Dweezil Zappa Rig Tour
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- Опубліковано 14 тра 2018
- What's in Dweezil Zappa's guitar rig these days? To find out, Nick Bowcott heads to The Vogue in Indianapolis to join Dweezil himself for a guitar rig tour. Dweezil is also playing the guitar we repaired in 2017 - check out that video here: • Repairing Dweezil Zapp... . Enjoy!
Thanks Dweezil for continuing
to pay homage to your father's
Legacy and bringing his music to
a new, younger generation!
His guitar tone reminds me of Steve Vai's guitar sound from his 1st album Flexible
+David Allen We will never know, but how would Steve Vai have developed if
there would never have been a FZ.
Frank had a talent to let musicians play beyond their "limits" .
Check interviews with former bandmembers like George Duke, Ruth Underwood,
the Fowlers etc.
David Allen wasn't Steve Vai one of his guitar instructors when he was a child (on top of playing in Zappa's band)? Interesting childhood to say the least.
+Bucky Ò' Donnghaile Enjoy this; ua-cam.com/video/FzWi3dKis2c/v-deo.html
Mark Schattefor Thanks for that, what an incredible story!
I love Dweezil. Whenever I see him in the thumbnail of a video I can’t resist clicking on it and listening to his enthusiasm speaking about the guitar.
Highly recommend watching this with headphones to appreciate the stereo spread of the rig, killer work Dweezil, you’re killing it
😎👍
Yes big effort on the sound here
This rig reminds me of Angus Young's rig. Simple, straight forward, nothing extraneous to get in the way of the pure guitar tone.
Dweezil is pushing the edge of technology with music that is 40 years old. Crazy!!
Just, wow. Dweezil just gives so much back to the community like he's really excited to share. Hope he knows how much that is appreciated.
It's so hard for me to stop watching videos like this and friggin PRACTICE!
Dweezil's like an echo of Frank...... a continuation of genius.
He looks a lot like Frank in his youth :) Much to catch up on, but the Zappa Plays Zappa gig at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore where a statue of Frank was commemorated: "If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to a library" was astromaniacal :)
I can only wish for such order and organization in a pedal board. Love his tones.
I was watching him live and genuinely thought Frank was standing there for a moment.
that video where sweetwater fixed the "previously modified by american airlines" guitar is pretty awesome
The TSA thought Dweez would like one of those fancy headless guitars
Man the sounds from shut up and play your guitar decoded... thank you!!!!
Dweezil needs to create a multi-pedal with all this coolness and call it "Frankly Speaking."
Nice!
I remember many people criticized Dweezil in the 90's just because his dad was a genius playing the guitar and writing music and he had to live behind the shadow of his dad and that's not fair..Dweezil has also make a name for himself and he's a great musician and amazingly smart and funny person too like his dad was.
"Shut Up and Play yer Guitar" is analog Zappa essentially getting amazing
tone and layers like Dweezil . Dweezil is reverse engineering Franks analog
genius, digitally and with analog pathways too. Nobody else on earth can touch
the musicality and genius of Frank and Dweezil Zappa who can not only write it and
kill it in a studio but perform it live too. Frank and Dweezil will be studied for centuries
to come, like Wagner and Shakespeare in the Century of Rock and Satire.
Opera's are going to be written with their music one day about the 20th Century.
Absolute golden and in-depth experience
Like his father previously did, Dweezil is indirectly re-directing and re-innovating the entire concept of what a live rig could be. Truly amazing and interesting for us tone heads.
DZ you seem like an amazing musician and very articulate. For me you are beyond the shadow of your father and flying on your own. Thanks.
Heard that rig and the man playing it up close and personal a few weeks ago in Pittsburgh, nothing less than mind-blowingly awesome!! Way to keep Frank’s spirit with your own unique greatness alive Dweez!!!
I've heard of Frank when I was 13-14 years old. Didn't really get it, but the name and the fact that he was a great artist stuck with me. But I never really listened to his music, mostly because it was difficult to obtain and it was difficult to know where to start. Then, in 2012 I somehow came across Dweezil. I don't know how and why, but I had downloaded half of the Zappa Plays Zappa DVD from your regular pirate website. I watched it, liked it, bought the double CD, and listened to it all through 2013. And then when Frank's music came out on streaming services, I started listening, and in two years he was my most listened artist. Now his music is regularly in my rotation, and there are just so many albums that I can't really remember detail, so I keep coming back. I've seen Dweezil and the band live 3 times since 2015 when I realized that he was actually playing here in Sweden too. I got a little chat and autographs too. Lots of love for Dweezil and the music he's introduced me to!
Incredibly inspiring musician.
He makes the Fractal sound more ‘Realistic’ than anyone else I’ve ever heard. It’s time to sit down and do some tweaking 👍👍👍
Awesome!
