Guitar + Sing + Live Looping. Sometimes Golf linktr.ee/carlwockner
Musician of the year 2020/2021 Prestige Awards. Top Honors at IAMA - International Acoustic Music Awards (USA) International Billboard Charts - "Crayon Days" Finalist - Independant Music Awards (USA)
"The guy is as cool as sh**.." . Since the release of his debut album Crayon Days, the ultimate ‘one-man-band’ and avid golfer has dipped his creative brush into everything from pop music to country music to R&B, ultimately capturing the attention of a growing legion of devoted fans. Currently signed with Dream Big Dreams Management and Universal Attractions Agency (UAA,) Livewire’s “Musician of the Year” and the first and only Australian to ever win top honors at the International Acoustic Music Awards (IAMA) has now set his sights on taking his off the cuff, live agility performances to the stage of iconic venues such as Madison Square Garden. He’s the ultimate bada**, that’s for sure.
Thanks for the run down! The new loom looks slick. I also have a Maton Mini. Interesting that you use heavy picks. What gauge and brand of strings do you use?
@@jeffreystone6331 usually either Yamaha DXS18’s with DXR10/12’s or JBL VRX’s For my standard small system (when I don’t being in production) I’ll use 2 x 18” subs and 2 x 12” tops
Wow new guitar and already some visible wear on it, you must be grinding that thing😅 cool setup Carl I’m using the Looper X since it came out (I used the rc50 for years) and I’m loving it so far.. Is that a new studio you’re in??
Carl, Do you use any kind of preamp for your Maton? I really like that mid presence that you have your tone. It's really balanced. I play with a pick primarily with some occasional fingerpicking. Trying to roll off some of the plectrum clanking without totally flattening the life out of the mids. Any suggestions? Also what brand are the cables that your using? The runs look really clean and professional looking. PS The Quad sounds amazing already! I kind of noticed it when you switched over and even then noticed a discernable shift in audio quality. It's like you captured the character of the Wampler but the quality got better.
Nothing more than the standard pickup in the Maton guitars. Not sure what guitar you use, but these have great control with the AP5 Pro pickup, with a mid freq sweep. Definitely use a thick pick if you don't already. I use a 1mm - 1.2mm pick, and try to avoid "playing" hard. a softer / neutral touch is always ideal for tone. The cables are hand made custom lengths by me. I use Mogami Cable by the roll usually and any Soldered TS plugs are ideal. The solder-less cables are handy for custom lengths but the connection isn't very reliable and doesn't usually hold up very long. Thanks! Im still working on the overdrive tone but it's getting boiled down nice!
@@carlwockner Thanks for the tips. I'll keep tinkering. I do use a lighter plectrum. Maybe I'll try going up and using a lighter touch. I picked up a used Mini Maton EM-6 earlier on in the year. Loving it!
So good to see how you use the QC for acoustic and vocals! Send the Neural DSP guys an email and see if they’ll make a looper plug in for QC that suits your workflow… then your board will become exponentially smaller!
Thanks Carl! The Bossa nova song was "Chega de saudade / No more blues". I bought the carbon fiber one, coming home tomorrow then I reckon I'll do a quick review as well. I will probably compare it with my Acoustasonic Strat, which is my favorite guitar on stage. Cheers mate.
Off topic from your post; what gig bag do you use when flying? Looks like its a soft shell one. Do the airlines let you take it on board? Thanks in advance kyle 😅
So, ive been playing acoustically for 7 years or so, basically without any electronics.. your playing with these pedals, sounds fantastic! It seems like a great place for me to start! I subscribed today.. thank you brotha, play on!
