think they should drop the price of these a little. I can't justify $1300AUD for a power amp just for live.

    • @seymourduncan
      @seymourduncan  4 місяці тому +2

      Check out our PS170 for a less expensive option. Hope that's within budget for you.

    • @tonedowne
      @tonedowne 4 місяці тому +1

      @@seymourduncan Thanks, I appreciate the reply. I would like to go stereo to make it worth leaving the valve amps behind.
      I'll just keep an eye out for a second hand one.

  • @guitarwayneo
    @guitarwayneo 4 місяці тому +1

    Those Dimarzio pickups sound good with whatever Blues plays them through !

  • @BabaGhanoushMusic
    @BabaGhanoushMusic 3 місяці тому +1

    What cabs was he using here?

  • @user-vq9ee8uy4j
    @user-vq9ee8uy4j 3 місяці тому

    アルバート·リーモデルを使うブルース・サラセーノ…時代は進むんだね✨

  • @gitarman666
    @gitarman666 4 місяці тому +1

    Your sound is going to be consistent, if your sound was constant, it would never stop,lol just playin, hey Im fighting digital to this day although I have neural and axefx3
    I’m a die hard, willing to go the extra distance, tube whore and I love Blues S. since the earliest of his work,
    Back when dad was building his Dirty Boy amps
    Respectfully, for the last 15+ years of his career he can play any old Chinese tele looking thing into a bunch of San Marzano tomato cans attached by kite string and make it sing
    he has one of the best tones and execution of style from his original take on the instrument, amazing timing and cadence
    That why he gets the cue gigs, just great stuff
    So nice to see yet another digibox replica on the market where plug-ins are quickly taking over and rendering my outboard studio gear almost useless
    UAD isn’t quite there so my neves and pultecs are safe and the la2a gets buried with me, but for geetar
    at my age (senior to Blues) I’m sticking to my Marshalls, Mesas, Friedmans, Soldanos, Fenders, Orange, Vox, Matchless, Magnatone, Revvs and most recently acquired Bogner Ecstasy
    Sure you can’t carry all that stuff but I’ve acquired a collection since the early ‘70s and close enough won’t cut it when you got the real deal
    I mean kids argue with me online and swear their model of a jp2c sounds exactly like the real earth shaker but I can’t hear it live, not even close
    Online, digitized, on my iPad speakers sure whatever but playing live there are no 0s and 1s coming out of my 4x12 just the catalyst tones that
    started the whole tech revolution, if the real deal wasn’t as good as it is then why would they bother trying to reproduce it?
    I’ll answer myself, because it’s better to have a lite weight, maintenance free disposable close enough box full of sharc and keystone dsp of many rigs than one great rig?
    Here I wholeheartedly disagree most players use maybe 3 sounds all night anyway so who need 100s of so so?

  • @martijn_yt
    @martijn_yt 4 місяці тому +2

    There are a few more options than `vintage` and `digital` ;)

  • @MR1JUNO
    @MR1JUNO 3 місяці тому

    What effects pedal unit is that? is it a Neural DSP Quad Cortex Quad-Core Digital Effects Modeler/Profiling Floorboard?

    • @JackR617
      @JackR617 3 місяці тому

      Yes. It’s really good.

  • @gibson381
    @gibson381 4 місяці тому +1

    Plaid is still the best!

  • @Negative.mrb1
    @Negative.mrb1 4 місяці тому

    Wow haven’t seen this guy in a while wonder if he has a scotch Albert lee

  • @freddylive4181
    @freddylive4181 3 місяці тому +1

    .. I'm leaning towards digital at times.

  • @Sheegog1972
    @Sheegog1972 4 місяці тому +1

    Ok, so I'm playing a bar Friday night, I walk in with my guitar, power stage, some effects or a Helix HX/Stomp, but I still need a speaker cabinet. Hmmm. I'll bring my Fender Deluxe Reverb, small pedalboard in my gig bag, done. For the typical live gig of the average musician this saves you nothing in terms of weight, trips to the car etc. I get it for recording or traveling to a gig where a cabinet is provided but I don't see any benefit for the local pub, club, bar gig.

    • @henrydanielgatlin9774
      @henrydanielgatlin9774 Місяць тому

      Until a tube goes bad…waaa, waaa. You are right, doesn’t save on carrying stuff, but for me it was piece of mind, consistency, and less amp maintenance, and I was a die hard tube guy (still love them!), but after a year of using a gx-100, my 67 Bandmaster is now my last resort backup and a museum piece.

  • @daniwest1370
    @daniwest1370 4 місяці тому +2

    Cant he get the same thing just using the Quad Cortex and two FRFR Cabs?

