Three Steps to Awesome Math Rock Guitar Tone

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Hey there, Steve here. In this video, I show you three steps you can take to craft a better guitar tone for Math Rock & Midwest Emo Styles.
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@LetsTalkAboutMathRock 6 месяцев назад

Start learning Math Rock today with my Math Rock Essentials eBook: A Guitarist's Guide To Learning Math Rock 👉bit.ly/4eV2Elp

@100tatassioide4 3 года назад

I want a collab between you and Trevor Wong

@LetsTalkAboutMathRock 3 года назад

Hopefully soon! I'll ask him again

@hippoheadstudios4097 11 месяцев назад

Yessss

@Syobnaf 3 года назад

Are you planning on making a top 10 math rock albums of 2020? I really enjoyed the 2019 one!

@LetsTalkAboutMathRock 3 года назад

Was going to but I really didn't listen to much new music this year, plus there weren't that many releases. Some records I did listen to and really enjoyed were: Gulfer - Gulfer Covet - technicolor Standards - Fruit Island Floral - Floral LP 👌 You may have noticed even the fecking bahamas didn't do a top releases of tjis year. Haha

@Syobnaf 3 года назад

@@LetsTalkAboutMathRock no problem, thanks for the reply though, I'll have to check those out (or at least the two of them that I didn't already spend a bunch of time listening to XD)

@Syobnaf 3 года назад

If I had to offer my own in addition to Technicolor and Fruit Island, I liked: Nothing At All by Nothing At All Wake Up Pls by Woes Identical Triplets by Fer Sher Unsteady Hands by Positioner Good Kid 2 by Good Kid (not really math rock I don't think but scratches the same itch for me) Overall a pretty light year I guess considering these are all EPs...

@verundus9500 3 года назад

probably technicolor by COVET

@DCComicsAndSomeOtherThings 3 года назад

I needed this video. Thanks

@justarandomguy1628 3 года назад

I found your channel a few days ago and when I saw the content, I immediately bought your e-book. I had time to go through the first exercises and honestly, it's one of the best books out there. Thank you so much for this masterpiece and keep doing your best

@LetsTalkAboutMathRock 3 года назад

Cheers 🙌🙌🙌

@shawndavis5725 3 года назад

Great video. This really helps!

@joshchaplin3705 3 года назад

thank you for all your helpful videos my dude. you're the best

@kevingueug 3 года назад

Great tips! Thank you

@unitoftemp 3 года назад

I just have a champion 20 on the blackface or vox setting. I also have a boss gt1 with the following effects on: a slight analog delay, a clean boost, a compressor, and the built in od stack for more gain.

@zerronyx1362 3 года назад

Was waiting for this! Your midwest emo tones are amazing and I got a T style talman to emulate it

@unitoftemp 3 года назад

Nice, a Talman.

@hadinasrallah8928 3 года назад

Amazing video i love your gear and tone videos theyre so fun! could you maybe make one about basses one day?

@loomer3473 3 года назад

Thanks for being informative as always. Please keep up the good work!!! That black DS-1 though!!!!

@kaiju4914 3 года назад

I love your vids man, you inspired me to buy a tele and start playing more math rock

@LetsTalkAboutMathRock 3 года назад

Cheers!

@gottagoquickscope7017 3 года назад

Do you think you could make a video explaining how you run your pedalboard into a different amp and what your iridium pedal does? I know many guitarists split their signals but I never understood what the benefit of it is

@m0n0chr0me7 2 года назад

Super helpful! I love the way the compressor sounds but I try not to practice with it to really keep my tapping clean. Do you usually practice with all the effects on?

@Mecha-ddafi 3 года назад

Ooooo I see a Floral album in the thumbnail. Ridiculously talented! Love those guys

@sundaynightcoffee 3 года назад

I highly recommend the neural plugins. I run the Archetype Plini and you can get some really pretty and clean tones. Great amp sim. You can get the plugin for ~$100 and if you pair it with a budget low latency interface like a Focusrite Scarlett, you are in business! Im envious of your main rig though, such a clear tone with lots of sparkle! Definitely have the ultimate setup!