What a great musician! Talk about putting the hours in!
Mind blown! I was a fan of the Mothers from day 1, and saw them live many times, but this explanation of what goes into getting the sounds is on another level! Thank you, Dweezil, for carrying on what nobody else could possibly do. So awesome!
My dream and nightmare combined! Having that rig!
Thank you so much, Sweetwater. The job Dweezil has done recreating both his father's playing style and sound are like a mirror image of his father's genius. And the way he has done it... fans could not ask for more.
🙌 Thanks for checking it out!
Awesome rig tour, was at that show and it was a great one.
"That was pretty evil".
"Yeah, haha". Thank you Dweezil.
My brain hurts now. lol - Have seen Dweezil three times now. Always incredible. Everyone in his band is exceptionally talented. Always so much fun to watch. Never got to see Frank live - so very happy he is keeping it going. Hopefully for many years to come.
So awesome! Thanks! Dweez
quality, thank you SW and to Dweezil
👍
Wow,that's the holy grail of an 80s rock guitar tone! Ooh and that string gauge sounds really cool,like the sweetest version of light top/heavy bottom.
holy shit dweezil nailed those zappa phrases... DO A BOOK/DVD ON HOW TO PLAY THAT STUFF PLEASE!!!
Good to see Dweezil back on the scene !! I hope to enjoy another show from you Dweezil very soon !
Thank you. Loved it to the fullest. And thanks Dweezil for being your always giving nature.
Thank you to the fullest for checking it out, Moral! 🙂👍
Very nice indeed. That "muff" sound and "violin". 👏
DWEEZIL ,...Thank You for your generosity and stunning gift you have shared here.
That goes for your driven endeavors too,....
From the perspective of preservation, ..of it all,.....the music and the humanity, ...I am gratefully astounded.
Thanks Buddy,.....
Genius level stuff...and charming likeable personality Dweezil has. I've seen about a dozen shows since about 2007....every one a blast. Dweezil has increased my Frank Zappa appreciation. I feel blessed to experience Dweezil kicking ass with his Dad's music....its indeed the best.....only a piece of the Frank Zappa Pie mind you....but it's a divine piece!
You. Are. AMAZING!! Love it that I was there at the Vogue that night.
Been to two shows in no.cal. so much fun! Keep up the good workand thanks forcomming to bay area.
What a gem of a man.
Dweezil is such a cool dude.
Now that was fascinating.
Pleeeeeeeeaseee!! Come play to Spain.
Amazing player, really honours his name!
Thanks Dweezil, you are incredible :)
We can be sure that Dweezil's spiral cable was not made in the 60s or 70s, and not in china ;-) Its amazing how noiseless that guitar rig is. I remember in the 70s we had every rubbish on stage you can not imagine today... Rhodes players using speaker cables to the amp, and bass players using spiral guitar cable from their amps to the speakers. Those cables even looked the same ;-)
What a cool ass dude , genius rig concepts. 😳
Kickass - Dweezil creates rabbit holes ✅
Dweeze
Love you man
If you get to read this comment Dweezil, I used to own your old Bradshaw/Rocktron 9 channel effect loop switcher. It's one you autographed some time ago that I bought off EBay. Just thought I'd bring you a fond memory. Small world, Cheers!
I love how Dweeze took some of his Father's Phrasings and kinda evolved them in his own right he's such a pro player!
Thank you dweezil *zappa et mon anti stress depuis +de50ans
Total respect & admiration, Dweezil. You're absolutely the Son of Monster Magnet! xoxoxo
"...this gets evil real quick..." Dad would be proud! Make a pedal called 'evil zappa' that nails that sound and I'll buy 2! Makin' me miss my SG. That violin sound is unreal!
"now we know that" Ah, maybe you know that. I gotta watch this like 10 more times. Tone gods.
Real big eyebrows, Dweezil. Frank would be so proud.
I remember him on MTV with the Peavey 5150 Amps. What a departure.
That guitar is very versatile indeed
These are better than the Rig Rundowns on PG
A MASTER!
definitely a fun rig....
*a million notes*
"And then you can like add a flanger!!"
*A million more notes*
Dweezil pays great respect to his father, but as a guitar player, I like him even better then Frank, Dweezil really is one of the players ever.
Wow....just...Wow
Awesome! Fantastic tone and set up. Nothing worse than a band too loud. Quality!
Dweezil played on Don Johnson ,..Heartbeat
I'm a drummer, not a guitarist, but I think I've got this whole process figured out now & a few weeks should be switching over to guitar. lol!
What would Frank have done with modern technology i wonder..
Grab a Fractal and Mark V and make music of course!!
I'm guessing exactly this...this is his son afterall, most likely they would have had some mutual influence.
Frank Would Certainly Have Been Inventing It...as he did.
