Show Us Your Junk! Ep. 30 - Jonathan Pearce (The Beths) | EarthQuaker Devices
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- Опубліковано 19 вер 2021
- Welcome back to Show Us Your Junk! In this episode, we travel to the land of the Kiwis for some quality time with guitarist Jonathan Pearce of Auckland New Zealand quartet The Beths. Jonathan takes us on a guided tour of his recording space filled with plenty of junk, including a Thunderbird 50 Fountain Amp head, a rare New Zealand-produced amplifier, and his beloved '78 deluxe Les Paul Gold Top. Though Pearce, who also records other bands at the purposely unnamed studio, has vintage recording gear, he mainly tracks in the digital realm, though he occasionally break out his "old-school dusty Sony recording tape machine."
"I do kind of feel more serious when I'm using the tape machine. I think the musicians feel it too. It's like the tape is rolling. OK, it's serious now. Whereas if you're recording on a computer, and I do 99% of my recording on computer, it's like a game. When I want to get serious, I get the tape machine out."
Jonathan invites a couple of bandmates for a brief jam in the big room, demonstrating how prefers to record, with all the musicians in the same room.
"If I have a theory of recording, it's probably just that I want to keep things flowing and be really sensitive to what the musicians are needing to have a good creative outcome. I'll sacrifice almost anything for that. The most important thing is what the creative person is feeling that moment."
Check out The Beths brand new film The Beths- Auckland New Zealand 2020 out September 17 and be ready for their North American tour which begins in early 2022.
Shot by Sports Team
Edited by David Whited
Music Provided by
The Beths
Lisa Bella Donna "Neck Tone Zero"
Lisa Bella Donna "Broken Synth"
lisabelladonna.bandcamp.com/
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Thanks very much for checking out this episode of Show Us Your Junk! Keep an eye out for *_more_* soon!
This might be my favorite in the series yet, and I haven't even finished it. It's really interesting to hear about the gear restrictions in nz and how they got around them/made it work. Thanks for everything, EQD team!
This guy is amazing. I want to be his friend.
What a fun vid!
I love his vibe sm. Such a cool chill studio that’s all about making music and experimenting
definitely!
was thinking the same thing.
Just getting into The Beths and realizing that Jonathan is a lot like the Elliot Easton of the band; just ripping these absolutely mind-bending solos in the middle of an otherwise airtight perfect pop song. We need more brains like this in the world.
Agreed! Glad you enjoyed :)
Are The Beths the best band on the planet right now? I think you could make an argument for "Yes, The Beths are the best band on the planet right now."
Stephen…you are correct.
I second this argument
So hot right now 🔥
A friend just recommended to me "Expert in a Dying Field" and I am officially hooked!
Agreed
20:29 "It looks like it's going to be awesome, but it's not awesome. It's really bad!" 70% of all vintage gear.
This dude is legit. I'm recording my next album in New Zealand
Having heard them live and sound exactly like the record, I was super curious about their gear. This is an amazing video!! Thanks so much for doing this. They’re one of my favorite bands
Just want to say, this was a joy to watch from start to finish. I loved seeing him working on mixing, and it was SO cool hearing him talk about the actual songs that various things were used on. I discovered The Beths randomly on Spotify about three weeks ago and they’ve become my favorite band. This guy is an absolute enigma.
Nice! Glad you discovered them and enjoyed the episode, Jonathan is the best!❤️
Hands down, this is the most invaluable advice for anyone feeling their way through recording their own music that I've seen on YT. Kudos to Team Sports & EQD for sharing this wisdom.
That demo he gave with the Shure compressor on the drums was illuminating!
Trust me. "future me hates me" is your new favorite album.
that walk-by wipe at 13:35 was genius and subtle
This band quickly became one of my favorites when I discovered them last year. They tick all the boxes: songwriting, vocals, musicianship, tone-and all of it holds up spectacularly when they play live
This is a gem of a production. Love The Beths
So glad to have stumbled on this video! The Beths are one of my fav bands, and Liz and Jonathan are phenomenal guitar players! Seeing the gear and some of the processes around Jump Rope Gazers is just *chef kiss*
Glad you enjoyed it! The Beths are the best!
