this guy is one of the most original guitar players ive ever heard.

Not really sure why people are saying he looks awkward or this is painful. I think he seems humble and genuinely OK to talk about what he plays and why. I really enjoyed this video.

@monkeyxx

8 жыл бұрын

+JG_bass he's just so spastic and scattered he's a bit hard to listen to at length. Seems like a cool guy though like ya said.

@ryanhoffman5654

8 жыл бұрын

+JG_bass Guess people were hoping he'd be an arrogant douchebag rocker instead of a normal person... lol

@MrZombs123

6 жыл бұрын

maybe he has anxiety..?

@sugarypuma509

6 жыл бұрын

Hes just used to people not giving him a chance to speak and get to his point on the matter. Some people just need an extra second

@johnalderon7692

5 жыл бұрын

Dudes extremely egomaniacal. Hence the over compensating humble facade.

seems like a totally humble person but probably one of the greatest living musicians in the world

@wbm3085

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@NickB-md1oy

3 жыл бұрын

Second only to John frusciante who actually taught Omar to play some of his own parts hahahah (and I’m quoting Omar there too)

@jordanwayward4719

3 жыл бұрын

WBM ...Omar?

@samyulsan1578

3 жыл бұрын

He's one of my top inspirations, someone who truly expanded my realm of possibility

@Labyrinth1010

3 жыл бұрын

@@NickB-md1oy I can’t remember if it was on Amputechre or The Bedlam in Goliath, but Omar wanted to sit back and direct the album and basically taught John all of the guitar parts to play on the whole album! Very cool. I’m such huge fans of both of them. I still need to listen to their collaboration albums. They did two, I think. On another note, it was John’s playing with Omar and TMV that inspired him to play more solos on his last album with the Chili Peppers.

I can see how Omar Rodriguez and John Frusciante are good friends. They are both talented musical geniuses and very humble dudes... Bless em.

@MaddestMousse

4 жыл бұрын

Lol they definitely have egos, Omar especially. I'd say maybe John doesn't have much of an ego and while they both can come off humble, neither are pompous arrogant assholes, but I think Omar has a bigger ego than you think.

@shikhindahikar8488

3 жыл бұрын

@@MaddestMousse why do you think so?

@MaddestMousse

3 жыл бұрын

@@shikhindahikar8488 "all music written, composed, produced, arranged and "*directed*" by Omar A. Rodriguez-Lopez. performed by the Mars Volta group" ... etc. it's no secret Omar (and Cedric too to some extent) ran a pretty pretty dictatorial, domineering ship with The Mars Volta. they've had a history of firing pretty competent players on unfair grounds and being kinda ruthless in that regard, and being kind of sanctimonious sometimes with at the drive-in? and then of course Omar and Cedric both have just often given off an air of superiority and arrogance in interviews and what not..

"I'm not very fancy" *plays Cassandra Geminni

He keeps saying he's not a musician...but he's an amazing musician....i'm gonna go listen to frances the mute...

@alexnelson8

4 жыл бұрын

Pat Telmer I believe he said that he wasn’t a guitar player by choice.

@78kombi

3 жыл бұрын

2020, Bedlam in Goliath.

@Labyrinth1010

3 жыл бұрын

Frances is so, so good! Not many artists can make a 30 minute song that’s stellar throughout. He’s so good.

@tuckerpeters1913

3 жыл бұрын

I still don't understand how a guy who doesn't know much music theory can write that masterpiece of an album.

@Labyrinth1010

3 жыл бұрын

@@tuckerpeters1913 he’s pretty amazing, isn’t he. Some people just have the ear and natural musical instincts to write that way. For me, theory helps.

Omar is far too modest. He is the most creative guitar player since Hendrix, hands down. Is there a stronger description than rock genius?

@citizenchris099

10 ай бұрын

I’d have to agree wholeheartedly with this sentiment.

People like Omar spend they're time creating sonic adventure instead of hanging out at a mall with friends following current trends. It's genius. People like Omar make the world interesting. Making original inspired music for no other reason than the music itself. Without an agenda. It's so refreshing.

