"Wow, Autopilot. It's been awhile." That slight bit of sadness in his voice.

@EmptyDomoKanti99

4 жыл бұрын

Nate Marks it’s like he’s talking about an old friend he REALLY misses

@KikoJonesUSA

4 жыл бұрын

@@EmptyDomoKanti99: I wonder who that could be [wink].

@ezzong

4 жыл бұрын

Love Shoe a lot but i misses the edge that Nick used to brought.

@tanveerhasan2382

3 жыл бұрын

@@EmptyDomoKanti99 were troy and nick that close?

@EmptyDomoKanti99

3 жыл бұрын

Tanveer Hasan not sure, just the impression i get

His smile when he heard auto pilot just made me so happy

@doomerius1300

6 жыл бұрын

jakeybball.. In a while..

@frank_west.

6 жыл бұрын

Dustin Balog it's been a while*

@robrowboski3057

5 жыл бұрын

Gotta get back with lanagen next album

@LexTNeville

5 жыл бұрын

They got Autopilot so so close to the album.

@Peter-zw8yn

4 жыл бұрын

My favorite queen's song, absolute beauty!

Hearing Troy keep saying less gain, single coil, and keep it clean really made me change how I listen and attempt to play QOTSA. Damn good.

Troy and Josh are a vastly underrated guitar duo. Those guys are tight,Tight, TIGHT. If you play guitar....then you know.😉👍🏼

@TheGoutMan1000

Жыл бұрын

They are elite for sure

@Dwightpower88

10 ай бұрын

What's Dean, chopped liver?

@sideshowblob

8 ай бұрын

@@Dwightpower88Dean is great but he doesn't do what Troy and Josh do

@Max_Plank

8 ай бұрын

@@sideshowblobhe can though! Check dead weather out

@raisaulolopezlima2063

5 ай бұрын

​@@sideshowblobHi bud, what makes you think that way about Dean?? I would like tô know more

More videos of Troy critiquing anything, in general, would be awesome

@stopthrm

7 жыл бұрын

burger's too pink. Needs more 'well done'

@tgeijer937

6 жыл бұрын

He's a vegan, don't make him judge burgers lmao

@aceprods3726

4 жыл бұрын

@@tgeijer937 wow is he ?

@Swashbuckler9x

4 жыл бұрын

Dude it'd be rad if we just got Troy to critique stuff hahahaha

@TisTheDamnStickSeason

2 жыл бұрын

@@tgeijer937 He seems way too happy to be a vegan

Conclusion : Too much gain.

@unknownsoldier452

4 жыл бұрын

QoTSA isn't high gain band - they just play loud, very loud.

@flushfries5633

4 жыл бұрын

Unknown Soldier AC/DC does the same thing, they really don’t have too much gain (just about as much as Chuck Berry would have) they just have a high volume which naturally distorts.

@FlankinspanK

4 жыл бұрын

More mids. Then more mids.

@TotinosOtherBoy

4 жыл бұрын

I feel like when we listen to bands that have a unique distortion sound, we tend to believe theres more dist than there really is because it sounds so powerful, when really its more about how its played as well as volume

@nerdbottin

4 жыл бұрын

This is often the case when trying to match the tone of recordings. Hard for a riff to sound as big with the same amount of saturation/gain when it hasn't been compressed/eq'ed/layered to fit in the mix with other instruments supporting, such as bass and drums.

"He has got to flip that pickup switch to the neck position though... for sure" very polite Troy

@PageandPlant4Life

2 жыл бұрын

That's how you get the octave to make itself more audible when using an octave fuzz

He points out something a lot of musicians don’t get. The music overall is what constitutes the heaviness. A heavy rhythm and bass can fool you into thinking a guitar part is cranked with distortion when more than likely it’s cleaner than you think. Queens, SOAD, and even Zeppelin are great examples

@indisguiseFUCK

Жыл бұрын

SOAD was full on Recto mud in the heavy parts.

@Banach.c

11 ай бұрын

​@@indisguiseFUCKYou should listen to the twin albums again if you think that

@Banach.c

11 ай бұрын

Up until steal this album, yeah, they were massive. But the twin albums have an almost clean (but loud) SG sound.

Go get the other artists opinions now, you have a mission Reverb.

@Tieumatt

7 жыл бұрын

John Frusciante lol

@OHHnoYOUdidntMAN

6 жыл бұрын

Kevin Parker would have a lot of pointers to give....