This looks like such a fun, chill music room
Seems like a really nice guy. I like his down-to-earth approach to recording. He seems to really know what he likes and it doesn’t have to be expensive to sound great. Love it!
Couldn't agree more!
Next on this episode of Aucklandia
I LOVE THE BETHS
If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life. This guy knows his shit and loves it.
This is one of my fav youtube vids ever
Yes!🤘
More Beths. ALWAYS more Beths in the mix. Best band out there.
What a talented guy. I’d have a beer with him for sure!
The Beths ♥️
They have absolutely mastered *that* sound.
This was a great great video. Knew of the beths and listened to their records but learning about jonathans process and space inspires me and I have a new appreciation for their music.
Good point regarding Reverb; with guitar especially, you can't overestimate the impact it can have on the feel and the way it sits in the mix.I like my Springs and Plates, but I think of them always AS an EFFECT, like Chorus, Flange, or anything else, and sometimes, Delay just works better.
I can not put into words how much i love "Show Us Your Junk" episodes! thank you so much for this awesome content for us nerds! Discovered The Beths through this video, killller band
This video is so inspiring to me. Thank you. I keep watching it.
Great job Team Sports and what an incredible episode, this show was built for Jono P! Great to see 👍
The Beths are my favorite band, so this was fascinating and awesome to get a peek at their creative process. Thanks so much for making it!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Late to the party. Just discovered The Beths two days ago. (Rick Beato)
Love seeing how they capture their amazing sound.
The Beths are amazing and it's so cool to have this look into their world! Great episode :)
This video is wonderful. Thank you and long live The Beth’s!
this man has a great pedal collection in a sweet jam room situated between venues to play at night.. livin the dream!!!
That tascam 48 is gorgeous. I used a 38 to record the first "The Smiles and Frowns" album and it was great but I missed the balanced outs on the 48 badly at times. Thanks for the video!
The Yellow-Shirt-Walk-by-Dissolve was invigorating.
Great chat. Really digging The Beths. Nice to see some of the behind the scenes.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great show.
I used to take my portastudio to my buddy's shows and record those off the board. Memories... I DID digitize them last year, 25 years later.
Please do it. You have history on those tapes.
I just bought a replica of my portastudio 414 from my teens and just digitised all my tapes last week. So glad I did. Everyone should archive their 4 track tapes!
This is the greatest video series on UA-cam. Thank you EarthQuaker!
this is like a flight of the conchords spinoff episode
more like tim and eric cinco recording studio.
Have always heard about this band but never listened. I've watched this whole thing and what a fantastic musical mind. Loved the tour of the gear and looking forward to discovering the greatness of this band.
I may have gotten a Shure FP42 just because of this! Jonathan seems like a great guy. What an inspiring video.
Jonathan, your gear and knowledge is very inspirational! Love your band and appreciate it even more so now after seeing your setup! Best of luck and thanks for sharing. Cheers!
Such an awesome dude! Cheers🍻
Wonderful video, thank you! I really like the Beths and it is so interesting to hear Jonathan describe his recording philosophy.
Best series on this channel. Love seeing strange gear.
I love this series, and I LOVE The Beths!
It's inspiring and very cool hearing the various recording techniques and gear used to achieve the sound. Thanks, Jonathan, for sharing your creative process with us.
Love this video and keep coming back to it. Think someone in a previous Show Us Your Junk may have shown a Johnson Millennium 150 amp. If someone remembers which one or if I'm wrong let me know.
the solo in "I'm Not Getting Excited" is so cool
Fantastic episode! Thanks for showing us so much!
Excellent, as always.
