Equipment I’m Using On Tour 2021! - Q&A #22 

Acione as legendas em Português! :)

We're living in a time where the guitarist of megadeth literally shares his exact tone settings to everybody. so nice

I love the fact that hallowed be thy name is going on in the background in the start

Kiko, you seem to have a natural ability to teach people. You always have a positive, encouraging approach in your videos. Definitely different for a guy that plays in a metal band, especially for a guitarist that shreds like you do. I’ve always liked Dave’s musical prowess, and I think everyone’s lucky that he chose you to be on board.

Love that Maiden is playing in the background.. \m/ Up the Irons..

Kiko, you are the best, I haven't seen a single guitarist of your caliber who is so transparent in sharing your approach. Folks can take your patches but can't touch your talent, you are the best teacher. So happy for you. All the best for your upcoming tours. Looking Forward to see you live.

Legend! Thanks for the support. ❤️

Heard that Iron Maiden in the background, pretty cool seeing bands listen to other bands.

All I know is, is that Iron Maiden is playing in the background. That alone kept me watching.

You are doing your own gig rundown! Excellent!!!!!!

Kiko. You have really brought new life and energy to Megadeth with these videos. It's not just grumpy Dave putting out albums hoping you could catch Megadeth in concert. It really helps reel us old fans back in. Great job.

Most humble man and transparency tech willing to show next generation whatever he have.. Down to earth man.. Precious man.. Long live kiko

It's an incredible and critical job made by their staff. I hope they are always happy, at least during the show 😂

The real magic of Kiko's sound is on his hands, he sounds amazing with all the different gear he has been using in different bands

Watching Kiko (and Keaton) teaching us a lot of stuff about his "gadgets" while Hallowed Be Thy Name is playing on the background. Am I at heaven??? lol What a great video!!

So awesome that you showed exactly what you were using with the QC and signal routing. Thank you!!

Youre my favorite youtuber hands down. Thank you for putting in the time to share this kind of stuff with everyone!

I like that, keeping it simple between patches. Man, I'm wanting one of these things now!

I love seeing the new technology in guitar modeling. Kiko seems like a real down to earth kind of guy, really love all of his videos.

Interesting to see the QC on a gig like this! Convenience has it's advantages! I'm sure the crew likes working with it. Nice of Kiko to show us his setup! I always enjoy seeing stuff like this! ( The show.... behind the show! )

The Neural guys are amazing people. While I'm long term using my Helix for stuff because it is integrated so well into my setup I had a lot of conversations with these guys during the process of the development of the Quad Cortex and specifically to try to make the eventual editor software more accessible for the blind. They gave it a shot and I think will keep trying at it off and on as it develops more. Great seeing you using a peace of gear like that on stage and giving these guys some very high profile love and exposure to new markets. Keep doing your thing brother

Today I understood what "Neural DSP Quad Cortex" does.

I’ve learned so much from you Kiko, you’re a great teacher and explainer. Thanks for doing these videos!

Kiko.. thx for taking time and sharing this walk thru of your components system.. technology is magic.. you are awesome

Hey Kiko! Thanks for posting this type of content, it's fascinating to see behind the scenes and learn about your gear and to feel involved in your tour. Great job with all of those incredible solos and best of luck for the tour!

You guys sound really really good In this tour!!! The sound engineers really did you guys justice

This is so cool of you Kiko. It’s great for the fans to be able to connect. I’m so glad that Dave brought you in to Megadeth. It’s also exposed your music to so many people that otherwise would not have heard it. It looks like you guys are running like a well oiled machine. So professional and engaging to the fans. And everyone exercising and no one abusing drugs or alcohol. The new music is as good as ever. Keep it up!

You seem like a cool dude. Enjoy the video for sure.. I be up late at night watching these! 💯🤘🏽

Really enjoying these behind the scenes videos, seeing the tech and the very talented crew. Cheers Kiko!

Kiko I love your Vids! so informative & cool!! Ty

Thanks for the content Kiko! Valeu pelo conteúdo Kiko, foda de mais conhecer os bastidores e quão difícil é o show business.

