LIVE Comments & Questions With Special Guest Paul Stacey!
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- Опубліковано 22 жов 2023
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Paul Stacey is a god amongst guitarists. Thank you very much for getting him on.
I’ve been hearing you guys mentioning him for years, but never quite knew who he was. And now he’s here at last! Great!! Love his energy! He’s actually like an 18 year old, but way wiser, 🤣.
A treat for all of us! (another one...) Thank you guys. 🙏
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First time I sat through a full Q&A. Great show! Paul Stacey, what a guy.
Just wonderful to see my dear old friend, Paul, from so many years ago, when we played jazz in Bournemouth. Me in awe of him, I might add!
I just wanted to post here that after watching this video, weeks later and using my Helix Lite that Paul' comments sorted out in seconds what its taken me 3 yrs to fix on sound. Thanks Paul
Looking forward to the Paul Stacey show. He seems like a genuinely nice gentleman with a lot of knowledge and ability. Great show today.
Thanks Scott. Yep, Paul is mine of incredible knowledge and info. We'll extract as much as possible. :0)
TPS has inspired me so much with all things guitar that I built a Partscaster and gigged with it for the first time last week. I am now building my own pedals and deep down the hole. The fun is totally in the journey as much as the destination. Thanks gents!
Mick, it's time for a small close-up light so we can more clearly see the pedals that you wave in front of the camera.
paul is a gentle soul, god bless you guys, from seattle
What a fantastic VCQ!! Thank you!! 2 weeks ago I got to see The Brothers Landreth at a small coffee shop and my word was it good!!! Everything was impressive about their performance but the one stand out thing was their use of dynamics. Joey with 2 Two Rocks on stage would bring it down to a whisper and build to a fuzzy frenzy and it was amazing!! Plus they were the nicest, laid-back most humble group of guys that took the time to chat, shake hands and sell their own merch. It was surreal sitting 15' from the stage hearing them in person after getting turned onto them 5 years ago thanks to you guys...thank you!! Going to see The Teskey Brothers this Thursday as well. Wondered if you have given them a listen yet?? Cheers!!
Ooo Frame by Frame. Requires some Discipline! Would love to see you guys do that live.
That’s the plan
Yes, just last night I set the amp for optimum "clean" tone in my room without any pedals. Only then did I have a "platform" to "color". Then I made sure the amp was still "present" when a majority of pedals were "on". The I tweaked for clearest interplay of various pedal combinations until no rivalry was detected. I intentionally played pieces which normally enjoy little to no OD with all pedals on and reduced the more raucously self centered sounds into submission. Then I took a picture of the amp settings and the pedal board.
1:21:11 Yeah! I’ve got my dad’s old Blues Deluxe and he had a little tweeter put in there in addition to the 12” and you can blend it in with a great big chicken head knob at the back of the amp and it just kills.
Wow - great to see Paul Stacey in this scenario. I saw him once playing a free gig at the Festival Hall bar sometime around 1990. I was waiting to go and see another gig - maybe Birelli Lagrene or Billy Cobham next door and he was playing a black PRS alongside Dave O'Higgins (sax), I believe his brother, Jeremy on drums, and possibly Laurence Cottle on bass. Super lineup just doing a free and rather amazing gig. I also heard his music on a sampler CD called Six Strings and a Plank of Wood, which highlighted both established and up and coming talents on the British jazz guitar scene, including Steve Topping and Jim Mullen. His playing really blew my socks off. I still haven't found them.
Hello Lads. I just wanted to drop a quick line that gets to the heart of just one of the reasons you’ve both meant so much to me as a player and musician as s whole… I had to build a travel board for an upcoming gig that will require my band to pack light, thus I must leave my G3 based, Schmidt Array at home. I put together a rather nice board on a PedalTrain Metro MAX using four gain pedals connected to a QMX 4 going into a Line 6 HX Effects. It works, sounds good and does what I need it to do but instantly I could hear what it was lacking. Gone was the wonderful, immersive sound of my main board as was its ease of use and intuitiveness. The moral of the story? All the things you’ve been showing us really do matter and do make a huge difference. And because I listened and learned I have a rig that always gives me my best sound so I can make music. Cheers and love!
Darin
I thought Paul got the miniature guitar from one the Time Bandits?
Just checked out Riverman and it's a great song with of course a cool memorable solo from Paul. I wish there was more content from Paul around on youtube such a talented guy that nobody i've asked has ever heard of. Paul do you do much live performing as yourself?
I love the places you guys take me, always a pleasure 👍
EQ for a venue. I find the most critical is removing the “mud” from 150-250 Hz in some rooms. Sometimes fixing the bass amp eq helps everyone else.
This, this right here!
Paul was part of the Finn Brothers show on the night after Hessie passed? I was there at the RAH that night on the Monday night show, in 2005 (I"m pretty sure it was Easter Monday...) .