Overall they did pretty well, but he's right (obv) that a lot had a bit too much gain. People always mistakenly think QOTSA are a fuzz-based band but most of their stuff is way cleaner than you'd expect. They play really loud to get their sound

@Vishnu-xn4vx

7 жыл бұрын

Anthony Sclafani The trick Might be setting the amp close To breaking

@williamoliveira1409

7 жыл бұрын

QOTSA is all about midrange and lound amps

@anthonysclafani3963

7 жыл бұрын

Yep. Also using the neck pickup- they compensate for the muddiness a neck pup gets by using tons of mids to bring back the definition in the tone. Overall the video did a great job getting close to the vibe & tone of the original but when you really analyze it side by side there's often too much gain & treble

@pufflelover1

7 жыл бұрын

Anthony Sclafani they havnet used neck pickup for studio since s/t, you can see they use bridge live

@Mr.D34

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, lot of guitar players try to get that heavy sound with fuzz. Same thing happens when people try to get the ZZ Top sound.

We need more Troy Van Leeuwen

"..see .. I'm just looking up what pedals I don't have.. " ..

@doomerius1300

6 жыл бұрын

Boy Aditya troy is the man!

This was such a cool idea to get Troy's opinion on the authenticity of the tones. I know it'd be difficult to get more people from the bands you guys have covered in the reverb studio, but I'd love to see more of these.

@_Julian__

7 жыл бұрын

Josh Homme would be a great addition to this one.

@jaweathers

6 жыл бұрын

J. P. Yes would be amazing. But ultimately he's quite well known for not wanting to disclose what equipment/techniques he uses to get his amazing tones. I have a guitar magazine from years ago where he let's his guard down and gives a few clues about his rig setup.

@zepedrorock

6 жыл бұрын

It would by awesome if they could do it with Johnny Maar. Jimmy page too, my favorite guitarist, altough I think it's hard to get his tone exactly because of all the studio tricks he used to get that sound. Such a genious.

@joaquimroxo8555

5 жыл бұрын

@@_Julian__ Josh is too drunk to do interview

@mattvgyo

5 жыл бұрын

James Weathers what magazine is this that you speak of? What did you learn in the article?

1:52 "Dirty Little Sister? Oh I don't know about that." Cheeky Troy.

@grape7150

6 жыл бұрын

Max Van Westerop ? Could you please explain, i know its a dirty joke

@sebastianz.g.4191

6 жыл бұрын

The pedal is named Dirty Little Secret but I still don't get it.

@leonardolsmathias

6 жыл бұрын

Clearly Troy is not into Dirty Little Secret vibe.

@jonbarwick5946

5 жыл бұрын

QOTSA has a killer track called “Little Sister”... just a subliminal *plug* ;)

@BirdSatan

5 жыл бұрын

@@jonbarwick5946 This. And considering when you're a touring band, your discography becomes your life. So its no wonder get had a little slip-up like that.

Damn, the years have been kind to Troy ! Would love to see him doing an interview about Failure sometime.

This was cool, Reverb should do this as a new video series.

I like how amused Troy was by a lot of these and how he said the actual tones were more clean than actually 'gain-y'

I appreciate that you guys didn't just go with all of their standard hits and chose some underrated QOTSA songs like Auto Pilot and Another Love Song that have really unique guitar sounds, showing some love for the band. Great video

RIP Mark Lanegan. Forever missed as can be told by watching this… I came for tones and left with feels…

Called it on the original video; use the neck pickup on Little Sister, thanks Troy!

I want to see him watch Livingroom Gear Demo's video

@qotsajr

6 жыл бұрын

Yes!!! Just what I was thinking. LRGD absolutely gets closer than anyone I've ever heard. It's really tough to nail that perfect tone. I've been searching for about 15 years and in that time I've discovered one of the biggest things you can do to get it is in playing technique. I think that's what LRGD has more of than this reverb guy. The nuances of Josh's and/or Troy's playing.

@kirklandwhatley

4 жыл бұрын

Nonagon brother

This video gave me a gigantic smile. Please make this a regular feature. Super interesting and informative.

@KikoJonesUSA

5 жыл бұрын

Your comment captures my feelings exactly.

Troy Van Leeuwen is a rockstar. Stellar musician and his humility shines through here. Love these 'watching' videos.

Still one of the best videos if not the best video for me that Reverb has put out. So cool they got hold of him! Its so interesting that he can hear all these minute details but also that he's got a "close enough" attitude in the right places.

So cool that Troy took the time to mess with this. Awesome!

He’s definitely an underrated guitarist. Troy that is.

