Chris Buck Visits TPS [Thorpy Electric Lightning, Fender Amps, HX Stomp & Much More]
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- Опубліковано 27 чер 2024
- A much overdue catch up with Chris and a listen to his latest rig
Welcome to the show. It’s our great pleasure to welcome back our good mate Chris Buck to the show. When we first met many years back, Chris was cutting his pro-guitar-life teeth on the way up through the obligatory mix of originals and cover gigs to make ends meet. With sustained effort via UA-cam and of course his fantastic band, Cardinal Black, Mr Buck is now enjoying a much bigger profile in the guitar world as CB album #2 is poised for release in Autumn 2024.
In this video we catch up on the realities of band life, check out Chris’s new-old amps and, of course, have a whip through his latest pedalboard… complete with new signature valve overdrive from Thorpy FX, the Electric Lightning.
Enjoy the episode!
Interesting bits and go to sections…
0:00 Intro & playing
2:43 The Cardinal Black story
8:00 Breaking new ground?
13:00 The Wall Of Brown
15:28 Brown panel Super Reverb?
17:00 1961 Fender Concert
17:29 10- and 12-inch speakers
19:00 Fender harmonic tremolo
20:15 Harmonic trem wet/dry
22:55 Chris’s pedalboard handywork
24:45 Thorpy Electric Lightning
29:33 Electric Lightning Boost
32:00 Live Vs Recording tones?
38:00 Recording at Abbey Road
40:50 Four delay pedals. Maybe five…
42:30 Catlinbread Echorec
45:40 UA-cam nerves
46:50 Gurus Echosex
48:30 Boss RE-202
50:50 UA Starlight
54:00 Line 6 HX Stomp XL
57:30 Music first
1:00:40 29 Pedals Euna & Golden Fleece
1:02:20 Mythos Mjolnir stacking - Tell Us How It Feels!
1:05:25 Guitars and getting into Revstar
1:16:30 Playing in tune
1:18:35 Vibrato emulating singers
Pedals on Chris’s board (I think they’re in signal chain order - Mick here)
• 29 Pedals Euna (before G3)
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Australia: bit.ly/4aYozEV
• Mythos Pedals Golden Fleece
UK & Europe: bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: bit.ly/3c1LZxk
• Thorpy Electric Lightning
UK & Europe: bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: bit.ly/4bZwVxk
• Snouse Electric Company BlackBox Overdrive
UK & Europe: bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
• Great Eastern Effects Small Speaker Overdrive
Australia: bit.ly/3Ru3Hyx
• Mythos Mjolnir
UK & Europe: bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: bit.ly/4aXa3NS
• Analog Man King Of Tone
www.analogman.com/kingtone.htm
• Origin Effects Cali76 Compact Deluxe (links to latest FET version)
UK & Europe: bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: bit.ly/3z2W77P
USA: sweetwater.sjv.io/0Z4Pr3
• Mythos / Novo Airlane Drive
No longer made, the 210 Double Drive Deluxe was the same thing
• Keeley Katana Clean Boost
USA: sweetwater.sjv.io/R5ebx7
• Mooer Trelicopter
UK & Europe: bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
• Catalinbread Echorec
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Australia: bit.ly/2BWjXTM
USA: sweetwater.sjv.io/NkjbdO
• Gurus Echosex3
No longer made in this form
Check out Cicognani pedals
• Boss RE-202 Space Echo
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• UA Starlight Echo Station
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Australia: bit.ly/3u8AKtm
USA: sweetwater.sjv.io/m5QG6D
• UA Golden Reverberator
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Australia: bit.ly/3nWH71J
USA: sweetwater.sjv.io/DK435q
• Line 6 HX Stomp XL
UK & Europe: bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: bit.ly/4cjUPU3
USA: sweetwater.sjv.io/rQ5XVB
• TheGigRig G3
www.thegigrig.com/g3-s
Guitars used in today’s show
• Yamaha Revstar Prototype
Amps used in today’s show
• 1966-ish Fender Super Reverb
• 1961 Fender Concert
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Thank you so much for having me boys 🖤
Such a pleasure mate, always great to see you 🤓🙏
Thank you all for making the world sound like a better place 👍
Please come back soon!
Great stuff gentlemen. Thank you !
yo, is that timepiece a submariner? nice!
My favourite thing about TPS is that Mick and Dan are genuinely fans of all the people they have on - the sheer joy they show when people talk/play is contagious (especially Dan with Simon from Biffy, encapsulates how I'd act around him as well) and I just wanted to say: Keep being awesome you two! It's fantastic to see people who are deeply passionate about their interests and willing to share that with everyone else.