@ryangriffin6404

Жыл бұрын

haha who hangs out at a mall though?

I wish there was a rig rundown from the peak of Omar's exploded rig

@Jonnyguitar1877

8 жыл бұрын

Right? I have been looking for that.

@brianrodman1033

6 жыл бұрын

It’s getting tough to find good info and pictures of his rig from when it was at its most complex. Used to be able to find some info about his rig when he was running two pedal boards on the floor plus one on a stand as well as a Roland RE:201 Space Echo. He and Juan were pretty much the reason that I got so interested in pedals.

Such a modest guy for being such a great and innovative musician.

Guys. Omar Lopez is a Fred Armisen character from Portlandia. The hand motions and stuttering are so on point.

@ThePassionz

9 жыл бұрын

Dude Hell Yeah!!

@doogdoogdoogdoogdoogdoog

9 жыл бұрын

DecaChordal10 "You can really hear that SNAP... that CLAP"

@tommymccracken487

8 жыл бұрын

DecaChordal10 "Is that a tube amp?"

@rofflcopterr

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah they used this on Pet Sounds!

@jeffreytripoli

6 жыл бұрын

It's possible they know each other. Damon Locks is a close friend of the band who used to be the frontman for a band called Trenchmouth, which Armisen drummed for. Locks is also the cover artist for ATDI's last two albums and the lead singer for The Eternals, who have opened for TMV.

He is one of the most humble yet creative guitarist currently

It's so nice coming back and revisiting an old friend.

I switched to .13-56 gauge strings because of him. Best thing I ever tried. Now I can actually control my playing without notes bending ridiculously out of tune. The strings aren't to hard to bend either, you just have to have a strong grip!

@brandonharris9160

2 жыл бұрын

Lol hows that neck bow?

maybe next time plug in the mic?

@MazzazzK

8 жыл бұрын

+Chris Autumn 9:36 - the magic moment.

@NickB-md1oy

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@nonamegonzalez5711

3 жыл бұрын

Ha

"Generally I just like keeping things simple" Is he serious!? hha

@diegogomez6835

4 жыл бұрын

Well, if we compare it with gears from other guitarists with more amps, pedals or racks, this is very simple

@bryanMangabang

3 жыл бұрын

with just a combo amp and no rack in a way this is simple

@Gollas4k

3 жыл бұрын

I mean in guitar terms, clearly... he barely ever used a guitar with more than one PU and a tone knob is already a bonus

@chadwickwright2833

3 жыл бұрын

I write complicated post-punk post-hardcore rifts and I'm the same way about simplicity. Basically what he's saying is that he wants to bear bones it. No need to put a bunch of muck in front of your sound. Spoken like a truly great guitar player.

@davidzimmerman8169

3 жыл бұрын

Dudes just jealous he’s such a beast on guitar that he uses bare bones equipment yet makes amazing music. It’s okay buddy. This guy probably practices religiously like Eddie Van Halen did. Him and his brother will be legends to many of us dumb ass millennials haha

Omar is a national treasure

can we get a new Omar rig rundown for what he's using in At the Drive In

@chadwickwright2833

4 жыл бұрын

Last time I saw ATDI, he was playing a 30 watt 🍊 head with two 4-12 cabs. He also has his own sig. Ernie Ball guitar that looks sweet. Pedals, I have no idea.

Talking to Omar while Soundgarden is at soundcheck. Badass

so humble ... so cool and unafraid to be human ... true artist

He seems like a really down to earth deep thinking kind of guy.

This guy is such an inspiration about simplicity and creativity!

"I'm not a musician." He's so modest.