This is a great idea for a series, I'd love to see more videos like this! It would be great to hear them talking more about the specifics of their sound (like what they use), kind of like Premier Guitar does with Rig Rundown

Troy was such a huge asset to QOTSA!

It’s so cool to have Troy do this thing… I like when musicians give credit even just for the effort it took to get there.

more queens videos plz :)

Yeah, they're not that gain-y a band. That seems to be a common misconception. Auto Pilot I believe was just an acoustic ran through Homme's rig, I believe, and that lead tone was way off. Everything else was pretty close, or close enough to me.

@officialnaplava

7 жыл бұрын

Carlo Von Sexron dud again- who are you? And why do i wanna be your best friend?

@TimV93

7 жыл бұрын

They're a master volume, thickness of 3 guitars band....I mean the heaviness of the bass is what seals it. Mexicola sounds so big because the bass acts as a bass and a 3rd guitar.

@cstimko

7 жыл бұрын

Homme's sound centers around those old Ampeg SVT amps that just don't ever distort. On top of that, he uses medium/low/vintage powered pickups. While his old rig had those DiMazrio's in an Ovation Ultra (LP style guitar), most of his newer stuff is semi hollow or full hollow. That's going to lend itself to an "airier" sound. He has some pretty gnarly pedals (that PDF is on his board, along with an Ultimate Octave/Foxx Tone Machine), but his sound is much cleaner than most expect.

@chadgrov

7 жыл бұрын

Carlo Von Sexron it's common because they're legit masters of building a soundscape that is "heavy" overall

@cstimko

7 жыл бұрын

For the most part though, the Queens sound is a combination of Josh's pedals driving a high headroom amp (that's what those Ampegs were famous for) with Troy's AC30 tone. Dean also uses some pretty clean amps (Twin Reverb and a Magnatone). They use all sorts of crazy stuff in the studio to get their unique sounds for albums, but they're live rigs are a lot simpler than people give them credit for.

MORE LIKE THIS PLEEEEEEASE! ... I love seeing artist react to other folks playing their music!

Please do more of these, where the artist critiques the Potent Pairings. Absolutely fantastic stuff. I could watch this all day.

What a cool video idea! This felt like a special little gem of a video, TVL's a stickler for tone!

This is a pro. A good cook knows what tastes good, a real artist tastes and knows precisely how the dish was prepared, and how it compares to what he prepares. A good musician knows what sounds good, but a real artist understands the details.

I really like this. If you can get people in to do more, do it.

Yes! Awesome concept, can't wait to see the rest!

the OG video is what made me wanna get the dirty little secret. super happy with it

"Im just lookin to see what pedals i dont have, seein if i need some" Same Troy, same

Gotta love a bit of Leeuwen in the morning

That was great to see,, bet he was like " you know too much "

@officialmetalwill

6 жыл бұрын

Troy isn't nearly as secretive about his tone as Josh is.

I would love to see Josh do one of these. That would be awesome!

He's a cool dude

What a great idea as a vid. More please! Great work!

Too much fucking gain :/

@joaquincarlson4367

7 жыл бұрын

I second TheBat149, a tone tutorial would be great

@_vitorbarbosa

7 жыл бұрын

slacker, agreed. You're my reference for some qotsa sounds sometimes. :D

@vizcat

7 жыл бұрын

Do a tone video, bro. You've been my QOTSA go to since your Avon video back in the day.

@rileyjordan8114

7 жыл бұрын

Hey man your TEHL cover really helped me out today at learning the solos. Thanks.

@sicksicksick5694

6 жыл бұрын

Respect! Your versions kick ass

Now bring Josh Homme , and ask him his opinion on a Kyuss themed video of your creation☺

@doomerius1300

6 жыл бұрын

alphajames33 WW III

@joaquimroxo8555

5 жыл бұрын

Fuck josh

@TotinosOtherBoy

4 жыл бұрын

@@joaquimroxo8555 fuck you

I want more of these videos so badly.

Troy's the man!

this is super helpful since Josh is super secretive with his gear and tone lol

Great idea for a segment!

he is so down to earth. i used to think he was just an emo - but he looks like an overall nice guy. :)

This opens up so much more video ideas now, GET ON IT

This is a great idea!!! There should be a series of these... Original artist reviewing Potent Pairings. Hope there are lots more!

Way too much gain like he said, but it hard to replicated certain sounds with a single guitar when you built the sound of the record in a studio environment with a bunch of overdubs. If you solo'd some guitar tracks with your favorite tones, you'd be shocked at how thin they sound.