Cool thing is their guests return the energy of gratitude: Simon Neil is one of the nicest people regardless but his enjoyment in nerding out with Dan on a variety of music/gear-related subjects including Dan's products & how they streamlined his live rig is what makes those episodes such a great time. They're fans of each other's work, in the simplest terms, but it's fun as hell to watch
I loved watching Mick watching Chris in this!
I mean if I got to sit in the room with the dudes we all look up to as players, I’d be cheesin the whole time too
I've stood front row in front of Chris during their gig in the Netherlands last year, and I can confirm, Chris likes being loud on stage. One of the best live guitar sounds I've heard.
First heard of Chris Buck through TPS, and I thank you all sincerely. Great episode, you all are awesome humans!
Amazing! How could anyone hate Chris Buck? What a genuinely great guy who can play the $&+# out of a guitar. Thank you all for taking the time to make this video. It makes my day.
Who said they hate Chris Buck?
@@zenlandzipline My question too. Chris mentions it near the beginning of the episode. Everyone receives hate online. Amazing.
I once criticized his playing style and note choice as being a bit "precious". Not sure if that's the correct term, but as good a player he is, it often reminds me of "Worship" music, which I believe does not represent the full range of human emotion. FI, early Gospel musicians were at odds with blues musicians for that reason. That being said, I certainly don't hate him. He seems like a really nice guy, and uncommonly articulate and poetic in his speech.
@@GCKelloch yeah, he’s a nice guy and a very good guitar player. I think your “precious” descriptive actually fits him perfectly. It’s almost like he will play 3-4 notes real lightly and softly and then hit the 5th one with determination and drama and then play a 6-7 fast note phrase and then bend up to a note softly it’s sort of like he’s caressing every phrase. Some players/listeners like that kind of playing, others like a less cerebral and dramatic approach. Chris Buck has his thing going on and he really impressed the guitar UA-cam community on that Paul Davids video.
Something for everybody somewhere in this world. I highly doubt he gets any “hate”. Criticism or describing somebody’s playing is not hate.
@@zenlandzipline His playing seems anything but cerebral. Yes, it's like he is imagining caressing a lover, or hugging a child while he is playing. Maybe he takes the edict of forgetting everything you've learned too far? I think he has a Music degree. Maybe he has confused falling into that sweet place with being in the moment? I think music should challenge us. Shaking ourselves up and departing from our comfort zones is no less in the moment if that's where our mind or heart is, but would he lose his audience if he took more musical risks?
Chris Buck is always as articulate and refined, speaking about music, as his music itself is! I especially enjoyed hearing how he gravitated to the Yamaha as a baggage-free guitar, not weighted down by heritage performances 50+ years ago. Refreshing!
Chris was on of the main reasons I started playing again guitar a few years back after a 20 year break. Love his playing and tone and I'm really happy that a few days ago noticed the S.B. Empire gig and got a ticket (I live abroad). Happy times!
TPS is like a therapy session for me. Mick and Dan are more than just the ultimate experts on guitar tone, they are examples of what all of our quests in life should be; to find our deepest joy and to live in it. Watching you guys soak in and embrace each note, tone, and creative nuance brings me joy. I look forward to each new video. Chris is a great example of how, no matter how many people have played so many guitars in so many ways, there is always something new to be discovered and created. You are all such inspirations. Thank you:) I want to be more like Chris, so I bought a T-Shirt!
Bless you mate, thanks so much 🤓🙏
This is THE episode I've been waiting for since Chris announced the Lightning ❤❤❤❤❤
That IS what we want . A minute long guitar solo without context !!!!!!
I have been a CB fan for years now. He’s young. I can’t imagine how incredible he is now and how incredible he will become in the years coming. What an amazing player and gentleman.
“I never really thought of it as work because it’s all I ever wanted to do” … bloody awesome.
Comment of the day: "No, NEVER clean, why would you do that" My thoughts exactly.
Mr. Buck is such a great, expressive player. The band's success is very well deserved.
You guys are so good at these chats. You reflect and amplify your guest's passion so it feels like they're steering. Even the more formal interviews with heroes like Johnny and Noel, its not an "interview", its a conversation.
Thankful guys like yourselves are in a position to document these players for future generations.
Chris might have the best flow on guitar I’ve ever heard. It’s like a voice and a violin all in one. So smooth and mesmerizing.
This is the most accurate description of his playing. Honestly Chris’s tone is on par with Eric Johnson’s violin tone easily.
Sat on the balcony on my hols in Greece watching a fellow Cymro live his best life. Well done Chris.
C.Buck has an unreal control over his tone, volume, fretting, effects and soloing language that is top notch. He definitely is moving the needle for the guitar world.
Chris is such a good guest, so human, and a great guitar player.
Most impressive part of this is the fact that Chris´ boots match the amps.
Mad respect.
Excellent show. It continues to amaze me how nice the guests you have on the show are regardless of music genre. They all love what they do and are passionate about showing us that. I think it’s a credit to you Dan and Mick for making them comfortable from the start of the show. Thanks!
