Rig Rundown - The Mars Volta's Omar Rodriguez-Lopez

[d3tach3d]

i like how the video isnt even getting the audio from the mic he is using...

[Rougarou13]

Omar doing videos and interviews? WTH?

[him8913]

Dammit, I'm getting distracted by Kasmir in the background

[akalbj]

YOU SHOULD DO ON FOR JOHN FRUSCIANTE PLEAAESESEAESES :"(

[koolmaaan]

Jesus those strings are huge! Zakk wylde status

[Recluse253]

How do people compare bands today to classic bands?Omar is an artist,he is human an shows his flaws in his recordings.I play bass much like him,I just jam and improvise.I think of music like life,there is no intelligent design,just an evolving mutating organism.It has ups and downs,highs and lows,and when its over the universe will have never noticed...only those lucky enough to witness it.Omar does what he wants and doesn't give a fuck about what people want to hear.Noctourniquet will rock!!!

[ALEXTHESOLIDFEW]

this guy is an idiot cant play shit hahahahahaha

[MCVenarse]

@ALEXTHESOLIDFEW

0/10

[keitaro21]

it's a video for people who don't know Omar obviously

[FutureDeathIsDope]

Better than Zappa? Lol, Omar's not even close. Frank Zappa was a prodigious composer and arranger. ORL is gifted, but tremendously overrated as an arranger, composer and musician.

[brw0044]

@FutureDeathIsDope Zappa is the man. So is Omar. 

[pinkpop91764]

omar is so very well spoken.

[damnitalltohell100]

those strings look sooooooo thick! O.o

[peeblesj1131]

@damnitalltohell100 that's because they are. 13-56 with a wound G. ridiculous.

[damnitalltohell100]

@peeblesj1131 yeah i know they are. lol i was just commenting lol i used that gauge once and lasted about 10 minutes hahah

[kilroysilk]

09:37 Damn it! Forgot to turn the mic on!

[jrmarrero96]

Guitar&shitload of pedals into an amp.

What's so complicated about that?

[REILLYAssociatedActs]

He is awkwardly awesome

[Motleydru]

doesnt even have the mic on. all the sound is being picked up by the cameras mic not the hand held.

[FreksLP]

@Motleydru hahah yes xDDD

[jtom2343]

"I gave a bunch of pedals away" I would shit if I got a free pedal from Omar

[nathangray12]

"Im a Bass player really." FUCK YOU OMAR. If i ever become half the guitarist you are i would die.

[gretchfendermartin]

Thats not Omar. keep it simple? I call bs!

[andygrohl08]

the mic it turns and the end! PELADO PELADO!

[forthebirdsNL]

He gets his drive from the M9?! Wonder how that sounds..

[SevenisNine]

I was at this concert. TMV were fucking amazing! There was so much energy in the place when they performed. Soundgarden kicked ass too!

[aryafsharm]

5:08 I happen to have all but one of those and also an ORL Guitar. I also look like him so I'm real proud of myself. :)

[headlightsunderwater]

To everyone that's been dismissive towards Omar's style. You've the preceeding generation of assholes that glazed over Picasso's work that proclaimed "that's stupid, it doesn't look like a person". I want you to understand, but it's probably not worth the effort.

[dragonkin9]

Did anyone else notice Kashmir being jammed in the background during the entire video?

[loudspeaker003]

@dragonkin9 wonder if that was the recording or soundgarden rehearsing a cover?

[johnstangg]

9:40 enter functioning microphone

[BlackStealth27MTG]

1:39 Omar: "...really i like to keep things simple."

I spit out the glass of water I was drinking when I heard that.

[Exoand]

What a music nerd.............I'm simply amazed when musicians look all gitty when they talk about music and such (and are actually good).

[VicteraIsler]

He is better than zappa...

[aberinkula6232]

the mic of that guy doesn't works!!!! hahahaha

[eMaLiO36]

Just one thing... Where is the Digitech Whammy!? I mean, that one was in all of their older songs.

Overall, a really nice setup.

[BleuShan]

@eMaLiO36 it's in the line 6 m9.

[saviorpants]

wow, i've never seen omar this open, lively, and just plain happy in an interview. has anyone noticed he and cedric are looking younger these days rather than older? whatever the fuck they are doing, i hope they keep it up.

[utubedestroysmytime]

omar is a liar...he took music classes at UTEP

[gephross100]

@utubedestroysmytime no, cedrics dad is a chicano studies professor at utep, omar has had no schooling at all.

[gephross100]

@gephross100 music wise

[rhcpmd]

he's such a cool guy

[TheClassymexican]

i don't think he's using enough delays...

[pridefighter93]

i think omars back on the drugs i've seen him excited but he is acting like he's out of his mind

[mcmurderaaron]

yea that arion delay pedal he's talking about is fucking awesome. the one i had a couple of years ago broke quickly, but it was completely different from any other delay. goodshit.

[carlomagnis]

which piano players does he mention?

