www.premierguit... PG's Chris Kies is On Location in Chicago with bass guitarist Juan Alderete, who talks to Chris about his bass guitars and demonstrates some of his favorite pedals. See more Rig Rundowns at www.premierguit...
haha Great point! Watching this in 2020 made me think "what!? They've been out there for so long there's even a bunch of already discontinued pedals I'm having to look for clones of!" then I realised how long it has been.
@@gabrielalbo6911 I think they’re one of the best companies out there. They have full documentaries on the company, featuring the shop and how they build pedals. Earthquaker also has such an awesome selection of effects, from the basics to ambient stuff, and then multiple pedals that will work for any genre, style and/or synth, DJs and keyboard players.
I love this rundown because the musician actually plays their instrument while explaining everything, as opposed to the others where it is just technical data.
okay guys juan is a legend he's just showing the basic effects of his pedals I'd like to see any bassist on here or guitarist outplay him stop hating and you might learn a thing or too
I got one of those Stars Guitars brass bridges on my 1975 J-Bass. The DiMarzio J pups, and the bridge were purchased new, and installed by the previous owner of the '75 Jazz. Those really early production DiMarzio pickups are highly coveted by me. Every single early DiMarzio bass pup that I've ran across since the mid-late 80's, I've bought them. I have 2 drawers full. I love the really early EMG Bass pups, too.
+Steve Mills I've tried a handful of nice pickups, but found a set of used Model Js for cheap and fell in love with them. I recall Juan saying how he loves how DiMarzio hasn't changed their design in forever. This is when I realized that the hot trendy new gear doesn't always beat out the older stuff. The DiMarzio really is my favorite pickup, even if they're less expensive.
www.gofundme.com/f/fundraiser-juan-alderete-brain-injury Juan Alderete - beloved husband, son, brother, uncle, friend, bandmate and cat dad - has had the privilege of connecting with music lovers around the world through his remarkable talent as the bassist in Marilyn Manson, The Mars Volta, Big Sir, Deltron 3030, Dr. Octagon, Vato Negro, Halo Orbit and Racer X in addition to lending his bass lines to music by Lil Peep, Jonwayne, Juliette Lewis, B'z and many more. On January 13, 2020, Juan was involved in a bicycle accident that-despite wearing a helmet and protective gear-left him with a serious type of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) known as Diffuse Axonal Injury (DAI). He also suffered a fractured clavicle and spinal fracture. And as many of you fellow musicians and artists understand, there is no paid time off or sick time for this type of work. The journey Juan and his family are about to embark on is a marathon, not a sprint; it is a long road and we want to be able to tap some of the best and most passionate medical professionals who are experts on TBI patients and their potential for recovery. Physical, occupational and cognitive therapies are just some of what we'll need to pay for in the coming weeks and months. In-patient care and therapy, special medical equipment and assistance are other expenses we anticipate in the longer term. And while we help Juan focus on recovering, he will not be able to work but of course the goal is to get him back to playing music, and talking pedals on Pedals and Effects with his partner in crime, Nick. Because the world needs Juan on bass just as much as Juan needs to play bass.
I saw him with Big Sir last night and he's awesome isn't he? Such a great musician with a really unique tone. Really down to earth and mega talented. :D
Fantastic rundown - I love how musical Juan is, even whilst manipulating all those freak monster sounds he conjures up :-) What a player and what a band!
@Tonyisnt Those are 2 Ampeg PF-500 (Portaflex Series). 500W of solid state MOSFET power. Interesting to see him not use his usual full tube amp! The cabs he has are also portaflex: 2 115HE and 2 210HE.
It really is. Did you have a peek at that little box of noise he uses with the knobs and little keys? It's awesome! And the way he uses the iPad to fill in the rest of the music.
Haha, Juan is a real pedal hipster "They don't make this anymore", "I don't think you've heard of them (Earthquaker Devices)", "They used to make these way back when". Don't get me wrong, I love this guy, I just found that really funny.
I love how he describes his pedals as "musical"... he doesn't focus on the technical aspect of playing, but rather how those things add to his playing.
@Tonyisnt Yeah, VRs are the classic tube tone. But those Pf-500s are not as expensive! And they pack a lot of power too! They go around $400 new. Light weight, great sounding and small.
Because he's been playing fretless for along time. Contrary to popular opinion, practicing does help. I suck at playing fretless, but I notice that it gets better already whenever I play fretless a couple of days in a row.
I saw this in my subscription box and was thrilled. awesome bassist, awesome rig, awesome video. one needs to be done for Armistead Burwell Smith IV of Pinback
I have the line 6 dl4 but half the time it won’t turn on, or it turns itself on constantly, or it resets to factory settings. It’s such a great pedal but the computer in it clearly sucks.
dude it was made in the 90s, it was EXTREMELY innovative for it's time. i doubt you'd have stuff like the empress echosystem, boss DD-500 or strymon timeline without the DL-4.
ok, so someone know the name of that beat up, red pedal he used for sub drops? looks like an old DOD pedal, but thats all i can figure out. anyone know?
DigiTech PDS-20/20... I've had it for years using it for subtle modulated delay... never did that extreme modulation, so I feel I have a new pedal now.