There's never a doubt when it's Chris Buck playing... that guy, dang.
Ya....this kid could play a toaster oven and still would be instantaneously recognisable. What a beautiful touch and unique feel.
Fun was had watching this . Praises all around🙏
Chris most definitly has his own voice on guitar. Beautiful!
Chris is an excellent guitarist and human
If there's anyone to wish great success for, in career and life, it's Chris. I can't re-characterize him with words; everyone knows who he is. I just hope all the positive vibes here and everywhere he goes are felt as fuel and nourishment. Dan and Mick, you sure have some dear friends. Gee, I wonder what the common thread is...
He really is an outstanding young guitarist. Very very expressive and a pleasure to listen to.
Chris inspired me to get back into playing several years ago. Hope he continues to enjoy all the success
Chris Buck and you guys have a very nice chemistry and I love seeing him on here
Love this. All three of these guys can change your mood by playing guitar. So tasteful.
Chris comes across as a genuine and humble guy. Love the music. Don't get bled dry by the corporations. Keep the Faith!
Meet Chris a few times. And he really is nice guy, with no ego.
With the amount of self-deprecating @ChrisBuckGuitar does about himself as a guitar player - it makes me CERTAIN that when he says “I’m pretty much crap at everything else, and crap at life..” he’s actually beyond mere mortals at everything he does. A his success is hard-earned, and well deserved. Cheers guys!!
Friday fretworks is always the next stop after TPS on a Friday. What a player!
Amazing show. CB is/are going places. I’d love to see a TPS featuring James Walbourne. He’s one of the best British guitar players and has exquisite tone.
CB has his own style and sound .. very distinctive.. this is what marks him out and elevates him above the crowd .. great video
what a player, great bloke too it seems.
I have to give credit (and thanks) where they’re due- I had been previously unaware of Chris and Cardinal Black until this vid. A quick YT search later and a 2-hr wormhole later- WOW!👍🏻 KILLER tone
Check out Buck and Evans.
I find Chris Buck so inspiring as a guitarist. Love the style, love the feeling, love the passion. Oh, and love the gear!!
Thank you leg-ends for another fine show. Chris (which auto correct keeps trying to change to Christ) is awesome. Such a nice guy, hugely talented, and an example of hard work and perseverance. His legato and bending really is something else, such a signature sound!
Brilliant! The Aber-Cwm-Fightme made me laugh, gigging up and down the clubs in the Valleys of South Wales, it’s so true! Love it 🏴
Chris is awesome! Thanks for having him back on 🎸
Ah TPS Buck at it again. 😀
Watching this was a wonderful way to spend some time. Thank you!
57:30 100% This!!
Chris is a damn cool guy with a super singular technique that shook the cobwebs out of my own in multiple ways
Great episode guys!
Seeing the Band for the third time in Falmouth, can’t wait. Absolutely love this Band.
Love, love, love Chris. Sweet guy, and one of the most melodic players I have ever heard. Thank you gents.
This video just left me thinking that Yamaha guitar is one of coolest looking axes I’ve ever seen! I want one! ……and the rest of the content was top notch as always! Chris is such a great player and a nice bloke.
Chris Buck’s way of speaking is just as articulate as his playing .
I'm glad you touched on this. Chris' bends are amazing....AMAZING! (coming from someone who is happy if one out of three bends is in the ball park)
What a great episode. ❤
Loving the honesty as always
What a fantastic human being 🤟
I love when Chirs does that left hand quick flick of the wrist movement and its just the coolest trick that makes that CB sound.
Love Chris’s playing. Shows vibrato, spacing & feel can take years & years.
Oh man! What a great video! I thoroughly enjoyed it with my morning coffee. Have a great weekend guys. ✌️
Great video D&M & CB, such a humble genuine guy. Love Chris’s tone and delighted to be hear that he’s loud as I’ve got tickets to the Dublin show in Nov. Can’t wait 🙌🏻
I had two black panel Super Reverbs in the 90's and I could hear myself just fine thank you😎
LOL😂
Terrific episode, Chris is such an amazing guitarist, the Cardinal Black album is incredible, brilliant songs played and sang superbly, well worth buying 👍🎸😄
What a fella Chris is! Always a source of inspiration! Lovely stuff!!
Chris is one of the good guys
Such great tone and playing from this guy.
Brilliant! Thanks
"Chris Buck and the Bell Ends" - i will 100% buy that t-shirt.
Been a long week. Really needed this, thanks tps
This is what I needed for the weekend. Chris is phenomenal
Chris is Right “ Rock City “ Nottingham is a serious venue i have seen soooooo many bands and serious names there over many years .
Great Venue , and like the name it Rocks
Very very cool Chris and his band are playing there.
