Your playing has dramatically improved! I used to watch religiously back in 2019, I have been watching again since the big sub boost and... wow! Greetings from India
@@rk28984 same with Monolord. Always have the hm2 buzz and beef at max, even if thomas is using a clone of one. I loved that feedback in the playing at the beginning, made me think of some of his stuff live
I agree. I had a fuzz pedal with a built in gate a few years ago as my main dirtbox.....when I stopped playing it was dead quiet and just so much easier to use, especially in live situations.
Holy Shit Glenn!! Your Playing has improved drastically!! It would be really helpful if you shared some of those excercises that you you've been doing!!
It is fucking awesome with a bass!! It's the gnarliest tone I've ever had! Crushing, sludgy, gut busting tone but (more important for guitar but still dope) you can still dial it in so your notes are distinct and not just a wall of sound... ... I go with the wall of sound approach but just saying...
KMA kicks ass, haven't even heard the pedal yet. I have the Tyler Splitter for my bass pedalboard and it is fucking fantastic being able to route my actual bass through a different chain than my upper mids distortion.
dude that jam sesh at the end there sounded fucking awesome. Who knew that a YT channel dedicated to mixing heavy music could sound so fucking good ? 🤣😂 Sounded stellar thru my setup. Greetings from Oz and NZ 🎸🤘
KMA is my favorite pedal builder ever. Thank you for the sweet video, however you missed the most important detail regarding anything hm-2 oriented. That is everything dined. If anyone doesn’t know about KMA the Wurm was my first but a tamer yet beyond amazing product Enrico makes is the Cirrus. Enrico is so amazing that he offered to repair my, unkown to me at the time was my own stupid error, broken Wurm for only the shipping costs. When I realized it was my error I supported by buying another one and more of his pedals because he is amazing, still answers emails himself and makes incredible pedals. I’m a lifer for KMA products. Best pedal builder I’ve come across yet. These are my thoughts and they are my own, if you disagree google “ image of a dictionary inside of a moron”, then you will find your true form.
Holy shit, never been this early, been watching for years! Just got the Cockblocker plug in, saves my ears from my handicapped fingers. Better than I ever thought it would be!
Glenn, just want to say that your playing got so much better over the years and that is pretty cool to see and hear! Also the Guardion of the Wurm sounds very cool in the mix, way better than 99% of modern productions.
Damn, this thing looks powerfully versatile. I'm ordering one as soon they release! Gate seems to work great. I wouldn't even dial in the chainsaw tone often, though it would be fun to expand my palette and write a couple songs with that tone. I feel I could dial some awesome fuzzy yet clear distorted tones with this, and way more. I imagine a ts driving this could sound great also
This pedal sounds awesome, the 4 band EQ means it can sound nothing like a HM2 in a good way while also getting that chainsaw tone, the biggest issue with the original HM2 was that they EQ doesn't really sound good until its super aggressive. The grind but with a warmer less high mid focused eq curve sounds like it'd be awesome for doom and more alternative rock influenced heavy music (heavy psych, desert rock etc).
Jesus H. Christopher KMA killed it with the design, can't every pedal look like that??? Then I won't have to repaint all of them... And the sound is to match, waiting on that bass demo though! I often record guitars but I am a drummer bassist at heart ;)
Every Noise gate with an fx loop works the same way. You want the amp in the fx loop. So on the pedal fx send->front of amp, Fx send of amp --> Fx return of pedal, pedal send --> FX return on amp. It's not difficult to do just inconvenient for cables.
I have a Boss NS-2, and understand the wiring a bit better. On the NS-2 gate, it's... Guitar -> all effects before the gate -> Pedal Input Pedal FX Send -> Amp Input Amp FX Send -> pedal FX Return Pedal Output -> all effects after the gate (ESPECIALLY Delays and Reverbs; only a bass player would gate those effects) -> Amp FX Return
the reason the HM-2 is so great, is that it chainsaws and it has good mid and low(ish) gain tones. This seems solely geared toward metal. I like the different modes, since a lot of us use the HM-2 to blend the chainsaw EQ with other distortion but that blend control is a whole different level. Overall this seems really cool and versatile but a trade off for ease of setup. Remember the more time spent messing with pedals is less time spent playing and getting anything done. Love the HM-2 love that's been happening lately and how much pedal companies have stepped up since the waza craft HM-2 came out.
The squeal is part of the iconic sound of the original haha, I've got three of these style of pedals, an Eyemaster (just cause) a Behringer HM300 and a 1984 Boss HM-2, was a HUGE fan of that stuff years ago, kind of having a rekindled love of the sound at the moment, so much more inspiring than a lot of the modern sounds these days.
Is this super fuzz based? Sounds a bit like my Idiotbox Dungeon Master which is the super fuzz with the HM-2s EQ EDIT: Upon second listen, I don't think it is. Still pretty cool to have an hm-2 that's usable not dimed
my first thought was fuzz pedal for bass guitar. I am not super familiar with the HM-2 though. shoutout to Idiotbox, I'm running the Blackout Double Fuzz on my bass rig.
The HM-2 can get pretty big muff like, it's a blend of soft clipping, hard clipping and crossover distortion, it really is a freak of nature circuit wise, it can do fuzz in the right circumstances, the eq section is a powerful thing on that pedal, you can go from big muff to proco rat style with just a slight tweak, it's definitely more than just a chainsaw haha.
Loved the sound in the full mix at the end. Song was great too, those exercises Glen has been doing have been really paying off. That playing was brilliant
That sounds perfect for a good Death/Doom blend, but also perfectly versatile for any other genres. One could even use it in Blues Rock stuff, though maybe not Glam Metal. But the sounds and utilities are awesome. The price, however, is quite salty. But I guess it matches the product.
Daaaamn that's a ripping mix/tone, leaves lots of space for some powerful vocals to just sit on top there. Also has a really good rhythm to it, you can really knock the demos out of the park these days with your guitar playing!
Well Glenn, you are giving guitarist and bassists a run for their money. Your improvement is a testament of what actual practice can make for you. NO ONE can have an excuse of sucking in the studio now.
Damn Glenn, you’re playing has gotten much tighter in the last year. Good job! I can’t wait for your secret shred video to come out :) Keep it up dude!
I kept saying "disgusting" as you were dialing in tones, and that's about the best compliment I can pay a distortion pedal haha. Cranking that H-MID slider makes such a nasty ripped speaker grind that just drives me wild....I'd totally deal with the squealing for that tone. This thing is a beast, well done demo sir!
Oh that is the sound of modern metal, and I HATED just as modern Metal. But yeah it's a good pedal for sure it's possible to activate a pretty good tone with this pedal, just less noisy distortion, but yeah that is the point huh haha And yeah Glenn nice playing!
I'd love to hear this pedal on bass, with the blend turned up so you don't lose any low end. I can't find any videos on it so I guess I'll just have to buy it and let you guys know how it goes..
That thing is amazing. The chug and velcro and gate....winner winner chicken dinner holy shit. Great review as always Glenn Thank you (F**k you) for your content
I thought you were getting ready to bust out Albatross by Corrosion of Conformity in the beginning! Definitely has that mid-to-late 90s COC sound. I'm really digging it!