That was without a single doubt, the most moving, emotionally intense gig that I've ever been to in my life. It was that intense you could stick your tongue out and taste it. My late wife and I got to the hall late in the day and didnt even know that Hessie had gone, but could sense that something was up, something about the atmosphere in there was different. From Bic Runga's support slot to Neil just stopping in the middle of Fall At Your Feet, walking to the edge of the stage and saying to the audience "I'm going to need your help with this one" and just singing the opening line of the chorus and letting the crowd do the rest.
I felt a shiver go all over me when it happened.
I've never experienced anything else like it in over 40 years of gig-going. Many many layers beyond magical.
Far out doesnt even begin to describe it....
My first two pedals, bought in 1981(without any thought of cost), were a Ross Compressor and an Ibanez TS-808. The Compressor died and I traded the TS-808 for an acoustic. I can easily live without the TS-808 but have not found a compressor pedal (now on my third attempt) to rival how I felt about that one, then. I still have & expect to ever) my first "good" electric which is a 1978 Ibanez PF-300 (with a "tri-phase" switch).
Yes to the bar stools with back support! I think Paul should officially become the cohost of TPS. Anytime that Mick or Dan is out, Paul fills in. Obviously his schedule will allow this, as he doesn’t have much going on. What a wonderful session. Seriously, Paul should become a bit of a “part of the family,” and be featured much more regularly. What a warm, approachable, accomplished, knowledgeable fellow. And obviously he could do this as he doesn’t have much else to do. Absolutely loved this Q & A. Cheers y’all!
Paul's the coolest cat in the TPS universe
Chaps, can I just say that your channel is getting better and better and better. It was ace before but now it's truly a channel to be reckoned with. I'm not sure anything else comes close. Much love to you all.
P.s. Marr's Guitars arrived yesterday. Who next after Noel and Johnny? Jimmy Page? Pete Townshend? Yngwie? Johnny Greenwood? Peter Buck? The Edge? Joe Satriani?
Thank you Steve!
You boys are making me happy with my choices. My recent purchase of an Eastman T59v (335 style guitar) and last weekends purchase of a Vox AC15c1x are proving to be a wonderful combination with a few pedals. Like most viewers I thought the Johnny Marr episode was such a gift, but Paul is a very interesting character also. You guys really do produce some of the best content I have seen. On a personal note, I was glad to see Dan tearing up to beautiful music (Andy Timmons episode for one), because music has always had that effect on me, but I haven't seen anyone else that has the same reaction. Must be something in the name. Cheers Daniel.
I'm old school and my pedals are old school style..I also have a 16 year old Line6 floor pod plus and a 18 year old Boss G-8 both are still very relevant today in 2023 and much better than many of the units of today..my pedal boxes are Electro harmonix - Fulltone - Dunlop/MXR - all older models I won't use any other brands I'll stay with the true legends of guitar effects..
I'm old school only because I had money for gear back then. My tone is based on thrift.
Thank you for explaining the 9V vs 18V thing (for a second or third time most likely, but I understood it this time…). My Hudson Broadcast was a bit ‘meh’ until I ran it at 18V, and it completely changed. I think I know why now.
Freshness can't be faked. But a stale idea can be refreshed with visitation - so long as a freshness accompanies the visit.
Re: the “budget friendly” TC pedals convo, I’ve got the Tailspin Vibrato and the Skysurfer Reverb on my board currently and they’re great. It doesn’t surprise (or bother) me at all that they’re rehoused Behringer pedals.. The benefit being that they (unlike the Behringer pedals) are in metal boxes.
1:01:23 First of all $300-$600 isn’t really mid-priced these days but I’m just being nitpicky.
Squier Classic Vibe Tele, Blues Jr IV and a couple of Behringer pedals and maybe one JHS 3 Series pedal to round out the board. You can gig with that in any club with a decent PA and good wedges. Of course, if the monitors are sub par (which they often are) and you’re playing with a smackin’ drummer they won’t hear you.
😂 I love where Dan’s head is at because I’m often the same way. “Let’s play a $350 guitar through a $450 pedal that’s been discontinued. Heck. Somebody get me a Klon Centaur. Stat!”
And the BB Preamp by Xotic is my all time favorite overdrive pedal. Always on with the gain set low, it is marvelous. Twist that gain nipple and make it roar. 😂
Great show Leg Ends, the Jonny show was fantastic I am on my third watching. Paul's a great guest & he really knows his stuff. Can't believe people would moan about fanboy behaviour!! What do they expect " hey Jonny, your no Van Halen are you? ) another wonderful way to spend a wet miserable Monday, thanks again. PEACE AND LOVE TO EVERYONE ❤❤.
Hologram just announced the release of their Chroma Console pedal. It looks amazing!
my kind of guest. love listening to paul’s pov on production, playing, guitars and effects-thru his lens as it were.
not a punk pop fan so the last couple “celebritisodes” didn’t speak to me but this one was crackin as u say over there. cheers brothers! 👊
Eh? Not sure we’ve ever had a pop punk artist in!?!?