[liverawkstar]

@carlomagnis

Larry Harlow is the 2nd one

[tware3]

I have to disagree with you there, Omar. You are most CERTAINLY a musician and of the very best kind. I believe it's fact. Music is a form of art, and everything they teach people in music theory is how to emulate what music from the soul sounds like. You have accomplished something great, which is playing as closely as possible to what is in your soul. It's honest and it is the most profound and enjoyable sound on earth. the sound of life. God bless you :)

[freddyrock4ever12233]

the mic isnt working hahaha

[Alleballebananskalle]

hehe when omar starts doing his long awaited gear tours he has grown tired of gear.

[RoShr89]

waaay underated musician

[laudennn]

@RoShr89 overrated IMO

[dean7273]

@laudennn Troll IMO

[amaririi]

I want to clone him!!!

[Eshttzer]

I love how Henry is just standing back there like a bodyguard looking like "Don't do anything stupid, eh?"

[theFuzzduck]

"Generally I just like keeping things simple"

Is he serious!? hha

[TheGipsyMonkey]

what is the song playing on the background at 2:54?

[suckmydickjackiecas]

@TheGipsyMonkey

Led Zeppelin-Kashmir

[nubbinnoob]

I bought the memory boy, and I know why he has 3 delays. The memory boy is a dirty and reverb-y delay pedal, and isnt really clean ever. I already know I want a simply clean delay to compliment my memory boy.

[okamasphere]

That Ibanez wh10 is a GODLY wah. John Frusciante uses it as well. So an awsome freakin pedal. I will never part with mine, even for a couple hundred dollars.

[MrPhiladelphia76er]

I nearly fell off my chair when the camera shifted to the pedalboard

[swanthewhitepig]

Man, Omar's so good looking. Tosin and Omar are gentlemen of guitar world.

[SanktPedro]

Stop talking - PLAY!

[theblackwaternight]

did they just decide to put the mic on at 9:37?

[999Tornado]

i like how he's so shy

[lilnetty2]

his comment at 8 minutes is so true...the talent booster(delay)...it makes you feel good.

[Kogerii]

Omar seems different now from his old interviews.

[nubbinnoob]

@Kogerii how so? i've never really watched his old ones.

[Kogerii]

@nubbinnoob

It's a nebulous sense, which's why I didn't try to define it in my original post.

I suppose he seems more relaxed, less formal, less self-important, and even a little lacking in self confidence. In old interviews he seemed to talk very little but when he did he'd tend to critique the music industry or otherwise say something elitist.

[FakeFlourescentSkies]

hold the fuck up

omar plays with 13s on his guitar

i did not see that coming. he must have some strong ass fingers.

[Jasonweckard]

Omar uses a heavy duty frickin guitar bridge, what kind is it?

[Hazukro]

i like how he downgrades himself even though he is the most awesome guitar player on the planet.

[marcwormjim]

@Hazukro I know what you mean. It's like it would make more sense if he wasn't.

[000MidnightSun]

hell yea, omar! delay is the best!

[000MidnightSun]

is this microphone even on?

[phoenixeye88]

NOOO WE NEED MORE COMPLEX COMPOSITIONS NOT MORE SIMPLE ONES! OLD VOLTA COME BACK.

[DennisDeeYourSavior]

@phoenixeye88 you have to move on, They are.

[phoenixeye88]

@DennisDeeYourSavior I know, it just depresses me a great deal. I just felt like Octahedron was a step back rather than a step forward(albeit forward in different directions) like every album prior to it..

[DennisDeeYourSavior]

@phoenixeye88 it shouldnt depress you. it should excite you that they're going in a different direction. i like that they're exploring simplicity just as much as they did complexity. simple isnt bad, look what jack white did with it.

[GibsonMolosser]

13s!...holly shit

[Abracadabra418]

NO OMAR DONT GIVE YOUR PEDALS AWAY!!!

[RelaxNplay64]

hmm he doesn't really sound like he likes the guitar as an instrument.....

[loudspeaker003]

@RelaxNplay64 he said once in an interview that he really dislikes the guitar, something about wanting to make guitar sound like anything but a guitar.

[seifukusha]

Thats the Arion DDS1 or DDS4 delay hes talking of. When he described it came to mind..

[dizzack]

Omar seems to be tweakin like crazy

[Fallen714]

Please dont delete this like ppl say u delete vids

[zagyex]

@Fallen714 ok i wont.

[FondlingReply]

@pondmatter That means they did their job perfectly.

[hluv77]

HaHaHa, Omar said,"I'm not a Musician" yeah right, and I'm not an A-hole!

[drakepcj]

personally i own or have heard everything this man has been involved with

my only wish is that he did a rig interview in the heat of it all

what i mean is maybe 2007 when he used and still owned all his umm 700 or 800 pedals his peal board when i saw them live twice was the size of my fucking car he hates when fans get gear nerdy but who can blame listners ya know

[Abracadabra418]

@drakepcj i feel your pain lol why couldnt someone corner omar 4 years ago and make him talk nerdy gear talk lol starting to miss the old omar/marsvolta but this video is still cool i like how he mentions boss VB2 obviously can hear that alot in volta and omar stuff and juans vid preety cool stuff

[DogAmongMen]

So THAT's how they get that terrible live sound

[Hazukro]

@DogAmongMen

kanadians have no right to speak about music. listen to celine dion and shut the fuck up.