Yamaha G100 > Buffered Boss Tuner >Gokko Octave Fuzz > Source Audio EQ (with 4 separate presets loaded in) > Boss SD-1 > EHX Canyon > Mosky Silver Horse (then either a tele or a Revelation Jazzmaster with P90's, depending on the song / bit I'm doing) will get you everywhere with a lot of tweaking of the guitars volume and tone pots - I am that soldier and I have been down this rabbit hole for as long as this video has been on KZread ;) Troy Van Rental - Kings of the Stone Age

I could watch 2 more hours of this.

this was pretty fresh. would love to see more bands on this series to watch the attempts

I saw these guys last night, killer show. This video was a nice follow-up. Make more!

Great new format guys, thank you!

More videos like this!

More of these. This is a great idea.

great idea for a video, very brave

Get Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo to see the Sonic Youth potent pairings

That was cool

I find the remark about using single coil guitars very interesting. On stage you do see him playing single coils mostly, whilst Josh is on the humbucker side of things. However, I wonder if that's the same in the studio. Given that single coils usually can be fitted in a mix easier, I wouldn't be surprised if they were using them mostly when recording.

Little Sister is an Fulltone Octave Fuzz, even the Joyo one sounds closer then this. The rest is pretty good although like Troy says ... overgained!

@peterpansie5

6 жыл бұрын

JimijaymesGuitarist Earthquaker Tentacle

Vous avez reussi à impressioner Troy, vous pouvez etre fiers, les gars !

Really cool! More troy please !!

Great idea. Please do more of these with other artists. Great reactions!

Wow, Autopilot really hit him in a very special place, the way he laughs and his body reacts tells a lot about that

Great video idea!

This is EPIC. Big kudos for participating.

MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS!!

Great concept.

When he says too much gain..seems he’s really saying amp breakup is used. Outside some octave fuzzes and stuff. EQ, boost, EQ, Boost and so on. A lot of the tones are just an Ampeg VT40, and EQ mostly. Boss EQ to cut out some bottom woofyness hitting the amp. Then Parametric EQ Boost at the end, to hit the 1-2khz range a little wider. Then use the volume control on the last EQ to control hitting the amp. In this video I can see the PDF2 doing the job the Boss GE7 would be doing. Usually if it’s cutting it’s been the Boss live at least at 400hz and below especially where the PDF2 here is cutting on a LOT of songs. Boosting frequencies seems they prefer parametric, as it’s a bit cleaner to me, without over distorting. What nice about the Ampeg are that they get an almost cranked Bassman, Fuzzy Marshall going on. But there’s no annoying feedback you’d get from a distortion circuit. Working with an Ampeg VT40 cranked at 300hz rocker, is like EQIng a Green Big Muff, that doesn’t feedback lol. That’s how it feels to me! Cutting 400hz area a lot in parts to shape the final tone. They are very dark amps at times, that need aggressive EQ in a live mix. I think the SFT pedal, and a Boss EQ 7 would get most in the area. I own all the pedals shown. The Dirt Little Secret is my backup to my VT40 amp, when I’m playing a gig with a 1x12 Fender type amp. It’s a LOT of amp to carry around, if it’s not your core sound always. It goes well as a wet/dry combo though…or A/B. EQ pedals are used similar to cut coming in, turn off to let all frequencies sound big. Using subtractive EQ thus ways, allows for so many tones! One thing about this band, is all the subtle studio EQ trickery being done by them. Most artists just pass that stuff off to the FOH with money like that. Or use a Gigrig..cool to see they do it the complicated way like the rest of us lol.

He is a really nice dude. I met him. Great vid

This was insanely fun, please do more!

So cool to see him bobbing his head along with riffs he wrote

Troy kicks ass

The Dutch last name keeps him as honest and direct as it gets :)😂

Gotta love that Autopilot rhythm riff thing.

Great vid. Fun way to review how close you got it the first go 'round. It reminds me of when directors watch Honest Trailers.

Pretty f*cking awesome. Can't get enough QOTSA.

Cool video. Troy's great

Totally agree with his final grade for it he did put thought into it before saying its a B-

This is awesome

This needs to happen more!

Trop génial, j'adore. Quelle finesse

this is the best thing i've ever watched.

Excellent format for a pedal show

More videos like this!!! this was pretty damn cool!!

this is great. Please do more like this.

Billy Corgan next.

AHHHHHH, I LOVE THIS.

I love this so damn much

More of thissss pleaseee

shiiiiiit I need to try out some QOTSA I just never got around to it Here we go boys

Very enjoyable. More videos like this please!

Troy is such a cool guy

Now I'm wondering what Josh would've thought if you got him as well