@geriw8412

6 жыл бұрын

chunder chunder that's over modesty. he's obviously a musician.

wow, i've never seen omar this open, lively, and just plain happy in an interview. has anyone noticed he and cedric are looking younger these days rather than older? whatever the fuck they are doing, i hope they keep it up.

beautiful simplicity, spirit and hands

9:37 when he says "...plastic ones" the audio is actually decent for like four seconds! :)

i've come to a conclusion some time ago that the music a musician writes projects their personality. most of the time you can hear how nervous and fast omar speaks, trying to get his point across when he has so much in his head that he wants to express. it reflects in most of his music - manic, angular and very long at times! not saying it shows in all his music of course, but it u get what i mean.

I like how half his board is delay , haha, DD5 + Memory Boy + Line 6 Delay.....love it

@lifeanddecay

8 жыл бұрын

+Ojoe2010 you can never ever have too much delay!

@teunputker

8 жыл бұрын

The DL4 is not used for delay. It's set up for looping.

Love his signature guitar

I would absolutley LOVE a Jonny Greenwood rig rundown but I feel that might take over an hour haha.

@Pepper-cd9yr

4 жыл бұрын

I WOULD DID

@Pepper-cd9yr

4 жыл бұрын

davidwantsahug DIR

No one playing at that level is a slacker. Hard work got them there.

One of my favourite guitarists, and one of the few professional guitar players I've seen with Multi-FX not using a Fractal Audio rack

@RyanRenteria

8 жыл бұрын

+starklombardi he ditched the m9 soon after. check out his current board. lots of boutique shit

@starklombardi

8 жыл бұрын

Ryan Renteria Will check it out. Anyway I imagine he's used the m9 in records, maybe the early ones.

@RyanRenteria

8 жыл бұрын

nah, he used the m9 to try to get the sounds from his vintage pedals that he leaves behind in his studio. i doubt he would use it for recording because hes got a huge library at home.

@Calymos

8 жыл бұрын

+Ryan Renteria I'm like 95% sure he's either using the M9 or an FM4 all over Bedlam in Goliath, I've got an M9 and the sounds are identical.

@RyanRenteria

8 жыл бұрын

FM4. m9 didnt exist in 2007 when tbig was recorded. but dont forget that omar has all of the actual hardware filters that the are modeled in the FM4.

I love Omar and this is cool to hear all his input but what I really like here is that this is an awesome interview. Good job getting him to go in to detail with the specific pedals he likes when at first he steered clear of the topic. Good job guys!

People, he doesn't speak broken english. He's from Texas for god's sake.

@jamiebigham294

10 жыл бұрын

You just contradicted yourself

@Mgonzaa52

6 жыл бұрын

I know he doesn’t have broken english but you do realize in his hometown El Paso, Tx a vast majority of the population is hispanic and alot due have broken english so it’s actually possible. The comment just seems a little generalized

@ordinarypablo

4 жыл бұрын

He’s from Puerto Rico man

@MaddestMousse

4 жыл бұрын

Well he was born in Puerto Rico yeah but he is kinda from Texas, grew up there. But yeah either way he is definitely a fluent Spanish speaker and obviously cmmes from a Spanish speaking background.

So creative yet so humble about it, I dig how he keeps turning to his guitar tech to ask what he does

I love how much of a regular guy Omar actually is after seeing his stage antics in ATDI and TMV, and hearing how dark a lot of TMV's music is. Very down-to-Earth person.

Damn he was a bassist & drummer not a guitarist at first.... man I need to practice more

Omar is the man. The dude has taste and is talented. Great artist.

I never knew he played a Jet King. I’ve got a Jet King 3, it’s been my fav guitar for a few years now. Mines got twin P90’s in it though. And it’s bright yellow 👍🏻

9:37, oh woops mics not on. lol

@pablodevera3278

5 жыл бұрын

Someone forgot to plug the mic lol

lol Omar such a humble dude its funny to see him stutter and try to explain himself about his instruments.

Doesn’t come off as snobbish or douchey, super talented and humble guy

Premier Guitar - would love to see an At the Drive-In Rig Run Down with both guitarists if you guys get the chance. Cant get enough of Omar’s playing and info about is his rig.