[SWetovich]

@Hazukro Screw that Rush members are far better than most other musicians

[Hazukro]

@SWetovich

i dont think so

[meowzymcdirmit]

i want that guitar pick

[NHBluesMan]

Pretty sure Omar didn't directly answer ANY of the questions, haha

[feelthebowes]

I didn't know Fred Armisen was in The Mars Volta!!! Multi-talented guy!!

[notivisualfx]

happy birthday Omar

[MrForhelvede]

Sounds come from your spirit.....?

I would like to se your spirit add some tremolo and delay

[tanvo93]

@MrForhelvede thats why he said hes dropping the amount of effects

[MrForhelvede]

@tanvo93 I think you misunderstood what I wrote...

He says the sound comes from one's spirit, I will however say that it has little difficulty by making tremolo etc.

[coreymineard]

His basic pedalboard is 5 times bigger than what I have gigged with lol.

[AllForRockNRoll]

This video is proof that magical sounds and great music come from the player and his playing, and not from some amp or the pedalboard. as always, amazing

[WAF613]

I hear Led Zep in the background

[chumanjames]

he makes the new album sound like a top 10 hit i cant wait

:)

[kangor44]

gave pedals away?! And not to me?!!?!?!?!

[cakire82]

Sound is finally fixed at 9:37

[rockstarbabyeah]

i cant believe hes 35 years old, he acts like a kid lol

[sususegar]

i've come to a conclusion some time ago that the music a musician writes projects their personality. most of the time you can hear how nervous and fast omar speaks, trying to get his point across when he has so much in his head that he wants to express. it reflects in most of his music - manic, angular and very long at times! not saying it shows in all his music of course, but it u get what i mean.

[bobbyprince890]

the guy is a magician! love his work. I have the same amp, there are a lot of players I know who are like 'I must have a wall of heads and cabs to be an amazing guitarist', I'm like...no a mid-sized combo will do you, any more and it's just to look cool. everyone could take a leaf out of omar's book.

[RckBrahman]

TL;DR : everything happened by chance before he became guitarvirtuoso

[nickpharvey]

Thanks Omar, I know you hate talking about gear. appreciate it.

[jomarthegreat1]

Kashmir playing in the background throughout most of the interview. :P

Omar and I have the same first name... representing for all the Omars worldwide!

[NeckPickup]

Curb your enthusiasm.

[MrForhelvede]

Since they are at a Soundgarden gig. Could you please do a Soundgarden Rig Rundown

[HornSpeakersSuk]

Nice SOUND-related information =D

[MrExplorerman101]

It seems like Omar doesn't know much about his gear. Lol. He still fucking rocks though!

[realquickrik]

@MrExplorerman101 it shows that he is more worried about the music he makes not what he makes it with

[faunoram]

jajajaja "qué son ?" pregunta omar ...

un genio con la viola !!

[giggs102]

do a rig rundown for grant nicholas.. i want to see all his epic jazzmasters...

[jackp22]

Anybody notice the Freudian slip at 03:13? Tits on the mind.

[goomic]

Carbon Copy it´s not from dunlop it´s MXR

Omar it´s a mortal too!!!!

[drella3507]

@goomic he probably got it from dunlop seeing as its the same company.

[hepcat135]

@goomic dunlop owns mxr

[Knuckster]

@goomic dunlop own mxr

[okamasphere]

@goomic MXR is a subdivision of dunlop. So technically its part of dunlop.

[SkeletinProductions]

my dear just came true

[jpineda9391]

kashmir!!!!

[mongoose979]

Orange is a great amp, but i wouldn't call it versatile

[sonicase]

ah man, wish i could get some of the pedals he gave away, even the ones that got flooded

[TerraAduroTV]

@sonicase I know right! I could've had enough for two guitarist! Maybe two bands!

[QNT3N]

lol i knew he was gonna say delay.

[ntbillie]

I've waited for this one for a looongg time. FINALLY!

[briankillebrew]

@ntbillie it's too bad they didn't do one back when he had the like 6 foot square one and had everything routed all screwy so no one could trace it.

[kuringmundo]

chris asks great questions

[gottaseeit46]

And this was shot in a laundromat why?

[badyearXY]

when he asked about the pickup, i think he meant the type. so for those wondering, it is a seymour duncan little 59

[SerratedSmiles]

@badyearXY You sure? Cause everyone else says he uses a JB Jr.

[badyearXY]

@SerratedSmiles can you tell the difference from just this video?

[SerratedSmiles]

@badyearXY No you can't, considering the Lil Screamin Demon looks just like the both of them. But some google searching says he uses the JB Jr. That's what I meant by everyone else. =P

[saturnoenllamas]

@badyearXY noup, its a JB Jr

[jboner668]

At 4:00 I could have sworn I heard just a tad of Morale by Napalm Death.

[acledfloyd]

Who caught 3:00 Kashmir?

[Satch7699]

@acledfloyd Yea, and they played it wrong.

[morenoanomalia]

the pros of premiere guitar forgot to conect the microphone until omar say good bye. too pro!

[uto1212]

this is sick!!

[tombrenttomb]

HELL YEH!