I saw The Beths at the Bowl in New Plymouth and they were brilliant!! It's been heaps o fun seeing how he works. Very cool!
I got one of those Marantz mics, it's actually a SuperScope EC-9P, Superscope is the company that owned Marantz in the 80's or whatever. I used it on acoustic guitar.
nicee snag
It was worth the wait between episodes. That was terrific.
Really enjoyed this ⚡️⚡️
Excellent episode, loved it!
This is one of my favorite series on UA-cam! It's been a while since the last video so I'm very glad to see a new one!
Studio gives me elementary classroom vibes
that is very observant!
I love your music, and I can't wait to hear your next album.
That’s music invention there. Well done and looking up the beths ASAP
Fun and Inspiring!
this is awesome! love the beths and love eqd!
Nice job John!
Love these guys
Us too!
I love the Beths. Really cool to see how they work.
Amazing deep dive thank youuuuu!
and beauty-ful filming work from sports team as well ❤️❤️
Fantastic video. Never heard of them before this, but love everything about their approach
Oh UA-cam, here you go introducing me to another great band! Y’all rock!
Such a good watch! Kroad is definitely where it's at!
I also started looking into the shure-fp42 straight away 👀
Scotland Fan .. loving the studio and more so the albums u have all produced.. brilliant work and LOVE the sound u have created AWESOME 🏴🏴♥️🎸🥁🥳
Cheers!
I love this idea. The ‘show us your junk videos’ are awesome and important. Thanks for putting the spotlight on the artists and inner workings of the creative process.
I love all the pedals Earthquaker Devices makes and look forward to more groundbreaking pedals in the future. If I could own them all, I would.
Really awesome
Thank you! Cheers!
Great band!
So sick!
I own one of those Marantz SuperScope's in great condition, have the case and also the vocal head attachment as well. Love those 70's electrets!
Is Will Yip a potential canidate for this series? Would be rad!
Seems like a lovely, gentle soul
Nice transition at 13:34
His cranium hair
Waterfall realized now
He is always me
He's got a few of those super cheap joyo pedals. Good to see I'm at the same level in some ways
I look forward to the day Jon’s obsession truly goes down the synth path….
Awww he said that drawing was a treasure 🎸❤️jealous haha
New Zealand Christopher Guest!
Making more of these guys? I'm always checking back for new ones
You bet! More to come, stay tuned 😎
I watched the KEXP video and I immediately wanted that Les Paul. :)
Sounds amazing right 😩🔥
@@EarthQuakerDevices Yeah the tone in those videos is fantastic. My daughter told me to check them out and now the whole damn family likes them.
Dare I say it, Jonathan is the best producer in NZ at the moment. The Beths are absolutely flying!
Do a Junk episode with James Murphy!
Ok good I’m not the only one w unhealthy michealphone obsession
nice ep, seems like an honest dude...would have liked to have seen more of the of the stuff though.
very entertaining
This was awesome! new Zealand is wild, no American imports! wild! down here in Miami i think the weirdest DIY guy is this Cuban dude named Gran Hechicero! insane psyched out stuff! plays wacked out instruments from Cuba
New Show Us Your Junk video ≥ whatever else I had planned to do today
Now get him to do his live rig!
They showed a little but I know he uses an H9 and other things. Love hearing how it was made. Would love an insight into how it's recreated.
SO HAPPY THIS IS BACK (Show Us Your Junk! that is )
Boss DS-1 forever, I JUST got my earthquaker Hizumitas fuzz pedal 5 mins before I watched the video. Jon always lights up when you talk gear. He used this very specific RAT back in 2018. Made in Japan maybe?cant remember.
Enjoy that Hizu!!
Cool! I so love The Beths! Liz's board has a lot of dirt in it! And is that a Biyang Reverb??
I wonder how that acoustic spring thing would interact with a semi hollow, I think it might sound cool to record something direct in and acoustic at the same time with it
Urgent Ice Cream
Band name, dibs