Best effect on this video is at 9:36

@douglaswicker

Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha I was thinking the same

The microphone was just a prop

@thanksgivingsandwich

3 жыл бұрын

Badass profile pic!! 6 years later hahaha

Wow, I'm very surprised to see how compact Omar's pedalboard has become. I remember being almost a point of ridicule when talking about the band but this looks like a really sensible, effective set-up.

Excellent interview! If you can catch Omar with his full setup, that'd be sweet!

I used to have like 5 guitars and 11 pedals but I was inspired by Omar to strip down my setup and it was the smartest decision. I now just use two guitars, two amps and about 4 pedals. I concentrate more on iust the music and performance now.

yea that arion delay pedal he's talking about is fucking awesome. the one i had a couple of years ago broke quickly, but it was completely different from any other delay. goodshit.

Thank you for finally tuning that racket out at 9:37 in the video. Jeez..also I think some of you are confusing nervousness with broken English. He just seems like a jumpy guy.

@hueynewt1

10 жыл бұрын

He also has Tourettes.

@geriw8412

6 жыл бұрын

Frankie Santiago broken English. wtf are you talking about?

@stale_.

6 жыл бұрын

His stutter is from all the crack smoking. He's explained this in an interview before.

what a down to earth and normal dude, very cool

I have to disagree with you there, Omar. You are most CERTAINLY a musician and of the very best kind. I believe it's fact. Music is a form of art, and everything they teach people in music theory is how to emulate what music from the soul sounds like. You have accomplished something great, which is playing as closely as possible to what is in your soul. It's honest and it is the most profound and enjoyable sound on earth. the sound of life. God bless you :)

i made a guitar for myself 25 years ago, and the strings go into the body exactly like that, on that curve/angle. i did it so that the varying angles would lend the thinner strings more sustain, and the higher notes of a chord would last as long as the lower notes.

I've waited for this one for a looongg time. FINALLY!

56-13!! That's hardcore. Gonna get myself one of those Ibanez's I reckon after I've seen him in Brighton next week!

rad series thanks so much and congrats

I play .11-58, Earnie Ball Power Slinky and I think those are perfect for me. Not too thin, not as thick as the heavier strings, either. Heavy strings can be more difficult to bend (but not incredibly so), but you have to get used to bending them because it takes more than the lighter gauges.

simple not too over the top set up and he sounds awesome. You look at other bands' monstrous over the top rigs (disturbed, nickelback, etc), and it just puts you off. I like to see a set up that i can understand how it works.

the sound is fantastic

very humble dude I will love to meet this dude.

Damn! Seeing this video of omar took me back to being 18 again and rocking the deloused album. Anyways I agree with the pedal thing less is more. Digging the orange.

Kashmir playing in the background throughout most of the interview. :P Omar and I have the same first name... representing for all the Omars worldwide!

Dig that laundry washer on the background

we need a new omar rodriguez rig rundown also tame impala

I love this man

He is awkwardly awesome

He was born in 1975??!! holy shit...

@tharuz09

10 жыл бұрын

Yes, he looks young. Benefits of being vegan ...I luv meat.

@LightWillIgniteUsAll

10 жыл бұрын

Not to mention the drugs in the ATD-I age stunting his growth and all.

@enjoybrad81

9 жыл бұрын

Juri Han Or, considering he's puerto rican, he may just be short by nature.

@rickeyryan303

6 жыл бұрын

BS i was on a Vegan diet for decades and it fucked my body up.. I am now a hunter because i don't trust meat you buy, i like to know where all my foods comes from..

@breanntheartist1989

6 жыл бұрын

For real! I thought he was my age. I'm 28 and I've been told that I look 18.

1:50 , Los Tres Ojos symbol picks, nice.

Same here.. I'd sit here all day to watch that.

This video is proof that magical sounds and great music come from the player and his playing, and not from some amp or the pedalboard. as always, amazing

Seymour Duncan JB Jr. Such a killer pickup.

Love that Kashmir is playing in the background!

John's best friend! This guy is awesome!

Actually have one of his lefthand guitars. We are so few hahaha. Probably one of the best necks I have played with.