Chris is such an awesome player😊
Only getting around to watch the last 30mins of the video. Love it, some of the tones are just mesmerising. Planning to see Chris and the band in Dublin 5th Nov.
8 notes, and you know it's Chris Buck, just love his phrasing.
that many? :)
Just back from Guitar Breaks with this guy, so this is helping with the withdrawal symptoms of his guitar playing 😅
Instant Like...didn't even start the video yet😊
I’m not a guitar player or gear geek. But if Chris is playing guitar I’m all in. And the insights are interesting.
Damn, he was here in Norway and I missed it? Such an amazing player.
Chris, the love is huge and the comments irrelevant. Enjoy the family and share your talent and passion with those you inspire 🏴
Three of my favorite guys one UA-cam. See you in Cologne in November, Chris. And thanks for your weekly show to TPS. Greets from Germany!
Beyond an amazing musician, Chris seems such a great human. As an aside, that is quite the amazing (studio-sized) pedalboard. He could have a really nice (travel-sized) board if he only knew a couple of aurally discerning pedal connoisseurs who know the perfect multi-pedals and how to build boards with an understanding of MIDI. Oh, well.
Saw the name on the episode and got all giddy. Chris is such an inspiring player !!
Great to see Chris Buck on the channel. Always super tasteful playing 👍🏻
Oh, and I get comments about my propensity to write essays on UA-cam quite often… just invariably in defence of something rather than in hatred. Please tell Dan that if he needs someone to write an essay about how he’s NOT the worst guitar player in the world I’m available 😉
Top bloke. Met Chris at Glasgow Guitar Show and had a great chat about guitars and touring etc . Stupidly never tried a Yamaha he was there to promote . Missed the recent Glasgow show due to a bug and have tickets for later this year . Not went down pedal rabbit hole so will leave it to the experts here !
Saw them in Hannover, it was so intimate...high level, fell in love with the female vocalist, chris was a blast of course, met him after the show, such a humble dude, you could ask him anything
Without a doubt, the most exciting talent we have from our side of the pond.
Cardinal Black are immense.
It's always a pleasure to see Chris at TPS. He's so eloquante (or chopsy as my mam would say - Chris can translate 😉) about his playing and his gear. Looking forward to the second album and catching the band live in Cardiff at the start of 2025.
Got tickets for Rock City, Nottingham. Cannot WAIT to see Cardinal Black! 👍🏻👊🏻🖤
Buck's playing is like cologne for the ears
As always, lovely Gents: thank-you! Chris, endless thanks and best wishes for every success you and your mates work to earn! Eager to see the band along the U.
S. West Coast. Fellas, as a player pulling all of my tones from a modeler, TPS always--and Chris here perfectly--prove the power of hybrid rigs. Chris; love your tone and respect the years of effort behind your sound. M & D: another epic TPS episode up there with Ed O'Brien! Carry on Gentlemen!
Chris always seems dialed. I really could just sit and listen to him to play.
Such a great episode!
Such a great player. Feel for days.
One of my favorite players, amazing touch, feel and taste, Chris is just great. Plus he loves P90s, which are my favorite style of pick up.
Not only a fantastic guitarist but lovely chap as well! Went to see Cardinal Black at the boileroom a while ago and they took the time to meet people and sign stuff afterwards. Keep up the good work guys!
It would be awesome if the website had all these artist episodes written down with photos. It would probably outdo 99% of rig rundowns with the level of detail
Yes! It’s a proper Friday when TPS is over an hour :)
Thanks for another killer show!
A.J. Ghent is a monster slide player (and guitarist in general). Guys like Derek Trucks and Joey Landreth have taken inspiration from his vocal-esque lines. He has a live album called Let The Guitar Sing that is killer
Our homework for this week is an essay on why TPS, Chris Buck and Cardinal Black make the world a better place. 40, 000 words, single spaced.
Phenomenal. Thanks to all involved!
Love the Cardinal Black stuff. I have jammed over it for hours at this point. Couldn't happen to a cooler guy!
Love Chris, so good. Come tour more of the US.
It's not the safest place to be these days. Unfortunately
I think Chris was in our cafe in Rogerstone the other week. Gutted I missed him. Quality guitar player! Great band :)
Outstanding! Love Chris’ playing. Definitely influenced my own playing. I see an electric lighting in my future. Sweet sounding boost and a great drive? Yes please.
Want to say thank you to all involved for this episode. In light of the discussion around negativity, I want to spread positivity. I know it’s hard that you can get 100s of positive comments, yet it seems like a lone negative one sticks more with you. Chris’s playing is wonderful. Cardinal Black’s music is great. The vocal harmonies in Tied Up in Blue are beautiful. Like Chris, one of my main amps is a brown panel Fender, but a Bandmaster in my case, and having the harmonic trem on paired with a dry amp is a magical sound.