@@ThatPedalShow my bad--isn't that what johnny Marr and Noel Gallagher kinda are? With all respect to their obvious and prolific talent as songwriters and performers!
Ive heard Laney Supergroup? That calls for another Treble Booster episode
My first amp was so bad I couldn’t get into practicing. Upgraded guitars, added pedals, still awful. Almost gave up playing. Finally sprung for a good used valve amp & it changed everything.
I don't remember what song might have inspired me to play guitar, but I _do_ remember the song that made me desperately want to buy my first bass: _The Lemon Song_ by Led Zeppelin. JPJ's bass line in that song dug deep to my very core. And as much as I love playing guitar, I've played loads more bass over the years.
Agree with the selection of Guitar choices. I have Squier Classic Vibes, Vintage (brand) 335 and Japanese Tokais amongst other old Japanese. All Recommended even for intermediate use.
Whoa! In the U.S. it's called T.J. Maxx, not TK. Didn't know yall had the same discount store chain with a different name. We also have Ross Dress For Less, and Marshall's. Same exact store.
Great episode so far. The volume seemed a bit lower than usual. Had some trouble hearing it in my ear buds with background noise at work.
If you are talking about Weller green label, that is a fantastic bourbon! Here in the states, especially Texas you can usually find it, until it got popular. Thank God I got a stash.
Speaking f Strictly…you really should get the Strictly guitarist on the show. I would love to learn how they plan for shows and what their setup is etc.
In 1989 I saw The Alarm open for Bob Dylan at an outdoor venue in Old Orchard Beach, Maine (USA). Dylan's sound was horrible. The Alarm had the second best live sound I have ever heard (Pumpkins at Lollapalooza '94 in Phoenix, AZ sounded better than ANY studio recording I have ever heard). When The Alarm did an encore, they did a Woody Guthrie song a-capella. The band members plus their hired keyboard player..they were SO perfect that they when they held chords, they twice caught octaves (plural) in overtones.
Nothing beats live and nothing beat proper stage volume.
"He didn't even need fingers" !!!! I'm dead 😂
Excellent show as always and what a great guest. I'm off to very slowly learn Frame by Frame, see you in a year.
I had a rig challenge idea that I thought was interesting. Try to recreate as close as you can to your 90s/2000s gigging rig.
Also the Jaguar is sick
I wish you guys would get some proper stools with some support for your backs-you guys aren’t getting any younger. We want you healthy!!!
Nah, backrests are only useful if your back is already injured and/or one can't maintain proper posture.
I bet these two have the core strength of 100 men!
Guitar player posture 😊😋
Dan, has Paul got to grips with mixing your EP yet?
Working on it! 👍
Man, do I ever love my P90 loaded Jazzmaster copy to bits, best sounding guitar I own. But hotdamn is the noise floor infernal as soon as you add any drive or just compression...
Have you tried treating the pickguard and cavities with shielding?
@@jeremiahMc11 The guitar is relatively new, so this is set on the next string change as a step of corrective measures, as well as checking that ground wire is where it should be and connects properly.
Ofc I fully also realise that P90's are notoriously hummy by their high-wound single coil nature.
Please turn the volume up next time. Can hardly hear you with earphones over traffic / rain / food halls / public transport. Bloody protective volume settings on phones these days 🙄
Dan and Mick! QUESTIONS: I have two Katana 50s (a MkI and a MkII) connected ABY with a Radial Big Shot for wet/dry fun. Is there a recommended spacing between the amps for optimal sound? Also, are they OK on the floor or should they be raised up a bit? Cheers! And cool to see Paul.
No rules Paul. We run ours next to one another because wet/dry is about one homogenous sound, not two sides of left and right. The raised up bit… more bass on the floor (usually), less bass and more in-yer-ear up high. Good luck!
@@ThatPedalShow Awesome thanks! I don't think I can go back to just one amp lol.
Johnny Marr got all his inspiration from Morrissey's backside
Is there an effects pedal that emulates the sound of a slide guitar?
Maybe some vibrato with a volume pedal can give you a little bit of that vibe but not really, slide essentially transforms the guitar into a different instrument. Id recommend a volume pedal and work on your pedalsteel style licks and itll give the impression
Get a tele with a b bender.
Great Episode as always guys!
On the amp guitar pedal
5150 Combo
Chapman Modern Standard
Hall of Fame
JHS Series 3 Chorus
JHS Series 3 Screamer
That would do me fine 😊
vanhalen rules
Eastman for £500... Lol
I miss the horn.
Yes to the drunk parts-caster.
And bring Paul along.
We really like Paul!
37:11 "I dont believe in that quiet stage thing" Paul Stacey 2023
There you have it guys. I wholeheartedly agree. Im also yet to hear good sounding gig with silent stage.
After Johnny Marr, Noel, and mr. Paul this evening, you must try to get the masters in there: Pete Townsend and Paul Weller...
Yes, you can. 😉
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If you play guitar you feel no pain if you don’t help the drummer carry his gear
paul is in hell, he needs eighty proof at least, some moonshine pronto