A huge thank you to Rabea Masaad for making it all the way to the AMS Tone Labs in Mahwah, NJ! We had a blast talking about how he got started in music, his RU-vid popularity, and what keeps him going after all these years. And another huge thank you to Victory Amplifiers for sponsoring this video - and providing their amazing tones to gear nerds around the world!
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Chapter Markers:
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - Skateboarder to Guitarist
02:33 - Entry for Lead Guitar
04:15 - What made you want to play?
05:16 - Singing
06:25 - Self Taught
07:47 - First Band
09:28 - Influences
15:49 - Let good riffs have their moment
17:52 - Recording Inspiration
19:11 - Entry into the recording world
23:21 - Starting RU-vid
24:52 - Studio vs Live Playing
25:55 - Being a fan of your own music
29:53 - Does it get overwhelming?
32:35 - How do you cleanse the palate?
37:19 - The Totemist
41:05 - Recording solo vs with someone else
48:06 - Secret sauce for recording
50:52 - When did you grow the fro?
51:48 - Outro
4 июл 2024