Studio or LIVE, Frank Zappa always brought uniquely created signals, sounds, devices, gatherings of people, and ideas together to make the unseen heard,...except for the people....You could ACTUALLY see them LIVE and on the random printed or visual media, .....or so I`ve heard, .....and seen.
He would have gone into a studio with Dweezil, Steve Vai and Devon Townsend and the resulting work would have caused Earth to implode.
Wowee! The Boy Done Good! Frank would be proud!
Well how the hell did he make that violin sound at the end ??!! I'm dying over here!
This is the payoff for not using drugs. No drug-addled rock star could keep track of all that and certainly wouldn't have had the patience to figure it all out. Like father like son, I guess. Except Ahmet. Too bad what happened to that guy. :(
Austin Adams Pity duh fool ... 🤣👉
Judge not lest ye be judged !
That´s fckn awesome fuzz tones you got there Dweezil :-)
I can't find the comment chain now but I thought it was here so... someone was asking if Frank used steel guitar picks. He used aluminum picks.
Dweezil is a guitar god .
a musicians' dream son
Great!!! Modelers + pedals + active speaker = like me.
Im surprised No Pedal makers have come up with a locking mechanism to keep dials from turning after being set where you want them,like a locking tuner! Tape ?? Great video!!
Nick Bowcott looks like he could be in a Mad Max Movie
How is he getting that violin sound? It's awesome!
That viola cello tone though. Assuming it was crafted by effects. Now thats crafty. Dweezil should form a band with danny carey and maybe trey gunn to exploit his hidden aspects and talent.
Wow!
I like to blend sounds, for example using Eventide Pitch Factor plus stereo delays, reverb and blend in piezo. Using the Flex button gives you some surreal sounds. I do like the setup. I get why some people are scared of it. I completely get what he is doing. Very cool. Very creative use of blending sounds.
Frank and Dweezil?
Zappa is all about his signature sound !
Its all about the Stereo Delay Dynamic Flanger and distortion in
the slow phased out envelope filter,.
Wow!!
Show 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
gotcha!
Make a master song list that has the presets listed. For example use an Excel spreadsheet with numbers corresponding to the songs with info in the file name.
I think you could use that rig to land booster rockets on their tail.
24:09 ... thought Dweezil was gonna play the Top Gun Anthem, for a split-second there ... ;P
Such a handsome man.
Nick is a cutie pie, isn't he?
C. C. most definitely. That dweezil fella doesn't fall behind though.
He's got sex appeal for sure. All that talent and dedication, he's in form musically. He's also very fit and healthy physically, gorgeous eyes!
I just plug straight into the amp. If I had all these toys to play with, I'd never settle on any sound at all.
Ever use the piezo for acoustic sounds?
He needs to grow a stash. He'd be the spit'n image of dad. His voice sounds like dad too. 🎵🎸
what is the 3rd pedal he uses before the Keeley?
Fuzz? LOL
Anyone know the story on the brown SG with the white guard and lipstick pickup that's set up behind him?
Is that Frank’s? It sits on stage during the show.
Wow.. all I have to do is go to MIT to figure it out..😂🎸🎼🎶🎶🎶🎶
His stereo signal is SO WIDE.
Why the tape on the pedals ?
This Video clip has made me PshycoZappasized !!
What's the LISTEN about?
To remind him to listen to the music and not just the guitar. React to what others are playing!
10:19 Zoot Allures or Watermelon on Easter Way
Hi Alonso. That scale can work for many Zappa songs (especially Zappa solos). It's a Lydian scale (Major with a #4) with a flatted 7th. Some call it Super Lydian. In the Key of C it would be: C, D, E, F#, G, A, Bb, C. It's definitely one of my favorite scales. Thanks for watching!
@@sweetwater Zappa was a theory master and tone genius and no one comes close to matching him on combining those two aspects. His Shut Up..., Guitar, and Trance-Fusion albums exemplify this well. Scale-wise his "tricks" that other guitarists can learn from his performances are, yes, utilizing less conventional scale choices as well as avoiding the tonic when soloing, altering scales mid-solo and "owning" it, and varying rhythmic ideas drastically.
As far as scales are concerned, I think Zappa was inspired by Alan Holdsworth's approach to music theory and guitar.
does Dweezil shave his arms?
Don't you feel sorry for his tech? You'd need computer qualifications to be his tech..... He only scratches the surface not enough time to take you through all the elements of his rig😎
30 minutes & never covered what speakers Dweezill uses.... so many reviews forget the speakers! 🙄
Since he's using Fractals he's probably using FRFR speakers.
He uses a homeless guy called Burt as his speaker. He's got a lovely speaking voice.
He uses QSC powered 12" cabinets, like small PA boxes.
All it takes is money and time and someone to help you move it all