Hahahaha that's the most professional explanation/ improvisation ever. Thank you Kiko, I'm really wondering to move to quad-cortex. See you in Indianola 🤘

Thanks for this! Also many thanks for putting all the patches online, that's awesome!

Kiko, you are one of the nicest people in the rock/metal world. You seem sincere in every video you post taking us across the world with mighty Megadeth! Your guitar playing is beyond words. Thank you and God Bless. We all look forward to your next videos!

Just forums your RU-vid channel….. this is incredible! Your so inspiring! I’m 50 and just started to play guitar.

I'm on the list to get the QC, and I'm pumped and blown away that I can just download your touring rig.

Thanx, really interesting overview. Really appreciate your videos.

What power amp are you using for your on stage cabs?

Great video! Thanks for sharing a more in detail setup Kiko!!

Thanks for your explanation. I had download your presets for live in my Quad Cortex. It’s amazing.

It makes me glad that I just got a multieffect pedal with amps and cabinets simulators and I thought of using the same old school concept of "having" one amp and cabinet, and just adding the different effects to the same one "amp and cab", and seeing Kiko, (one of childhood idols) doing it the same way. Obviously, I cannot compare myself to Kiko, but it makes me think I'm doing something right, if I'm doing the same thing he's doing.

this is the future of live shows I bet. every sound guy will be well versed in modeling if they aren't all ready. great stuff.

Thanks for showing that. Your the man. You were playing a rad gibson les paul in Boston witch was a sick show. They should definitely give you a signature one.

Thanks a lot for the insightful videos, Kiko, they are very helpful! (Also, I can hear Shoot to Thrill playing in the background lol)

Thanks for another cool peek behind the scenes!

GREAT show in Boston! The sound sound quality was AMAZING! I've seen Megadeth twice and Kiko fits better than sliced bread! KEEP ON ROCKIN' DUDE! \m/

Kiko Thank you!!! Please keep making these vids!!

Excellent ! Great gig!

I saw you in Michigan the other day. I was surprised to see you playing a Les Paul. I like your the looks of your green Ibanez better, but by far the Les Paul cut through the mix the best. Great playing and great show!

Thanks for doing this...it works for you and that all it matters...Kiko you are the man

Great to have the idea of what is going backstage ..Love the sound issues.. Quad Cortex rules!

Great rundown from a great musician.

Good video! Thanks Kiko

Its astonishing to see how close amp/effect simulations are now to the real tube amps, minus the headache of maintaining them.

Saw you on Sept 18th and Holy Smoke I was blown away!!!! Best show in years. Looked like Dave was having tech issues but still killed it🤙🇺🇸🙏

Also hell yeah~! thanks for the Maiden and AC/DC in the background :D

Saw them in Holmdel NJ and the sound was incredible, tech guys know how to do their jobs for sure

Kiko your awesome brother. Happy you are in one of my favorite bands. Congrats man👍🤘

I've fallen in love with the Neural DSP SLO-100, i literally sold all my gear and now that's all I use to play at home !

Hell yeah, I didn’t know he was using a QC for that tour. Great show in Tucson, AZ in April 21.

thanks for sharing man

Obrigado, Kiko! Só vc mesmo pra mostrar isso tudo! Valeu!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇧🇷

So cool, thanks for the insight

Awesome! Thanks for sharing 🤟🏼👍🏼

Man that's the way to do it, it's a little bit to learn but once it's going it's the best around. I love how they ran things in the old days but this feels better for the whole band with the least amount of mistakes 🔥🤘💯

It was crazy to find out that the tone switches are automated as soon as the song starts, that's awesome

Was at the Detroit show on 9/19. You guys kicked ass. The band sounded great as usual.

Even though I’m not a Megadeath fan or a Non tubed guy or Ibanez guy. I love this Kikos videos and can’t stop watching them. Must be his talent and humble approach to the guitar.