@kylehamilton6560 Год назад

I’m new to recording! Could you recommend some pedal sims?

@sn0wi0m64 3 года назад

Steve has been doing god’s work by sharing all his knowledge

@tothefinlandstation 3 года назад

Do you like/recommend the Squier 50s Classic Vibe? Especially compared to the cheapest standard Fender Tele? I'm not really a math rock/midwest emo head, looking for a more a kinda standard 90s indie sound.

@gazeunderthesunmusic 3 года назад

I recently purchased zoom multistomp MS-50G and Ms-70cdr, I hoping to get a blues driver and realizer soon

@dandelionboy7820 3 года назад

Your original set up was pretty interesting. A morning glory clone, a vox preamp, and fender amp emulation. Kinda have all the major sounds in one rig. Now you have a morning glory as your primary drive and a booster of which I don't know the origin of the circuit. Was getting flatter frequency response for more control over your sound a part of these decisions? I imagine it makes production much more of a breeze.

@Channel__T 3 года назад

I bought the book after watching this! So far I'm only a little bit into it, I can already tell it is worth much much more than it's selling price! How do you like the NUX Morning Star? I'm thinking about getting this, we don't get to hear it too much by itself. How do you like using it? Do you leave it on when you kick in the DS-1?

@LetsTalkAboutMathRock 3 года назад

Thanks! Appreciate your kind words. The morning star is excellent. It's based on blues breaker style overdrives. It has a second function if you hold down the switch too. This makes it into a really hot overdrive signal which sounds awesome too. I didn't leave it on in this video. However, there are two ways you could do this. You could either have it before or after the distortion pedal, both would give you different sounds so try both and see which one you like more. Of course, you could just run the DS1 on it's own, but honestly it's not a great sounding pedal, too boxy sounding.

@kalas5391 3 года назад

Would you recommend a telecaster that also has a humbucker? like the G&L Tribute ASAT Classic Bluesboy Electric Guitar - Sonic Blue? I think the guitarist in Hot Mulligan uses one with a humbucker too I was just wondering how that would change the sound

@Anshul1614 3 года назад

I was looking for a video you did on boss compressor pedal and tapping. Just couldn't find it. Wanted ti know how to dial in a compressor.

@Zally-dayz 3 года назад

can we get a video on how to get your tapping to cut through over ringing out chords cause i can’t get it to

@asachava8366 3 года назад

I bought a HOF2 Mini reverb pedal and have a compressor and a vox over the top. But I have no idea what setting(toneprint) on the HOF2 mini reverb to use to get close to a mercury 7. I've seen so many mathrock artists using Mercury7 s but i just dont know if its really worth it or maybe i could make a clone toneprint of the mercury 7 sound. I dont even know if its that important. I just think your tone and the tones of people like Ichika or Tim Henson or Yvette young are so cool. But maybe im just not quite at the level to even be messing with the more expensive stuff. Idk x_x i could really use some advice

@John-od5kt 3 года назад

Hey Steve, what’s your opinion of the Ultra Telecaster?

@LetsTalkAboutMathRock 3 года назад

Haven't tried one. I really like the cobra blue colour though! With the new Professional II series having the heel joint cut there isn't much reason to go for the ultra besides the looks, different neck, and pickups. I've not heard great things about thw noiseless pickups but then again I've never played them. 👍

@damohvision 3 года назад

is there an amp that you guys would use to achieve some of these brittle and full tones for less than 200$?

@samuelsa1991 2 года назад

Great video? I have a question: What are the bands of the thumbnail?

@Tsudkyk 2 года назад

Guitar players forget they have really amazing bass and treble controls on their guitars. If the top string has a little too much bass- roll back the volume to 7 or 8. If your treble side is a bit harsh, roll back your tone to your liking. I modified my MIM strat and installed 2 phat cat pickups. I run a tubed amp on the clean channel, roll the guitar volume to 7 and turn the amp up just before I get any preamp break up, then when I need a boost just roll the volume to 10. It sends me right into a nice transparent breakup- retaining note articulation and allowing chords to blossom.