    • @tonedowne
      @tonedowne 4 місяці тому +2

      Not really. FRFR means you are hearing a recording of a mic-ed up cab played back through a monitor.
      Which is fine, but it's not the same.

    • @anthonyallard3156
      @anthonyallard3156 4 місяці тому +1

      Not really a recording a capture of its sonic aspects

    • @tonedowne
      @tonedowne 4 місяці тому +2

      @@anthonyallard3156 Yeah but it’s captured through a microphone and a preamp, so whatever you listen to the sound through has the sonic signature of the equipment used to record the sound.

    • @dogman5680
      @dogman5680 4 місяці тому

      @@tonedowne ironic that what your describing as a limitation is pretty much the same pitch used to hype the technology in the first place…

    • @synboy
      @synboy 4 місяці тому +2

      Yes, you can. Turn off the cab block, and you're good to go.

  • @telecaster643
    @telecaster643 3 місяці тому +1

    Yo Dude!!! How the hell are you!!??

  • @fretnote2680
    @fretnote2680 3 місяці тому

    miss the hair too.. 😊

  • @shaharbar
    @shaharbar 4 місяці тому +2

    Did brother forget how to shred?

  • @bradleystereoguitaramplifi9616
    @bradleystereoguitaramplifi9616 4 місяці тому

    Stereo is the only way to play!

  • @greekfreak1980
    @greekfreak1980 4 місяці тому +3

    "oNlY tUbE aMpS gIvE YoU tHe ReAl ToAnE''
    Meanwhile, you see all these pro-level musicians embracing digital, because it's more easy to use and pretty much nobody can't tell a difference. I'm talking people like Steve Vai, Frank Gambale, the guys from Metallica, Wolf Hoffman from Accept etc. etc. , they all use some form of digital amp simulation ( Kemper, AXE FX, DV Mark etc.), when playing live.
    ''But but, I can tell a difference..."
    No you can't, you just think you can.

    • @hur1kane
      @hur1kane 3 місяці тому +2

      They can't, they just want to be gear snobs and most are damn near "tone" deaf ... digital... is fast, accurate and loud and all this ..."to break up" nonsense, I can dial that in perfectly, and then ...set it and forget it ... and recreating a sound, hendrix, srv, animals as leaders, no problem, a little tweaking, some play time and bammmm all set from 1969 to 2024 ... and all in between, pickups are for clarity , sustain, nuance ... it's all in the board ... and how many players in interviews ALWAYS SAY THEY NEVER TOUCH THE TONE KNOB, .... EXACTLY

    • @greekfreak1980
      @greekfreak1980 3 місяці тому

      @@hur1kane The fact that a band like Metallica, who is one of the biggest touring acts out there, is using a digital modeler like AXE FX, speaks volumes. It's not like they can't afford lugging big tube amps around on tour or something. They went digital, because it's more practical, cheaper and gets the job done.

  • @SLASHMPI
    @SLASHMPI 3 місяці тому +3

    QC

  • @user-eh1og1ci7h
    @user-eh1og1ci7h 3 місяці тому

    Who knew Blues Saraceno would be so well spoken? I always assumed he would be an incoherent pothead.

    • @delprestonroadie6606
      @delprestonroadie6606 3 місяці тому

      No, spend any time digging a bit deeper and you’ll find that both him and his Dad Alex come across as fiercely intelligent, in a mad scientist sort of way. Great sense of humour, verbally and musically.

    • @JackR617
      @JackR617 3 місяці тому

      He does the music for movies and tv shows. Not sure what f we use. I imagine ads and I’m guessing. But it’s a dream job. I don’t like performing but you have to be great at it. And play many styles.

  • @hosoiarchives4858
    @hosoiarchives4858 3 місяці тому +1

    I still don’t understand the product

    • @seymourduncan
      @seymourduncan  3 місяці тому

      Let me know what is confusing and I'd be happy to explain it.

    • @JackR617
      @JackR617 3 місяці тому

      It’s the power for the quad cortex and they made one that’s stereo.

    • @JackR617
      @JackR617 3 місяці тому

      @@seymourduncanI read in Guitar Player magazine yrs ago that Seymour got his start in the town I grew up in. I have since moved to the city but I got my first playable Fender strat there. It said he would wind pick ups on an old record player. Still have the strat. But I had not idea.

  • @gitarman666
    @gitarman666 4 місяці тому

    NP, I’ll be dead by then

  • @mrsnakepit
    @mrsnakepit 3 місяці тому

    Yeah, the speaker cabinet too big

  • @castanonw
    @castanonw 3 місяці тому

    Never herd of this guy seems basic and boring 😂definitely not
    Inspiring like the younger generation shredder Players