Rig Rundown - The Mars Volta's Juan Alderete

[TOCaneoja]

why is Juan's effects rig bigger than Omar's now... funny

[reyl]

@TOCaneoja watch Omar interview, he said he doesn't need so much peddals now, because he's a better guitar player now ;D

[MrsBucket1234]

anyone know what the very left pedal on the bottom row is? the red one under the line 6 delay

cheers

[jrmarrero96]

@MrsBucket1234 Its a Digitech PDS-1650 Programmable Distortion Pedal. It was made in the 1980's. You can get them for a good price on ebay.

[mariorossipuzza]

I knew he had a white lackland too!

[TheBubbaknight]

How do u hook up both cabs to the one head? Would it even have the power in a 500 watt head to push the 210 and 150 with some good volume?

[SnickleFritzMcJame]

yes! just ordered my multi-play today!

[banhamm3r]

I don't need a fretless but man his tone makes me want one

[tripllblakk]

I would love a rundown of Jonathan Hischke of Hella, Broken Bells, Dot Hacker, and Le Butcherettes bass gear.

[peterbass27]

Amazing bass rundown!!

[KDollism]

I've never been so enthrall with something I know nothing about, but its awesome to get an idea of how they get some of those amazing sound effects.

[MrJonnypfunk]

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!

[utubedestroysmytime]

what is a detuner?3:59

[XcatisX]

@utubedestroysmytime Hipshot D tuner. It's a lever you can install on your E string tuning key and at the flip of a switch you can go from E to drop D

[jahiasad]

Dude!!! Thank you so much for that in depth breakdown. I'm a bass player and Fender is my bass of choice. I've always loved using pedals but I always fell by the waist side when tweaking tones and not being obnoxious when playing shows.

[Calvinios]

Release the album goddamnit!!!

[vanpelt5000]

i like the little mexican flags on his pedals

[sadintehpants]

Is there an extended version of this?

[HappyLeaf1000]

Best Rig Rundown I've seen. Juan is the man!

[totalignoranceinc]

what the fucvk is that red pedal on the end of the board that thing was fucking awsome

[samboyaus]

i like his shoes

[Yoitson1]

I'm going to show my bassist this for our bands own good!

[mordecai52005]

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?

[tripllblakk]

@mordecai52005 dod meatbox

[Jasonweckard]

I really want some Tapewounds

[DiegoScatto]

muy buena onda Juan!

[nicoptw]

Somebody please tell me what is that bass overdrive or distortion he's using!

[necrodoggy]

@nicoptw it's a Wren and Cuff Pickle Pie Hella Fuzz

[nicoptw]

@necrodoggy Thanks!!!!

[southgallatin]

juan is knowledge

[RelaxNplay64]

I like this vid because he not only shows us his guitars, but he shows us all the sounds he gets from pedals instead of just talking about it

[FRY3]

I like how he was John Alderete in Racer X, now he is Juan 

[myampisbroken]

You da man, Juan...now...NEW RACERX CD!

[RelaxNplay64]

why don't you interview both the guitar players and bass players when you do a rig rundown you know like when you interviewed the drop kick murphys

[BulletCableVids]

Oh cool - nice Bullet coil cable man!

[Tonyisnt]

does anyone know what model ampeg head hes got?

[mouthmw]

@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.

[Tonyisnt]

@mouthmw thank you, i was really curious because i really love Juans tone. he gets the best of both worlds [smooth and clicky]. i looked into the ampeg svt-vr's and my heart sank. those bastards are over 2k which im sure would be worth it if i had the money, but thats the issue.

[mouthmw]

@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.

[1612HavenhurstDrive]

@Tonyisnt

He's got two PF-500s.

[infernoacid]

I'm loving the video, but was the interview mic not connected or something? Maybe the editor forgot about that audio track? Really annoying to have to change my volume every time some one talks or plays. Still, awesome video!

[4StringDomination]

even more stereo!

:D

[gtralisfr69]

he has more pedals than Omar

[gslopez30]

What is that red looking pedal that he said they dont make anymore at 10:15? That thing sounds awesome!!! I like how he loops that thing with the DL4, very Vato Negro indeed!

[WalrusDoom]

@gslopez30 Digitech PDS 20/20. I had one for years. it's a big tonesuck of a pedal and I'm surprised to see a bass player using one, but you can get some interesting discordant loops and chorus effects with it. It's more sought after by noisemakers these days. In my opinion it's nothing special and the tonesuck kills it for me.

[fastandbulbis]

What a great dude!



[mouthmw]

14:36 - Cedric walks in! :D

[mouthmw]

pickle pie B! :) fuck yes! Now I need one! Or maybe I'll keep my Swollen Pickle..

I pretty much believe Juan has every imaginable pedal that exists in his collection.

[premierguitar]

@HornSpeakersSuk We're not afraid of controversy or banter, but we do not stand for hateful, racist, or sexist comments.

[SubsistenceSC]

@HornSpeakersSuk There's a difference between enjoyable conversation and being an idiot. You obviously don't know that.

[HornSpeakersSuk]

@SubsistenceSC Go on with your 'kill-the-messenger' rants, troll.

[SubsistenceSC]

@HornSpeakersSuk You're the only one being a troll. There's no need for hateful vitriol. Again, you obviously don't know that.

[HornSpeakersSuk]

@SubsistenceSC U R doing a 'kill-the-messenger' dance. That is the definition of trolling. I am not your friend or 'chat buddy'. I am not interested in reading your irrelevant krap having nothing 2 do with the subject of this video. I suggest U get a life instead of wasting it trolling =) This isn't a debate. I just post facts because it's fun 2 B honest =D

[cyrusmcconnell]

You have no idea how long I've been waiting for this bass porn

[Mithicus]

mad respect for such a good bass player

[toolegitrappa]

This guy knows his gear

[Rambo29]

Juan is the shit!

[BassRaven]

hahaha he cheated with the fretless that is brilliant!

[chumanjames]

9minute mark is so cool.

very envious

[chiiildd]

Pretty much the best rig rundown yet. The fact that he's actually plugged in and giving examples of the different sounds makes it perfect.

Also, DOD Meat Box!

[jomarthegreat1]

eeeee, fretless bass!

[DangerRifai]

Oh man, that's such a sweet bass and bass sound. Tons of respect for Juan!

[bettoyeah]

more cowbell player rigs.

[TMVowns]

hahaha cedric

[1x9x8x9]

This was an awesome rig rundown!!! More bass rundowns please!!! 

[Thrasher1351]

Juan is the best but,,,is he wearing capris?

[southgallatin]

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!

[augustoescarpino]

is a freetles bass?

[BKstrained]

@augustoescarpino yep!!

[Omiss20]

Cedric at 14:38 hehehhe Go back inside!

[Bonehilda]

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

[strangebirdsir]

It's nice to see someone play during one of these rig rundown

[kuringmundo]

more bass player rigs.

[tingly7654321]

hard to believe this guy used to be addicted to meth

[aweaponagainstevil]

geto boys

[hellion786]

awesome rig