@Channel__T 3 года назад

Any tips for the boost with either distortion? I feel like the boost makes the distortion sound terrible when they’re both in

@jeremybrien 3 года назад

You can boost with an EQ pedal to help tame things if you’re not running things into a DAW. The boss ge-7 does a good job and you can find those used for pretty cheap these days.

@jeraldchong00 3 года назад

Hey，I would like to ask that do you feel professional tele and performer tele sounds huge differences？

@LetsTalkAboutMathRock 3 года назад

I haven't tried a performer tele so can't give you a solid answer. However, they probably sound really good and I wouldn't say one is better than the other just which you perfer. 👍

@joshuafisher5447 3 года назад

Wasn’t there a video where you used a Yamaha amp head?

@tracevideoproductions 3 года назад

Anyone know what tuning he's playing in?

@okcomputer279 11 месяцев назад

what's your headphones?

@meesloeve152 3 года назад

Hey dude (and watchers), i have a problem and thought, why not just ask here. So at the moment i'm looking at reverb pedals, but i'm in a HUGE dilemma: i can buy a Boss CS-2 made in Japan for 110 euros, or just a regular CS-3 for 45 euros... It's a big price difference for a student, however, i just really like the CS-2 MIJ sounds compared to the CS-3. Do you think it'd be worth it? Since, if someone's just listening without knowing what i'm playing, they'd probably never hear the difference... Looking forward to any answer and experiences!

@stndrd3608 3 года назад

Chances are you‘ll always be longing for that Japan pedal because you love the tone. So I would say go for it, maybe you can find one used or b stock slightly cheaper. But I reckon down the line you‘ll sell the cs3 to get the cs2 you originally wanted. Regarding non guitar people, you probably could use the cheapest reverb and they wouldn’t notice.

@binface9 3 года назад

I'm a big believer that if your songs are good enough you can get away with tonal murder - having said that I could listen to your tone out of pure pleasure.

@binface9 3 года назад

In the first effects chain the compressor is before the dirt pedals, in the second the VST compressor is after the effects. Doesn't that make a massive difference?

@LetsTalkAboutMathRock 3 года назад

In that case it doesn't seem too. Would be interesting to try it on my rig. 👍

@ixtaku3533 Год назад

Whats the name of the song at 4:30?

@midnite_in_november 2 года назад

I need tabs for this intro lick!!!! Plzzzz

@imranfird 2 года назад

7:00 for budget

@vhego 3 года назад

Do you think an ego by wampler would be good instead of the cali? I just want to save some moneyy

@LetsTalkAboutMathRock 3 года назад

Had the wampler, it was okay, felt like it sucked too much of the highend. Perhaps try the JHS whitey tighty instead.

@vhego 3 года назад

@@LetsTalkAboutMathRock ok maybe I want the cali too much cause it sounds so good.. I watched another video of it and damn.. the attack was so crispy and the sound was overall sparkly.. so good😭 but thank you for the suggestion!

@Scumpinator 3 года назад

Hey Steve do tele deluxe with humbuckers work?. Or what a an HS styled telecaster. Would a humbucker ruin the japanese-y sound?

@LetsTalkAboutMathRock 3 года назад

I doubt it would 👍

@Scumpinator 3 года назад

Ok thank you very much Mr. Steve, I was using a double cut Les Paul special with p90s, I think they sound kinda telecaster-y. But I was thinking about getting a squier thinline telecaster with humbuckers

@qtkf69 2 года назад

what riff btw?

@kingmatthew3458 3 года назад

What’s a budget amplifier you recommend

@kyju7093 3 года назад

I bought a 40 watt Spark amp for about 250 and it was honestly the best practice amp and has so much bang for your buck with how much amazing content it comes with straight out of the box. Plus it can get LOUD

@NourMohamed-xe8zw 3 года назад

Hi Steve, can you please list the albums on the thumbnail?