@brandonharris9160

2 жыл бұрын

Lol probably one of the only guitars that can handle 13 56 strings in standard tuning

I wanna be friend with this guy.

Picks can have a pretty big impact on sound when recording. I like it that they're thorough and ask about everything. Besides, it takes like 20 seconds of the 12 min video so big deal?

@CloudsMetallicTaste We believe it is a Seymour Duncan Custom Staggered SSL-5.

"I'm not a musician." Says one of the best musicians out there.

They might have even approached him years ago but when he had that giant pedal board he would cover up all the pedal names and stuff like that with duct tape because if he told everyone what pedals he uses then all these bands would show up with effects EXACTLY like his instead of trying to create their own unique sound.

Why, of all times in his career, did they have to review THIS rig? I would have loved to have seen a detailed rundown of the Deloused, Frances, or Bedlam Rigs....

@redacted1402

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/gH6qqs5uh9TVhKg.html this vid has a good breakdown of what he might’ve used

@BruceWayne-zj1kw

Жыл бұрын

Hey. Shut up.

hold the fuck up omar plays with 13s on his guitar i did not see that coming. he must have some strong ass fingers.

@mikereplin4194

4 жыл бұрын

13's have a more accurate action when playing... There are pretty legit.

Hey premier guitar, TMV is going on tour again soon! Plz catch up with Omar again!

What a music nerd.............I'm simply amazed when musicians look all gitty when they talk about music and such (and are actually good).

Oh, I'm not saying people with those massive rigs automatically suck, it's just that it's not necessary to have a massive rig just to play a big gig. A garage rig works just fine, as long as you know how to tweak it, and get the sound you want out of it. For example, if I had to play a massive show with my little rig, with a 2X12 combo amp and 3 pedals, I could do it. It wouldn't be the best option, but it would work. I just feel that people often go overboard with gear because they can.

i like this guy

a humble genius...

That Ibanez wh10 is a GODLY wah. John Frusciante uses it as well. So an awsome freakin pedal. I will never part with mine, even for a couple hundred dollars.

we need a Fredrik Thordendal rig rundown and a Tosin Abasi rig rundown, even though he probably just uses Axe Fx II for his "amp"

Proof you don't need all this fancy tech and a massive rig and racks of guitars to make music, just because you've made it. You see all these rig rundowns that are obviously big rockstar rigs, but his could easily belong to a guy that just jams in the garage with friends, and plays basement gigs.

@axeslinger94 I'm able to do 2 step bends but I also have a very heavy hand. Thus I prefer .13 gauge strings. Packs of strings are only $5-7. Just take a chance like I did. Bending them shouldn't be a problem as long as you practice using them.

I love how Henry is just standing back there like a bodyguard looking like "Don't do anything stupid, eh?"

If you are still not convinced with Omar's work, go listen to Amputechture, which features one of the best guitar works i've ever heard (plus Frusciante plays most of the parts despite being written by Omar)

Is it just me or does he look like he's 17 here.

@movimentodoscacos

6 жыл бұрын

ssrrapper he always looks 17 haha

@squonkydog6259

2 жыл бұрын

He doesn’t age… the power of witchcraft compels him

lol i knew he was gonna say delay.

It would be pretty awesome if you do Zech's Marquise rig rundown.

Yes. Yes he can.

I didn't know Fred Armisen was in The Mars Volta!!! Multi-talented guy!!

@DennisDeeYourSavior I know, it just depresses me a great deal. I just felt like Octahedron was a step back rather than a step forward(albeit forward in different directions) like every album prior to it..

so, if you're someone, like me, who does a lot of bends, this is obviously something you'd recommend, right (getting heavier-gauged strings)? also, what about if you like to bend up to pitches 2 notes above (a whole step) often? then what? I have .11 gauges now with the Ernie Ball Cobalt strings that I have (I don't like them as much as the DR Luminescent strings though in look and in sound!), but I have thought about going heavier in the past. What do I do?

Yeah. I hear ya.