The great debate… Are the metal guitarists of today better than ever? Ryan Wolanski tries to answer that question in this video essay. A few of the things Ryan touches on: Artists like Jason Richardson (Chelsea Grin, Born Of Osiris), Polyphia, and Tosin Abasi of Animals As Leaders who push metal guitar to new levels Frank Gambale and the rise …
Kurt Ballou’s guitar tones on “I Can Tell You About Pain”!
So. Many. Mics. Kurt Ballou explains his guitar tones including the guitar amps, cabs, pickups and more on “I Can Tell You About Pain” by Converge in this clip from his August 2018 Nail The Mix! He goes over how he blended the various tones (including a Sparrow’s Sons, a Marshall JMP and room mics), does some EQ with Fabfilter …