@malcolmbeverly8967 3 года назад

Top right on the left side of the thumbnail is Animals - This Town Needs Guns, under that is The - Tricot, to the left of that is Effloresce - Covet, under that is American Football - American Football, and the 2nd one from the bottom right on the left side still is Breathe - Tiny moving parts. Hopefully Steve or someone else can help you with the rest

@gi5089 3 года назад

The one with the house next to the American football album is Totorro's Home alone album. Absolutely stellar album. A must listen. And the fourth one right with the girl riding a dinosaur is Clever girl's No drum and bass in the jazz room. Also great. All the way down right is one of Enemies' albums. Don't remember what that's called, but that one is also really good

@NourMohamed-xe8zw 3 года назад

@@malcolmbeverly8967 Thank you so much!

@NourMohamed-xe8zw 3 года назад

@@gi5089 Thank you so much!

@malcolmbeverly8967 3 года назад

@@NourMohamed-xe8zw no problem. I messed up on the side I said originally but that’s fixed now

@yitzchak1853 3 года назад

Name of the song on the start plz!

@LetsTalkAboutMathRock 3 года назад

The one I played? Hasn't got a name. It's just a riff I wrote. 👌

@krotson6647 3 года назад

@@LetsTalkAboutMathRock I'd love the tabs for it, sounds very nice!

@bestbeekeeper8931 3 года назад

bro even just 5 pedals would start to freak me out lol. i just use an amaterasu preamp and a plumes tube screamer, the former bc yvette young(covet) said she uses it, and the latter bc hisako tabuchi(number girl) said she likes earthquaker pedals and i needed a tube screamer

@TheJuicyTangerine 3 года назад

I acually enjoyed your sound more without the compressor when not tapping. Without, you had a lot more dynamic range and therefore the sound was more expressive and demonstrated musicality whereas you lose a bit of that emotion with the compressor on.

@chrollo0427 3 года назад

compressor helps make it consistently crunchy, your literally complaining the compressor is doing its job.

@JonCodec 2 года назад

@@chrollo0427 yeah i think they just don’t like that the compressor makes it sound like that ?

@leo_link 2 года назад

@@JonCodec yeah, that's basically what math rock is about, though. I also don't like it much. Because of that and because there are hundreds of Ichika Nitos now.

@spoon7250 3 года назад

I'll challenge myself to do this setup in my mooer ge100. Lmao

@LetsTalkAboutMathRock 3 года назад

Haha! Good luck 😅

@gerardosajidgamezsanchez6962 3 года назад

Did you have any success?

@BriziBoyz 3 года назад

How are you running your pedalboard into Amplitube? Can you put the compressor in Amplitube before your pedalboard? Seem you would need a loop for that.

@LetsTalkAboutMathRock 3 года назад

The compressor is after the pedals in this case. I thought it may be a problem but it sounded okay. If I had an affordable compressor I would of used that instead 👍

@whatskraken3886 2 года назад

0:04

@hamish7722 3 года назад

What was your tuning in this

@LetsTalkAboutMathRock 3 года назад

Standard 👌

@_araport_5186 3 года назад

Totorro I’ve always thought had perfect tone

@chrollo0427 3 года назад

one of my first math rock bands, i really love them

@Faulheit 3 года назад

so bottom line get a booster lmao

@lifesatin 3 года назад

is that tricot i see ???

@zamplify 3 года назад

I like the first tone better, wrong channel 🤣

@alphanumeric1529 Год назад

5:45 vs 10:17 is it just money? The Squier sounds like crap, distant, dull, dead. The amp + Strymon amp simp sounds present, close, articulate, clear while having hair... Is it just money? Or is the Squier just recorded more quietly? Where in this system can money be spent to gain the greatest return? At the origin, the guitar/pickups? At the end, the Amp? In the digital processing of the reverb? In the gain stages? Where is the best bang for your buck?