Meu Deus! Esse vídeo foi muito esclarecedor! Sempre me perguntei como os efeitos nos pedais eram controlados sem os pedais nos palcos. Agora tudo faz sentido

Tech guy: "yeah we use the X54 quad dynamic in out splitter slaved to the XV69QDX preamp modulated by the MT34DCX Valvatron amp head in stereo". Kiko: "I'm using the black guitar". 😉 Love the channel bro. ❤

The Kiko preset in the Petrucci DSP plugin is my go-to. So, I have a feeling the quad cortex will easily suit all my needs.

Lovin maiden in the background 😁😛

Kiko is a superb ambassador for Brand Megadeth. A down-to-earth musician who understands that without fans a band is nothing.

É só escutar com um bom fone esses shows recentes do Megadeth que se comprova todo esse profissionalismo ,som matador 👏👏👏👏

i like listening to this technical jargon, but im glad i just hit stuff with sticks 😃

Caralho, viver isso é um sonho! Obrigado, Kiko, por ser inspiração...!!

I love that you’ll walking us through the rockstar life

Kiko, first of all you are a role model to me. I really appreciate everything you do, music and on RU-vid. Second, I have a question. Since you don’t use an axe fx anymore, would you be willing to share your old patches. I’m hoping they will magically help me play partially as good as you.

Thanks for the amazing show Saturday night man! Killer setup and was that lamb of god skydiving into the show? Lol we can't wait until next time bro we love you guys

Technician be like: "Hey bro, let me go already, will ya?"

Por trás de uma grande banda tem sempre uma grande equipe.

You can tell the guitar tec is frustrated. He's like the parent and the guitar player is like the little kid who's touching all of the parents "grown-up" toys and telling his daddy to explain to his little friends what they all do and he just ain't havin it. I can tell it took a lot of patience to get through this. Props my guy.

Nice! Doesn't seem to complicated, and it also sounds great which is the most important factor after all. Looks like it makes the job of the tech much easier too, since the program/patch/scene changes are done via midi instead of him having to punch the knobs/buttons for every change in sound.

The first time I heard of the Quad Cortex was when I heard that Kiko was using one. That's enough of an endorsement for me. I came here assuming he'd be using a bespoke capture. The fact that it's just one of the stock amp models is amazing. Can't wait to get a QC and try out his patches!

Wish I could see you guys in Missouri this year. never been to a Megadeth concert and you guys are on my bucket list bands to see. Best of luck to you guys on the tour. What would be a good basic guitar setup for a beginner? Enjoy the show everyone that gets to see them this year.

Show de bola Kiko! Equipamento destruidor.

The best part of this video Is hallowed be thy name on background! Just kidding... Nice job!

Love the Iron Maiden in background

Behind the scenes are the best🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

band have been using this type of system for decades. Nothing new but still cool to see.

That's a real testament to the QC that you trust it that much. Even sending the sound straight out to FOH.

Just went to this show. Awesome.

No shade to Kiko, but it's funny when you get to a certain level your job just becomes performing and all the details, your effects even your volume is controlled off stage by a dedicated person :) We should all be so lucky as to have our own guitar tech :P

Parabéns Kiko por sua trajetória! Sucesso!!! 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻☠️🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

Its amazing how far technology has come since the days of the Korg G3.

Just seen the show in Clarkston for my birthday man you we're amazing kiko

I really pray Kiko never stops vlogging. Please just wait until I become a guitar virtuoso like you, then you can stop uploading lol

Kiko wow! my brother and I saw you guys in noblesville and we thought you guys kicked ass! The whole time I was wondering what you and Dave were using in your rig because your whole set sounded gnarly and totally killer!! Luckily enough you posted a video 3 days later explaining it all lol, My brother even picked back up his old guitar I think he wants to learn some megadeth lol I believe I have may have a playing buddy now thanks to you and Dave completely blowing us away, you should have seen his face during your solo on symphony of destruction, thank you and Keep killing it🤟

Kiko, for you, what's the hardest solo you have composed for megadeth? Maybe play it for us! Thank you for the inspiration!

Awesome simplicity is key